ANSYS Inc (ANSS)

Return on equity (ROE)

		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
Net income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	575,692	567,766	495,076	434,568	500,412	483,597	524,070	553,344	523,710	468,934	458,301	453,217	454,627	467,088	457,373	460,221	433,887	384,107	397,943	411,129
Total stockholders’ equity	US$ in thousands	6,086,440	5,828,780	5,586,500	5,409,640	5,390,360	5,006,800	4,914,410	4,782,160	4,865,850	4,543,680	4,452,760	4,363,950	4,484,050	4,339,240	4,250,220	4,111,970	4,097,870	3,589,610	3,438,050	3,292,350
ROE		9.46%	9.74%	8.86%	8.03%	9.28%	9.66%	10.66%	11.57%	10.76%	10.32%	10.29%	10.39%	10.14%	10.76%	10.76%	11.19%	10.59%	10.70%	11.57%	12.49%

December 31, 2024 calculation

ROE = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total stockholders’ equity
= $575,692K ÷ $6,086,440K
= 9.46%

Over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024, ANSYS Inc's return on equity (ROE) has experienced fluctuations. The ROE started at 12.49% in March 2020, showing the company's ability to generate a return for its shareholders on each dollar of equity. However, it gradually decreased to 8.03% by March 2024 before slightly recovering to 9.46% by December 2024.

The decreasing trend in ROE suggests that ANSYS Inc may be facing challenges in efficiently utilizing its equity to generate profits. This could be due to various factors such as increasing costs, declining revenues, or inefficiencies in capital allocation.

Investors and analysts may need to closely monitor ANSYS Inc's financial performance and management strategies to assess the sustainability and improvement of its ROE in the future. A lower ROE could indicate decreased profitability and may have implications for the company's valuation and attractiveness to investors.