Synopsys ended 2009 with a turnover of 1.360 billion US$ and a net profit of 167.7 million US$. Compared with 2008 turnover increased by almost 2%. By contrast profit fell by 12%. The fourth quarter contributed to the overall result with a turnover of 338.3 million US$ and a net plus of 19.5 million US$. Compared with Q4/2008 turnover fell by 4.1% with profit down by 58%.