Eltek Reports 2016 First Quarter Financial Results

PETACH-TIKVA, Israel, May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Eltek Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELTK), a global manufacturer and supplier of technologically advanced solutions in the field of Printed Circuit Boards, announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Mr. Yitzhak Nissan, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Our revenues in the first quarter of 2016 were slightly higher than our revenues in the first quarter of last year. During the first quarter we continued to increase our efforts to penetrate global markets, especially the North American market. These marketing activities resulted in $1.8 million of sales in North America, an increase of 17% as compared to the first quarter of 2015. Our total sales to global markets were $5 million, an 8% increase over the first quarter of 2015, and accounted for 51% of our revenues in the first quarter of 2016, compared to 48% of revenues in the first quarter of 2015.

"Our growth strategy and continued marketing efforts in global markets are proving themselves in light of the current competitive pressure in Israel, that has affected our results in the first quarter of 2016. Also, our technological advantages in producing cutting edge PCBs and advanced solutions enabled us to win more projects and sell more products to the Israeli market in the first quarter as compared to the first quarter of last year," Mr. Nissan concluded.

Highlights of the First Quarter of 2016 compared to the First Quarter of 2015

• Revenues for the first quarter of 2016 were $9.8 million, compared to $9.7 million in the first quarter of 2015. Sales to global markets increased by 8% compared to the first quarter of 2015 and amounted to $5.0 million, including $1.8 million to the North American market, a 17% growth. This was offset by a 6% decrease in sales to the local Israeli market, which amounted to $4.8 million in the first quarter of 2016.
• Gross profit was $938,000 (9.6% of revenues) compared to a gross profit of $1.2 million (12.6% of revenues) in the first quarter of 2015. The decrease in gross profit and gross margins reflects the pricing challenges we faced in this quarter. The slightly increased level of revenues in the first quarter of 2016 was the result of the sale of more products at lower prices. Accordingly, manufacturing costs in the first quarter of 2016 were higher than in the parallel quarter in 2015.
• Operating loss was $293,000 compared to an operating loss of $108,000 in the first quarter of 2015;
• Net loss was $384,000, or $0.04 per fully diluted share, compared to a net loss of $234,000 or $0.02 per fully diluted share in the first quarter of 2015;
• EBITDA amounted to $167,000 (1.7% of revenues) compared to EBITDA of $316,000 (3.2% of revenues) in the first quarter of 2015;
• Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $890,000, compared to net cash used by operating activities of $171,000 in the first quarter of 2015; mainly due to a decrease in working capital requirements.
• Shareholders' equity as of March 31, 2016 amounted to $10.3 million, similar to the $10.3 million as of December 31, 2015;
• Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2016 were $938,000, compared to $1.0 million as of December 31, 2015.

Conference Call

Today, Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, Eltek will conduct a conference call to discuss the results. The call will feature remarks by Mr. Yitzhak Nissan, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Amnon Shemer, Chief Financial Officer.

To participate, please call the following teleconference numbers. Please allow for additional time to connect prior to the call:

United States: 1-888-668-9141Israel: 03-9180685International:  +972-3-9180685

At:9:30 a.m. Eastern Time6:30 a.m. Pacific Time16:30 p.m. Israel Time

A replay of the call will be available through the Investor Info section on Eltek's corporate website at www.nisteceltek.com approximately 24 hours after the conference call is completed and will be archived for 30 days.

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About Eltek

Eltek is a global manufacturer and supplier of technologically advanced solutions in the field of Printed Circuit Boards, and is the Israeli leader in this industry. PCBs are the core circuitry of most electronic devices. Eltek specializes in the manufacture and supply of complex and high quality PCBs, HDI, multilayered and flex-rigid boards for the high-end market. Eltek has ITAR, AS-9100 and NADCAP Electronics permits and its customers include top of the line companies in the defense, aerospace and medical industries in Israel, the United States, Europe and Asia.

Eltek was founded in 1970. The Company's headquarters, and R&D, Production and Marketing Center are located in Israel. Eltek operates also through its subsidiaries, Eltek USA (100%) in North America and Kubatronik (79%) in Europe and by agents and distributors in Europe, India, South Africa and South America.

For additional information, visit Eltek's web site at www.nisteceltek.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

The Company reports financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP and herein provides some non-GAAP measures, including EBITDA. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for, GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures are intended to supplement the Company's presentation of its financial results that are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses the non-GAAP measures presented to evaluate and manage the Company's operations internally. The Company is also providing this information to assist investors in performing additional financial analysis. Reconciliation between the company's results on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in a table below.

Forward Looking Statement:

Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to statements regarding expected results in future quarters, risks in product and technology development and rapid technological change, product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing, market acceptance, the sales cycle, changing economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Contact: Meirav Bauer KM Investor relations Tel: +972-3-5167620 [email protected] www.km-ir.co.il

Amnon Shemer Chief Financial Officer [email protected] +972-3-9395023

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