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49
Autodesk, Inc. FY 01
Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent
Auditors
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Autodesk, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance
sheets of Autodesk, Inc., as of January 31, 2001 and 2000
and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders
‘
equity and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended January 31, 2001. Our audits also
included the financial statement schedule listed in the
Index at Item 14(a). These financial statements and sched-
ule are the responsibility of Autodesk’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and schedule based on our audits. We did not
audit the financial statements of Discreet Logic Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary acquired in March, 1999, which
statements reflect net income constituting approximately
9% of the related consolidated financial statement totals
for the year ended January 31, 1999. Those statements
were audited by other auditors whose report has been
furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to
data included for Discreet Logic Inc., is based solely on the
report of the other auditors.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States. Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presen-
tation. We believe that our audits and the report of other
auditors provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, based on our audits and the report of other
auditors, the consolidated financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the consoli-
dated financial position of Autodesk, Inc. at January 31,
2001 and 2000, and the consolidated results of its opera-
tions and its cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended January 31, 2001, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic finan-
cial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all
material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
February 9, 2001
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with
Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.