- Fourth quarter revenue grew 11 percent, and 14 percent at constant exchange rates, to $1.5 billion

- Fourth quarter current remaining performance obligations grew 13 percent, to $4.0 billion

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2024.

All growth rates are compared to the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2023, respectively, unless otherwise noted. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the accompanying tables. For definitions, please view the Glossary of Terms later in this document.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Highlights

Total revenue increased 11 percent to $1.47 billion;
GAAP operating margin was 21 percent, flat compared to the prior period;
Non-GAAP operating margin was 36 percent, flat compared to the prior period;
GAAP diluted EPS was $1.31; Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $2.09;
Cash flow from operating activities was $437 million; free cash flow was $427 million.

"We are undertaking a multi-year process to develop lifecycle solutions, powered by shared platform services, and with Autodesk's Data Model at its core. Together, these will enable Autodesk, its customers, and partners, to create more valuable, data-driven, and connected products and services," said Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk president and CEO. "Having led the industry in generative design, we are leading again in 3D generative AI. Our new multimodal foundation models will enable design and make customers to automate low-value and repetitive tasks and generate more high-value, complex designs more rapidly and with much greater consistency. We can already generate 3D representations from images 10 times faster and with vastly higher quality than currently available 3D AI."

"Autodesk remains resilient and underlying demand for our products and services is robust. As a result, revenue grew 14 percent at constant currency in the fourth quarter," said Debbie Clifford, Autodesk CFO. "Adjusting the mid-point of our guidance to exclude noise from the new transaction model, acquisitions, the absence of EBA true-up revenue, and FX, we expect underlying revenue to grow more than 10 percent in fiscal 25."

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2024 Additional Financial Details

Total billings decreased 19 percent to $1.71 billion.
Total revenue was $1.47 billion, an increase of 11 percent as reported, and 14 percent on a constant currency basis. Recurring revenue represents 98 percent of total.
Design revenue was $1.22 billion, an increase of 10 percent as reported, and 12 percent on a constant currency basis. On a sequential basis, Design revenue increased 2 percent as reported and on a constant currency basis.
Make revenue was $138 million, an increase of 16 percent as reported, and 17 percent on a constant currency basis. On a sequential basis, Make revenue increased 3 percent as reported and on a constant currency basis.
Subscription plan revenue was $1.34 billion, an increase of 10 percent as reported, and 13 percent on a constant currency basis. On a sequential basis, subscription plan revenue increased 2 percent as reported, and 3 percent on a constant currency basis.
Net revenue retention rate was within the range of 100 to 110 percent on a constant currency basis.
GAAP operating income was $315 million, compared to $277 million in the fourth quarter last year. GAAP operating margin was 21 percent, flat compared to the prior period.
Total non-GAAP operating income was $522 million, compared to $479 million in the fourth quarter last year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 36 percent, flat compared to the prior period.
GAAP diluted net income per share was $1.31, compared to $1.35 in the fourth quarter last year.
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was $2.09, compared to $1.86 in the fourth quarter last year.
Deferred revenue decreased 7 percent to $4.26 billion. Unbilled deferred revenue was $1.84 billion, an increase of $801 million compared to the fourth quarter last year. Remaining performance obligations (RPO) increased 9 percent to $6.11 billion. Current RPO increased 13 percent to $3.98 billion.
Cash flow from operating activities was $437 million, a decrease of 474 million compared to the fourth quarter last year. Free cash flow was $427 million, a decrease of $476 million compared to the fourth quarter last year.

Net Revenue by Geographic Area

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2024	Three Months Ended January 31, 2023	Change compared to prior fiscal year		Constant currency change compared to prior fiscal year
(In millions, except percentages)	Three Months Ended January 31, 2024	Three Months Ended January 31, 2023	$	%	%
Net Revenue:
Americas
U.S.	$ 517	$ 451	$ 66	15 %	*
Other Americas	139	101	38	38 %	*
Total Americas	656	552	104	19 %	19 %
Europe, Middle East and Africa	546	508	38	7 %	11 %
Asia Pacific	267	258	9	3 %	8 %
Total Net Revenue	$ 1,469	$ 1,318	$ 151	11 %	14 %

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* Constant currency data not provided at this level.

