Exports accounted for 97% of Bitdefender’s revenue, which stood at RON591 million (EUR129.6 million) in 2017, an increase of 30% over 2016. The net profit was almost flat at RON29 million, going up by merely 3%. Net profit margin stood at 5% last year.
Headcount increased by 250 people to 1,119 last year, going over the 1,000-employee threshold.
Bitdefender was valued at more than $600 million last year, following a deal whereby European private equity firm Vitruvian Partners with EUR5 billion in assets bought 30% in it from Axxess Capital.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)