Bedford, Mass. – February 4, 2025 - - Aspen Technology, Inc. (“AspenTech” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AZPN), a global leader in industrial software, today announced financial results for its second quarter in fiscal 2025, ended December 31, 2024.

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 and Recent Business Highlights

• Annual contract value1 (“ACV”) was $964.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, increasing 9.2% year over year and 2.5% quarter over quarter.
• Cash flow from operations was $38.1 million and free cash flow was $36.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is presented in the financial tables included in this press release.

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results Summary

AspenTech’s total revenue was $303.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to $257.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Total revenue in the period included license and solutions revenue of $188.2 million, compared to $152.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, maintenance revenue of $90.6 million, compared to $85.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, and services and other revenue of $24.7 million, compared to $19.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Bookings2 was $307.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to $233.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024.

Income from operations was $9.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to a loss from operations of $49.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Non-GAAP income from operations was $149.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to $88.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Net income was $20.3 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to a net loss of $21.5 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Non-GAAP net income was $131.1 million, or $2.06 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to $87.8 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2024.

AspenTech had cash and cash equivalents of $181.8 million as of December 31, 2024, compared to $237.0 million as of June 30, 2024. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents during this period was due to the impact of share repurchase activity under the Company’s fiscal 2025 share repurchase authorization in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and a net use of cash of $36.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 for the purchase of Open Grid Systems Limited. Under its revolving credit facility, AspenTech had no borrowings and $194.5 million available as of December 31, 2024.

AspenTech generated $38.1 million in cash flow from operations and $36.4 million in free cash flow in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to $29.8 million in cash flow from operations and $29.2 million in free cash flow in the second quarter of fiscal 2024.

Conference Call and Fiscal 2025 Business Outlook

As a result of AspenTech entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Emerson Electric Co. (“Emerson”) and Emersub CXV, Inc. (the “Purchaser”) on January 26, 2025, AspenTech will not host an earnings conference call for its second quarter fiscal 2025 results nor provide future guidance. For more information on the Merger Agreement, please refer to AspenTech’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 27, 2025.

Footnotes

1. ACV is the estimate of the annual value of the Company’s portfolio of term license and software maintenance and support, or SMS, contracts, the annual value of SMS agreements purchased with perpetual licenses and the annual value of standalone SMS agreements purchased with certain legacy term license agreements, which have become an immaterial part of the Company’s business. All ACV numbers presented in this press release exclude ACV associated with the Company’s Russia business for all periods presented.

2. Bookings is the total value of customer term license and perpetual license SMS contracts signed and delivered in the current period, less the value of such contracts signed in the current period where the initial licenses and SMS agreements are not yet deemed delivered, plus the term license contracts and perpetual license SMS contracts signed in a previous period for which the initial licenses are deemed delivered in the current period.

About AspenTech

Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN) is a global software leader helping industries at the forefront of the world’s dual challenge meet the increasing demand for resources from a rapidly growing population in a profitable and sustainable manner. AspenTech solutions address complex environments where it is critical to optimize the asset design, operation and maintenance lifecycle. Through our unique combination of deep domain expertise and innovation, customers in asset-intensive industries can run their assets safer, greener, longer and faster to improve their operational excellence. To learn more, visit AspenTech.com.

Additional Information and Where to Find it

No tender offer for the shares of the Company has commenced at this time. This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of the Company, nor is it a substitute for the tender offer materials that Emerson and the Purchaser will file with the SEC upon the commencement of the offer. A solicitation and offer to buy outstanding shares of the Company will only be made pursuant to the tender offer materials that Emerson and the Purchaser intend to file with the SEC. At the time the tender offer is commenced, Emerson and the Purchaser will file tender offer materials on Schedule TO and the Company will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 and a transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 with the SEC with respect to the tender offer. THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTAIN OTHER TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS), THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT AND THE SCHEDULE 13E-3 WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND THE PARTIES THERETO. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE (AND EACH AS IT MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME) BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING TENDERING THEIR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK IN THE TENDER OFFER. The tender offer materials (including the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal), the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will be made available for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, free copies of these materials (if and when they become available) will be made available by the Company by mail to Aspen Technology, Inc., 20 Crosby Dr., Bedford, MA 01730, Attn: Investor Relations, by email at IR@aspentech.com or on the Company’s internet website at https://ir.aspentech.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements related to the Company, Emerson and the proposed acquisition by Emerson of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company that Emerson does not already own (the “Transaction”), which involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include any statements containing the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “goal,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “target,” “potential,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue” and similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements reflect current beliefs and expectations; however, these statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including with respect to consummating the Transaction and any competing offers or acquisition proposals for the Company, uncertainties as to how many of the Company’s stockholders will tender their stock in the tender offer, the effects of the Transaction (or the announcement thereof) on the Company’s stock price, relationships with key third parties or governmental entities, transaction costs, risks that the Transaction disrupts current plans and operations or adversely affects employee retention, potentially diverting management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations, changes in the Company’s business during the period between announcement and closing of the Transaction, and any legal proceedings that may be instituted related to the Transaction. Actual results could differ materially due to various factors, risks and uncertainties. Among other things, there can be no guarantee that the Transaction will be completed in the anticipated timeframe or at all, that the conditions required to complete the Transaction will be met, that any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreement for the Transaction will not occur or that Emerson will realize the expected benefits of the Transaction; and other risks listed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the SEC, including Current Reports on Form 8-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, as well as the Schedule 14D-9 and Schedule 13E-3 that may be filed by the Company and the Schedule TO and related tender offer documents that may be filed by Emerson. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company, and the Company disclaims any obligation to update the information contained in this communication as new information becomes available.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains “non-GAAP financial measures” under the rules of the SEC. Non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. This non-GAAP information supplements, and is not intended to represent a measure of performance in accordance with, disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in the financial tables included in this press release.

Management considers both GAAP and non-GAAP financial results in managing AspenTech’s business. As the result of adoption of new licensing models, management believes that a number of AspenTech’s performance indicators based on GAAP, including revenue, gross profit, operating income and net income, should be viewed in conjunction with certain non-GAAP and other business measures in assessing AspenTech’s performance, growth and financial condition. Accordingly, management utilizes a number of non-GAAP and other business metrics, including the non-GAAP metrics set forth in this press release, to track AspenTech’s business performance.