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Improving top-line trend affected by one-offs

Pointer Telocation (PNTR) is a telematics company with a focus on Israel and Latin America. In addition to sales of its own telematics devices, the group generates high recurring revenues from mobile resource management services. The results for the first nine months support our top-line and normalised full year profit expectations, representing 74-76% of our forecast FY revenue and EBIT. We have nevertheless cut our current year PBT forecast by 6% to account for higher finance and one-off costs. PNTR’s forward P/E discount to the sector has widened from 34% to 37% in recent weeks and we see potential for a re-rating on stronger earnings growth, which should be driven by the recent acquisition of Cielo Telecom in Brazil, a strong pipeline of new products and rising service margins.
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Pointer Telocation Ltd.

Pointer Telocation is a provider of mobile resource management (MRM) products and services for the automotive, insurance industries and other mobile tracking markets. Co.'s products segment Cellocator, is focused on the design, development and production of MRM products including: devices for asset tracking; fleet management and security products. MRM. Communication systems contained within Co.'s products and tracking hardware utilize either radio frequency or GPRS/GSM technologies. Co.'s services segment MRM, offers a range of services including inter alia: asset tracking; fleet management services; and stolen vehicle retrieval services.

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Anna Bossong

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