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Trend Micro Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results
Trend
Micro Incorporated (TYO:
4704; TSE:
4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced
earnings results for the third quarter 2017, ending September 30, 2017.
For the third quarter, Trend Micro (News - Alert) posted consolidated net sales of
37,143 million Yen (or US $334 million, 111.14 JPY = 1USD). The company
posted operating income of 11,642 million Yen (or US $104 million) and
net income of 9,140 million Yen (or US $82 million) for the quarter.
"As one of the largest and most impactful data breaches unfolded over
the quarter, enterprises and consumers were painfully reminded of the
value of their data," said Eva Chen, chief executive officer for Trend
Micro. "The rise of incidents like this drive us to constantly identify
emerging risk factors and innovative new security layers. Our vision is
more clear than ever to make the world safe for exchanging digital
information."
The company will not revise expected consolidated results for the full
fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 (released on February 16, 2017).
Based on information currently available to the company, consolidated
net sales for the year ending December 31, 2017 is expected to be
147,300 million Yen (or US $1,339 million, based on an exchange rate of
110 JPY = 1 USD). Operating income and net income are expected to be
37,500 million Yen (or US $340 million) and 24,600 million Yen (or US
$223 million), respectively.
Growth rate figures are calculated from Japanese Yen results. Some
discrepancy may therefore be noted in US dollar comparisons owing to
fluctuations in currency conversion rates.
Q3 2017 Business Highlights
Valued thought leadership, predications and expertise:
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Compliance continues to be a leading driver of security technology
adoption. And, with just six months until the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) takes effect, Trend Micro is helping businesses
around the globe prepare accordingly. The company commissioned an
international survey which found C-suite executives are not
approaching the regulation with the seriousness required, resulting in
overconfidence when it comes to compliance.
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Trend Micro's team of security researchers were declared global
leaders in threat intelligence due to vulnerability detection.
According to a Frost & Sullivan (News - Alert) report,*
Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) reported the most verified
vulnerabilities, with 52.2 percent of the global total of 1,262. A
number of these research experts were invited to share thought
leadership and new research at the world's leading information
security event, BlackHat, held in the third quarter.
Continued product innovation, development of tools and research to
evolve threat defense knowledge:
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Over the course of the third quarter Trend Micro expanded important
alliance relationships with both VMware and Amazon Web Services (News - Alert) (AWS)
through product integrations and new vertical offerings. These ranged
from support of the VMware Cloud™ on AWS to integration with a new
Mobile Security Alliance (MSA).
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During the Microsoft (News - Alert) Ignite 2017 conference, Trend Micro debuted a new
email security suite to mitigate risks of Business Email Compromise
(BEC) and similar threats. The XGen™ security capabilities were
integrated into a robust collection of SaaS (News - Alert) email security solutions
for Microsoft Office 365, in an effort to limit the mounting losses
from scams wagged on enterprises globally.
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Trend Micro released the "Trend Micro 2017 1H Smart Home Network
Security Summary," revealing the top 10 regions most affected by
cyberattacks on a home router and identifying key factors for in-home
cybersecurity threats. Trend Micro's report showed more than 1.8
million cyberattacks had been conducted through home network routers
in the past six months.
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Consumers in select regions are able to safeguard themselves even
better from ransomware and malicious threats with the launch of Trend
Micro's new home server offering. The Smart
Home Solutions provides reliable protection that can block 250
million threats a day.
Anticipating the next big wave:
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Trend Micro partnered with Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)
on a comprehensive report of ATM Malware. "Cashing
in on ATM Malware," details both physical and network-based
malware attacks on ATMs, as well as highlights where the malware is
created.
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The industry was reminded of the importance of maintaining the
integrity of our system for protecting legitimate intellectual
property rights, which is why the September ruling by the U.S.
District Court of Delaware is worthy of highlighting. Trend Micro will
be reimbursed part of its legal fees incurred during a recent patent
case resolved in its favor. This is an important ruling not only for
Trend Micro, but also for the industry as it demonstrates the
importance of legitimacy in the technology space.
Q3 2017 Reports, Recognitions and Awards
Recognition was awarded to Trend Micro for a focus on employee
development and commitment to customer service in the Selling
Power 50 Best Companies to Sell For, which listed Trend Micro for
the second consecutive year.
Further recognition of Trend Micro's focus on employees was received
when the company earned a place in the 2017
Top 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List, which is published
annually by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. This reinforces
Trend Micro's efforts to be a family friendly employer.
Trend Micro was proudly awarded the CyberSecurity
Enterprise Awards for Email Security 2017. And, CRN recognized Trend
Micro as a Cloud
Partner Program Guide Winner for 2017.
Patents
Trend Micro was awarded the following patents in Q3 2017:
Patent No.
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Issue Date
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Title
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9697026
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07/04/2017
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High Availability Service Virtual Machine in Virtualization
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Environment
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9716701
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07/25/2017
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Software as a Service Scanning System and Method for
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Scanning
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Web Traffic
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9740858
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08/22/2017
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System and Method for Identifying Forged Emails
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9747439
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08/29/2017
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Dynamic network tuner for the automated correlation of
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networking device functionality and network-related performance
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9756069
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09/05/2017
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Instant Raw Scan on Host PC with Virtualization Technology
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9756063
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09/05/2017
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Identification of Host Names Generated by a Domain
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Generation Algorithm
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9762385
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09/12/2017
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Protection of Program Code of Apps of Mobile Computing Devices
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9760711
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09/12/2017
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Detection of Repackaged Mobile Applications
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9774625
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09/26/2017
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Phishing Detection by Login Page Census
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9773106
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09/26/2017
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Method and System for Protecting a Computer System During
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Boot Operation
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Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements that are made in this release are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based on 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 actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These factors
include:
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Difficulties in addressing new virus and other computer security
problems
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Timing of new product introductions and lack of market acceptance for
new products
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The level of continuing demand for, and timing of sales of, existing
products
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Rapid technological change within the antivirus software industry
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Changes in customer needs for antivirus software
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Existing products and new product introductions by competitors and
pricing of those products
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Declining prices for products and services
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The effect of future acquisitions on our financial condition and
results of operations
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The effect of adverse economic trends on principal markets
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The effect of foreign exchange fluctuations on our results of
operations
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An increase in the incidence of product returns
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The potential lack of attractive investment targets and
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Difficulties in successfully executing our investment strategy
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions,
helps to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Our
innovative solutions for consumers, businesses, and governments provide
layered security for data centers, cloud environments, networks and
endpoints. All our products work together to seamlessly share threat
intelligence and provide a connected threat defense with centralized
visibility and control, enabling better, faster protection. With more
than 6,000 employees in over 50 countries and the world's most advanced
global threat intelligence, Trend Micro enables organizations to secure
their journey to the cloud. For more information, visit www.trendmicro.com.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their
registered owners.
* "Analysis of the Global Public Vulnerability Research Market,
2016." Frost & Sullivan. July 2017.
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