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International Seaways Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results

November 7, 2019 6:00 AM

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) (the “Company” or “INSW”), one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in International Flag markets, today reported results for the third quarter 2019.

Highlights

“Towards the end of the third quarter, the tanker market reached an inflection point, as we realized initial benefits from the IMO 2020 low sulfur regulations, which together with geopolitical and broader macro factors led to significantly higher crude tanker rates on fixtures in September and October,” said Lois K. Zabrocky, International Seaways’ President and CEO. “As we progress in the fourth quarter, we expect the rate environment to remain robust, supported by factors such as seasonal demand strength, incremental IMO 2020 demand, and decreased vessel supply. With a sizeable fleet and significant operating leverage, we expect to continue capitalizing on favorable tanker prospects into 2020, as overall tanker fundamentals are anticipated to remain attractive and the impact of IMO 2020 becomes more pronounced.”

Ms. Zabrocky continued, “We have recently completed a number of initiatives that have led to INSW unlocking significant value for shareholders and strengthening our commercial prospects. Drawing on our successful and ongoing relationship with Nakilat, we monetized our interest in our LNG joint venture. This transaction marked an important accomplishment that enabled us to significantly enhance our balance sheet and furthers our disciplined and accretive capital allocation strategy. We facilitated Tankers International’s expansion of its footprint with the opening of an office in our New York headquarters, which is expected to further Tankers International’s leadership and strengthen INSW’s ability to take advantage of increasing U.S. Gulf exports.”

Jeff Pribor, the Company’s CFO, added, “We used a substantial portion of our LNG joint venture sale proceeds to prepay $100 million of the 2017 Term Loan facility, which has a current interest rate in excess of 8%, enabling us to decrease interest expense on an annual basis by approximately $8.2 million and reduce net loan to value from approximately 45% at September 30 to below 37% on a proforma basis. Going forward, we will continue to seek opportunities to optimize our balance sheet and lower our cost of capital. We remain well positioned to further implement our capital allocation strategy in a strengthening market.”

Third Quarter 2019 Results

Net loss for the third quarter of 2019 was $11.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $47.8 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2018. The decreased loss in the third quarter of 2019 primarily reflects higher TCE revenues, lower vessel expenses, and a $18.8 million decrease in losses on disposal of vessels and other property, including impairments. Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $16.7 million, or $0.57 per share, compared to a net loss of $95.9 million, or $3.29 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Consolidated TCE revenues for the third quarter of 2019 were $65.8 million, compared to $51.3 million in the third quarter of 2018. Shipping revenues for the third quarter of 2019 were $71.3 million, compared to $60.9 million in the third quarter of 2018. Consolidated TCE revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $222.3 million, compared to $150.1 million in the prior year period. Shipping revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $242.2 million, compared to $169.8 million in the prior year period.

Adjusted EBITDA was $23.8 million for the quarter, compared to $6.3 million in the third quarter of 2018. Adjusted EBITDA was $92.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $22.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Crude Tankers

TCE revenues for the Crude Tankers segment were $49.4 million for the current quarter compared to $40.3 million in the third quarter of 2018. This increase primarily resulted from the impact of higher average rates in the VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax sectors, with spots rates climbing to approximately $22,400, $18,500, and $15,300 per day, respectively, aggregating approximately $10.5 million. The balance of the increase in TCE revenues was substantially attributable to higher activity in the Company’s Lightering business in the third quarter 2019, which accounted for an increase of $1.3 million in TCE revenues. Partially offsetting the TCE revenue increase was a $3.9 million decrease in TCE revenue due to a 316-day reduction in VLCC and Aframax revenue days, which was driven primarily by the sales of a 2001-built VLCC and a 2001-built Aframax in October 2018, the re-deployment of the Company’s 2002-built Aframax into its Crude Tankers Lightering business and 52 incremental drydock and repairs days in these fleets in the current quarter. Shipping revenues for the Crude Tankers segment were $54.9 million for the third quarter of 2019 compared to $49.9 million in the third quarter of 2018. TCE revenues for the Crude Tankers segment were $167.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $104.0 million for the same period last year. Shipping revenues for the Crude Tankers segment were $186.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $123.4 million for the same period last year.

