Exhibit 1

CROW ANNOUNCES FIRST HALF 2005 RESULTS
First half net income of NIS 1.6m vs. net loss of NIS 3.3m for the same period in 2004
Airport City, Israel, 06 September 2005– Crow Technologies 1977 Ltd. (OTC: CRWTF),a worldwide leading manufacturer of residential, commercial and industrial security products, today announced its consolidated financial results for the first half and second quarter, ended June 30, 2005 according to Israeli GAAP.
Revenues for the first half of 2005 were NIS 56.3 million compared with NIS 56.2 million in the same period of last year. Revenues only grew marginally year over year, due to the fact that during the second quarter, Crow moved from its headquarters in Holon to significantly larger facilities in Airport City. During the move, the Company’s manufacturing facility was shutdown for approximately two weeks.
Operating income for the first half of 2005 was NIS 3.6 million or 6.4% of revenues, compared with NIS 6.8 million, or 12.1% of revenues in the first half of 2004. Margins were negatively affected by the closure of the facilities and the cost of the move.
Net income for the first half of 2005 was NIS 1.6 million or 2.9% of revenues, compared with a net loss of NIS 3.3 million in the similar period of last year. During the first half of 2004, Crow made a larger than usual provision for tax expenses and doubtful debts.
Mr. Shmuel Melman, Chief Executive Officer of Crow said, “We are very focused on improving and increasing the efficiency of our manufacturing facilities, as the demand for our products continually grows. Our move to a much larger facility in the second quarter has substantially increased our production capabilities, giving us growing room for years to come. However, our second quarter revenues and margins suffered from the fact that our manufacturing facilities were not operational during the move. Despite this, our first half revenues held steady over last year and the revenues that were not achieved in June were regained in July.”
Mr. Melman concluded, “We are continuously pursuing and negotiating new OEM contracts with major market players that we believe will provide us with a steady revenue stream and future growth. We believe that with our new facilities fully operational now, we will show significant improvements in our results over the rest of the year.”
About Crow
Crow is a worldwide leading designer and manufacturer of electronic intruder alarm systems and detection devices. With a full range of wired and wireless control panels, intrusion alarm detectors, unique outdoor detection devices, access control systems, and smart communication accessories for the security industry, Crow offers its proven expertise to the security industry and faces the evolving needs of the security marketplace.
Crow’s products are used worldwide by professional installers and central stations to protect residential, commercial, industrial and military installations. Crow has established a worldwide dynamic network of over 50 distributors and sales offices, making the best use of its most advanced technologies, state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing facilities. Its Total Quality Management is in line with the latest international standards.
Crow’s website iswww.thecrowgroup.com
Contact Details
Kenny Green / Ehud Helft
GK Investor Relations
Tel: (US) 1 866 704 6710 (UK) +44 871 474 1219 (Israel) +972 3 607 4717
E-mail:kenny@gk-biz.com / ehud@gk-biz.com
Safe Harbour
This press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future performance of the Company. These statements are only predictions and may change as time passes. We do not assume any obligation to update that information. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected, including as a result of changing industry and market trends, reduced demand for our products, the timely development of our new products and their adoption by the market, increased competition in the industry and price reductions, as well as due to risks identified in the documents filed by the Company with the SEC.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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| December 31,
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| Reported NIS
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ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CURRENT ASSETS: | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | 12,749 | | | 8,781 | | | 12,884 | | | 2,817 | |
Marketable securities | | | | 45 | | | 49 | | | 76 | | | 17 | |
Trade receivables, net | | | | 25,608 | | | 27,543 | | | 21,732 | | | 4,751 | |
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses | | | | 4,475 | | | 5,621 | | | 6,290 | | | 1,375 | |
Inventories | | | | 31,031 | | | 29,341 | | | 33,597 | | | 7,346 | |
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Total current assets | | | | 73,908 | | | 71,335 | | | 74,579 | | | 16,306 | |
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS: | | |
Loan to other companies | | | | 54 | | | 54 | | | - | | | - | |
Investment in an affiliate | | | | 865 | | | 1,124 | | | 765 | | | 168 | |
Loans to jointly controlled entities | | | | 1,293 | | | 1,319 | | | 3,606 | | | 788 | |
Non current inventory | | | | 2,078 | | | 2,183 | | | 1,587 | | | 347 | |
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Total long-term investments | | | | 4,290 | | | 4,680 | | | 5,958 | | | 1,303 | |
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET | | | | 17,382 | | | 17,348 | | | 19,430 | | | 4,248 | |
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INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS, NET | | | | 3,671 | | | 4,585 | | | 2,531 | | | 553 | |
