Operating Margin - Synopsys Inc (SWB:SYP)

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Price: 393.55 EUR 0.63%

Market Cap: 38.7B EUR

17.2%

Current

23%

Average

3.3%

Industry

Operating Margin represents how efficiently a company is able to generate profit through its core operations.

Higher ratios are generally better, illustrating the company is efficient in its operations and is good at turning sales into profits.

Operating Margin

17.2%

Operating Profit

1.1B

Revenue

6.4B

Operating Margin Across Competitors

Country		Company	Market Cap	Operating Margin
US		Synopsys Inc NASDAQ:SNPS	86B USD	17%
IL		Sapiens International Corporation NV NASDAQ:SPNS	779.6B USD	14%
US		Ezenia! Inc OTC:EZEN	567B USD	-132%
US		Palantir Technologies Inc NYSE:PLTR	458.8B USD	22%
DE		SAP SE XETRA:SAP	243.6B EUR	27%
US		Salesforce Inc NYSE:CRM	244.8B USD	22%
US		Applovin Corp NASDAQ:APP	244.2B USD	60%
US		Intuit Inc NASDAQ:INTU	187B USD	27%
US		Adobe Inc NASDAQ:ADBE	149B USD	37%
US	N	NCR Corp LSE:0K45	137.3B USD	5%
US		Cadence Design Systems Inc NASDAQ:CDNS	85.8B USD	32%

Synopsys Inc
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Market Cap

38.7B EUR

Industry

Technology

In the tightly-knit world of semiconductor design, Synopsys Inc. stands as a titan, quietly powering the intricate process behind the chips that drive today’s technology. Founded in 1986, the California-based company has carved out a critical niche by providing Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools, which are indispensable for chip manufacturers aiming for efficiency and precision. Think of their software as the sculptor's chisel, indispensable for crafting the silicon gardens that populate everything from smartphones to servers. Synopsys’s offerings include tools for design verification, which ensure that chips function as intended without costly rework, and for design for manufacturing, confirming designs can be reliably produced at a high yield. This software automates and streamlines complex design processes, enabling companies to reduce time-to-market and development costs—a crucial competitive edge in an industry characterized by rapid change. Synopsys thrives on a business model primarily driven by software licenses and subscriptions. Its clients, a mélange of semiconductor giants and fledgling design firms, pay for access to Synopsys’s tools, with arrangements typically spanning multiple years. Over time, this model has evolved to incorporate software-as-a-service (SaaS) elements, allowing the company to capture recurring revenue streams. Additionally, with the semiconductor landscape expanding to new horizons—augmented reality, AI, and beyond—Synopsys has diversified its portfolio to encompass IP licensing. This offering provides pre-designed and verified circuit components that clients can plug directly into their chip designs, further enhancing design speed and efficiency. In essence, Synopsys operates at the core of technological innovation, equipping engineers with the sophisticated tools and templates necessary to create the future of computing.

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Economic Moat is a concept popularized by Warren Buffett to describe a company's durable competitive advantage. It represents the 'moat' that protects a company from competitors and helps it sustain profitability over the long term. Our analysis of the past 10 years showed that companies with a wide economic moat significantly outperformed the market, delivering +645% returns compared to +189% for the S&P 500.

Our research into Economic Moat performance spans the past 10 years and focuses on companies with a wide economic moat. For this analysis, we calculated the average stock price returns of these companies, comparing them to the performance of the S&P 500 index over the same period.

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Note: This research does not account for survivorship bias. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Determining whether a company has an economic moat requires both a deep dive into financial metrics and a qualitative assessment of its competitive position. Our analysts conduct a rigorous evaluation that focuses on identifying structural advantages that enable a company to sustain profitability and defend its market share over the long term.

The process begins with an analysis of a company’s historical financial performance. We assess how consistently the company has generated returns above its cost of capital and whether those returns have been stable or improving. However, financial performance alone doesn’t reveal the full picture. To understand the sources of these advantages, we evaluate five key drivers of economic moats:

Network Effect: We analyze whether the value of a company’s product or service grows as its user base expands. Platforms like payment systems or marketplaces benefit from this self-reinforcing.

Switching Costs: We assess whether customers face significant costs or disruptions when switching to a competitor’s product or service. High switching costs create customer stickiness and provide pricing power.

Intangible Assets: Strong brands, patents, and regulatory licenses can protect a company’s market position by creating barriers for competitors or enabling premium pricing. For example, a well-recognized consumer brand may command higher customer loyalty and margins.

Efficient scale: Occurs when a market is optimally served by one or a few players, making it unprofitable for new entrants to compete. This typically happens in industries with high fixed costs or geographic constraints, such as utilities or pipelines.

Cost Advantage: Companies with structural cost advantages can produce goods or services at a lower cost than their competitors, enabling them to offer competitive pricing or maintain higher margins. These advantages often arise from economies of scale, superior supply chain management, or proprietary technology. Firms like Walmart leverage their massive scale to negotiate better terms with suppliers, allowing them to undercut competitors on price.

By examining these factors in combination with a company’s financial performance and market positioning, we classify each company into one of three categories:

This rigorous evaluation ensures that our moat ratings are both comprehensive and reliable, giving investors the tools they need to make well-informed, long-term decisions.

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Synopsys Inc
SWB:SYP