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Courtot: Qualys expects around $230 million in revenue for 2017

Philippe Courtot · 944 Why He IPO'd CyberSecurity Company and How He Did $230m in 2017 Revenue · Feb 23, 2018 · at 7:01

Philippe Courtot, founder and CEO of Qualys, details the company's annual revenue targets for 2017 with Nathan Latka.

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“Oh, no no, our guidance our guidance is around two hundred and thirty million dollars.”

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Qualys is guiding for approximately $230 million in revenue for 2017.

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Assessment

In 2017, then-CEO Philippe Courtot stated that Qualys was guiding for around $230 million in revenue for FY 2017. Official SEC filings confirm that Qualys updated its full-year 2017 revenue guidance on October 31, 2017, to a range of $229.6 million to $230.1 million (approximately $230 million). In February 2018, Qualys reported final FY 2017 total revenue of $230.8 million, confirming the accuracy of the guidance figure.

On October 31, 2017, Qualys raised its full-year 2017 revenue guidance range to $229.6 million-$230.1 million in its Q3 2017 earnings release.
On February 12, 2018, and in its Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2018, Qualys reported actual total full-year 2017 revenue of $230.8 million.

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“We work around 10,000. Okay. And in, in 106 countries.”

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