Final Results

Orca Interactive Ltd 02 February 2005 Orca Interactive Ltd Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2004 Ra'anana, Israel, 2 February 2005 - Orca Interactive Ltd ('Orca'), a global leader in the IPTV middleware market, announces its maiden preliminary results following its successful admission to AIM in October 2004. Financial Highlights: • Revenue increased by 106% to $5.2 million (2003: $2.5 million) • Net loss reduced to $1.8 million (2003: $4.9 million) • Healthy balance sheet with net cash of $24.5 million • Positive outlook for the IPTV market in 2005 and beyond Operational Highlights: • Three new commercial deals signed during the year - Atlas Interactive and I-Spatial Communications in India and Magnet Networks in Ireland - and a market trial commenced with a Western European telco • Release of RiGHTv 4.2(TM) in October 2004 - two customers already upgraded • 500,000 subscriber benchmark record set for Orca IPTV Solution in conjunction with HP • Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom purchased additional licenses • Global partnership agreements signed with more leading IPTV players Announced today: • IBM announced as a new global marketing partner Haggai Barel, Chief Executive Officer of Orca, said: '2004 was a significant year in the ongoing growth of Orca culminating in our successful listing and fundraising in October. It was also the year that the IPTV market began to experience significant growth and, as one of the leading providers of middleware solutions to this market, we were well positioned to benefit. Our financial performance across all metrics was strong as we doubled revenues and halved our operating loss. As at today's date, we are currently involved in over 25 trials/tenders for our product worldwide and expect to announce further contract wins shortly. The significant opportunities becoming available in IPTV and current trends in the company's performance give us confidence for 2005 and beyond.' Enquiries: Orca Interactive Ltd Haggai Barel, Chief Executive +972 9 7699400 Financial Dynamics James Melville-Ross / Cass Helstrip +44 20 7831 3113 About Orca (LSE: ORCA) Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA) is a leading provider of middleware solution to enable xDSL and FTTx operators to offer enhanced entertainment services such as broadcast TV, video-on-demand and interactive services. Our applications deliver compelling and differentiated services to maximize the revenue stream of the operators. Orca's user-friendly, end-to-end applications enable delivery and management of VOD, TV channels, EPG, NVOD, Pay-Per-View and e-commerce for related merchandise. Orca Interactive has formed strategic partnerships with Amino, BitBand, GooMe, ECI, HP, IBM, Kasenna, Kreatel, Microsoft, nCUBE, NDS, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Optibase, Pace, Samsung, SeaChange and more). www.orcainteractive.com. Chief Executive's Review Overview 2004 was a significant year in the ongoing growth of Orca culminating in our successful listing and fundraising in October. It was also the year that the IPTV market began to experience significant growth and, as one of the leading providers of middleware solutions to this market, we were well positioned to benefit. Our financial performance across all metrics was strong as we doubled revenues and halved our operating loss. Three new customers were won during the year, including one for which Orca acted as the prime contractor. This emphasizes the strong positioning of our product offering and provides further evidence of the exciting and rapid growth in our market place. Our partner programme has also continued to develop and includes some of the most high profile names in the industry. Financial performance Revenues of $5.2 million compared to $2.5 million in 2003, representing a 106% increase and reflect our success in winning new contracts in a growing market. Revenue as classified by customer location, was 69.7% Far East (2003: 79.4%), 28.6% Europe (2003 : 6.3%) and 1.7% RoW (2003: 14.3%). Gross profit for the fiscal year was $3.9 million (2003: $2.1 million). Total operating expenses for the year decreased 14.6% to $6.0 million (2003: $7.0 million). Despite a year on year reduction, research and development costs of $2.0 million (2003: $2.9 million) were higher than originally budgeted. This was due to an acceleration in the development of a new application (previously