New QlikTech business results

Qlik Technologies Inc. (QlikTech) (NASDAQ: QLIK), a leader in Business Discovery™– user-driven Business Intelligence, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.*

Lars Björk, Chief Executive Officer of QlikTech, stated, "The fourth quarter was highlighted by revenue that significantly exceeded our expectations, increasing 32% year-over-year. This was driven by a combination of strong market demand, solid execution and QlikTech's disruptive value proposition. We have been pioneering an evolution in business intelligence, Business Discovery™, our unique data discovery and user-driven BI, which is expanding the market by addressing the ease-of-use and quick time to value needs of business users."

Björk added, "We further accelerated the company's hiring plans as a result of our strong momentum, increasing our headcount in order to effectively staff up in anticipation of expected 2011 demand. As we look to 2011, we will continue to invest in the business in order to capitalize on our product leadership position and gain market share. At the same time, we remain focused on growing our profitability and delivering incrementally higher operating margins."

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $81.4 million, an increase of 31.6% from $61.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. License revenue was $56.3 million, an increase of 29.0% from $43.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Maintenance revenue was $18.3 million, an increase of 43.1% from $12.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Professional services revenue was $6.8 million, an increase of 26.1% from $5.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Total revenue for the full year 2010 was $226.5 million, an increase of 44.0% from $157.4 million in the full year 2009. License revenue was $145.2 million, an increase of 45.4% from $99.9 million in the full year 2009. Maintenance revenue was $59.8 million, an increase of 44.6% from $41.4 million in the full year 2009. Professional services revenue was $21.5 million, an increase of 33.2% from $16.1 million in the full year 2009.

Cash and cash equivalents were $158.7 million on December 31, 2010, compared to $24.9 million on December 31, 2009. The increase in cash was primarily the result of approximately $120 million in net proceeds that were raised through the company's initial public offering, which was completed on July 21, 2010.

The complete press release (in English) can be found here: http://investor.qlikview.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=553660.

*source: www.qlikview.com