Interestingly, this is in line with what manufacturers said going into 2016: 2016 Security Manufacturer Outlook Revealed
Axis Q1 2016 Financial Results - Asia Down / Terrorism Up
Axis Q1 2016 growth was overall solid but with two diverging trends - Asia and terrorism.
In this note, we breakdown the results and analyze what they mean.
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