RISHON LEZION, Israel, March 18, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. (the "Company", "BOS") (Nasdaq:BOSC), a leading provider of RFID and supply chain solutions to global enterprises, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and a forecast for operating profit in year 2010.
Revenues for year 2009 amounted to $33.3 million, compared to $50.8 million in year 2008. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 amounted to $8.2 million, compared to $11.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. The significant reduction in revenues is mainly attributed to the global economic crisis. During the fourth quarter of 2009, and in the first two months of 2010 the company has seen signs of recovery in its backlog, which grew from $9.9 million in September 2009 to $12.7 million in December 2009.
Gross profit for 2009 was 13.2% compared to 19.6% in 2008. Gross loss for the fourth quarter of 2009 was (1.5%) compared to gross profit of 11.5% in the fourth quarter of 2008. The decrease in the gross margin is attributed mainly to inventory write-offs in amount of $2.5 million in year 2009, $1.3 million of which were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2009. Inventory write off in year 2008 amounted to $339,000, which were recorded in the fourth quarter of year 2008.
Net losses for 2009 amounted to $9.1 million, which include $2.5 million inventory write off, $1.2 million impairment of goodwill, $649,000 stock based compensation and $357,000 impairment of investment in companies.
Net loss for 2008 amounted to $6.4 million, which include $339,000 inventory write off, $1.9 million impairment of goodwill, $581,000 stock based compensation and $1.4 million impairment of investment in companies.
Yuval Viner, BOS CEO, stated, "As previously announced, based on the significant cost reduction measures we implemented in January 2010 and the continued growth in backlog, in 2010, we expect to turn an operating profit, and revenues exceeding $35 million. We continue to launch new RFID-related products and services and strengthen our current supply chain offerings in Israel and abroad. With our growing product portfolio and expertise in the RFID market, we are well positioned to increase revenues and improve our operating results."
Avidan Zelicovski, BOS President, added, "We have been focusing on our core businesses, divesting non-core activities, integrating aspects of the company in order to reduce costs and generate revenues, and are keeping a tight watch on costs."
About BOS
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq:BOSC) is a leading provider of RFID and Supply Chain solutions to global enterprises. BOS' RFID and supply chain offerings are helping over 2,000 customers worldwide improve the efficiency of enterprise logistics and organizational monitoring and control. BOS' RFID and mobile division offers both turnkey integration services as well as stand-alone products, including best-of-breed RFID and AIDC hardware and communications equipment, BOS middleware, and industry-specific software applications. The Company's supply chain divisions provide RFID and electronic components consolidation services to the aerospace, defense, medical, telecommunications industries as well as to enterprise customers worldwide.
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Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect management's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of BOS. These risk factors and uncertainties include, amongst others, the dependency of sales being generated from one or few major customers, the uncertainty of our being able to maintain current gross profit margins, inability to keep up or ahead of technology and to succeed in a highly competitive industry, inability to maintain marketing and distribution arrangements and to expand our overseas markets, uncertainty with respect to the prospects of legal claims against BOS, the effect of exchange rate fluctuations and general worldwide economic conditions; and additional risks and uncertainties detailed in BOS's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. BOS undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||||
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Year ended December 31, |
Three months ended December 31, |
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| 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | (Unaudited) | ||
| Revenues | $33,253 | $50,849 | $8,157 | $11,527 |
| Inventory write off | 2,530 | 339 | 1,330 | 339 |
| Cost of revenues | 26,321 | 40,511 | 6,951 | 9,862 |
| Gross profit (loss) | 4,402 | 9,999 | (124) | 1,326 |
| Operating costs and expenses: | ||||
| Research and development | 360 | 844 | (137) | 196 |
| Sales and marketing | 7,773 | 9,712 | 1,298 | 2,718 |
| General and administrative | 2,364 | 2,029 | 1,080 | 658 |
| Impairment of goodwill | 1,218 | 1,873 | -- | 1,873 |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 11,715 | 14,458 | 2,241 | 5,445 |
| Operating loss | (7,313) | (4,459) | (2,365) | (4,119) |
| Financial expenses, net | (838) | (636) | (314) | (99) |
| Other expenses net | (409) | (1,448) | (106) | (1,202) |
| Loss before taxes on income | (8,560) | (6,543) | (2,785) | (5,420) |
| (Taxes on income) tax benefit | (541) | 403 | (475) | (48) |
| Loss from continuing operations | ($9,101) | ($6,140) | ($3,260) | ($5,468) |
| Loss related to discontinued operations | -- | (260) | -- | (22) |
| Net loss | ($9,101) | ($6,400) | ($3,260) | ($5,490) |
| Basic and diluted net loss per share from continuing operations | ($0.70) | ($0.51) | ($0.25) | ($0.44) |
| Diluted net loss per share from discontinued operations | $ -- | ($0.02) | $ -- | $ -- |
| Basic and Diluted loss per share | ($0.70) | ($0.53) | ($0.25) | ($0.44) |
| Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic net earnings per share | 13,030,101 | 11,979,216 | 13,037,777 | 12,379,656 |
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Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted net earnings per share |
13,030,101 | 11,979,216 | 13,037,777 | 12,379,656 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET |
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| (U.S. dollars in thousands) | ||
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December 31, 2009 |
December 31, 2008 |
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| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |
| ASSETS | ||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $597 | $1,637 |
| Trade receivables, net | 8,685 | 13,314 |
| Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses | 1,043 | 1,155 |
| Inventories | 8,776 | 10,346 |
| Investment in other company | 361 | -- |
| Total current assets | 19,462 | 26,452 |
| LONG-TERM ASSETS: | ||
| Severance pay fund | 652 | 652 |
| Investment in other companies | 218 | 882 |
| Deferred tax | -- | 452 |
| Other assets | 123 | -- |
| Total long-term assets | 993 | 1,986 |
| PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET | 1,278 | 1,128 |
| OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET | 1,999 | 2,418 |
| GOODWILL | 4,172 | 5,361 |
| Total assets | $27,904 | $37,345 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||
| Short-term bank loans and current maturities | $11,787 | $10,299 |
| Trade payables | 5,097 | 6,458 |
| Employees and payroll accruals | 652 | 843 |
| Deferred revenues | 731 | 826 |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 1,226 | 3,111 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 19,493 | 21,537 |
| LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: | ||
| Long-term bank loans, net of current maturities | 816 | 2,256 |
| Deferred taxes | 377 | 541 |
| Accrued severance pay | 770 | 929 |
| Convertible notes, net of current maturities | 1,886 | -- |
| Other long-term liabilities | 919 | 838 |
| Total long-term liabilities | 4,768 | 4,564 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 3,643 | 11,244 |
| Total liabilities and shareholder's equity | $27,904 | $37,345 |