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International Seaways, Inc. (INSW)

8-K 2020-05-07 For: 2020-05-07
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UnitedStates

Securitiesand Exchange Commission

Washington,D.C. 20549

FORM8-K

CURRENTREPORT

**Pursuantto Section 13 OR 15(**d) of the

SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934

May7, 2020

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

InternationalSeaways, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

1-37836-1

Commission File Number

Marshall Islands 98-0467117
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

600Third Avenue, 39th Floor

NewYork, New York  10016

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 578-1600

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written<br>communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title<br> of each class Symbol Name of<br> each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (no par value) INSW New York Stock Exchange
8.5% Senior Notes due 2023 INSW - PA New York Stock Exchange

Section2 – Financial Information


Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial<br>Condition.

The following information, including the Exhibit to this Form 8-K, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 — Results of Operations and Financial Condition of Form 8-K. This information is not deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not incorporated by reference into any Securities Act of 1933 registration statements.

On May 7, 2020, International Seaways, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing first quarter 2020 earnings.

Section 9 – FinancialStatements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K.

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release dated May 7, 2020.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

INTERNATIONAL SEAWAYS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: May 7, 2020 By /s/ James D. Small III
Name: James D. Small III
Title:   Chief Administrative Officer, Senior Vice President, Secretary <br><br>             and General Counsel

EXHIBITINDEX

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release dated May 7, 2020.

Exhibit 99.1

INTERNATIONAL SEAWAYS REPORTS

FIRST QUARTER 2020 RESULTS


New York, NY – May 7, 2020 – International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) (the “Company” or “INSW”), one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in International Flag markets, today reported results for the first quarter 2020.

Highlights

~~·~~ Net income for the first quarter was $33.0 million, or $1.12 per diluted<br>share, compared to a net income of $10.9 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2019. Net income for the<br>quarter reflects the impact of a $2.8 million gain on sale of vessels, a $12.5 million write-off of deferred financing costs, and<br>a $1.0 million loss from the extinguishment of debt. Net income excluding these items was $43.7 million, or $1.49 per diluted share.
· Time charter equivalent (TCE) revenues^(A)^ for the<br>first quarter were $119.7 million, compared to $94.0 million in the first quarter of 2019.
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· Adjusted EBITDA^(B)^ for the first quarter was $74.2<br>million, compared to $47.3 million in the same period of 2019.
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· Cash^(C)^ was $110.3 million as of March 31, 2020; total<br>liquidity was $150.3 million, including $40.0 million undrawn revolver.
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· Closed on new senior secured credit facilities aggregating $390 million,<br>with proceeds used to refinance $383 million of existing high-cost secured and unsecured debt.
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· Repurchased 490,592 shares at an average price of $20.41 per share,<br>for a total cost of $10.0 million.
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· Paid first quarterly cash dividend as a public company of $0.06 per<br>share in March 2020.
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· Took delivery of a 2009-built LR1, the Seaways Guayaquil.
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· Sold and delivered a 2002-built Aframax, the Seaways Portland, and<br>sold a 2001-built Aframax, Seaways Fran.
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“Our substantial operating leverage and earnings power were evident in our first quarter results, as we posted our highest quarterly EPS as a public company,” said Lois K. Zabrocky, International Seaways’ President and CEO. “The rate environment strengthened in the second quarter with low oil prices, excess oil supply and the increasing demand for floating storage pushing rates higher. With our sizeable fleet and significant exposure to the VLCC market, we have captured this market strength, which will positively impact our earnings. In addition to strong second quarter bookings to date, we capitalized on the robust rate environment by entering into a number of very favorable time charters. Specifically, we locked-in four time charters for periods ranging from seven to 36 months with major oil producing and trading companies at very attractive rates.”

