EX-99.1 2 tm2027459d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2020 RESULTS

 

Greenwich, CT, USA, August 13, 2020. Diamond S Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSSI) (“Diamond S”, or the “Company”), one of the largest publicly listed owners and operators of crude oil and product tankers, today announced results for the second quarter of 2020.

 

Highlights for the Second Quarter and Recent Events

 

-- Net income attributable to Diamond S of $45.7 million, or $1.15 per basic share, and Adjusted EBITDA (see Non-GAAP Measures section below) of $84.1 million.

 

-- Repaid $73.6 million of debt in the quarter, $40.0 million on revolving credit facilities in addition to $33.6 million of scheduled repayments. Net debt at June 30, 2020 was $640.0 million, implying a net debt to asset value leverage ratio of 41% based on broker valuations as of June 2020. At quarter end, total free liquidity available to the Company was $128.4 million.

 

-- Entered into a strategic partnership with NORDEN A/S, DiaNor, to facilitate the commercial consolidation of two of the world’s largest owner/operators of product tankers. As of June 30, 2020, five of the expected 28 vessels were delivered into the Norient Product Pool. The remaining 23 vessels are expected to deliver in the first half of Q3 2020.

 

-- Entered into floating-to-fixed LIBOR interest rate swaps on approximately 25% of the Company’s total outstanding debt. The average fixed LIBOR rate of 0.54% matures in December 2024.

 

-- As of August 12, 2020, fixed approximately 59% of Crude Fleet revenue days operating in the spot market at an average rate of approximately $25,700 per day and approximately 55% of Product Fleet revenue days operating in the spot market at an average rate of approximately $11,000 per day in the third quarter of 2020.

 

Craig H. Stevenson Jr., President and CEO of Diamond S, commented: “We are pleased with our performance in the second quarter, which is reflected in our strong financial results. Our primary focus is on positioning Diamond S to deliver outstanding cash flows in normalized market conditions. For this reason, we continue to lower our leverage, thereby improving our already competitive breakeven levels. We allocated excess capital in the quarter to paying down our debt by reducing exposure on our revolving credit facilities. These amounts may be redrawn in the future to provide liquidity or capital for opportunistic strategic moves. We remain positive in our long-term market outlook and we strongly believe the current market price of our shares does not reflect the underlying value of our vessels.”

  

Second Quarter 2020 Results

 

Net income attributable to Diamond S for the second quarter of 2020 was $45.7 million, or $1.15 basic and $1.14 diluted earnings per share, compared to a net loss of $8.5 million, or $0.21 basic and diluted loss per share, for the second quarter of 2019. The increase is primarily related to improved tanker market conditions in both the crude and product tanker segments.

 

The Company groups its business primarily by commodity transported and segments its fleet into a 16-vessel crude oil transportation fleet (the “Crude Fleet”) and a 50-vessel refined petroleum product transportation fleet (the “Product Fleet”). The Crude Fleet consists of 15 Suezmax vessels and one Aframax vessel. The Product Fleet consists of 44 medium range (“MR2”) vessels and 6 Handysize (“MR1”) vessels.

 

 

 

 

Net revenues for the Company, which represents voyage revenues less voyage expenses, were $134.2 million for the second quarter of 2020 compared to $83.4 million for the second quarter of 2019. Net revenues from the Crude Fleet were $55.2 million in the second quarter of 2020 compared to $24.4 million for the second quarter of 2019. Net revenues from the Product Fleet were $79.0 million in the second quarter of 2020 compared to $59.0 million for the second quarter of 2019. The increase in net revenues in both the Crude Fleet and Product Fleet was principally driven by stronger market conditions. Despite the demand destruction caused by the global pandemic, tanker markets were firm because of the sharp contango structure of the crude oil price curve, where the future price of oil was expected to be substantially greater than current prices. This led to a strong demand for the floating storage of oil and petroleum products on tankers, which effectively decreased the supply of ships for transport cargos and increased freight rates.

 

Vessel expenses were $41.7 million for the second quarter of 2020 compared to $42.4 million for the second quarter of 2019. Vessel expenses, which include crew costs, insurance, repairs and maintenance, lubricants and spare parts, technical management fees and other miscellaneous expenses, decreased by $0.7 million primarily due to the sale of the two MR2 vessels in the third quarter of 2019.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense was $28.8 million in the second quarter of 2020 compared to $29.2 million for the second quarter of 2019. The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to the sale of two MR2 vessels in the third quarter of 2019.

 

General and administrative expenses were $7.5 million in the second quarter of 2020 compared to $7.3 million for the second quarter of 2019.

