Autodesk, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures

(In millions, except per share data)

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, Autodesk provides investors with certain non-GAAP measures including non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share, and non-GAAP diluted shares used in per share calculation. These non-GAAP financial measures are adjusted to exclude certain costs, expenses, gains and losses, including stock-based compensation expense, CEO transition costs, restructuring (benefits) charges and other facility exit costs, amortization of developed technology, amortization of purchased intangibles, gain and loss on strategic investments and dispositions, and related income tax expenses. See our reconciliation of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures herein.  We believe these exclusions are appropriate to enhance an overall understanding of our past financial performance and also our prospects for the future, as well as to facilitate comparisons with our historical operating results.  These adjustments to our GAAP results are made with the intent of providing both management and investors a more complete understanding of Autodesk's underlying operational results and trends and our marketplace performance.  For example, non-GAAP results are an indication of our baseline performance before gains, losses or other charges that are considered by management to be outside our core operating results.  In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are among the indicators management uses as a basis for our planning and forecasting of future periods.

There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles 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.  The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP in the United States.  Investors should review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided in the tables accompanying this press release.

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

Three Months Ended
October 31,

Nine Months Ended
October 31,

2017

2016

2017

2016

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

GAAP cost of maintenance and subscription revenue

$

53.9

$

46.8

$

161.6

$

140.2

Stock-based compensation expense

(2.9)

(2.2)

(8.5)

(6.2)

Non-GAAP cost of maintenance and subscription revenue

$

51.0

$

44.6

$

153.1

$

134.0

GAAP cost of license and other revenue

$

19.6

$

24.3

$

56.0

$

86.8

Stock-based compensation expense

(1.0)

(1.3)

(3.1)

(4.1)

Non-GAAP cost of license and other revenue

$

18.6

$

23.0

$

52.9

$

82.7

GAAP amortization of developed technology

$

4.0

$

10.4

$

12.7

$

32.0

Amortization of developed technology

(4.0)

(10.4)

(12.7)

(32.0)

Non-GAAP amortization of developed technology

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

GAAP gross profit

$

437.8

$

408.1

$

1,272.5

$

1,293.2

Stock-based compensation expense

3.9

3.5

11.6

10.3

Amortization of developed technology

4.0

10.4

12.7

32.0

Non-GAAP gross profit

$

445.7

$

422.0

$

1,296.8

$

1,335.5

GAAP marketing and sales

$

272.5

$

255.0

$

785.8

$

738.9

Stock-based compensation expense

(27.7)

(24.2)

(80.1)

(69.0)

Non-GAAP marketing and sales

$

244.8

$

230.8

$

705.7

$

669.9

GAAP research and development

$

191.8

$

192.6

$

573.3

$

579.1

Stock-based compensation expense

(20.1)

(20.9)

(61.7)

(60.0)

Non-GAAP research and development

$

171.7

$

171.7

$

511.6

$

519.1

GAAP general and administrative

$

68.8

$

70.4

$

225.1

$

213.7

Stock-based compensation expense

(13.4)

(8.0)

(29.5)

(23.2)

CEO transition costs (1)

—

—

(21.6)

—

Non-GAAP general and administrative

$

55.4

$

62.4

$

174.0

$

190.5

GAAP amortization of purchased intangibles

$

4.7

$

6.8

$

15.3

$

22.5

Amortization of purchased intangibles

(4.7)

(6.8)

(15.3)

(22.5)

Non-GAAP amortization of purchased intangibles

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

GAAP restructuring (benefits) charges and other facility exit costs, net

$

—

$

3.2

$

0.2

$

71.5

Restructuring (benefits) charges and other facility exit costs, net

—

(3.2)

(0.2)

(71.5)

Non-GAAP restructuring (benefits) charges and other facility exit costs, net

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

GAAP operating expenses

$

537.8

$

528.0

$

1,599.7

$

1,625.7

Stock-based compensation expense

(61.2)

(53.1)

(171.3)

(152.2)

Amortization of purchased intangibles

(4.7)

(6.8)

(15.3)

(22.5)

CEO transition costs (1)

—

—

(21.6)

—

Restructuring (benefits) charges and other facility exit costs, net

—

(3.2)

(0.2)

(71.5)

