Autodesk’s fiscal 2022 second quarter is a winner and no surprises

Autodesk CFO Debbie Clifford described Autodesk’s financial results as strong, and that they were and that they have been. In his introductory comments, CEO Andrew Anagnost said the company offered its guidance at the start of 2021 during a period of “unwinding uncertainty,” which does communicate the bit of suspense that has accompanied the journey through Spring 2021. Nothing today is business as usual, but business for Autodesk has been pretty good as the company’s drive to automate construction is yielding results. Ongoing subscription business and Autodesk’s various efforts to extract better terms for software and services as well as