Dorian LPG Ltd. Reports Quarterly Rise of Revenues by 55%, on Healthy Rates
Πέμπτη, 06 Φεβρουαρίου 2020 15:17Dorian LPG Ltd., a leading owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers (“VLGCs”), yesterday reported its financial results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019.
Highlights for the Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020
• Revenues of $85.4 million and Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”)(1) rate for our fleet of $43,410 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, compared to revenues of $55.1 million and TCE rate for our fleet of $30,108 for the three months ended December 31, 2018.
• Net income of $35.6 million, or $0.66 earnings per diluted share (“EPS”), and adjusted net income(1) of $34.2 million, or $0.63 adjusted earnings per diluted share (“adjusted EPS”),(1) for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
• Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $59.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
• Completed the installation of exhaust gas cleaning systems (commonly referred to as “scrubbers”) on the Constellation, Cresques) and the Copernicus(2)
• Time chartered-in the 2020-built, hybrid scrubber-fitted Future Diamond(3) to our fleet with an expiration during the first calendar quarter of 2023.
• Repurchased $8.6 million of shares of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2019 under the $50 million stock repurchase program our Board of Directors authorized on August 5, 2019.
• Board of Directors authorized an increase to our stock repurchase program to repurchase up to an additional $50 million of our common stock.
(1) TCE, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS and adjusted EBITDA are non-U.S. GAAP measures. Refer to the reconciliation of revenues to TCE, net income to adjusted net income, EPS to adjusted EPS and net income to adjusted EBITDA included in this press release under the heading “Financial Information.”
(2) Copernicus left drydock in January 2020.
(3) Future Diamond was chartered-in beginning February 1, 2020
John C. Hadjipateras, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “Rates are healthy and the VLGC orderbook has been stable. With a young, fuel-efficient fleet, more than half of which will be scrubber equipped in the coming months, IMO 2020 has strengthened our market position. Quarterly revenue has increased 55%, while adjusted EBITDA has more than doubled compared to the same period last year. Our Board’s decision to increase the repurchase authorization reflects our constructive view of the industry outlook and our disciplined approach to capital allocation where we see discounts to our intrinsic value.”
Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Results Summary
Net income amounted to $35.6 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2019, compared to a net loss of $(6.2) million, or $(0.11) per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2018
Adjusted net income amounted to $34.2 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2019, compared to adjusted net income of $0.5 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2019 is adjusted to exclude an unrealized gain on derivative instruments of $1.4 million. Please refer to the reconciliation of net income/(loss) to adjusted net income/(loss), which appears later in this press release.
The $33.7 million increase in adjusted net income for the three months ended December 31, 2019, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2018, is primarily attributable (i) to an increase of $30.3 million in revenues, (ii) professional and legal fees related to the BW Proposal (defined below) of $7.8 million that did not recur, and (iii) a decrease of $1.2 million in interest and finance costs, partially offset by (iv) increases of $2.1 million in charter hire expenses, $2.3 million in vessel operating expenses, $0.9 million in voyage expenses, and (v) a decrease of $0.5 million in realized gain on derivatives.
The TCE rate for our fleet was $43,410 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, a 44.2% increase from a TCE rate of $30,108 from the same period in the prior year, primarily driven by increased spot market rates partially offset by bunker prices. Please see footnote 6 to the table in “Financial Information” below for information related to how we calculate TCE. Total fleet utilization (including the utilization of our vessels deployed in the Helios Pool) increased from 90.0% in the quarter ended December 31, 2018 to 98.4% in the quarter ended December 31, 2019.
Vessel operating expenses per day increased to $9,452 for the three months ended December 31, 2019 $8,287 in the same period in the prior year. Please see “Vessel Operating Expenses” below for more information.
Revenues
Revenues, which represent net pool revenues—related party, time charters and other revenues earned by our vessels, were $85.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $30.3 million, or 55.0%, from $55.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in average TCE rates and fleet utilization. Average TCE rates increased from $30,108 for the three months ended December 31, 2018 to $43,410 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, primarily as a result of higher spot market rates during the three months ended December 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2018, partially offset by an increase in bunker prices when comparing these periods. The Baltic Exchange Liquid Petroleum Gas Index, an index published daily by the Baltic Exchange for the spot market rate for the benchmark Ras Tanura-Chiba route (expressed as U.S. dollars per metric ton), averaged $73.300 during the three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to an average of $42.389 for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The average price of heavy fuel oil (expressed as U.S. dollars per metric tonnes) from Singapore and Fujairah increased from $466 during the three months ended December 31, 2018 to $473 during the three months ended December 31, 2019. Our fleet utilization increased from 90.0% during the three months ended December 31, 2018 to 98.4% during the three months ended December 31, 2019.
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