Year-end report January 1 – December 31, 2006
Investment pace stepped up
– Pointsec continues to take market shares
FOURTH QUARTER 2006
• Net sales increased by 116% to SEK 207.3 M (96.2)
• Sales of Pointsec solutions more than doubled to SEK 175.1 M (81.4)
• Profit after net financial items amounted to SEK 47.5 M (31.6)
• Profit after tax amounted to SEK 31.5 M (22.5)
• Earnings per share increased to SEK 1.37 (1.00)
JANUARY – DECEMBER 2006
• Net sales increased by 100% to SEK 578.1 M (288.9)
• Sales of Pointsec solutions rose to SEK 504.3 M (233.5)
• Profit after net financial items amounted to SEK 135.6 M (66.0)
• Profit after tax doubled to SEK 90.2 M (44.5)
• Earnings per share increased to SEK 3.98 (2.01)
CEO Peter Larsson’s comments:
“I am proud to note that Pointsec sales in 2006 exceed SEK one half billion. During 2003, sales were slightly less than SEK 100 M, and growth over the three-year period since then has been fantastic.
The acquisition of Reflex means that Pointsec is broadening its offering with solutions that help IT and security managers control the use of communication ports on the company’s computers. By protecting the computer’s endpoints, companies can prevent transmission of sensitive data via USB memories, for example, to computers and systems external to their own IT environment.
It is on the basis of this success that we will now go forward as part of Check Point. We will gain access to a broader network of partners and resellers, and continue our international expansion.”