ECO 6-K
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. (ECO)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16UNDER THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2024
Commission File Number: 001-41858
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
c/o OET Chartering Inc., Ethnarchou Makariou Ave., & 2 D. Falireos St., 185 47 N. Faliro, Greece
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
| Form 20-F x | Form40-F ¨ |
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THISFORM 6-K REPORT
Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release published by Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. on November 8, 2024, titled “Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine-Month Period of 2024.”
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| OkeanisEco Tankers Corp. | |
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| By: | /s/ Iraklis Sbarounis |
| Name: | Iraklis Sbarounis |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: November 8, 2024
Exhibit 99.1
Okeanis EcoTankers Corp. Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine-Month Period of 2024
ATHENS, GREECE, November 8, 2024 – Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. (together with its subsidiaries, unless context otherwise dictates, “OET” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ECO, OSE: OET) today reported its unaudited condensed financial results for the third quarter and nine-month period of 2024, which are attached to this press release.
Financial performance of theThird Quarter Ended September 30, 2024
| · | Revenues of $84.9 million in Q3 2024, compared to $89.1 million in Q3 2023. |
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| · | Profit of $14.6 million in Q3 2024, compared to $19.4 million in Q3 2023. |
| · | Earnings per share of $0.45 in Q3 2024, compared to $0.60 in Q3 2023. |
| · | Cash (including restricted cash) of $56.0 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to $82.1 million as of September 30, 2023. |
Financial performance of theNine Months Ended September 30, 2024
| · | Revenues of $308.0 million in 9M 2024, compared to $321.4 million in 9M 2023. |
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| · | Profit of $95.7 million in 9M 2024, compared to $124.0 million in 9M 2023. |
| · | Earnings per share of $2.97 in 9M 2024, compared to $3.85 in 9M 2023. |
Alternative performance metricsand market developments
| · | Time charter equivalent (“TCE”, a non-IFRS measure*) revenue of $52.2 million in Q3 2024, compared to $59.7 million in Q3 2023. |
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| · | EBITDA* and Adjusted EBITDA* (non-IFRS measures*) of $38.4 million and $37.9 million, respectively, in Q3 2024. |
| · | Adjusted profit* and Adjusted earnings per share* (non-IFRS measures*) of $14.5 million or $0.45 per basic and diluted share in Q3 2024. |
| · | Fleetwide daily TCE rate of $43,900 per operating day in Q3 2024; VLCC and Suezmax TCE rates of $43,100 and $44,800 per operating day, respectively, in Q3 2024. |
| · | Daily vessel operating expenses (“Opex”, a non-IFRS measure) of $9,811 per calendar day, including management fees, in Q3 2024. |
| · | In Q4 2024 to date, 63% of the available VLCC spot days have been booked at an average TCE rate of $46,900 per day and 70% of the available Suezmax spot days have been booked at an average TCE rate of $40,200 per day. |
Declaration of Q3 2024 dividend
The Company’s board of directors declared a dividend of $0.45 per common share to shareholders. Dividends payable to common shares registered in the Euronext VPS will be distributed in NOK. The cash payment will be classified as a return of paid-in-capital and will be paid on December 4, 2024, to shareholders of record as of November 18, 2024. The common shares will be traded ex-dividend on the NYSE as from and including November 18, 2024, and the common shares will be traded ex-dividend on the Oslo Børs as from and including November 15, 2024. Due to the implementation of the Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR) in Norway, dividends payable on common shares registered with Euronext VPS are expected to be distributed to Euronext VPS shareholders on or about December 9, 2024.
Presentation
OET will be hosting a conference call and webcast at 14:30 CET on Friday November 8, 2024 to discuss the Q3 2024 and 9M 2024 results. Participants may access the conference call using the below dial-in details:
Standard International Access: +44 20 3936 2999
USA: +1 646 664 1960
Norway: +47 815 03 308
Password: 041313
The webcast will include a slide presentation and will be available on the following link:
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/805202822
An audio replay of the conference call will be available on our website:
https://www.okeanisecotankers.com/reports/
Contacts
Company:
Iraklis Sbarounis, CFO
Tel: +30 210 480 4200
InvestorRelations / Media Contact:
Nicolas Bornozis, President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540, New York, N.Y. 10169
Tel: +1 (212) 661-7566
About OET
OET is a leading international tanker company providing seaborne transportation of crude oil and refined products. The Company was incorporated on April 30, 2018 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and is listed on Oslo Børs under the symbol OET and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ECO. The sailing fleet consists of six modern scrubber-fitted Suezmax tankers and eight modern scrubber-fitted VLCC tankers.
