MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

326065

Report Date :

12.06.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SYNEL M.L.L PAYWAY LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

P.O. Box 142 (2069202), 2 Hamada Street, Industrial Zone, Yoqneam Illit 2066719

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2015 (Consolidated)

 

 

Country :

Israel

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.10.1989

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

51-141661-2

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject, directly and via subsidiaries, operates in the following lines of activities:

1.    Developers, manufacturers, exporters and marketers of data collection systems and solutions for workforce management, time and attendance, access control and job costing applications, as well as providers of service and solutions in the Human Resources management field (this segment comprised of 62% of Group sales in 2014, 62% in 2013). Activities carried out via subject directly and via its foreign subsidiaries in USA, UK, Sweden and France.

2.    Owners and leasers of real estate assets, via 80% subsidiary DORSEL (20% of 2014 revenues, 18% in 2013).

3.    Low voltage operations, via 85% subsidiary ANTECO (18% of 2014 revenues, 20% in 2013).

 

 

No of Employees :

235

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – December 31, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2014)

Current Rating

(31.12.2014)

Israel

A2

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderate Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

B2

Moderate High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

C2

Very High Risk

D

 


 

ISRAEL ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Israel has a technologically advanced market economy. Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, and pharmaceuticals are among the leading exports. Its major imports include crude oil, grains, raw materials, and military equipment. Israel usually posts sizable trade deficits, which are covered by tourism and other service exports, as well as significant foreign investment inflows. Between 2004 and 2013, growth averaged nearly 5% per year, led by exports. The global financial crisis of 2008-09 spurred a brief recession in Israel, but the country entered the crisis with solid fundamentals, following years of prudent fiscal policy and a resilient banking sector. Israel's economy also has weathered the Arab Spring because strong trade ties outside the Middle East have insulated the economy from spillover effects. Slowing demand domestically and internationally and reduced investment due to uncertainties caused by the Gaza conflict in summer 2014 have reduced GDP growth to about 2% during 2014. Natural gas fields discovered off Israel's coast since 2009 have brightened Israel's energy security outlook. The Tamar and Leviathan fields were some of the world's largest offshore natural gas finds this past decade. The massive Leviathan field is expected to come online no sooner than 2017, but production from Tamar provided a one percentage point boost to Israel's GDP in 2013 and a 0.5% boost in 2014. In mid-2011, public protests arose around income inequality and rising housing and commodity prices. Israel's income inequality and poverty rates are among the highest of OECD countries and there is a broad perception among the public that a small number of "tycoons" have a cartel-like grip over the major parts of the economy. The government formed committees and has started splitting up the oligopolies to address some of the grievances but has maintained that it will not engage in deficit spending to satisfy populist demands. Over the long term, Israel faces structural issues, including low labor participation rates for its fastest growing social segments - the ultra-orthodox and Arab-Israeli communities. Also, Israel's progressive, globally competitive, knowledge-based technology sector employs only 9% of the workforce, with the rest employed in manufacturing and services - sectors which face downward wage pressures from global competition.

 

Source : CIA

 


Company name & address

 

SYNEL M.L.L PAYWAY LTD.

Telephone 972 4 959 67 77

Fax                                        972 4 989 04 84

Email:                                   dina@synel.co.i

P.O. Box 142 (2069202)

2 Hamada Street

Industrial Zone

YOQNEAM ILLIT 2066719              ISRAEL

 

 

HISTORY & LEGAL FORMATION

 

Originally incorporated as a private limited company, registered as per file No 51-141661-2 on the 05.10.1989.

On the 06.07.2000 published a prospectus offering shares to the public on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, raising a sum of NIS 34 million.

 

Following the public issuance, converted into a public limited company on the 27.09.2000 (keeping same registration number).

 

On the 26.03.2008 D.N. LINER INDUSTRIES LTD. was merged into subject.

 

On the 04.07.2012 SYNEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. and SYNEL M.L.L PAYVIEW LTD. were merged into subject.

 

Originally registered under the name KING HESHBON LTD., which changed to SYNEL INDUSTRIES LTD. on the 24.06.1991, which changed to the present name on the 13.11.2012

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Authorized share capital NIS 1,000,000.00, divided into -

                10,000,000 ordinary shares of NIS 0.10 each,

of which 5,692,705 shares amounting NIS 569,270.50 were issued.

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

1.    Gavriel (Gabi) Boganem, 63.25%,

2.    SHAHAR Y.A.S LTD., 5.24%, controlled by Isaac and Mrs. Nitza Zinger,

3.    PSAGOT, 8.48% and MENORA 5.12%, institutional investors,

4.    Shares are also traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).

 

DIRECTORS

 

1.    Isaac Zinger, Chairman

2.    Ms. Limor Magen-Telem,

3.    Ms. Gilat Boganem,

4.    Barak Uziel,

5.    Itzhak Izo Shlomovich.

 

 

GENERAL MANAGER

 

Gavriel (Gabi) Boganem.

