ANSYS Inc (ANSS)

Operating profit margin

		Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020
Operating income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	717,888	695,293	603,571	541,779	626,135	553,236	606,804	639,190	592,658	571,405	555,649	544,412	513,271	533,814	516,271	512,305	496,356	422,681	437,643	453,464
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	2,544,809	2,467,743	2,324,646	2,227,107	2,269,949	2,158,956	2,172,672	2,149,923	2,065,553	2,027,105	1,995,762	1,968,566	1,906,715	1,874,734	1,800,531	1,739,538	1,681,297	1,543,839	1,520,773	1,503,747
Operating profit margin		28.21%	28.18%	25.96%	24.33%	27.58%	25.63%	27.93%	29.73%	28.69%	28.19%	27.84%	27.66%	26.92%	28.47%	28.67%	29.45%	29.52%	27.38%	28.78%	30.16%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $717,888K ÷ $2,544,809K
= 28.21%

The operating profit margin of ANSYS Inc has shown some fluctuations over the past few quarters. Starting at 30.16% in March 2020, the margin dipped to 27.38% by September 2020 before recovering to 29.52% by December 2020. Throughout 2021, the margin hovered in the high 20s range, with a slight decrease to 26.92% in December 2021. In 2022, the margin remained relatively stable around the 28% mark, reaching 29.73% in March 2023. However, there was a noticeable decline in the margin to 24.33% by March 2024, before starting to recover to 28.21% by December 2024.

These fluctuations indicate that ANSYS Inc has experienced varying levels of efficiency in generating profits from its core operations over the periods analyzed. It is important for the company to closely monitor and manage its operating expenses and revenue generation to sustain and improve its operating profit margin in the future.