LONDON, March 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company”), a containership
charter owner, announced today its unaudited results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2016.
Fourth Quarter and Year Highlights
- Reported operating revenues of $41.4 million for the fourth quarter 2016. Operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016
were $166.5 million
- Reported net loss(1) of $55.1 million for the fourth quarter 2016, after a non-cash impairment charge of $63.1
million. For the year ended December 31, 2016, net loss was $68.2 million after a $92.4 million non-cash impairment
charge
- Generated $28.6 million of Adjusted EBITDA(2) for the fourth quarter 2016. Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended
December 31, 2016 was $114.7 million
- Normalized net income (1)(2), excluding the non-cash impairment charge, was $6.1 million for the fourth quarter
2016. Normalized net income was $22.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016
- Retired $53.9 million of bonds and $9.5 million of other debt; reduced net debt to Adjusted EBITDA from 4.0 times at end 2015
to 3.3 times at end 2016
Ian Webber, Chief Executive Officer of Global Ship Lease, stated, “In 2016, we maintained a strong focus on maximizing the
profitability of our long-term, fixed-rate time charters and ensuring our insulation and resilience in the face of a challenging
market environment. Throughout the year, we made progress in reducing our vessel operating costs, successfully extending the
contract durations of two of our vessels chartered to CMA CGM, and meaningfully strengthening our balance
sheet.”
Mr. Webber continued, “While the overall market continues to experience significant pressure, we remain encouraged by the
longer-term prospects for the mid-sized and smaller vessel classes that are the focus of Global Ship Lease’s strategy. The
supply/demand dynamics for those vessels continue to move in the direction of equilibrium, driven by record levels of vessel
scrapping, an orderbook heavily skewed towards very large ships, and the continued growth of the non-mainlane trades most reliant
upon our vessels. With our strong counterparties and limited exposure to the spot charter market in 2017, we are well
positioned to continue generating significant cashflow, de-levering our balance sheet, and pursuing long-term value creation for
our shareholders.”
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA – UNAUDITED (thousands of U.S. dollars)
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Three |
Three |
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months
ended |
months
ended |
Year
ended |
Year
ended |
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December
31, 2016 |
December
31, 2015 |
December
31, 2016 |
December
31, 2015 |
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|
|
|
|
| Operating Revenues |
41,426 |
|
44,029 |
166,523 |
|
164,919 |
|
| Operating (Loss) Income |
(44,902 |
) |
19,413 |
(20,480 |
) |
19,253 |
|
| Net (Loss) Income (1) |
(55,072 |
) |
6,246 |
(68,157 |
) |
(31,937 |
) |
| Adjusted EBITDA (2) |
28,578 |
|
30,348 |
114,747 |
|
108,812 |
|
| Normalized Net Income (1)(2) |
6,140 |
|
6,246 |
22,441 |
|
12,763 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
(1) Net (loss) income and Normalized net income available to common shareholders
(2) Adjusted EBITDA and Normalized net income are non-US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) measures, as
explained further in this press release, and are considered by Global Ship Lease to be useful measures of its performance.
Reconciliations of such non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable US GAAP measure are provided in this Earnings
Release.
Operating Revenues and Utilization
The 18 vessel fleet generated operating revenues from fixed rate, mainly long-term time charters of $41.4 million in the three
months ended December 31, 2016, down $2.6 million on operating revenues of $44.0 million for the comparative period in 2015, with
the reduction due mainly to fewer ownership days following the sale of Ville d’Aquarius and Ville d’Orion in
fourth quarter 2015 and the effect of the amendments to the charters of Marie Delmas and Kumasi, effective August
1, 2016 whereby the previous charter rate of $18,465 per day was reduced to $13,000 per day against the granting of options in our
favor to extend the charters at $9,800 per day in three periods, potentially to end 2020. There were 1,656 ownership days in the
quarter, down 6.0% from 1,761 in the comparable period in 2015. In the fourth quarter 2016, there was one day of unplanned offhire
and 11 days of planned offhire from regulatory drydockings, giving an overall utilization of 99.3%. There were 1,761
ownership days in the fourth quarter 2015 and a total of 14 days off-hire, of which one was unplanned and 13 were for idle time,
prior to the disposal of Ville d’Aquarius and Ville d’Orion, giving an overall utilization of 99.2%.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, operating revenues were $166.5 million, up $1.6 million or 1.0% on operating revenues of
$164.9 million in the prior year, mainly due to the full year contribution of OOCL Qingdao, purchased March 11, 2015, and
OOCL Ningbo, purchased September 17, 2015, offset by reduced revenue after the sale of Ville d’Aquarius and
Ville d’Orion, the effect of the amendments to the charters of Marie Delmas and Kumasi and increased
offhire from six scheduled drydockings in 2016, compared to only one in 2015.
