Mr. Moshe Keret, President and CEO of Israel Aircraft Industries,
reported the results to the company's Board of Directors. The Board
chaired by Gen. (res.) Ori Orr, reviewed and approved the results of
the 2001 financial statements in its March meeting.
In 2001, IAI signed new contracts worth $2.88 billion, as compared to
$2.6 billion in 2000, an increase of 11 percent. Backlog for the end
of 2001, reached a record high of $3.8 billion.
Company sales in 2001 were $2.09 billion, as compared to $2.19
billion in 2000, a decrease of 4.5 percent.
Exports in 2001 were approximately $1.60 billion, as compared to
$1.69 billion in 2000, a decrease of 5 percent.
IAI's financial figures also include the financial figures of Elta
Electronics Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of IAI. Elta's net profit
(before tax) in 2001 reached $14.8 million, as compared to $23.8
million in 2000, a decrease of 38 percent.
Elta's sales for 2001 reached $386 million, as compared to $460
million in 2000, a decrease of 16 percent.
Elta's exports in 2001 reached approximately $320 million, as
compared to $388 million in 2000, a decrease of 18 percent.
In 2001, Elta signed new contracts worth $365 million, as compared to
$500 million in 2000.
Ori Orr, IAI's Chairman of the Board said, "The company achieved new
records in net profit, in new orders and its backlog, in spite of
rough market conditions."
During his presentation to the Board of Directors, Mr. Keret said,
"In the year 2001, IAI dealt successfully with the slowdown in
commercial aviation. Company's sales to the civilian market accounted
for 38 percent of its turnover, and despite the market's weakness,
IAI's sales in this field decreased only slightly. We also achieved a
net profit that crossed the $100 million line for the first time."
In his remarks on IAI's 2001 financial statements, Dr. Abraham
Knobel, Vice President for Finance, said, "during 2001, IAI continued
to reinforce the company's financial structure. Equity level reached
$351 million (19 percent of assets) as a result of profit accumulated
in the last years. IAI continued to reduce its outstanding debt to
the banks, which came down to its lowest level in the last decade.
These figures prove IAI's strength, for both today and the future."
Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) net profit in 2001 reached a record
high of $101 million, as compared to $84 million in 2000, an increase
of 20 percent. These figures include a capital gain of $28 million
from the sale of Galaxy Aerospace, IAI's business jet subsidiary, to
Gulfstream.