Autodesk (ADSK) CFO Hawkins Resigns; Sees Q2 EPS, Revs at or Above Prior Outlook
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Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced the resignation of Mark Hawkins, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. After more than five years at Autodesk, Hawkins is leaving the design and engineering software leader at the end of July to become chief financial officer at salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM).
“I want to thank Mark for the many contributions he has made to Autodesk,” said Carl Bass, Autodesk president and CEO. “He has been an excellent financial partner and was instrumental in leading the company through a number of initiatives. Mark leaves Autodesk on strong financial footing and with a highly regarded finance team. I wish Mark all the best in his new role.”
“It has been a pleasure working for Carl and with everybody at Autodesk,” said Hawkins. “I am proud to have been part of the Autodesk leadership team during this amazing journey from the depths of the Great Recession in early 2009 to today where the company has established a leadership position in the cloud and is well positioned for the future.”
Autodesk has initiated a selection process for a new chief financial officer. The company also expects to report revenue and EPS at or above the previously issued business outlook for its second quarter fiscal 2015. Autodesk reiterated its guidance for full-year fiscal 2015.
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. Autodesk's business outlook for the second quarter and full year fiscal 2015 assumes, among other things, a continuation of the current economic environment and foreign exchange currency rate environment, and interest expense related to Autodesk's $750 million debt offering in December 2012. A reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP estimates for fiscal 2015 is provided in the tables that follow.
Second Quarter Fiscal 2015
Q2 FY15 Guidance Metrics | Q2 FY15 (ending July 31, 2014) | |||
Revenue (in millions) | $595-$610 | |||
EPS GAAP | $0.05-$0.10 | |||
EPS Non-GAAP (1) | $0.25-$0.30 |
(1) Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share exclude $0.11 related to stock-based compensation expense and $0.09 for the amortization of acquisition related intangibles, net of tax.
*** The Street sees Q2 EPS of $0.28.
Full Year Fiscal 2015
FY15 Guidance Metrics | FY15 (ending January 31, 2015) | |||
Billings growth | 7-9% | |||
Revenue growth | 4-6% | |||
GAAP operating margin | 3-5% | |||
Non-GAAP operating margin | 14-16% | |||
Net subscription additions | 150,000-200,000 |
Reconciliation for Guidance: | |||||||||
The following is a reconciliation of anticipated fiscal 2015 GAAP and non-GAAP operating margins: | |||||||||
Fiscal 2015 | |||||||||
GAAP operating margin | 3 | % | 5 | % | |||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 7 | % | 7 | % | |||||
Amortization of purchased intangibles | 4 | % | 4 | % | |||||
Restructuring charges | — | % | — | % | |||||
Non-GAAP operating margin | 14 | % | 16 | % |
The second quarter and full year fiscal 2015 outlook assume projected annual effective tax rates of 25 percent and 25.5 percent for GAAP and non-GAAP results, respectively. These rates do not include one-time discrete items or the federal R&D tax credit that expired on December 31, 2013.
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