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Exhibit 99.1
 
ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
 
ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL LTD. PRESENTS
RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER 2014

Revenue of $46.5m;
Record gross, operating and net margins of 53.5%, 26.1% & 18.7% respectively

AZOUR, Israel – November 18, 2014 – Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (NASDAQ: ITRN, TASE: ITRN), today announced its consolidated financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Highlights of the Third Quarter
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Net subscribers adds in the quarter amounting to 20 thousand, to a record subscriber base of 795 thousand as of September 30, 2014;
·
Record gross margins at 53.5%;
·
Record operating margin at 26.1%;
·
Record EBITDA of $15.0 million or 32.2% of revenues;
·
Generated $12.9 million in operating cash flow; ended the quarter with $45.5 million in net cash (including marketable securities);
·
Dividend of $4.5 million declared for the quarter;

Third Quarter 2014 Results
Revenues for the third quarter of 2014 were $46.5 million, representing a 10% growth from revenues of $42.4 million in the third quarter of 2013. 74% of revenues were from location based service subscription fees and 26% from product revenues.

Revenues from subscription fees increased 10% over the same period last year. The increase in subscription fees was primarily due to the growth in the subscriber base, which expanded from 721,000 as of September 30, 2013, to 795,000 as of September 30, 2014.

Product revenues increased by 9% compared with the same period last year.

Gross profit for the third quarter of 2014 was $24.9 million (53.5% of revenues), an increase of 13% compared with $22.0 million (51.8% of revenues) in the third quarter of 2013.

Operating profit for the third quarter of 2014 was $12.1 million (26.1% of revenues), an increase of 12% compared with an operating profit of $10.8 million (25.5% of revenues) in the third quarter of 2013.

EBITDA for the quarter was $15.0 million (32.2% of revenues), an increase of 10% compared to an EBITDA of $13.6 million (32.1% of revenues) in the third quarter of 2013.

The company recorded a financial gain on its US Dollar deposits leading to the high level of financial income of $1.3 million in the quarter. This is because some of the Ituran’s cash is held in US Dollars, and there was a 7.5% appreciation of the US Dollar versus the Israeli Shekel between the end of the second quarter end of the third quarter of 2014, while Ituran’s functional currency in Israel is the Israeli Shekel.
 
 
 

 
ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
 
Net profit was US$8.7 million in the third quarter of 2014 (18.7% of revenues) or fully diluted EPS of US$0.41. This is compared with a net profit of US$7.0 million (16.5% of revenues) or fully diluted EPS of US$0.33 in the third quarter of 2013.

Cash flow from operations during the quarter was $12.9 million.

As of September 30, 2014, the Company had net cash, including marketable securities, of $45.5 million or $2.17 per share. This is compared with $44.0 million or $2.10 per share as at June 30, 2014.

Dividend
For the third quarter of 2014, a dividend of $4.5 million was declared in line with the Company’s stated policy of issuing at least 50% of net profits in a dividend, on a quarterly basis.

Eyal Sheratzky, Co-CEO of Ituran said, “We are very pleased with our third quarter 2014 results. Our core business is growing very well in our target regions, demonstrated by the net addition of 20k subscribers in the quarter. Furthermore, we continue to benefit from the strong operating leverage which is inherent to our business model. Every additional subscriber we add can be serviced by our existing infrastructure, so as the revenue from our subscriber base continues to grow, we increasingly benefit through improving margins. Toward the end of the third quarter and into the fourth quarter we have seen the weakening of the local currencies in which we operate versus the US dollar, which had a negative impact on our results which we report in US dollars.  Notwithstanding this, we look forward to maintaining our growth trend in subscribers and expect to continue showing strong margins going forward.”
 
Conference Call Information


The Company will also be hosting a conference call later today, November 18, 2014 at 9am Eastern Time. On the call, management will review and discuss the results, and will be available to answer investor questions.

To participate, please call one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin placing your calls a few minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, please try the international dial-in number.

US Dial-in Number: 1 888 407 2553
ISRAEL Dial-in Number: 03 918 0650
CANADA Dial-in Number: 1 866 485 2399
INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number:  +972 3 918 0650
At:
9:00am Eastern Time, 6:00am Pacific Time, 4:00pm Israel Time

For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay of the call will be available from the day after the call in the investor relations section of Ituran’s website.

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this report that are not historical facts as well as statements identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", "estimates" or words of similar meaning. These statements are based on our current beliefs or expectations and are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors.

 
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ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
 
About Ituran

Ituran provides location-based services, consisting predominantly of stolen vehicle recovery and tracking services, as well as wireless communications products used in connection with its location-based services and various other applications. Ituran offers mobile asset location, Stolen Vehicle Recovery, management & control services for vehicles, cargo and personal security. Ituran’s subscriber base has been growing significantly since the Company’s inception to over 795,000 subscribers distributed globally. Established in 1995, Ituran has over 1,300 employees worldwide, provides its location based services and has a market leading position in Israel, Brazil, Argentina and the United States.

Company Contact
 
International Investor Relations
Udi Mizrahi
udi_m@ituran.com
VP Finance, Ituran
(Israel) +972 3 557 1348
 
Ehud Helft & Kenny Green
ituran@gkir.com
GK  Investor Relations
(US) +1 646 201 9246
 
 
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ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL LTD.
 
Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
as of September 30, 2014
 
 
 

 
 
ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL LTD.
 