ForwardLooking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements”, including as defined under U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements provide the Company’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts or that are not present facts or conditions. Words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will” or similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements for many reasons, including as described in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the Company’s operating or financial results; the Company’s liquidity, including its ability to service its indebtedness; competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; shipping industry trends, including charter rates, vessel values and factors affecting vessel supply and demand; future, pending or recent acquisitions and dispositions, business strategy, areas of possible expansion or contraction, and expected capital spending or operating expenses; risks associated with operations; broader market impacts arising from war (or threatened war) or international hostilities; risks associated with pandemics (including COVID-19), including effects on demand for oil and other products transported by tankers and the transportation thereof; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Except to the extent required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based. You should, however, review the factors and risks the Company describes in the reports it files and furnishes from time to time with the SEC, which can be obtained free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. Reports Financial Results for the ThirdQuarter and Nine-Month Period of 2024
ATHENS, GREECE, November 8, 2024 – Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. (together with its subsidiaries, unless context otherwise dictates, “OET” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ECO, OSE: OET) today reported its unaudited condensed financial results for the third quarter and nine-month period of 2024.
Financial performance of the ThirdQuarter Ended September 30, 2024
| · | Revenues of $84.9 million in Q3 2024, compared to $89.1 million<br>in Q3 2023. |
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| · | Profit of $14.6 million in Q3 2024, compared to $19.4 million<br>in Q3 2023. |
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| · | Earnings per share of $0.45 in Q3 2024, compared to $0.60 in<br>Q3 2023. |
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| · | Cash (including restricted cash) of $56.0 million as of September 30,<br>2024, compared to $82.1 million as of September 30, 2023. |
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Financial performance of the NineMonths Ended September 30, 2024
| · | Revenues<br> of $308.0 million in 9M 2024, compared to $321.4 million in 9M 2023. |
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| · | Profit<br> of $95.7 million in 9M 2024, compared to $124.0 million in 9M 2023. |
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| · | Earnings<br> per share of $2.97 in 9M 2024, compared to $3.85 in 9M 2023. |
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Alternative performance metricsand market developments
| · | Time<br> charter equivalent (“TCE”, a non-IFRS measure*) revenue of $52.2 million in Q3<br> 2024, compared to $59.7 million in Q3 2023. |
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| · | EBITDA*<br> and Adjusted EBITDA* (non-IFRS measures*) of $38.4 million and $37.9 million, respectively,<br> in Q3 2024. |
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| · | Adjusted<br> profit* and Adjusted earnings per share* (non-IFRS measures*) of $14.5 million or $0.45 per<br> basic and diluted share in Q3 2024. |
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| · | Fleetwide<br> daily TCE rate of $43,900 per operating day in Q3 2024; VLCC and Suezmax TCE rates of $43,100<br> and $44,800 per operating day, respectively, in Q3 2024. |
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| · | Daily<br> vessel operating expenses (“Opex”, a non-IFRS measure) of $9,811 per calendar<br> day, including management fees, in Q3 2024. |
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| · | In<br> Q4 2024 to date, 63% of the available VLCC spot days have been booked at an average TCE<br> rate of $46,900 per day and 70% of the available Suezmax spot days have been booked at an<br> average TCE rate of $40,200 per day. |
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Declaration of Q3 2024 dividend
The Company’s board of directors declared a dividend of $0.45 per common share to shareholders. Dividends payable to common shares registered in the Euronext VPS will be distributed in NOK. The cash payment will be classified as a return of paid-in-capital and will be paid on December 4, 2024, to shareholders of record as of November 18, 2024. The common shares will be traded ex-dividend on the NYSE as from and including November 18, 2024, and the common shares will be traded ex-dividend on the Oslo Børs as from and including November 15, 2024. Due to the implementation of the Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR) in Norway, dividends payable on common shares registered with Euronext VPS are expected to be distributed to Euronext VPS shareholders on or about December 9, 2024.
