Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SALT) (“Scorpio Bulkers” or the
“Company”), today reported its results for the three months ended
December 31, 2020.
The Company also announced that on January 29, 2021 its Board of
Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on
the Company’s common shares.
Share and per share results included herein have
been retroactively adjusted to reflect the one-for-ten reverse
stock split of the Company’s common shares, which took effect on
April 7, 2020.
Results for the Three and Twelve Months
Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
For the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company’s
GAAP net loss was $465.6 million, or $40.90 per diluted share,
including:
-
a write-down of assets of approximately $458.8 million, or $40.30
per diluted share, related to the Company’s previously announced
plan to exit the dry bulk industry;
-
the write-off of $2.7 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, of
deferred financing costs on repaid credit facilities related to
vessels that have been sold; and
-
a non-cash gain of approximately $0.3 million and cash dividend
income of $0.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, from the
Company’s equity investment in Scorpio Tankers Inc.
For the same period in 2019, the Company’s GAAP net income was
$15.1 million, or $2.15 per diluted share. These results include a
non-cash gain of approximately $46.1 million and cash dividend
income of $0.5 million, or $6.64 per diluted share, from the
Company’s equity investment in Scorpio Tankers Inc., a write-down
of approximately $25.2 million, or $3.59 per diluted share, related
to the classification of four Ultramax vessels as held for sale,
and the write-off of deferred financing costs of approximately $0.2
million.
Total vessel revenues for the fourth quarter of
2020 were $50.1 million, compared to $60.3 million for the same
period in 2019. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (“EBITDA”) for the fourth quarter of 2020 was a loss
of $445.1 million and EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2019 was
$41.5 million, respectively (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures
below).
For the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company’s
adjusted net loss was $4.1 million, or $0.36 adjusted per diluted
share, which excludes the impact of the write-down of assets of
approximately $458.8 million related to the Company’s previously
announced plan to exit the dry bulk industry and the write-off of
$2.7 million of deferred financing costs on repaid credit
facilities related to vessels that have been sold. Adjusted EBITDA
for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $13.7 million (see Non-GAAP
Financial Measures below).
For the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company’s
adjusted net income was $40.6 million, or $5.77 adjusted per
diluted share, which excludes the write-down of approximately $25.2
million related to the classification of four Ultramax vessels as
held for sale, and the write-off of deferred financing costs of
approximately $0.2 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter
of 2019 was $66.7 million (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures
below).
For the twelve months of 2020, the Company’s
GAAP net loss was $672.0 million, or $70.85 per diluted share,
including:
-
a write-down on assets sold and classified as held for sale of
approximately $495.4 million, or $52.24 per diluted share;
-
a loss of approximately $106.5 million and cash dividend income of
$1.1 million, or $11.11 per diluted share, from the Company’s
equity investment in Scorpio Tankers Inc.; and
-
a write-off of approximately $3.1 million, or $0.33 per diluted
share, of deferred financing costs on the credit facilities related
to repaid debt on vessels that have been sold.
For the twelve months of 2019, the Company’s
GAAP net income was $44.7 million, or $6.42 per diluted share.
These results include a non-cash gain of approximately $114.7
million and cash dividend income of $2.2 million, or $16.82 per
diluted share, from the Company’s equity investment in Scorpio
Tankers Inc., a write-down of assets either sold or held for sale
and write-off of related deferred financing costs totaling
approximately $38.0 million, or $5.46 per diluted share, and the
write-off of deferred financing costs of approximately $3.1
million, or $0.45 per diluted share.
Total vessel revenues for the twelve months of
2020 were $163.7 million, compared to $224.6 million for the same
period in 2019. EBITDA for the twelve months of 2020
was a loss of $579.7 million and EBITDA for the twelve months of
2019 was $158.3 million (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures
below).
For the twelve months of 2020, the Company’s
adjusted net loss was $173.5 million, or $18.28 adjusted per
diluted share, which excludes the impact of the write-down of
assets of approximately $495.4 million and the write-off of
deferred financing costs on credit facilities related to sold
vessels of approximately $3.1 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the
twelve months of 2020 was a loss of $84.3 million (see Non-GAAP
Financial Measures below).
For the twelve months of 2019, the Company’s
adjusted net income was $82.6 million, or $11.88 adjusted per
diluted share, which excludes the impact of the write-down of
assets of approximately $37.3 million and the write-off of related
deferred financing costs of approximately $0.7 million. Adjusted
EBITDA for the twelve months of 2019 was $195.6 million (see
Non-GAAP Financial Measures below).
TCE Revenue
TCE Revenue Earned during the Fourth Quarter of
2020 (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures)
- Our Kamsarmax fleet (which includes both scrubber fitted and
non-scrubber fitted vessels) earned an average of $10,303 TCE
revenue per day.
- Our Ultramax fleet (which includes both scrubber fitted and
non-scrubber fitted vessels) earned an average of $10,637 TCE
revenue per day.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of February 1, 2021, the Company had
approximately $101.3 million in cash and cash equivalents.
Recent Significant Events
Dry Bulk Exit
During December 2020, the Company’s Board of
Directors authorized the Company, as part of its transition to a
sustainable future, to sell its remaining dry bulk vessels and exit
the dry bulk sector during 2021. As a result of this decision, the
Company recorded a write-down on its assets of $478.4 million
during the third and fourth quarters of 2020 to bring the carrying
value of the assets held for sale to their fair value less selling
costs. The Company also wrote off $2.7 million of deferred
financing costs during the fourth quarter of 2020 related to repaid
debt on vessels sold and expects further write-offs in 2021 as debt
is repaid.
Emanuele A. Lauro, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, commented, “Since we announced our transition, we have
concluded the sale of twelve vessels, and we have committed a
further 25 vessels for sale within the first half of 2021. We
expect to have committed all of our vessels for sale very shortly,
allowing us to fully focus on our future in renewable energy.”
Sale of Seven Vessels
Today the Company announced that it has entered into an
agreement with Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (“Star Bulk”) to sell SBI
Pegasus, SBI Subaru and SBI Ursa, Ultramax bulk carriers built in
2015, SBI Capoeira and SBI Carioca, Kamsarmax bulk carriers built
in 2015, and SBI Lambada and SBI Macarena, Kamsarmax bulk carriers
built in 2016, for the aggregate consideration of three million
common shares in Star Bulk which will be issued to the Company. As
part of the transaction, which is expected to close within the
first and second quarters of 2021, existing lease finance
arrangements amounting to approximately $102.3 million would be
assumed by Star Bulk. The sales are subject to approval from the
existing financiers and the execution of definitive
documentation.