Ms. Zabrocky continued, “Amid an unprecedented health crisis, ensuring the safety of our on-shore and at sea professionals and providing safe, reliable service to our customers remains our priority. We have taken a number of precautionary steps across our offices and fleet in order to protect our shore-based employees and our seafarers and contractors in response to COVID-19. Although we have faced many disruptions, to date our operations have not been materially affected. In addition to serving these important stakeholders, we are focused on creating lasting shareholder value, executing our disciplined and balanced capital allocation strategy, which included the initiation of a regular quarterly cash dividend and opportunistically repurchasing shares in the first quarter. Importantly, we have maintained our balance sheet strength, which will serve us well in periods of high volatility.

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Jeff Pribor, the Company’s CFO, added, “With the successful completion of our refinancing in January, which reduced annual interest expense significantly and further strengthened our capital structure, we ended the quarter with over $150 million in total liquidity. At a time when our net loan to asset value of our conventional tanker fleet is 42%, which is one of the lowest leverage profiles in the public company shipping sector, our balance sheet strength enabled us to return capital to shareholders, paying a $0.06 dividend and repurchasing $10.0 million of shares during the quarter.”

First Quarter 2020 Results

Net income for the first quarter was $33.0 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $10.9 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2019. The increase in the first quarter of 2020 primarily reflects higher TCE revenues and substantially lower interest expense.

Consolidated TCE revenues for the first quarter of 2020 were $119.7 million, compared to $94.0 million in the first quarter of 2019. Shipping revenues for the first quarter of 2020 were $125.3 million, compared to $101.9 million in the first quarter of 2019. Strong TCE rates in the beginning of the first quarter of 2020 were driven by strong tanker demand on the heels of IMO 2020 implementation. Rates subsequently declined as fears of demand destruction related to COVID-19 weighed down on markets, but ultimately finished the quarter very strong as a result of OPEC+ failing to agree on production cuts.

The decline in equity in income of affiliated companies in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter of 2019 reflects the Company’s sale of its interest in the LNG joint venture for net proceeds of approximately $123 million in October 2019. Other expense in the first quarter of 2020 includes a prepayment fee of $1.0 million related to the repurchase of the 10.75% Subordinated Notes and a noncash write-off of $12.5 million of unamortized original issue discount and deferred financing costs associated with debt that was paid off or repurchased in January 2020. See “Refinancing and Closing of New Senior Secured Credit Facilities” below. Interest expense includes a noncash loss attributable to changes in the fair value of the interest rate collar associated with the 2017 Term Loan Facility prior to its re-designation on January 28, 2020, totaling $1.3 million.

Adjusted EBITDA was $74.2 million for the quarter, compared to $47.3 million in the first quarter of 2019.

Crude Tankers

TCE revenues for the Crude Tankers segment were $88.9 million for the quarter compared to $72.6 million in the first quarter of 2019. This increase primarily resulted from the impact of higher average rates in the VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax and Panamax sectors, with average spot rates climbing to approximately $63,800, $42,800, $31,600 and $42,100 per day, respectively, aggregating approximately $34.7 million. Partially offsetting this increase was the impact of a 341-day decrease in VLCC revenue days aggregating $10.6 million. Of the decrease in VLCC revenue days, 301 were related to scrubber installations during the quarter. To date, the Company has completed the scrubber installations on five of its modern VLCCs. Scrubber installations on two additional VLCCs are scheduled for completion during the second quarter of 2020. The scrubber installations on the final three modern VLCCs have been rescheduled to 2021 in part because of COVID-19 impacts and to take advantage of current strong market conditions and to align with the natural drydocking dates for the vessels. Shipping revenues for the Crude Tankers segment were $93.7 million for first quarter of 2020 compared to $80.4 million in the first quarter of 2019.


