# Autodesk Inc (ADSK) — Stock CV

Autodesk Inc is a $49.1B technology company. Revenue grew 17.9% over the last year, and it keeps 21¢ of every dollar of sales as profit. It trades at 30.0× earnings — near the lowest of its own history.

> Founded in 1982, Autodesk is a multinational software company best known for pioneering computer-aided design, or CAD, with its AutoCAD product. Nowadays, Autodesk provides design software for a variety of verticals, including architecture & construction, manufacturing, and media & entertainment.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: ADSK
- **Sector**: Technology
- **Industry**: Services-Prepackaged Software
- **Headquarters**: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- **Employees**: 14 300
- **Website**: https://www.autodesk.com
- **Market cap**: $49.1B
- **Last price**: $235.00
- **Financial profile**: Strained

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $7.79B
- **Net income**: $1.64B
- **Free cash flow**: $2.84B
- **P/E**: 30.0
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 17.9%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 69 |
| Growth | 70 |
| Profitability | 100 |
| Health | 31 |
| Quality | 78 |
| Moat | 49 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 8 of 10 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +17.9% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $1.64B TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +11.5% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $2.84B TTM
- [ ] Debt under control — current ratio 0.86
- [x] Established company — $49.1B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -3.2% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 7/11 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — health score 31/100
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 30.0

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2021** — Best year on record: $1.21B net income
- **FY2020** — Turned profitable: $215M net income after a loss year
- **FY2019** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 8-year streak
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $2.50B in first reported year
- **Feb 26, 2013** — Autodesk introduced a new logo at the TED conference in Long Beach, California, on February 26, 2013
- **2010** — Also part of PSEB is the Autodesk Consumer Product Group, which was created in November 2010 to generate interest in…
- **2008** — Autodesk acquired the Softimage brand from Avid
- **2006** — Autodesk acquired Alias, a developer of 3D graphics technology
- **1997** — Autodesk discontinued development…
- **1986** — Release 2.1 of AutoCAD, released in 1986, included AutoLISP, a built-in Lisp programming language interpreter…
- **1985** — Autodesk became a public company in 1985
- **1984** — Walker said in December 1984 that Autodesk was profitable from its first month and had not needed loans or outside…
- **1982** — The company was founded in 1982 by John Walker, who was a co-author of the first versions of AutoCAD
- **1979** — The program had been developed by Michael Riddle in 1979

## Strengths

- High gross margin (91.3%)
- Strongly profitable — 21.1% net margin
- Revenue growing 17.9% year over year
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 36.4% of revenue
- Interest covered 18.2× by operating earnings

## Watch-outs

- Loss-making in 3 of the recent years

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $4.39B | $497M | $1.48B |
| FY2023 | $5.00B | $823M | $2.03B |
| FY2024 | $5.50B | $906M | $1.28B |
| FY2025 | $6.13B | $1.11B | $1.57B |
| FY2026 | $7.21B | $1.12B | $2.41B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/ADSK — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.