Financial results overview
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| Commercial | VLCC<br> Daily TCE* | $ | 43,100 | $ | 57,900 | $ | 61,500 | $ | 67,300 | (9 | )% | |||||||
| Performance | Suezmax<br> Daily TCE* | $ | 44,800 | $ | 35,300 | $ | 52,900 | $ | 59,600 | (11 | )% | |||||||
| per day | Fleetwide<br> Daily TCE* | $ | 43,900 | $ | 48,900 | $ | 57,700 | $ | 64,100 | (10 | )% | |||||||
| Fleetwide<br> Daily Opex* | $ | 9,811 | $ | 9,350 | $ | 9,470 | $ | 9,056 | 5 | % | ||||||||
| Time<br> Charter Coverage* | - | 15 | % | - | 23 | % | (100 | )% | ||||||||||
| **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| Q3 2024 | Q3 2023 | 9M 2024 | 9M2023 | YoY Change | ||||||||||||||
| Income | TCE Revenue* | $ | 52.2 | $ | 59.7 | $ | 212.7 | $ | 239.4 | (11 | )% | |||||||
| Statement | Adjusted EBITDA* | $ | 37.9 | $ | 45.5 | $ | 167.0 | $ | 197.3 | (15 | )% | |||||||
| USDm exc. EPS | Adjusted Profit* | $ | 14.5 | $ | 20.2 | $ | 94.3 | $ | 124.6 | (24 | )% | |||||||
| Adjusted Earnings Per Share* | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 2.93 | $ | 3.87 | (24 | )% | ||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | YoY Change | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance Sheet | Total Interest-Bearing Debt | $ | 657.3 | $ | 704.1 | (7 | )% | |||||||||||
| USDm | Total Cash (incl. Restricted Cash) | $ | 56.0 | $ | 82.1 | (32 | )% | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 1,096.0 | $ | 1,142.6 | (4 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Total Equity | $ | 411.7 | $ | 406,2 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||
| Leverage** | 59 | % | 60 | % | (2 | )% |
All values are in US Dollars.
*The Company uses certain financial information calculated on a basis other than in accordance with IFRS, including daily TCE, EBITDA, Adjusted EBIDTA, Adjusted profit, Adjusted earnings per share, and Opex. For a reconciliation of these non-IFRS measures, please refer to the end of this report.
**Leverage is calculated as net debt over net debt plus equity.
Key information and management commentary
| · | The Company paid an amount of approximately $35.4 million or<br>$1.1 per share in August 2024 as a dividend classified as a return of paid-in capital. |
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| · | TCE revenue in Q3 2024 decreased by 13%, compared to Q3 2023,<br>due to a corresponding decrease in TCE rates. |
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| · | Voyage expenses for Q3 2024 of $32.0 million, up from $28.4<br>million in Q3 2023. The 13% increase is attributable to the higher spot exposure and bunker fuel consumption. |
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| · | Interest and finance costs for Q3 2024 of $14.2 million, down<br>from $15.6 million in Q3 2023. The decrease is mainly due to a decrease in average indebtedness. Total indebtedness as of September 30,<br>2024, was $657.3 million, a 7% decrease compared to the prior year. |
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| · | The Company recorded a profit of $14.5 million in Q3 2024, compared<br>to a profit of $19.4 million in Q3 2023. The decrease derives mainly from the lower revenues generated from operations. |
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Fleet
As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s fleet was comprised of the following 14 vessels with an average age of 5 years and aggregate capacity of approximately 3.5 million deadweight tons:
| · | six Suezmax vessels with<br> an average age of 6 years; and |
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| · | eight VLCC vessels with<br> an average age of 4 years. |
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Presentation
