ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, related notes and other information included
in this report and with the Risk Factors included in Part 1 Item 3 in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021,
filed with the SEC.
The
following table summarizes certain statement of operations data for the Company for the periods ended June 30, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
and 2018:
|
|
U.S.
Dollars in Thousands |
|
|
|
Period
ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
156,011 |
|
|
$ |
154,419 |
|
|
$ |
126,126 |
|
|
$ |
164,492 |
|
|
$ |
168,812 |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
119,095 |
|
|
|
93,260 |
|
|
|
111,343 |
|
|
|
143,887 |
|
|
|
149,895 |
|
GROSS PROFIT |
|
|
36,916 |
|
|
|
61,159 |
|
|
|
14,783 |
|
|
|
20,605 |
|
|
|
18,917 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
|
6,607 |
|
|
|
5,545 |
|
|
|
3,880 |
|
|
|
1,969 |
|
|
|
2,134 |
|
Selling, general and
administrative |
|
|
27,912 |
|
|
|
22,915 |
|
|
|
19,466 |
|
|
|
16,327 |
|
|
|
15,963 |
|
Goodwill impairment |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
34,519 |
|
|
|
28,460 |
|
|
|
23,346 |
|
|
|
18,296 |
|
|
|
18,097 |
|
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |
|
|
2,397 |
|
|
|
32,699 |
|
|
|
(8,563 |
) |
|
|
2,309 |
|
|
|
820 |
|
Equity Income (loss)
from investment in affiliate |
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
(447 |
) |
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Other expenses, net |
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
738 |
|
|
|
2,049 |
|
|
|
1,572 |
|
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
INCOME TAX EXPENSES |
|
|
2,369 |
|
|
|
32,156 |
|
|
|
(9,390 |
) |
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
(752 |
) |
Income tax expenses |
|
|
2,414 |
|
|
|
3,215 |
|
|
|
708 |
|
|
|
962 |
|
|
|
779 |
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS |
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
28,941 |
|
|
|
(10,098 |
) |
|
|
(657 |
) |
|
|
(1,531 |
) |
Loss from discontinued
operations |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
257 |
|
NET INCOME (LOSS) |
|
$ |
(45 |
) |
|
$ |
28,941 |
|
|
$ |
(10,098 |
) |
|
$ |
(657 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,788 |
) |
Net income (loss) attributable
to non-controlling interests |
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
6,273 |
|
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(123 |
) |
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE
TO ICTS INTERNATIONAL N.V. |
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
22,668 |
|
|
$ |
(10,529 |
) |
|
$ |
(657 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,665 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BASIC NET INCOME (LOSS)
ATTRIBUTABLE TO ICTS INTERNATIONAL N.V.PER SHARE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing
operations |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
Loss from discontinued
operations |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average
number of shares |
|
|
37,433,333 |
|
|
|
37,433,333 |
|
|
|
35,433,333 |
|
|
|
28,926,925 |
|
|
|
22,388,122 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS)
ATTRIBUTABLE TO ICTS INTERNATIONAL N.V. PER SHARE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing
operations |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.31 |
|
|
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
Loss from discontinued
operations |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.31 |
|
|
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average
number of shares |
|
|
40,108,529 |
|
|
|
40,231,313 |
|
|
|
35,433,333 |
|
|
|
28,926,925 |
|
|
|
22,388,122 |
|
The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain results of operations data as percentage of revenue for the periods ended
June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021:
|
|
Period
ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Revenue |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Cost
of Revenue |
|
|
76.3 |
% |
|
|
60.4 |
% |
Gross
profit |
|
|
23.7 |
% |
|
|
39.6 |
% |
Research
and development expenses |
|
|
4.2 |
% |
|
|
3.6 |
% |
Selling,
general and administrative expenses |
|
|
17.9 |
% |
|
|
14.8 |
% |
Total
operating expenses |
|
|
22.1 |
|
|
|
18.4 |
|
Operating
income |
|
|
1.6 |
% |
|
|
21.2 |
% |
Equity
loss from investment in affiliate |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
Other
income (expenses), net |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
(0.1 |
)% |
Income
before income tax expense |
|
|
1.5 |
% |
|
|
20.8 |
% |
Income
tax expense |
|
|
1.5 |
% |
|
|
2.1 |
% |
Net
income (loss) |
|
|
(0.0 |
)% |
|
|
18.7 |
% |
Net
income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
|
(0.0 |
)% |
|
|
4.0 |
% |
Net
income attributable to ICTS International N.V. |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
14.7 |
% |
25
ICTS
INTERNATIONAL N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(US
$ in thousands, except share and per share data)
The
COVID-19 outbreak and its variants has developed rapidly during the years 2022, 2021 and 2020, with a significant number of infections.
The Company is dependent mostly in Europe and the United States of America for its business on the airline industry. In addition, the
decisions taken by various governments have affected economic activity and the Company’s business as following:
Decrease
of travel by flights, reducing the demand for services the Company provide as part of its airport security and other aviation services
compared to pre COVID 19. During 2022 the aviation industry started to recover following the worldwide decrease in COVID 19 sickness.
