Positive cash-flow despite weak freight market and increased dry-dockings
$500 million in minimum revenues from recent long-term charters
New LNG vessel with market-related employment rate to be delivered in January 2023
Initiation of dual-fuel fleet expansion with long-term charters to oil majors
Drastic debt and opex reduction
Strong product and LNG market recovery
ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TEN, Ltd (TEN) (NYSE: TNP) (the “Company”) today reported results (unaudited) for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Q3 2023 SUMMARY RESULTS
In what has been described as one of the worst tanker market in 30 years, TEN generated positive cash flow and adjusted EBIDTA of $19.5 million for the third quarter.
Voyage revenues totaled $131.6 million with utilization at about 90%, as nine vessel surveys were brought forward and took place during the 2023 third quarter. Non-cash items of $36.4 million, contributed to a third quarter net loss of $25.0 million.
Total operating expenses, due to stringent controls, fell by 9%. This led to a daily opex per vessel dropping by about $600 to $7,332.
The drastic reduction of $115.0 million of our total debt since the end of 2020, positive bunker hedge valuations, cash gains and decreases in interest margins on certain loans that were refinanced at attractive terms, resulted in lowering finance costs by 40%, to $8.2 million.
NINE MONTHS 2023 SUMMARY RESULTS
In a severe market environment, caused by the commercial and operational burdens of the pandemic, TEN reported positive cash flow and adjusted EBIDTA of $86.3 million. The inclusion of non-cash items of $113.0 million contributed to a net loss of $49.5 million. TEN, due its balanced employment policy, generated $407.0 million in gross revenues in a market that continued to be soft and only recently has shown signs of recovery, starting from LNG and product carriers.
Fleet utilization was at about 91% in the 2023 nine months, a relatively low level, after taking into account the 17 vessels that went through dry docking at various stages during the period, with some earlier than scheduled for tactical employment policy reasons. As a result, average TCE per ship per day for the first nine months of 2023 amounted to $17,089, a still satisfactory level given the demanding market conditions encountered.
Finance costs fell by 63% to $22.8 million, due to lower loan interest rate margins and positive bunker hedging movements. Also, during the 2023 nine-month period, outstanding debt was reduced by $115.0 million, further lowering related interest payments whilst maintaining solid cash reserves.
During the 2023 nine months, the Company disposed of three vessels for $53.2 million which released $21 million of free cash after repayment of related debt. These sales incurred a non-cash loss of $5.8 million.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
TEN has secured time charter contracts with an average of three years for 10 of its vessels, including four dual-fuel LNG powered Aframax crude carrier newbuildings, which together with the LNG newbuilding to be delivered in January 2023 and the Aframax DP2 Shuttle Tanker scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2023, are expected to generate, going forward, minimum gross revenues of about $500 million.
CORPORATE AFFAIRS
The Company’s ATM program for both preferred and common shares was $14.4 million during the third quarter of 2023 and $31.9 million thereafter. As of today, there are outstanding 22,996,795 common shares and 15,001,863 publicly traded preferred shares.
STRATEGY & OUTLOOK
TEN has steadily and successfully navigated the recent rough seas caused by the pandemic. The Company’s long-term balanced employment strategy, however, provides for a solid income base in difficult times and allows for significant upside when markets allow.
In the recent quarter, a number of our industry’s sectors have significantly improved and we are enjoying unprecedented rates in LNG and product carriers with other segments also showing signs of recovery.
Following our tried and tested strategy, we have secured fixed profit-sharing arrangements in recent weeks for more than ten of our vessels to major oil concerns. In addition we are further expanding our environmental fleet with the addition of up to six aframax duel-fuel LNG powered tankers, chartered to a major oil concern.
Our newest LNG carrier will enter the market in about three weeks, and will be significantly contributing to our bottom line in this very profitable segment, earning six figure rates currently. In addition, we are carefully planning the future with investments in new technology and renewables.
We believe that the signs of a further recovery in the energy transportation rates are evident, and TEN is well placed to reap the rewards.
The management would like to thank all our seafarers and onshore personnel who have so patiently and courageously weathered the storm.
