Highlights
|
|||||||||||||||||
(in million USD, except EPS)
|
Q4 2023
|
Q4 2022
|
12M 2023
|
12M 2022
|
|||||||||||||
Net revenues
|
|
$39.4
|
|
$28.5
|
|
$110.2
|
|
$125.0
|
|||||||||
Net income
|
|
$10.8
|
|
$0.5
|
|
$2.3
|
|
$17.2
|
|||||||||
Adjusted net income1
|
|
$11.4
|
|
$0.9
|
$11.9
|
|
$23.3
|
||||||||||
EBITDA1
|
|
$23.3
|
|
$12.9
|
$51.3
|
|
$60.5
|
||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA1
|
|
$23.9
|
|
$13.3
|
|
$53.0
|
|
$66.6
|
|||||||||
Earnings per share Basic1,2
|
|
$0.55
|
|
$0.03
|
|
$0.12
|
|
$0.97
|
|||||||||
Earnings per share Diluted1,2
|
|
$0.55
|
|
$0.03
|
|
$0.12
|
|
$0.96
|
|||||||||
Adjusted earnings per share Basic1,2
|
|
$0.58
|
|
$0.05
|
|
$0.64
|
|
$1.32
|
|||||||||
Adjusted earnings per share Diluted1,2
|
|
$0.58
|
|
$0.05
|
|
$0.64
|
|
$1.32
|
◾ |
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share consisting of a regular cash dividend of $0.025 per share for Q4 2023 and a special cash dividend of $0.075 per share
|
◾ |
Total cash dividends of $1.45 per share, or $26.4 million declared since March 2022
|
◾ |
Acquisition of a 2011-built Newcastlemax dry bulk vessel through a 12-month bareboat charter with a purchase option
|
◾ |
Acquisition of a 2013-built Japanese Capesize vessel with estimated delivery in Q2 2024
|
◾ |
Completion of $53.8 million in refinancings during 2023 at improved terms generating $15.0 million in additional liquidity; no loan maturities until Q2 2025
|
◾ |
The only Greek-based shipping company to participate in the European Union (EU) funded SAFeCRAFT project in partnership with major industry stakeholders to demonstrate the safety and viability of Sustainable
Alternative Fuels (SAFs) on existing vessels
|
Vessel Name
|
Capacity (DWT)
|
Year
Built
|
Yard
|
Scrubber Fitted
|
Employment Type
|
FFA conversion option(1)
|
Minimum time charter (“T/C”) expiration
|
Maximum T/C expiration(2)
|
Charterer
|
|
Titanship(3)
|
207,855
|
2011
|
NACKS
|
-
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
09/2024
|
01/2025
|
Olam
|
|
Patriotship
|
181,709
|
2010
|
Imabari
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
01/2025
|
04/2025
|
Glencore
|
|
Dukeship
|
181,453
|
2010
|
Sasebo
|
-
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
05/2024
|
09/2024
|
NYK
|
|
Paroship
|
181,415
|
2012
|
Koyo -Imabari
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
08/2025
|
01/2026
|
Oldendorff
|
|
Worldship
|
181,415
|
2012
|
Koyo – Imabari
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
10/2025
|
02/2026
|
NYK
|
|
Hellasship
|
181,325
|
2012
|
Imabari
|
-
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
12/2024
|
04/2025
|
NYK
|
|
Honorship
|
180,242
|
2010
|
Imabari
|
-
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
02/2024
|
07/2024
|
NYK
|
|
Fellowship
|
179,701
|
2010
|
Daewoo
|
-
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
06/2024
|
10/2024
|
Anglo American
|
|
Championship
|
179,238
|
2011
|
Sungdong SB
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
04/2025
|
11/2025
|
Cargill
|
|
Partnership
|
179,213
|
2012
|
Hyundai
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
09/2024
|
12/2024
|
Uniper
|
|
Knightship
|
178,978
|
2010
|
Hyundai
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
10/2024
|
12/2024
|
Glencore
|
|
Lordship
|
178,838
|
2010
|
Hyundai
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
08/2024
|
09/2024
|
Uniper
|
|
Friendship
|
176,952
|
2009
|
Namura
|
-
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
12/2024
|
04/2025
|
NYK
|
|
Flagship
|
176,387
|
2013
|
Mitsui
|
-
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
05/2026
|
07/2026
|
Cargill
|
|
Geniuship
|
170,057
|
2010
|
Sungdong SB
|
-
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
04/2024
|
08/2024
|
NYK
|
|
Premiership
|
170,024
|
2010
|
Sungdong SB
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
03/2025
|
05/2025
|
Glencore
|
|
Squireship
|
170,018
|
2010
|
Sungdong SB
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked
|
Yes
|
04/2025
|
06/2025
|
Glencore
|
|
Total /
Average age
|
3,054,820
|
13.0 years
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1) |
The Company has the option to convert the index-linked rate to fixed for periods ranging between 1 and 12 months, based on the prevailing Capesize FFA Rate for the selected period.
