Company: SNPS
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000883241-25-000014
Chunk: 127

Company: SYNOPSYS INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
Chunk 127
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 results do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year. These financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 as filed with the SEC on December 19, 2024 (our Annual Report). Use of Estimates. To prepare financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management must make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates and could have a material impact on our operating results and financial position.Principles of Consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.Fiscal Year and Fiscal Quarter End. Historically, our fiscal year had been 52- or 53-week periods ending on the Saturday nearest to October 31. Fiscal 2024 was a 53-week year ending on November 2, 2024, which impacted our revenue, expenses and operating results. We have changed our fiscal year end from the Saturday nearest to October 31 and consisting of 52 or 53 fiscal weeks to a fiscal year end of October 31 each year. The fiscal year change became effective with our fiscal 2025, which began on November 3, 2024. Our fiscal quarters will end on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year. 

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The first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024 ended on January 31, 2025 and February 3, 2024, respectively. Our results of operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 included 14 weeks. For presentation purposes, the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes refer to the closest calendar month end.Significant Accounting Policies. There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies included in our Annual Report.Recently Adopted Accounting PronouncementsIn June 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions, which applies to all equity securities measured at fair value that are subject to contractual sale restrictions. This change prohibits entities from taking into account contractual restrictions on the sale of equity