Cadence Design Systems EBITDA 2011-2026 | CDNS

Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA), is an often used measure of a company's profitability. Financial analysts use EBITDA for a number of purposes including calculating simple valuations of a firm, estimating cash flows, and assessing debt servicing capability. The uses for EBITDA in financial analysis are numerous, but in practice should be more restrained. While EBITDA has some useful applications, it should be used with caution, as the problems with EBITDA are abundant and can lead to a number of misguided conclusions.^[1]

EBITDA is an important indicator for investors and analysts because it allows them to evaluate a company's operating profit without considering the impact of financial expenses, taxes, or non-cash depreciation and amortization. It provides better comparability between companies in different industries or with different tax conditions.

EBITDA is often used to assess a company's ability to generate cash flow and repay debts. It can also serve as a measure of a company's operational efficiency, as it shows how profitable the core business is, regardless of external factors such as interest or taxes.

However, it is important to note that EBITDA is not an official financial statement measure and can be defined and calculated differently by companies. Therefore, investors and analysts should exercise caution when using EBITDA as an evaluation tool and combine it with other financial metrics and information to get a more complete picture of a company's financial condition.

Annual EBITDA Cadence Design Systems

2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
1.21 B	791 M	-	615 M	515 M	439 M	404 M	320 M	-	287 M	300 M	52.1 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
1.21 B	52.1 M	493 M

Quarterly EBITDA Cadence Design Systems

2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
298 M	304 M	357 M	-	265 M	288 M	354 M	-	301 M	190 M	240 M	-	276 M	222 M	173 M	-	212 M	195 M	158 M	-	193 M	152 M	115 M	-	167 M	141 M	108 M	-	157 M	130 M	89.3 M	-	166 M	135 M	78.7 M	-	138 M	89.1 M	68.3 M	-	121 M	92.1 M	79.8 M	-	127 M	94.4 M	67.3 M	-	101 M	71.2 M	40.5 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
357 M	40.5 M	168 M

References

Brockman, C. M., & Russell, J. W. (2012). EBITDA: use it... or lose it?. International Journal of Business, Accounting and Finance, 6(2), 84-93.

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Lightspeed POS LSPD	-130 M	$ 12.17	-0.73 %	$ 1.63 B	Canada
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. SPNS	90.2 M	-	-	$ 2.43 B	Curacao
CyberArk Software Ltd. CYBR	-30.8 M	$ 457.41	-0.76 %	$ 20.2 B	Israel
Altair Engineering ALTR	59.8 M	-	-	$ 9.4 B	USA
Avaya Holdings Corp. AVYA	-1.47 B	-	-	$ 3.47 M	USA
Net Element, Inc. NETE	-1.46 M	-	8.63 %	$ 83.8 M	USA
American Software AMSWA	8.55 M	-	-2.14 %	$ 369 M	USA
A10 Networks ATEN	55.3 M	$ 17.3	-0.12 %	$ 1.28 B	USA
Auddia AUUD	-5.87 M	$ 1.02	-	$ 2.62 M	USA
Avalara AVLR	-80.4 M	-	-	$ 8.28 B	USA
Aspen Technology AZPN	403 M	-	-	$ 16.8 B	USA
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. CHKP	900 M	$ 192.83	1.08 %	$ 21.3 B	Israel
BlackBerry Limited BB	45.5 M	$ 3.83	-0.78 %	$ 2.27 B	Canada
Cheetah Mobile CMCM	-184 M	$ 6.52	1.24 %	$ 9.32 B	-
Proofpoint, Inc. PFPT	769 K	-	-	$ 10.1 B	USA
BigCommerce Holdings BIGC	-37.7 M	-	-	$ 371 M	USA
Bill.com Holdings BILL	-53.1 M	$ 54.46	-0.16 %	$ 5.64 B	USA
Black Knight BKI	648 M	-	-0.02 %	$ 11.7 B	USA
BlackLine BL	68.9 M	$ 56.12	1.67 %	$ 3.49 B	USA
Zix Corporation ZIXI	36.9 M	-	0.12 %	$ 482 M	USA
Bridgeline Digital BLIN	-8.39 M	$ 0.82	0.43 %	$ 8.54 M	USA
Blackbaud BLKB	-149 M	$ 62.31	0.75 %	$ 3.15 B	USA
Bumble BMBL	-630 M	$ 3.45	-1.99 %	$ 417 M	USA
DocuSign DOCU	127 M	$ 69.01	-1.13 %	$ 14.1 B	USA
Box BOX	102 M	$ 29.73	0.54 %	$ 4.29 B	USA
Borqs Technologies BRQS	-2.74 M	-	-23.51 %	$ 9.87 M	China
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Alteryx AYX	-142 M	-	-	$ 3.42 B	USA
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