Telit Communications PLC Half year trading update (7446F)

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Telit Communications PLC

17 July 2019

Telit Communications PLC

Half year trading update

Telit Communications PLC (AIM: TCM "Telit" and "Group") a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), has published a trading update for the first six months to 30 June 2019.

The Group traded in line with the Board's expectations for the first half and is on course to continue to do so for the full year.

Revenue from continuing business was up by approximately 7.2% to $179.5 million (H1 2018: $167.5 million). Total Group revenue, including two months contribution from the automotive business, which was sold in February 2019, was approximately $189.5 million (H1 2018: $201.7 million).

Profitability is expected to show continued improvement with a positive profit in cash (H1 2018: loss in cash $5.7 million).

As at 30 June 2019, the Group's net cash position was $44.0 million (31 December 2018: net debt $34.0 million).

The Group expects to publish its interim results in September 2019.

Paolo Dal Pino, Chief Executive, commented:

"We are now a more efficient organisation, focusing on growing our industrial IoT products and services, while improving the overall profitability of the business. We remain on track with our operational and financial targets."

Enquiries:

 
Telit Communications PLC                    Tel: +44 20 3289 3831 
 Paolo Dal Pino, Chief Executive 
 Yariv Dafna, Finance Director & President 
 
finnCap (Nomad and Broker)                  Tel: +44 20 7220 0500 
 Henrik Persson/Giles Rolls (corporate 
 finance) 
 Tim Redfern/Richard Chambers (ECM) 
 
Instinctif Partners                         Tel: +44 20 7457 2077 
Adrian Duffield/Chantal Woolcock

About Telit

Telit (AIM: TCM), is a global leader in Internet of Things (IoT) enablement. The company offers the industry's broadest portfolio of integrated products and services for end-to-end IoT deployments - including cellular communication modules in all technologies, GNSS, Wi-Fi, short-to-long range wireless modules, IoT connectivity plans and IoT platform services. Through the IoT Portal, Telit makes IoT onboarding easy, reduces risk, time to market, complexity and costs for asset tracking, remote monitoring and control, telematics, industrial automation and others, across many industries and vertical markets worldwide.

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