Market Cap
US$23.7b
Last Updated
2020/01/25 23:32 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services worldwide.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
No risks detected for ANSS from our risk checks.
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet with solid track record.
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Share Price & News
How has ANSYS's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ANSS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
2.6%
ANSS
-0.7%
US Software
-1.3%
US Market
1 Year Return
71.6%
ANSS
38.6%
US Software
22.0%
US Market
Return vs Industry: ANSS exceeded the US Software industry which returned 39.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ANSS exceeded the US Market which returned 24.7% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| ANSS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 2.6% | -0.7% | -1.3% |
| 30 Day | 7.4% | 5.2% | 1.6% |
| 90 Day | 25.9% | 16.3% | 8.9% |
| 1 Year | 71.6%71.6% | 39.8%38.6% | 24.7%22.0% |
| 3 Year | 195.2%195.2% | 136.1%126.7% | 49.4%39.7% |
| 5 Year | 243.8%243.8% | 224.1%201.6% | 78.1%58.5% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is ANSYS's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Why ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Looks Like A Quality CompanyValuation
Is ANSYS undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
53.04x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ANSS ($262.87) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($183.92)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ANSS is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ANSS is poor value based on its PE Ratio (50.3x) compared to the Software industry average (47.3x).
PE vs Market: ANSS is poor value based on its PE Ratio (50.3x) compared to the US market (18.9x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: ANSS is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (5.7x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ANSS is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (7.6x) compared to the US Software industry average (5.9x).
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Future Growth
How is ANSYS forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 13 analysts?
9.2%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ANSS's forecast earnings growth (8.8% per year) is above the savings rate (1.7%).
Earnings vs Market: ANSS's earnings (8.8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.3% per year).
High Growth Earnings: ANSS's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: ANSS's revenue (9.3% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (7.5% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ANSS's revenue (9.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: ANSS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (15.7%).
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Past Performance
How has ANSYS performed over the past 5 years?
11.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ANSS has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: ANSS's current net profit margins (30.4%) are higher than last year (27%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ANSS's earnings have grown by 11.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: ANSS's earnings growth over the past year (37.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (11.7% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: ANSS earnings growth over the past year (37.6%) exceeded the Software industry 20.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: ANSS's Return on Equity (15%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is ANSYS's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ANSS's short term assets ($1.2B) exceed its short term liabilities ($473.8M).
Long Term Liabilities: ANSS's short term assets ($1.2B) exceed its long term liabilities ($184.9M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ANSS is debt free.
Reducing Debt: ANSS had no debt 5 years ago.
Debt Coverage: ANSS has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: ANSS has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: ANSS has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: Insufficient data to determine if ANSS's debt is covered by short term assets.
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Dividend
What is ANSYS's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate ANSS's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate ANSS'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 ANSS's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ANSS'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 ANSS'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 ANSYS's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
1.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Ajei Gopal (57yo)
3yrs
Tenure
US$10,164,184
Compensation
Dr. Ajei S. Gopal, Ph.D., has been the Chief Executive Officer of Ansys, Inc. since January 1, 2017. Dr. Gopal has been the President of ANSYS, Inc. since August 29, 2016. He served in leadership roles at ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Ajei's total compensation ($USD10.16M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.76M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ajei's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
54.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ANSS's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Age and Tenure
2.1yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ANSS's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: ANSS insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive Senior VP & GM of Physics Business Units |
| Shares | 990 |
| Max Price | US$235.28 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Head of Corporate Development Vice President of Corporate Development & Global Partnerships |
| Shares | 1,427 |
| Max Price | US$230.40 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Head of Sales Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Customer Excellence |
| Shares | 97 |
| Max Price | US$210.47 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 1,765 |
| Max Price | US$181.53 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer President |
| Shares | 9,023 |
| Max Price | US$186.00 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer President |
| Shares | 17,255 |
| Max Price | US$182.26 |
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Management Team
Maria Shields (54yo)
CFO, Senior VP of Finance and Administration & Principal Accounting Officer
- Tenure: 21.3yrs
- Compensation: US$3.71m
Lynn Ledwith
Vice President of Marketing
- Tenure: 0.5yrs
Ajei Gopal (57yo)
President
- Tenure: 3yrs
- Compensation: US$10.16m
Annette Arribas (54yo)
Global Investor Relations & Insurance Officer
Prith Banerjee (59yo)
Chief Technology Officer
- Tenure: 1.3yrs
Shane Emswiler (43yo)
Senior VP & GM of Physics Business Units
- Tenure: 1yrs
- Compensation: US$2.22m
Matt Zack (49yo)
Vice President of Corporate Development & Global Partnerships
- Tenure: 1yrs
Rick Mahoney (56yo)
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Customer Excellence
- Tenure: 3.1yrs
- Compensation: US$3.89m
Julie Murphy
Vice President of Human Resources
- Tenure: 0.4yrs
Janet Lee (55yo)
VP, General Counsel & Secretary
- Tenure: 2.6yrs
- Compensation: US$1.83m
Board Members
Barbara Scherer (63yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 7yrs
- Compensation: US$359.60k
Guy Dubois (64yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 4.3yrs
- Compensation: US$356.51k
Glenda Dorchak (65yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1.5yrs
- Compensation: US$249.25k
Ron Hovsepian (58yo)
Chairman of the Board & Lead Independent Director
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
- Compensation: US$393.43k
Ajei Gopal (57yo)
President
- Tenure: 3yrs
- Compensation: US$10.16m
Nicole Anasenes (46yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1.5yrs
- Compensation: US$249.25k
Alec Gallimore (55yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 2.1yrs
- Compensation: US$350.34k
Company Information
ANSYS, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: ANSYS, Inc.
- Ticker: ANSS
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1970
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: US$23.735b
- Shares outstanding: 85.58m
- Website: https://www.ansys.com
Number of Employees
Location
- ANSYS, Inc.
- 2600 ANSYS Drive
- Canonsburg
- Pennsylvania
- 15317
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSS | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jun 1996 |
| AKX | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jun 1996 |
| 0HG3 | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | USD | Jun 1996 |
| ANSS * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Common Stock | MX | MXN | Jun 1996 |
Biography
ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services worldwide. The company offers ANSYS Workbench, a framework upon which the company’s engineering simulation technologies are built; ANSYS multiphysics software to simulate the interactions between structures, heat transfer, fluids, and electronics in a unified engineering simulation environment; and structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization. It also provides fluids product suite that enables modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena; and electromagnetics product suite, which provides field simulation software for designing electronic. In addition, the company offers power analysis and optimization software suite that manages the power budget, power delivery integrity, and power-induced noise in an electronic design; SCADE product suite, a solution for embedded software simulation, code production, and automated certification; system simulation capability for the design of automated products; and high-performance computing product suite, which delivers cross-physics parallel processing capabilities for simulation software. Further, it provides Discovery product family for use in the simulation of product design; academic product suite with a portfolio of academic products based on associate, research, and teaching; ANSYS Fluent that enhance workflow process; and ANSYS medini analyze, a suite for functional safety analysis. The company serves engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics, semiconductors, energy, materials and chemical processing, turbomachinery, consumer products, healthcare, and sports industries and academia. ANSYS, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/01/25 23:32 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/01/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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