Interim Results

Orca Interactive Ltd 19 September 2006 Orca Interactive Ltd Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2006 Ra'anana, Israel, 19 September 2006 - Orca Interactive Ltd ('Orca'), a global leader in the IPTV middleware market, announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2006. Financial Performance: • Revenues of $914,000 (H1 2005: $3.0m) • Results impacted by current market consolidation and contract delays • Gross profit margin of 81% (H1 2005: 84%) • Net loss of $3.4m (H1 2005: $1.3m) • $0.1 loss per share (H1 2005: $0.04 loss per share) • Strong net cash position with $18.7m at period end • 3 year order book increased to $6.7m, from $5.8m at year end Operational Performance: • Deals signed with Jazztel in Spain, NewNet Telecoms in Georgia and a major European telecoms service provider • Further progress with product development during H1 • Orca's Interactive Alliance gaining momentum • Strong pipeline of deals Haggai Barel, Chief Executive Officer of Orca, said: 'Our H1 revenue performance has been very disappointing owing to industry consolidation and delayed purchasing decisions in the first half of the year. For these reasons it is also extremely difficult to provide guidance for the full year. On the one hand our order book and pipeline are both stronger than ever before. On the other, our experience of the last twelve months has taught us that the timing of the recognition of revenues cannot be safely predicted. 'Even so, we continue to see an increasing number of telecoms and media companies preparing to deploy IPTV services and we remain confident that our product and market position will allow us to play an important role in the IPTV market over the coming years.' Enquiries: Orca Interactive Ltd Haggai Barel, Chief Executive +972 9 7699400 Financial Dynamics James Melville-Ross / Matt Dixon +44 20 7831 3113 About Orca Interactive Orca Interactive (LSE-ORCA) is a leading provider of IPTV middleware and applications for broadband network operators and service providers. Orca enables triple-play providers to deliver a full array of attractive video-over-IP services that generate new revenue streams and strengthen customer loyalty. Leveraging a flexible telco-grade middleware platform, Orca empowers operators to deliver broadcast TV, video on demand (VOD), personal video recording (PVR), home media and other compelling interactive services. Orca's SI-enabled solutions are designed for easy outsourcing of integration services by an operator's preferred systems integrator. Orca has formed strategic partnerships with leading players across the IPTV value chain to ensure best-of-breed solutions with low total cost of ownership. For more information, please visit www.orcainteractive.com. Chief Executive's Review Overview When we announced our results for the year ended 31 December 2005 in March 2006, we explained that, owing to the early stage of the IPTV market, our future revenue performance would be very difficult to predict. This remains the case today. We also highlighted that revenues in 2006 were likely to be significantly second half weighted. Even so, our revenue performance in the first half of 2006 has been disappointing and a number of factors have contributed to this performance. Firstly, we had expected to book additional revenues from one of our major partners, Lucent, which has been actively involved in pitching for IPTV mandates. However, owing to its current merger discussions with Alcatel, all purchase decisions relating to IPTV have been put on hold. Secondly, the first half of 2006 has seen a period of significant consolidation in the telecoms industry. As a result, a number of purchasing decisions at prospective customers, which we had expected to be made in the first half, have been postponed pending clarity on the outcome of these M&A discussions. Finally, we had also expected to record revenues from the deal we struck with a franchise of a leading media company, announced in December last year. These revenues were not forthcoming in the first six months of 2006 owing to delays in the decision making process at that leading media company. These delays have meant that it is not yet clear how much of the revenues we will be able to recognize in the second half. Financial performance Revenues in the first half of the year were $0.9m, compared to $3.0m in the first half of 2005. Gross margins were broadly stable at 81% (H1 2005: 84%). Sales and marketing expenditure increased to $2.2m compared to $2m in H1 2005, as we continued to invest in establishing and building relationships with global system integrators and network access vendors. Research and development expenditure increased to $1.6m (H1 2005: $1.3m). Our operating loss was $3.85m (H1 2005: $1.65m). The net loss increased from $1.3m to $3.4m resulting in a net loss per share of $0.1 (H1 2005: $0.04 loss per share). At 30 June 2006, the Company had cash balances of $18.7m. Operating cash outflow during the period was $2.65 million (H1 2005: $2.9 million). Product development The Company continues to invest in product development in order to maintain its technology's market leading position. Orca recently introduced its Product Catalog at the IBC 2006 Conference in Amsterdam. As part of Orca's Service Delivery