Net Revenue by Product Family

Our product offerings are focused in four primary product families: Architecture, Engineering and Construction ("AEC"), AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, Manufacturing ("MFG"), and Media and Entertainment ("M&E").

	Three Months Ended		Change compared to prior fiscal year
(In millions, except percentages)	January 31, 2024	January 31, 2023	$	%
AEC	$ 696	$ 602	$ 94	16 %
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT	377	362	15	4 %
MFG	292	257	35	14 %
M&E	77	74	3	4 %
Other	27	23	4	17 %
Total Net Revenue	$ 1,469	$ 1,318	$ 151	11 %

Fiscal 2024 Financial Highlights

Total billings decreased 11 percent to $5.18 billion.
Total revenue was $5.50 billion, an increase of 10 percent as reported, and 13 percent on a constant currency basis. Recurring revenue represents 98 percent of total.
Design revenue was $4.65 billion, an increase of 9 percent as reported, and 12 percent on a constant currency basis.
Make revenue was $523 million, an increase of 16 percent as reported, and 18 percent on a constant currency basis.
Subscription plan revenue was $5.12 billion, an increase of 10 percent as reported, and 13 percent on a constant currency basis.
Total subscriptions increased approximately 785 thousand from the end of fiscal 2023 to 7.53 million at the end of fiscal 2024. Total subscriptions adjusted for the multi-user trade-in increased approximately 715 thousand from fiscal 2023 to 6.97 million.
GAAP operating income was $1.13 billion, compared to $989 million last year. GAAP operating margin was 21 percent, up 1 percentage point.
Total non-GAAP operating income was $1.96 billion, compared to $1.79 billion last year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 36 percent, flat compared to the prior period.
GAAP diluted net income per share was $4.19, compared to $3.78 last year.
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was $7.60, compared to $6.63 last year.
Cash flow from operating activities decreased to $1.31 billion, compared to $2.07 billion in fiscal 2023. Free cash flow decreased to $1.28 billion, compared to $2.03 billion in fiscal 2023.

Net Revenue by Geographic Area

	Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2024	Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2023	Change compared to prior fiscal year		Constant currency change compared to prior fiscal year
(In millions, except percentages)	Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2024	Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2023	$	%	%
Net Revenue:
Americas
U.S.	$ 1,978	$ 1,720	$ 258	15 %	*
Other Americas	460	372	88	24 %	*
Total Americas	2,438	2,092	346	17 %	17 %
EMEA	2,042	1,906	136	7 %	12 %
APAC	1,017	1,007	10	1 %	6 %
Total Net Revenue	$ 5,497	$ 5,005	$ 492	10 %	13 %

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* Constant currency data not provided at this level.

Net Revenue by Product Family

Our product offerings are focused in four primary product families: AEC, AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, MFG, and M&E.

	Fiscal Year Ended		Change compared to prior fiscal year
(In millions, except percentages)	January 31, 2024	January 31, 2023	$	%
AEC	$ 2,580	$ 2,278	$ 302	13 %
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT	1,462	1,387	75	5 %
MFG	1,063	978	85	9 %
M&E	295	291	4	1 %
Other	97	71	26	37 %
Total Net Revenue	$ 5,497	$ 5,005	$ 492	10 %

Business Outlook

The following are forward-looking statements based on current expectations and assumptions, and involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are set forth below under "Safe Harbor Statement." Autodesk's business outlook for the first quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 takes into consideration the current economic environment and foreign exchange currency rate environment. A reconciliation between the fiscal 2024 GAAP and non-GAAP estimates is provided below or in the tables later in this document.

First Quarter Fiscal 2025

Q1 FY25 Guidance Metrics	Q1 FY25 (ending April 30, 2024)
Revenue (in millions)	$1,385 - $1,400
EPS GAAP	$0.96 - $1.01
EPS non-GAAP (1)	$1.73- $1.78

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(1) Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share excludes $0.72 related to stock-based compensation expense, $0.11 for the amortization of both purchased intangibles and developed technologies, and $0.08 for acquisition-related costs, partially offset by ($0.14) related to GAAP-only tax charges.

