Hikvision Breaks $12 Billion USD Annual Revenue, 53K Employees
Hikvision broke $12 billion USD in revenue in 2021 and increased its headcount to more than 53,000 employees, the company said, adding that it has “adapted” to the effects of US sanctions but still faces a COVID surge in the PRC.
In this report, IPVM examines:
- 2021 annual revenue and profits
- Q1 2022 revenue and profits
- Q1 sales growth trend
- Drivers of Q1 2022 growth
- Impact of PRC pandemic resurgence
- Domestic v. overseas margins and growth
- Innovative business growth
- Increasing R&D investments
- Comments on US sanctions and globalization
- Hikvision stock
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Comments ** *************
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