Non-GAAP operating expenses

$

471.9

$

464.9

$

1,391.3

$

1,379.5

GAAP Spend

$

615.3

$

609.5

$

1,830.0

$

1,884.7

Stock-based compensation expense

(65.1)

(56.6)

(182.9)

(162.5)

Amortization of developed technology

(4.0)

(10.4)

(12.7)

(32.0)

Amortization of purchased intangibles

(4.7)

(6.8)

(15.3)

(22.5)

CEO transition costs (1)

—

—

(21.6)

—

Restructuring (benefits) charges and other facility exit costs, net

—

(3.2)

(0.2)

(71.5)

Non-GAAP Spend

$

541.5

$

532.5

$

1,597.3

$

1,596.2

GAAP loss from operations

$

(100.0)

$

(119.9)

$

(327.2)

$

(332.5)

Stock-based compensation expense

65.1

56.6

182.9

162.5

Amortization of developed technology

4.0

10.4

12.7

32.0

Amortization of purchased intangibles

4.7

6.8

15.3

22.5

CEO transition costs (1)

—

—

21.6

—

Restructuring (benefits) charges and other facility exit costs, net

—

3.2

0.2

71.5

Non-GAAP (loss) income from operations

$

(26.2)

$

(42.9)

$

(94.5)

$

(44.0)

GAAP interest and other expense, net

$

(11.2)

$

(9.4)

$

(31.8)

$

(23.1)

Loss (gain) on strategic investments and dispositions

1.7

(0.4)

9.5

(0.6)

Non-GAAP interest and other expense, net

$

(9.5)

$

(9.8)

$

(22.3)

$

(23.7)

GAAP provision for income taxes

$

(8.6)

$

(13.5)

$

(34.4)

$

(53.1)

Discrete GAAP tax items

(2.5)

(9.0)

(10.2)

4.0

Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

20.4

36.2

75.0

66.7

Non-GAAP benefit (provision) for income tax

$

9.3

$

13.7

$

30.4

$

17.6

GAAP net loss

$

(119.8)

$

(142.8)

$

(393.4)

$

(408.7)

Stock-based compensation expense

65.1

56.6

182.9

162.5

Amortization of developed technology

4.0

10.4

12.7

32.0

Amortization of purchased intangibles

4.7

6.8

15.3

22.5

CEO transition costs (1)

—

—

21.6

—

Restructuring (benefits) charges and other facility exit costs, net

—

3.2

0.2

71.5

Loss (gain) on strategic investments and dispositions

1.7

(0.4)

9.5

(0.6)

Discrete GAAP tax items

(2.5)

(9.0)

(10.2)

4.0

Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

20.4

36.2

75.0

66.7

Non-GAAP net (loss) income

$

(26.4)

$

(39.0)

$

(86.4)

$

(50.1)

GAAP diluted net loss per share (2)

$

(0.55)

$

(0.64)

$

(1.79)

$

(1.83)

Stock-based compensation expense

0.30

0.25

0.83

0.73

Amortization of developed technology

0.02

0.05

0.06

0.14

Amortization of purchased intangibles

0.02

0.03

0.07

0.10

CEO transition costs (1)

—

—

0.09

—

Restructuring (benefits) charges and other facility exit costs, net

—

0.01

—

0.32

Loss (gain) on strategic investments and dispositions

0.01

—

0.05

—

Discrete GAAP tax items

(0.01)

(0.03)

(0.04)

0.02

Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

0.09

0.15

0.34

0.30

Non-GAAP diluted net (loss) income per share (2)

$

(0.12)

$

(0.18)

$

(0.39)

$

(0.22)

GAAP diluted shares used in per share calculation

219.6

222.3

219.7

223.3

Shares included in non-GAAP net income per share, but excluded from GAAP net loss per share as they would have been anti-dilutive

—

—

—

—

Non-GAAP diluted weighted average shares used in per share calculation

219.6

222.3

219.7

223.3

(1)

CEO transition costs include stock-based compensation of $16.6 million related to the acceleration of eligible stock awards in the nine months ended October 31, 2017. CEO transition costs also include severance payments, legal fees incurred with the CEO transition and recruiting costs related to the search for a new CEO. 

(2)

Net loss per share was computed independently for each of the periods presented; therefore the sum of the net loss per share amount for the quarters may not equal the total for the year.