Full-Year Fiscal 2025

FY25 Guidance Metrics	FY25 (ending January 31, 2025)
Billings (in millions)	$5,810 - $5,960 Up 12% - 15%
Revenue (in millions) (1)	$5,990 - $6,090 Up 9% - 11%
GAAP operating margin	20% - 21%
Non-GAAP operating margin (2)	35% - 36%
EPS GAAP	$4.41 - $4.63
EPS non-GAAP (3)	$7.89 - $8.11
Free cash flow (in millions) (4)	$1,430 - $1,500

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(1) Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and hedge gains/losses, revenue guidance range would be approximately 1 percentage point higher.

(2) Non-GAAP operating margin excludes approximately 12% related to stock-based compensation expense, approximately 2% for the amortization of both purchased intangibles and developed technologies, and approximately 1% related to acquisition-related costs.

(3) Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share excludes $3.39 related to stock-based compensation expense, $0.50 for the amortization of both purchased intangibles and developed technologies, and $0.26 related to acquisition-related costs, partially offset by ($0.67) related to GAAP-only tax charges.

(4) Free cash flow is cash flow from operating activities less approximately $30 million of capital expenditures.

The first quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 outlook assume a projected annual effective tax rate of 21 percent for GAAP and 19 percent for non-GAAP results, respectively. Shifts in geographic profitability continue to impact the annual effective tax rate due to significant differences in tax rates in various jurisdictions. As such, assumptions for the annual effective tax rate are evaluated regularly and may change based on the projected geographic mix of earnings.

Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

Autodesk will host its fourth quarter conference call today at 5 p.m. ET. The live broadcast can be accessed at autodesk.com/investor. A transcript of the opening commentary will also be available following the conference call.

A replay of the broadcast will be available at 7 p.m. ET at autodesk.com/investor. This replay will be maintained on Autodesk's website for at least 12 months.

Investor Presentation Details

An investor presentation, excel financials and other supplemental materials providing additional information can be found at autodesk.com/investor.

Key Performance Metrics

To help better understand our financial performance, we use several key performance metrics including billings, recurring revenue, net revenue retention rate ("NR3") and subscriptions. These metrics are key performance metrics and should be viewed independently of revenue and deferred revenue. These metrics are not intended to be combined with those items. We use these metrics to monitor the strength of our recurring business. We believe these metrics are useful to investors because they can help in monitoring the long-term health of our business. Our determination and presentation of these metrics may differ from that of other companies. The presentation of these metrics is meant to be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, our financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Glossary of Terms

Billings: Total revenue plus the net change in deferred revenue from the beginning to the end of the period.

Cloud Service Offerings: Represents individual term-based offerings deployed through web browser technologies or in a hybrid software and cloud configuration. Cloud service offerings that are bundled with other product offerings are not captured as a separate cloud service offering.

Constant Currency (CC) Growth Rates: We attempt to represent the changes in the underlying business operations by eliminating fluctuations caused by changes in foreign currency exchange rates as well as eliminating hedge gains or losses recorded within the current and comparative periods. We calculate constant currency growth rates by (i) applying the applicable prior period exchange rates to current period results and (ii) excluding any gains or losses from foreign currency hedge contracts that are reported in the current and comparative periods.

Design Business: Represents the combination of maintenance, product subscriptions, and all EBAs. Main products include, but are not limited to, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, Industry Collections, Revit, Inventor, Maya, and 3ds Max. Certain products, such as our computer aided manufacturing solutions, incorporate both Design and Make functionality and are classified as Design.

Enterprise Business Agreements (EBAs): Represents programs providing enterprise customers with token-based access to a broad pool of Autodesk products over a defined contract term.

Flex: A pay-as-you-go consumption option to pre-purchase tokens to access any product available with Flex for a daily rate.

Free Cash Flow: Cash flow from operating activities minus capital expenditures.

Industry Collections: Autodesk Industry Collections are a combination of products and services that target a specific user objective and support a set of workflows for that objective. Our Industry Collections consist of: Autodesk Architecture, Engineering and Construction Collection, Autodesk Product Design and Manufacturing Collection, and Autodesk Media and Entertainment Collection.

