11th May 2016 07:00
11 May 2016
MTI Wireless Edge Ltd
("MTI" or the "Company")
Financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2016
MTI Wireless Edge Ltd. (MWE), a market leader in the manufacture of flat panel antennas for fixed wireless broadband and a wireless irrigation solution provider, today announces its unaudited results for the three months ended 31 March 2016.
Highlights:
· Revenue increased by 48% year-on-year in the first quarter to US$5.25m (Q1 2015: US$3.54m) due to the acquisition of Mottech. The Company's antenna business saw a decrease in turnover of 34%, mainly due to de stocking of a key customer. The Board expects revenues from this customer to return to normal in Q2 2016.Gross profit increased by 40% year-on-year to US$1.8m (Q1 2015: US$1.3m).
· Operating loss of US$0.1m in the quarter (Q1 2015: profit of $US0.1m) due to low revenue levels in the antenna business.
· Cash flow generated from operation of $US0.76m (Q1 2015: cash use of $US0.4m)
· Dividend of US 1.1 cent per share for the year ended 31 December 2015 paid on 1 April 2016.
· Shareholder's equity of US$18.5m (at December 31, 2015: US$18.4m), equivalent to 24.4 pence per share.
· The board remains confident in the outcome for the year to 31 December 2016.
Dov Feiner, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"I am delighted with the integration of Mottech into our company and its contribution to revenue and profit growth. Mottech has made strong progress in the irrigation business in the first quarter of 2016 and we expect this to continue throughout 2016. This growth was offset by slow antenna revenues in the quarter which was mainly due to the fact that our key customer in the antenna sector destocked its antenna inventory in the first quarter. We anticipate a much better performance with this customer for the reminder of the year as their market recovered and they fulfill a backlog of orders. This, together with positive signs in the 80GHz product line and the pipe line of opportunities we see makes us believe that the combined business will continue to grow and continue to be successful in 2016".
For further information please contact:
MTI Wireless Edge Dov Feiner, CEO Moni Borovitz, Financial Director | http://www.mtiwe.com/ +972 3 900 8900 |
Allenby Capital Limited Nick Naylor Alex Brearley | +44 20 3328 5656
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About MTI Wireless Edge
MTI is engaged in the development, production and marketing of High Quality, Low Cost, Flat Panel Antennas for Commercial & for Military applications. Commercial applications such as: WiMAX, Wireless Networking, RFID readers &, Broadband Wireless Access. With over 40 years experience, supplying antennas 100KHz to 90GHz including directional antennas and Omni directional for outdoor and indoor deployments including Smart Antennas for WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Public Safety, RFID and for Base Stations and Terminals - Utility Market. Military applications includes a wide range of broadband, tactical and specialized communications antennas, antenna systems and DF arrays installed on numerous airborne, ground and naval, including submarine, platforms worldwide.
Via its subsidiary, Mottech Water Solutions Ltd ("Mottech"), MTI is also a leading provider of remote control solutions for water and irrigation applications based on Motorola IRRInet state of the art control, monitoring and communication technologies. Mottech, headquartered in Israel, is the global prime distributor of Motorola for the IRRInet remote control solutions serving its customers worldwide through its subsidiaries and a global network of local distributers and representatives. It utilizes over 25 years of experience in providing its customers with remote control and management systems which ensure constant, reliable and accurate water usage, while reducing operational costs and maintenance costly expenses. Mottech activities are focused in the market segments of agriculture, water distribution, Municipal and Commercial Landscape and Wastewater and Storm water Reuse.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
| Three months ended March 31, |
| Year ended December 31, | ||
| 2016 |
| 2015 |
| 2015 |
| U.S. $ in thousands | ||||
| Unaudited |
| Audited | ||
Revenues | 5,253 | 3,542 | 19,579 | ||
Cost of sales | 3,472 | 2,272 | 11,870 | ||
Gross profit | 1,781 | 1,270 | 7,709 | ||
Research and development expenses | 322 | 322 | 1,216 | ||
Distribution expenses | 918 | 411 | 2,408 | ||
General and administrative expenses | 630 | 396 | 2,323 | ||
Profit (Loss) from operations | (89) | 141 | 1,762 | ||
Finance expense | 148 | 99 | 432 | ||
Finance income | 21 | 3 | 44 | ||
Profit (Loss) before income tax | (216) | 45 | 1,374 | ||
Tax on income (tax benefit) | (60) | (30) | 110 | ||
Profit (Loss) | (156) | 75 | 1,264 | ||
Other comprehensive income (net of tax effect): | |||||
Items that will not to be reclassified to profit or loss: | |||||
Re-measurement of defined benefit plans | - | - | (42) | ||
| - | - | (42) | ||
Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss: | |||||
Adjustment arising from translation of financial statements of foreign operations | 261 | - | (77) | ||
| 261 | - | (77) | ||
Total other comprehensive loss | 261 | - | (119) | ||
Total comprehensive income | 105 | 75 | 1,145 | ||
Profit (Loss) Attributable to: |
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Owners of the parent | (150) | 70 | 1,222 | ||
Non-controlling interest | (6) | 5 | 42 | ||
| (156) | 75 | 1,264 | ||
Total comprehensive income (loss) Attributable to: |