OET will be hosting a conference call and webcast at 14:30 CET on Friday November 8, 2024 to discuss the Q3 2024 and 9M 2024 results. Participants may access the conference call using the below dial-in details:
Standard International Access: +44 20 3936 2999
USA: +1 646 664 1960
Norway: +47 815 03 308
Password: 041313
The webcast will include a slide presentation and will be available on the following link:
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/805202822
An audio replay of the conference call will be available on our website:
https://www.okeanisecotankers.com/reports/
Unaudited condensed consolidated statementsof profit and loss and other comprehensive income
| For the Three months<br> ended September 30, | For the Nine months<br> ended September 30, | |||||||||||
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| USD | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 84,929,328 | $ | 89,066,153 | $ | 308,040,311 | $ | 321,426,086 | ||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||
| Commissions | (750,877 | ) | (1,024,720 | ) | (3,156,029 | ) | (4,731,133 | ) | ||||
| Voyage expenses | (31,993,266 | ) | (28,359,404 | ) | (92,232,091 | ) | (77,339,251 | ) | ||||
| Vessel operating expenses | (11,476,934 | ) | (10,883,819 | ) | (32,875,819 | ) | (31,173,684 | ) | ||||
| Management fees | (1,159,200 | ) | (1,159,200 | ) | (3,452,400 | ) | (3,439,800 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation | (10,438,617 | ) | (10,047,424 | ) | (30,770,063 | ) | (30,105,563 | ) | ||||
| General and administrative expenses | (1,678,488 | ) | (2,165,913 | ) | (9,347,498 | ) | (7,426,745 | ) | ||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | (57,497,382 | ) | $ | (53,640,480 | ) | $ | (171,833,900 | ) | $ | (154,216,176 | ) |
| Operating profit | $ | 27,431,946 | $ | 35,425,673 | $ | 136,206,411 | $ | 167,209,910 | ||||
| Other income / (expenses) | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | 814,301 | 1,019,770 | 2,788,683 | 3,198,028 | ||||||||
| Interest and other finance costs, net | (14,228,212 | ) | (15,649,925 | ) | (44,740,486 | ) | (46,083,776 | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gain/ (loss), net on derivatives | 2,328 | (766,604 | ) | (441,006 | ) | (628,241 | ) | |||||
| Realized net gain/ (loss) on derivatives | 28,253 | 120,046 | (10,337 | ) | 325,001 | |||||||
| Gain from modification of loans | - | - | 1,828,959 | - | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange gain/ (loss), net | 497,771 | (699,779 | ) | 36,451 | (30,332 | ) | ||||||
| Total other expenses, net | $ | (12,885,559 | ) | $ | (15,976,492 | ) | $ | (40,537,736 | ) | $ | (43,219,320 | ) |
| Profit for the period | $ | 14,546,387 | $ | 19,449,181 | $ | 95,668,675 | $ | 123,990,590 | ||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Total comprehensive income for the period | $ | 14,546,387 | $ | 19,449,181 | $ | 95,668,675 | $ | 123,990,590 | ||||
| Profit attributable to the owners of the Group | $ | 14,546,387 | $ | 19,449,181 | $ | 95,668,675 | $ | 123,990,590 | ||||
| Total comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the Group | $ | 14,546,387 | $ | 19,449,181 | $ | 95,668,675 | $ | 123,990,590 | ||||
| Earnings per share - basic & diluted | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 2.97 | $ | 3.85 | ||||
| Weighted average no. of shares - basic & diluted | 32,194,108 | 32,194,108 | 32,194,108 | 32,194,108 |
Unaudited condensed consolidated statementsof financial position
| As of | As of | |||||
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| USD | September 30,<br> 2024 | December 31,<br> 2023 | ||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Non-current assets | ||||||
| Vessels, net | $ | 967,178,635 | $ | 988,068,180 | ||