 

Interest expense was $9.7 million in the second quarter of 2020 compared to $13.4 million for the second quarter of 2019. Interest expense decreased in the second quarter of 2020 due to a lower average debt balance as a result of mandatory debt repayments and a decrease in the effective interest rate.

 

Other income, which consists primarily of interest income, was less than $0.1 million in the second quarter of 2020, compared to $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2019.

 

Liquidity

 

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had $124.1 million in cash and restricted cash. Restricted cash and minimum cash required by debt covenants was $55.7 million. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company repaid $40.0 million drawn from its revolving credit facilities, increasing available liquidity to $128.4 million net of minimum cash requirements as of June 30, 2020.

 

Outlook

 

Tanker market conditions are expected to weaken in the third quarter as the inventory storage cycle reverses during a seasonally weak period for demand. Demand has not yet fully recovered from the impact of COVID-19, although it has improved from low levels at the start of the second quarter of 2020. In the near term, however, effective fleet supply is expected to increase as the number of vessels used for storage decreases, while tanker demand is expected to be low due to drawdowns of inventory coupled with seasonal market weakness.

 

As of August 12, 2020, approximately 59% of the Crude Fleet revenue days operating in the spot market in the third quarter of 2020 have been fixed at an average rate of $25,700 per day. Approximately 55% of the Product Fleet revenue days operating in the spot market have been fixed at an average rate of $11,000 per day in the third quarter of 2020.

 

Conference Call

 

The Company will hold a conference call on August 13, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its results for the second quarter of 2020.

 

To access the call, participants should dial +1 866 211-4137 for domestic callers and +1 647 689-6723 for international callers. Participants are encouraged to dial in ten minutes prior to the call. Please enter passcode 3179296.

 

A live webcast of the conference call will be available from the Company’s website at www.diamondsshipping.com.

 

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An audio replay of the conference call will be available starting at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday August 13, 2020 through Thursday, August 20, 2020 by dialing in +1 800 585-8367 or +1 416 621-4642 and entering the passcode 3179296.

 

About Diamond S Shipping Inc.

 

Diamond S Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSSI) owns and operates 66 vessels on the water, including 15 Suezmax vessels, one Aframax and 50 medium-range (MR) product tankers. Diamond S is one of the largest energy shipping companies providing seaborne transportation of crude oil, refined petroleum and other petroleum products. The Company is headquartered in Greenwich, CT. More information about Diamond S can be found at www.diamondsshipping.com.

 

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements including statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions. Although management believes 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 the Company’s control, there can be no assurance that the Company will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. Some of the factors that could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially include unforeseen liabilities; future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, losses, future prospects, business and management strategies for the management, expansion and growth of the Company’s operations; risks relating to the integration of assets or operations of entities that it has or may in the future acquire and the possibility that the anticipated synergies and other benefits of such acquisitions may not be realized within expected timeframes or at all; the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with the Company; the strength of world economies and currencies; the duration and impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak; general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values; changes in demand for tanker vessel capacity; changes in the Company’s operating expenses, including bunker prices; drydocking and insurance costs; the market for the Company’s vessels; availability of financing and refinancing; charter counterparty performance; ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in such financing arrangements; 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 the Company's filings with the SEC for a more complete discussion of certain of these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation, and specifically declines 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.

 

Investor Relations Inquiries:

Tel: +1-212-517-0810

E-mail: IR@diamondsshipping.com

 

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DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019

(In Thousands, except for share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

  

June 30,

2020

  

December 31,

2019

 
Assets          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents   $118,392   $83,609 
Due from charterers – Net of provision for doubtful accounts of $1,717 and $1,415, respectively    80,663    80,691 
Inventories    21,730    32,071 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets    13,815    13,179 
Total current assets    234,600    209,550 
           
Noncurrent assets:          
Vessels – Net of accumulated depreciation of $605,350 and $553,483, respectively    1,821,428    1,865,738 
Other property – Net of accumulated depreciation of $737 and $584, respectively    508    642 
Deferred drydocking costs – Net of accumulated amortization of $21,505 and $17,975, respectively    35,720    37,256 
Restricted cash    5,679    5,610 
Advances to Norient pool    1,390     
Time charter contracts acquired – Net of accumulated amortization of $3,914 and $2,296, respectively    3,486    5,004 
Other noncurrent assets    3,543    4,582 
Total noncurrent assets    1,871,754    1,918,832 
Total   $2,106,354   $2,128,382 
           
Liabilities and Equity          
Current liabilities:          
Current portion of long-term debt   $134,389   $134,389 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses    37,569    44,062 
Deferred charter hire revenue    6,482    1,934 
Derivative liability    456     
Total current liabilities    178,896    180,385 
           
