HERZLIYA, Israel, January 30, 2007 – Optibase, Ltd. (NASDAQ: OBAS) a leader in advanced digital video solutions today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.
Revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006 were $5.4 million compared with $3.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2005 and with $4.3 million for the third quarter of 2006. Net loss for the fourth quarter was $162,000 or $0.01 per basic and diluted share compared with a net loss of $3.2 million or $0.24 per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2005 and with a net loss of $589,000 or $0.04 per basic and diluted share for the third quarter of 2006. Weighted average shares outstanding used in the calculations were approximately 14 million for the fourth quarter of 2006, 13.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2005 and 13.5 million for the third quarter of 2006.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, revenues were $18 million compared with $19.3 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $3.1 million or $0.22 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of $3.4 million, or $0.26 per basic and diluted share, for the year ended in December 31, 2005. Weighted average shares outstanding used in the calculations were approximately 14 million for the year ended December 2006 and 13.2 million for the year ended in December 31, 2005.
As of December 31, 2006, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, long terms investments in marketable securities and other financial investments, net, of $42.9 million, and shareholders’ equity of $44.5 million, compared with, $44.9 million and $44.8 million as of December 31, 2005.
Based on recent assessments in accordance with SFAS 144, we have decided to present the non-linear editing product line operation, which was sold in Q3 2005, as discontinued operations. Comparable results for 2005 have been adjusted accordingly.
Danny Lustiger, CFO of Optibase, said, “We are very pleased with the progress we achieved during the fourth quarter. While 2006 was a challenging year, we saw continued progress for both Optibase and the broader IPTV market. Our IPTV business was particularly strong in the fourth quarter, having accounted for more than 40% of our quarterly sales. We entered 2007 with a healthy backlog, and while some uncertainty in the IPTV market remains, we are increasingly encouraged by the signs we see from telecom operators and service providers.”
Conference Call
Optibase has scheduled a conference call for 9 a.m. EST today, January 30, to discuss the fourth quarter results. For those unable to participate there will be replay available from 12:00 p.m. EST January 30, 2007, through 11:59 p.m. EST, February 6, 2007. Please call: 1-973-341-3080 (Domestic & International), ID REPLAY CODE: 8357707.
Interested parties may access the conference call over the Internet via, www.kcsa.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the KCSA Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
About Optibase
Optibase provides professional encoding, decoding, video server upload and streaming solutions for telecom operators, service providers, broadcasters and content creators. The company’s platforms enable the creation, broadband streaming and playback of high quality digital video. Optibase’s breadth of product offerings are used in applications, such as: video over DSL/Fiber networks, post production for the broadcast and cables industries, archiving; high-end surveillance, distance learning; and business television. Headquartered in Israel, Optibase operates through its fully owned subsidiary in Mountain View, California and offices in, Japan, China, India and Singapore. Optibase products are marketed in over 40 countries through a combination of direct sales, independent distributors, system integrators and OEM partners. For further information, please visit www.optibase.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to our future events or our future performance, including statements regarding the IPTV market and the demand for our IPTV products. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made based on management's current expectations and estimates, which involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks related to the evolving market for digital video in general and the infancy of the IPTV market in particular, fierce competition in the digital video and streaming market, failure to meet technological changes in the market, our ability to manage growth and expansion, general economic conditions and other risk factors. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. For a more detailed discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements in this news release, please refer to Optibase's most recent annual report on Form 20-F. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registrations statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Optibase Ltd. does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements made herein.
