Aspen Technology Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 2/6
Aspen Technology's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -18.4%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 18.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 34% per year. Aspen Technology's return on equity is 0.05%, and it has net margins of 0.5%.
Key information
-18.4%
Earnings growth rate
-12.7%
EPS growth rate
| Software Industry Growth | 17.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 34.0% |
| Return on equity | 0.05% |
| Net Margin | 0.5% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
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Oct 24
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Aug 31Aspen Technology: Strong Outlook, Pricey Valuation
Aug 08Is Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN) A Risky Investment?
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Jun 13Aspen Technology: Balanced Risk-Reward Due To Uncertain Macro Environment
May 19Is Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN) Using Debt Sensibly?
Feb 22Aspen Technology: Still Sleepy After The Merger
Jan 18Aspen Technology: A Surging Software Stock Bucks Its Industry's Bearish Trend
Sep 29ACME Group chooses Aspen Technology for operational excellence
Aug 31Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Aspen Technology makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 24 | 1,140 | 6 | 621 | 197 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 1,094 | -36 | 627 | 202 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 1,127 | -10 | 626 | 206 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 1,105 | -27 | 635 | 212 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 1,057 | -86 | 633 | 216 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 1,043 | -131 | 633 | 213 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 1,044 | -108 | 637 | 209 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 962 | -78 | 576 | 187 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 817 | -24 | 444 | 149 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 656 | 42 | 309 | 114 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 482 | 42 | 176 | 80 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 321 | -24 | 116 | 61 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 317 | -26 | 127 | 61 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 301 | -21 | 136 | 60 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 130 | -20 | 55 | 37 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 194 | 6 | 70 | 42 |
Quality Earnings: AZPN has a large one-off loss of $10.2M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: AZPN became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: AZPN has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -18.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: AZPN has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: AZPN has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (30.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: AZPN's Return on Equity (0.05%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/08 06:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Aspen Technology, Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Robert Oliver | Baird |
| Nay Soe Naing | Berenberg |
| Andrew Obin | BofA Global Research |