Long-term debt – Net of deferred financing costs of $14,258 and $15,866, respectively    633,468    744,055 
Derivative liability    440     
Total liabilities    812,804    924,440 
           
           
Equity:          
Common stock, par value $0.001; 100,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 39,912,877 and 39,890,699 shares at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively    40    40 
Treasury stock – at cost; 137,289 shares at June 30, 2020    (1,418)    
Additional paid-in capital    1,239,408    1,237,658 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (896)    
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)    22,189    (68,567)
Total Diamond S Shipping Inc. equity    1,259,323    1,169,131 
Noncontrolling interests    34,227    34,811 
Total equity    1,293,550    1,203,942 
Total   $2,106,354   $2,128,382 

 

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DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

(In Thousands, except for share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

 

   For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
   For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
Revenue:                
Spot revenue   $162,419   $129,344   $350,071   $227,793 
Time charter revenue    20,815    19,951    42,888    24,158 
Pool revenue    319        319     
Total revenue    183,553    149,295    393,278    251,951 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
Voyage expenses    49,349    65,895    124,030    107,473 
Vessel expenses    41,738    42,376    83,274    67,177 
Depreciation and amortization expense    28,771    29,243    57,531    51,199 
General and administrative expenses    7,485    7,320    15,609    13,608 
Total operating expenses    127,343    144,834    280,444    239,457 
Operating income    56,210    4,461    112,834    12,494 
Other (expense) income:                    
Interest expense    (9,711)   (13,422)   (21,087)   (22,792)
Other income    3    384    336    901 
Total other expense – Net    (9,708)   (13,038)   (20,751)   (21,891)
Net income (loss)    46,502    (8,577)   92,083    (9,397)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest    790    (74)   1,327    132 
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamond S Shipping Inc.   $45,712   $(8,503)  $90,756   $(9,529)
                     
Net earnings (loss) per share – basic   $1.15   $(0.21)  $2.28   $(0.28)
Net earnings (loss) per share – diluted   $1.14   $(0.21)  $2.26   $(0.28)
                     
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic    39,920,559    39,890,698    39,861,943    33,774,260 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted    40,111,348    39,890,698    40,091,647    33,774,260 

 

(1)The Company is a 51% owner in NT Suez Holdco LLC (“NT Suez”), a joint venture that owns two Suezmax vessels.  The Company also performs commercial, technical and administrative services for this joint venture. 

 

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DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2020   2019 
Cash flows from Operating Activities:          
Net income (loss)   $92,083   $(9,397)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization expense    57,531    51,199 
Amortization of deferred financing costs    1,771    1,892 
Amortization of time charter hire contracts acquired    1,518    872 
Amortization of the realized gain from recouponing swaps        (1,377)
Stock-based compensation expense    2,443    861 
Changes in assets and liabilities    6,802    (24,313)
Cash paid for drydocking    (3,014)   (7,691)
Net cash provided by operating activities    159,134    12,046 
           
Cash flows from Investing Activities:          
Acquisition costs, net of cash acquired of $16,568        (292,683)
Transaction costs        (18,804)
Payments for vessel additions and other property    (7,481)   (7,388)
Net cash used in investing activities    (7,481)   (318,875)
           
Cash flows from Financing Activities:          
Borrowings on long-term debt        300,000 
Principal payments on long-term debt    (67,195)   (35,496)
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities        56,000 
Repayments on revolving credit facilities    (45,000)   (26,323)
NT Suez Holdco LLC distribution    (1,911)    
Shares repurchased    (1,418)    
Cash paid to net settle employee withholding taxes on equity awards    (693)    
Proceeds from partners’ contributions in subsidiaries        980 
Payments for deferred financing costs    (584)   (6,959)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities    (116,801)   288,202 
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash    34,852    (18,627)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – Beginning of period    89,219    88,158 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – End of period   $124,071   $69,531 
           
Supplemental disclosures:          
Cash paid for interest   $20,538   $22,075 

Unpaid transaction costs in Accounts payable and

accrued expenses at the end of the period

  $   $280 

Unpaid vessel additions in Accounts payable and

accrued expenses at the end of the period

  $   $2,485 

 

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DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Other Operating Data

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Three Months Ended June 30,   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
  

