TEL AVIV, Israel, May 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Delek Group Ltd.
(TASE: DLEKG , OTCQX: DGRLY) (hereinafter: "Delek Group" or "The
Group") announced today its results for the three month period
ending March 31, 2010. The full
financial statements will be available in English on Delek Group's
website at: http://www.delek-group.com.
First Quarter 2010 Highlights
- Improvement in profitability across majority of subsidiaries; first
quarter net income of NIS 205 million grew significantly by 31% over
first quarter of 2009
- Delek Group distributes a dividend of NIS 150 million in the quarter;
- Natural gas reserves discovered in the Tamar field remain on track for
commercialization in 2012 and additional exploration ongoing;
Group revenues for the first quarter of 2010 were NIS 11.4 billion, a 25% increase compared with
NIS 9.1 billion in the first quarter
of 2009. The increase in revenues was primarily due to revenues
from the US refinery which while was operational in the quarter,
was not operating in the first quarter of last year. Additional
revenue growth was due to an increase in the price of oil compared
with that of last year. In addition, the company saw improved
revenues in Automotive, Insurance and Finance operations.
Net income for the first quarter of 2010 totaled NIS 205 million, a 31% increase compared with a
net income of NIS 157 million in the
first quarter of 2009. Net income increased due to an improvement
across the majority of sectors, in particular the automotive,
financial and insurance sector.
Group total assets as of March 31,
2010, amounted to NIS 86.2
billion, compared with NIS 84.4
billion as of December 31,
2009.
Mr. Asaf Bartfeld, CEO of Delek
Group commented, "The strong results that we reported today
represent another solid quarter of improvements in our core group
activities. They are as a direct consequence of the correct
strategic actions that were taken by the management of Delek Group
and its subsidiaries throughout the past year, a strategy which has
proven itself. We intend to reinvest the substantial fruits of our
efforts over the past years back into the Company and expand our
core activities."
Continued Mr. Bartfeld, "The majority of our subsidiaries all
had solid quarters, but in particular we are very pleased with the
performance of the Phoenix Insurance company and our Automotive
subsidiary. We have continued to enhance our net asset value and
strengthen our balance sheet across the Group and all its
subsidiaries, and this remains a constant core element of our
strategy. We have seen improvements in a number of key metrics
including a strong growth in revenues and net profit. Delek Group
will continue its focus on energy and infrastructure, as well as
its automotive and finance activities, and we remain vigilant in
identifying business opportunities that can generate synergies
among the activities of our subsidiaries."
Main Business Highlights
Contribution of Principal Operations to Net Income* (NIS millions)
FY Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1
2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010
27 (54) (14) 97 (2) (42) US Fuel Sector Operations
82 12 9 29 32 24 Israeli Fuel Sector Operations
59 13 (2) 41 7 16 Delek Europe
(16) (12) - - (4) - Restructuring expenses at Delek Europe
23 3 52 2 (34) 30 Oil and Gas Exploration
250 78 65 53 54 94 Automotive Operations
181 70 23 6 82 95 Insurance and Finance Operations
263 314 (73) (5) 27 (12) Capital Gains & Others
869 424 60 223 162 205 Net Income excl. Real Estate Activities
(5) - - - (5) - Real Estate activities
864 424 60 223 157 205 Net income attributed Group's
shareholders
* Parts of the above table have been extracted from Delek Group's First
Quarter 2010 and Full Year 2009 Directors Report.
Please review the full report available on the Group's website
http://www.delek-group.com to view the notes for each of the items
above.
Energy & Infrastructure
The Oil and Gas Exploration, and Gas Production sector. In
July 2009, the partners in the
drilling at the 'Tamar' field received a third party reserve
report, showing the amount of 2P (proved and probable) reserves of
natural gas to be as high as 7.7 TCF (218 BCM) at the Tamar Field.
On March 28, 2010, it was announced
by the partners of the gas fields, the purchase of additional
equipment and services required for further development of the gas
fields, totaling US$157 million.
On February 19, 2010 the partners
signed a letter of intent to supply natural gas to Southern Power
Station Ltd, and DSI Silica Industries Dimona, Ltd. Tamar's
partners have already signed agreements totalling over $11bn for the supply of natural gas following
commercialisation, which is expected in 2012 and remains on
track.