Product Carriers

TCE revenues for the Product Tankers segment were $16.4 million for the current quarter, compared to $10.9 million in the third quarter of 2018. This increase primarily resulted from the impact of higher average daily blended rates earned by the LR1, LR2 and MR fleets, with spot rates rising to approximately $15,500, $17,300 and $11,400 per day, respectively, increasing TCE revenues by approximately $6.6 million in the aggregate compared to the third quarter of 2018. This was partially offset by a decline in revenue days accounting for $1.1 million arising from the net impact of (i) a 371-day decrease in MR revenue days in the current period, resulting primarily from the sales of four MRs between the fourth quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2019 and the redelivery of one MR to its owner during the third quarter of 2019, partially offset by (ii) a 161-day increase in LR1 revenue days in the current period primarily driven by the commencements of a six-month time charter-in of a 2010-built LR1 in May 2019 and a two-year time charter-in of a 2006-built LR1 in August 2019. Shipping revenues for the Product Carriers segment were $16.4 million for the third quarter of 2019, compared to $11.0 million in the third quarter of 2018. TCE revenues for the Product Carriers segment were $55.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $46.1 million in the 2018 nine-month period. Shipping revenues for the Product Carriers segment were $55.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $46.4 million for the same period last year.

Vessel Sales and Charters-in of Vessels

During the third quarter, the Company sold and delivered a 2004-built MR to its buyer.

Subsequent to quarter end, agreed to sell a 2002-built Aframax, the Seaways Portland, for delivery to buyers sometime between December 2019 and January 2020.

Additionally, the Company exercised an option to extend the charter-in on a 2006-built MR for an additional 6-month period expiring in February 2020; and agreed to charter-in a 2006-built Panamax for a two-year period.

Sale of Ownership Interest in LNG Joint Venture

On October 7, 2019 the Company sold its 49.9% ownership interest in its joint venture with Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat) (“Nakilat”), which owns four liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) carriers, to Nakilat for $123 million in cash.

Debt Prepayment

On July 31, 2019, the Company made a prepayment of $10 million on the 2017 Term Loan Facility, together with a 1% prepayment fee. On October 8, 2019, the Company made a further prepayment of $100 million on the outstanding balance of its 2017 Term Loan Facility, together with a 1% prepayment fee. These prepayments used restricted cash set aside from the proceeds of vessel sales and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the interest in the LNG joint venture. These prepayments will result in a $9.0 million decrease in cash interest expense on an annual basis and $1.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared with the third quarter of 2019, based on current interest rates, as well as a reduction in future quarterly amortization payments from $6.1 million to $4.6 million.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2019 results at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on November 7, 2019.

To access the call, participants should dial (855) 940-9471 for domestic callers and (412) 317-5211 for international callers. Please dial in ten minutes prior to the start of the call.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available from the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.intlseas.com.

An audio replay of the conference call will be available starting at 12:00 p.m. ET on November 7, 2019 through 11:59 p.m. ET on November 14, 2019 by dialing (877) 344-7529 for domestic callers and (412) 317-0088 for international callers, and entering Access Code 10136297.

About International Seaways, Inc.

