◾ |
Net revenues: $20.4 million in Q1 2021, as compared to $13.3 million in Q1 2020, up 53%
|
◾ |
Net loss: $1.3 million in Q1 2021, as compared to net loss of $8.3 million in Q1 2020
|
◾ |
◾ |
Adjusted EBITDA1: $7.9 million in Q1 2021, as compared to $1.4
million in Q1 2020, up 483%
|
◾ |
Cash position2: $58.1 million in Q1 2021, as compared to $23.7 million in Q4 2020, up 145%
|
◾ |
Debt and other financial liabilities3: $131.5 million in Q1 2021, as compared to
$169.8 million in Q4 2020
|
◾ |
Shareholders’ equity: $188.1 million in Q1 2021, as compared to $ 95.7 million in Q4 2020, up 97%
|
◾ |
Acquisition of 5 modern Japanese Capesize vessels, for a total investment of $134.3 million and a fleet increase to 16 vessels and 2.8 million DWT (on a fully delivered basis)
|
◾ |
New time charter agreements for four Capesize vessels with prominent charterers
|
◾ |
Debt reduction of $38.8 million during the first quarter of 2021
|
◾ |
New financing and refinancing transactions of $73.5 million in the second quarter of 2021
|
Operating Days
|
TCE
|
||||||||
TCE - fixed rate (FFA conversion)
|
455.0
|
$
|
14,656
|
||||||
TCE - index linked / spot
|
598.4
|
$
|
28,270
|
||||||
Total / Average
|
1,053.4
|
$
|
22,390
|
Vessel Name
|
Vessel Size
Class
|
Capacity
(DWT)
|
Year Built
|
Yard
|
Scrubber
Fitted
|
Employment Type
|
Minimum
T/C
duration
|
Partnership
|
Capesize
|
179,213
|
2012
|
Hyundai
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked (1)
|
3 years
|
Championship
|
Capesize
|
179,238
|
2011
|
Sungdong
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked (2)
|
5 years
|
Lordship
|
Capesize
|
178,838
|
2010
|
Hyundai
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked (3)
|
3 years
|
Premiership
|
Capesize
|
170,024
|
2010
|
Sungdong
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked (4)
|
3 years
|
Squireship
|
Capesize
|
170,018
|
2010
|
Sungdong
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked (5)
|
3 years
|
Knightship
|
Capesize
|
178,978
|
2010
|
Hyundai
|
Yes
|
T/C Index Linked (6)
|
3 years
|
Gloriuship
|
Capesize
|
171,314
|
2004
|
Hyundai
|
No
|
T/C Index Linked (7)
|
10 months
|
Fellowship
|
Capesize
|
179,701
|
2010
|
Daewoo
|
No
|
T/C Index Linked (8)
|
1 year
|
Geniuship
|
Capesize
|
170,058
|
2010
|
Sungdong
|
No
|
T/C Index Linked (9)
|
11 months
|
Hellasship
|
Capesize
|
181,325
|
2012
|
Imabari
|
No
|
T/C Index Linked (10)
|
1 year
|
Flagship
|
Capesize
|
176,387
|
2013
|
Mitsui Engineering
|
No
|
T/C Index Linked (11)
|
5 years
|
Leadership
|
Capesize
|
171,199
|
2001
|
Koyo – Imabari
|
No
|
Voyage/Spot
|
|
Goodship
|
Capesize
|
177,536
|
2005
|
Mitsui Engineering
|
No
|
Voyage/Spot
|
|
Tradership (12)
|
Capesize
|
176,925
|
2006
|
Japanese Shipyard
|
No
|
N/A
|
|
Patriotship (12)
|
Capesize
|
181,709
|
2010
|
Japanese Shipyard
|
Yes
|
T/C Fixed Rate(14)
|
1 year
|
Worldship (13)
|
Capesize
|
181,415
|
2012
|
Japanese Shipyard
|
Yes
|
N/A
|
|
Total / Average age
|
2,823,878
|
11.8
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Chartered by a major European utility and energy company and delivered to the charterer on September 11, 2019 for a period of minimum 33 to maximum 37 months with an optional period of about 11 to maximum 13 months. The daily charter
hire is based on the BCI. In addition, the Company has the option to convert to a fixed rate for a period of between 3 and 12 months, based on the prevailing Capesize Forward Freight Agreement Rate (“FFA”) for the selected period.