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
as of September 30, 2014
 
Table of Contents
 
 
 
 

 
ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL LTD.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
US dollars
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
2014
   
2013
 
             
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
    43,004       41,697  
Deposit in escrow
    -       4,982  
Investment in marketable securities
    2,515       -  
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts)
    30,334       29,239  
Other current assets
    20,825       18,437  
Inventories
    11,390       14,506  
      108,068       108,861  
                 
Long-term investments and other assets
               
Investments in affiliated company
    1,038       1,423  
Investments in other company
    92       88  
Other non-current assets
    1,574       1,022  
Deferred income taxes
    3,122       3,781  
Funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement
    6,786       6,649  
      12,612       12,963  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    34,206       32,546  
                 
Intangible assets, net
    564       739  
                 
Goodwill
   
5,104
     
5,433
 
                 
Total assets
    160,554       160,542  

 
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ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL LTD.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
US dollars
 
 
 
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
2014
   
2013
 
             
Current liabilities
           
Credit from banking institutions
    2       38  
Accounts payable
    13,172       11,436  
Deferred revenues
    9,032       9,852  
Other current liabilities
    29,141       30,276  
      51,347       51,602  
                 
Long-term liabilities
               
Liability for employee rights upon retirement
    10,319       9,607  
Provision for contingencies
    539       2,599  
Deferred revenues
    981       1,033  
Deferred income taxes
    169       216  
      12,008       13,455  
                 
                 
Stockholders’ equity
    93,070       90,918  
Non-controlling interests
    4,129       4,567  
Total equity
    97,199       95,485  
                 
Total liabilities and equity
    160,554       160,542  

 
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ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL LTD.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
   
US dollars
   
US dollars
 
   
Nine month period
ended September 30,
   
Three month period
ended September 30,
 
(in thousands except per share data)
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
             
Revenues:
                       
Location-based services
    100,737       94,754       34,442       31,332  
Wireless communications products
    37,843       31,787       12,048       11,055  
      138,580       126,541       46,490       42,387  
                                 
Cost of revenues:
                               
Location-based services
    35,527       33,694       12,300       11,269  
Wireless communications products
    29,611       26,627       9,330       8,724  
      65,138       60,321       21,630       19,993  
                                 
Gross profit
    73,442       66,220       24,860       22,394  
Research and development expenses
    1,895       1,791       650       624  
Selling and marketing expenses
    6,783       7,358       2,346       2,386  
General and administrative expenses
    28,950       25,915       9,752       8,567  
Other expenses (income), net
    (63 )     913       (9 )     (9 )
Operating income
    35,877       30,243       12,121       10,826  
Financing  income (expenses), net
    1,215       144       1,259       (96 )
Income before income tax
    37,092       30,387       13,380       10,730  
Income tax expense
    (11,373 )     (9,406 )     (3,895 )     (3,172 )
Share in losses of affiliated companies, net
    (308 )     (1 )     (107 )     -  
Net income for the period
    25,411       20,980       9,378       7,558  
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
    (1,996 )     (1,266 )     (701 )     (576 )
Net  income attributable to the Company
    23,415       19,714       8,677       6,982  
                                 
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Company’s stockholders
    1.12       0.94       0.41       0.33  
                                 
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding
    20,968       20,968       20,968       20,968  

 
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ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL LTD.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
US dollars
   
US dollars
 
   
Nine month period
ended September 30,
   
Three month period
ended September 30,
 
(in thousands except per share data)
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
                         
Cash flows from operating activities
                       
                                 
Net income for the period
    25,411       20,980       9,378       7,558  
                                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                               
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    8,131       9,472       2,863       2,778  
Losses (gains) in respect of trading marketable securities
    (271 )     -       (359 )     -  
Exchange differences on principal of deposit and loans, net
    (23 )     229       -       99  
Increase in liability for employee rights upon retirement
    1,294       921       359       193  
Share in losses of affiliated companies, net
    308       1       107       -  
Deferred income taxes
    (1,209 )     6       (311 )     458  
Capital losses (gains) on sale of property and equipment, net
    (19 )     7       (39 )     (2 )
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
    (2,868 )     (2,500 )     2,330       1,371  
Increase in other current assets
    (770 )     (715 )     (63 )     (1,889 )
Decrease (increase) in inventories
    2,237       3,060       (296 )     576  
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
    (912 )     1,559       209       2,717  
Decrease in deferred revenues
    (212 )     (38 )     (236 )     (556 )
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities
    (553 )     1,097       (1,071 )     3  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    30,544       34,079       12,871       13,306  
                                 
Cash flows from investment activities
                               
                                 
Increase in funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement, net of withdrawals
    (540 )     (482 )     (243 )     (153 )
Capital expenditures
    (10,609 )     (13,040 )     (4,082 )     (7,380 )
Investment in marketable securities
    (2,771 )     -       -       -  
Deposit in escrow
    5,005       -       -       -  
Deposit
    (123 )     317       33       4  
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    1,370       485       742       262  
Net cash used in investment activities
    (7,668 )     (12,720 )     (3,550 )     (7,267 )
                                 
Cash flows from financing activities
                               
                                 
Short term credit from banking institutions, net
    (36 )     489       3       510  
Repayment of long term loans
    -       (114 )     -       -  
Acquisition of non-controlling  interest
    (500 )     -       (500 )     -  
Dividend paid to non-controlling interests
    (2,062 )     (1,233 )     (557 )     (692 )
Dividend paid
    (15,481 )     (12,479 )     (4,022 )     (2,894 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (18,079 )     (13,337 )     (5,076 )     (3,076 )
                                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (3,490 )     (855 )     (3,008 )     2  
                                 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    1,307       7,167       1,237       2,965  
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at beginning of  period
    41,697       29,453       41,767       33,655  
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
    43,004       36,620       43,004       36,620  

Supplementary information on investing activities not involving cash flows:
In August the company declared a dividend in an amount of US$ 4 million. The dividend was paid in October 2014.During the nine month period ended September 30 2014, the Company purchased property and equipment in an amount of US$ 3,026 thousand using a directly related liabilities.
 
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