Crude

Fleet

   Product Fleet  

Crude

Fleet

   Product Fleet  

Crude

Fleet

   Product Fleet   Crude Fleet   Product Fleet 
Time Charter TCE per day(1)  $26,372   $14,558   $26,105   $13,953   $26,380   $14,352   $26,117   $14,335 
Spot TCE per day (1),(2)   44,214    18,956    15,528    12,815    45,510    17,686    17,862    13,463 
Total TCE per day(1),(2)  $40,626   $18,073   $16,200   $13,118   $41,769   $16,999   $18,174   $13,639 
Vessel operating expenses per day(3)  $7,030   $6,407   $7,195   $6,677   $7,367   $6,535   $6,745   $6,590 
Revenue days(4)   1,357    4,422    1,433    4,617    2,786    8,937    2,516    7,399 
Operating days(4)   1,456    4,550    1,456    4,732    2,912    9,100    2,552    7,606 

 

(1)Time charter equivalent (“TCE”) revenue represents voyage revenues, which commence at the time a vessel departs its last discharge port and end at the time the discharge of cargo at the next discharge port is complete, less voyage expenses incurred over such time. TCE rates are a non-GAAP measure, generally used in the shipping industry, used to compare revenue generated from voyage charters to revenue generated from time charters. TCE rates assist the Company’s management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of its vessels and in evaluating the financial performance of vessels under commercial management. See Non-GAAP Measures below.
(2)Revenues are derived on a discharge-to-discharge basis less voyage expenses which primarily consist of fuel costs and port charges incurred over the same period. Voyage revenues, as presented in the income statement, are reported under a load-to-discharge basis under U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation is provided in the Non-GAAP Measures section of the press release.
(3)The vessel operating expenses primarily consist of crew wages and associated costs, insurance premiums, lubricants and spare parts, technical management fees and repair and maintenance costs and excludes nonrecurring items.
(4)Operating days include the calendar days in the period of owned vessels. Revenue days represent operating days less technical off-hire and drydocking.

 

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Non-GAAP 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 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.

 

TCE revenue, TCE per day, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), and EBITDA adjusted for the impact of certain items that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance (“Adjusted EBITDA”) are non-GAAP financial measures that are presented in this press release and 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 TCE revenue, TCE per day, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.

 

Reconciliation of Voyage Revenue to TCE per Day

 

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except fleet data)  For the Three Months Ended June 30,   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
  

Crude

Fleet

   Product Fleet  

Crude

Fleet

   Product Fleet  

Crude

Fleet

   Product Fleet  

Crude

Fleet

   Product Fleet 
Voyage revenue  $69,873   $113,680   $51,474   $97,821   $160,502   $232,776   $86,883   $165,068 
Voyage expense   (14,660)   (34,689)   (27,094)   (38,801)   (43,009)   (81,021)   (41,464)   (66,009)
Amortization of time charter contracts acquired   581    197    581    215    1,162    356    600    272 
Off-hire bunkers in voyage expenses   147    227    211    230    281    301    211    603 
Commercial management pool fees   -    9    -    -    -    9    -    - 
Load-to-discharge/Discharge-to-discharge   (793)   481    (1,955)   1,096    (2,562)   (495)   (501)   943 
Revenue from sold vessels   -    4    -    -    -    (11)   -    30 
TCE Revenue  $55,148   $79,909   $23,217   $60,561   $116,374   $151,915   $45,729   $100,907 
Operating days   1,456    4,550    1,456    4,732    2,912    9,100    2,552    7,606 
Off-hire/Dry Docking days   99    128    23    115    126    163    36    207 
Revenue days   1,357    4,422    1,433    4,617    2,786    8,937    2,516    7,399 
TCE per day  $40,626   $18,073   $16,200   $13,118   $41,769   $16,999   $18,174   $13,639 

 

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Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

EBITDA represents net income (loss) 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 are presented to provide investors with meaningful additional information that management uses to monitor ongoing operating results and evaluate trends over comparative periods. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent, and should not be considered a substitute for, net income (loss) or cash flows from operations determined in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results reported under GAAP. Some limitations are:

 

§EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
§EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and
§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 by companies as a measure of operating results and performance, neither of those items as prepared by the Company is necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation. The following table reconciles net income/(loss), as reflected in the consolidated statements of operations, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

 

(in thousands of U.S. dollars) 

For the Three Months

Ended June 30,

  

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
Net income (loss)  $46,502   $(8,577)  $92,083   $(9,397)
Total other expense, net   9,708    13,038    20,751    21,891 
Operating income   56,210    4,461    112,834    12,494 
Depreciation and amortization   28,771    29,243    57,531    51,199 
Noncontrolling interest   (1,695)   (869)   (3,137)   (2,026)
EBITDA   83,286    32,835    167,228    61,667 
Fair value of TC amortization   778    796    1,518    872 
Nonrecurring corporate expenses   -    -    -    1,392 
Adjusted EBITDA  $84,064   $33,631   $168,746   $63,931 

 

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