Eltek Announces Third-Quarter 2006 Financial Results.* Continued double-digit dou·ble-dig·it adj. Being between 10 and 99 percent: double-digit inflation. organic revenue growth, reaching a record level of $10.2 million in Q3, up 20% * Eighth consecutive quarter of profitability, net income $480,000 in Q3, up 24 % PETACH-TIKVA, Israel Israel, in the Bible Israel (ĭz`rēəl, ĭz`rāəl) [as understood by Hebrews,=he strives with God], according to the book of Genesis, name given to Jacob as eponymous ancestor of the Hebrews, the chosen people of God. -- Eltek Ltd. (Nasdaq:ELTK), the leading Israeli manufacturer of advanced flex-rigid circuitry solutions, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2006. Third - Quarter 2006 Financial Highlights: * Record revenues of $ 10.2 million, up 20% from Q3 2005. * Quarterly operating income Operating Income The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. of $ 598,000 up 16% * Quarterly net income up 24% to $ 480,000 or $ 0.07 per fully diluted di·lute tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes 1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water. 2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture. share Eltek reported revenues for the three months ended September September: see month. 30, 2006 of NIS Niš or Nish (both: nēsh), city (1991 pop. 175,391), SE Serbia, on the Nišava River. An important railway and industrial center, it has industries that manufacture textiles, electronics, spirits, and locomotives. 44.1 million ($10.2 million) compared with NIS 36.6 million ($ 8.5 million) for the third quarter of 2005. The increase in revenues is attributable to new customers and new projects with existing customers, along with increased sales with respect to ongoing projects. Net income for the third quarter totalled NIS 2.1 million ($ 480,000), or $ 0.07 per fully diluted share compared with net income of NIS 1.7 million ($ 386,000), or $ 0.06 per fully diluted share for the same quarter in 2005. The third quarter of 2006 was the Company's eighth consecutive quarter of profitability. First Nine Months 2006 Financial Highlights: * Revenues of $ 30.3 million, up 24% from comparable period in 2005. * Nine months operating income of $ 2 million, up 83% * Nine months net income up 135% to $ 1.6 million, or $ 0.23 per fully diluted share Revenues for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006, were NIS 130.5 million ($ 30.3 million) compared with revenues of NIS 104.9 million ($ 24.4 million) for the comparable period in 2005. Net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 was NIS 6.9 million ($ 1.6 million), or $ 0.23 per fully diluted share, compared with a net income of NIS 3.0 million ($ 688 thousand) or $ 0.10 per fully diluted share for the same period in 2005. In the third quarter of 2006, Eltek had EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become of $ 1.2 million compared to EBITDA of $ 1.2 million in the third quarter of 2005. In the first nine months of 2006, Eltek had EBITDA of $ 3.9 million compared with EBITDA of $ 3.2 million in the same period in 2005. ELTEK uses EBITDA as a non-GAAP financial performance measurement. EBITDA is calculated by adding back to net income interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is provided to investors to complement results provided in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[] As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh. with GAAP GAAP See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). , as management believes the measure helps illustrate underlying operating trends in the Company's business and uses the measure to establish internal budgets and goals, manage the business and evaluate performance. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Arieh Reichart, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eltek, said, "Our third quarter results continued a two year string of increased revenue and profitability relative to comparable prior year quarters. New high - end PCBs customer engagements, gradually expanded production capacity and increasing production efficiency have contributed to the highest revenues in our history for the first nine months of 2006." Mr. Reichart added: "We currently expect a favourable shift in our revenue growth profile toward our higher margin high - end PCBs component. In order to meet the expected increase in high - end customer demand, and in light of high plant utilization rate, we carefully plan to grow our capacity and modify our production processes." Amnon Shemer, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Eltek commented: "In the third quarter we grew our quarterly operating and net income by 16% and 24%, respectively, from the corresponding quarter in 2005. During Q3 we managed our business to offset higher raw material costs and the continued devaluation devaluation, decreasing the value of one nation's currency relative to gold or the currencies of other nations. It is usually undertaken as a means of correcting a deficit in the balance of payments. of the U.S. dollar against the NIS resulting in our receiving less NIS for each dollar denominated sale, while a significant part of our expenses, primarily employee salaries, are denominated in NIS." "In the fourth quarter of 2006 and through the first half of 2007, we plan to continue to adjust our capacity and manufacturing processes to meet the demand for our products," he continued. "We are investing in our facility, equipment, people and development of our supply chain. During the first nine months of 2006, we invested over $ 1.7 million in capital expenditures, including $ 643 thousand in the third quarter," he concluded. About the Company Eltek is Israel's leading manufacturers of printed circuit boards, the core circuitry of most electronic devices. It specializes in the complex high-end of PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. manufacturing, i.e., HDI HDI Human Development Index (UNDP yardstick of human welfare) HDI Help Desk Institute HDI Humpty Dumpty Institute (New York, New York) HDI High Density Interconnect , multi-layered and flex-rigid boards. Eltek's technologically advanced circuitry solutions are used in today's increasingly sophisticated and compact electronic products.. For more information, visit Eltek's World Wide Web site at www.eltekglobal.com. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] |
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