Strong growth rates enabled by best-of-breed and flexible solutions from Milestone Systems’ open platform community
“We see a significant change in our industry. Not only is the use of video technology moving beyond security to becoming a tool that can help optimize businesses,” says Lars Thinggaard, President and CEO, Milestone Systems
Milestone Systems, a Canon Group company and the open platform provider in IP video management software (VMS), achieves 24% growth in 2017 over 2016. Net revenue was DKK 881M (EUR 118M), an increase of 24% compared to 2016 and operating income before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) resulted in DKK 246M (EUR 33M), corresponding to an increase of 103%. Net income reached DKK 117M (EUR 16M).
“The overall video management market is growing, and we expect to grow even faster. We offer an open, reliable, scalable and best-of-breed platform enabled by our partner community, which attracts end-users in all segments of the market,” explains LarsThinggaard, President and CEO, MilestoneSystems.
New ways of deploying video management solutions
Milestone Systems expects continued growth in 2018 and plans to increase investments in its community of partners with the aim to remain a market leader and to explore new ways of deploying video management software.
“We see a significant change in our industry. Not only is the use of video technology moving beyond security to becoming a tool that can help optimize businesses. We believe that our open platform and partner community will be the driving force for our continued growth and innovation and help us stay at the forefront of a more intelligent world,” says Lars Thinggaard, President and CEO, Milestone Systems MIPS 2018
| (DKK and EUR millions) | 2017 | 2016 | Change |
| Net revenue | DKK 881M/EUR 118M | DKK 709M/EUR 95M | 24% |
| EBITDA | DKK 246M/EUR 33M | DKK 121M/EUR 16M | 103% |
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EBITDA margin |
28,0% | 17,0% | |
| Net income | DKK 117M/EUR 16M | DKK 41M/EUR 6M | 185% |
| Average number of employees | 586 | 569 | 3% |
