-Vijay

Richard www.serverpress.wordpress.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/4enterprise

Abstract
Product Lifecycle Management Tools are core of Product development companies from Apple to Ford. These companies have been predicted to grow solidly to 34.5 billion USD by 2014. This article looks at the state and major vendor's market valuation. This will help technology decision makers and investors.

34.5 Billion Tech Application Software Opportunity By 2014 Technology Application Software market did not survive without troubles of the Global Economy downturn but as the predictions and preparations of the major companies suggest they are all gearing up for their own sliceof 34.5 Billion USD market opportunity projected by 2014. Ref Financial and Technology advisors are repeatedly receiving requestsfrom few of t he best investment firms with over billion USD values onthe trends and major pla yers. In this article an attempt is made touncover and lift the cloak. Technology Application Software comprises of software tools usedby enterpris es to create products and support them. These OEM's orthe 'Product Creators' co mprises of every Product company right fromApple to Ford i.e. almost every Auto motive and Aerospace majors. Area of operation of this Technology Application can be dividedinto three CAD - Design Software Tools in Computer Aided Design CAM - Computer aided Manufacturing tools CAE - Computer Aided Analysis tools Major Players in this market with a futuristic long term view ofinvestment will incl ude Autodesk,Dassault Systems,SiemensAG,Parametric Technology Corp,Altair,M SC Software,Cimtran,Ansys . CAE Leaders MSC is bought back and held by Synopsis Technology, aventure cap ital company run by a investment team and a PhdDirector. Altair is held similarly. This makes it easy to analyzeremaining vendors listed in the market to compare their valuation Here is how these majors look like in the existing market place.

Company PTC

Revenue (Mill USD) 1000

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Siemens MSC IGI Dassault Autodesk 1100 300 19 1100 2172

Lets us attempt to compare and list these vendors by their valuation.This will help investors to watch out for their comparative trends

Autodesk

Dassault

P/E Current

33.6 P/E Current 7

27.3 1

P/E Ratio(includingextraordinaryite 33.5 P/E Ratio(includingextraordinaryite 27.2 ms) 9 ms) 8 Price toSales Ratio Price to BookRatio Price to CashFlow Ratio EnterpriseValue toEBITDA 3.7 Price to SalesRatio 4.32 Price to BookRatio 14.6 Price to CashFlow Ratio 4 16.8 EnterpriseValue toEBITDA 8 3.56 EnterpriseValue to Sales 4.22 3.66 17.0 3 12.6 3 3.83

EnterpriseValue toSales

Total Debt toEnterpriseValue Total Debt toEBITDA EPS(recurring) EPS (basic) EPS (diluted)

0 Total Debt toEnterpriseValue 0 Total Debt toEBITDA 1.21 EPS(recurring) 1.25 EPS (basic) 1.22 EPS (diluted)

0.05 0.56 2.33 2.38 2.33

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PTC

Siemens AG

P/E Current

38.96 P/E Current

10.61

P/E Ratio(includingextraordinaryitems) 35.37

Price to SalesRatio Price to BookRatio Price to CashFlow Ratio EnterpriseValue toEBITDA

1.55 Price toSales Ratio 2.19 Price to BookRatio 23.64 Price to CashFlow Ratio 17.9 EnterpriseValue toEBITDA

0.81 1.89 8.25 6.62

EnterpriseValue to Sales

2.75 EnterpriseValue toSales

0.92

Total Debt toEnterpriseValue Total Debt toEBITDA EPS(recurring) EPS (basic) EPS (diluted)

0.11 Total Debt toEnterpriseValue 0.28 1.07 Total Debt toEBITDA 0.78 EPS(recurring) 0.73 EPS (basic) 0.71 EPS (diluted) 1.75 8.05 7.04 7.74

As you can see this is how the four majors are placed as of this date.Its is best to watch out as these majors move on towards the majorgrowth of our times in nex t twenty four months.

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Investments into one of these shares will lead you to your slice of20.6 billion USD if your predictions are correct.