The partnership also confirmed its participation in drilling two
additional production wells in the gas fields 'Mary', in areas
known as Mary-B 8 and Mary-B 9, at a total cost (for all partners)
of approximately $85 million. In
March 2010, a study conducted by
NSAI, estimated that proved natural gas reserves at Mary B, amounts
to 13.3 BCM, an increase of about BCM 1.9 compared with previous
estimates, and proved and probably natural-gas reserves amounts to
BCM 14.0, an increase of about BCM1.2 compared with previous
estimates.
The Company, along with its partner Noble Energy Inc, is
continuing additional seismic studies in the surrounding area and
expects the results of these studies in the coming months.
During the quarter, revenues from the sale of oil and gas
reached NIS 103 million compared with
NIS 90 million in the same period
last year. The growth was due to an increase in sales to the Israel
Electric Company due primarily to an increase in sale price, based
on agreements signed with the Israel Electric Company and Israel
Chemicals at the end of December
2009. At the same time, a reduced volume of gas was sold
compared with the same period last year. This was due to reduced
public demand for electricity due to more temperate weather
conditions in the first months of the year, as well as increased
sales by the alternative gas supplier EMG to the IEC. Despite the
decline in gas volumes sold, there was no significant change in net
income due to the increased price of gas and currency exchange rate
impacts.
Net income from the sector for first quarter of 2010 was
NIS 30 million, as compared to a net
loss of NIS 34 million in the first
quarter of 2009.
Delek US (NYSE: DK; Delek Group holds 73% end-Q1 2010): Revenues
in the first quarter of 2010 were NIS 3.3
billion compared with NIS 1.5
billion in the first quarter of 2009. It is important to
note that in the first quarter of 2009 the refinery at Tyler, Texas was closed for repairs and
upgrades.
Net loss in the first quarter of 2010 was NIS 57 million compared with a loss of
NIS 2 million in the first quarter of
2009. The first quarter results were adversely impacted by a
combination of severe winter weather in several of core retail
markets during January and February, in addition to weak Gulf Coast
refining economics which persisted for most of the quarter.
Contribution margin from the refining and marketing sectors was
a profit of NIS 39 million in the
first quarter of 2010 compared with a profit of NIS 93 million in the first quarter 2009. Within
the retail segment, same-store merchandise sales improved for the
third consecutive quarter during the first quarter 2010, due in
part to increased contributions from reimaged store locations open
more than one year. A slight decline in the same-store fuel gallons
sold was offset by an increase in the first quarter retail fuel
margin, when compared to the year-ago period.
Looking ahead, Delek US' management believes that entering the
second quarter, there is increased demand for refined products sold
in the refining, retail and marketing segments. This uplift in
demand is primarily attributable to a combination of favorable
seasonal trends and improving economic conditions in regional
markets.
Delek - the Israel Fuel Company Ltd. (TASE: DLKIS.TA; Delek
Group holds 77% end-Q1 2010): Revenues in the first quarter of 2010
were NIS 1.2 billion compared with
856 million in the first quarter of last year, representing an
increase of 37%. This increase was due primarily to the increased
price of gas compared with that of last year, as well as an
increase in sales of gasoline for commercial enterprises, and an
increase in sales at convenience stores.
Net income in the first quarter of 2010 amounted to NIS 34 million compared with a net income of
NIS 38 million in the same period in
2009.
Delek Europe. Delek is an operator of 850 gas stations across
the Benelux region. Revenues in the first quarter of 2010 were
EUR537 million compared with
EUR456 million in the same period
last year, mainly due to the increased price of gas compared with
that of last year. Net income in the quarter was EUR3 million, compared with a net income of
EUR1 million in the first quarter of
2009.
During the quarter, Delek Europe made an offer to BP for the
acquisition of its retail fuels and convenience business in
France, including 416 petrol
stations and its interests in 3 terminals. Delek Europe has offered
to pay EUR180 million, subject to
working capital and other adjustments at completion.