Maintenance Plan: Our maintenance plans provide our customers with a cost effective and predictable budgetary option to obtain the productivity benefits of our new releases and enhancements when and if released during the term of their contracts. Under our maintenance plans, customers are eligible to receive unspecified upgrades when and if available, and technical support. We recognize maintenance revenue over the term of the agreements, generally one year.

Make Business: Represents certain cloud-based product subscriptions. Main products include, but are not limited to, Assemble, Autodesk Build, BIM Collaborate Pro, BuildingConnected, Fusion, and Flow Production Tracking. Certain products, such as Fusion, incorporate both Design and Make functionality and are classified as Make.

Net Revenue Retention Rate (NR3): Measures the year-over-year change in Recurring Revenue for the population of customers that existed one year ago ("base customers"). Net revenue retention rate is calculated by dividing the current quarter Recurring Revenue related to base customers by the total corresponding quarter Recurring Revenue from one year ago. Recurring Revenue is based on USD reported revenue, and fluctuations caused by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and hedge gains or losses have not been eliminated. Recurring Revenue related to acquired companies, one year after acquisition, has been captured as existing customers until such data conforms to the calculation methodology. This may cause variability in the comparison.

Other Revenue: Consists of revenue from consulting, training and other products and services, and is recognized as the products are delivered and services are performed.

Product Subscription: Provides customers a flexible, cost-effective way to access and manage 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software tools. Our product subscriptions currently represent a hybrid of desktop and cloud functionality, which provides a device-independent, collaborative design workflow for designers and their stakeholders.

Recurring Revenue: Consists of the revenue for the period from our traditional maintenance plans, our subscription plan offerings, and certain Other revenue. It excludes subscription revenue related to third-party products. Recurring revenue acquired with the acquisition of a business is captured when total subscriptions are captured in our systems and may cause variability in the comparison of this calculation.

Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO): The sum of total short-term, long-term, and unbilled deferred revenue. Current remaining performance obligations is the amount of revenue we expect to recognize in the next twelve months.

Solution Provider: Solution Provider is the name of our channel partners who serve our customers worldwide. Solution Providers may be resellers, agents, or both, in relation to Autodesk solutions.

Spend: The sum of cost of revenue and operating expenses.

Subscription Plan: Comprises our term-based product subscriptions, cloud service offerings, and EBAs. Subscriptions represent a combined hybrid offering of desktop software and cloud functionality which provides a device-independent, collaborative design workflow for designers and their stakeholders. With subscription, customers can use our software anytime, anywhere, and get access to the latest updates to previous versions.

Subscription Revenue: Includes our cloud-enabled term-based product subscriptions, cloud service offerings, and flexible EBAs.

Total Subscriptions: Consists of subscriptions from our maintenance plans and subscription plan offerings that are active and paid as of the fiscal year end date. For certain cloud service offerings and EBAs, subscriptions represent the monthly average activity reported within the last three months of the fiscal quarter end date. Total subscriptions do not include education offerings, consumer product offerings, and third-party products. Subscriptions acquired with the acquisition of a business are captured once the data conforms to our subscription count methodology and when added, may cause variability in comparison of this calculation.

