Quickie: Ola Rollén back as CEO of Hexagon

Quickie: Ola Rollén back as CEO of Hexagon

After being detained for over a week on suspicion of insider trading, Hexagon CEO Ola Rollén has resumed his official duties and started making a public case for his innocence. During a conference call today, Mr. Rollén explained that he does a lot of investing...
Quickie: Ola Rollén back as CEO of Hexagon

Quickie: ANSYS Q3 a bit light, sees modest growth in 2017

ANSYS just reported results for Q3 that were a wee bit light on revenue and a bit tentative on 2017 — but, overall, not bad. And there’s an acquisition, too. First, the details: Total revenue was $246 million, up 3% as reported and up 2% in constant...
AVEVA lets the good times roll

AVEVA lets the good times roll

New Orleans, the Big Easy. Mardi Gras floats and beads, a “laissez les bonne temps roulez” readiness for anything. The French Quarter. Great food. Hurricane Katrina and its aftereffects, still felt 11 years on. And, for a few days recently, home to...
Quickie: Ola Rollén back as CEO of Hexagon

Quickie: Hexagon CEO investigated for insider trading

Let’s not make more of this than we know, which isn’t much; Hexagon CEO Ola Rollén has been detained while under investigation for insider trading stemming from his personal investment process. Hexagon says that Mr. Rollén’s lawyers believe that “the...
Quickie: Ola Rollén back as CEO of Hexagon

Nemetschek’s Q3 results reinforce topline growth ambitions

A couple of weeks ago, Nemetschek teased that its 2016 results would be better than expected and, on Friday, showed us why. First, the details: Total revenue in Q4 was €84 million, up 19% as reported. Organic revenue was up 15%. License revenue was €43 million, up 19%...
Quickie: Ola Rollén back as CEO of Hexagon

Quickie: GE abandons offer to buy SLM

I wrote in September about GE’s strategy to acquire German company SLM, maker of 3D printing machines, as part of an effort to build a $1 billion additive manufacturing business by 2020. It appears that Elliot Management (which you may remember as a long-time...
Quickie: Ola Rollén back as CEO of Hexagon

Quickie: PTC’s FQ4 as expected — and a huge SLM deal

You might recall that PTC pre-announced its fourth fiscal quarter earlier this month that set expectations for Q4 revenue rather low but raised the bar on future results. Today, the company filled in the details: Total revenue in FQ4 was down 8% from a year ago to...
Quickie: Ola Rollén back as CEO of Hexagon

Quickie: DS Q3 beat expectations on EXPERIENCE momentum

I’m on my way to the airport (Solid Edge University in Indianapolis, anyone?) but just saw this come into the inbox: Dassault Systèmes beat its own revenue guidance and analyst consensus in Q3, reported IFRS revenue of €735 million (up 9% as reported and up 9%...
Quickie: Ola Rollén back as CEO of Hexagon

ESI blows past forecasts in H1 2016

ESI reported Q2 results last month (apologies for the delay in getting to this) that show that its vision for virtual prototyping may be starting to take hold. The company reported that H1 revenue was up 16% as reported, led by license growth. Acquisitions, namely...