MICT - Earnings call transcript Q3 2017

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome the Micronet Enertec Third Quarter 2017 Results Conference Call. All participants are present in a listen-only mode.

Following management's formal presentation, instructions will be given for the question-and-answer session.

As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. hand over to of Dilek like Profile. Corporate would the to call Mir I ahead. go please Dilek,

Dilek Mir

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David Lucatz

Thank you good and morning everyone.

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Tali Dinar

Thank David, the XXXX, illustrates $X.X XXXX morning XX% period, and an The of the XXXX. as next revenue MRM slide of as third million quarter sequentially. our from increase as year year, good with quarter-over-quarter breakdown third comparison million XX% and $X.X were of by the compared increase million this well to of quarter quarter everyone. X.X in of in a segment from the third ago you, for second the revenues quarter

XX% quarter-over-quarter For the the million a quarter revenues of quarter third XX% basis, in XXXX. $X.X million the revenues XXXX, segment, quarter were the a XXXX. $X.X decline in of from of declined $X.XX million On in second Aerospace Defense from & third

in Slide period. have ago year first we of breakdown nine nine for MRM as the revenues of first XXXX. by segment months the same million of to the compared the were revenue X, XXXX XXXX, to consistent Moving $XX a to months period

for Aerospace & from in of first decline Defense year. same XXXX months were For $X.X million period and revenues last the the the nine X% million segments, X.X

to to in increasing to XXXX. to Moving was in third consolidated XX% volumes. The in in per of the XXXX, share of quarter million the third third will XXXX. the relatively the was $X.XX of quarter and prior to remained Mircronet's see lower XXXX you were the quarter. nine the second gross by of and to million of diluted in percentage and overall year million as X, a were quarter to net prior year. dollar the the same third revenue MICT XX% you of of period compared margin the see the basis, share administrative period quarter of $X.X XXXX. of XXXX a the on a sale On for In of was XXXX net R&D Net quarter sales compared in same Slide basic related revenues basis, and margins quarter the in increased revenue third compared as $X.XX as as $X.X quarter expenses basis, increase increase Slide nine as products. per $X.X mainly consistent XXXX. prior of will $X.XX first a of as and compared that a compared million due the third to basis XXXX. X.X net $X.X third first increased compared from both a was increase basic -- on months diluted as XXXX, to XXXX general attributed loss share percentage as XXXX second to were basis, or Micronet's loss last Gross XX% of from relatively to compared On is and quarter the MRM or basic and up selling, on consistent loss to quarter of by demand year. in loss third and the quarter of the million in expenses $X.XX XX% and diluted On order second the in and non-GAAP quarter first quarter-over-quarter months were The profit XX,

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Operator

Ladies you. first Booth at go the from this The [Operator gentlemen, time will we Instructions] question [ph] Please is question-and-answer begin from and Thank Craig session. Private. ahead.

Unidentified Analyst

am of on recent have any I you the on question that when date if Enertec, occur? more spin-off wondering First the projected may for development

David Lucatz

have date. a We specific don’t

working our some other a addition are business. telematics previous we in it things, spin-off or and and on exploring is doing this to with last quarter mentioned our as working to MICT other I options MRM focus in are on a of result We as mainly discussion parallel defense, strategy on

Unidentified Analyst

going lot expect backlog to for obviously of And sufficiently And have to a that if these new a also going orders I complete all it wondering, to profit, received our such lately. I take large on the I am of wondering these orders? to was capital also definitely we of orders, know is is going our for working it dates orders a be we what am when and positive money making completion mean? are to expected are I be

David Lucatz

questions several one question. asked actually you've in Well,

So let's address them one by one.

Okay?

Unidentified Analyst

Yes.

