TAT Technologies Reports Year 2013 Second Quarter Results

GEDERA, Israel, Aug. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — TAT Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: TATT) (“the Company”), a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, reported today its results for the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2013.

Financial Highlights:

TAT announced revenues of $21.9 million with a net income of $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared to revenues of $22.1 million with a net loss of $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The net loss reported for 2012 second quarter was the result of a $1.0 million impairment charge of goodwill in TAT’s OEM for Electric Motion Systems operating segment and a $3.3 million impairment charge with respect to TAT’s investment in First Aviation Services Inc. (“FAvS”). Excluding the impairment charges recorded in the second quarter of 2012, net income for the three months ended June 30, 2013 increased by $0.9 million compared to the same period in 2012.

During the Second quarter of 2013, revenues were impacted by (i) the increase in revenues in the MRO Services for Aviation Components operating segment; (ii) the increase in revenues in the Heat Transfer Services and Products operating segment; (iii) similar revenues in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions operating segment; offset by (iv) the decrease in revenues in the OEM of Electric Motion Systems operating segment. This decrease is a continuation of the decrease in revenues this segment had experienced during 2012 and 2011.

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, TAT announced revenues of $43.4 million with a net income of $2.7 million compared to revenues of $42.8 million with a net loss of $3.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The net loss reported for the six month period ended June 30, 2012 was the result of a $1.0 million impairment charge of goodwill in TAT’s OEM for Electric Motion Systems operating segment and a $3.3 million impairment charge with respect to TAT’s investment in FAvS. Excluding the impairment charges recorded in the second quarter of 2012, net income for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased by $2.0 million compared to the same period in 2012.

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, revenues were impacted by (i) the increase in revenues in the MRO Services for Aviation Components operating segment; (ii) the increase in revenues in the Heat Transfer Services and Products operating segment; partially offset by (iii) the decrease in revenues in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions operating segment; and (iv) the decrease in revenues in the OEM of Electric Motion Systems operating segment – As mentioned above, this decrease is a continuation of the decrease in revenues this segment had experienced during 2012 and 2011.

Mr. Itsik Maaravi, TAT’s President & CEO commented:

“2013 Second quarter’s trends in the Aerospace and Defense markets were similar to the trends shown in the beginning of the year. The commercial airlines markets continue to show an increase in passengers and to a lesser extent, in cargo air traffic while airlines profitability remains a challenge due to competitive environment and relatively high fuel prices. In addition, the MRO business shows steady flow with modest growth and commercial aerospace OEMs continue to report increasing revenues and backlog. On the other hand defense companies continue to show weakness and are waiting to understand uncertainties following budget constraints and sequestration which went into effect on March 1, 2013.

For TAT, the results of 2013 second quarter reflect the continuation of the trend of improvement as we increased revenues, gross margins and operating margins compared to the first quarter of 2013. On a year-to-date basis, the first half of 2013 reflects higher revenues compared to the first half of 2012 while gross and operating margins were similar. We continue to increase our marketing and sales efforts and put an emphasis on strengthening our relations with leading players in the relevant markets, successfully develop new products for new customers and improving our production efficiency, the quality of our products and the responsiveness and support to our customers."