International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) is one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in International Flag markets. International Seaways owns and operates a fleet of 42 vessels, including 13 VLCCs, two Suezmaxes, six Aframaxes/LR2s, 12 Panamaxes/LR1s and 7 MR tankers. Through joint ventures, it currently has ownership interests in two floating storage and offloading service vessels. International Seaways has an experienced team committed to the very best operating practices and the highest levels of customer service and operational efficiency. International Seaways is headquartered in New York City, NY. Additional information is available at www.intlseas.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company may make or approve certain statements in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in press releases, or in oral or written presentations by representatives of the Company. All statements other than statements of historical facts should be considered forward-looking statements. These matters or statements may relate to the Company’s plans to issue dividends, its prospects, including statements regarding vessel acquisitions, trends in the tanker markets, and possibilities of strategic alliances and investments. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current plans, estimates and projections, and are subject to change based on a number of factors. Investors should carefully consider the risk factors outlined in more detail in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2018 for the Company, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, and in similar sections of other filings made by the Company with the SEC from time to time. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements and written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or its representatives after the date of this release are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this paragraph and in other reports previously or hereafter filed by the Company with the SEC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Shipping Revenues:

Pool revenues

$

46,278

$

36,721

$

158,628

$

105,836

Time and bareboat charter revenues

7,638

5,932

19,699

20,453

Voyage charter revenues

17,362

18,273

63,835

43,524

Total Shipping Revenues

71,278

60,926

242,162

169,813

Operating Expenses:

Voyage expenses

5,470

9,673

19,838

19,747

Vessel expenses

30,350

34,433

91,634

102,619

Charter hire expenses

14,381

10,739

44,599

30,085

Depreciation and amortization

18,961

19,317

56,708

53,745

General and administrative

6,449

5,434

19,519

17,527

Provision for credit losses, net

(18

)

-

1,259

-

Third-party debt modification fees

-

(9

)

30

1,293

(Gain)/loss on disposal of vessels and other property, net of impairments

(1,472

)

17,360

28

17,193

Total operating expenses

74,121

96,947

233,615

242,209

(Loss)/income from vessel operations

(2,843

)

(36,021

)

8,547

(72,396

)

Equity in income of affiliated companies

8,474

5,338

24,559

22,500

Operating income/(loss)

5,631

(30,683

)

33,106

(49,896

)

Other income/(expense)

284

220

2,159

(3,964

)

Income/(loss) before interest expense and income taxes

5,915

(30,463

)

35,265

(53,860

)

Interest expense

(17,010

)

(17,320

)

(51,986

)

(42,027

)

Loss before income taxes

(11,095

)

(47,783

)

(16,721

)

(95,887

)

Income tax provision

-

(3

)

-

(11

)

Net loss

$

(11,095

)

$

(47,786

)

$

(16,721

)

$

(95,898

)

Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:

Basic

29,249,233

29,154,366

29,217,188

29,130,435

Diluted

29,249,233

29,154,366

29,217,188

29,130,435

Per Share Amounts:

Basic and diluted net loss per share

$

(0.38

)

$

(1.64

)

$

(0.57

)

$

(3.29

)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in thousands)

September 30,

December 31,

2019

2018

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

68,383

$

58,313

Voyage receivables

75,458

94,623

Other receivables

4,108

5,246

Inventories

3,428

3,066

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

5,266

5,912

Current portion of derivative asset

-

460

Total Current Assets

156,643

167,620

Restricted Cash

55,839

59,331

Vessels and other property, less accumulated depreciation

1,284,758

1,330,795

Deferred drydock expenditures, net

19,742

16,773

Total Vessels, Deferred Drydock and Other Property

1,304,500

1,347,568

Operating lease right-of-use assets

36,580

-

Investments in and advances to affiliated companies

271,655

268,322

Long-term derivative asset

-

704

Other assets

3,332

5,056

Total Assets

$

1,828,549

$

1,848,601

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current Liabilities:

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

$

29,951

$

23,008

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

13,463

-

Current installments of long-term debt

51,013

51,555

Current portion of derivative liability

3,288

707

Total Current Liabilities

97,715

75,270

Long-term operating lease liabilities

20,530

-

Long-term debt

716,736

759,112

Long-term derivative liability

9,553

1,922

Other liabilities

1,893

2,442

Total Liabilities

846,427

838,746

Equity:

