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Israel Aerospace Industries' 2009 Financial Figures (excerpt)

(Source: Israel Aerospace Industries; issued March 24, 2010)

--Net profit: $61 million

--Profit before early retirement costs and taxes: $130 million

--Sales: $2.9 billion

--Backlog: $7.9 billion, up $0.8 billion from the beginning of 2009

--Backlog as of March 15th 2010: $8.8 billion

--Positive cash flow from current projects: $209 million

BEN GURION International Airport, Israel ---Sales reached $2.9 billion in 2009, compared to $3.6 billion in 2008. The decrease is a result of the worldwide economic crisis, which affected the company's commercial aviation activity. Sales in the fourth quarter of 2009 reached $761 million, compared to $803 million in the same quarter of 2008.

-- Gross profit totaled $436 million (15% of sales) during 2009, compared to $509 million (14% of sales) in 2008. Gross profit in the fourth quarter of 2009 reached $123 million (16% of sales), compared with $119 million (15% of sales) in the fourth quarter of 2008. The improvement in gross profit margin is due to the steps taken by company management to increase efficiencies and consolidate operations.

-- Research and development (R&D) investments were $122 million (4.2% of sales) in 2009, compared to $127 million (3.5% of sales) in 2008.

In the fourth quarter of 2009 the value of IAI R&D was $38 million (4.9% of sales). The extensive investments that the company makes in research and development, using internal financing, reflect the importance that IAI management places on new, innovative products and advanced technologies.

-- Administrative, marketing, and general (G&A) costs in 2009 totaled $193 million, compared with $197 million in 2008, a decrease of 3%. This decrease is owed to the company's continued efforts to cut down on costs, and to increase efficiency. In the fourth quarter of 2009, G&A costs totaled $53 million, a similar amount to those in the same quarter of 2008.

-- Employee retirement costs in 2009 totaled $46 million, compared with $58 million in 2008. These are part of a reorganization program that IAI implemented in 2006.

-- Net financing revenues reached $6 million in 2009, compared to net financing revenues totaling $28 million in the previous year. The company's financing revenues are primarily from currency hedging operations and from income from securities.

-- Profit before taxes in 2009 reached $84 million (3% of sales), compared with $109 million in 2008 (3% of sales).

-- Income taxes reached $23 million in 2009, compared with $18 million in the previous year. This increase in taxes is a result of the 2009-2010 Economic Arrangements Law, which includes an amendment to the Income Tax Ordinance (New Version) - 1961 that lowered the value of tax assets held by the company.

-- Net profit reached $61 million, compared with $91 million in 2008. This profit was attained despite the sharp decrease in the company's profit from its commercial aviation activities. The net profit for the fourth quarter of 2009 totaled $8 million.

-- Company Backlog as of December 31st, 2009 reached $7.9 billion, compared to $7.1 billion at the end of 2008, a net increase of $0.8 billion throughout 2009. The increase in backlog stems from the significant business deals that were completed in the military sector.

-- Positive cash flow from current projects in 2009 reached $209 million, compared to $123 million in 2008. This increase in positive cash flow reflects the company's financial stability and strength. (end of excerpt)

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