The following table summarizes when the Company delivered or
expects to deliver the vessels agreed to be sold to their
respective buyers.
|
|
Ultramax Vessels |
|
Kamsarmax Vessels |
|
Total Vessels |
|
Quarter |
|
# of Vessels |
|
Sales Price ($000’s) |
|
# of Vessels |
|
Sales Price ($000’s) |
|
# of Vessels |
|
Sales Price ($000’s) |
|
Unsold Vessels at September
30, 2020 |
|
33 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
Q4 2020 |
|
5 |
|
$88,460 |
|
3 |
|
$54,865 |
|
8 |
|
$143,325 |
|
Q1 2021: Jan 1 - Feb 1 |
|
4 |
|
$72,652 |
|
0 |
|
$0 |
|
4 |
|
$72,652 |
|
Q1 2021: Feb 2 - Mar 31 |
|
13 |
|
$212,304 |
|
11 |
|
$204,627 |
|
24 |
|
$416,931 |
(1)(2) |
Q2 2021 |
|
1 |
|
$15,000 |
|
0 |
|
$0 |
|
1 |
|
$15,000 |
(3) |
Total |
|
23 |
|
$388,416 |
|
14 |
|
$259,492 |
|
37 |
|
$647,908 |
|
Unsold Vessels at February 2,
2021 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
(1) Includes approximately $102.3 million of
debt assumed by buyer(2) Excludes 3.0 million shares of Star Bulk
Carriers Corp. (SBLK) common stock(3) Excludes a warrant for
212,315 shares of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (EGLE) common stock
Quarterly Cash Dividend
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company’s
Board of Directors declared and the Company paid a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.05 per share totaling approximately $0.6
million.
On January 29, 2021, the Company’s Board of
Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share,
payable on or about March 12, 2021, to all shareholders of record
as of February 12, 2021. As of February 1, 2021, 11,269,473 shares
were outstanding.
Share Repurchase Program
During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company
repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares of the Company’s
common stock, at an average cost of $15.52 per share. The Company
subsequently repurchased approximately 41,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock at an average cost of $16.96 per share from
January 1, 2021 through February 1, 2021. These repurchases,
totaling $17.4 million, were made under the Board of Directors
authorized share repurchase program and funded from available cash
resources. As of February 1, 2021, the Company had $32.6 million
authorized remaining available under the authorized share
repurchase program.
COVID-19
Since the beginning of the calendar year 2020,
the ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that
originated in China in December 2019 and that has spread to most
developed nations of the world has resulted in numerous actions
taken by governments and governmental agencies in an attempt to
mitigate the spread of the virus. These measures have resulted in a
significant reduction in global economic activity and extreme
volatility in the global financial and commodities markets. With
respect to our current drybulk operations, a significant reduction
in manufacturing and other economic activities has and is expected
to continue to have a materially adverse impact on the global
demand for raw materials, coal and other bulk cargoes that our
customers transport on our vessels. This significant decline in the
demand for dry bulk tonnage may materially and adversely impact our
ability to profitably charter our vessels. When these measures and
the resulting economic impact will end and what the long-term
impact of such measures on the global economy will be are not known
at this time. As a result, the extent to which COVID-19 will impact
the Company’s results of operations and financial condition,
including its planned transition towards marine-based renewable
energy, will depend on future developments, which are highly
uncertain and cannot be predicted.
Debt Overview
The Company’s outstanding debt balances, gross of unamortized
deferred financing costs as of December 31, 2020 and
February 1, 2021, are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
As ofDecember 31, 2020 |
|
As of February 1, 2021 |
|
Credit
Facility |
|
Amount Outstanding |
|
$85.5 Million Credit Facility |
|
$ |
21,974 |
|
|
$ |
10,988 |
|
|
$30.0 Million Credit
Facility |
|
24,881 |
|
|
24,881 |
|
|
$60.0 Million Credit
Facility |
|
23,746 |
|
|
23,746 |
|
|
$184.0 Million Credit
Facility |
|
49,641 |
|
|
36,968 |
|
|
$34.0 Million Credit
Facility |
|
30,536 |
|
|
30,536 |
|
|
$90.0 Million Credit
Facility |
|
22,340 |
|
|
22,340 |
|
|
$19.6 Million Lease Financing
- SBI Rumba |
|
15,614 |
|
|
15,506 |
|
|
$19.0 Million Lease Financing
- SBI Tango |
|
16,109 |
|
|
16,008 |
|
|
$19.0 Million Lease Financing
- SBI Echo |
|
16,259 |
|
|
16,163 |
|
|
$20.5 Million Lease Financing
- SBI Hermes |
|
17,763 |
|
|
17,654 |
|
|
$21.4 Million Lease Financing
- SBI Samba |
|
18,960 |
|
|
18,839 |
|
|
CMBFL Lease Financing |
|
102,282 |
|
|
102,282 |
|
|
$45.0 Million Lease Financing
- SBI Virgo & SBI Libra |
|
39,375 |
|
|
39,035 |
|
|
AVIC Lease Financing |
|
101,957 |
|
|
74,431 |
|
|
$67.3 Million Lease
Financing |
|
59,779 |
|
|
59,301 |
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
561,216 |
|
|
$ |
508,678 |
|
|
Financial Results for the Three Months
Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
For the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company’s
GAAP net loss was $465.6 million, or $40.90 per diluted share,
compared to a GAAP net income of $15.1 million, or $2.15 per
diluted share, for the same period in 2019. Results for the fourth
quarter of 2020 include:
- a
write-down of assets of approximately $458.8 million, or $40.30 per
diluted share, related to the Company’s previously announced plan
to exit the dry bulk industry;
-
the write-off of $2.7 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, of
deferred financing costs on repaid credit facilities related to
vessels that have been sold; and
-
a non-cash gain of approximately $0.3 million and cash dividend
income of $0.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, from the
Company’s equity investment in Scorpio Tankers Inc.
EBITDA for the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2019
were a loss of $445.1 million and a gain of $41.5 million,
respectively (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures below).
For the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company’s
adjusted net loss was $4.1 million, or $0.36 adjusted per diluted
share, which excludes the impact of the write-down of assets of
approximately $458.8 million related to the Company’s previously
announced plan to exit the dry bulk industry and the write-off of
$2.7 million of deferred financing costs on repaid credit
facilities related to vessels that have been sold. Adjusted EBITDA
for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $13.7 million (see Non-GAAP
Financial Measures below).
For the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company’s
adjusted net income was $40.6 million, or $5.77 adjusted per
diluted share, which excludes the write-down of approximately $25.2
million related to the classification of four Ultramax vessels as
held for sale, and the write-off of deferred financing costs of
approximately $0.2 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter
of 2019 was $66.7 million (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures
below).
The Company’s vessel revenues for the fourth
quarter of 2020 were $50.1 million, compared to $60.3 million in
the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company’s TCE revenue (see Non-GAAP
Financial Measures below) for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $44.6
million, a decrease of $12.3 million from the prior year
period.
Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter
of 2020 were $506.6 million, including the write-down of assets of
approximately $458.8 million, compared to total operating expenses
of $80.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, which also included
a write-down of assets of $25.2 million.
