Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) Reports Blowout 4Q and Even Better Guidance

Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) fourth fiscal quarter results beat
estimates and guided above consensus in FY12 as bookings growth outpaced revenue
growth this year. For the fourth fiscal quarter, the company posted a profit of
$49.2 million, or 43 cents per share, up 24.87% from earnings of $39.4 million
or 39 cents per share. Excluding certain costs, the company earned 48 cents per
share for the quarter, 2 cents above the analysts' estimate of 46 cents a
share. Revenue of $307 million has been recorded for the quarter, up 29.48% from
$237.1 million last year, above the analysts' estimate of $292 million.
Strength was across the board in multiple products and segments as the cyclical
rebound in EDA spend accelerated during the quarter. For the full year, the
company generated a profit of $27.1 million or 25 cents per share, on
record-high sales of $914.7 million. A year earlier it recorded a loss of $22
million, or 23 cents per share, on $802.7 million in revenue. Excluding certain
costs, the company's full-year earnings would have reached 70 cents per share;
3 cents above the analysts' estimate of 67 cents a share. The Company issued
guidance for fiscal first quarter ending April 30, 2011 and said that it expects
revenue of 225 million with adjusted EPS of $0.15 and the full year outlook of
revenue of $1billion with adjusted EPS of $1.00 both above Street
expectations.  Importantly, the company guided for 15% operating margins in
FY12 (CY11). Shares of the company went up by 59 cents or 3.91% and closed at
$15.68 after opening at $15.55 and trading with volume of 3.17 million shares.
The market capitalization of the stock stands at $1.72 billion with P/E of 92.96
and beta of 1.39. The stock has 52 week range of $7.81-$16.56. Mentor Graphics
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