
Shikun & Binui Reports First Quarter 2012 Results
AIRPORT CITY, Israel, May 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
- Growth of 36% in Net Income compared with Q1 last year, to a total of NIS 166 million
 
- Revenues from Projects and Sales grew by 28.5% compared with Q1 of 2011 to a total of NIS 1.7 billion
 
- Company's Board of Directors announced a dividend of NIS 65 million - NIS 0.16 per share
 
Ofer Kotler, CEO of Shikun & Binui: "The Group continues to expand its activities in all of its growth engines despite the upheaval in the global economy and in the real estate market in Israel. The Group has the knowledge and abilities to enable further expansion of its activities and create value for shareholders."
Shikun & Binui Ltd. (TASE: SKBN.TA) ("Shikun & Binui" or the "Company"), a member of the Arison Group and Israel's leading infrastructure and real estate company, announced today its results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2012.
Key noteworthy events during and subsequent to the first quarter and significant results:
- The Group completed the financial closing for construction of the Israel Police's training academy amounting to NIS 691 million. The NIS 2 billion project will be financed by Israel Discount Bank and Harel Group.
 - Shikun & Binui Solel Boneh Infrastructures was awarded the tender to build Kadarim Junction, a 4-year NIS 250 million project. The project includes detailed environmental planning, in order to protect the natural resources in the area. Shikun & Binui Solel Boneh was also awarded the tender to upgrade a segment of Highway 31 totaling NIS 200 million that is expected to continue for 32 months.
 - The Group's orders backlog in the construction and infrastructure segments totaled NIS 8.6 billion on 31.3.2012, of which NIS 6.9 billion ($1.8 billion) originates in the Group's operations outside of Israel. Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Company signed on additional projects totaling NIS 700 million.
 - In March, the Group announced a cash dividend distribution to shareholders of NIS 65 million, representing NIS 0.16 per share.
 - Shikun & Binui Real Estate sold 187 housing units in the first quarter of 2012 for a total of NIS 260 million. In the first quarter of last year, 238 units were sold for a total of NIS 338 million.
 - Shikun & Binui Real Estate expanded its activities in Hadera and purchased land at NIS 70 million for the construction of a commercial center.
 - Shikun & Binui RED acquired control (67%) of a company that owns companies operating in Poland, which had been accounted for previously by the equity method. With the transfer of control, and as a result of the revaluation of the investment to fair value, the Group recognized a gain of NIS 12 million. The Group is seeking new investments in Poland.
 