Product Carriers

TCE revenues for the Product Carriers segment were $30.9 million for the quarter, compared to $21.4 million in the first quarter of 2019. This increase primarily resulted from the impact of higher average daily blended rates earned by the LR1, LR2 and MR fleets, with average spot rates rising to approximately $38,600, $28,800 and $20,700 per day, respectively, increasing TCE revenues by approximately $10.1 million in the aggregate compared to the first quarter of 2019. This was partially offset by a $0.6 million decline in TCE revenue arising from the net impact of a 318-day decrease in MR revenue days, resulting primarily from vessel sales and charter-in redeliveries and terminations offset by a 148-day increase in LR1 revenue days primarily driven by the commencement of a two-year time charter-in of a 2006-built LR1 in August 2019, and the purchase of a 2009-built LR1 that delivered in February 2020. Shipping revenues for the Product Carriers segment were $31.7 million for the first quarter of 2020, compared to $21.5 million in the first quarter of 2019.

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Vessel Acquisitions and Sales

In February 2020, the Company took delivery of a 2009-built LR1, the Seaways Guayaquil, which the Company agreed to acquire in December 2019.

Additionally, the Company sold a 2002-built Aframax the Seaways Portland, which delivered to its buyer in January, and a 2001-built Aframax, the Seaways Fran, which the Company now expects to deliver to its buyer sometime before the end of the third quarter of 2020.

Outlook

We currently believe that the second and third quarters of 2020 will likely be a stronger rate environment for tankers, due to excess crude supply and the resulting need for seaborne storage of crude oil and products, than 2021. Accordingly, we are shifting the scrubber installations on three of our modern VLCCs to 2021, aligning such installations with the vessels’ natural drydocking dates. Further, postponing these installations will help alleviate current challenges being faced as a result of extensive travel restrictions instituted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tanker rates in the second quarter thus far have been highly volatile. Despite the OPEC+ agreement in early April 2020 to cut production substantially beginning in May/June 2020, the total oil being produced is still substantially greater than global demand. This excess production continues the need for tankers to be used as floating storage, and, coupled with increased delays offloading cargoes as shore-based storage fills up, has supported a robust tanker rate environment. This implies significant cash generation in the near term. When supply and demand eventually come back into balance, this could have negative repercussions for tankers as the oil held in inventory will supplant oil tanker transportation demand. In an effort to take advantage of the dynamic oil tanker markets and reduce risk we have opportunistically put four of our VLCCs on time charters for periods ranging from seven months to 36 months at current high rates with major oil producing and trading companies.

Refinancing and Closing of New Senior Secured Credit Facilities

In January, the Company closed on senior secured credit facilities (the “Facilities”), in an aggregate principal amount of $390 million. The Facilities consists of a 5-year $300 million senior secured term loan facility (the “Core Term Loan Facility”), a 5-year $40 million revolving credit facility (the “Core Revolving Facility”), of which $20 million was drawn at closing, and a 2.5-year $50 million senior secured term loan credit facility (the “Transition Facility”). The borrowing under the Core Revolving Facility was subsequently repaid in March 2020.

The proceeds from the Facilities were used to refinance $383 million of existing high-cost secured and unsecured debt of the Company and its subsidiaries. This included repaying the Company’s 2017 Term Loan Facility and its senior secured credit agreement with ABN AMRO and repurchasing the Company’s outstanding 10.75% subordinated notes.

Borrowings under the Core Term Loan Facility and the Core Revolving Facility initially bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.60%, while borrowings under the Transition Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 3.50%. The margin on the Core Facilities may adjust by 0.20%, based on whether the Company meets certain leverage ratios. The Company currently anticipates that the margin on the Core facilities will decrease to 2.40% by the third quarter of 2020.

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The January 2020 refinancing will further reduce annual interest expense by approximately $15 million by lowering the Company’s average interest rates on the refinanced portion of the debt by 3.5% and the overall average interest rates by 2%.

In addition, the Core Facilities include a sustainability-linked pricing mechanism, which is the first of its kind for a NYSE-listed ship owner and operator, which has been certified by an independent, leading firm in ESG and corporate governance research as meeting sustainability-linked loan principles. The adjustment in pricing is linked to the carbon efficiency of the INSW fleet as it relates to reductions in CO2 emissions year-over-year, such that it aligns with the International Maritime Organization’s 50% industry reduction target in GHG emissions by 2050. This key performance indicator is calculated in a manner consistent with the de-carbonization trajectory outlined in the Poseidon Principles, the global framework by which financial institutions can assess the climate alignment of their ship finance portfolios.