|
(2) |
The latest redelivery date does not include any additional optional periods.
|
(3) |
The vessel is operated by the Company on the basis of a 12-month bareboat charter-in contract with the owners of the vessel, including a purchase option at the end of the bareboat charter.
|
Vessel Name
|
Capacity (DWT)
|
Year
Built
|
Yard
|
Scrubber Fitted
|
tbr Iconship
|
181,392
|
2013
|
Imabari
|
-
|
Q4 2023
|
Q4 2022
|
FY 2023
|
FY 2022
|
|||||||||||||
Ownership days (1)
|
1,541
|
1,569
|
6,008
|
6,219
|
||||||||||||
Operating days (2)
|
1,530
|
1,525
|
5,953
|
5,905
|
||||||||||||
Fleet utilization (3)
|
99.3
|
%
|
97.2
|
%
|
99.1
|
%
|
95.0
|
%
|
||||||||
TCE rate (4)
|
|
$24,920
|
|
$17,294
|
|
$17,501
|
|
$20,040
|
||||||||
Daily Vessel Operating Expenses (5)
|
|
$6,696
|
|
$6,651
|
|
$6,879
|
|
$6,819
|
(1) |
Ownership days are the total number of calendar days in a period during which the vessels in a fleet have been owned or chartered in. Ownership days are an indicator of the size of the Company’s fleet over a period and affect both the
amount of revenues and the amount of expenses that the Company recorded during a period.
|
(2) |
Operating days are the number of available days in a period less the aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to unforeseen circumstances. Available days are the number of ownership days less the aggregate number of
days that our vessels are off-hire due to major repairs, dry-dockings, lay-up or special or intermediate surveys. Operating days include the days that our vessels are in ballast voyages without having finalized agreements for their next
employment. The Company’s calculation of operating days may not be comparable to that reported by other companies.
|
(3) |
Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that the vessels are generating revenue and is determined by dividing operating days by ownership days for the relevant period. Fleet Utilization is used to measure a company’s ability to
efficiently find suitable employment for its vessels and minimize the number of days that its vessels are off-hire for unforeseen events. We believe it provides additional meaningful information and assists management in making decisions
regarding areas where we may be able to improve efficiency and increase revenue and because we believe that it provides useful information to investors regarding the efficiency of our operations.
|
(4) |
TCE rate is defined as the Company’s net revenue less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of the Company’s operating days during the period. Voyage expenses include port charges, bunker (fuel oil and diesel oil)
expenses, canal charges and other commissions. The Company includes the TCE rate, which is not a recognized measure under U.S. GAAP, as it believes it provides additional meaningful information in
conjunction with net revenues from vessels, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, and because it assists the Company’s management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of our vessels and because the Company
believes that it provides useful information to investors regarding our financial performance. The Company’s calculation of TCE rate may not be comparable to that reported by other companies. The following table reconciles the Company’s
net revenues from vessels to the TCE rate.
|
Q4 2023
|
Q4 2022
|
FY 2023
|
FY 2022
|
|||||||||||||
Vessel revenue, net
|
38,901
|
27,153
|
107,036
|
122,629
|
||||||||||||
Less: Voyage expenses
|
773
|
780
|
2,851
|
4,293
|
||||||||||||
Time charter equivalent revenues
|
38,128
|
26,373
|
104,185
|
118,336
|
||||||||||||
Operating days
|
1,530
|
1,525
|
5,953
|
5,905
|
||||||||||||
TCE rate
|
|
$24,920
|
|
$17,294
|
|
$17,501
|
|
$20,040
|
(5) |
Vessel operating expenses include crew costs, provisions, deck and engine stores, lubricants, insurance, maintenance and repairs. Daily Vessel Operating Expenses are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses, excluding pre
delivery costs, by ownership days for the relevant time periods. The Company’s calculation of daily vessel operating expenses may not be comparable to that reported by other companies. The following table reconciles the Company’s vessel
operating expenses to daily vessel operating expenses.