Our cumulative revenues of the airport security and other aviation services in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $131.2
million and $114.0 million, respectively.
During
2021 and 2020, governments in some of the countries in which we operate have announced the implementation of government assistance measures,
which mitigated the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our results and liquidity. In the United States of America, the government has
approved a payroll support of $ 16 and $14, respectively to the American subsidiary of the Company. Out of those amounts, the American
subsidiary recognized amounts of $17 and $13 as reduction of labor expenses for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Dutch government has provided financial assistance of €18 and €18 ($23
and $22 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020), respectively. The Dutch government extended the support program until March, 2022 and will
not extended it beyond. For the months January through March 2022, the Company was granted additional assistance up to €5. In Germany,
the employees are eligible for payroll support up to 60% of the employee’s payroll (on individual basis) in case the employees meet
the support plan requirements. The Company pays to its German employees their full salary and the Company is being reimbursed by the German
government for the payroll support amount. The Company applied for this support starting from April 2020 to June 2021. These available
governmental support plans might be extended and/or changed according to the future COVID-19 developments, although currently the Company
does not expect those measures to be renewed or extended.
In
the Netherlands wage tax, social security and VAT payments for the period March 2020 until September 2021 were postponed and will have
to be paid in 60 installments, starting March 2023, except for VAT payments starting October 2022. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the
Company accumulated debt of €33 and €21 ($38 and $26 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020), respectively to the Dutch tax authorities.
In Germany, the government postponed the payment of the VAT for the period February through April, 2020. The Company accumulated €5
($7 as of December 31, 2020) which was paid during the year 2021.
The
worldwide drop of markets in 2022 and especially its effect on the crypto markets has affected also our authentication technology segment
as some of our customers are operating in that market. As a result, the Company’s revenue and profitability from the authentication
technology segment declined in 2022. The Company continues to look for new opportunities and customers while diversifying the operations
and sectors the customers come from.
As
most of the Company’s revenues are derived from customers in Europe, the Company was also affected by the decrease of the exchange
rate between the Euro and the Dollar. In December 31, 2021 the Euro Dollar exchange rate was 1.14 Dollars for Euro while in June 30, 2022
the exchange rate was 1.04 Dollar for Euro, representing a decrease of approximately 8%. The average exchange rate for the first six months
of 2021 was 1.18 Dollar for Euro while the average exchange rate for the first six months of 2022 was 1.10 dollar per Euro representing
a decrease if approximately 6.5%.
The
Company’s business plan, projects income from operations and positive cash flows from operations. The Company is also looking to
increase its liquidity by getting new lines of credit for its operations in Europe and the United States of America. There can be no assurance
that management will be successful in achieving its business plan.
ICTS
INTERNATIONAL N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(US
$ in thousands, except share and per share data)
Revenue
Total
revenue increased from $154.4 million in the first six months of 2021 to $156.0 million in the first six months of 2022.
Revenue
generated in Germany was $57.1 million in the first six months of 2022 compared to $56.0 million in the parallel period of 2021. As revenue
in Germany is in Euro, it is being affected also by exchange rate fluctuations as its being translated to USD. Revenue for the first six
months of 2021 according to the 2022 exchange rate would have been $52.4 million. Increase in revenue was due to the recovery of the aviation
industry and the increase of passengers traveling mostly through Frankfurt Airport.
Revenue
generated in the United States of America was $42.3 million in the first six months of 2022, compared to $49.4 million in the parallel
period of 2021. The decrease in revenue generated in the United States of America was mostly a result of decrease of services provided
by the authentication technology segment to American customers, mostly following the economic crisis in the crypto market, resulting in
total decline of revenues from $40.4 million in the first six months of 2021 to $24.8 million in 2022. Services provided by Huntleigh
USA (an American subsidiary of the Company) to its customers in the United States of America increased from $15.1 million in the first
six months of 2021 to $23.4 million for the first six months if 2022, due to the recovery of the aviation industry and the increase of
passengers traveling through airports in the United States of America.
Revenue
generated in the Netherlands was $28.4 million in the first six months of 2022 compared to $22.7 million in the parallel period of 2021.
As revenue in the Netherlands is in Euro, it is being affected also by exchange rate fluctuations as it is being translated to USD. Revenue
of 2021 according to the 2022 exchange rate would have been $21.2 million. Increase in revenue was due to the recovery of the aviation
industry and the increase of passengers traveling through Schiphol Airport.
Revenue
generated in Spain was $17.3 million in the first six months of 2022 compared to $14.2 million in the first six months of 2021. As revenue
in the Spain is in Euro, it is being affected also by exchange rate fluctuations as it is being translated to USD. Revenue of 2021 according
to the 2022 exchange rate would have been $13.3 million. Increase in revenue was mostly due to the recovery of the aviation industry and
the increase of passengers traveling through Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Airport.