Payment of Regular Cash Dividend

The Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock on February 26, 2020. The dividend was paid on March 30, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2020.

Share Repurchases

During the quarter, the Company repurchased and retired 490,592 shares of its common stock in open-market purchases at an average price of $20.41 per share, for a total cost of $10.0 million. The Company has $20.0 million remaining under its existing $30.0 million share repurchase plan, which was reauthorized for 24 months in March 2019.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2020 results at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on May 7, 2020.

To access the call, participants should dial (855) 940-9471 for domestic callers and (412) 317-5211 for international callers. Please dial in ten minutes prior to the start of the call.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available from the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.intlseas.com.

An audio replay of the conference call will be available starting at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 7, 2020 through 11:59 p.m. ET on May 14, 2020 by dialing (877) 344-7529 for domestic callers and (412) 317-0088 for international callers, and entering Access Code 10142581.

About International Seaways, Inc.

International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) is one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in International Flag markets. International Seaways owns and operates a fleet of 40 vessels, including 13 VLCCs, two Suezmaxes, five Aframaxes/LR2s, 13 Panamaxes/LR1s and 5 MR tankers. Through joint ventures, it has ownership interests in two floating storage and offloading service vessels. International Seaways has an experienced team committed to the very best operating practices and the highest levels of customer service and operational efficiency. International Seaways is headquartered in New York City, NY. Additional information is available at www.intlseas.com.


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Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company may make or approve certain statements in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in press releases, or in oral or written presentations by representatives of the Company. All statements other than statements of historical facts should be considered forward-looking statements. These matters or statements may relate to the Company’s plans to issue dividends, its prospects, including statements regarding vessel acquisitions, trends in the tanker markets, and possibilities of strategic alliances and investments. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current plans, estimates and projections, and are subject to change based on a number of factors. Investors should carefully consider the risk factors outlined in more detail in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2019 for the Company, and in similar sections of other filings made by the Company with the SEC from time to time. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements and written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or its representatives after the date of this release are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this paragraph and in other reports previously or hereafter filed by the Company with the SEC.


Investor Relations & Media Contact:

David Siever, International Seaways, Inc.

(212) 578-1635

[email protected]

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020 2019
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Shipping Revenues:
Pool revenues $ 101,209 $ 67,637
Time and bareboat charter revenues 8,604 5,520
Voyage charter revenues 15,524 28,717
Total Shipping Revenues 125,337 101,874
Operating Expenses:
Voyage expenses 5,606 7,845
Vessel expenses 32,960 30,538
Charter hire expenses 10,231 17,185
Depreciation and amortization 18,267 18,929
General and administrative 7,434 6,773
Provision for credit losses, net 62 1,298
Third-party debt modification fees 232 30
Gain on disposal of vessels and other property (2,804 ) (48 )
Total operating expenses 71,988 82,550
Income from vessel operations 53,349 19,324
Equity in income of affiliated companies 5,111 8,070
Operating income 58,460 27,394
Other (expense)/income (13,432 ) 1,036
Income before interest expense and income taxes 45,028 28,430
Interest expense (12,009 ) (17,533 )
Income before income taxes 33,019 10,897
Income tax provision - -
Net Income $ 33,019 $ 10,897
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic 29,154,639 29,181,233
Diluted 29,348,393 29,223,187
Per Share Amounts:
Basic net income per share $ 1.13 $ 0.37
Diluted net income per share $ 1.12 $ 0.37
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ConsolidatedBalance Sheets

($in thousands)