expected to be launched in the second half of 2005, now the first half). In addition, following the successful development and sales of Orca's RiGHTv product, an amount may now need to be returned to the Office of the Chief Scientist in Israel as a royalty and thus is not shown as a deduction from R&D expense. Financial income increased to $0.2 million for the year (2003: $0.01million). The net loss for the year 2004 was $1.8 million or $0.11 per share, as compared with a net loss of $4.9 million or $0.41 per share in 2003, a decrease of 63%. The directors do not intend to declare a dividend. Orca closed the year with a strong net cash position of $24.5m following the fundraising on AIM in October. Operating cash outflow during the year was $0.4 million (2003: $6.2 million). Product development In October 2004 we announced the release of RiGHTv 4.2(TM), the newest version of our IPTV software, incorporating new features such as RiGHTv XPVR (Personal Video Recorder), SUI SDK, Subscriber User Interface Software Development Kit for TV services customizations, and new capabilities to host 3rd party IPTV applications. Two existing customers, iVISJON and FiberCity have already purchased upgrade licenses. In December 2004 we announced, with our partner HP, the results of a record-breaking benchmark demonstrating the very high scalability of the Orca proposition. The benchmark simulated an active subscriber base of 500,000 people accessing our RiGHTv 4.2 solution. This is the first time an IPTV solution has been shown to reach this threshold in a commercial simulation; previously published benchmarks in 2003 demonstrated approximately 100,000 users. Even at the much higher subscriber load, average response times remained relatively constant, demonstrating the fundamental scalability of the Orca solution. Customers and Partners During the year, Orca signed three new commercial partners to its offering; Atlas Interactive and I-Spatial Communications in India and Magnet Networks in Ireland. In addition Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom continued to expand and purchase additional licenses from Orca. Following successful lab trials, Orca has also entered into an agreement with a Western European telecoms operator to provide its RiGHTv technology for a marketing trial. Orca has signed additional global partnership agreements with more of the world's leading IPTV players, for example, SeaChange International, Nortel Networks, Lucent, Zhongxing Telecom Co. (ZTE), Redback Networks and Widevine Technologies. Orca has also announced today that it has signed a global co-marketing agreement with IBM, to promote its products in telco tenders worldwide. AIM Listing In October, Orca successfully completed its initial public offering on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. 14,141,414 new Orca ordinary shares were allocated to institutional and other investors at a price of 99 pence per share, raising approximately £14 million for the Company. The IPO, public profile and funds raised have increased our credibility in the market, provided us with an appropriate platform from which to accelerate the adoption of our products and given us the financial strength and flexibility to grow effectively within our markets, both organically and through selective acquisitions. Outlook The IPTV market is evolving rapidly. Middleware sits at the heart of the IPTV value chain and, with an established position as one of the leading middleware providers to this market, we are ideally positioned to benefit from its anticipated growth. As at today's date, we are currently involved in over 25 trials/tenders for our product worldwide and expect to announce further contract wins shortly. The significant opportunities becoming available in IPTV and current trends in the company's performance give us confidence for 2005 and beyond. Haggai Barel Chief Executive Officer 2 February 2005 BALANCE SHEETS U.S. dollars 31 December 2003 2004 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $ 103,124 $ 23,579,427 Trade receivables and unbilled accounts, net 1,504,597 1,335,173 Other accounts receivables and prepaid expenses 118,719 120,410 Total current assets 1,726,440 25,035,010 LONG-TERM MARKETABLE SECURITIES - 1,000,000 SEVERANCE PAY FUNDS 436,585 444,871 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 828,748 493,869 $ 2,991,773 $ 26,973,750 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) CURRENT