| Other fixed assets | 85,675 | 87,252 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 4,510,000 | 3,010,000 | ||||
| Total non-current assets | $ | 971,774,310 | $ | 991,165,432 | ||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Inventories | $ | 26,048,913 | $ | 25,354,017 | ||
| Trade and other receivables | 43,843,190 | 57,336,089 | ||||
| Claims receivable | - | 115,528 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,827,648 | 3,037,366 | ||||
| Derivative financial instruments | 62,188 | 229,373 | ||||
| Current portion of restricted cash | 2,309,597 | 1,884,852 | ||||
| Cash & cash equivalents | 49,143,152 | 49,992,391 | ||||
| Total current assets | $ | 124,234,688 | $ | 137,949,616 | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 1,096,008,998 | $ | 1,129,115,048 | ||
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY & LIABILITIES | ||||||
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||
| Share capital | $ | 32,890 | $ | 32,890 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 28,988,866 | 121,064,014 | ||||
| Treasury shares | (4,583,929 | ) | (4,583,929 | ) | ||
| Other reserves | (29,908 | ) | (29,908 | ) | ||
| Retained earnings | 387,317,756 | 291,649,081 | ||||
| Total shareholders' equity | $ | 411,725,675 | $ | 408,132,148 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||
| Long-term borrowings, net of current portion | $ | 610,723,906 | $ | 615,333,863 | ||
| Retirement benefit obligations | 38,233 | 32,692 | ||||
| Derivative financial instrument | 74,700 | - | ||||
| Total non-current liabilities | $ | 610,836,839 | $ | 615,366,555 | ||
| Current liabilities | ||||||
| Trade payables | $ | 20,446,992 | $ | 23,522,506 | ||
| Accrued expenses | 5,789,348 | 3,485,042 | ||||
| Current accounts due to related parties | 481,132 | 659,974 | ||||
| Derivative financial instrument | 199,121 | - | ||||
| Current portion of long-term borrowings | 46,529,891 | 77,948,823 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | $ | 73,446,484 | $ | 105,616,345 | ||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | $ | 684,283,323 | $ | 720,982,900 | ||
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY & LIABILITIES | $ | 1,096,008,998 | $ | 1,129,115,048 |
Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’equity
| Number | Share | Additional<br><br> paid-in | Treasury | Other | Retained | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| , except<br> share amounts | of<br> shares | capital | capital | Shares | Reserves | Earnings | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance - January 1, 2023 | 32,194,108 | $ | 32,890 | $ | 280,424,849 | $ | (4,583,929 | ) | $ | (28,606 | ) | $ | 146,398,057 | $ | 422,243,261 | |||||||||||||
| Profit for the period | - | - | - | - | - | 123,990,590 | 123,990,590 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital distribution | - | - | (140,044,370 | ) | - | - | - | (140,044,370 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – September 30,<br> 2023 | 32,194,108 | $ | 32,890 | $ | 140,380,479 | $ | (4,583,929 | ) | $ | (28,606 | ) | $ | 270,388,647 | $ | 406,189,481 | |||||||||||||
| Balance - January 1, 2024 | 32,194,108 | $ | 32,890 | $ | 121,064,014 | $ | (4,583,929 | ) | $ | (29,908 | ) | $ | 291,649,081 | $ | 408,132,148 | |||||||||||||
| Profit for the period | - | - | - | - | - | 95,668,675 | 95,668,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital distribution | - | - | (92,075,148 | ) | - | - | - | (92,075,148 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – September 30,<br> 2024 | 32,194,108 | $ | 32,890 | $ | 28,988,866 | $ | (4,583,929 | ) | $ | (29,908 | ) | $ | 387,317,756 | $ | 411,725,675 |
All values are in US Dollars.