|
Q4 2023
|
Q4 2022
|
FY 2023
|
FY 2022
|
|||||||||||||
Vessel operating expenses
|
10,889
|
10,908
|
42,260
|
43,550
|
||||||||||||
Less: Pre-delivery expenses
|
571
|
473
|
933
|
1,144
|
||||||||||||
Vessel operating expenses before pre-delivery expenses
|
10,318
|
10,435
|
41,327
|
42,406
|
||||||||||||
Ownership days
|
1,541
|
1,569
|
6,008
|
6,219
|
||||||||||||
Daily Vessel Operating Expenses
|
|
$6,696
|
|
$6,651
|
|
$6,879
|
|
$6,819
|
Q4 2023
|
Q4 2022
|
FY 2023
|
FY 2022
|
||||||||||||||
Net income
|
10,829
|
493
|
2,282
|
17,239
|
|||||||||||||
Interest and finance cost, net
|
4,965
|
4,896
|
20,150
|
14,995
|
|||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
7,541
|
7,501
|
28,831
|
28,297
|
|||||||||||||
Taxes
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(28
|
)
|
||||||||||||
EBITDA
|
23,335
|
12,890
|
51,263
|
60,503
|
|||||||||||||
Stock based compensation
|
546
|
423
|
9,147
|
7,185
|
|||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
6
|
540
|
1,291
|
|||||||||||||
Loss on forward freight agreements, net
|
40
|
10
|
188
|
417
|
|||||||||||||
Gain on sale of vessels, net
|
-
|
-
|
(8,094
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Gain on spin-off
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,800
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
23,921
|
13,329
|
53,044
|
66,596
|
Q4 2023
|
Q4 2022
|
FY 2023
|
FY 2022
|
||||||||||||||
Net income
|
10,829
|
493
|
2,282
|
17,239
|
|||||||||||||
Stock based compensation
|
546
|
423
|
9,147
|
7,185
|
|||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt (non-cash)
|
-
|
6
|
300
|
1,291
|
|||||||||||||
Loss on forward freight agreements, net
|
40
|
10
|
188
|
417
|
Gain on spin-off
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,800
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted net income
|
11,415
|
932
|
11,917
|
23,332
|
|||||||||||||
Adjusted net income – common shareholders
|
11,080
|
924
|
11,846
|
23,000
|
|||||||||||||
Adjusted earnings per common share, basic
|
0.58
|
0.05
|
0.64
|
1.32
|
|||||||||||||
Adjusted earnings per common share, diluted
|
0.58
|
0.05
|
0.64
|
1.32
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
|
19,039,579
|
17,897,084
|
18,394,419
|
17,439,033
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
|
19,063,475
|
17,897,084
|
18,442,688
|
17,684,048
|
Q4 2023
|
Q4 2022
|
FY 2023
|
FY 2022
|
||||||||||||||
Interest and finance costs
|
(5,166
|
)
|
(5,050
|
)
|
(20,694
|
)
|
(15,332
|
)
|
|||||||||
Add: Interest income
|
201
|
154
|
544
|
337
|
|||||||||||||
Add: Amortization of deferred finance charges and other discounts
|
379
|
943
|
2,240
|
2,859
|
|||||||||||||
Cash interest and finance costs
|
(4,586
|
)
|
(3,953
|
)
|
(17,910
|
)
|
(12,136
|
)
|
• |
The following table provides the breakdown of index-linked charters and fixed-rate charters in the first quarter of 2024:
|
Operating Days
|
TCE
|
||||||||
TCE - fixed rate (index-linked conversion)
|
455
|
$
|
18,683
|
||||||
TCE - fixed rate
|
0
|
N/A
|
|||||||
TCE – index-linked
|
1,092
|
$
|
24,940
|
||||||
Total / Average
|
1,547
|
$
|
23,219
|
December 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022*
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
24,928
|
32,477
|
||||||
Vessels, net, right-of-use assets and vessels held for sale
|
440,038
|
462,385
|
||||||
Other assets
|
12,911
|
18,738
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
|
477,877
|
513,600
|
||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
Long-term debt, finance lease liability and other financial liabilities, net of deferred finance costs
|
232,568
|
244,866
|
||||||
Convertible notes
|
-
|
10,833
|
||||||
Other liabilities
|
16,864
|
36,202
|
||||||
Stockholders’ equity
|
228,445
|
221,699
|
||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
477,877
|
513,600
|
*
|
Derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date
|
Three months ended
December 31,
|
Twelve months ended
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||||||||
Vessel revenue, net
|
38,901
|
27,153
|
107,036
|
122,629
|
||||||||||||
Fees from related parties