The table below shows fleet utilization for the three months and years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and for the years ended
December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
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Year ended |
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Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
| Days |
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
|
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| Ownership days |
1,656 |
|
1,761 |
|
6,588 |
|
6,893 |
|
6,270 |
|
6,205 |
|
6,222 |
|
| Planned offhire - scheduled drydock |
(11 |
) |
0 |
|
(100 |
) |
(9 |
) |
(48 |
) |
(21 |
) |
(82 |
) |
| Unplanned offhire |
(1 |
) |
(1 |
) |
(3 |
) |
(7 |
) |
(12 |
) |
(7 |
) |
(16 |
) |
| Idle time |
0 |
|
(13 |
) |
0 |
|
(13 |
) |
(64 |
) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Operating days |
1,644 |
|
1,747 |
|
6,485 |
|
6,864 |
|
6,146 |
|
6,177 |
|
6,124 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Utilization |
99.3 |
% |
99.2 |
% |
98.4 |
% |
99.6 |
% |
98.0 |
% |
99.5 |
% |
98.4 |
% |
There were six regulatory drydockings in 2016, with only one vessel drydocked in the year ended December 31, 2015. A further
five regulatory drydockings are due in 2017.
Vessel Operating Expenses
Vessel operating expenses, which include costs of crew, lubricating oil, spares and insurance, were $11.2 million for the three
months ended December 31, 2016, compared to $12.2 million in the comparative period. The absolute reduction is due to fewer
ownership days following the disposals of Ville d’Aquarius and Ville d’Orion. The average cost per ownership day
in the quarter was $6,771, compared to $6,957 for the comparative period, down $186 per day or 2.7%. The reduction is
primarily attributable to reduced crew costs and insurance costs on renewal, together with the elimination of the relatively high
costs related to the operation of Ville d’Aquarius and Ville d’Orion, partly offset by costs incurred in
drydockings that are expensed rather than capitalized.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, vessel operating expenses were $45.7 million, or an average of $6,936 per day, compared to
$50.1 million in the comparative period or $7,269 per day. The $333, or 4.6%, reduction in vessel operating expenses per day is due
mainly to reasons noted above.
Depreciation
Depreciation for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $10.4 million, compared to $10.9 million in the fourth quarter 2015;
the reduction is due to the reduced number of vessels in the fleet.
Depreciation for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $42.8 million, compared to $44.9 million in the prior year; the reduction
again being due to the reduced number of vessels in the fleet.
Impairment
The Company’s accounting policies require that tangible fixed assets such as vessels are reviewed individually for impairment
when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. We also undertake an
impairment review at the end of the financial year.
The 2016 year-end impairment review gave rise to a non-cash charge recorded in the fourth quarter of $63.1 million, as the sum
of the expected undiscounted future cash flows from four vessels over their estimated remaining useful lives is less than the
carrying amounts. The impairment charge is equal to the amount by which the assets’ carrying amounts exceed their fair
values. Fair value is assessed, on a vessel by vessel basis, as the net present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted by
an appropriate discount rate.
There was no such impairment charge in fourth quarter 2015.
A non-cash impairment charge of $29.4 million was recognized in the three months ended September 30, 2016, following our
agreement with CMA CGM to amend and extend the charters of the Marie Delmas and Kumasi.
Accordingly, the total non-cash impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $92.4 million.
Following receipt of notices of re-delivery for Ville d’Aquarius and Ville d’Orion in fourth quarter 2015 and
the Company’s assessment of the vessels’ re-chartering prospects, sales of the vessels were completed on November 5, and December
8, 2015 respectively, for total net proceeds of approximately $9.3 million. The vessels were written down as at September 30, 2015
by $44.7 million to their estimated net realizable value, including estimated selling costs.