|
(2) |
Chartered by Cargill. The vessel was delivered to the charterer on November 7, 2018 for a period of employment of 60 months, with an additional period of about 24 to about 27 months at the charterer’s option. The daily charter hire is
based on the BCI plus a net daily scrubber premium of $1,740. In addition, the time charter provides the option to convert the index linked rate to a fixed rate for a period of between 3 and 12 months based on the Capesize FFA for the
selected period.
|
(3) |
Chartered by a major European utility and energy company and delivered on August 4, 2019 for a period of minimum 33 to maximum 37 months with an optional period of 11-13 months. The daily charter hire is based on the BCI plus a net daily
scrubber premium of $3,735 until May 2021. In addition, the Company has the option to convert to a fixed rate for a period of between three and 12 months, based on the prevailing Capesize FFA for the selected period.
|
(4) |
Chartered by Glencore and was delivered to the charterer on November 29, 2019 for a period of minimum 36 to maximum 42 months with two optional periods of minimum 11 to maximum 13 months. The daily charter
hire is based on the BCI plus a net daily scrubber premium of $2,055.
|
(5) |
Chartered by Glencore and was delivered to the charterer on December 19, 2019 for a period of minimum 36 to maximum 42 months with two optional periods of minimum 11 to maximum 13 months. The daily charter hire is based on the BCI plus a
net daily scrubber premium of $2,055.
|
(6) |
Chartered by Glencore and was delivered to the charterer on May 15, 2020 for a period of about 36 to about 42 months with two optional periods of minimum 11 to maximum 13 months. The daily charter hire is based on the BCI.
|
(7) |
Chartered by Pacbulk Shipping and delivered to the charterer on April 23, 2020 initially for a period of about 10 to about 14 months. Upon expiration of the current T/C period, in June 2021, the vessel will
commence the second extension period up to minimum January 1, 2022 to maximum April 30, 2022. The daily charter hire is based on the BCI. In addition, the Company has the option to convert to a fixed rate, based on the prevailing Capesize
FFA for the selected period.
|
(8) |
Chartered by Anglo American, a leading global mining company, and expected to be delivered to the charterer towards the beginning of June 2021 for a period of minimum 12 to maximum 15 months from the delivery date. The daily charter hire
is based on the BCI. In addition, the Company has the option to convert to a fixed rate for a period of minimum three and maximum 12 months, based on the prevailing Capesize FFA for the selected period.
|
(9) |
Chartered by Pacbulk Shipping and was delivered to the charterer on March 22, 2021 for a period of about 11 to about 14 months from the delivery date. The daily charter hire is based on the BCI. In addition,
the Company has the option to convert to a fixed rate based on the prevailing Capesize FFA for the selected period.
|
(10) |
Chartered by NYK Line and was delivered to the charterer on May 10, 2021 for a period of minimum 11 to maximum 15 months. The daily charter hire is based at a premium over the BCI.
|
(11) |
Chartered by Cargill. The vessel was delivered to the charterer on May 10, 2021 for a period of 60 months. The daily charter hire is based at a premium over the BCI minus $1,325 per day. In addition, the time charter provides the option
to convert the index linked rate to a fixed rate for a period of minimum 3 to maximum 12 months based on the Capesize FFA for the selected period.
|
(12) |
Deliveries expected by mid-June 2021.
|
(13) |
Delivery expected within Q3 2021.
|
(14) |
Chartered by European cargo operator at a rate of $31,000 / day for a period of minimum 12 to maximum 18 months.
|
Q1 2021
|
Q1 2020
|
||||||||
Ownership days (1)
|
990
|
910
|
|||||||
Operating days (2)
|
932
|
901
|
|||||||
Fleet utilization (3)
|
94.1
|
%
|
99.0
|
%
|
|||||
TCE rate (4)
|
$
|
16,219
|
$
|
8,481
|
|||||
Daily Vessel Operating Expenses (5)
|
$
|
5,605
|
$
|
5,566
|
(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 (i.e. number of ownership days less the aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to dry-dockings, special and intermediate surveys, or lay-up days) in a period less the
aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to unforeseen circumstances. Operating days includes the days that the Company’s vessels are in ballast voyages without having finalized agreements for their next employment.