Platform (SDP) architecture, the Product Catalog is an enhanced business management system that extends support for flexible business models. It is designed to help IPTV operators support new types of pricing methods for services and innovative bundles, driving industry growth through enhanced revenue generation and customer loyalty. Orca's new Interactive Alliance IPTV partner program is gaining momentum with the addition of eight new companies. This underscores the necessity for tested, open and interoperable solutions and new partners have joined the Interactive Alliance in the technology, application, SUI and integration tracks. Customers and Partners During the first half of the year, Orca announced that its RiGHTv software had been commercially launched with Spanish operator Jazztel. Working alongside Indra, a Spanish systems integrator, Orca's solution was aimed at helping Jazztel penetrate the residential broadband market. The IPTV service implemented at the end of 2005 initially offered live television over IP using MPEG-4, and will include other services in 2006. Orca also announced an agreement with a Global Next Generation Network (NGN) equipment vendor for IPTV deployment by a large European telecommunications service provider. The deal consists of an initial purchase of 50,000 Orca RiGHTv(TM) middleware licenses and professional services for a triple play service of IPTV, Video-overIP and broadband Internet access being built by a large European telecommunications service provider. The IPTV service is expected to be launched in the second half of 2006 and that the agreement will be extended to eventually include up to 400,000 end-user middleware licenses. In April, Orca announced that it was working with systems integrator Telrad Networks to provide ten large urban areas of the country of Georgia with an IP/ MPLS-based voice, data and video networking system for Georgia's second largest telecom operator, NewNet Telecommunications ('NewNet'). The new network has been designed to meet NewNet's growth and capacity requirements for the next 10 years. Outlook Accurately forecasting our future revenues remains a very challenging task. We have a strong pipeline of contract prospects, but the timing of decisions on these contracts is very difficult to predict given the many changes currently occurring in our industry. The difficulty in predicting our revenues is further compounded by the fact that we are currently reliant on new customer wins to support revenue growth and the contract discussions we are involved in are mostly large contracts, which amount to a significant proportion of overall revenue expectations. For these reasons it is extremely difficult to provide guidance for the full year. On the one hand our order book and pipeline are both stronger than ever before. On the other, our experience of the last twelve months has taught us that the timing of the recognition of revenues cannot be safely predicted. However, it now appears extremely unlikely that we will be able to achieve revenue expectations for the full year to 2006, but we continue to believe that the significant majority of full year revenues will be recognized in the second half. Even so, we continue to see an increasing number of telecoms and media companies preparing to deploy IPTV services. Furthermore we continue to receive positive feedback from partners and customers about our RiGHTv products and we remain confident that our product and market position will allow us to play an important role in the IPTV market over the coming years. Haggai Barel Chief Executive Officer 19 September 2006 BALANCE SHEETS U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data 31 December 30 June 2005 2006 Unaudited ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $961 $1,502 Short term available-for-sale-marketable securities 6,395 5,887 Trade receivables 1,568 645 Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses 511 625 Inventory - 181 Total current assets 9,435 8,840 NON-CURRENT ASSETS: Long-term available-for-sale marketable securities 13,938 11,346 Severance pay funds 578 694 Property and equipment, net 488 472 Total non-current assets 15,004 12,512 Total assets $24,439 $21,352 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Trade payables $480 $533 Deferred revenues 599 675 Employee and payroll accruals 1,155 1,196 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 1,799 1,289 Parent company 336 710 Total current liabilities 4,369 4,403 Severance pay liability 844 1,049 Total liabilities 5,213 5,452 EQUITY: Share capital: Ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value: Authorized: 55,000,000 shares at 31 December 2005 and 30 June 2006; Issued and outstanding: 35,477,299 and 35,538,299 shares at 31 December 2005 and 30 June 2006, respectively 81 82 Additional paid-in capital 45,755 45,867 Net unrealized loss reserve (163) (222) Accumulated deficit (26,447) (29,827) Total equity 19,226 15,900 $24,439 $21,352 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. STATEMENTS OF INCOME U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data Year ended Six months ended 31 December, 30 June, 2005 2005 2006 Unaudited Revenues $5,325 $3,022 $914 Cost of revenues 643 477 172 Gross profit 4,682 2,545 742 Operating expenses: Research