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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/trend-micro-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13172:1" rel="noopener">Trend Micro Inc (4704 JP)</a> shares rose 14.8% on Friday after Reuters reported that it is exploring a sale after attracting buyout interest. </li>
<li>The interest is unsurprising due to the weak share price. Since ValueAct disclosed a stake on 8 August 2022, the shares are down 0.7% vs the Nikkei 225’s 23.6% increase.</li>
<li>The lack of a controlling shareholder and increased cybersecurity M&amp;A activity support the buyout interest. A privatisation price is likely to be around JPY9,000. Valuation is undemanding at last close.</li>
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Trend Micro Inc (4704 JP) shares rose 14.8% on Friday after Reuters reported that it is exploring a sale after attracting buyout interest. 
The interest is unsurprising due to the weak share price. Since ValueAct disclosed a stake on 8 August 2022, the shares are down 0.7% vs the Nikkei 225’s 23.6% increase.
The lack of a controlling shareholder and increased cybersecurity M&amp;A activity support the buyout interest. A privatisation price is likely to be around JPY9,000. Valuation is undemanding at last close.


Trend Micro (4704 JP): Evaluating the Privatisation Rumours

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<ul><li>Fortinet Inc., a cybersecurity solutions provider, saw its total billings rise 8.5% to $1.9 billion in Q4 2023.</li><li>This growth, which was driven by an increased focus on secure operations (ops), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), and improved execution of its sales strategy, led to six deals in excess of $10 million across five industry verticals.</li><li>Fortinet's customer base comprised 76% of businesses in the Fortune 100, including nine of the top 10 technology companies and manufacturers and nine of the top 10 healthcare providers.</li></ul>

Fortinet Inc., a cybersecurity solutions provider, saw its total billings rise 8.5% to $1.9 billion in Q4 2023.This growth, which was driven by an increased focus on secure operations (ops), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), and improved execution of its sales strategy, led to six deals in excess of $10 million across five industry verticals.Fortinet's customer base comprised 76% of businesses in the Fortune 100, including nine of the top 10 technology companies and manufacturers and nine of the top 10 healthcare providers.

Fortinet Inc: Strong Competition and Growth in Secure Operations (SecOps) and SASE

<ul><li>Fortinet, Inc. delivered a mixed set of results in its most recent results, with revenues falling short of Wall Street expectations but above-par earnings.</li><li>Despite anticipating limited short-term growth in the secure networking market, the company emphasizes its strategic importance.</li><li>It is a market leader in firewall revenue and units shipped within the $62 billion secure networking market, projected to reach $86 billion by 2027.</li></ul>

Fortinet, Inc. delivered a mixed set of results in its most recent results, with revenues falling short of Wall Street expectations but above-par earnings.Despite anticipating limited short-term growth in the secure networking market, the company emphasizes its strategic importance.It is a market leader in firewall revenue and units shipped within the $62 billion secure networking market, projected to reach $86 billion by 2027.

Fortinet Inc.: Outperforming Rivals - Their 5-10X Innovation Edge! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Fortinet Inc. delivered a mixed set of results in its most recent result, with revenues falling short of Wall Street expectations but above-par earnings.</li><li>Their quarter was marked by impressive total revenue growth of 26%, driven primarily by solid service revenue expansion exceeding 30% for the second consecutive quarter.</li><li>In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.</li></ul>

Fortinet Inc. delivered a mixed set of results in its most recent result, with revenues falling short of Wall Street expectations but above-par earnings.Their quarter was marked by impressive total revenue growth of 26%, driven primarily by solid service revenue expansion exceeding 30% for the second consecutive quarter.In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.

Fortinet Inc.: Launch Of Data Center Firewalls With AI Support & Other Major Developments

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<li>The ITB US Home Construction ETF is now up 33% YTD and represents one of the biggest market surprises for me so far in 2023.</li>
<li>This group has flashed relative strength vs. the S&amp;P 500 since December 2022 and continues to one of the top performing groups.</li>
<li>After undergoing correction in 2022, the homebuilders sector has tons of weekly charts breaking out of long and healthy weekly bases in strong uptrends</li>
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The ITB US Home Construction ETF is now up 33% YTD and represents one of the biggest market surprises for me so far in 2023.
This group has flashed relative strength vs. the S&amp;P 500 since December 2022 and continues to one of the top performing groups.
After undergoing correction in 2022, the homebuilders sector has tons of weekly charts breaking out of long and healthy weekly bases in strong uptrends


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Fortinet Inc. provides network security solutions. The Company offers network security appliances and related software, and subscription services. Fortinet systems integrate the industry's broadest suite of security technologies, including firewall, VPN, antivirus, intrusion prevention (IPS), Web filtering, antispam, and traffic shaping.

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Trend Micro (4704 JP): Evaluating the Privatisation Rumours

The lack of a controlling shareholder and increased cybersecurity M&A activity support the buyout interest. A privatisation price is likely to be...

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Fortinet Inc: Strong Competition and Growth in Secure Operations (SecOps) and SASE

Fortinet Inc., a cybersecurity solutions provider, saw its total billings rise 8.5% to $1.9 billion in Q4 2023. This growth, which was driven by...

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Fortinet Inc.: Outperforming Rivals - Their 5-10X Innovation Edge! - Major Drivers

Fortinet, Inc. delivered a mixed set of results in its most recent results, with revenues falling short of Wall Street expectations but above-par...

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Fortinet Inc.: Launch Of Data Center Firewalls With AI Support & Other Major Developments

Fortinet Inc. delivered a mixed set of results in its most recent result, with revenues falling short of Wall Street expectations but above-par...

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The ITB US Home Construction ETF is now up 33% YTD and represents one of the biggest market surprises for me so far in 2023.

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