Revenue
outside Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States of America totaled $10.4 million in the first six months of 2022 compared
to $12.1 million in the first six months of 2021. Decrease in revenue was mostly due to the decrease in sales of the authentication segment.
Cost
of revenue
Cost
of revenue for the period ended June 30, 2022 was $119.1 million or 76.3%, compared to $93.3 million or 60.4% of revenue in the first
six months of 2021. The majority of cost of revenue relates to payroll and related costs. Following the partial recovery of the airport
security and other aviation services segment in 2022, and the increase of revenues in that segment, also the cost of revenue increased.
Following the COVID-19 crisis some countries provided financial assistance to the Company and its subsidiaries at the airport security
and other aviation services segment, the major ones were: (a) the Netherlands provided for the periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 financial
and payroll support to the Dutch companies in the group of €4.6 million and €9.0 million ($4.7 million and $10.6 million as
of June 30, 2022 and 2021), respectively, reducing the Company’s labor costs. (b) the United States of America provided to the Company
payroll support of which $0 million and $11.5 million were used and recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Those amounts were recorded in the Company’s books as reduction of payroll expenses, which decreased the cost of revenue, mostly
in 2021.
ICTS
INTERNATIONAL N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(US
$ in thousands, except share and per share data)
Research
and Development (“R&D”)
R&D
expenses for the period ended June 30, 2022 were $6.6 million (4.2% as percentage of revenue) compared to $5.5 million (3.6% as percentage
of revenue) for the first six months of 2021. During 2021 the Company’s revenues increased materially and the Company increased
the number of its R&D employees in the Company. That is the main reason that in first six months of 2022 the R&D expenses increased
comparing to the parallel period in 2021. As most of the R&D employees of the Company are located in Israel, the R&D costs are
being affected also by exchange rate fluctuations between the Israeli Shekels and the Dollars.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”)
SG&A
expenses were $27.9 million for the period ended June 30, 2022 (17.9% as percentage of revenue) compared to $22.9 million (14.8% as percentage
of revenue) for the first six months of 2021. The increase in the SG&A expenses can be explained following the increase in the activities
of the airport security and other aviation services in the first months of 2022, increase of SG&A in the authentication segment including
salaries of marketing employees, due diligence costs and legal costs in regarding to legal claims.
Equity
loss from investment in affiliates
The
equity loss from investment in affiliates in the first six months of 2021 relates mostly to the investment in Arrow Ecology & Engineering
Overseas (1999) Ltd (“Arrow”). The Company uses the equity method for this investment and the investment was fully depreciated
during 2021. In the first six months of 2022 and 2021 an equity loss of $0 and $0.5 million, respectively, was recognized regarding this
investment. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 the value of the investment in the Company’s books is zero.
Other
income (expenses), net
Other
expenses, net includes mainly interest to banks, related parties and other institutions, exchange rate income (expense) and bank charges.
Other income, net, was $65 (0.0% as percentage of revenue) for the first six months of 2022 compared to other expense, net of $(96) (0.1%
as percentage of revenue) for the comparable period ending June 30, 2021.
Income
tax expense
Income
tax expense for the period ended June 30, 2022 was $2.4 million. (1.5 as percentage of revenue) compared to expense of $3.2 million (2.1%
as percentage of revenue) in the comparable period of 2021. Increase in tax expense for the first six months of 2022 relates mostly to
profitability of subsidiaries in the aviation security and other aviation services segment and includes also a one-time charge of $0.5
million tax related to previous years for the authentication technology segment.
Net
income (Loss)
As
result of the above, the Company’s net income amounted $0.0 (0.0% as percentage of revenue) for the first six months of 2022, compared
to net loss of $28,941 (18.7% as percentage of revenue) for the comparable period of 2021.
Net
income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
Net
income attributable to non-controlling interests totaled $0.0 million (0.0 % as a percentage of revenue) for the first six months of 2022
compared to $6.2 million (4.0% as percentage of revenue) for the comparable period of 2021. The net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling
interests relates mostly to the non-controlling interests in the authentication technology segment.
Net
income (loss) attributable to ICTS International N.V.
Net
income (loss) attributable to ICTS International N.V. was $0.0 million (0.0% as a percentage of revenue) for the first six months of 2022,
compared to net profit attributable to ICTS International N.V of $22.7 million (14.7% as a percentage of revenue) for the first six months
of 2021.
ICTS
INTERNATIONAL N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(US
$ in thousands, except share and per share data)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ICTS
INTERNATIONAL N.V.
By:
/s/ Rom Shaked
Rom
Shaked, Managing Director
Dated:
December 21, 2022
ICTS
INTERNATIONAL N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(US
$ in thousands, except share and per share data)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ICTS
INTERNATIONAL N.V.
By:
/s/ Alon Raich
Alon
Raich, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
Dated:
December 21, 2022