Shikun & Binui Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2016

AIRPORT CITY, Israel, March 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Shikun & Binui Ltd. (TASE: SKBN.TA),a global construction and infrastructure company headquartered in Israel, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016.

Income Statement: Highlights (NIS million)

Business highlights during and after the reporting period:

• Nigeria – significant collections of USD 160 million (NIS 540 million) with yearly run rate of ~USD 130 million (NIS 440 million)
  
  During the year, the Company collected on ~USD 160 million from Nigeria. Upon receipt of the payment from Nigeria's Office of Federal Works in June 2016, Shikun & Binui renewed its work in the country.
  
  In June 2016, the Nigerian government cancelled the fixed naira/dollar exchange rate, a process which led to a devaluation of the currency from ~197 naira/dollar to ~305 naira/dollar (as of December 31, 2016). As a result, the Group recorded a USD 38.3 million net loss due to the reduced dollar value of naira-denominated revenues, reduced operational costs (due to the reduced value of various goods and services), and increased financial expenses. This was partially offset by the cancellation of the earlier provision that had been taken for doubtful debts.

• Ashalim – construction is progressing; completion is expected in mid-2018 as originally planned
  
  In August, a deal was completed for the departure of Abengoa from the project and its replacement by the Noy Fund and Spanish Company TSK. Under the new deal, Shikun & Binui (through subsidiary Solel Bonei) increased its share in the contractor to 67.5%, while remaining a 50% share in the concessionaire and operator. As a results of having increased its share in the contractor, the Company began consolidating the project's contractor activities into its results.
  
  Within the framework of the deal, the Company received the required approvals from the government and from the lenders of the project's senior debt, and withdrew a tranche of funds from the senior debt. The project continues based on the original schedule, with completion projected for mid-2018.

• Financial closings:
  • Financial closing of project SH-288 in Texas: In May, the Company completed the financial closing for an express toll road project in Houston, Texas for approximately USD 1 billion. The Group holds 21.62% of the project's concessionaire and 50% of its general contractor.
  • Financial closing of Colombia Toll Roads project: In May, the Company achieved financial closing for a project in Colombia to finance, build, upgrade, operate and maintain toll roads in Bogota, Colombia for ~USD 650 million.

• Sources of significant cash flow:
  • Collections from international contracting activities – from January to December, the Company received ~NIS 2 billion in payments for its international contracting activities (~USD 540 million).
  • ADO's buy-back activities – during the year, the Company received ~NIS 177 million from the buy-back activities carried out by ADO.
  • Sale of the Hadera Desalination Plant's operating company - in March 2016, the Company sold its holdings in the operating company of the Hadera Desalination Plant for NIS 78 million, generating a pre-tax net income of NIS 87 million.
  • Sale of land from the Hadera Agrobank Project – in June 2016, the Company completed the sale of its rights in the Hadera Agrobank project, generating a pre-tax net income of ~NIS 47 million.
  • Sale of holdings in the Gilboa Pumped Storage project – in September 2016, the Company completed the sale of 49% of its holdings in the developer of the Gilboa Pumped Storage project, generating NIS 107 million in cash flow and pre-tax net income of NIS 25.2 million.
  • Sale of holdings in Cundinamarca project in Colombia– in December 2016, the Company completed the sale of 50% of its holdings in the Cundinamarca project's concessionaire. The Company received USD 60 million for the sale and recorded after-tax profit of USD 36 million (~NIS 137 million).
  • Sale of photo voltaic projects in Spain – in October 2016, the Company sold its holdings in 7MW of PV solar projects in Spain (Group share: 50%), generating a pre-tax net income of NIS 13 million.
  • Agreement to sell holdings in the concessionaire of the North Roads project – in February 2017, the Company agreed to sell 40%-50% of its holdings in the concessionaire of the North Roads project. When and if the deal is closed, the Company is expected to record a pre-tax net income of NIS 60-70 million.

