Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) jumped on markets Tuesday after reporting Q4 results.
For the fourth quarter of 2018, Cadence reported revenue of $570 million, GAAP net income of $98 million, or $0.35 per share on a diluted basis, and non-GAAP net income of $147 million, or $0.52 per share on a diluted basis.
For 2018, Cadence reported revenue of $2.138 billion, GAAP net income of $346 million, or $1.23 per share on a diluted basis, and non-GAAP net income of $526 million, or $1.87 per share on a diluted basis.
For the fourth quarter of 2018, Cadence reported revenue of $579 million, compared to revenue of $502 million reported for the same period in 2017.
On a GAAP basis, Cadence recognized net income of $100 million, or $0.36 per share on a diluted basis, in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to a net loss of $14 million, or $(0.05) per share on a diluted basis for the same period in 2017.
Due to the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017, GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2017 included a $67-million income tax expense for a one time transition tax on previously untaxed foreign earnings and a $25-million income tax expense for the reduction in the value of Cadence’s U.S. deferred tax assets caused by the U.S. corporate tax rate reduction.
CEO Lip-Bu Tan said "Cadence achieved excellent operating results for 2018 as technology trends like AI, cloud/datacenter and 5G drove strong design activity."
Shares hiked $2.87, or 5.5%, to $55.51