General and Administrative Costs
General and administrative costs were $1.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2016, compared to $1.6 million in the
fourth quarter of 2015; the modest increase is due mainly to higher professional fees offset by a positive exchange effect from the
stronger US dollar, as some general and administrative costs are denominated in sterling and euro.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, general and administrative costs were $6.3 million, compared to $6.5 million for 2015.
Other Operating Income
Other operating income in the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $41,000, compared to $164,000 in the fourth quarter
2015.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, other operating income was $0.2 million, compared to $0.5 million for the prior
year.
Adjusted EBITDA
As a result of the above, Adjusted EBITDA was $28.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016, down from $30.3
million for the three months ended December 31, 2015.
Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $114.7 million, compared to $108.8 million for the prior year.
The increase of 5.5% is due mainly to the effect of vessel acquisitions and the disposal of the Ville d’Aquarius and
Ville d’Orion.
Interest Expense
Debt at December 31, 2016 comprised amounts outstanding on our 10% Notes, the revolving credit facility, which was drawn March 11,
2015, and the secured term loan, which was drawn September 10, 2015.
Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2016, was $9.5 million, down $3.0 million on the interest expense for
the three months ended December 31, 2015 of $12.4 million. The reduction is mainly due to a $1.9 million gain on the open
market purchases of $18.0 million principal amount of the Notes in November 2016 and reduced interest on the Notes following these
repurchases and the repurchase by way of tender of $26.7 million principal amount of the Notes in March 2016, and the open market
purchases of $4.2 million principal amount of the Notes in May 2016 and $5.0 million principal amount of the Notes in August
2016.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, interest expense was $44.8 million, down $3.4 million on interest expense of $48.2 million
for the year ended December 31, 2015. The decrease is due to lower interest on the Notes following the tender offer and open market
purchases and the $2.9 million gain realized on these, offset by the effect of drawing on the secured term loan in September 2015,
$0.5 million premium paid in March 2016 in relation to the tender offer and accelerated write-off of the portion of deferred
financing charges and the original issue discount attributable to Notes which were purchased and retired in the year.
Interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $59,000, up from $16,000 in the comparative period of 2015 due
to higher cash balances. Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $198,000, compared to $62,000 in the
comparative period.
Taxation
Taxation for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was a charge of $14,000, compared to a credit of $1,000 in the fourth
quarter of 2015.
Taxation for the year ended December 31, 2016 was a charge of $46,000, compared to $38,000 for the prior year 2015.
Earnings Allocated to Preferred Shares
The Series B Preferred Shares carry a coupon of 8.75%, the cost of which for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $0.8
million; the same as in the comparative period.
The cost in the year ended December 31, 2016 was $3.1 million; the same as in the comparative period.
Net (Loss)/Income Available to Common Shareholders and Normalized Net Income
Net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $55.1 million, after the $63.1 million non-cash impairment
charge. For the three months ended December 31, 2015, net income was $6.2 million.
Normalized net income for the three months ended December 31, 2016, adjusting for the non-cash impairment charge, was $6.1
million, compared to $6.2 million in the comparative period.
Net loss was $68.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 after the $92.4 million non-cash impairment charge. Net
loss was $31.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, after the $44.7 million non-cash impairment charge.
Normalized net income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $22.4 million, before the impairment charge and was $12.8 million
for the prior year, again before the impairment charge.
Fleet
The following table provides information about the on-the-water fleet of 18 vessels as at December 31, 2016. 15 vessels are
chartered to CMA CGM and three are chartered to OOCL.
