Tokyo, Japan – July 26, 2004 - Trend Micro (TSE: 4704; Nasdaq: TMIC), a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services, today announced that the forecast of consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2004, is revised as set forth below.
(April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004)
(in millions of yen)
Net Sales | Operating Income | Net Income | |
Forecast previously published ( A ) | 13,500 | 4,500 | 2,650 |
Revision made ( B ) | 14,843 | 6,262 | 3,828 |
Amount of increase ( B - A ) | 1,343 | 1,762 | 1,178 |
Ratio of increase or decrease | +9.9% | +39.2% | +44.5% |
The company has decided to revise its forecasts because operating income and net income are expected to deviate by more than 30% from the previous forecast.
About details of results, the company will disclose on the day of its financial results announcement, July 29, 2004.
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:
We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
For more details regarding risk factors relating to our future performance, please refer to our filings with the SEC.
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