Unbilled Deferred Revenue: Unbilled deferred revenue represents contractually stated or committed orders under early renewal and multi-year billing plans for subscription, services, and maintenance for which the associated deferred revenue has not been recognized. Under FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606, unbilled deferred revenue is not included as a receivable or deferred revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including quotations from management, statements in the paragraphs under "Business Outlook" above statements about our short-term and long-term goals, statements regarding our strategies, market and product positions, performance and results, and all statements that are not historical facts. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including: our strategy to develop and introduce new products and services and to move to platforms and capabilities, exposing us to risks such as limited customer acceptance (both new and existing customers), costs related to product defects, and large expenditures; global economic and political conditions, including foreign exchange headwinds, recessionary fears, supply chain disruptions, resulting inflationary pressures and hiring conditions; costs and challenges associated with strategic acquisitions and investments; dependency on international revenue and operations, exposing us to significant international regulatory, economic, intellectual property, collections, currency exchange rate, taxation, political, and other risks, including risks related to the war against Ukraine launched by Russia and our exit from Russia; inability to predict subscription renewal rates and their impact on our future revenue and operating results; existing and increased competition and rapidly evolving technological changes; fluctuation of our financial results, key metrics and other operating metrics; our transition from up front to annual billings for multi-year contracts; deriving a substantial portion of our net revenue from a small number of solutions, including our AutoCAD-based software products and collections; any failure to successfully execute and manage initiatives to realign or introduce new business and sales initiatives; net revenue, billings, earnings, cash flow, or new or existing subscriptions shortfalls; social and ethical issues relating to the use of artificial intelligence in our offerings; our ability to maintain security levels and service performance meeting the expectations of our customers, and the resources and costs required to avoid unanticipated downtime and prevent, detect and remediate performance degradation and security breaches; security incidents or other incidents compromising the integrity of our or our customers' offerings, services, data, or intellectual property; reliance on third parties to provide us with a number of operational and technical services as well as software; our highly complex software, which may contain undetected errors, defects, or vulnerabilities; increasing regulatory focus on privacy issues and expanding laws; governmental export and import controls that could impair our ability to compete in international markets or subject us to liability if we violate the controls; protection of our intellectual property rights and intellectual property infringement claims from others; the government procurement process; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; our debt service obligations; and our investment portfolio consisting of a variety of investment vehicles that are subject to interest rate trends, market volatility, and other economic factors. Our estimates as to tax rate are based on current tax law, including current interpretations of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and could be affected by changing interpretations of that Act, as well as additional legislation and guidance around that Act.

Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of Autodesk are included in Autodesk's Form 10-K and subsequent Forms 10-Q, which are on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Autodesk disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

About Autodesk

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Autodesk, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended January 31,		Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
	2024	2023	2024	2023
	(Unaudited)
Net revenue:
Subscription	$ 1,339	$ 1,214	$ 5,116	$ 4,651
Maintenance	14	14	54	65
Total subscription and maintenance revenue	1,353	1,228	5,170	4,716
Other	116	90	327	289
Total net revenue	1,469	1,318	5,497	5,005
Cost of revenue:
Cost of subscription and maintenance revenue	96	90	381	343
Cost of other revenue	20	20	82	79
Amortization of developed technologies	14	14	48	58
Total cost of revenue	130	124	511	480
Gross profit	1,339	1,194	4,986	4,525
Operating expenses:
Marketing and sales	479	439	1,823	1,745
Research and development	352	313	1,373	1,219
General and administrative	182	155	620	532
Amortization of purchased intangibles	11	10	42	40
Total operating expenses	1,024	917	3,858	3,536
Income from operations	315	277	1,128	989
Interest and other income (expense), net	22	—	8	(43)
Income before income taxes	337	277	1,136	946
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(55)	16	(230)	(123)
Net income	$ 282	$ 293	$ 906	$ 823
Basic net income per share	$ 1.32	$ 1.36	$ 4.23	$ 3.81
Diluted net income per share	$ 1.31	$ 1.35	$ 4.19	$ 3.78
Weighted average shares used in computing basic net income per share	214	216	214	216
Weighted average shares used in computing diluted net income per share	216	217	216	218

Autodesk, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions)

	January 31, 2024	January 31, 2023
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,892	$ 1,947
Marketable securities	354	125
Accounts receivable, net	876	961
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	457	308
Total current assets	3,579	3,341
Long-term marketable securities	234	102
Computer equipment, software, furniture and leasehold improvements, net	121	144
Operating lease right-of-use assets	224	245
Intangible assets, net	406	407
Goodwill	3,653	3,625
Deferred income taxes, net	1,093	1,014
Long-term other assets	602	560
Total assets	$ 9,912	$ 9,438
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$ 100	$ 102
Accrued compensation	476	358
Accrued income taxes	36	33
Deferred revenue	3,500	3,203
Operating lease liabilities	67	85
Other accrued liabilities	172	219
Total current liabilities	4,351	4,000
Long-term deferred revenue	764	1,377
Long-term operating lease liabilities	275	300
Long-term income taxes payable	168	164
Long-term deferred income taxes	25	32
Long-term notes payable, net	2,284	2,281
Long-term other liabilities	190	139
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock and additional paid-in capital	3,802	3,325
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(234)	(185)
Accumulated deficit	(1,713)	(1,995)
Total stockholders' equity	1,855	1,145
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 9,912	$ 9,438

