Corero Network Security PLC (LON:CNS) cheered the market with a trading update in which it said full-year results are expected to be in line with expectations.
The company said it had made a solid start to 2018, with revenue for the first six months of the year expected to be in the region of US$5.0mln. Revenue growth from its flagship SmartWall platform was up 40% on the preceding six-month period and 12% higher than in the first half of 2017.
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Corero said it continued to manage its cost base in the period with operating costs in the first half of the year expected to be around 18% lower than in the corresponding period of 2017.
The underlying loss (EBITDA) is expected to more than halve to around US$1.4mln from US$2.9mln the year before.
At the end of June, Corero had cash in the bank of around US$9.0mln, up from US$5.1mln a year earlier, and debt was in the region of US$4.0mln (2017: nil); a quick bit of maths indicates the company, therefore had a net cash balance of around US$5mln, practically unchanged year-on-year.
“I am pleased to report that we are making strong progress in executing our 2018 strategy, including our goal to expand the business via go-to-market partnerships. We expect these relationships to deliver incremental revenue in H2 2018, with a number of opportunities actively being pursued with customers," said Ashley Stephenson, the chief executive officer of Corero.
Shares in Corero were up 7.6% at 8.88p in early deals.