Highlights of Statement of Cash Flows From Ongoing Activities (NIS millions)

• Primary financial activities:
  Bond swap - in September 2016, the Group carried out a bond swap offering to exchange NIS 883 million (face value) of Series 8 debentures for NIS 740 million (face value) of Series 5 debentures. As a result, as of December 31, 2016, the average maturity period of the Company's outstanding debt has been lengthened by 5.4 years, in coordination with the needs of the Company's projects.
  
  After the report date, in January 2017, the Company expanded its offering of Series 8 linked bonds, raising ~NIS 345 million.
  
  Ratings updates - in March 2017, Ma'alot updated the Group's credit rating to A with a positive outlook, after lowering it in August from A+ to A- with a developing outlook. In August, Midroog maintained its A1 credit rating, while initiating a re-examination of its negative outlook.

• Additional financial data:

Apartment Sales (signed contracts) in 2016:

Apartments Delivered in 2016:

Additional Financial Data:

International Contracting & Infrastructure

Contracting & Infrastructure in Israel

Real Estate Development in Israel

International Real Estate Development

Renewable Energy

Concessions

Balance Sheet Highlights:

Cash and Cash Equivalents: an increase of NIS 1,106 million compared with the end of 2015, due primarily to advances received from the Ashalim Project and to collections of debts owed by clients in Nigeria, Guatemala and Guana.

Customer receivables declined by NIS 747 million, compared with the balance at the end of the previous year, due to international activities.

Inventory of Buildings for Sale: an increase of ~NIS 336 million compared with the end of 2015, due primarily to activities in Israel with the addition of NIS 120 million from international activities. The increase in Israel was primarily due to the Company's investment in projects in Israeli cities: Rosh Ha'ayin, Ramat Gan, Hadera, Pardes Chana, Netanya, Petach Tikva and Hod Hasharon, and the reclassification of land inventory to buildings for sale. In addition, growth came from combination deals. This was offset by apartment deliveries during the period, especially from the projects in Rosh Ha'ayin, Hadera, Netanya, Hod Hasharon, Pardes Hanna and Tirat Hacarmel. The increase in the international inventory of buildings for sale was due primarily from investments made in Poland and the Czech Republic.

Assets Held for Sale: an increase of ~NIS 88 million compared with its level at the end of 2015, including NIS ~501 million from assets owned by a consolidated company (classified as Renewable Energy & Commercial Property). After the balance sheet date, the Company signed an agreement to sell 40% of its holdings in this company.

Land Inventory: an increase NIS 242 million compared with its level at the end of 2015.

Obligations Related to Concessions Agreements: a decrease of ~NIS 76 million compared with the level at the end of 2015, due primarily to the reclassification of investments as Assets Held for Sale by a Consolidated Company, as explained above. In addition, deductions were recorded due to the redemption of financial assets in BOT projects. This was offset by a ~NIS 149 million increase in the photo voltaic installations line of Debts, Loans and Long-Term Deposits due to the completion of the Nevatim project and investments in additional BOT projects.

Investments and Loans to Subsidiaries: a decrease of ~NIS 5 million compared with the end of 2015 reflecting the Company's sale of shares in ADO, the payment of a dividend by its subsidiaries and the sale of its holdings in Spain, from changes in loans at subsidiaries, the listing of the Company's share in bridge loan and index funds, and the consolidation, for the first time, of the contracting partnership of the Ashalim Project into the Company's results. This was offset by an increase due to the Company's portion of the profits of these companies, from its investment in subsidiary companies and the sale of 50% of the Company's holding in the concessionaire of the Colombia Project.

Fixed Assets: a decrease of ~NIS 72 million compared with their value at the end of 2015.

Advances Received from Apartment Sales, net: an increase of NIS 245 million compared with the end of 2015 (including NIS 202 million from Israel), after deduction of advances from apartment sales that had been credited to the income statement. The increase reflects the receipt of deposits from customers in line with their payment schedules for apartments that have not yet been delivered due to the increased volume of sales.

