SUMMARY Xfone, Inc. provides mainly international voice and data
communications through its subsidiary Swiftnet, Ltd. Swiftnet was acquired
by Xfone in 2000.
Xfone
has a record of growth, net profit and positive cash flow for the past
three years due to a high level of automation, no debt, low overhead
and the outsourcing of sales to resellers in the $12 billion United
Kingdom telecommunications market
Recently,
Xfone announced the completion of a major round of financing transactions,
which started earlier this year for $2.7 million in new equity capital
for the company. The financing included the purchase of 936,667 shares
of common stock in addition to 'A' and 'B' warrants for each share of
stock purchased. The financing has given Xfone a stronger cash position
to continue and expand its business development strategies.
Address: Britannia House, 960 High Road,
London, United Kingdom N12 9RY
Telephone: 011.44.845.1087777 Web Site: http://www.xfone.com State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization:
Nevada Independent
Public Accountants:Chaifetz and Schreiber, P.C. Investor contact: Guy Nissenson, 011-44-20-84469494,
guy@xfone.com;
Or PortfolioPR, Jerry Cahn, Dahlia
Bailey, 212-736-9442
jcahn@portfoliopr.com, dbailey@portfoliopr.com
2003 $12.9 MILLION REVENUE
% breakdown
Telephone services: 60%
Messaging services, including facsimile, nodal and e-mail related services:
10%
Calling cards, 0800 and pin access: 30%
GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS Xfone's primary geographic market is the United
Kingdom, which collectively is responsible for 90% ofrevenues.
Xfone's foreign markets generate 10% of the revenues.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES Xfone provides the following telecommunication services:
Indirect Telephone Service: Xfone take calls originated by customers and
routes them to different destinations via telephone services provided
by other carriers or through the use of their own platform.
PIN access using 0800 Free Numbers:
Using 0800 free numbers and PIN access codes for client identification,
Xfone customers can call from almost any phone, including
British Telecom pay phones, to access Xfone's
platform and make calls to any destination.
Mobile access using 0800 Free
Fumbers:
Similar service to Xfone's PIN access service
but uses mobile telephone devices.
Email to Facsimile Service: Xfone's Email2Fax service allows customers
with an Internet Email account to send facsimiles at a discountedcost.
Print to Facsimile Service:
Similar to Xfone's Email2Fax service
Facsimile to Email or Cyber Number:
Allows the user to receive facsimile messages directly to an email address
Facsimile Broadcast:
Enables business customers to quickly send thousands of facsimiles to
various destinations.
Nodal Services:
Enables business customers to use a small platform located in their
respective country, to establish theirown messaging services within that
country delivery.
Auracall:
A service that was introduced in March 2002,
permits any individual with a British Telecom line to make international
calls at a lower cost and without prepayment for setting up an account
with another carrier.
International Toll Free Calling
Card Service: Xfone began offering international toll free
calling card service duringJune
2002 from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Israel,
Chile, Columbia, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia,Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Netherlands,
Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Ireland, Norway,
Philippines, South Korea and Sweden. We also offer Story Telecom Ltd.'s branded calling cards.
Internet Based Customer Service
and Billing Interface:
In June 2002, Xfone completed the creation
of its Internet based customer service and billing interface at www.xfone.com,
which includes on-line registration, full account control, and payment
and billing functions and information retrieval.
Carrier Pre-Select Service:
In October 2003, Xfone initiated its carrier
pre-select service. With this service, Xfone
instruct its carrier, British Telecom, to route the customer's telephone
number to Swiftnet, which allows customers
to route their telephone calls through a carrier without dialing a special
4 digit access code and without our having to program a switchboard.
XFONE PLATFORMS
Xfone has developed proprietary systems for automation, customer service
and reseller integration. The system in place to service resellers allows
for complete branding and is among the best in the United Kingdom.
• Telsis Switch that enables Xfone to interconnect
with other telephone carriers • Calling
cards and prepay platforms that enable Xfone
to use voice prompts and to accept pin numbers •
Messaging platform that manages facsimile broadcasts and messaging applications.
Xfone's Switch:
Xfone has its own switch which connects to other telephone
operators, to transfer long distance voice and data communications services.