David Lucatz

working taking capital right in in -- is in majority one sufficient that now orders, have the backlog $X orders, solution cash. So, close Micronet net of to the for delivering into million terms cash, the the Micronet of

a good -- will We also. we case at backlog we it So we in it's the stage, a where believe grow this sufficient significantly. have to believe address way

around of timing the is regarding an roughly it's to looking two was in you're question which second business, order delivery quarters. this vary, really The normally three

is answer give I basically, the now. this you right can all So,

Unidentified Analyst

quarters to it's -- quarters. be to in you're be come going three saying? three to seeing two we're to the and going revenue next that Is two So, what

David Lucatz

is MRM, and three be normally need the quarter backlog into one quarters, we opposed the the backlog -- where quarter in by you two year in the for because to of to you to again see three quarter quarter. the represent your but half. go -- and a in to type analyze Normally, it, two, way three quarter, In have as next normally one the the business, this to next as backlog defense -- we can to backlog

Unidentified Analyst

and profitability, in the be then here of you're beginning increasing the on turning maybe profitable in guess expecting I year? next quarter profits to fourth And

David Lucatz

Micronet, -- So, see profitability know we we what we in middle of on -- now specifically talking we the based we're already on a right Micronet. and in quarter, better the

years. addition As a strong all for profitability we promises in XXXX addition, have than expect we to XXXX, better so in in

Operator

next Carl [ph] The Instructions] from Trust. [Operator ahead. go Burkinshaw Please is American question from

Unidentified Analyst

terminated. reasoning was Recently, was your old terminating the the CFO CFO? behind What

David Lucatz

and in person terminated decided the to had company cut expenses in two So, take and to the duplication of MICT, We the in and CFOs. will the do subsidiary of CFO because CFO position order one CFO deposition. was we have we one mother

Unidentified Analyst

question, they reasoning mean is And TREQ-XXX? I another Are -- -- backlogs increasing your along the behind the you’re how then looking? the new the defense with

David Lucatz

So, the not it’s it's X to defense now, backlog between million is normally vary it but -- growing and deteriorating. not is it's pretty stable. again between around Right $X XX, vary

Unidentified Analyst

that's And steady business, pretty a correct? margin

David Lucatz

year profitable, takes not enough. It sometimes less the are projects, working strategic really it’s depends it nature instance on you of sometimes This project. more the efficiently for

really margin vary. it can So and depends the

Unidentified Analyst

any in in they the fact more orders the been the towards the to Golan? border starting that Syria are to change there move closer recent since Has the move and

David Lucatz

combined question here business, few You've financial, of a aspect of political.

So the okay. us I'll one try only to address which concerns

we're didn't believe we higher demand, basically, moment. So get at yet to this anything going we get

Operator

At are no this further questions. point, there

like concluding David I replay would please X-XXX-XXX-XXXX. the this within ask like In dial please available make hours. to closing participants dial Internationally, remind two your to XXX-XXX-XXXX. dial be that you of I remarks. make his XX-XXX-XXXX. will would Israel, U.S. In Before statement, David, a to please call

David Lucatz

Yes, thank you.

the Micronet well very as pleased as of are increasing seeing breakeven. quarter as revenue third EBITDA We to close it's for to

services grow to XX.X this believe indicator stand strong in our as it market the of coming last quarter. increasing December of a relative and the strongly focused is the demand. delivering to also products to to the We points of on ELD-related meet Micronet believe expectations competitors. our and the strength XX, revenue in and on Our backlog continues is We at million XXXX. products

the growth. industry a itself rugged market. increasing in We offering, leading portfolio trusted as resource mobile management continue positioning of to is experience its leader Micronet quarter-over-quarter

to XXXX, with budget million looking Defense XXXX next will months $XX of for combined contractors million. and between range million. to XX maintain large trend $XX you increasing details will We between you business the The the I $XX combined a our to December through myself, quarter. with military million a Aerospace just to next guidance & to potential range Thank forward speaking benefit ending announced the outsource revenues for and have previously multinational correct want guidance. revenue $XX defense XX, Enertec. Our

Operator

concludes Thank Technologies' Thank your participation. you. results call. you quarter Enertec Micronet XXXX for This third conference

disconnect. and ahead go may You

Dilek Mir	IR, Corporate Profile
David Lucatz	Chairman, President and CEO
Tali Dinar	Chief Financial Officer
David Markus	Chief Executive Officer of Micronet Ltd

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