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Total assets | | | | 99,251 | | | 97,948 | | | 102,498 | | | 22,410 | |
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* | For convenience, we provide a translation from NIS to US$ using the exchange rate as of June 30, 2005 of $ 1 = NIS 4.574. |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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| December 31,
| June 30,
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| 2004
| 2005
| 2005
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| Reported NIS
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES: | | |
Short-term loans and bank credit | | | | 30,730 | | | 23,960 | | | 21,611 | | | 4,725 | |
Current maturities of long-term loans | | | | 4,003 | | | 9,040 | | | 5,517 | | | 1,206 | |
Trade payables | | | | 10,873 | | | 13,624 | | | 12,264 | | | 2,681 | |
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | | 18,791 | | | 15,080 | | | 20,984 | | | 4,588 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | | 64,397 | | | 61,704 | | | 60,376 | | | 13,200 | |
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LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: | | |
Long-term loans from banks | | | | 7,130 | | | 10,823 | | | 12,445 | | | 2,721 | |
Long-term loans from minority in a subsidiaries | | | | 1,302 | | | 1,709 | | | 1,119 | | | 245 | |
Accrued severance pay, net | | | | 2,266 | | | 2,319 | | | 2,652 | | | 580 | |
Deferred taxes on income | | | | 451 | | | 1,604 | | | 372 | | | 81 | |
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Total long-term liabilities | | | | 11,149 | | | 16,455 | | | 16,588 | | | 3,627 | |
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MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES | | | | 1,310 | | | 837 | | | 1,338 | | | 292 | |
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | | |
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.25 par value each - | | |
Authorized: 5,000,000 shares at December 31, | | |
2004 and June 30, 2004 and 2005; Issued and | | |
outstanding: 4,372,275 shares at December | | |
31, 2004 and June 30, 2004 and 2005 | | | | 15,355 | | | 15,355 | | | 15,355 | | | 3,357 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | | 21,244 | | | 21,244 | | | 21,244 | | | 4,645 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | | | | 489 | | | 414 | | | 648 | | | 142 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | | (14,693 | ) | | (18,061 | ) | | (13,051 | ) | | (2,853 | ) |
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Total shareholders' equity | | | | 22,395 | | | 18,952 | | | 24,196 | | | 5,291 | |
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | | | 99,251 | | | 97,948 | | | 102,498 | | | 22,410 | |
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* | For convenience, we provide a translation from NIS to US$ using the exchange rate as of June 30, 2005 of $ 1 = NIS 4.574. |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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| Year ended December 31,
| Three months ended June 30,
| Six months ended June 30,
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| 2004
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| Reported NIS
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Sales | | | | 114,915 | | | 27,325 | | | 56,204 | | | 56,303 | | | 12,309 | |
Cost of sales | | | | 70,282 | | | 17,831 | | | 33,613 | | | 36,519 | | | 7,984 | |
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Gross profit | | | | 44,633 | | | 9,494 | | | 22,591 | | | 19,784 | | | 4,325 | |
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Research and development expenses | | | | 6,752 | | | 2,081 | | | 3,068 | | | 3,900 | | | 853 | |
Selling and marketing expenses | | | | 10,946 | | | 2,659 | | | 4,756 | | | 5,264 | | | 1,151 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | | 12,591 | | | 3,008 | | | 7,515 | | | 6,576 | | | 1,439 | |
Amortization of other assets | | | | 923 | | | 231 | | | 462 | | | 462 | | | 101 | |
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Operating income | | | | 13,421 | | | 1,515 | | | 6,790 | | | 3,582 | | | 781 | |
Financial expenses (income), net | | | | 2,687 | | | (97 | ) | | 1,050 | | | 180 | | | 37 | |
Other expenses, net | | | | 2,779 | | | 188 | | | 2,294 | | | 380 | | | 83 | |
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Income before taxes on income | | | | 7,955 | | | 1,424 | | | 3,446 | | | 3,022 | | | 661 | |
Taxes on income | | | | 7,019 | | | 357 | | | 6,473 | | | 1,220 | | | 267 | |
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| | | | 936 | | | 1,067 | | | (3,027 | ) | | 1,802 | | | 394 | |
Equity in losses of an affiliate | | | | (159 | ) | | (34 | ) | | (35 | ) | | (132 | ) | | (29 | ) |
Minority interest in earnings of | | |
subsidiaries | | | | (736 | ) | | (175 | ) | | (265 | ) | | (28 | ) | | (6 | ) |
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Net income (loss) | | | | 41 | | | 858 | | | (3,327 | ) | | 1,642 | | | 359 | |
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Net earnings (loss) per 4 Ordinary | | |
shares of NIS 0.25 each (equal to | | |
NIS 1 par value) ** | | | | 0.04 | | | 0.78 | | | (3.04 | ) | | 1.5 | | | 0.33 | |
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Net earnings (loss) per 1 Ordinary | | |
share of NIS 0.25 ** | | | | 0.01 | | | 0.20 | | | (0.76 | ) | | 0.38 | | | 0.08 | |
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* | For convenience, we provide a translation from NIS to US$ using the exchange rate as of June 30, 2005 of $ 1 = NIS 4.574. |
** | Ordinary shares of NIS 0.25 par value each - Issued and outstanding: 4,372,275 shares as of June 30, 2004, December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005. |