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Earliest |
Daily |
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Charter |
Charter |
Charter |
| Vessel |
Capacity |
Year |
Purchase |
Term (2) |
Expiry |
Rate |
| Name |
in TEUs
(1) |
Built |
by GSL |
(years) |
Date |
$ |
| CMA CGM Matisse |
2,262 |
1999 |
Dec 2007 |
3.00 |
Sept 21, 2019 |
15,300 |
| CMA CGM Utrillo |
2,262 |
1999 |
Dec 2007 |
3.00 |
Sept 11, 2019 |
15,300 |
| Delmas Keta |
2,207 |
2003 |
Dec 2007 |
1.00 |
Sept 20, 2017 |
18,465 |
| Julie Delmas |
2,207 |
2002 |
Dec 2007 |
1.00 |
Sept 11, 2017 |
18,465 |
| Kumasi (3) |
2,207 |
2002 |
Dec 2007 |
1.00-4.00(3) |
August 6, 2017(3) |
13,000(3) |
| Marie Delmas (3) |
2,207 |
2002 |
Dec 2007 |
1.00-4.00(3) |
July 31, 2017(3) |
13,000(3) |
| CMA CGM La Tour |
2,272 |
2001 |
Dec 2007 |
3.00 |
Sept 20, 2019 |
15,300 |
| CMA CGM Manet |
2,272 |
2001 |
Dec 2007 |
3.00 |
Sept 7, 2019 |
15,300 |
| CMA CGM Alcazar |
5,089 |
2007 |
Jan 2008 |
4.00 |
Oct 18, 2020 |
33,750 |
| CMA CGM Château d’If |
5,089 |
2007 |
Jan 2008 |
4.00 |
Oct 11, 2020 |
33,750 |
| CMA CGM Thalassa |
11,040 |
2008 |
Dec 2008 |
9.00 |
Oct 1, 2025 |
47,200 |
| CMA CGM Jamaica |
4,298 |
2006 |
Dec 2008 |
6.00 |
Sept 17, 2022 |
25,350 |
| CMA CGM Sambhar |
4,045 |
2006 |
Dec 2008 |
6.00 |
Sept 16, 2022 |
25,350 |
| CMA CGM America |
4,045 |
2006 |
Dec 2008 |
6.00 |
Sept 19, 2022 |
25,350 |
| CMA CGM Berlioz |
6,621 |
2001 |
Aug 2009 |
4.75 |
May 28, 2021 |
34,000 |
| OOCL Tianjin |
8,063 |
2005 |
Oct 2014 |
1.00 |
Oct 28, 2017 |
34,500 |
| OOCL Qingdao |
8,063 |
2004 |
Mar 2015 |
1.25 |
Mar 11, 2018 |
34,500 |
| OOCL Ningbo |
8,063 |
2004 |
Sep 2015 |
1.75 |
Sep 17, 2018 |
34,500 |
(1) Twenty-foot Equivalent Units. |
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(2) As at December 31, 2016. Plus or
minus 90 days, other than (i) OOCL Tianjin which is between October 28, 2017 and January 28, 2018, (ii) OOCL Qingdao which is
between March 11, 2018 and June 11, 2018, and (iii) OOCL Ningbo which is between September 17, 2018 and December 17, 2018, all
at charterer’s option.
(3) The charters for Kumasi and Marie Delmas were amended in July 2016. The earliest possible re-delivery date is
shown in the table. However, the Company may exercise three consecutive options to extend the charters, at $9,800 per
day, which extend the earliest re-delivery date to October 2, 2020. |
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Conference Call and Webcast
Global Ship Lease will hold a conference call to discuss the Company's results for the three months ended December 31, 2016 today,
Tuesday March 7, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. There are two ways to access the conference call:
(1) Dial-in: (877) 445-2556 or (908) 982-4670; Passcode: 71587456
Please dial in at least 10 minutes prior to 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time to ensure a prompt start to the call.
(2) Live Internet webcast and slide presentation: http://www.globalshiplease.com
If you are unable to participate at this time, a replay of the call will be available through Thursday, March 23, 2017 at (855)
859-2056 or (404) 537-3406. Enter the code 71587456 to access the audio replay. The webcast will also be archived on the Company’s
website: http://www.globalshiplease.com.
Annual Report on Form 20F
The Company’s Annual Report for 2015 is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the report can be
found under the Investor Relations section (Annual Reports) of the Company’s website at http://www.globalshiplease.com Shareholders may request a hard copy of the audited
financial statements free of charge by contacting the Company at info@globalshiplease.com or by writing to Global Ship Lease, Inc, care of Global Ship Lease
Services Limited, Portland House, Stag Place, London SW1E 5RS or by telephoning +44 (0) 207 869 8806.
About Global Ship Lease
Global Ship Lease is a containership charter owner. Incorporated in the Marshall Islands, Global Ship Lease commenced operations
in December 2007 with a business of owning and chartering out containerships under long-term, fixed rate charters to top tier
container liner companies.