Long-term Debt: a decrease of ~NIS 497 million compared with the end of 2015. The Company's outstanding bonds and bank debt totaled ~NIS 5,577 million as of December 31, 2016, compared with NIS 6,093 million at the end of 2015, a decline of ~NIS 516 million. The change was primarily due to the ~NIS 628 million repayment of a long-term loan and a ~NIS 177 million in bond payments. In addition, there was a decline of ~NIS 363 due to reclassification of debts held for sale that are intended for exit and NIS 388 million as a result of the sale of 50% of the Company's share in the concessionaire of Colombia. This was offset by a successful offering of long-term bonds that raised ~NIS 1,142 million. The total of Other Debt, Employee Benefits, Delayed Taxes, Provisions and Accumulated Losses of Subsidiaries totaled ~NIS 318 million.

Shareholders' Equity: the Group's shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2016 totaled ~NIS 2,071 million compared with ~NIS 1,838 million as at December 31, 2015, an increase of ~NIS 233 million. This increase was due primarily to 2016 profits (~NIS 480 million), offset partially by adjustments to the financial reports of international subsidiaries (~NIS 82 million), the ~NIS 118 million dividend payment, a NIS 38 million dividend paid by consolidated companies to non-controlling rights-holders, from the NIS 29 million purchase of shares due (to be awarded as compensation for Group managers and workers), and from the purchase of rights from non-controlling rights holders totaling ~NIS 10 million.

Backlog By Segment (NIS millions)

The backlog does not includes additional projects totaling ~NIS 1.3 billion that the Group has won (including, for example, an apartment project in Givat Shmuel, a project for the Ministry of Defense for the building of tunnel barriers on the Gaza-Israel border, a project to build a court building in Hadera, a road project on the Ivory Coast, a road project in Guatemala and more), and not including the backlog and payments expected to be received from Energy and Concessions projects.

About the Shikun & Binui Group
The Shikun & Binui Group is a global construction and infrastructure company that operates in Israel and internationally in seven segments: 1) infrastructure and construction contracting outside of Israel; 2) infrastructure and construction contracting within Israel; 3) real estate development within Israel; 4) real estate development outside of Israel; 5) renewable energy; 6) concessions; and 7) water. The Group's activities focus on large, highly complex projects carried out for entities in private and public sectors with a focus on sustainability.

This summary announcement was prepared solely for the convenience of the reader and does not replace Shikun & Binui Ltd.'s (hereafter – "the Company") full report.  The information contained in this announcement is, by its nature, incomplete. All of its contents are provided as a supplement to the Company's report, and are subject to the declarations therein stated.  This announcement includes forecasts, assessments, estimates and other information relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, or to other parties or to future events and matters, the extent of whose realization is not certain and is not under the sole control of the Company (forward-looking information, as defined in the Securities Law-1968).  The key facts and data serving as the basis for this information are facts and data, among others, related to the current status of the Company and its businesses, facts and data relating to the current status of the operating segments in which the Company engages in its areas of operation, and other macroeconomic facts and data known to the Company on the preparation date of this presentation.

It is understood that forward-looking information does not constitute a fact and is based solely on subjective assessments.  Forward-looking information is uncertain and for the most part, is not under the Company's control.  The realization or non-realization of the forward-looking information will be influenced, among others, by the risk factors that characterize the Company's operations, as well as developments in the general environment and external factors that impact the Company's operations.  The Company's future results and achievements could differ significantly from those presented in this presentation.  The Company is not obligated to update or modify the said forecast or assessment, and is not obligated to update this announcement.  This announcement does not constitute an offer to purchase the Company's securities or an invitation to receive such offers.  An investment in securities in general, and in the Company in particular, carries risk.  One must take into account that past data do not necessarily indicate future performance.

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