CONFERENCE CALL
Today, Thursday, December 16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, TEN will host a conference call to review the results as well as management’s outlook for the business. The call, which will be hosted by TEN’s senior management, may contain information beyond that which is included in the earnings press release.
Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: 1 877 553 9962 (US Toll Free Dial In), 0808 2380 669 (UK Toll Free Dial In) or +44 (0)2071 928592 (Standard International Dial In). Please quote “Tsakos” to the operator.
SIMULTANEOUS SLIDES AND AUDIO WEBCAST:
There will also be a live, and then archived, webcast of the conference call and accompanying slides, available through the Company’s website. To listen to the archived audio file, visit our website www.tenn.gr and click on Webcasts & Presentations under our Investor Relations page. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
ABOUT TEN
TEN, founded in 1993 is one of the first and most established public shipping companies in the world. TEN’s diversified energy fleet currently consists of 71 double-hull vessels totaling 8.0 m dwt. Its newbuilding program includes one LNG carrier, one suezmax DP2 shuttle tanker and four dual-fuel LNG powered aframax vessels.
ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted by such forward-looking statements. TEN undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
For further information, please contact:
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Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.
George Saroglou COO
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Markella Kara
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| TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||
| Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data | |||||||||||||||
| (In Thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share, per share and fleet data) | |||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30 (unaudited) | September 30 (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||
| Voyage revenues | $ | 131,562 | $ | 142,834 | $ | 406,991 | $ | 512,503 | |||||||
| Voyage expenses | 54,113 | 37,242 | 148,979 | 105,363 | |||||||||||
| Charter hire expense | 8,806 | 5,471 | 21,250 | 16,033 | |||||||||||
| Vessel operating expenses | 41,158 | 45,246 | 128,810 | 133,440 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 36,356 | 33,144 | 107,207 | 102,477 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 7,464 | 6,591 | 21,935 | 21,859 | |||||||||||
| Loss on sale of vessels | – | – | 5,817 | 3,050 | |||||||||||
| Impairment charges | – | – | – | 13,450 | |||||||||||
| Total expenses | 147,897 | 127,694 | 433,998 | 395,672 | |||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (16,335 | ) | 15,140 | (27,007 | ) | 116,831 | |||||||||
| Interest and finance costs, net | (8,189 | ) | (13,485 | ) | (22,757 | ) | (60,958 | ) | |||||||
| Interest income | 175 | 28 | 502 | 538 | |||||||||||
| Other, net | 110 | (140 | ) | (83 | ) | 377 | |||||||||
| Total other expenses, net | (7,904 | ) | (13,597 | ) | (22,338 | ) | (60,043 | ) | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | (24,239 | ) | 1,543 | (49,345 | ) | 56,788 | |||||||||
| Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest | (769 | ) | (123 | ) | (150 | ) | (2,668 | ) | |||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited | $ | (25,008 | ) | $ | 1,420 | $ | (49,495 | ) | $ | 54,120 | |||||
| Effect of preferred dividends | (8,555 | ) | (9,204 | ) | (24,934 | ) | (28,268 | ) | |||||||
| Undistributed income to Series G participants | – | – | – | (1,370 | ) | ||||||||||
| Deemed dividend on Series C preferred shares | – | (2,493 | ) | – | (2,493 | ) | |||||||||
| Deemed dividend on partially redeemed Series G convertible preferred shares | (457 | ) | – | (2,170 | ) | – | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders of Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited, basic | $ | (34,020 | ) | $ | (10,277 | ) | $ | (76,599 | ) | $ | 21,989 | ||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders of Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited, diluted | $ | (34,020 | ) | $ | (10,277 | ) | $ | (76,599 | ) | $ | 24,013 | ||||
| Earnings (Loss) per share, basic | $ | (1.72 | ) | $ | (0.55 | ) | $ | (4.05 | ) | $ | 1.16 | ||||
| Earnings (Loss) per share, diluted | $ | (1.72 | ) | $ | (0.55 | ) | $ | (4.05 | ) | $ | 1.16 | ||||
| Weighted average number of common shares, basic | 19,791,139 | 18,605,661 | 18,890,734 | 18,937,444 | |||||||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares, diluted | 19,791,139 | 18,605,661 | 18,890,734 | 20,681,143 | |||||||||||