Total Equity

982,122

1,009,855

Total Liabilities and Equity

$

1,828,549

$

1,848,601

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASC 842), using the modified retrospective transition approach. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 reflects right of use assets of $36,580 and corresponding lease liabilities aggregating $33,993. The adoption of this new standard did not have an impact on our lease expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

($ in thousands)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2019

2018

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

Net loss

$

(16,721

)

$

(95,898

)

Items included in net loss not affecting cash flows:

Depreciation and amortization

56,708

53,745

Loss on write-down of vessels and other assets

-

17,367

Amortization of debt discount and other deferred financing costs

5,373

4,434

Deferred financing costs write-off

343

2,400

Stock compensation, non-cash

2,912

2,203

Earnings of affiliated companies

(24,945

)

(22,965

)

Other – net

538

436

Items included in net loss related to investing and financing activities:

Loss/(gain) on disposal of vessels and other property, net

28

(174

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

100

1,295

Cash distributions from affiliated companies

10,214

39,767

Payments for drydocking

(13,539

)

(3,968

)

Insurance claims proceeds related to vessel operations

967

5,125

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

21,378

(1,920

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

43,356

1,847

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

Expenditures for vessels and vessel improvements

(9,797

)

(135,215

)

Proceeds from disposal of vessels and other property, net

15,762

132,886

Expenditures for other property

(406

)

(333

)

Investments in and advances to affiliated companies, net

2,104

2,891

Repayments of advances from affiliated companies

4,836

95,987

Net cash provided by investing activities

12,499

96,216

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

Issuance of debt, net of issuance and deferred financing costs

-

70,266

Extinguishment of debt

(10,000

)

(62,069

)

Premium on extinguishment of debt

(100

)

-

Payments on debt

(38,531

)

(52,596

)

Cash paid to tax authority upon vesting of stock-based compensation

(369

)

(410

)

Other – net

(277

)

-

Net cash used in financing activities

(49,277

)

(44,809

)

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

6,578

53,254

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year

117,644

70,606

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$

124,222

$

123,860

Spot and Fixed TCE Rates Achieved and Revenue Days

The following tables provides a breakdown of TCE rates achieved for spot and fixed charters and the related revenue days for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and the comparable period of 2018. Revenue days in the quarter ended September 30, 2019 totaled 3,529 compared with 4,063 in the prior year quarter. A summary fleet list by vessel class can be found later in this press release. The information in these tables excludes commercial pool fees/commissions averaging approximately $689 and $628 per day for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

Spot

Fixed

Total

Spot

Fixed

Total

Crude Tankers

VLCC

Average TCE Rate

$

22,434

$

-

$

13,891

$

-

Number of Revenue Days

1,068

-

1,068

1,237

-

1,237

Suezmax

Average TCE Rate

$

18,470

$

-

$

17,138

$

-

Number of Revenue Days

184

-

184

184

-

184

Aframax

Average TCE Rate

$

15,342

$

-

$

12,576

$

-

Number of Revenue Days

368

-

368

515

-

515

Panamax

Average TCE Rate

$

7,846

$

13,772

$

10,010

$

11,593

Number of Revenue Days

92

551

643

184

462

646

Total Crude Tankers Revenue Days

1,712

551

2,263

2,120

462

2,582

Product Carriers

LR2

Average TCE Rate

$

17,253

$

-

$

8,868

$

-

Number of Revenue Days

87

-

87

92

-

92

LR1

Average TCE Rate

$

15,475

$

-

$

9,514

$

-

Number of Revenue Days

506

-

506

345

-

345

MR

Average TCE Rate

$

11,430

$

-

$

7,425

$

5,294

Number of Revenue Days

673

-

673

952

92

1,044

Total Product Carriers Revenue Days

1,266

-

1,266

1,389

92

1,481

Total Revenue Days

2,978

551

3,529

3,509

554

4,063

The average rate achieved by the Company’s modern VLCCs during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 is $24,039 per day compared with $15,398 per day in the quarter ended September 30, 2018. Further, revenue days in the above table exclude days related to full service lighterings and days for which recoveries were recorded under the Company’s loss of hire insurance policies. One Panamax tanker operating in the spot market traded outside of the Panamax International pool during drydock positioning.

