PTC Inc
PTC
is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2021 results on Nov 3.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal fourth-quarter revenues is pegged at $427.5 million, which suggests growth of 9.3% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. The consensus mark for earnings is at 66 cents, which indicates a year-over-year decline of 15.4%.
The company has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 40.9%, on average.
PTC reported third-quarter fiscal 2021 non-GAAP earnings of 83 cents per share, up 34% on a year-over-year basis. The bottom line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 29.7%. Revenues came in at $436 million, up 24% year over year (up 19% at constant currency or cc) driven by strength across Core and Growth product groups as well as contributions from Arena. The top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.9%.
Let’s see how things have shaped up prior to the earnings announcement.
Factors to Consider
Strength in industrial Internet of things (IoT) solutions and solid demand for product lifecycle management (PLM) offerings are expected to have benefited PTC’s fiscal fourth-quarter top line.
Solid uptick in demand for ThingWorx and Windchill platforms as well as Vuforia-Chalk and Vuforia Expert Capture solution is likely to have acted as a tailwind.
New deal wins on the back of synergies from strategic collaborations with ANSYS, Rockwell Automation and
Microsoft
MSFT
are expected to have driven revenues in the quarter under review.
Increasing traction in bookings, due to the pandemic-induced digital transformation wave and ongoing momentum in core business, is likely to have contributed to the quarterly performance. The transition to a subscription business model from a perpetual license model is expected to have boosted recurring revenue growth.
Contribution from Arena Solutions is expected to have positively impacted top-line growth in the to-be-reported quarter. Arena Solutions’ takeover has been helping PTC in providing its customers (especially in the medical devices and high-tech manufacturing verticals) with a comprehensive software as a service (SaaS) solution, which encompasses computer-aided design (CAD) and PLM offerings.
The favorable mix of new logo activity and healthy uptake of Onshape’s school-from-home CAD solution in the education vertical due to the continuation in online learning is likely to have benefitted PTC’s Onshape business.
Supply chain disruptions, increasing operating expenses and exposure to verticals like commercial airlines, yet to recover entirely from the pandemic aftermath, are likely to have affected PTC’s performance in the fiscal fourth quarter.
What Our Model Says
Our proven model doesn’t conclusively predict an earnings beat for PTC this time around. The combination of a positive
Earnings ESP
and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here.
PTC has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our
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