|
527
|
1,374
|
3,198
|
2,391
|
||||||||||||
Revenue, net
|
39,428
|
28,527
|
110,234
|
125,020
|
||||||||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Voyage expenses
|
(773
|
)
|
(780
|
)
|
(2,851
|
)
|
(4,293
|
)
|
||||||||
Vessel operating expenses
|
(10,889
|
)
|
(10,908
|
)
|
(42,260
|
)
|
(43,550
|
)
|
||||||||
Management fees
|
(165
|
)
|
(291
|
)
|
(700
|
)
|
(1,368
|
)
|
||||||||
General and administrative expenses
|
(5,364
|
)
|
(4,368
|
)
|
(22,149
|
)
|
(17,412
|
)
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
(7,541
|
)
|
(7,501
|
)
|
(28,831
|
)
|
(28,297
|
)
|
||||||||
Loss on forward freight agreements, net
|
(40
|
)
|
(10
|
)
|
(188
|
)
|
(417
|
)
|
||||||||
Gain on sale of vessels, net
|
-
|
-
|
8,094
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Operating income
|
14,656
|
4,669
|
21,349
|
29,683
|
||||||||||||
Other income / (expenses):
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest and finance costs
|
(5,166
|
)
|
(5,050
|
)
|
(20,694
|
)
|
(15,332
|
)
|
||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
(6
|
)
|
(540
|
)
|
(1,291
|
)
|
|||||||||
Interest and other income
|
1,485
|
1,025
|
2,443
|
1,361
|
||||||||||||
Gain on spin-off
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,800
|
||||||||||||
Other, net
|
(146
|
)
|
(145
|
)
|
(276
|
)
|
18
|
|||||||||
Total other expenses, net:
|
(3,827
|
)
|
(4,176
|
)
|
(19,067
|
)
|
(12,444
|
)
|
||||||||
Net income
|
10,829
|
493
|
2,282
|
17,239
|
||||||||||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders
|
10,494
|
493
|
2,211
|
16,907
|
||||||||||||
Net income per common share, basic
|
0.55
|
0.03
|
0.12
|
0.97
|
||||||||||||
Net income per common share, diluted
|
0.55
|
0.03
|
0.12
|
0.96
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
|
19,039,579
|
17,897,084
|
18,394,419
|
17,439,033
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
|
19,063,475
|
17,897,084
|
18,442,688
|
17,684,048
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
31,323
|
37,286
|
||||||
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
23,910
|
-
|
||||||
Vessels acquisitions and improvements
|
(314
|
)
|
(70,321
|
)
|
||||
Advances from related party from sale of assets
|
-
|
12,688
|
||||||
Investment in Series C preferred shares
|
-
|
(10,000
|
)
|
|||||
Proceeds from redemption of Series C preferred shares
|
-
|
10,000
|
||||||
Term deposits
|
-
|
1,500
|
||||||
Finance lease payments and other initial direct costs
|
(7,000
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Deposits assets, non-current
|
1,325
|
-
|
||||||
Other fixed assets, net
|
(176
|
)
|
(130
|
)
|
||||
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities
|
17,745
|
(56,263
|
)
|
|||||
Proceeds from long-term debt and other financial liabilities
|
53,750
|
124,800
|
||||||
Repayments of long-term debt and other financial liabilities
|
(88,742
|
)
|
(89,698
|
)
|
||||
Repayments of convertible notes
|
(11,165
|
)
|
(10,000
|
)
|
||||
Payments of finance lease liabilities
|
(609
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Payments of financing and stock issuance costs
|
(1,318
|
)
|
(1,420
|
)
|
||||
Payments for repurchase of common stock
|
(1,679
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Payments for repurchase of warrants
|
(808
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Dividend payments
|
(6,031
|
)
|
(17,924
|
)
|
||||
Payments for fractional shares of reverse stock split
|
(23
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants, net of underwriters fees and commissions
|
8
|
70
|
||||||
Net cash (used in) / provided by financing activities
|
(56,617
|
)
|
5,828
|
|||||
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
||||||||
Cash paid during the period for interest
|
18,429
|
11,710
|
||||||
Noncash investing activities
|
||||||||
Vessels’ improvements
|
-
|
1,015
|
||||||
Finance lease, right-of use asset and other initial direct costs
|
22,997
|
-
|
||||||
Noncash financing activities
|
||||||||
Dividends declared but not paid
|
491
|
4,548
|
||||||
Financing and stock issuance costs
|
562
|
-
|