|
(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.
|
(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, a non-GAAP measure, 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 the Company’s vessels and in evaluating their 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.
|
Q1 2021
|
Q1 2020
|
|||||||
Net revenues from vessels
|
20,398
|
13,339
|
||||||
Less: Voyage expenses
|
5,282
|
5,699
|
||||||
Net operating revenues
|
15,116
|
7,640
|
||||||
Operating days
|
932
|
901
|
||||||
TCE rate
|
$
|
16,219
|
$
|
8,481
|
(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 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.
|
Q1 2021
|
Q1 2020
|
|||||||
Vessel operating expenses
|
5,549
|
5,065
|
||||||
Ownership days
|
990
|
910
|
||||||
Daily Vessel Operating Expenses
|
$
|
5,605
|
$
|
5,566
|
Q1 2021
|
Q1 2020
|
||||||||
Net loss
|
(1,321
|
)
|
(8,343
|
)
|
|||||
Add: Net interest and finance cost
|
4,030
|
5,688
|
|||||||
Add: Depreciation and amortization
|
3,817
|
3,634
|
|||||||
EBITDA
|
6,526
|
979
|
|||||||
Add: stock based compensation
|
1,403
|
382
|
|||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
7,929
|
1,361
|
Q1 2021
|
Q1 2020
|
||||||||
Interest and finance costs, net
|
(4,030
|
)
|
(5,688
|
)
|
|||||
Add: Amortization of deferred finance charges and other discounts
|
808
|
325
|
|||||||
Add: Amortization of convertible note beneficial conversion feature
|
558
|
1,136
|
|||||||
Cash interest and finance costs
|
(2,664
|
)
|
(4,227
|
)
|
• |
34,000 shares issued pursuant to exercises of Class E warrants in the period of March 31, 2021 to May 24, 2021 for aggregate proceeds of $0.02 million.
|
• |
7,986,913 shares issued to Jelco Delta Holding Corp. (“Jelco”) upon exercise of outstanding warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into on December 30, 2020 (the “SPA”), for aggregate proceeds of
approximately $5.6 million.
|
• |
4,285,714 shares issued to Jelco following exercise of its option to convert $3.0 million of indebtedness to units, pursuant to the SPA. The issuance of shares to Jelco and associated reduction in debt balance took place in 2Q 2021.
|
March 31,
2021
|
December 31,
2020*
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and term deposits
|
58,050
|
23,651
|
||||||
Vessels and advances for vessels’ acquisitions, net
|
274,781
|
256,737
|
||||||
Other assets
|
17,291
|
14,857
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
|
350,122
|
295,245
|
||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
Long-term debt and other financial liabilities, net of deferred finance costs
|
131,483
|
169,762
|
||||||
Convertible notes
|
15,276
|
14,516
|
||||||
Other liabilities
|
15,230
|
15,273
|
||||||
Stockholders’ equity
|
188,133
|
95,694
|
||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
350,122
|
295,245
|
*
|
Derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of the period as of that date
|
Three months ended
March 31,
|
||||||||
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||
Vessel revenues
|
21,156
|
13,832
|
||||||
Commissions
|
(758
|
)
|
(493
|
)
|
||||
Vessel revenue, net
|
20,398
|
13,339
|
||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||
Voyage expenses
|
(5,282
|
)
|
(5,699
|
)
|
||||
Vessel operating expenses
|
(5,549
|
)
|
(5,065
|
)
|
||||
Management fees
|
(281
|
)
|
(252
|
)
|
||||
General and administrative expenses
|
(2,730
|
)
|
(1,359
|
)
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
(3,817
|
)
|
(3,634
|
)
|
||||
Operating income / (loss)
|
2,739
|
(2,670
|
)
|
|||||
Other expenses:
|
||||||||
Interest and finance costs
|
(4,030
|
)
|
(5,688
|
)
|
||||
Other, net
|
(30
|
)
|
15
|
|||||
Total other expenses, net:
|
(4,060
|
)
|
(5,673
|
)
|
||||
Net loss
|
(1,321
|
)
|
(8,343
|
)
|
||||
Net loss per common share, basic
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(4.91
|
)
|
||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
|
114,757,841
|
1,699,660
|