Globenewswireยท2025-03-20 12:39Core Insights - Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. reported a record-breaking revenue of $2.76 billion for the full year 2024, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 5.2%, while net income grew by 24.5% to $79.7 million [1][4][3] Financial Highlights for Q4 2024 - Revenues for Q4 2024 increased by 8.0% year over year, reaching a record-breaking $691.5 million compared to $640.3 million in Q4 2023, with organic growth accounting for approximately 68% of the increase [4] - Operating income for Q4 2024 rose by 19.1% year over year to $71.9 million, with organic growth contributing approximately 61% [4] - Net income attributable to Formula's shareholders for Q4 2024 increased by 27.6% year over year to $20.1 million, or $1.28 per fully diluted share, compared to $15.7 million, or $1.01 per fully diluted share, in the same period last year [4] Financial Highlights for Full Year 2024 - Full year revenues for 2024 reached $2.76 billion, a 5.2% increase from $2.62 billion in 2023, with organic growth accounting for approximately 75% of the increase [4] - Operating income for the full year increased by 13.0% to $270.5 million, compared to $239.4 million in 2023, with organic growth contributing approximately 74% [4] - Net income attributable to Formula's shareholders for the full year was $79.7 million, or $5.09 per fully diluted share, compared to $64.0 million, or $4.12 per fully diluted share, in the previous year [4] Cash and Equity Position - As of December 31, 2024, Formula's consolidated cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $563.2 million, up from $528.2 million as of December 31, 2023 [4] - Total equity as of December 31, 2024 was $1.39 billion, representing 46.1% of the total consolidated statements of financial position, compared to $1.31 billion (46.7%) as of December 31, 2023 [5] Dividend Declaration - The board of directors approved a cash dividend of NIS 3.45 per share (approximately $0.94 per share), totaling approximately NIS 52.9 million (approximately $14.4 million), payable on May 14, 2025 [11] Strategic Developments - Matrix IT and Magic Software announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding for a merger transaction, which is expected to create a combined entity with a market capitalization of approximately NIS 7.7 billion (approximately $2.1 billion) [13] - Matrix reported record-breaking results for Q4 2024, with revenues growing by 4.1% year over year to NIS 1.37 billion (approximately $371.8 million) [13] - Magic Software achieved a 13.6% year-over-year revenue increase, reaching $142.6 million, reflecting its focus on digital and cloud transformation solutions [14]