Autodesk
Market Cap
US$35.5b
Last Updated
2019/11/17 23:31 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
Autodesk, Inc. operates as a design software and services company worldwide.
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Fundamentals
High growth potential with questionable track record.
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Share Price & News
How has Autodesk's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ADSK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
5.7%
ADSK
2.5%
US Software
0.7%
US Market
1 Year Return
20.7%
ADSK
32.7%
US Software
13.7%
US Market
Return vs Industry: ADSK underperformed the US Software industry which returned 32.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ADSK exceeded the US Market which returned 13.7% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| ADSK | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 5.7% | 2.5% | 0.7% |
| 30 Day | 15.8% | 9.9% | 4.7% |
| 90 Day | 10.7% | 4.7% | 6.1% |
| 1 Year | 20.7%20.7% | 34.5%32.7% | 16.2%13.7% |
| 3 Year | 110.3%110.3% | 125.4%116.8% | 48.8%39.2% |
| 5 Year | 161.1%161.1% | 173.6%154.3% | 62.5%44.5% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Autodesk's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Autodesk undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
622.31x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ADSK ($161.75) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($155.63)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ADSK is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ADSK is poor value based on its PE Ratio (622.3x) compared to the Software industry average (44.4x).
PE vs Market: ADSK is poor value based on its PE Ratio (622.3x) compared to the US market (18.2x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: ADSK is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (10.5x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ADSK has negative assets, so we can't compare its PB Ratio to the US Software industry average.
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Future Growth
How is Autodesk forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 23 analysts?
59.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ADSK's forecast earnings growth (59.3% per year) is above the savings rate (2.7%).
Earnings vs Market: ADSK's earnings (59.3% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.4% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: ADSK's revenue (16.5% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (7.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ADSK's revenue (16.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: ADSK's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (129.4%).
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Past Performance
How has Autodesk performed over the past 5 years?
-16.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ADSK has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: ADSK's current net profit margins (1.9%) are higher than last year (-18.5%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ADSK's earnings have declined by -16.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: ADSK has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: ADSK has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (25.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: ADSK's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is Autodesk's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ADSK has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.
Long Term Liabilities: ADSK has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ADSK has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.
Reducing Debt: ADSK's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.
Debt Coverage: ADSK's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (43%).
Interest Coverage: ADSK's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: ADSK has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: ADSK has negative shareholder equity (liabilities exceed assets) therefore debt is not covered by short term assets.
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Dividend
What is Autodesk's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate ADSK's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate ADSK's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ADSK's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ADSK's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of ADSK's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Autodesk's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
2.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Andrew Anagnost (54yo)
2.4yrs
Tenure
US$9,021,758
Compensation
Dr. Andrew Anagnost has been Chief Executive Officer and President at Autodesk, Inc. since June 19, 2017. Dr. Anagnost served as Senior Vice President of Industry Strategy & Marketing at Autodesk Limited. Â ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Andrew's total compensation ($USD9.02M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD11.01M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Andrew's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ADSK's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ADSK's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: ADSK insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Accounting Officer VP, Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer |
| Shares | 35 |
| Max Price | US$146.25 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 2,039 |
| Max Price | US$157.83 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 9,049 |
| Max Price | US$137.92 |
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Management Team
Steve Blum (53yo)
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations
- Tenure: 2.2yrs
- Compensation: US$4.14m
Richard Herren (57yo)
Senior VP & CFO
- Tenure: 5yrs
- Compensation: US$5.01m
Pascal Di Fronzo (54yo)
Senior VP of Corporate Affairs
- Tenure: 2.9yrs
- Compensation: US$3.18m
Stephen Hope (52yo)
VP, Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer
- Tenure: 0.4yrs
Moonhie Chin (61yo)
Senior Vice President of Global Customer Support & Operations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Carmel Galvin (50yo)
Senior VP of People & Places and Chief Human Resources Officer
- Tenure: 1.7yrs
- Compensation: US$2.73m
Andrew Anagnost (54yo)
President
- Tenure: 2.4yrs
- Compensation: US$9.02m
John Walker
- Tenure: 0yrs
Dan Drake
- Tenure: 0yrs
Greg Lutz
- Tenure: 0yrs
Board Members
Karen Blasing (63yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1.7yrs
- Compensation: US$371.79k
Betsy Rafael (57yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 6.2yrs
- Compensation: US$350.00k
Mary McDowell (53yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 9.8yrs
- Compensation: US$363.93k
Lorrie Norrington (59yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 8.7yrs
- Compensation: US$339.97k
Steve Milligan (56yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 0.9yrs
- Compensation: US$133.99k
Blake Irving (59yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 0.7yrs
Stacy Smith (56yo)
Non-Executive Chairman
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
- Compensation: US$596.95k
Reid French (47yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$334.48k
Andrew Anagnost (54yo)
President
- Tenure: 2.4yrs
- Compensation: US$9.02m
Ayanna Howard (47yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.2yrs
Company Information
Autodesk, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Autodesk, Inc.
- Ticker: ADSK
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1982
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: US$35.518b
- Shares outstanding: 219.59m
- Website: https://www.autodesk.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Autodesk, Inc.
- 111 McInnis Parkway
- San Rafael
- California
- 94903
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADSK | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jun 1985 |
| AUD | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jun 1985 |
| AUD | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jun 1985 |
| ADSK * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Common Stock | MX | MXN | Jun 1985 |
| ADSK | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | AT | EUR | Jun 1985 |
| 0HJF | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | USD | Jun 1985 |
Biography
Autodesk, Inc. operates as a design software and services company worldwide. The company offers AutoCAD, a professional design, drafting, detailing, and visualization software; AutoCAD Civil 3D, a surveyin ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/11/17 23:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/11/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/07/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/01/31 |
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