Revenues from projects and sales totaled NIS 1.7 billion, growth of 28.5% compared with the first quarter of last year.
Most of the growth was driven by the infrastructure and construction outside of Israel segment and the infrastructure and construction in Israel segment: revenues from the infrastructure and construction segment outside of Israel increased by 39% compared with Q1 of 2011, totaling NIS 941 million. The growth was driven by expansion of operations in the countries in which the Company operates and the entry into a new country - Tanzania; revenues from the infrastructure and construction in Israel segment grew by 32.3% compared with the same quarter last year, reaching NIS 459 million.
Revenues from the infrastructure and construction outside of Israel segment were impacted by the shekel-dollar exchange rate. In the first quarter of 2012, this effect was expressed in an additional NIS 46 million in revenues.
The revenues of the renewable energy segment were double that of the previous quarter, totaling NIS 38 million, as a result of increased consumption at the electricity plant in Ashdod.
Revenues of the real estate development segment decreased by 6.5% compared with Q1 of 2011 to NIS 281 million. In the first quarter of last year, Shikun & Binui Real Estate sold lots for private construction, whereas no sales of lots were recorded in the current quarter.
Gross profit totaled NIS 335 million (20% of revenues), growth of 3.8% compared with the first quarter of 2011 (24.3% of revenues). Gross profit of the infrastructure and construction outside of Israel segment posted growth of 16%, reaching NIS 199 million. In the first quarter, the effect of the dollar exchange rate was additional gross profit of NIS 10 million.
Other operating income totaled NIS 14 million, of which NIS 12 million was due to the revaluation of an investment in an affiliate, as a result of a subsidiary's acquisition of control in a company that owns companies operating in Poland.
Operating income totaled NIS 263 million (15.4% of revenues), 8.7% higher than in the first quarter of last year (18.2% of revenues). Operating income of the infrastructure and construction outside of Israel segment increased by 17.7%.
Net financing costs totaled NIS 34 million in the quarter, compared with NIS 39 million in the first quarter of last year. Long-term financing costs totaled NIS 66 million, compared with NIS 77 million in Q1 of 2011. The decrease was driven by the increase of 0.87% in the CPI, compared with no change in the same period of 2011.
Net income totaled NIS 166 million, an increase of 36% over the first quarter of last year.
The delay in receiving payment from a foreign customer resulted in the Company not recording positive cash flows from operating activities in the first quarter. In April, the Group collected NIS 472 million on account of projects built for foreign customers.
The Group does not revalue its investment property and they are presented in the financial statements at historical cost.
Equity as of March 31, 2012 passed the billion shekel mark, compared with NIS 969 million at the end of 2011.
The Company has cash and cash equivalents balances totaling NIS 1.1 billion and an unutilized credit facility totaling NIS 490 million.
Total assets in the balance sheet amounted to NIS 9.9 billion.
Doron Blachar, Group CFO: "The Group's financial condition is strong and enables the shareholders to receive dividends concurrent with controlled and responsible expansion of activities in all the growth engines."
About Shikun & Binui
Shikun & Binui, a member of the Arison Group, is the leading infrastructure and real estate company in Israel. The Group's subsidiaries have been operating since 1924. The Group's companies have gained extensive experience in complex construction and infrastructure projects in Israel and abroad. Shikun & Binui Group has proven achievements in building, residential neighborhoods, commercial and industrial buildings, as well as large-scale transportation, infrastructure and ecological projects, water purification and desalination and development of international projects. In addition, Shikun & Binui also operates in the initiating, planning, construction and operation of projects in renewable energy. Shikun & Binui is a leading, multi-faceted and socially responsible international group that produces balance between the business, social and environmental accomplishment. The group places emphasis on honesty, transparency, innovation, and excellence. The group has accepted upon itself a leadership role in creation of a sustainable and progressive life environment.
The above noted in this release includes forward-looking statements based on Company data, as well as Company plans and estimations based on this data. The activity, results and other data may be substantially different in reality given uncertainty and various risks, including those discussed under risk factors in the Company's financial statements and Director's reports.
Shikun & Binui Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position as at
                                           March 31      March 31  December 31
                                               2012          2011         2011
                                                                           NIS
                                      NIS thousands NIS thousands    thousands
    Assets
    Cash and cash equivalents             1,138,564     1,156,366    1,255,476
    Bank deposits                           163,427       136,696      148,320
    Short-term loans and investments         75,046        54,488      107,061
    Short-term loans to investee
    companies                               140,401       262,944      139,266
    Trade receivables - accrued
    income                                1,589,635       901,840    1,210,838
    Inventory of buildings held for
    sale                                  1,525,228     1,390,903    1,529,088
    Receivables and debit balances          264,244       351,902      261,329
    Other investments, including
    derivatives                                 390         4,147        1,375
    Current tax assets                       40,056        51,381       78,360
    Inventory                               242,706       228,479      292,549
    Assets classified as held for
    sale                                      2,326         2,326        2,326
    Total current assets                  5,182,023     4,541,472    5,025,988
 
