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Eltek Reports Record Revenues of $11.4 Million in the Second Quarter of 2008.


Despite 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 US Dollar, Quarterly Net Loss Reduced Significantly From the $809,000 in the First Quarter to $326,000 in the Second Quarter

Key Highlights for the Second Quarter:

* Revenues increased to $11.4 million, up 32% (YoY).

* Positive 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 $479,000.

* Quarterly US revenues increased 86% (YoY) to $1.6 million.

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 -- Eltek Ltd. (Nasdaq:ELTK), the leading Israeli manufacturer of advanced flex-rigid circuitry solutions, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2008.

Second - Quarter 2008:

Eltek reported revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2008 of $11.4 million, an increase of 32% from the $8.6 million in revenues reported in the second quarter of 2007. The increase in revenues is attributable to the receipt of new orders from new and existing customers, and marks a complete recovery from the loss of the Company's former major customer in the second quarter of 2007.

The average shekel-dollar exchange rate recorded during the second quarter, as compared with the exchange rate in the first quarter, decreased by approximately 6%. Despite the continued devaluation of the US dollar against the 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.  in the second quarter, which had an adverse impact on the bottom line, Eltek managed to reduce its loss in the quarter to $326,000 or ($0.05) 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 from a loss of $809,000 in the first quarter of 2008. Net loss in the second quarter of 2007 was $171,000, or ($0.03) per fully diluted share. The loss in the second quarter of 2008 is mainly attributable to the devaluation of the U.S. dollar against the NIS. The Company's revenues are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, while its operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
, mainly salaries and manufacturing expenses are primarily denominated in NIS.

First Six-Months 2008:

Revenues for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, were $21.8 million compared with revenues of $18.8 million for the comparable period in 2007.

Net loss for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 was $1.1 million, or ($0.17) per fully diluted share, compared with net income of $395,000, or $0.06 per fully diluted share for the same period in 2007. The decrease in net income is mainly attributable to the weakness of the U.S. dollar compared to the NIS, as the majority of the Company's revenues are U.S. dollar denominated, while a significant portion of the Company's expenses is denominated in NIS. The Company also incurred additional sales and marketing expenses due to the expansion of its sales force in the US and Europe, which is expected to generate increased sales of high-end products in the near future.

EBITDA:

In the second quarter of 2008, Eltek had EBITDA of $479,000 compared to EBITDA of $575,000 in the second quarter of 2007. In the first six months of 2008, Eltek had EBITDA of $304,000 compared with EBITDA of $1.8 million in the same period in 2007.

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.[]

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 with GAAP GAAP

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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.

Management Comments:

Arieh Reichart, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eltek, commented: "I am encouraged by the significant increase in revenues to the highest we ever recorded. We managed to completely recover from the loss of a major customer in 2007, adding a substantial number of new projects and new clients to our customer list as we had foreseen fore·see  
tr.v. fore·saw , fore·seen , fore·see·ing, fore·sees
To see or know beforehand: foresaw the rapid increase in unemployment.
 in 2007. We managed to decrease the loss despite of the devaluation of the US dollar against the NIS and reach our efficiency goals due to joined efforts in all levels. I am confident in the company's ability to continue improving its margins in the coming quarters."

"This year, Eltek is focused on strengthening its global marketing presence and establishing its position in the growing American market. Our U.S. revenues in the second quarter set a record high of $1.6 million, 86% above the comparable period in 2007. Based on recent wins and marketing initiatives, we remain confident of our ability to grow our revenues due to our leading products and technologies, which will be reflected during the remainder of 2008 and into 2009," Mr. Reichart concluded.

Amnon Shemer, CFO See Chief Financial Officer.  of Eltek, added: "As an Israeli-based export-focused company, the favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
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1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 revenue growth was offset by increased operating and manufacturing costs, due to the impact of the dollar - shekel exchange rates. However, we managed to improve the contracts with some of our Israeli customers in a manner that minimizes the effect of the strong exchange rate of the Israeli Shekel. We are working hard to improve our margins through reduced use of raw materials, new product price adjustments and increased sales."

"Although our operating measures are in line with the industry for our high-end products, we have improved our manufacturing processes in order to achieve better operating performance and have succeeded in decreasing our operating expenses, mainly in our use of raw materials," Mr. Shemer 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.
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HDI Help Desk Institute
HDI Humpty Dumpty Institute (New York, New York)
HDI High Density Interconnect
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adj.
Consisting of or involving several individual layers or levels.
 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 web site at www.eltekglobal.com.

Forward Looking Statement:

Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  Securities and Exchange Commission.
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