2003 Revenues Hit 48.09 billion Yen (US$454 million); Fourth Quarter sales and net income up 14% and 58% respectively
Tokyo, Japan – February 4, 2004 – Trend Micro, Inc. (TSE: 4704, NASDAQ: TMIC), a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services, today announced earnings results for the fourth quarter 2003, and consolidated annual earnings results for the year ended December 31, 2003 (both U.S. GAAP).
Trend Micro posted consolidated net sales of 13.39 billion Yen (or US $126 million, based on an exchange rate of 106 JPY=1USD) and operating income of 5.25 billion Yen (or US $50 million) for the fourth quarter of 2003. These figures reflect increases of 14% in net sales and 18% in operating income compared with the same period a year ago. Net income increased 58% in the fourth quarter compared to the same period a year ago. Growth for the quarter came mainly from Europe at 24%, Asia-Pacific at 20% and North America at 16%.
Net sales for 2003 surpassed previous years at 48.09 billion Yen (or US $454 million), reflecting an increase of 12% from 2002. Operating income was 15.2 billion Yen (or US $143 million), up 9% from 2002. Net income was 9.3 billion Yen (or US $87.3 million), up 20% from 2002. The company plans to pay cash dividends of 1.8 billion Yen, or 14 Yen per share, for 2003. All regions worldwide experienced growth in 2003 and enterprise products and solutions comprised almost 80% of total revenues for the year.
"In 2003 we delivered several new products and services, forged key alliances, and won many key endorsements making Enterprise Protection Strategy and outbreak prevention a reality for our customers,” said Steve Chang, CEO and co-founder of Trend Micro, Inc. "2004 will continue to be a year of growth for Trend Micro as we build on our expertise of threat knowledge and deliver new technologies that help customers more efficiently fend off threats to their networks.”
Based on information currently available to the company, consolidated net sales for the first quarter ending March 31, 2004 is expected to be 12.2 billion yen (or US $115 million). Operating income and net income are expected to be 3.6 billion yen (or US $34 million) and 2.1 billion yen (or US $20 million), 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.
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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