Outlook Commentary

“From a product portfolio perspective, FY’11 is an exciting year,” said Heppelmann. “We have already launched Mathcad Prime 1.0 and Windchill 10, and will be launching Creo 1.0 this summer. In addition, our pending acquisition of MKS, which we expect will close in early June, adds important breadth and depth to an already robust product portfolio, and further extends PTC’s long-term growth opportunity. Given the market momentum we are experiencing and the extent of our technology leadership position, we remain confident in our ability to achieve our longer-term goal of 20% non-GAAP EPS CAGR through 2014.”

“For Q3, we are providing guidance of $275 to $285 million in revenue with non-GAAP EPS of $0.28 to $0.32, excluding any impact from the acquisition of MKS,” Glidden added. “From a revenue perspective, we are expecting approximately 15% to 25% year-over-year growth in license revenue in Q3, with our combined services and maintenance businesses up in the low teens, resulting in approximately 15% year-over-year growth in total revenue. We expect to resume our stock repurchases in Q3, with the goal of repurchasing approximately $55 million in total in FY’11.” For Q3, the GAAP EPS target is $0.16 to $0.20.

The Q3 guidance assumes a non-GAAP tax rate of 24%, a GAAP tax rate of 20% and 121 million diluted shares outstanding. The Q3 non-GAAP guidance excludes approximately $11.3 million of stock-based compensation expense, $7.7 million of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization expense, any acquisition-related expenses, and their related income tax effects.

Glidden continued, “Looking to the full year FY’11, we are increasing the low end of our revenue growth target from 10% to 11% growth, or $1,120 million. The mix of revenue is also changing, with lower license revenue growth being more than offset by stronger and more predictable services and maintenance revenue. We are now expecting total revenue growth of 11% to 12% driven by license revenue growth of 15% to 20%, low- to mid-teens services revenue growth and high single-digit maintenance revenue growth. We remain committed to achieving our FY’11 non-GAAP EPS target of $1.20 to $1.25, and will continue to balance investments to support future growth with our commitment to 20% non-GAAP EPS growth.” For FY’11, the GAAP EPS target is $0.73 to $0.78.

The FY’11 targets assume a non-GAAP tax rate of 24%, a GAAP tax rate of 22% and 121 million diluted shares outstanding. The FY’11 non-GAAP guidance excludes approximately $44.2 million of stock-based compensation expense, $29.9 million of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization, $0.7 million of foreign currency transaction losses, any acquisition-related expenses ($0.6 million through Q2), and their related income tax effects.

Q2 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

Prepared remarks for the conference call have been posted to the investor relations section of our website. The prepared remarks will not be read live; the call will be primarily Q&A.