| BALANCE SHEET DATA | September 30 | December 31 | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash | 115,627 | 171,771 | |||||||||||||
| Other assets | 280,305 | 276,362 | |||||||||||||
| Vessels, net | 2,510,870 | 2,615,112 | |||||||||||||
| Advances for vessels under construction | 79,024 | 49,030 | |||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 2,985,826 | $ | 3,112,275 | |||||||||||
| Debt, net of deferred finance costs | 1,386,752 | 1,500,357 | |||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | 247,287 | 230,100 | |||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 1,351,787 | 1,381,818 | |||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 2,985,826 | $ | 3,112,275 | |||||||||||
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||
| OTHER FINANCIAL DATA | September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash from operating activities | $ | 4,617 | $ | 45,098 | $ | 35,204 | $ | 187,179 | |||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | $ | (1,890 | ) | $ | (86,375 | ) | $ | 18,676 | $ | (70,274 | ) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | $ | (26,010 | ) | $ | 21,217 | $ | (110,024 | ) | $ | (78,183 | ) | ||||
| TCE per ship per day | $ | 15,668 | $ | 20,451 | $ | 17,089 | $ | 25,351 | |||||||
| Operating expenses per ship per day | $ | 7,332 | $ | 7,927 | $ | 7,665 | $ | 7,757 | |||||||
| Vessel overhead costs per ship per day | $ | 1,248 | $ | 1,117 | $ | 1,227 | $ | 1,232 | |||||||
| 8,580 | 9,044 | 8,892 | 8,989 | ||||||||||||
| FLEET DATA | |||||||||||||||
| Average number of vessels during period | 65.0 | 64.1 | 65.8 | 64.8 | |||||||||||
| Number of vessels at end of period | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | |||||||||||
| Average age of fleet at end of period | Years | 10.0 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 9.2 | ||||||||||
| Dwt at end of period (in thousands) | 7,209 | 7,119 | 7,209 | 7,119 | |||||||||||
| Time charter employment – fixed rate | Days | 1,938 | 2,030 | 5,959 | 6,953 | ||||||||||
| Time charter and pool employment – variable rate | Days | 930 | 1,225 | 3,100 | 4,448 | ||||||||||
| Period employment coa at market rates | Days | 272 | 58 | 695 | 234 | ||||||||||
| Spot voyage employment at market rates | Days | 2,220 | 2,171 | 6,592 | 5,261 | ||||||||||
| Total operating days | 5,360 | 5,484 | 16,346 | 16,896 | |||||||||||
| Total available days | 5,980 | 5,898 | 17,884 | 17,749 | |||||||||||
| Utilization | 89.6 | % | 93.0 | % | 91.4 | % | 95.2 | % | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Measures | |||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA | |||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited | $ | (25,008 | ) | $ | 1,420 | $ | (49,495 | ) | $ | 54,120 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 36,356 | 33,144 | 107,207 | 102,477 | |||||||||||
| Interest Expense | 8,189 | 13,485 | 22,757 | 60,958 | |||||||||||
| Loss on sale of vessels | – | – | 5,817 | 3,050 | |||||||||||
| Impairment charges | – | – | – | 13,450 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 19,537 | $ | 48,049 | $ | 86,286 | $ | 234,055 | |||||||
| The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP measures used within the financial community may provide users of this financial information additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods as well as comparisons between the performance of Shipping Companies. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company’s performance. We are using the following Non-GAAP measures: | |||||||||||||||
| (i) TCE which represents voyage revenue less voyage expenses is divided by the number of operating days less 182 days lost for the third quarter and 609 days for the nine-month of 2023 and 226 days for the prior year quarter and 618 days for the nine-month, respectively, as a result of calculating revenue on a loading to discharge basis. | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) Vessel overhead costs are General & Administrative expenses, which also include Management fees, Stock compensation expense and Management incentive award. | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) Operating expenses per ship per day which exclude Management fees, General & Administrative expenses, Stock compensation expense and Management incentive award. | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) Adjusted EBITDA. See above for reconciliation to net income (loss). | |||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. | |||||||||||||||
| The Company does not incur corporation tax. | |||||||||||||||