Autodesk, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)

	Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
	2024	2023
	(Unaudited)
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 906	$ 823
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	139	150
Stock-based compensation expense	703	657
Deferred income taxes	(86)	(277)
Lease-related asset impairments	14	34
Other operating activities	(52)	(8)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business combinations:
Accounts receivable	86	(247)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(77)	(3)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(12)	(5)
Deferred revenue	(316)	798
Accrued income taxes	8	149
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,313	2,071
Investing activities:
Purchases of marketable securities	(1,110)	(397)
Sales of marketable securities	277	152
Maturities of marketable securities	487	298
Purchases of intangible assets	(30)	(6)
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(70)	(96)
Capital expenditures	(31)	(40)
Other investing activities	(25)	(54)
Net cash used in investing activities	(502)	(143)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	130	124
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(187)	(160)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	(795)	(1,101)
Repayment of debt	—	(350)
Net cash used in financing activities	(852)	(1,487)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(14)	(22)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(55)	419
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	1,947	1,528
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$ 1,892	$ 1,947

Autodesk, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures
(In millions, except per share data)

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, we provide investors with certain non-GAAP measures including non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP diluted net income per share, and free cash flow. For our internal budgeting and resource allocation process and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons, we use non-GAAP measures to supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis. These non-GAAP measures do not include certain items that may have a material impact upon our future reported financial results. We use non-GAAP measures in making operating decisions because we believe those measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our earning potential and performance for management by excluding certain expenses and charges that may not be indicative of our core business operating results. For the reasons set forth below, we believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors both because (1) they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and (2) they are used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to help them analyze the health of our business. This allows investors and others to better understand and evaluate our operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management, compare financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies and to better understand the long-term performance of our core business. We also use some of these measures for purposes of determining company-wide incentive compensation.

There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures are limited in value because they exclude certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which charges are excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures. We compensate for these limitations by analyzing current and future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis and also by providing GAAP measures in our public disclosures. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is meant to be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We urge investors to review the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included in this presentation, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

The following table shows Autodesk's GAAP results reconciled to non-GAAP results included in this release.


	Three Months Ended January 31,		Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
	2024	2023	2024	2023
	(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)

GAAP operating margin	21 %	21 %	21 %	20 %
Stock-based compensation expense	11 %	12 %	13 %	13 %
Amortization of developed technologies	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %
Amortization of purchased intangibles	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %
Acquisition-related costs	1 %	— %	1 %	— %
Lease-related asset impairments and other charges	— %	1 %	— %	1 %
Non-GAAP operating margin (1)	36 %	36 %	36 %	36 %

GAAP income from operations	$ 315	$ 277	$ 1,128	$ 989
Stock-based compensation expense	160	164	703	660
Amortization of developed technologies	12	12	43	53
Amortization of purchased intangibles	11	10	41	40
Acquisition-related costs	17	3	33	10
Lease-related asset impairments and other charges	7	13	14	33
Non-GAAP income from operations	$ 522	$ 479	$ 1,962	$ 1,785

GAAP diluted net income per share	$ 1.31	$ 1.35	$ 4.19	$ 3.78
Stock-based compensation expense	0.74	0.76	3.26	3.03
Amortization of developed technologies	0.05	0.05	0.20	0.24
Amortization of purchased intangibles	0.05	0.04	0.19	0.18
Acquisition-related costs	0.08	0.02	0.15	0.05
Lease-related asset impairments and other charges	0.03	0.06	0.06	0.15
Loss on strategic investments and dispositions, net	0.03	0.04	0.15	—
Establishment (release) of valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	0.07	(0.18)	0.07	(0.18)
Discrete GAAP tax items	(0.07)	0.15	(0.15)	0.13
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments	(0.20)	(0.43)	(0.52)	(0.75)
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share	$ 2.09	$ 1.86	$ 7.60	$ 6.63

Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 437	$ 911	$ 1,313	$ 2,071
Capital expenditures	(10)	(8)	(31)	(40)
Free cash flow	$ 427	$ 903	$ 1,282	$ 2,031

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(1) Totals may not sum due to rounding.

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AUTODESK, INC. ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2024 FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR RESULTS