March 31, December 31,
2020 2019
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 93,298 $ 89,671
Voyage receivables 104,094 83,845
Other receivables 6,053 3,938
Inventories 3,559 3,896
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 8,592 5,994
Total Current Assets 215,596 187,344
Restricted Cash 17,029 60,572
Vessels and other property, less accumulated depreciation 1,297,339 1,292,516
Deferred drydock expenditures, net 26,888 23,125
Total Vessels, Deferred Drydock and Other Property 1,324,227 1,315,641
Operating lease right-of-use assets 28,940 33,718
Investments in and advances to affiliated companies 151,400 153,292
Other assets 3,536 2,934
Total Assets $ 1,740,728 $ 1,753,501
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 32,864 $ 27,554
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 10,668 12,958
Current installments of long-term debt 81,483 70,350
Current portion of derivative liability 7,614 3,614
Total Current Liabilities 132,629 114,476
Long-term operating lease liabilities 15,718 17,953
Long-term debt 543,111 590,745
Long-term derivative liability 18,258 6,545
Other liabilities 1,332 1,489
Total Liabilities 711,048 731,208
Equity:
Total Equity 1,029,680 1,022,293
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 1,740,728 $ 1,753,501
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

($ in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income $ 33,019 $ 10,897
Items included in net income not affecting cash flows:
Depreciation and amortization 18,267 18,929
Amortization of debt discount and other deferred financing costs 983 1,765
Deferred financing costs write-off 12,501 -
Stock compensation, non-cash 1,206 761
Earnings of affiliated companies (3,851 ) (8,452 )
Change in fair value of interest rate collar recorded through earnings 1,271 -
Other – net 293 36
Items included in net income related to investing and financing activities:
Gain on disposal of vessels and other property, net (2,804 ) (48 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt 992 -
Cash distributions from affiliated companies 3,250 2,050
Payments for drydocking (7,565 ) (4,438 )
Insurance claims proceeds related to vessel operations 239 555
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (19,483 ) 1,936
Net cash provided by operating activities 38,318 23,991
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Expenditures for vessels and vessel improvements (28,914 ) (2,962 )
Proceeds from disposal of vessels and other property 13,601 (82 )
Expenditures for other property (208 ) (208 )
Investments in and advances to affiliated companies, net 364 478
Repayments of advances from affiliated companies - 5,450
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities (15,157 ) 2,676
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Issuance of debt, net of issuance and deferred financing costs 362,989 -
Extinguishment of debt (382,699 ) -
Payments on debt (30,895 ) (6,764 )
Cash dividends paid (1,729 ) -
Repurchases of common stock (10,012 ) -
Cash paid to tax authority upon vesting of stock-based compensation (705 ) (149 )
Other – net (26 ) (243 )
Net cash used in financing activities (63,077 ) (7,156 )
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (39,916 ) 19,511
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year 150,243 117,644
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 110,327 $ 137,155
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Spot and Fixed TCE Rates Achieved and Revenue Days

The following tables provides a breakdown of TCE rates achieved for spot and fixed charters and the related revenue days for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and the comparable period of 2019. Revenue days in the quarter ended March 31, 2020 totaled 3,115 compared with 3,548 in the prior year quarter. A summary fleet list by vessel class can be found later in this press release. The information in these tables excludes commercial pool fees/commissions averaging approximately $678 and $617 per day for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Spot Fixed Total Spot Fixed Total
Crude Tankers
VLCC
Average TCE Rate $ 63,754 $ - $ 31,993 $ -
Number of Revenue Days 793 - 793 1,134 - 1,134
Suezmax
Average TCE Rate $ 42,836 $ - $ 28,935 $ -
Number of Revenue Days 182 - 182 180 - 180
Aframax
Average TCE Rate $ 31,649 $ - $ 20,905 $ -
Number of Revenue Days 361 - 361 398 - 398
Panamax
Average TCE Rate $ 42,071 $ 15,900 $ 17,558 $ 12,313
Number of Revenue Days 91 539 630 73 445 518
Total Crude Tankers Revenue Days 1,427 539 1,966 1,785 445 2,230
Product Carriers
LR2
Average TCE Rate $ 28,799 $ - $ 22,090 $ -
Number of Revenue Days 91 - 91 90 - 90
LR1
Average TCE Rate $ 38,644 $ - $ 24,017 $ -
Number of Revenue Days 487 - 487 339 - 339
MR
Average TCE Rate $ 20,719 $ - $ 13,462 $ -
Number of Revenue Days 571 - 571 889 - 889
Total Product Carriers Revenue Days 1,149 - 1,149 1,318 - 1,318
Total Revenue Days 2,576 539 3,115 3,103 445 3,548

