EX-99.1 2 v405019_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

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MTS Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Results

 

 

Ra’anana, Israel –March 20, 2015 – MTS – Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ Capital Market: MTSL), a global provider of Telecommunications Expense Management (TEM) and Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solutions and Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) services, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $7.1 million, compared with revenues of $12.5 million in 2013. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2014 were $1.7 million, compared with revenues of $3.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.

 

The Company’s operating loss was $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with operating profit of $1.7 million for the same period last year. The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2014 of $1.6 million or ($0.34) per basic and diluted share, compared with net income of $1.4 million or $0.30 per basic and diluted share in 2013,was primarily due to the loss of revenues associated with the termination of the agreement with Simple Mobile on December 31, 2013.

 

The Company’s operating loss in the fourth quarter of 2014 was $507,000 compared to operating profit of $519,000 for the fourth quarter of 2013. Net loss for the fourth quarter was $535,000 or ($0.11) per basic and diluted share, compared with net income of $479,000 or $0.10 per basic and diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2013.

As of December 31, 2014, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $4.9 million as compared to $6.4 million as at December 31, 2013.

 

As previously announced, the Company signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vexigo Ltd. (“Vexigo”), a privately-held Israeli-based software company supporting mainly video advertising over the internet and mobile devices. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the transaction at an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of MTS that will be held on April 1, 2015. Vexigo will continue to operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTS after closing.

 

"We are looking forward to complete the Vexigo acquisition which is an important step in carrying out our strategy to enhance our business and increase shareholder value." said Lior Salansky, CEO of MTS. "This new line of business will diversify our existing portfolio of telecom products and services, IoT and cloud solutions. We intend to continue to strengthen our portfolio of products that help customers reduce costs, increase revenues and gain a competitive advantage in their markets.” concluded Lior Salansky, CEO of MTS.

 

 
 

 

About MTS

 

Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (MTS) is a global provider of innovative products and services for telecom expense management (TEM), enterprise mobility management (EMM), mobile virtual network operators and enablers (MVNO/MVNE), billing mobile money services and solutions and an IOT/M2M enablement platform used by mobile service providers.

 

The MTS TEM Suite solution enables enterprises to gain visibility and control of strategic fixed and mobile telecom assets, services and IT security policies that drive key business processes and provides a crucial competitive advantage. The MTS cloud, consulting and managed services solutions — including integrated management of invoices, assets, wireless, optimization, usage, mobile device management, procurement, help desk and bill payment, along with dashboards and reporting tools — provide professionals at every level of an organization with rapid access to concise, actionable data.

 

The MTS solution for M2M (Machine to Machine) and Internet of Things (IoT) service providers is a comprehensive, proven and highly scalable cloud-based IoT enablement platform. The platform supports all business, operational, management and analytics services, features and functionality requirements of M2M and IoT service providers.

 

MTS’s solutions for wireless and wireline telecommunication service providers are used for interconnect billing, partner revenue management and for charging and invoicing services. The MTS MVNE services enable the quick launch of new MVNO initiatives in pay as you grow and revenue share models. In addition, MTS has pre-configured, full-features and scalable solutions to support emerging carriers of focused solutions (e.g. IPTV, VoIP, WiMAX, MVNO).

 

Headquartered in Israel, MTS markets its solutions through wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States and Hong Kong and through distribution channels. MTS shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (symbol MTSL). For more information please visit the MTS web site: http://mtsint.com/

 

Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks in product development plans and schedules, rapid technological change, changes and delays in product approval and introduction, customer acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, market acceptance, the lengthy sales cycle, proprietary rights of the Company and its competitors, risk of operations in Israel, government regulations, dependence on third parties to manufacture products, general economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Contacts:

Company:

Alon Mualem

CFO

Tel: +972-9-7777-540

Email: Alon.Mualem@mtsint.com

 

 
 

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

 

   December 31,   December 31, 
   2014   2013 
ASSETS        
         
CURRENT ASSETS:        
Cash and cash equivalents  $4,864   $6,369 
Restricted cash   648    63 
Marketable securities   136    153 
Trade receivables, net   579    943 
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses   75    147 
           
Total current assets   6,302    7,675 
           
LONG-TERM ASSETS:          
Severance pay fund   604    725 
           
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET   118    183 
           
OTHER ASSETS:          
Goodwill   3,479    3,479 
Other intangible assets, net   389    567 
           
Total other assets   3,868    4,046 
           
Total assets  $10,892   $12,629 
 
          

 

 
 

  

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

 

   December 31,   December 31, 
   2014   2013 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Trade payables  $254   $254 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   2,252    2,200 
Deferred revenues   1,706    1,766 
Liabilities of discontinued operations   282    362 
           
Total current liabilities   4,494    4,582 
           
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES -          
Accrued severance pay   712    857 
Deferred tax liability   54    29 
 
   766    886 
           
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES          
           
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:          
Share capital   13    13 
Additional paid-in capital   20,400    20,317 
Treasury shares   (29)   (29)
Accumulated other comprehensive income   (8)   (6)
Accumulated deficit   (14,744)   (13,134)
           
Total shareholders' equity   5,632    7,161 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $10,892   $12,629 
           

  

 
 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

 

 

   Year ended
December 31,
   Three months ended
December 31,
 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 
Revenues:                
Services  $5,674   $10,396   $1,417   $2,550 
Product sales   1,392    2,076    312    565 
                     
Total revenues   7,066    12,472    1,729    3,115 
                     
Cost of revenues:                    
Services   2,384    3,254    559    626 
Product sales   509    770    114    171 
                     
Total cost of revenues   2,893    4,024    673    797 
                     
Gross profit   4,173    8,448    1,056    2,318 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
Research and development   1,387    1,389    297    370 
Selling and marketing   1,868    2,164    512    588 
General and administrative   2,459    3,188    754    841 
                     
Total operating expenses   5,714    6,741    1,563    1,799 
                     
Operating profit (loss)   (1,541)   1,707    (507)   519 
Financial income (expenses), net   (95)   61    (49)   (7)
                     
                     
Income (loss) before taxes on income   (1,636)   1,768    (556)   512 
Tax on income   54    435    45    106 
                     
Net income (loss) from continuing operations  $(1,690)  $1,333   $(601)  $406 
 
Net income from discontinued operations
   80    73    66    73 
 
Net income (loss)
  $(1,610)  $1,406   $(535)  $479 
                     
 
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per Ordinary share
  $(0.34)  $0.30   $(0.11)  $0.10 
                     
                     
Weighted average number of Ordinary shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per share   4,670,964    4,659,230    4,672,664    4,665,557 
                     
Weighted average number of Ordinary shares used in computing diluted net income per share   4,670,964    4,720,966    4,672,664    4,701,968