 

 

BUSINESS

 

Subject, directly and via subsidiaries, operates in the following lines of activities:

1.    Developers, manufacturers, exporters and marketers of data collection systems and solutions for workforce management, time and attendance, access control and job costing applications, as well as providers of service and solutions in the Human Resources management field (this segment comprised of 62% of Group sales in 2014, 62% in 2013). Activities carried out via subject directly and via its foreign subsidiaries in USA, UK, Sweden and France.

2.    Owners and leasers of real estate assets, via 80% subsidiary DORSEL (20% of 2014 revenues, 18% in 2013).

3.    Low voltage operations, via 85% subsidiary ANTECO (18% of 2014 revenues, 20% in 2013).

 

42% of Group sales in 2014 were export (43% in 2013).

 

Group has thousands of clients. Among local clients:

Ministry of Defense (and Israel Defense Force), AFCON GROUP, HI SECURITY SYSTEMS, EVRON SYSTEMS, PROTECH, G4S Group, MEGASON ELECTRONICS & CONTROL, BEZEQ THE ISRAELI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO., A.A.P., MATKINET, ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, MACABBI HEALTH SERVICES, RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS, Netanya Municipality, etc.

 

Subject is a technological partner of ORACLE and is a MICROSOFT Gold Partner.

 

Among Group's clients abroad: MCDONALD’S (China), TARGET (USA), Australian Post, Louvre Museum (France), TATA (India), Argentina's Ministry of Justice (Argentina), TEXACO (Holland), and more.

 

Subsidiary ANTECO is sole local representatives of many companies.

 

Operating from premises, partly owned by the Group, in 2 Hamada Street, Industrial Zone, Yoqneam Illit, and from subsidiaries in France, Sweden, the UK and USA.

 

Having 235 employees in SYNEL Group as of end of 2014.

 

 

MEANS

 

Accrued orders as of 31.12.2014: NIS 17,366,000 in Israel and NIS 868,000 abroad.

 

Consolidated B/S shows:

                                                                                         NIS (thousands)

                                                                               31.12.2014               31.03.2015

ASSETS

Current assets

       Cash and cash equivalents                                          13,765                      8,236

       Financial assets in fair value                                        47,520                     50,554

       Customers                                                                 33,777                     39,054

       Other debtors                                                               4,485                      2,161

       Other current assets                                                     2,845                      2,792

       Stock                                                                         18,283                     18,959

                                                                                       120,675                   121,756

 

Non-current assets

       Fixed assets (net)                                                       10,063                     10,172

       Real estate for investment                                         392,722                   392,954

       Goodwill and other intangible assets                           32,433                     32,512

       Other non-current assets                                               8,374                      7,960

                                                                                       443,592                   443,598

                                                                                       564,267                   565,354

                                                                                    =======                =======

 

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities                                                                78,774                     85,680

Non-current liabilities                                                        311,465                   305,340

Equity                                                                             174,028                   174,334

                                                                                       564,267                   565,354

                                                                                    =======                =======

 

 

Current market value US$ 23.7 million.

 

There are 4 charges for unlimited amounts, as well as 2 charges for the total sum of 40,000,000 registered on the company's assets (all assets), in favor of Bank Leumi Le'Israel Ltd., Bank Hapoalim Ltd., The First International Bank of Israel Ltd. and companies (last charge placed June 2015).

 

REVENUES

                                                                              Consolidated Statement of Income

                                                                                               NIS (thousands)

                                                                                               Year ended 31.12

                                                                                   2012                 2013              2014

Revenues (sales, services and leasing)                       142,594            132,130          127,221

 

Gross profit                                                                 65,628              62,444            63,867

 

Operating income                                                        27,432              27,774            50,436

 

Pre-tax income                                                            21,896              22,187            43,378

 

Net income                                                                  17,646              12,529            32,323

                                                                                ======            ======         ======

 

Consolidated revenues for the first 3 months of 2015 were NIS 37,035,000 (18% increase compared to the parallel period in 2014), making a gross profit of NIS 17,788,000, an operating income of NIS 7,935,000, and a net income of NIS 6,506,000.

 

 

OTHER COMPANIES

 

ANTECO LTD., 85%, importers and marketers of close circuit communication systems, including CCTV systems, video-phones, intercoms, alarm systems, smoke detectors, etc.

DORSEL (B.A.Z.) LTD., 80%, a public limited company whose shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, a yielding properties real estate company, current market value US$ 32.9 million, owns DORSEL RAANANA LTD. 100%, TOREN LTD., 100% and HAMADA 5 YOKNEAM LTD., 50%.

TIME AMERICA, 100%, U.S.A.,

SYNEL INDUSTRIES (UK) LTD., 80%, U.K., holds 90% in SYNEL FRANCE (SYSIO), France,

FEROX KONSULT AB, 50%, Sweden.