Ultramax Operations
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
Dollars in thousands |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Change |
|
% Change |
TCE
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel revenue |
$ |
29,941 |
|
|
|
$ |
35,153 |
|
|
|
$ |
(5,212 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
Voyage expenses |
2,391 |
|
|
|
1,073 |
|
|
|
1,318 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
TCE
Revenue |
$ |
27,550 |
|
|
|
$ |
34,080 |
|
|
|
$ |
(6,530 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
Operating
expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel operating costs |
14,450 |
|
|
|
16,343 |
|
|
|
(1,893 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
Charterhire expense |
— |
|
|
|
996 |
|
|
|
(996 |
) |
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
Vessel depreciation |
6,504 |
|
|
|
8,824 |
|
|
|
(2,320 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
General and administrative expense |
915 |
|
|
|
1,021 |
|
|
|
(106 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
Loss / write-down on assets held for sale |
319,628 |
|
|
|
25,248 |
|
|
|
294,380 |
|
|
|
1,166 |
|
|
Total operating expenses |
$ |
341,497 |
|
|
|
$ |
52,432 |
|
|
|
$ |
289,065 |
|
|
|
551 |
|
|
Operating
loss |
$ |
(313,947 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(18,352 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(295,595 |
) |
|
|
1,611 |
|
|
Vessel revenue for the Company’s Ultramax
Operations decreased to $29.9 million for the fourth quarter of
2020 from $35.2 million in the prior year period.
TCE revenue (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures
below) for the Company’s Ultramax Operations was $27.6 million for
the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to $34.1 million for the prior
year period. The Company’s Ultramax fleet consisted of a
day-weighted average of 31 vessels owned or finance leased during
the fourth quarter of 2020 and 35 vessels owned or finance leased
and one vessel time chartered-in during the fourth quarter of 2019.
TCE revenue per day was $10,637 and $11,244 for the fourth quarters
of 2020 and 2019, respectively.
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
Ultramax
Operations: |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Change |
|
% Change |
TCE Revenue (in
thousands) |
$ |
27,550 |
|
|
$ |
34,080 |
|
|
$ |
(6,530 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
TCE Revenue / Day |
$ |
10,637 |
|
|
$ |
11,244 |
|
|
$ |
(607 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
Revenue Days |
2,590 |
|
|
3,031 |
|
|
(441 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
The Company’s Ultramax Operations vessel
operating costs were $14.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2020,
including approximately $1.1 million of takeover costs and
contingency expenses, compared with vessel operating costs of $16.3
million in the prior year period, relating to the 31 and 35 vessels
owned or finance leased on average, respectively, during the
periods. The year over year decrease is due to the reduction in
fleet size. Daily operating costs excluding takeover costs and
contingency expenses for the fourth quarter of 2020 decreased to
$4,757 from $4,871 in the prior year period.
The Company did not time charter-in any Ultramax
vessels during the fourth quarter of 2020. During the fourth
quarter of 2019, one vessel was time chartered-in resulting in an
expense of $1.0 million.
Ultramax Operations depreciation decreased from
$8.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 to $6.5 million in the
fourth quarter of 2020, when all of the Company’s remaining
Ultramax vessels were classified as held for sale and depreciation
of the assets ceased.
General and administrative expense for the
Company’s Ultramax Operations, which consists primarily of
administrative service fees, which are incurred on a per vessel per
day basis, and bank charges, which are incurred based on the number
of transactions, was approximately $0.9 million for the fourth
quarter of 2020 and $1.0 million in the prior year period.
During the fourth quarter of 2020, all Ultramax vessels
remaining in the Company’s fleet were classified as held for sale
as the Company announced its intention to exit the dry bulk
industry resulting in a charge of $319.6 million.
Kamsarmax Operations
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
Dollars in thousands |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Change |
|
% Change |
TCE
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel revenue |
$ |
20,111 |
|
|
|
$ |
25,111 |
|
|
$ |
(5,000 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
Voyage expenses |
3,100 |
|
|
|
2,281 |
|
|
819 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
TCE
Revenue |
$ |
17,011 |
|
|
|
$ |
22,830 |
|
|
$ |
(5,819 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
Operating
expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel operating costs |
6,933 |
|
|
|
8,086 |
|
|
(1,153 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
Charterhire expense |
5,559 |
|
|
|
5,458 |
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Vessel depreciation |
2,752 |
|
|
|
4,597 |
|
|
(1,845 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
General and administrative expense |
423 |
|
|
|
478 |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
Loss / write-down on assets held for sale |
139,178 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
139,178 |
|
|
|
NA |
Total operating expenses |
$ |
154,845 |
|
|
|
$ |
18,619 |
|
|
$ |
136,226 |
|
|
|
732 |
|
|
Operating (loss)
income |
$ |
(137,834 |
) |
|
|
$ |
4,211 |
|
|
$ |
(142,045 |
) |
|
|
3,373 |
|
|
Vessel revenue for the Company’s Kamsarmax
Operations decreased to $20.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2020
from $25.1 million in the prior year period.
TCE revenue (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures)
for the Company’s Kamsarmax Operations was $17.0 million for the
fourth quarter of 2020 associated with a day-weighted average of 14
vessels owned or finance leased and five vessels time chartered-in,
compared to $22.8 million for the prior year period associated with
a day-weighted average of 17 vessels owned or finance leased and
four vessels time chartered-in. TCE revenue per day was $10,303 and
$11,934 for the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively.
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
Kamsarmax
Operations: |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Change |
|
% Change |
TCE Revenue (in
thousands) |
$ |
17,011 |
|
|
$ |
22,830 |
|
|
$ |
(5,819 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
TCE Revenue / Day |
$ |
10,303 |
|
|
$ |
11,934 |
|
|
$ |
(1,631 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
Revenue Days |
1,651 |
|
|
1,913 |
|
|
(262 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
Kamsarmax Operations vessel operating costs were
$6.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, including
approximately $0.6 million of takeover costs and contingency
expenses, compared with vessel operating costs of $8.1 million in
the prior year period, relating to 14 and 17 vessels owned or
finance leased on average, respectively, during the periods. The
year over year decrease is due primarily to the reduction in fleet
size. Daily operating costs excluding takeover costs and
contingency expenses were $4,967 for the both the fourth quarters
of 2020 and 2019.
Kamsarmax Operations charterhire expense was
$5.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to $5.5
million in the prior year period. Five vessels were time
chartered-in during both periods, however four of them are
chartered-in at index linked rates, causing the fluctuation from
period to period.
Kamsarmax Operations depreciation decreased to
$2.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 from $4.6 million in the
fourth quarter of 2019, as all of the Company’s remaining Kamsarmax
vessels were classified as held for sale and depreciation of the
assets ceased during the fourth quarter of 2020.
General and administrative expense for the
Company’s Kamsarmax Operations was $0.4 million and $0.5 million
for the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively. The expense
consists primarily of administrative services fees, which are
incurred on a per vessel per day basis, and bank charges, which are
incurred based on the number of transactions.