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Owners of the parent | 111 | 70 | 1,103 | ||
Non-controlling interest | (6) | 5 | 42 | ||
| 105 | 75 | 1,145 | ||
Earnings per share (dollars per share) |
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Basic | (0.0029) | 0.0014 | 0.0237 | ||
Diluted | (0.0029) | 0.0014 | 0.0235 | ||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding |
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Basic | 51,580,836 | 51,571,990 |
| 51,571,990 | |
Diluted | 52,664,393 | 51,571,990 |
| 51,897,027 | |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the three months period ended March 31, 2016:
| Attributed to owners of the parent |
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| Share capital | Additional paid-in capital | Capital Reserve for share-based payment transactions | Adjustment arising from translation of financial statements of foreign operations | Retained earnings | Total attributable to owners of the parent | Non-controlling interest | Total equity |
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Balance at January 1, 2016 (Audited) | 109 | 14,945 | 304 | (77) | 3,116 | 18,397 | 266 | 18,663 |
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Changes during the three months ended March 31, 2016 (Unaudited): |
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Comprehensive income |
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Loss for the period | - | - | - | - | (150) | (150) | (6) | (156) |
Other comprehensive income |
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Translation differences | - | - | - | 261 | - | 261 | - | 261 |
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Total comprehensive income for the period | - | - | - | 261 | (150) | 111 | (6) | 105 |
Share issuance to non-controlling interests in subsidiary | - | (10) | - | - | - | (10) | 10 | - |
Exercise of options to share capital | - | 6 | (1) | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
Share based payment | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
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Balance at March 31, 2016 (Unaudited) | 109 | 14,941 | 305 | 184 | 2,966 | 18,505 | 270 | 18,775 |
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The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the three months period ended March 31, 2015:
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Balance at January 1, 2015 (Audited) | 109 | 14,945 | 286 | 2,287 | 17,627 | 216 | 17,843 | ||||||
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Changes during the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Unaudited): |
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Comprehensive income for the period | - | - | - | 70 | 70 | 5 | 75 | ||||||
Share based payment | - |
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Balance at March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) | 109 |
| 14,945 | 292 | 2,357 | 17,703 | 221 | 17,924 | |||||
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The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the year ended December 31, 2015 :
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| Share capital | Additional paid-in capital | Capital Reserve from share-based payment transactions | Adjustment arising from translation of financial statements of foreign operations | Retained earnings | Total attributable to owners of the parent | Non-controlling interest | Total equity |
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Balance as at January 1, 2015 | 109 | 14,945 | 286 | - | 2,287 | 17,627 | 216 | 17,843 |
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Changes during 2015: |
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Comprehensive income |
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Income for the period | - | - | - | - | 1,222 | 1,222 | 42 | 1,264 |
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||
Re measurements on defined benefit plans | - | - | - | - | (42) | (42) | - | (42) |
Translation differences | - | - | - | (77) | - | (77) | - | (77) |
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Total comprehensive income for the year | - | - | - | (77) | 1,180 | 1,103 | 42 | 1,145 |
Non-controlling Interest of newly purchased subsidiary | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |
Dividend paid | - | - | - | - | (351) | (351) | - | (351) |
Share based payment | - | - | 18 | - | - | 18 | - | 18 |
Balance as at December 31, 2015 | 109 | 14,945 | 304 | (77) | 3,116 | 18,397 | 266 | 18,663 |
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The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
| 31.03.2016 |
| 31.03.2015 |
| 31.12.2015 |
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| Unaudited |
| Audited | ||
ASSETS | |||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 3,144 | 3,275 | 2,634 | ||
Other current financial assets | 2,109 | 2,872 | 2,086 | ||
Trade receivables | 7,751 | 5,145 | 8,074 | ||
Other receivables | 879 | 857 | 1,296 | ||
Current tax receivables | 183 | 138 | 139 | ||
Inventories | 3,950 |
| 2,844 | 4,426 | |
18,016 |
| 15,131 |
| 18,655 | |
NON-CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||
Long term prepaid expenses | 36 | 10 | 28 | ||
Property, plant and equipment | 5,578 | 5,127 | 5,643 | ||
Investment property | 646 | 1,230 | 656 | ||
Deferred tax assets | 502 | 404 | 393 | ||
Intangible assets | 402 | - | 429 | ||
Goodwill | 573 |
| 406 | 573 | |
7,737 |
| 7,177 |
| 7,722 | |
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Total assets | 25,753 |
