3rd Quarter Results
MTI Wireless Edge Limited
06 November 2006
MTI WIRELESS EDGE LTD
FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
MTI Wireless Edge Ltd., (ticker: MWE) ('MTI' or 'the Company'), a market leader
in the manufacture of flat panel antennas for fixed wireless broadband, today
announces its unaudited interim results for the nine months ended 30 September
2006, its fifteenth consecutive quarter of revenue growth.
Highlights
•Revenue increased by 40% year on year to US$11.8m (Q3 2005: US$8.4m)
•Gross profit up 51% to US$5.2m (Q3 2005: US$3.4m) with gross margin of
44.2% (Q3 2005: 40.8%)
•Net profits improved by 94% to US$ 2.4m (Q3 2005: US$1.2m) with net
margin increased to 20.4% (Q3 2005: 14.7%)
•Basic earnings per share up 28% to 5.0c (Q3 2005: 3.9c)
•Intention to pay out approximately 25 per cent. of net profit as dividend
for the full financial year
Dov Feiner, Chief Executive Officer, commented: 'The third quarter of the year
has seen MTI build and improve upon the excellent growth announced at the half
year. With three months of the year remaining, we have already surpassed our
performance for the whole of 2005 at a revenue, gross profit and net profit
level, with continued margin improvement. Our contracted but as yet unfulfilled
order book remains healthy giving further confidence of a very successful result
for our first full year as a public limited company.
'The fixed wireless broadband market continues to grow and importantly, some 30%
of our units sold in the first nine months of the year have been WiMax compliant
antennas. Research suggests that there will continue to be strong growth in both
our key markets of broadband wireless and radio frequency identification and
therefore MTI is well placed for continued profitable growth.'
Contacts:
MTI Wireless Edge +972 3 900 8900
Dov Feiner, CEO
Moni Borovitz, Financial Director
Corporate Synergy Plc +44 20 7448 4400
Luke Ahern
David Seal
Threadneedle Communications +44 207 936 9605
Graham Herring
Josh Royston
About MTI Wireless Edge
MTI designs and manufactures flat panel antennas, largely supplied to
international OEMs of fixed broadband wireless access systems. With over 30
years of technical 'know-how', flexible high volume manufacturing capabilities
and low failure rates, MTI's antennas now comprise approximately 25% of the
global fixed broadband wireless antenna market. In addition, the Company has
successfully developed products for new commercial applications as wireless
systems become increasingly prevalent in new markets.
PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT
For the nine months Year ended
ended September 30 December 31
2006 2005 2005
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U.S. $ in thousands
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Revenues 11,757 8,423 11,694
Cost of sales 6,559 4,989 6,780
Gross profit 5,198 3,434 4,914
Research and development
expenses 875 636 855
Selling and marketing expenses 1,291 914 1,237
General and administrative
expenses 798 594 779
Operating profit 2,234 1,290 2,043
Financial expenses (income),
net (274) (12) 164
Profit before taxation 2,508 1,302 1,879
Tax on profit 106 65 130
Net profit 2,402 1,237 1,749
Earnings per share:
Basic 0.0503 * 0.0393 * 0.0556
Diluted 0.0480 * 0.0326 * 0.0461
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding:
Basic 47,734,124 *31,470,000 *31,470,000
Diluted 50,029,108 *37,932,000 *37,932,000
* Restated due to split of the company's ordinary share in a ratio of 3000 new
shares for each 1 ordinary share, prior of the IPO in the AIM.
BALANCE SHEET
At 30 At 30 At 31
September September December
2006 2005 2005
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U.S. $ In thousands
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash
equivalents 2,266 3,548 3,980
Short-term
investments 10,902 - -
Trade
receivables 4,455 3,240 3,405
Other
receivables 213 145 265
Inventories 1,598 1,187 1,008
Total current
assets 19,434 8,120 8,658
LONG TERM
PREPAID
EXPENSES 28 30 26
PROPERTY AND
EQUIPMENT, NET 1,401 1,424 1,441
OTHER ASSETS,
NET 462 406 450
21,325 9,980 10,575
At 30 At 30 At 31
September September December
2006 2005 2005
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U.S. $ In thousands
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LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current maturities of
long-term loans 85 87 87
Trade payables 2,712 1,865 1,669
Other accounts
payables 1,013 304 599
Total current
liabilities 3,810 10,375 2,355
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Liabilities to banks 46 130 109
Accrued severance pay 221 169 174
267 299 283
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Share capital 115 2 2
Additional paid-in
capital 16,357 7,561 7,561
Retained earnings 776 (138) 374
Total shareholders'
equity 17,248 7,245 7,937
21,325 9,980 10,575
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended Year ended
September 30 December 31
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2006 2005 2005
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U.S. $ in thousands
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Cash Flows from Operating
Activities:
Net profit 2,402 1,237 1,749
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Compensation expenses
resulting from options
granted to employees - 73 73
Depreciation
and amortization 207 206 272
Gain from short-term
investments (313) (509) (58)
Deferred taxes (14) - (51)
Severance pay, net 47 7 12
Issuance of
share capital 79 - -
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in
inventories (590) 130 309
Increase in trade
receivables (1,050) (1,013) (1,178)
Decrease (increase) in
other accounts receivables
for short and long term 52 88 (21)
Increase (decrease) in
trade payables 1,051 104 (128)
Increase (decrease) in
other accounts payables 414 (174) 121
Net cash provided by
(used in) operating
activities 2,285 599 1,100
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended Year ended
September 30 December 31
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2006 2005 2005
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U.S. $ in thousands
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Cash Flows From Investing
Activities:
Sale (purchase) of
short-term investment (10,589) 2,095 2,095
Purchase of property and
equipment (175) (64) (112)
Net cash (used in) provided
by investing
activities (10,764) 2,031 1,983
Cash Flows From Financing
Activities:
Dividend distributed (2,000) - -
Additional capital raised
in Aim Listing, net 8,830 - -
Repayment of long-term
loans (65) (66) (87)
Net cash used
in financing
activities 6,765 (66) (87)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (714) 2,564 2,996
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
BEGINNING OF PERIOD 3,980 984 984
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS AT 2,266 3,548 3,980
END OF PERIOD
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