Tokyo, Japan – August 6, 2007 - Trend Micro (TSE: 4704; the “Company”), a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services, today announced that the forecast of financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, which were announced on July 25, 2007, has been revised as set forth below:
(in millions of yen)
Net Sales | Operating Income | Net Income | |
Forecast previously publish (A) | 22,500 | 5,800 | 3,700 |
Revision made (B) | 25,000 | 8,600 | 6,200 |
Difference (B-A) | +2,500 | +2,800 | +2,500 |
Ratio of increase or decrease | +11.1% | +48.3% | +67.6% |
Due to strong growth of revenues in North America mainly, the Company now forecast the second quarter Net Sales adding over 2.5 billion yen to the previous forecast. On the other hand, costs are slightly below forecasts due to lower stock option expenses as none have been issued during the quarter. Thus, Operating Income is expected to be 48.3% higher than what was previously forecast.
Net income forecast is now expected to be 67.6% above the previous forecast due to higher operating income as described above, as well as higher than expected non-operating income including interest income, etc.
In summary, as a result of this revision, compared to the Second quarter forecast previously published, Net Sales, Operating income and Net income are expected to increase by 11.1%, 48.3%, and 67.6%, respectively.
Certain statements that we make in this release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon management’s current assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it, but involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. These factors include:
Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global cloud security leader, creates a world safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and threat management solutions for businesses and consumers. A pioneer in server security with over 20 years' experience, we deliver top-ranked client, server and cloud-based security that fits our customers' and partners' needs, stops new threats faster, and protects data in physical, virtualized and cloud environments. Powered by the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ cloud security infrastructure, our industry-leading cloud-computing security technology, products and services stop threats where they emerge, on the Internet, and are supported by 1,000+ threat intelligence experts around the globe.
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Mr. Mahendra Negi
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer / IR Officer
Phone: +813-5334-4899
Fax: +813-5334-4874
ir@trendmicro.co.jp