| 22,308 | 26,377 | |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
| 31.03.2016 |
| 31.03.2015 |
| 31.12.2015 | |
| U.S. $ In thousands | |||||
| Unaudited |
| Audited | |||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||
Current maturities and short term Loans | 812 | 270 | 792 | |||
Trade payables | 1,648 | 1,682 | 1,772 | |||
Other accounts payables | 1,620 | 784 | 2,098 | |||
Current tax payables | 194 | - | 192 | |||
| 4,274 | 2,736 | 4,854 | |||
NON- CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||
Loans from banks, net of current maturities | 2,209 | 1,276 | 2,381 | |||
Employee benefits | 403 | 372 | 387 | |||
Other liabilities | 92 | - | 92 | |||
| 2,704 | 1,648 | 2,860 | |||
Total liabilities | 6,978 | 4,384 | 7,714 | |||
EQUITY | ||||||
Equity attributable to owners of the parent | ||||||
Share capital | 109 | 109 | 109 | |||
Additional paid-in capital | 14,941 | 14,945 | 14,945 | |||
Capital reserve from share-based payment transactions | 305 | 292 | 304 | |||
Translation differences | 184 | - | (77) | |||
Retained earnings | 2,966 | 2,357 | 3,116 | |||
| 18,505 | 17,703 | 18,397 | |||
Non-controlling interest | 270 | 221 | 266 | |||
Total equity | 18,775 | 17,924 | 18,663 | |||
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Total equity and liabilities | 25,753 | 22,308 | 26,377 | |||
May 10, 2016 |
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Date of approval of financial statements |
| Moshe Borovitz Finance Director | Dov Feiner Chief Executive Officer | Zvi Borovitz Non-executive Chairman |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS
| Three months ended March 31, |
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||
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| 2015 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |||||||||
Profit (loss) for the period | (156) | 75 | 1,264 | ||||||
Adjustments for: | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 162 | 127 | 593 | ||||||
Loss (gain) from investments in financial assets | 39 | 22 | (36) | ||||||
Equity settled share-based payment expense | 2 | 6 | 18 | ||||||
Finance expenses, net | 32 | 20 | 113 | ||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | (60) | (30) | 110 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||
Decrease in inventories | 481 | 97 | 90 | ||||||
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | 579 | (133) | (1,136) | ||||||
Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivables and prepaid expenses | 410 | (84) | (326) | ||||||
Decrease in trade and other accounts payables | (620) | (468) | (98) | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in employee benefits, net |
| 16 |
| 7 |
| (54) | |||
Interest paid |
| (32) |
| (20) |
| (113) | |||
Income tax paid |
| (92) |
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| (214) | |||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 761 | (382) | 211 | ||||||
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS
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Cash Flows From Investing Activities: | ||||||||
Sale of investments in financial assets, net | - | 833 | 1,639 | |||||
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired | - | - | (3,042) | |||||
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | ||||||||
Exercise of share options | 5 | - | - | |||||
Long term loan received from banks | - | - | 2,090 | |||||
Dividend paid to the owners of the parent | - | - | (351) | |||||
Repayment of long-term loan from banks |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period |
| 506 | 357 | (276) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period |
| 2,634 |
| 2,918 |
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Exchange differences on balances of cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period |
| 3,144 |
| 3,275 |
| 2,634 | ||
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Appendix A - Non-cash transactions:
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Purchase of property and equipment against trade payables | 22 |
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The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - General:
Corporate information:
M.T.I Wireless Edge Ltd. (hereafter - the Company) is an Israeli corporation. The Company was incorporated under the Companies Act in Israel on December 30, 1998 as a wholly- owned subsidiary of M.T.I Computers and Software Services (1982) Ltd. (hereafter - the Parent Company) and commenced operations on July 1, 2000.
Since March 2006, the Company's shares have been traded on the AIM Stock Exchange.
The formal address of the company is 11 Hamelacha Street, Afek industrial Park, Rosh-Ha'Ayin, Israel.
The Company is engaged in the development, design, manufacture and marketing of antennas and accessories. Via its subsidiary, Mottech Water solutions, MTI is also a leading provider of remote control solutions for water and irrigation applications based on Motorola IRRInet state of the art control, monitoring and communication technologies.
On April 28, 2015 the Company signed an agreement for the purchase of 100% of the share capital of Mottech Water Solutions ltd ("Mottech"), a provider of wireless control products and services, for a consideration of approximately US$ 4 million (15.5 million New Israeli Shekels) plus an additional contingent payment based on performance which could rich up to about US$ 750 thousand (3 million New Israeli Shekels). The acquisition was completed on June 11, 2015 and funded by long-term bank loan and independent sources.
