Aspen Tech Up 12% After Reporting Positive Earnings

Today, shares of Aspen Tech AZPN are up more than 12% after the company reported positive earnings yesterday. For the quarter ended December 31, 2011, AspenTech reported income from operations of $7.0 million, compared to a loss from operations of $9.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. Net income was $3.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, leading to net income per share of $0.04, compared to a net loss per share of $0.11 in the same period last fiscal year. Non-GAAP income from operations, which adds back stock-based compensation expense and restructuring charges, was $10.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, compared to a non-GAAP loss from operations of $6.9 million in the same period last fiscal year. Non-GAAP net income was $6.0 million, or $0.06 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, an improvement compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $8.0 million, or ($0.09) per share, in the same period last fiscal year. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in the financial tables included in this press release.