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Synopsys operates as a dominant player in the consolidated EDA oligopoly. Secular tailwinds from increasing semiconductor complexity ensure mission-critical reliance on its software. However, a massive recent acquisition significantly boosts scale but temporarily pressures balance sheet health and operating margins. Fair value range: low $206, high $386, with mid-point at $294.
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SNPS fair value $206–$386

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Analizzato: 2026-05-10Prossimo aggiornamento: 2026-08-10Methodology v2.5Review: automatedArchetype: Mature compounder
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Prezzo
$516.48
▼ -222.88 (-43.15%)
Valore equo
$294
$206–$386
Valutazione
Vendere
confidence 78/100
Potenziale rialzo
-43.1%
upside to fair value
Margine di Sicurezza
$249.56
MoS level · 15%
Capitalizzazione
$98.9B
P/E fwd 30.3
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§1 Sintesi

  • Current price of $516.48 ignores the fundamental risk introduced by $13.4B of fresh M&A debt.
  • Intrinsic models assign a mid-point of $293.61, heavily penalizing fading ROIC and integration risks.
  • A wide model spread exists, but even optimistic forward earnings models top out at $453.
  • The market is pricing in flawless execution and rapid deleveraging, offering zero margin of safety.
Fair value
$294
Margin of safety
-75.9%
Confidence
78/100
Moat
9/10

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$516.48Price
Low $206.1
Mid $293.6
High $386.33

Synopsys operates as a dominant player in the consolidated EDA oligopoly. Secular tailwinds from increasing semiconductor complexity ensure mission-critical reliance on its software. However, a massive recent acquisition significantly boosts scale but temporarily pressures balance sheet health and operating margins.

  • High Switching Costs
    High Switching Costs
  • Intangible Assets
    Intangible Assets
  • Cycle upside
    Accelerating AI-driven chip designs and reshoring of fabs increase EDA software demand.

§2 Scenario ribassista

Under a recessionary stress test, top-line growth stalls to low single digits while the heavy fixed-cost base and massive $13.4B debt load decimate free cash flowFree cash flowOperating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The cash a business generates after maintaining and growing its asset base — the closest accounting proxy for owner-economics.. This combination leaves management unable to deleverage organically, forcing highly dilutive capital raises.

Come questa tesi può fallire

M&A Integration Failure

· Medium

The recent transformative acquisition faces severe cultural and technical friction, causing delayed synergies and margin compression.

FV impact
-30%

Prolonged Semiconductor Cyclical Downturn

· Low

A severe pullback in global fab and R&D spending directly hits EDA tool renewals and seat expansions.

FV impact
-25%

Debt Servicing Crisis

· Low

The massive $13.4B debt load restricts operational flexibility amid rising interest rates, forcing dilutive equity raises or asset firesales.

FV impact
-40%
Segnali di allerta precoce da monitorare
MetricaAttualeSoglia di attivazione
Operating margins fail to revert to the 25% historical baseline.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Net debt issuance accelerates instead of declining post-M&A.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Loss of market share to primary competitor Cadence.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Semiconductor capital expenditure guidance sharply revised downward.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Key engineering and executive talent departures post-acquisition.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis

§3 Storia finanziaria

Conto economico — ultimi sei periodi
VoceT−0T−1T−2T−3T−4CAGR
Periodo2021-10-312022-10-312023-10-312024-10-312025-10-31Trend
Ricavi$4.62B$5.32B$6.13B$7.05B+11.2%
Utile lordo$3.72B$4.29B$4.88B$5.43B+9.9%
Reddito operativo$1.16B$1.33B$1.36B$914.9M-5.8%
Utile netto$984.6M$1.23B$2.26B$1.33B+7.9%
EPS (diluito)$4.81$6.29$7.92$14.51$8.04+13.7%
EBITDA$1.33B$1.56B$1.85B$2.50B+17.0%
R&S$1.59B$1.85B$2.08B$2.48B+11.7%
SG&A$956.3M$1.10B$1.43B$1.84B+17.8%

Punteggi di qualità

OCF / Utile netto
1.14×
>1 indica alta qualità degli utili
Soglia di qualità contabile
Fail
Soglia corretta per settore
ROIC
3.4%
Rendimento del capitale investito
Sezione 3

Numbers analysis

Flusso di cassa

Cash-flow quality is reflected in the OCFOperating cash flowCash generated from the company's core operations after working-capital changes but before capital expenditures. The first line of the cash-flow statement. / net incomeNet IncomeNet Income is an income-statement line item used to reconcile revenue to operating profit, pre-tax income, net income, or per-share earnings. It should be compared across periods and against peer disclosure conventions., accounting-quality, and ROICROICReturn on invested capital. Operating profit (after tax) divided by invested capital. The single best gauge of capital-efficiency. Spread over WACC = economic value created. rows above.

Allocazione del capitale

Capital allocation should be evaluated against reinvestment needs, balance-sheet strength, and shareholder returns.

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  1. SNPS (SNPS)'s balance sheet section reports total assets, total liabilities, shareholders' equity, and the structure of debt versus cash so leverage and liquidity can be read directly.
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SNPS — frequently asked questions

  1. Based on our latest analysis, SNPS looks meaningfully overvalued. The current price is $516 versus a composite fair-value midpoint of $294 (range $206–$386), which implies roughly 43.1% downside to the midpoint.
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