IDE (water desalination, 50% indirectly held by Delek Group).
IDE achieved a net income (100%) of NIS 47
million in the first quarter of 2010. On March 14, IDE issued a dividend for the first
time, amounting to NIS 40 million for
2009.
Insurance and Financial Services
The activities of this segment are primarily conducted through
two insurance companies; Israeli insurance company, Phoenix
Holdings Ltd. (TASE: PHOE), and general US insurer, Republic
Companies, Inc. that is an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary. The
insurance and financial services sector contributed NIS 95 million to the Group's net income in the
first quarter, compared to a net income of NIS 82 million in the same period last year.
The results were improved over those of last year due to the
significant improvement in the capital market environment globally
and in Israel in the past
year.
Automotive Operations
Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. (TASE: DLEA.TA; Delek Group holds
55% end-Q1 2010): Delek Automotive is the exclusive distributor of
Mazda and Ford in Israel. Revenues
in the quarter grew to NIS 1.1
billion compared to NIS 1.0
billion in the same period of 2009. Net income at Delek
Automotive in the first quarter of 2010 reached NIS 161 million compared to a net income of
NIS 90 million in the same period in
2009. Delek Automotive sold 9,706 cars in the first quarter of 2010
compared with 9,494 in the first quarter of last year.
Dividend Distribution
On May 31, 2010, the Board of
Directors of Delek Group declared a cash dividend distribution for
first quarter of 2010 in the amount of approximately NIS 150 million (approximately NIS 13.18 per share) to the shareholders on
record as of June 16, 2010. The
ex-date is June 17, 2010 and the
dividend will be paid on July 01,
2010.
Conference Call Details
The Company will be hosting a conference call in English on
Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Management
will also be available to answer investor questions.
To participate, please call one of the following
teleconferencing numbers. Please begin placing your calls at least
5 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: 1-888-668-9141
UK Dial-in Number: 0-800-917-5108
ISRAEL Dial-in Number: 03-918-0610
INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number: +972-3-918-0610
At:
8am Eastern Time, 2pm UK Time, 4pm Israel Time
On the call, CEO Asaf Bartfeld,
CFO Barak Mashraki and VP Investor
Relations, Dalia Black, will review
and discuss the results, and will be available to answer your
questions.
About The Delek Group
Delek Group is the leading energy & infrastructure group
based out of Israel with
investments in upstream & downstream energy, water desalination
and power plants globally. In addition, Delek is the number one
importer & distributor of vehicles in Israel and owns insurance assets in
Israel and the US. Earlier this
year, Delek Group, through its subsidiaries, discovered significant
quantities of high quality natural gas off the coast of
Israel. Delek Group sales reached
43 billion Israeli shekels in 2009.
For more information on Delek Group please visit
http://www.delek-group.com.
Delek Group Income Statement (NIS Millions)
Q1 Q1 2009
2010 2009
Revenue 11,365 9,118 43,447
Cost of revenue 9,669 7,482 37,032
Gross profit 1,696 1,636 6,415
Sales, marketing and operating expenses
- gas stations 844 855 3,426
General and administrative expenses 402 422 1,768
Other income (expenses), net (13) 68 386
Profit from operating activities 437 427 1,607
Financing income, net 217 174 633
Financial expenses, net 273 308 1,449
Profit (loss) after 381 293 791
financing
Profit from realization of investments in
associates and others, net - - 518
Group's equity in profits (losses) of
associates and partnerships, net 70 65 92
Profit (loss) before income tax 451 358 1,401
Income tax (tax benefit) 107 100 215
Profit (loss) from continuing operations 344 258 1,186
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations - 17 17
Profit (loss) 344 275 1,203
Attributable to:
Company shareholders 205 157 864
Non-controlling interest 139 118 339
344 275 1,203
The notes are an integral part of the financial statement and
can be found at http://www.delek-group.com
Contact
Dalia Black Kenny Green / Ehud Helft
Head of Investor Relations International Investor Relations
Delek Group GK Investor Relations
Tel: +972-9-863-8444 Tel: (US) +1-646-201-9246
Email: black_d@delek.co.il E-mail: delek-group-ir@gkir.com