The more established large telephone operators typically provide a better
quality of communications, such as better sound, less interference,
and less sudden disconnections; however, the large telephone operators
are more expensive compared with small telephone operators which have
lower cost prices, but typically less service quality in these areas.
Xfone's current switch is expandable to double its current
capacity without any significant increase in overhead cost.
CUSTOMERS Xfone has four major types of customers:
Residential:
Residential customers either must dial 1XXX or acquire a box that dials
automatically.
Commercial:
Smaller businesses are treated the same as residential customers. Larger
businesses have the need for a PBX unit (Private Branch Exchange Unit),
which is a centralized switchboard.Xfone programs the PBX Unit of its customers to routed calls to us Xfone directly,
and to save the customer the need to an access code.
Government Agencies:
Includes the United Nations World Economic Forum, the Argentine Embassy,
and the Israeli Embassy.
Resellers:
Includes VSAT, Story Telecom, Auracall, and
WorldnetWorldNet and VSAT.Xfone provides them withtelephone and messaging services for a wholesale price.
For WorldNet, Xfone also supplies the billing
system.Xfone
currently has 20 active resellers and 21 active agents.
(Xfone's subsidiary, Swiftnet,
owns a 40% interest in Story Telecom)
During
2003, two customers that accounted for more than 10% of Xfone's
revenues: (a) its affiliate, Story Telecom, which 36% of total revenues;
and (b) British Telecom represented approximately 18% of total revenues.
Collectively, the United Kingdom accounts for at least 85% of revenues.
Xfone does notanticipate than any other customers
will account for more than 10% of revenues during 2004.
GROWTH PLAN Xfone's growth
plan includes continuous growth in the United Kingdom and possible growth
in new markets through acquisitions and establishment of companies.
Internal growth will be accomplished by presenting existing and potential
customers with its existing solid list of robust telecommunications
services. Xfone's growth plan includes accelerating resellers and agents
recruitment, promoting additional services, maximizing the use of its
existing state of the art equipment, purchasing new equipment and technology,
attempting to negotiate lower rates with carriers, upgrading there
database, and creating new marketing initiatives.
Recruitment: Xfone plans to accelerate its program of recruiting
resellers and agents during 2004 using advertising, direct mail and
additional account managers as the reseller base increases.
New Products: Swiftnet Dial Direct -- a new service where
residential and small business clients can immediately have access to
low cost international calls without setting up an account, prepayment,
or the purchase of a calling card.
Wholesale
line rental -- beginning in April 2004, Xfone will be able to take over
British Telecom's BT line, which is the telephone line supplied by British
Telecom that connects the client with the national telephone network.
Xfone will purchase the BT line at wholesale
rates and then resell the line to clients. This gives XFone
complete control of the client, who only has one place to go to order
additional lines and services, as well as calls.This will also give Xfone
the opportunity to offer bundled packages which for a fixed amount per
month will offer line rental, a mobile phone handset, and inclusive
mobile and fixed line minutes.
Broadband
Internet connection -- Beginning in April 2004,Xfone will
be offering a Swiftnet branded broadband Internet
connection to existing residential and business clients.
New Software: New software to supply SMS broadcasting to mobile phones is being
developed by a specialized software house. SMS broadcasting allows the
simultaneous sending of a text message to several thousand recipients.
Xfpme plans to supply SMS broadcasting to its reseller and
client base in May 2004.
New Marketing Initiatives: Xfone will be seeking partnerships with charities
and groups or entities with a loyal client or supporter base, providing
that they have a minimum of 1000 supporters. Xfone
will initially target over 1000 soccer clubs located in the United Kingdom
to offer affinity deals, where supporters receive low cost telephone
calls and the clubs receive a monthly percentage of the call revenue.
New Equipment: Xfone intends to continue the use of its current state of the art
telecommunications equipment to efficiently support its customer base.
Xfone's current switch is expandable to double
its current capacity without any significant increase in overhead cost.
DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT (Ages as of February
23, 2004)
Abraham
Keinan (54), Chairman of the Board of Directors since inception.
Abraham Keinan founded Swiftnet,
Ltd., Xfone's subsidiary, in February 1990.