and development, net 2,585 1,286 1,632 Sales and marketing 4,430 2,012 2,163 General and administrative 1,979 901 799 Total operating expenses 8,994 4,199 4,594 Operating loss 4,312 1,654 3,852 Financial income, net 794 351 472 Net loss $3,518 $1,303 $3,380 Basic and diluted net loss per share $0.10 $0.04 $0.10 Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share 35,412,746 35,351,187 35,430,294 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data Total Additional Net recognized Ordinary shares paid-in unrealized Accumulated income and Shares Amount capital loss reserve deficit Total expenses Balance as of 1 January 35,323,799 $81 $45,425 $- $(22,929) $22,577 $- 2005 Issuance of shares upon exercise of 153,500 *)- 42 - - 42 - employees' share options, net Unrealized losses on available-for- - - - (163) - (163) (163) sale marketable securities Share-based compensation - - 288 - - 288 - Net loss - - - - (3,518) (3,518) (3,518) Balance as of 31 December 35,477,299 81 45,755 (163) (26,447) 19,226 $(3,681) 2005 Issuance of shares upon - exercise of 61,000 1 16 - - 17 employees' share options, net Unrealized losses on available-for- - - - (59) - (59) (59) sale marketable securities Share-based compensation - - 96 - - 96 - Net loss - - - - (3,380) (3,380) (3,380) Balance as of 30 June 2006 (unaudited) 35,538,299 $82 $45,867 $(222) $(29,827) $15,900 $(3,439) *) Represents an amount lower than $ 1. The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS U.S. dollars in thousands Year ended Six months ended 31 December 30 June 2005 2005 2006 Unaudited Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss $(3,518) $(1,303) $(3,380) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation 295 143 148 Share-based compensation 288 138 96 Amortization of marketable securities premiums 92 32 41 Decrease (increase) in trade receivables, other accounts receivables and prepaid expenses (623) (2,507) 809 Increase (decrease) in trade payables, employees and payroll accruals and accrued expenses and other liabilities 431 348 (350) Increase in inventory - - (181) Increase in deferred revenues 584 215 76 Increase in accrued severance pay, net 24 35 89 Net cash used in operating activities (2,427) (2,899) (2,652) Cash flows from investing activities: Investment in long-term available-for-sale marketable securities (14,104) (11,106) - Proceeds from maturity of short-term available-for-sale marketable 8,066 6,438 3,000 securities Purchase of property and equipment (289) (137) (132) Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (6,327) (4,805) 2,868 Cash flows from financing activities: Refundable grants received from the Chief Scientist Office 292 - - Royalties paid to Chief Scientist Office - - (66) Parent Company, net (539) (441) 374 Issuance of shares upon exercise of employees' share options, net 42 24 17 Issuance expenses (109) (109) - Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (314) (526) 325 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (9,068) (8,230) 541 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 10,029 10,029 961 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period $961 $1,799 $1,502 Supplemental disclosure of cash flows activities: Cash received during the period for: Interest $656 $261 $430 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. NOTE 1:- GENERAL a. Orca Interactive Ltd. ('the Company') was incorporated in Israel and commenced operations in August 1995. The Company is headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel. In April 2000, the Company was acquired by Emblaze Ltd. ('the Parent Company'), a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel and traded on the London Stock Exchange. In October 2004, the Company completed an Initial Public Offering ('IPO') on the London Stock Exchanges Alternative Investment Market ('AIM'). The Company issued 14,141,414 Ordinary shares to institutional and other investors at a price of $1.8 per share, raising amount of approximately $ 25,200 before issuance expenses. b. The Company develops and licenses software for the provision of television and other entertainment services over IP network infrastructures. NOTE 2:- BASIS OF PREPARATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparation The interim condensed financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual financial statements as at 31 December 2005. The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the interim condensed financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Company's annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2005, except for the adoption of the following amendments mandatory for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2006: • IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement ('IAS 39') - Amendment for financial guarantee contracts; • IAS 39 - Amendment for hedges of forecast intragroup transactions; • IAS 39 - Amendment for the fair value option. The adoption of these amendments did not affect the Company results of operations or financial position. Inventory balance consists of costs of finished products and is calculated using the 'first-in, first-out' method. - - - - - - - - - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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