Unaudited condensed consolidated statementsof cash flows
| For the Three months<br> ended September, | For the Nine months<br> ended September, | |||||||||||
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| USD | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
| Profit for the period | $ | 14,546,387 | $ | 19,449,181 | $ | 95,668,675 | $ | 123,990,590 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile profit to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 10,438,617 | 10,047,424 | 30,770,063 | 30,105,563 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 12,894,811 | 14,834,048 | 41,546,139 | 43,853,567 | ||||||||
| Amortization of loan financing fees and loan modification gain | 549,663 | 614,271 | 1,934,284 | 1,747,604 | ||||||||
| Unrealized (loss)/ gain, net on derivatives | (2,328 | ) | 327,783 | 441,006 | 333,939 | |||||||
| Interest income | (814,301 | ) | (1,019,770 | ) | (2,788,683 | ) | (3,198,028 | ) | ||||
| Foreign exchange differences | (509,863 | ) | 531,785 | 9,286 | (48,585 | ) | ||||||
| Gain from modification of loans | - | - | (1,828,959 | ) | - | |||||||
| Other non-cash items | - | (7,720 | ) | - | (33,728 | ) | ||||||
| Total reconciliation adjustments | $ | 22,556,599 | $ | 25,327,821 | $ | 70,083,136 | $ | 72,760,332 | ||||
| Changes in working capital: | ||||||||||||
| Trade and other receivables | (9,210,279 | ) | 29,288,339 | 13,465,296 | 13,844,671 | |||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,568,678 | (313,618 | ) | 64,013 | 380,291 | |||||||
| Inventories | 230,976 | (2,762,241 | ) | (694,896 | ) | (7,233,147 | ) | |||||
| Trade payables | (12,334,298 | ) | 1,223,623 | (7,235,768 | ) | 12,526,998 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 2,026,109 | (1,517,551 | ) | 1,788,872 | (458,766 | ) | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | - | - | - | (2,465,250 | ) | |||||||
| Claims receivables | - | - | 115,528 | (1,805 | ) | |||||||
| Due to related parties | 481,132 | (191,510 | ) | (178,842 | ) | 436,340 | ||||||
| Due from related parties | 101,383 | - | - | 449,629 | ||||||||
| Total changes in working capital | $ | (17,136,299 | ) | $ | 25,727,042 | $ | 7,324,203 | $ | 17,478,961 | |||
| Interest paid | (13,109,776 | ) | (14,504,232 | ) | (40,879,461 | ) | (44,043,773 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 6,856,911 | $ | 55,999,812 | $ | 132,196,553 | $ | 170,186,110 | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
| Decrease in restricted cash | - | 350,479 | - | 1,358,894 | ||||||||
| Increase in restricted cash | (1,504,231 | ) | - | (1,924,745 | ) | - | ||||||
| Dry-dock expenses | (2,965,062 | ) | (1,114,789 | ) | (5,666,772 | ) | (1,419,079 | ) | ||||
| Interest received | 929,054 | 569,326 | 2,751,360 | 1,722,514 | ||||||||
| Net cash (used in) / provided by investing activities | $ | (3,540,239 | ) | $ | (194,984 | ) | $ | (4,840,157 | ) | $ | 1,662,329 | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 31,110,000 | 84,000,000 | 199,260,000 | 197,000,000 | ||||||||
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | (42,934,628 | ) | (93,973,865 | ) | (234,186,809 | ) | (232,343,510 | ) | ||||
| Capital distribution | (35,413,519 | ) | (48,291,162 | ) | (92,075,148 | ) | (140,044,370 | ) | ||||
| Payments of loan financing fees | (311,100 | ) | (672,000 | ) | (1,259,319 | ) | (1,350,000 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (47,549,247 | ) | $ | (58,937,027 | ) | $ | (128,261,276 | ) | $ | (176,737,880 | ) |
| Effects of exchange rate changes of cash held in foreign currency | 576,957 | (539,560 | ) | 55,641 | 44,994 | |||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (44,232,575 | ) | (3,132,199 | ) | (904,880 | ) | (4,889,441 | ) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 92,798,770 | 80,173,189 | 49,992,391 | 81,345,877 | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 49,143,152 | $ | 76,501,430 | $ | 49,143,152 | $ | 76,501,430 |
USE AND RECONCILIATION OF ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCEMEASURES
The Group evaluates its vessels’ operations and financial results principally by assessing their revenue generation (and not by the type of vessel, employment, customer, or type of charter). Among others, Daily TCE rate, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Daily Opex, Adjusted Profit/(loss) and Adjusted Earnings/(loss) per share are used as key performance indicators.
Daily TCE
The Daily Time Charter Equivalent Rate (“TCE rate”) is a measure of the average daily revenue performance of a vessel. The TCE rate is not a measure of revenue under generally accepted accounting principles (i.e., it is a non-GAAP measure) or IFRS and should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of revenue and financial performance presented in accordance with IFRS. We calculate the TCE rate by dividing revenues (time charter and/or voyage charter revenues), less commission and voyage expenses, by the number of operating days (calendar days less scheduled and unscheduled aggregate technical off-hire days less off-hire days due to unforeseen circumstances) during that period. Our calculation of the TCE rate may not be comparable to that reported by other companies. We define calendar days as the total number of days the vessels were in our possession for the relevant period. Calendar days are an indicator of the size of our fleet during the relevant period and affect the amount of expenses that we record during that period. We define operating days as the number of calendar days in a period less any scheduled or unscheduled days that our vessels are off-hire due to unforeseen technical and commercial circumstances. We and other companies in the shipping industry use operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a period that our vessels generate revenues. The period a vessel is not being chartered or is unable to perform the services for which it is required under a charter is “off-hire”.