During the fourth quarter of 2020, all Kamsarmax
vessels remaining in the Company’s fleet were classified as held
for sale as the Company announced its intention to exit the dry
bulk industry resulting in a charge of $139.2 million.
Corporate
Certain general and administrative expenses that
the Company incurs, as well as all of its financial expenses and
investment income or losses, are not attributable to a specific
segment. Accordingly, these costs are not allocated to the
Company’s segments. These general and administrative expenses,
including compensation, audit, legal and other professional fees,
as well as the costs of being a public company, such as director
fees, were $4.7 million and $6.5 million in the fourth quarters of
2020 and 2019, respectively. The decrease from the prior year is
due primarily to a reduction in compensation costs.
The Company recorded a non-cash gain of
approximately $0.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 and
received cash dividend income of $0.2 million from its equity
investment in Scorpio Tankers Inc. During the fourth quarter of
2019, the Company recorded a non-cash gain of approximately $46.1
million as well as cash dividend income of $0.5 million also
related to its equity investment in Scorpio Tankers Inc.
Financial expenses, net of interest income
decreased to $9.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 from $10.9
million in the prior year period due to lower debt balances and
LIBOR rates, despite writing off $2.7 million in deferred financing
costs relating to repaid debt on vessels sold.
Financial Results for the Twelve Months
Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2019
For the twelve months of 2020, the Company’s
GAAP net loss was $672.0 million, or $70.85 per diluted share,
including: a write-down on assets sold and classified as held for
sale of approximately $495.4 million, or $52.24 per diluted share,
a loss of approximately $106.5 million and cash dividend income of
$1.1 million, or $11.11 per diluted share, from the Company’s
equity investment in Scorpio Tankers Inc., and a write-off of
approximately $3.1 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, of deferred
financing costs on the credit facilities related to repaid debt on
vessels that have been sold.
For the twelve months of 2019, the Company’s
GAAP net income was $44.7 million, or $6.42 per diluted share.
These results include a non-cash gain of approximately $114.7
million and cash dividend income of $2.2 million, or $16.82 per
diluted share, from the Company’s equity investment in Scorpio
Tankers Inc., a write-down of assets either sold or held for sale
and write-off of related deferred financing costs totaling
approximately $38.0 million, or $5.46 per diluted share, and the
write-off of deferred financing costs of approximately $3.1
million, or $0.45 per diluted share.
For the twelve months of 2020, the Company’s
adjusted net loss was $173.5 million, or $18.28 adjusted per
diluted share, which excludes the impact of the write-down of
assets of approximately $495.4 million and the write-off of
deferred financing costs on credit facilities related to sold
vessels of approximately $3.1 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the
twelve months of 2020 was a loss of $84.3 million (see Non-GAAP
Financial Measures below).
For the twelve months of 2019, the Company’s
adjusted net income was $82.6 million, or $11.88 adjusted per
diluted share, which excludes the impact of the write-down of
assets of approximately $37.3 million and the write-off of related
deferred financing costs of approximately $0.7 million. Adjusted
EBITDA for the twelve months of 2019 was $195.6 million (see
Non-GAAP Financial Measures below).
The Company’s vessel revenues for the twelve
months of 2020 were $163.7 million compared to $224.6 million in
the twelve months of 2019. The Company’s TCE revenue (see Non-GAAP
Financial Measures below) for the twelve months of 2020 was $153.7
million, a decrease of $66.7 million from the prior year
period.
Total operating expenses for the twelve months of 2020 were
$693.4 million, including the write-down of vessels of
approximately $495.4 million, compared to $246.0 million in the
twelve months of 2019, which included a charge related to the
classification of vessels as sold or held for sale of approximately
$37.3 million.
Ultramax Operations
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
Dollars in thousands |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Change |
|
% Change |
TCE
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel revenue |
$ |
96,685 |
|
|
|
$ |
138,387 |
|
|
|
$ |
(41,702 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
Voyage expenses |
5,178 |
|
|
|
1,512 |
|
|
|
3,666 |
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
TCE
Revenue |
$ |
91,507 |
|
|
|
$ |
136,875 |
|
|
|
$ |
(45,368 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
Operating
expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel operating costs |
62,264 |
|
|
|
67,305 |
|
|
|
(5,041 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
Charterhire expense |
2,487 |
|
|
|
3,726 |
|
|
|
(1,239 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
Vessel depreciation |
32,003 |
|
|
|
35,932 |
|
|
|
(3,929 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
General and administrative expense |
3,908 |
|
|
|
4,152 |
|
|
|
(244 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
Loss / write-down on assets held for sale |
327,242 |
|
|
|
29,936 |
|
|
|
297,306 |
|
|
|
993 |
|
|
Total operating expenses |
$ |
427,904 |
|
|
|
$ |
141,051 |
|
|
|
$ |
286,853 |
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
Operating
loss |
$ |
(336,397 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(4,176 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(332,221 |
) |
|
|
7,955 |
|
|
Vessel revenue for the Company’s Ultramax
Operations decreased to $96.7 million for the twelve months of 2020
from $138.4 million in the prior year period.
TCE revenue (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures
below) for the Company’s Ultramax Operations was $91.5 million for
the twelve months of 2020 compared to $136.9 million for the prior
year period. The Company’s Ultramax fleet consisted of a
day-weighted average of 33 vessels owned or finance leased and one
vessel time chartered-in during the twelve months of 2020 and 37
vessels owned or finance leased and one vessel time chartered-in
during the twelve months of 2019. TCE revenue per day was $10,879
and $10,291 for the twelve months of 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
Ultramax
Operations: |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Change |
|
% Change |
TCE Revenue (in
thousands) |
$ |
91,507 |
|
|
$ |
136,875 |
|
|
$ |
(45,368 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
TCE Revenue / Day |
$ |
10,879 |
|
|
$ |
10,291 |
|
|
$ |
588 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
Revenue Days |
8,411 |
|
|
13,300 |
|
|
(4,889 |
) |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
The Company’s Ultramax Operations vessel
operating costs were $62.3 million for the twelve months of 2020,
including approximately $3.7 million of takeover costs and
contingency expenses, compared with vessel operating costs of $67.3
million in the prior year period, relating to the 33 and 37 vessels
owned or finance leased on average, respectively, during the
periods. The year over year decrease is due to primarily to the
reduction in fleet size and the outbreak of COVID-19, which for
most of the year reduced crew travel and the purchase of stores and
spares and the performance of repairs. Daily operating costs
excluding takeover costs and contingency expenses for the twelve
months of 2020 remained relatively flat at $4,858 compared to
$4,873 in the prior year period.
Charterhire expense for the Company’s Ultramax
Operations was approximately $2.5 million and $3.7 million for the
twelve months of 2020 and 2019, respectively, and relates to the
vessel that the Company time chartered-in until August 2020 when
the vessel was redelivered to its owner.
