Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

General

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PTC Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries and have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. While we believe that the disclosures presented are adequate in order to make the information not misleading, these unaudited quarterly financial statements should be read in conjunction with our annual consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of those of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods indicated. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to a year mean our fiscal year, which ends on September 30. The September 30, 2013 consolidated balance sheet included herein is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements.

The results of operations for the three months ended December 28, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the remainder of the fiscal year.

Related Party Transaction

On November 27, 2013, we entered into a consulting agreement with Professor Michael Porter, a director of PTC. In consideration for providing consulting services, we made a restricted stock unit grant valued at approximately $200,000 (6,213 shares) to Professor Porter, half of which will vest on November 15, 2014 and the other half of which will vest on the earlier of the 2015 Annual Stockholders' Meeting and March 15, 2015. Professor Porter may also earn up to $240,000 in fees for participation in strategy events on behalf of PTC under the agreement. The agreement will terminate on the earlier of the date of PTC's 2015 Annual Stockholders' Meeting and March 15, 2015, unless earlier terminated by either party.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-11,

Income Taxes (Topic 740)—Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. ASU 2013-11 generally requires that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, shall be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. ASU 2013-11 is effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2015. We are currently evaluating how ASU 2013-11 will impact our consolidated financial statements.