We use the TCE rate because it provides a means of comparison between different types of vessel employment and, therefore, assists our decision-making process with regards to the operation and use of our vessels. We believe the TCE rate provides additional meaningful information to our investors, constituting a comparison to Revenue, the most directly comparable GAAP and IFRS measure, that also enables our management to evaluate the performance and deployment of our fleet.
The following table sets forth our computation of TCE rates, including a reconciliation of revenues to the TCE rates (unaudited) for the periods presented:
| For the Three months<br><br>ended September 30, | For the Nine months<br><br> ended September 30, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 84,929,328 | $ | 89,066,153 | $ | 308,040,311 | $ | 321,426,086 | ||||
| Voyage expenses | (31,993,266 | ) | (28,359,404 | ) | (92,232,091 | ) | (77,339,251 | ) | ||||
| Commissions | (750,877 | ) | (1,024,720 | ) | (3,156,029 | ) | (4,731,133 | ) | ||||
| Time charter equivalent revenue | $ | 52,185,185 | $ | 59,682,029 | $ | 212,652,191 | $ | 239,355,702 | ||||
| Calendar days | 1,288 | 1,288 | 3,836 | 3,822 | ||||||||
| Off-hire days | (99 | ) | (69 | ) | (149 | ) | (87 | ) | ||||
| Operating days | 1,189 | 1,219 | 3,687 | 3,735 | ||||||||
| Daily TCE | $ | 43,877 | $ | 48,948 | $ | 57,680 | $ | 64,081 |
Daily Opex
Daily Opex per vessel is an alternative performance measure that provides meaningful information to our management with regards to our vessels’ efficiency and deployment. Daily Opex is not a measure under generally accepted accounting principles (i.e., it is a non-GAAP measure) or IFRS and should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of expenses and financial performance presented in accordance with IFRS. Our reconciliation of daily Opex, including management fees, may deviate from that reported by other companies. We believe Daily Opex provides additional meaningful information in conjunction with Vessel operating expenses, the most directly comparable GAAP and IFRS measure, because it provides meaningful information to our investors in evaluating our financial performance.
Daily Opex is calculated as vessel operating expenses and technical management fees divided by calendar days, for the relevant periods.
The following table sets forth our reconciliation of daily Opex (unaudited) for the periods presented:
| For the Three months ended | For the Nine months ended | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
| USD | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Vessel operating expenses | $ | 11,476,934 | $ | 10,883,819 | $ | 32,875,819 | $ | 31,173,684 |
| Management fees | 1,159,200 | 1,159,200 | 3,452,400 | 3,439,800 | ||||
| Total vessel operating expenses | $ | 12,636,134 | $ | 12,043,019 | $ | 36,328,219 | $ | 34,613,484 |
| Calendar days | 1,288 | 1,288 | 3,836 | 3,822 | ||||
| Daily Opex | $ | 9,811 | $ | 9,350 | $ | 9,470 | $ | 9,056 |
| Daily Opex excluding management fees | $ | 8,911 | $ | 8,450 | $ | 8,570 | $ | 8,156 |
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit andAdjusted Earnings per share
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is an alternative performance measure, derived directly from the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income by adding back to profit/(loss) depreciation, amortization, interest and finance costs and subtracting interest income. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before non-recurring items, unrealized losses/(gains) on derivatives, realized losses/(gains) on derivatives, foreign exchange (gains)/losses, and (gain)/loss from loan modifications. Adjusted profit/(loss) is defined as reported profit/(loss) before non-recurring items, unrealized losses/(gains) on derivatives, impairment loss, loan modification gain/(loss) and gain/(loss) on disposal of vessels. Adjusted earnings/(loss) per share is defined as adjusted profit/(loss) divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding in the period.