 

 

BANKERS

 

According to our:

Bank Leumi Le'Israel Ltd., Haifa Main Branch (No. 876), Haifa.

Bank Hapoalim Ltd., Hakirya Branch (No. 876), Tel Aviv.

 

Since we could speak to subject's officials, we could not verify a/m bank data.

 

 

CHARACTER AND REPUTATION

 

Nothing unfavorable learned.

 

Subject is ISO 9001:2000 certified and meets other international standards.

 

In 2005, it was reported that subject will acquire 50% in M.L.L, developers of human resources solutions, for a sum of NIS 13.5 million.

 

In January 2006, it was reported that subject signed a NIS 500,000 deal with the Tel Aviv Municipality for supplying services.

 

In April 2006, subject’s subsidiary, DORSEL (B.A.Z.), raised a sum of NIS 67 million in an initial public offering of bonds on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

 

In January 2007 subject signed an agreement to acquire the business activities of American firm TIME AMERICA, in consideration of US$ 10.5 million. Subject's subsidiary, by the same name, took these activities of distribution in the U.S.A. in the data storage solutions area.

 

In April 2007, subject paid NIS 520,000 to increase its holding in FEROX KONSULT AB to 50%.

 

In December 2007, subject signed a contract with an American firm for licensing subject's software for wages solutions via the Internet, in a deal valued US$ 1.5 million.

 

In March 2008 subject increased its holdings in DORSEL (B.A.Z) to 80%, paying NIS 628,000.

 

In October 2009 SYNEL acquired ANTECO from the Heirs of the Late Morris Ben-David. As part of the transaction, subject transferred 15% of ANTECO's shares to Avi Bareket (at face value), ANTECO's General Manager.

ANTECO is a veteran business, well-known in its field and considered to be one of the largest local companies in the field of CCTV import and marketing with an estimated market share of 50%.

 

In 2010 it was reported on subject winning 2 tenders: for supply access control solutions to local maintenance and guarding company TAVAS (with 1,500 employees), in a deal valued several hundred thousand NIS; for supply human resources management services for Netanya Municipality in volume of NIS 3.5 million.

 

In July 2010 it was reported that SYNEL Group will supply attendance monitoring system to India's TATA plant. Another foreign tender subject won was for TEXACO fuel company in the Benelux countries, in volume of NIS 1 million.

 

In February 2013 it was reported that Argentina's Ministry of Justice will install Group's time management systems.

 

In June 2012 it was reported that subject's French subsidiary will install biometric sensors to protect the Louvre Museum.

 

In the end of December 2012 subject reported on merging LOGIPHONE PHONE COMMUNICATION, incorporated in 1992, into ANTECO to achieve greater efficiency in the "Low Voltage" Sector. Merger was completed in July 2014.

 

According to the Israel Association of Electronics & Software, Hi-Tech industries sales in 2013 summed up to US$ 27.3 billion, over 6% rise from 2012 (then sales were US$ 25.6 billion, up from US$ 24.8 billion in 2011 and US$ 23.5 billion in 2010). 2013 sales divided into export of US$ 22.86 billion (US$ 21.48 billion, US$ 20.99 billion & US$ 19.87 billion in 2012, 2011 & 2010, respectively) and US$ 4.4 billion of sales to the local market (US$ 4.1 billion, US$ 3.9 billion & US$ 3.6 billion in 2012, 2011 & 2010, respectively).

 

The division of Israel's Hi-Tech companies by production in 2011: 34% Software, 30% Industrial Equipment & Components, 19% Civilian Communications & Telecommunications, 10% Defense Systems, 8% Medical Systems.

Breakdown of export in 2011 showed 3.4% increase in Electronic Components & Computers, and 3.9% increase in Communications, Medical & Scientific Equipment.

 

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) sales for export from the manufacture of computers, electronic & optical products in 2014 were US$ 11,328 million, compared to US$ 11,636 million in 2013 and US$ 10,986 million in 2012. Division of export was: 50% to Asia, 20% to USA, 15% - EU, 15% to the rest of the world.

 

According to the CBS, import of raw materials for the local Machine and Electronics Manufacturing in 2014 climbed 2.2%, reaching US$ 10,058 million (rose by 1.5% in local NIS currency), reversing the trend in 2013 when import fell by 1.3% from 2012, and returning to the growth trend by 8.5%, 12% and 20% in 2012, 2011 and 2010 (in US$ terms), respectively.

 

Investments (capital formation) in imported machinery and other equipment (M&E) by the hi-tech industries in the branches of computers, electronic and optical production increased in 2014 by 9.4% from the previous year reaching NIS 2,840.5 million. That represents a reverse from the negative trend in 2013 and 2012, where import fell by 54% and by 30.5%, respectively from the previous year.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Good for trade engagements.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs. 63.89

UK Pound

1

Rs. 98.89

Euro

1

Rs. 72.31

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

DIV

 

 

Report Prepared by :

DPT

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

                                       New Business

 

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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                   Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

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