Revenue days in the above table exclude days related to full service lighterings and days for which recoveries were recorded under the Company’s loss of hire insurance policies. Several ships, including two VLCCs, traded under commercial management arrangements during the first quarter of 2020 rather than participating in pools because of changes in the technical managers of such vessels.


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Fleet Information

As of March 31, 2020, INSW’s owned and operated 40 vessels, 34 of which were owned, 4 of which were chartered in, and 2 of which were FSOs, held through joint venture partnerships.

Vessels Owned Vessels Chartered-in Total at March 31, 2020
Vessel Type Number Weighted by Ownership Number Weighted by Ownership Total Vessels Vessels Weighted by Ownership Total Dwt
Operating Fleet
FSO 2 1.0 - - 2 1.0 864,046
VLCC 13 13.0 - - 13 13.0 3,950,103
Suezmax 2 2.0 - - 2 2.0 316,864
Aframax 2 2.0 2 2.0 4 4.0 450,804
Panamax 7 7.0 - - 7 7.0 487,365
Crude Tankers 26 25.0 2 2.0 28 27.0 6,069,182
LR2 1 1.00 - - 1 1.0 112,691
LR1 5 5.00 1 1.0 6 6.0 443,077
MR 4 4.00 1 1.0 5 5.0 252,443
Product Carriers 10 10.00 2 2.0 12 12.0 808,211
Total Operating Fleet 36 35.0 4 4.0 40 39.0 6,877,393

Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Information

The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, the following non-GAAP measures may provide certain investors with additional information that will better enable them to evaluate the Company’s performance. Accordingly, these non-GAAP measures are intended to provide supplemental information, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared with GAAP.

^(A)^ Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) Revenues


Consistent with general practice in the shipping industry, the Company uses TCE revenues, which represents shipping revenues less voyage expenses, as a measure to compare revenue generated from a voyage charter to revenue generated from a time charter. Time charter equivalent revenues, a non-GAAP measure, provides additional meaningful information in conjunction with shipping revenues, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, because it assists Company management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of its vessels and in evaluating their financial performance. Reconciliation of TCE revenues of the segments to shipping revenues as reported in the consolidated statements of operations follow:

Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in thousands) 2020 2019
Time charter equivalent revenues $ 119,731 $ 94,029
Add: Voyage expenses 5,606 7,845
Shipping revenues $ 125,337 $ 101,874
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^(B)^ EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA represents net income/(loss) before interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDA consists of EBITDA adjusted for the impact of certain items that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent, and should not be a substitute for, net income or cash flows from operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. Some of the limitations are: (i) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (ii) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and (iii) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt. While EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used as a measure of operating results and performance, neither of them is necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation. The following table reconciles net income as reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in thousands) 2020 2019
Net income $ 33,019 $ 10,897
Income tax provision - -
Interest expense 12,009 17,533
Depreciation and amortization 18,267 18,929
EBITDA 63,295 47,359
Third-party debt modification fees 232 30
Gain on disposal of vessels and other property (2,804 ) (48 )
Write-off of deferred financing costs 12,501 -
Loss on extinguishment of debt 992 -
Adjusted EBITDA $ 74,216 $ 47,341

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^(C)^ Total Cash


March 31, December 31,
($ in thousands) 2020 2019
Cash and cash equivalents $ 93,298 $ 89,671
Restricted cash 17,029 60,572
Total Cash $ 110,327 $ 150,243

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