Furthermore, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted profit/(loss) and Adjusted earnings/(loss) per share have certain limitations in use and should not be considered alternatives to reported profit/(loss), operating profit, cash flows from operations, earnings per share or any other GAAP or IFRS measure of financial performance. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted profit/(loss) and Adjusted earnings/(loss) per share exclude some, but not all, items that affect profit/(loss).
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted Earnings per share are not measures of revenues under generally accepted accounting principles (i.e., they are non-GAAP measures) or IFRS and should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of revenue and financial performance presented in accordance with IFRS. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted Earnings per share are used as supplemental financial measures by management and external users of financial statements to assess our operating performance. We believe that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted Earnings per share assist our management and our investors by providing useful information that increases the comparability of our operating performance from period to period and against our previous performance and the operating performance of other companies in our industry that provide relevant information. We believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted Earnings provide additional meaningful information in conjunction with revenues, the most directly comparable GAAP and IFRS measure, because they provide meaningful information in evaluating our financial performance.
Our method of computing EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted profit/(loss) and Adjusted earnings/(loss) per share may not be consistent with similarly titled measures of other companies and, therefore, might not be comparable with other companies.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of profit to EBITDA (unaudited) and Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) for the periods presented:
| For the Three months | For the Nine months ended | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ended September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||
| USD | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Profit for the period | $ | 14,546,387 | $ | 19,449,181 | $ | 95,668,675 | $ | 123,990,590 | ||||
| Depreciation | 10,438,617 | 10,047,424 | 30,770,063 | 30,105,563 | ||||||||
| Interest and finance costs | 14,228,212 | 15,649,925 | 44,740,486 | 46,083,776 | ||||||||
| Interest income | (814,301 | ) | (1,019,770 | ) | (2,788,683 | ) | (3,198,028 | ) | ||||
| EBITDA | $ | 38,398,915 | $ | 44,126,760 | $ | 168,390,541 | $ | 196,981,901 | ||||
| Unrealized (gain)/ loss, net on derivatives | (2,328 | ) | 766,604 | 441,006 | 628,241 | |||||||
| Realized net (gain)/ loss on derivatives | (28,253 | ) | (120,046 | ) | 10,337 | (325,001 | ) | |||||
| Gain from modification of loans | - | - | (1,828,959 | ) | - | |||||||
| Foreign exchange (gain)/ loss, net | (497,771 | ) | 699,779 | (36,451 | ) | 30,332 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 37,870,563 | $ | 45,473,097 | $ | 166,976,474 | $ | 197,315,473 |
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of profit to Adjusted profit (unaudited) and a computation of Adjusted earnings per share (unaudited) for the periods presented:
| For the Three months<br><br>ended September 30, | For the Nine months<br><br>ended September 30, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Profit for the period | $ | 14,546,387 | $ | 19,449,181 | $ | 95,668,675 | $ | 123,990,590 | ||
| Gain on modification of loans | - | - | (1,828,959 | ) | - | |||||
| Unrealized<br> (gain)/ loss, net on derivatives | (2,328 | ) | 766,604 | 441,006 | 628,241 | |||||
| Adjusted Profit | $ | 14,544,059 | $ | 20,215,785 | $ | 94,280,722 | $ | 124,618,831 | ||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding in the period | 32,194,108 | 32,194,108 | 32,194,108 | 32,194,108 | ||||||
| Adjusted earnings per share, basic and diluted | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 2.93 | $ | 3.87 |
Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements”, including as defined under U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements provide the Company’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts or that are not present facts or conditions. Words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will” or similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements for many reasons, including as described in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the Company’s operating or financial results; the Company’s liquidity, including its ability to service its indebtedness; competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; shipping industry trends, including charter rates, vessel values and factors affecting vessel supply and demand; future, pending or recent acquisitions and dispositions, business strategy, areas of possible expansion or contraction, and expected capital spending or operating expenses; risks associated with operations; broader market impacts arising from war (or threatened war) or international hostilities; risks associated with pandemics (including COVID-19), including effects on demand for oil and other products transported by tankers and the transportation thereof; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Except to the extent required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based. You should, however, review the factors and risks the Company describes in the reports it files and furnishes from time to time with the SEC, which can be obtained free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.