Fleet Information

As of September 30, 2019, giving proforma effect to our sale of the interest in the LNG joint venture, INSW’s owned and operated 42 vessels, 34 of which were owned, 6 of which were chartered in, and 2 FSOs were held through joint venture partnerships.

Vessels Owned

Vessels Chartered-in

Proforma total at September 30, 2019

Vessel Type

Number

Weighted
by
Ownership

Number

Weighted
by
Ownership

Total
Vessels

Vessels
Weighted
by
Ownership

Total Dwt

Operating Fleet

FSO

2

1.0

-

-

2

1.0

864,046

VLCC

13

13.0

-

-

13

13.0

3,950,110

Suezmax

2

2.0

-

-

2

2.0

316,864

Aframax

3

3.0

2

2.0

5

5.0

562,943

Panamax

7

7.0

-

-

7

7.0

487,490

Crude Tankers

27

26.0

2

2.0

29

28.0

6,181,453

LR2

1

1.00

-

-

1

1.0

109,999

LR1

4

4.00

1

1.0

5

5.0

368,082

MR

4

4.00

3

3.0

7

7.0

354,880

Product Carriers

9

9.00

4

4.0

13

13.0

832,961

Total Operating Fleet

36

35.0

6

6.0

42

41.0

7,014,414

Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Information

The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, the following non-GAAP measures may provide certain investors with additional information that will better enable them to evaluate the Company’s performance. Accordingly, these non-GAAP measures are intended to provide supplemental information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared with GAAP.

(A) Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) Revenues

Consistent with general practice in the shipping industry, the Company uses TCE revenues, which represents shipping revenues less voyage expenses, as a measure to compare revenue generated from a voyage charter to revenue generated from a time charter. Time charter equivalent revenues, a non-GAAP measure, provides additional meaningful information in conjunction with shipping revenues, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, because it assists Company management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of its vessels and in evaluating their financial performance. Reconciliation of TCE revenues of the segments to shipping revenues as reported in the consolidated statements of operations follow:

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

($ in thousands)

2019

2018

2019

2018

Time charter equivalent revenues

$

65,808

$

51,253

$

222,324

$

150,066

Add: Voyage expenses

5,470

9,673

19,838

19,747

Shipping revenues

$

71,278

$

60,926

$

242,162

$

169,813

(B) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA represents net (loss)/income before interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDA consists of EBITDA adjusted for the impact of certain items that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent, and should not be a substitute for, net income or cash flows from operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. Some of the limitations are: (i) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (ii) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and (iii) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt. While EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used as a measure of operating results and performance, neither of them is necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation. The following table reconciles net loss as reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

($ in thousands)

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net loss

$

(11,095

)

$

(47,786

)

$

(16,721

)

$

(95,898

)

Income tax provision

-

3

-

11

Interest expense

17,010

17,320

51,986

42,027

Depreciation and amortization

18,961

19,317

56,708

53,745

EBITDA

24,876

(11,146

)

91,973

(115

)

Third-party debt modification fees

-

(9

)

30

1,293

(Gain)/loss on disposal of vessels and other property,

net of impairments

(1,472

)

17,360

28

17,193

Write-off of deferred financing costs

343

128

343

2,400

Loss on extinguishment of debt

100

-

100

1,295

Adjusted EBITDA

$

23,847

$

6,333

$

92,474

$

22,066

(C) Total Cash

September 30,

December 31,

($ in thousands)

2019

2018

Cash and cash equivalents

$

68,383

$

58,313

Restricted cash

55,839

59,331

Total Cash

$

124,222

$

117,644

Investor Relations & Media:

David Siever, International Seaways, Inc.

(212) 578-1635

[email protected]

Source: International Seaways, Inc.

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