Ultramax Operations depreciation decreased from $35.9 million to
$32.0 million for the twelve months of 2019 and 2020, respectively
due to the decrease in fleet size as a result of vessel sales and
the classification of all of the Company’s remaining Ultramax
vessels as held for sale (upon which depreciation ceases) as the
Company intends to exit the dry bulk industry.
General and administrative expense for the
Company’s Ultramax Operations, which consists primarily of
administrative service fees, which are incurred on a per vessel per
day basis, and bank charges, which are incurred based on the number
of transactions, was approximately $3.9 million for the twelve
months of 2020 and $4.2 million in the prior year period.
During the twelve months of 2020, the Company
recorded a write-down on assets of $327.2 million related to the
sale of or classification of the Company’s Ultramax vessels as held
for sale, as the Company announced its intention to exit the dry
bulk industry.
Kamsarmax Operations
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
Dollars in thousands |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Change |
|
% Change |
TCE
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel revenue |
$ |
67,047 |
|
|
|
$ |
86,192 |
|
|
$ |
(19,145 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
Voyage expenses |
4,831 |
|
|
|
2,688 |
|
|
2,143 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
TCE
Revenue |
$ |
62,216 |
|
|
|
$ |
83,504 |
|
|
$ |
(21,288 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
Operating
expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel operating costs |
30,542 |
|
|
|
33,816 |
|
|
(3,274 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
Charterhire expense |
18,620 |
|
|
|
13,498 |
|
|
5,122 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
Vessel depreciation |
16,366 |
|
|
|
18,292 |
|
|
(1,926 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
General and administrative expense |
1,891 |
|
|
|
2,083 |
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
Loss / write-down on assets held for sale |
168,171 |
|
|
|
7,353 |
|
|
160,818 |
|
|
|
2,187 |
|
|
Total operating expenses |
$ |
235,590 |
|
|
|
$ |
75,042 |
|
|
$ |
160,548 |
|
|
|
214 |
|
|
Operating (loss)
income |
$ |
(173,374 |
) |
|
|
$ |
8,462 |
|
|
$ |
(181,836 |
) |
|
|
2,149 |
|
|
Vessel revenue for the Company’s Kamsarmax
Operations decreased to $67.0 million in the twelve months of 2020
from $86.2 million in the prior year period.
TCE revenue (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures)
for the Company’s Kamsarmax Operations was $62.2 million for the
twelve months of 2020 associated with a day-weighted average of 16
vessels owned or finance leased and five vessels time chartered-in,
compared to $83.5 million for the prior year period associated with
a day-weighted average of 18 vessels owned or finance leased and
three vessels time chartered-in. TCE revenue per day was $11,891
and $11,671 for the twelve months of 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
Kamsarmax
Operations: |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Change |
|
% Change |
TCE Revenue (in
thousands) |
$ |
62,216 |
|
|
$ |
83,504 |
|
|
$ |
(21,288 |
) |
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
TCE Revenue / Day |
$ |
11,891 |
|
|
$ |
11,671 |
|
|
$ |
220 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Revenue Days |
5,232 |
|
|
7,155 |
|
|
(1,923 |
) |
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
Kamsarmax Operations vessel operating costs were
$30.5 million for the twelve months of 2020, including
approximately $1.9 million of takeover costs and contingency
expenses, compared with vessel operating costs of $33.8 million in
the prior year period, relating to 16 and 18 vessels owned or
finance leased on average, respectively, during the periods. The
year over year decrease is due primarily to the reduction in fleet
size and the outbreak of COVID-19, which for most of the year
reduced crew travel and the purchase of stores and spares and the
performance of repairs. Daily operating costs excluding takeover
costs and contingency expenses for the twelve months of 2020
decreased to $4,937 from $4,986 in the prior year period.
Kamsarmax Operations charterhire expense was
$18.6 million in the twelve months of 2020, relating to five
vessels the Company began time chartering-in during 2019. The year
over year increase reflects the full year impact of the cost in
2020.
Kamsarmax Operations depreciation was $16.4
million and $18.3 million in the twelve months of 2020 and 2019,
respectively, due to the decrease in fleet size as a result of
vessel sales and the classification of all of the Company’s
remaining Kamsarmax vessels as held for sale (upon which
depreciation ceases) as the Company intends to exit the dry bulk
industry.
General and administrative expense for the
Company’s Kamsarmax Operations was $1.9 million for the twelve
months of 2020 and $2.1 million in the twelve months of 2019. The
expense consists primarily of administrative services fees, which
are incurred on a per vessel per day basis, and bank charges, which
are incurred based on the number of transactions.
During the twelve months of 2020, the Company
recorded a write down on assets held for sale of $168.2
million related to the sale of or classification of the Company’s
Kamsarmax vessels as held for sale, as the Company announced its
intention to exit the dry bulk industry.
Corporate
Certain general and administrative expenses the
Company incurs, as well as all of its financial expenses and
investment income or losses, are not attributable to a specific
segment. Accordingly, these costs are not allocated to the
Company’s segments. These general and administrative expenses,
including compensation, audit, legal and other professional fees,
as well as the costs of being a public company, such as director
fees, were $19.8 million and $25.7 million in the twelve months of
2020 and 2019, respectively. The decrease from the prior year is
due primarily to a reduction in compensation costs.
The Company recorded a loss of approximately
$106.5 million for the twelve months of 2020 and received cash
dividend income of $1.1 million from its equity investment in
Scorpio Tankers Inc. During the twelve months of 2019, the Company
recorded a non-cash gain of approximately $114.7 million as well as
cash dividend income of $2.2 million also related to its equity
investment in Scorpio Tankers Inc.
Financial expenses, net of interest income
decreased to $36.6 million in the twelve months of 2020 from $50.7
million in the prior year period due to lower LIBOR rates, as well
as lower debt levels resulting from the sale of vessels and the
redemption of the Company’s 7.50% Senior Unsecured Notes in August
2019.