    Receivables in respect of
    concession
    arrangements                            574,066       301,076      516,598
    Non-current inventory of land
    (freehold)                              483,405       449,628      406,788
    Non-current inventory of land
    (leasehold)                             370,972       214,070      334,090
    Investment property, net                292,149       291,101      310,291
    Land rights                              16,106        17,480       16,096
    Long-term prepaid expenses                5,123         6,494        5,884
    Receivables, loans and deposits         282,139       188,690      284,353
    Investments in equity-accounted
    investees                               536,523       369,171      562,240
    Loans to investee companies             792,080       885,939      806,207
    Deferred tax assets                      94,935        96,991       93,518
    Property, plant and equipment,
    net                                   1,114,534     1,015,910    1,138,974
    Intangible assets, net                  120,240       100,681      106,419
    Total non-current assets              4,682,272     3,937,231    4,581,458
 
    Total assets                          9,864,295     8,478,703    9,607,446
Shikun & Binui Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position as at (cont'd)
                                            March 31     March 31  December 31
                                                2012         2011         2011
 
                                                 NIS          NIS          NIS
                                           thousands    thousands    thousands
    Liabilities
    Short-term credit from banks and
    others                                   907,571      456,299      895,863
    Subcontractors and trade payables      1,108,279      923,904    1,009,226
    Short-term employee benefits              69,441       41,773       63,952
    Payables and credit balances
    including derivatives                    493,525      490,764      499,030
    Current tax liabilities                  116,936       90,078      107,204
    Provisions                               290,092      242,638      271,701
    Payables - customer work orders          583,277      675,067      794,325
    Advances received from customers         912,824      890,420      901,049
    Dividend payable                          63,949      196,738       12,947
    Total current liabilities              4,545,894    4,007,681    4,555,297
 
    Liabilities to banks and others        1,580,924    1,214,043    1,600,494
    Debentures                             2,446,018    2,215,925    2,247,226
    Employee benefits                         97,032      148,607      112,005
    Deferred tax liabilities                  52,575       31,546       43,896
    Provisions                                47,065       39,175       43,756
    Excess of accumulated losses over
    cost of investment
    and deferred credit balance in
    investee companies                        34,372       46,903       35,388
    Total non-current liabilities          4,257,986    3,696,199    4,082,765
 
    Total liabilities                      8,803,880    7,703,880    8,638,062
 
    Equity
    Total equity attributable to owners
    of the Company                           921,946      636,499      864,593
    Non-controlling interests                138,469      138,324      104,791
    Total equity                           1,060,415      774,823      969,384
 
    Total liabilities and equity           9,864,295    8,478,703    9,607,446
 Shikun & Binui Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Income
                                                                       For the
                                                 For the three-month      year
                                                        period ended     ended
                                                                      December
                                               March 31     March 31        31
                                                   2012         2011      2011
                                                    (Unaudited)       (Audited)
                                                                 NIS       NIS
                                          NIS thousands    thousands thousands
    Revenues from work performed and
    sales                                     1,708,244    1,329,356 5,335,126
 
    Cost of work performed and sales          1,372,791    1,006,183 4,285,373
 
    Gross profit                                335,453      323,173 1,049,753
 
    Gain on sale of investment property           4,399        9,229    50,819
    Selling and marketing expenses               (8,588)      (8,207)  (39,555)
    Administrative and general expenses         (81,530)     (79,998) (342,880)
    Other operating income                       14,089            -    89,760
    Other operating expenses                       (506)      (1,980)   (8,351)
 
    Operating profit                            263,317      242,217   799,546
 
    Financing income                             43,708       73,243   179,588
    Financing expenses                          (77,931)    (112,716) (346,407)
 
    Net financing expenses                      (34,223)     (39,473) (166,819)
 
    Share of profit (losses)
    of equity accounted investees                (4,028)     (31,204)  (44,593)
 
    Profit before taxes on income               225,066      171,540   588,134
    Taxes on income                             (58,647)     (49,544) (143,913)
 
    Net profit for the period                   166,419      121,996   444,221
 
    Attributable to:
    Owners of the Company                       158,425      110,963   412,668
    Non-controlling interests                     7,994       11,033    31,553
 