LIABILITIES: Trade payables $ 137,566 $ 343,060 Deferred revenues 69,793 14,875 Other accounts payables and accrued expenses 1,171,675 2,476,960 Parent company - 875,088 Total current liabilities 1,379,034 3,709,983 ACCRUED SEVERANCE PAY 667,706 686,945 CONVERTIBLE LOANS FROM PARENT COMPANY 18,909,984 - SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY): Share capital: Class A Preferred shares of NIS 0.01 par value: Authorized: 17,000,000 and 0 shares at 31 December 2003 and 2004, respectively; Issued and outstanding: 12,098,327 and 0 shares at 31 December 2003 and 2004, respectively 29,196 - Ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value: Authorized: 3,000,000 and 55,000,000 shares at 31 December 2003 and 2004, respectively; Issued and outstanding: 23,900 shares and 35,323,799 at 31 December 2003 and 2004, respectively 51 81,305 Additional paid-in capital 3,002,698 45,338,723 Accumulated deficit (20,996,896) (22,843,206) Total shareholders' equity (deficiency) (17,964,951) 22,576,822 $ 2,991,773 $ 26,973,750 STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS U.S. dollars Year ended 31 December 2002 2003 2004 Revenues $ 757,367 $ 2,524,738 $ 5,201,970 Cost of revenues 236,543 470,634 1,261,675 Gross profit 520,824 2,054,104 3,940,295 Operating expenses: Research and development, net 3,670,664 2,904,840 2,016,330 Sales and marketing, net 2,836,515 3,279,745 3,174,952 General and administrative 970,171 825,366 795,198 Total operating expenses 7,477,350 7,009,951 5,986,480 Operating loss 6,956,526 4,955,847 2,046,185 Financial income, net 16,615 9,768 199,875 Net loss $ 6,939,911 $ 4,946,079 $ 1,846,310 Basic and diluted net loss per share $ 0.58 $ 0.41 $ 0.11 Weighted average number of shares used in 12,021,435 12,079,771 17,145,648 computing basic and diluted net loss per share STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS U.S. dollars Year ended 31 December 2002 2003 2004 Cash flows from operating activities: $ (6,939,911) $ (4,946,079) $ (1,846,310) Net loss Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation 513,700 490,927 382,579 Decrease (increase) in trade receivables and unbilled 104,184 (1,425,593) 167,733 accounts, other accounts receivables and prepaid expenses Decrease (increase) in inventories (1,658) 59,512 - Increase (decrease) in trade payables and other accounts 128,891 (128,326) 946,779 payable and accrued expenses Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues 289,948 (249,177) (54,918) Increase in accrued severance pay, net 33,108 44,629 10,953 Other - (1,895) - Net cash used in operating activities (5,871,738) (6,156,002) (393,184) Cash flows from investing activities: Investment in long-term marketable securities - - (1,000,000) Purchase of property and equipment, net (613,918) (425,857) (47,700) Proceeds from sale of property and equipment - 4,342 - Proceeds from short-term bank deposits 142,880 - - Net cash used in investing activities (471,038) (421,515) (1,047,700) STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS continued U.S. dollars Year ended 31 December 2002 2003 2004 Cash flows from financing activities: Parent company - - 875,088 Collection of receivables on account of shares 6,542 - - Issuance of Class A Preferred shares to Parent Company, - 227,273 - net Issuance of shares upon exercise of employees' share 4,813 1,760 25,167 options, net Issuance of shares upon Initial Public Offering - - 25,181,535 Issuance expenses - - (2,561,020) Convertible loans from Parent Company 6,353,509 6,352,942 1,396,417 Net cash provided by financing activities 6,364,864 6,581,975 24,917,187 Increase in cash and cash equivalents 22,088 4,458 23,476,303 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 76,578 98,666 103,124 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period $ 98,666 $ 103,124 $ 23,579,427 Supplemental disclosure of cash flows activities: Non-cash activities: Conversion of convertible loans from parent company into $ - $ - $ 20,306,401 shares Issuance accrued expenses $ - $ - $ 564,000 Note A copy of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2004 will be posted to the shareholders in due course. Copies of this announcement can be obtained from Financial Dynamics, Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings London WC2A 1PB or from the Company's website - www.orca.tv This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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