|
|
Unaudited |
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel revenue |
|
$ |
50,052 |
|
|
|
$ |
60,264 |
|
|
|
$ |
163,732 |
|
|
|
$ |
224,579 |
|
|
Operating
expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Voyage expenses |
|
5,491 |
|
|
|
3,354 |
|
|
|
10,009 |
|
|
|
4,200 |
|
|
Vessel operating costs |
|
21,383 |
|
|
|
24,429 |
|
|
|
92,806 |
|
|
|
101,121 |
|
|
Charterhire expense |
|
5,559 |
|
|
|
6,454 |
|
|
|
21,107 |
|
|
|
17,224 |
|
|
Vessel depreciation |
|
9,256 |
|
|
|
13,421 |
|
|
|
48,369 |
|
|
|
54,224 |
|
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
6,081 |
|
|
|
7,973 |
|
|
|
25,671 |
|
|
|
31,973 |
|
|
Loss / write-down on assets sold or held for sale |
|
458,806 |
|
|
|
25,248 |
|
|
|
495,413 |
|
|
|
37,289 |
|
|
Total operating
expenses |
|
506,576 |
|
|
|
80,879 |
|
|
|
693,375 |
|
|
|
246,031 |
|
|
Operating
loss |
|
(456,524 |
) |
|
|
(20,615 |
) |
|
|
(529,643 |
) |
|
|
(21,452 |
) |
|
Other income
(expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
20 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
1,450 |
|
|
Income (loss) from equity investments |
|
474 |
|
|
|
46,697 |
|
|
|
(105,384 |
) |
|
|
116,925 |
|
|
Foreign exchange (loss) income |
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
(81 |
) |
|
|
(348 |
) |
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
Financial expense, net |
|
(9,466 |
) |
|
|
(11,141 |
) |
|
|
(36,818 |
) |
|
|
(52,154 |
) |
|
Total other (expense)
income |
|
(9,077 |
) |
|
|
35,699 |
|
|
|
(142,340 |
) |
|
|
66,106 |
|
|
Net (loss)
income |
|
$ |
(465,601 |
) |
|
|
$ |
15,084 |
|
|
|
$ |
(671,983 |
) |
|
|
$ |
44,654 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) earnings per
share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
(40.90 |
) |
|
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
|
$ |
(70.85 |
) |
|
|
$ |
6.56 |
|
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
(40.90 |
) |
|
|
$ |
2.15 |
|
|
|
$ |
(70.85 |
) |
|
|
$ |
6.42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
|
11,385 |
|
|
|
6,868 |
|
|
|
9,484 |
|
|
|
6,809 |
|
|
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
|
11,385 |
|
|
|
7,030 |
|
|
|
9,484 |
|
|
|
6,953 |
|
|
|
|
Unaudited |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
December 31, 2019 |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
84,002 |
|
|
|
$ |
42,530 |
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
21,086 |
|
|
|
13,209 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
12,716 |
|
|
|
9,547 |
|
|
Total current assets |
|
117,804 |
|
|
|
65,286 |
|
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
Vessels, net |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,271,993 |
|
|
Assets held for sale |
|
708,097 |
|
|
|
77,536 |
|
|
Equity investments |
|
24,116 |
|
|
|
173,298 |
|
|
Deferred financing costs, net |
|
1,143 |
|
|
|
2,982 |
|
|
Other assets |
|
17,035 |
|
|
|
74,464 |
|
|
Total non-current assets |
|
750,391 |
|
|
|
1,600,273 |
|
|
Total
assets |
|
$ |
868,195 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,665,559 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and shareholders’
equity |
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Bank loans, net |
|
$ |
13,226 |
|
|
|
$ |
44,956 |
|
|
Capital lease obligations |
|
32,677 |
|
|
|
29,159 |
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
41,113 |
|
|
|
49,718 |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
87,016 |
|
|
|
123,833 |
|
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Bank loans, net |
|
157,511 |
|
|
|
332,613 |
|
|
Capital lease obligations |
|
351,070 |
|
|
|
321,646 |
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
— |
|
|
|
12,500 |
|
|
Total non-current
liabilities |
|
508,581 |
|
|
|
666,759 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
595,597 |
|
|
|
790,592 |
|
|
Shareholders’ equity |
|
|
|
|
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares
authorized; no shares issued or outstanding |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share; authorized 31,875,000 and
21,250,000 shares as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019;
outstanding 11,310,073 shares as of December 31, 2020 and 7,248,180
as of December 31, 2019 |
|
859 |
|
|
|
809 |
|
|
Paid-in capital |
|
1,803,431 |
|
|
|
1,717,144 |
|
|
Common shares held in treasury, at cost; 1,934,092 shares and
856,785 shares at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019,
respectively |
|
(73,444 |
) |
|
|
(56,720 |
) |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(1,458,248 |
) |
|
|
(786,266 |
) |
|
Total shareholders’
equity |
|
272,598 |
|
|
|
874,967 |
|
|
Total liabilities and
shareholders’ equity |
|
$ |
868,195 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,665,559 |
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Operating
activities |
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income |
|
$ |
(671,983 |
) |
|
|
$ |
44,654 |
|
|
Adjustment to
reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by |
|
|
|
|
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Restricted share amortization |
|
7,317 |
|
|
|
8,956 |
|
|
Vessel depreciation |
|
48,369 |
|
|
|
54,224 |
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
|
3,667 |
|
|
|
6,915 |
|
|
Write-off of deferred financing costs |
|
3,088 |
|
|
|
681 |
|
|
Loss / write-down on assets held for sale |
|
428,833 |
|
|
|
33,389 |
|
|
Net unrealized losses (gains) on investments |
|
106,471 |
|
|
|
(114,762 |
) |
|
Dividend income on equity investment |
|
(1,087 |
) |
|
|
(2,163 |
) |
|
Drydocking expenditure |
|
(22,597 |
) |
|
|
(5,352 |
) |
|
Changes in operating
assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Increase in accounts receivable |
|
(7,877 |
) |
|
|
(197 |
) |
|
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
37,872 |
|
|
|
10,564 |
|
|
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
29,093 |
|
|
|
(3,029 |
) |
|
Net cash (used in)
provided by operating activities |
|
(38,834 |
) |
|
|
33,880 |
|
|
Investing
activities |
|
|
|
|
Equity investment |
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,500 |
) |
|
Sale of equity investment |
|
42,711 |
|
|
|
1,547 |
|
|
Dividend income on equity investment |
|
1,087 |
|
|
|
2,163 |
|
|
Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale |
|
194,066 |
|
|
|
84,241 |
|
|
Scrubber payments |
|
(42,359 |
) |
|
|
(32,610 |
) |
|
Net cash provided by
investing activities |
|
195,505 |
|
|
|
53,841 |
|
|
Financing
activities |
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
82,254 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |
|
186,671 |
|
|
|
306,710 |
|
|
Repayments of long-term debt |
|
(364,165 |
) |
|
|
(409,002 |
) |
|
Common shares repurchased |
|
(16,724 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Dividends paid |
|
(3,235 |
) |
|
|
(5,748 |
) |
|
Debt issue costs paid |
|
— |
|
|
|
(4,646 |
) |
|
Net cash used in
financing activities |
|
(115,199 |
) |
|
|
(112,686 |
) |
|
Increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents |
|
41,472 |
|
|
|
(24,965 |
) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents,
beginning of period |
|
42,530 |
|
|
|
67,495 |
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
84,002 |
|
|
|
$ |
42,530 |
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Time charter equivalent
revenue ($000’s) (1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel revenue |
|
$ |
50,052 |
|
|
|
$ |
60,264 |
|
|
|
$ |
163,732 |
|
|
|
$ |
224,579 |
|
|
Voyage expenses |
|
(5,491 |
) |
|
|
(3,354 |
) |
|
|
(10,009 |
) |
|
|
(4,200 |
) |
|
Time charter equivalent revenue |
|
$ |
44,561 |
|
|
|
$ |
56,910 |
|
|
|
$ |
153,723 |
|
|
|
$ |
220,379 |
|
|
Time charter equivalent
revenue attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
$ |
17,011 |
|
|
|
$ |
22,830 |
|
|
|
$ |
62,216 |
|
|
|
$ |
83,504 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
27,550 |
|
|
|
34,080 |
|
|
|
91,507 |
|
|
|
136,875 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
44,561 |
|
|
|
$ |
56,910 |
|
|
|
$ |
153,723 |
|
|
|
$ |
220,379 |
|
|
Revenue days: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
1,651 |
|
|
|
1,913 |
|
|
|
5,232 |
|
|
|
7,155 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
2,590 |
|
|
|
3,031 |
|
|
|
8,411 |
|
|
|
13,300 |
|
|
Combined |
|
4,241 |
|
|
|
4,944 |
|
|
|
13,643 |
|
|
|
20,455 |
|
|
TCE per revenue day (1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
$ |
10,303 |
|
|
|
$ |
11,934 |
|
|
|
$ |
11,891 |
|
|
|
$ |
11,671 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
$ |
10,637 |
|
|
|
$ |
11,244 |
|
|
|
$ |
10,879 |
|
|
|
$ |
10,291 |
|
|
Combined |
|
$ |
10,507 |
|
|
|
$ |
11,511 |
|
|
|
$ |
11,268 |
|
|
|
$ |
10,774 |
|
|
(1) The Company defines Time
Charter Equivalent (TCE) revenue as vessel revenues less voyage
expenses. Such TCE revenue, divided by the number of the Company’s
available days during the period, or revenue days, is TCE per
revenue day, which is consistent with industry standards. TCE per
revenue day is a common shipping industry performance measure used
primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels on time
charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage
charters, because charter hire rates for vessels on voyage charters
are generally not expressed in per-day amounts while charter hire
rates for vessels on time charters generally are expressed in such
amounts.