                                                166,419      121,996   444,221
 
    Basic earnings per share (in NIS)              0.40         0.28      1.04
 
    Diluted earnings per share (in NIS)            0.40         0.28      1.03
 
    Number of shares used in the
    computation of
    basic earnings per share (in
    thousands)                                  397,907      394,565   396,822
 
    Number of shares used in the
    computation of
    diluted earnings per share (in
    thousands)                                  398,608      399,431   399,495
Operating Segments
                                For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012
                  Infrastructures
                              and  Infrastructures               Real estate
                     construction              and  Real estate  development
                       outside of     construction  development   outside of
                           Israel        in Israel    in Israel       Israel  Concessions
                                                 NIS thousands
    Total external
    revenues              940,800          393,760      281,358        2,337       43,747
    Inter-segment 
    revenues                    -           64,980           19            -            -
 
    Total
    revenues              940,800          458,740      281,377        2,337       43,747
 
    Segment profit (loss)
    before income tax     169,657            8,169       76,256       14,160        8,596
Table continued…
                                For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012
 
                            Renewable
                               energy   Water   Other   Adjustments  Consolidated
                                                 NIS thousands
    Total external
    revenues                   37,874   8,368        -            -     1,708,244
    Inter-segment
    revenues                        -       -        -      (64,999)            -
 
    Total revenues             37,874   8,368        -      (64,999)    1,708,244
 
    Segment profit (loss) 
    before income tax          (3,806) (4,323)  (1,135)     (42,508)      225,066
 
                                 For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011
                   Infrastructures
                               and  Infrastructures                Real estate
                      construction              and  Real estate  development
                        outside of     construction  development   outside of
                            Israel        in Israel    in Israel       Israel  Concessions
                                                   NIS thousands
    Total external
    revenues                18,997            8,897            -            -    1,329,356
    Inter-segment
    revenues                     -                -            -      (87,407)           -
 
    Total revenues          18,997            8,897            -      (87,407)   1,329,356
 
    Segment profit (loss)
    before income tax      (24,205)          (1,649)      (1,598)     (62,765)     171,540
 
Table continued…
                         For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011
 
                       Renewable
                          energy      Water     Other   Adjustments     Consolidated
                                          NIS thousands
    Total external
    revenues              18,997      8,897         -             -        1,329,356
    Inter-segment
    revenues                   -          -         -       (87,407)               -
 
    Total revenues        18,997      8,897         -       (87,407)       1,329,356
 
    Segment profit (loss)
    before income tax    (24,205)    (1,649)   (1,598)       (62,765)        171,540
 
Operating Segments (cont'd)
                                   For the year ended December 31, 2011
                  Infrastructures
                              and  Infrastructures               Real estate
                     construction              and  Real estate  development
                       outside of     construction  development   outside of
                           Israel        in Israel    in Israel       Israel  Concessions
                                                 NIS thousands
    Total external
    revenues            2,726,917        1,238,429      935,907        4,858      277,361
    Inter-segment
    revenues                    -          376,161        3,834            -            -
 
    Total revenues      2,726,917        1,614,590      939,741        4,858      277,361
 
    Segment profit (loss)
    before income tax     443,923           47,640      302,641          314       78,017
 
Table continued…
                                    For the year ended December 31, 2011
 
                          Renewable
                             energy       Water      Other   Adjustments  Consolidated
                                                  NIS thousands
    Total external
    revenues                112,947      38,707          -             -     5,335,126
    Inter-segment
    revenues                      -           -          -      (379,995)            -
 
    Total revenues          112,947      38,707          -      (379,995)    5,335,126
 
    Segment profit (loss) 
    before income tax       (29,719)    (12,233)   (10,308)     (232,141)      588,134
 
Company Contact:
 Doron Blachar, CFO
 Shikun & Binui
 Tel: +972-3-630-1518
 email: [email protected]
 Investor Relations Contacts:
 Nava Ladin
 GK Investor Relations
 Tel: +972-3-6074717
 email: [email protected]
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