Mottech is a global distributor and integrator of Motorola's wireless control solutions, which includes a portfolio of radio-enabled sensors and switches managed by control software. Mottech primarily operates in the water management sector and has developed proprietary wireless management solutions for commercial irrigation, municipal water authorities and water distributors. A typical solution reduces costs for the client, for example Mottech provides a commercial farm irrigation system that monitors the local environment, weather and soil sensors in real-time and Mottech's propriety software automatically operates irrigation and fertilizer pump stations to optimize these critical costs for the farm.
Mottech was set up in May 2014 and acquired its business and assets at the same time from the Israeli court. The assets had been placed in the Israeli court following the previous owner going into administration as result of business failure of a subsidiary which is not part of Mottech or its business today.
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies:
The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the preparation of financial statements for interim periods, as prescribed in International Accounting Standard No. 34 ("Interim Financial Reporting").
The interim consolidated financial information set out above does not constitute full year end accounts within the meaning of Israeli Companies Law. It has been prepared on the going concern basis in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Statutory financial information for the financial year ended December 31, 2015 was approved by the board on February 16, 2016. The report of the auditors on those financial statements was unqualified. The interim consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2016 have not been audited.
The interim consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements as of 31 December, 2015 and for the year then ended and with the notes thereto, The significant accounting policies applied in the annual financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2015 are applied consistently in these interim consolidated financial statements, except for the impact of the adoption of the Standards and Interpretations described below.
Note 3 - operating SEGMENTS:
Following the acquisition of the new operation the Group's chief operating decision maker examines operating segments differently from the past and therefore commencing the current financial statements the following table's present revenue and profit information regarding the Group's operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively and for the year ended December 31, 2015.
Three months ended March 31, 2016 (Unaudited) |
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Revenue | ||||||
External |
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| 2,932 |
| 5,253 |
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Total |
| 2,321 |
| 2,932 |
| 5,253 |
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Segment income |
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| 311 |
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Finance expense, net |
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Profit before income tax |
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Depreciation and other non-cash expenses |
| 150 |
| 12 |
| 162 |
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Three months ended March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
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| Antennas* |
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Revenue | ||||||
External |
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Total |
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Segment income |
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| 141 |
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Finance expense, net |
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Profit before income tax |
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Depreciation and other non-cash expenses |
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| 127 |
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Year ended December 31, 2015 (audited) |
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External |
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| 6,274 |
| 19,579 |
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Total |
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| 6,274 |
| 19,579 |
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Segment profit |
| 859 |
| 903 |
| 1,762 |
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Unallocated corporate expenses |
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Finance expense, net |
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Profit before income tax |
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Depreciation and amortization |
| 561 |
| 32 |
| 593 |
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(*) Results for seven month ending December 31, 2015:
Note 4 -TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
The Parent Company and other related parties provide certain services to the Group as follows:
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Purchased Goods | 34 |
| 31 | 328 | ||||
Management Fee | 94 |
| 91 | 410 | ||||
Services Fee | 62 |
| 53 | 212 | ||||
Leaseincome | (18) |
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Compensation of key management personnel of the Group:
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| Year ended December 31, |
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Short-term employee benefits *) | 178 |
| 179 | 738 | ||||
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*) Including Management fees for the CEO, Director executive management and other related parties.
All Transactions are made at market value.
| 31.03.2016 |
| 31.03.2015 |
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Related parties | 108 |
| 34 |
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Note 5 - SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:
a. On January 12, 2016, following the approval of its shareholders, the Company adopted a change to its article of association allowing the Company the ability to pay dividends by way of scrip, meaning the board would be able to announce a dividend which could be paid in cash or through the issue of new shares in the Company (the "Scrip Dividend Policy").Under the Scrip Dividend Policy, shareholders could, in the future, be given the option to elect to receive dividends in new shares of the Company rather than in cash. The default arrangement will be for the payment of dividends in cash, and if the shareholder prefers to receive their dividends in new shares of the Company, then they would have to make an election. There would be no ability to make mixed elections and each shareholder would be able to choose either cash or new shares but not both. The decision to offer shareholders a scrip dividend alternative for future dividend payments will be at the sole discretion of the Board.
b. During the quarter several employees exercised options to 35 thousand shares in exchange for an approximately of $5 thousand.
Note 6 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
a. On April 1, 2016 the company paid a dividend of 1.1 cents per share totaling approximately $567 thousand.
b. On April 2016, an employee exercised options to 40 thousand shares in exchange for an approximately of $5 thousand.
c. On May 2, 2016 shares in Mottech Water Management (Pty) Ltd. in South Africa ("Mottech SA") were allotted to its general manager. Following this allotment the Company owns 85% of Mottech SA.
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Mti Wireless