The Company reports TCE revenue, a non-GAAP
financial measure, because (i) the Company believes it
provides additional meaningful information in conjunction with
vessel revenues and voyage expenses, the most directly comparable
U.S. GAAP measures, (ii) it assists the Company’s management
in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of its vessels
and in evaluating their financial performance, (iii) it is a
standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to
compare period-to-period changes in a shipping company’s
performance irrespective of changes in the mix of charter types
(i.e., spot charters, time charters and bareboat charters) under
which the vessels may be employed between the periods, and
(iv) the Company believes that it presents useful information
to investors. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below.
Fleet List as of February 1,
2021
Vessel Name |
|
Year Built |
|
DWT |
|
Vessel Type |
|
Scrubber Installed ? |
SBI Samba |
|
2015 |
|
84,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
Yes |
SBI Rumba |
|
2015 |
|
84,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
Yes |
SBI Capoeira * |
|
2015 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
No |
SBI Carioca * |
|
2015 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
Yes |
SBI Lambada * |
|
2016 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
No |
SBI Reggae * |
|
2016 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
No |
SBI Zumba * |
|
2016 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
Yes |
SBI Macarena * |
|
2016 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
Yes |
SBI Parapara * |
|
2017 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
Yes |
SBI Mazurka * |
|
2017 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
Yes |
SBI Swing * |
|
2017 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
Yes |
SBI Jive * |
|
2017 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
Yes |
SBI Lynx * |
|
2018 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
Kamsarmax |
|
Yes |
Total Kamsarmax |
|
|
|
1,070,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SBI Antares * |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Athena |
|
2015 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Bravo * |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Leo * |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Echo |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Lyra * |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Tango |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
No |
SBI Maia * |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Hydra * |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Subaru * |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Pegasus * |
|
2015 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
No |
SBI Ursa * |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
No |
SBI Thalia |
|
2015 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
No |
SBI Cronos |
|
2015 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
No |
SBI Orion * |
|
2015 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
No |
SBI Achilles |
|
2016 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
No |
SBI Hercules |
|
2016 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
No |
SBI Perseus |
|
2016 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Hermes |
|
2016 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
No |
SBI Tethys * |
|
2016 |
|
61,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Phoebe * |
|
2016 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Libra * |
|
2017 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Aries * |
|
2015 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
SBI Pisces |
|
2016 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
No |
SBI Virgo * |
|
2017 |
|
64,000 |
|
|
Ultramax |
|
Yes |
Total Ultramax |
|
|
|
1,558,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Owned or Finance Leased Vessels DWT |
|
2,628,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
*Agreed to be sold. |
Time chartered-in vessels
The Company currently time charters-in five
Kamsarmax vessels. The terms of the contracts are summarized as
follows:
Vessel Type |
|
Year Built |
|
DWT |
|
Country of Build |
|
Daily Base Rate |
|
Earliest Expiry |
Kamsarmax |
|
2019 |
|
81,100 |
|
|
China |
|
Variable |
|
10-Mar-21 |
|
(1 |
) |
Kamsarmax |
|
2019 |
|
81,100 |
|
|
China |
|
Variable |
|
7-Apr-21 |
|
(2 |
) |
Kamsarmax |
|
2018 |
|
82,000 |
|
|
China |
|
$ |
12,500 |
|
25-June-21 |
|
(3 |
) |
Kamsarmax |
|
2018 |
|
81,100 |
|
|
China |
|
Variable |
|
13-Jul-21 |
|
(4 |
) |
Kamsarmax |
|
2015 |
|
81,100 |
|
|
China |
|
Variable |
|
22-Jul-21 |
|
(5 |
) |
Total TC DWT |
|
|
|
406,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) This vessel has been time
chartered-in for 24 to 27 months at the Company’s option at 118% of
the Baltic Exchange’s 74,000 DWT Panamax Index, or the BPI. The
vessel was delivered to the Company in March 2019.
(2) This vessel has been time
chartered-in for 24 to 27 months at the Company’s option at 118% of
the BPI. The vessel was delivered to the Company in May 2019.
(3) This vessel has been time
chartered-in for 24 months at $12,000 per day for the first 12
months and at $12,500 per day for the second 12 months. The Company
has the option to extend this time charter for 12 months at $13,000
per day and an additional 12 months at $14,500 per day. The vessel
was delivered to the Company in July 2019.
(4) This vessel has been time
chartered-in for 24 to 27 months at the Company’s option at 118% of
the BPI. The vessel was delivered to the Company in July 2019.
(5) This vessel has been time
chartered-in for 24 to 27 months at the Company’s option at 118% of
the BPI. The vessel was delivered to the Company in August
2019.
Conference Call on Results:
A conference call to discuss the Company’s
results will be held at 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time / 3:00 PM
Central European Time on February 2, 2021. Those wishing to listen
to the call should dial 1 (866) 219-5268 (U.S.) or 1 (703) 736-7424
(International) at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call
to ensure connection. The conference participant passcode is
1378047. The information provided on the teleconference is only
accurate at the time of the conference call, and the Company will
take no responsibility for providing updated information.