From 1991 to October 2003, Mr. Keinan was
Swiftnet's Managing Director. In or about January 2002,
Mr. Keinan became a Director of Auracall,
Ltd. In 1975, Mr. Keinan received a Bachelor
of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University,
Beer-Sheeva - Israel.
Guy
Nissenson (29), President, Chief Executive Officer since inception.
Dr.
EyalHarish, member of the Board of Directors since
December 19, 2002. From 1980 to present, Dr. Harish
has been in his own private practice in Israel as a dentist. Prior to
becoming a dentist, from 1974 to 1980, Dr. Harish
was an Administration Manager with Consortium Holdings, an Israel based
communication company. Dr. Harish is the brother-in-law
of Mr. Keinan, Chairman of the Board.
Shemer Schwartz, member of the Board of Directors since December 19, 2002.
From March 2003 to present, Mr. Schwartz has been the co-founder and
research and development expert of XIV Ltd., a data storage start up
company located in Tel-Aviv, Israel. From November 2001 to March 2003,
Mr. Schwartz has been an Application Team Leader of RF Waves, an Israel
based high technology company in the field of wireless communication.
From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Schwartz was a Captain in the Research and Development
Center of the Israeli Defense Forces Intelligence. In July 1995, Mr.
Schwartz received a BSc degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Hebrew University
in Jerusalem. In September 2003, Mr. Schwartz received an MSc degree in Computer science from the Tel-Aviv University
in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Significant Employees:
Mrs.
Bosmat Houston (41), Research and Development Manager since inception.
She joined Swiftnet, Ltd., in September 1991
as its Research and Development Manager. Mrs. Houston received a Bachelor
of Science Degree in Computer Science from the Technion
- Institution of Technology, Haifa - Israel in 1986.
Bryan
Franks (60),
Marketing Manager of Swiftnet, Ltd's
Partner Division since April 2001. As our Marketing Manager, he has
been responsible for recruiting and managing Swiftnet's
resellers and agents. In May 2003, Mr. Franks became Swiftnet's
Director of Sales and Marketing. From April 1998 to April 2001, Mr.
Franks was employed as a Director of Sales and Marketing with Specialist
DIY, Ltd., an import and distributor of a do it yourself products firm
located in Manchester, United Kingdom.
VALUATION RATIOS
IPO
Mrkt
Price
/
Price
/
Price
/
Cap
(mm)*
Revenue
Earnings
BookValue
23.15
1.2
23
5.1
* Based on February 4 private placement, number of shares
increased to 6,105,445
and price to book value decreased to 5.1
(See below for calculation methodology)
Income
Statement
Dec 31 fiscal year
2002
2003
Sept 9mos
Dec 3mos
Mkt
Price
/
Revenues (mm)
6.7
13.0
8.3
4.7
Cap
(mm)
Revenue
Gross Profit %
41.4%
39.2%
47.9%
42.6%
$23
Operating Profit %
8.4%
9.1%
7.7%
11.6%
@$3.80
1.2
Net Income (mm)
0.429
0.750
0.501
0.249
Net Income %
6.4%
5.8%
6.1%
5.3%
Diluted earnings
per share
$0.08
$0.13
Balance
Sheet
December
31, 2003
$millions
$millions
Current Assets*
$4.69
Current Liabilities
$3.87
Loan to shareholder
$0.41
Total Liabilities
$4.09
Fixed Assets
$0.75
Equity
$1.76
Total Assets
$5.86
Total Liabilities & Equity
$5.86
*includes cash of $1,739,074, which equals book value
Book value adjustment to include recent private placement of
$2.7 million:
•
Equity = $4.5 million
•
Price to book value including recent private placement
= 5.1
Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities
$1,280,895
Net cash used by investing activities
-$192,721
Net cash used in financing activities
-$189,195
Net increase in cash
$898,980
Cash beginning of year
$840,094
Cash end of year
$1,739,074
•
Calculations
.‚Price
to annualized Sales Ratio: (Price / Sales)
Numerator
Denominator
Market capitalization…
Annualized Sales (last quarter's revenues
times 4)
.‚Price
to annualized Earnings (loss): (Price / Earnings)
Numerator
Denominator
Market cap
Annualized Earnings (loss) from the last
quarter
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