There will also be a simultaneous live webcast
over the internet, through the Scorpio Bulkers Inc. website
www.scorpiobulkers.com. Participants to the live webcast should
register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start
of the webcast.
Webcast URL:
https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/vnkcmtug
About Scorpio Bulkers Inc.
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. announced on August 3,
2020, its intention to transition away from the business of dry
bulk commodity transportation and towards marine-based renewable
energy including investing in the next generation of wind turbine
installation vessels. The Company intends to sell or have
commitments to sell its remaining wholly-owned or finance leased
dry bulk vessels during the first quarter of 2021. Additional
information about the Company is available on the Company’s website
www.scorpiobulkers.com, which is not a part of this press
release.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company’s financial
information presented in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) management uses certain
“non-GAAP financial measures” as such term is defined in Regulation
G promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”). Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical
measure of a company’s operating performance, financial position or
cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are included in,
or excluded from, the most directly comparable measure calculated
and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management believes the
presentation of these measures provides investors with greater
transparency and supplemental data relating to the Company’s
financial condition and results of operations, and therefore a more
complete understanding of factors affecting its business than GAAP
measures alone. In addition, management believes the
presentation of these matters is useful to investors for
period-to-period comparison of results as the items may reflect
certain unique and/or non-operating items such as asset sales,
write-offs, contract termination costs or items outside of
management’s control.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization (“EBITDA”), adjusted net income (loss) and related
per share amounts, as well as adjusted EBITDA and TCE Revenue are
non-GAAP financial measures that the Company believes provide
investors with a means of evaluating and understanding how the
Company’s management evaluates the Company’s operating performance.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in
isolation from, as substitutes for, nor superior to financial
measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Please see below for
reconciliations of EBITDA, adjusted net income (loss) and related
per share amounts, and adjusted EBITDA. Please see “Other Operating
Data” for a reconciliation of TCE revenue.
EBITDA (unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Year Ended December 31, |
In thousands |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Net (loss) income |
$ |
(465,601 |
) |
|
|
15,084 |
|
|
$ |
(671,983 |
) |
|
|
$ |
44,654 |
|
Add Back: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest expense |
5,937 |
|
|
|
9,488 |
|
|
29,853 |
|
|
|
42,887 |
|
Depreciation and amortization (1) |
14,529 |
|
|
|
16,911 |
|
|
62,441 |
|
|
|
70,775 |
|
EBITDA |
$ |
(445,135 |
) |
|
|
41,483 |
|
|
$ |
(579,689 |
) |
|
|
$ |
158,316 |
|
(1) Includes depreciation, amortization of deferred financing
costs and restricted share amortization.
Adjusted net (loss) income (unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
In thousands, except per share
data |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Amount |
|
Per share |
|
Amount |
|
Per share |
Net (loss) income |
$ |
(465,601 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(40.90 |
) |
|
|
$ |
15,084 |
|
|
$ |
2.15 |
|
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss / write-down on assets |
458,806 |
|
|
|
40.30 |
|
|
|
25,248 |
|
|
3.59 |
|
Write-off of deferred financing cost |
2,722 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
0.03 |
|
Total adjustments |
$ |
461,528 |
|
|
|
$ |
40.54 |
|
|
|
$ |
25,483 |
|
|
$ |
3.62 |
|
Adjusted net (loss)
income |
$ |
(4,073 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(0.36 |
) |
|
|
$ |
40,567 |
|
|
$ |
5.77 |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
In thousands, except per share
data |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Amount |
|
Per share |
|
Amount |
|
Per share |
Net (loss) income |
$ |
(671,983 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(70.85 |
) |
|
|
$ |
44,654 |
|
|
$ |
6.42 |
|
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss / write-down on assets |
495,413 |
|
|
|
52.24 |
|
|
|
37,289 |
|
|
5.36 |
|
Write-off of deferred financing cost |
3,088 |
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
|
681 |
|
|
0.10 |
|
Total
adjustments |
$ |
498,501 |
|
|
|
$ |
52.57 |
|
|
|
$ |
37,970 |
|
|
$ |
5.46 |
|
Adjusted net (loss)
income |
$ |
(173,482 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(18.28 |
) |
|
|
$ |
82,624 |
|
|
$ |
11.88 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited)
|
Three Months EndedDecember
31, |
|
Year Ended December 31, |
In thousands |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Net (loss) income |
$ |
(465,601 |
) |
|
|
15,084 |
|
|
$ |
(671,983 |
) |
|
|
$ |
44,654 |
|
Impact of adjustments |
461,528 |
|
|
|
25,483 |
|
|
498,501 |
|
|
|
37,970 |
|
Adjusted net (loss)
income |
(4,073 |
) |
|
|
40,567 |
|
|
(173,482 |
) |
|
|
82,624 |
|
Add Back: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest expense |
5,937 |
|
|
|
9,488 |
|
|
29,853 |
|
|
|
42,887 |
|
Depreciation and amortization (1) |
11,807 |
|
|
|
16,676 |
|
|
59,353 |
|
|
|
70,094 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
13,671 |
|
|
|
$ |
66,731 |
|
|
$ |
(84,276 |
) |
|
|
$ |
195,605 |
|
(1)
Includes depreciation, amortization of deferred financing costs and
restricted share amortization.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may
constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for
forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to
provide prospective information about their business.
Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans,
objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and
underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than
statements of historical facts. The Company desires to take
advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary
statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The
words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “forecast,”
“project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,”
“pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press
release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are
based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without
limitation, our management’s examination of historical operating
trends, data contained in our records and other data available from
third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were
reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently
subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are
difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we
cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these
expectations, beliefs or projections. We undertake no obligation,
and specifically decline any obligation, except as required by law,
to publicly update or revise any forward‐looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
In addition to these important factors, other
important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to
differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements include the failure of counterparties to fully perform
their contracts with us, the strength of world economies and
currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in
charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk
vessel capacity, the length and severity of the ongoing novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including its effects on demand
for dry bulk products and the transportation thereof, changes in
our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and
insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of
financing and refinancing, counterparty performance, ability to
obtain financing and the availability of capital resources
(including for capital expenditures) and comply with covenants in
such financing arrangements, planned capital expenditures, our
ability to successfully identify, consummate, integrate and realize
the expected benefits from acquisitions, dispositions, and changes
to our business strategy, fluctuations in the value of our
investments, changes in governmental rules and regulations or
actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from
pending or future litigation, general domestic and international
political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due
to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances
of off-hires and other factors. Please see our filings with the SEC
for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and
uncertainties.
Contact:
Scorpio Bulkers Inc.
+377-9798-5715 (Monaco)
+1-646-432-1675 (New York)
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