At December 31, 2016, Global Ship Lease owned 18 vessels with a total capacity of 82,312 TEU and an average age, weighted by TEU
capacity of 12.0 years. All vessels are currently fixed on time charters, 15 with CMA CGM. The average remaining term of the
charters is 3.9 years or 4.0 years on a weighted basis.
Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures
A. Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest income and expense including amortization of deferred finance costs,
earnings allocated to preferred shares, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and impairment. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-US
GAAP quantitative measure used to assist in the assessment of the Company's ability to generate cash from its operations. We
believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts,
investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. Adjusted EBITDA is not defined in US
GAAP and should not be considered to be an alternate to Net income or any other financial metric required by such accounting
principles. Our use of Adjusted EBITDA may vary from the use of similarly titled measures by others in our industry.
ADJUSTED EBITDA - UNAUDITED
(thousands of U.S. dollars)
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ended |
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ended |
ended |
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Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
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2016 |
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2015 |
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2016 |
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2015 |
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| Net (loss) income available to common shareholders
|
(55,072 |
) |
6,246 |
|
(68,157 |
) |
(31,937 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjust: |
Depreciation |
10,415 |
|
10,935 |
|
42,805 |
|
44,859 |
|
| |
Impairment |
63,065 |
|
--- |
|
92,422 |
|
44,700 |
|
| |
Interest income |
(59 |
) |
(16 |
) |
(198 |
) |
(62 |
) |
| |
Interest expense |
9,450 |
|
12,419 |
|
44,767 |
|
48,152 |
|
| |
Earnings allocated to preferred shares |
765 |
|
765 |
|
3,062 |
|
3,062 |
|
| |
Income tax |
14 |
|
(1 |
) |
46 |
|
38 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjusted EBITDA |
28,578 |
|
30,348 |
|
114,747 |
|
108,812 |
|
| |
B. Normalized net income
Normalized net income represents net income adjusted for the premium paid on the tender offer for the Notes and the gain made on
open market purchases of the Notes, together with the related accelerated amortization of deferred financing costs and original
issue discount, and for impairment charges. Normalized net income is a non-GAAP quantitative measure which we believe will assist
investors and analysts who often adjust reported net income for non-operating items that do not affect operating performance or
operating cash generated. Normalized net income is not defined in US GAAP and should not be considered to be an alternate to net
income or any other financial metric required by such accounting principles. Our use of Normalized net income may vary from
the use of similarly titled measures by others in our industry.
NORMALIZED NET INCOME - UNAUDITED
(thousands of U.S. dollars)
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ended |
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Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
Dec 31, |
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2016 |
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2015 |
2016 |
|
2015 |
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| Net (loss) available to common shareholders |
(55,072 |
) |
6,246 |
(68,157 |
) |
(31,937 |
) |
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|
| Adjust: |
Gain on purchase of notes |
(1,938 |
) |
--- |
(2,865 |
) |
--- |
|
| |
Premium paid on tender offer for notes |
--- |
|
--- |
533 |
|
--- |
|
| |
Accelerated write off of deferred financing charges related to notes purchase and
tender offer |
34 |
|
--- |
134 |
|
--- |
|
| |
Accelerated write off of original issue discount related to notes purchase and
tender offer |
51 |
|
--- |
374 |
|
--- |
|
| |
Impairment charge |
63,065 |
|
--- |
92,422 |
|
44,700 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
| Normalized net income |
6,140 |
|
6,246 |
22,441 |
|
12,763 |
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Safe Harbor Statement
This communication contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements provide Global Ship Lease's current expectations
or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements about Global Ship Lease's expectations, beliefs,
plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Words or phrases such as
"anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "ongoing," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project,"
"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. These forward-looking statements are
based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and Global Ship Lease cannot assure you that these projections included in these
forward-looking statements will come to pass. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
- future operating or financial results;
- expectations regarding the future growth of the container shipping industry, including the rates of annual demand and supply
growth;
- the financial condition of our charterers, particularly CMA CGM, our principal charterer and main source of operating
revenue, and their ability to pay charterhire in accordance with the charters;
- Global Ship Lease’s financial condition and liquidity, including its ability to obtain additional waivers which might be
necessary under the existing credit facility or obtain additional financing to fund capital expenditures, vessel acquisitions and
other general corporate purposes;
- Global Ship Lease’s ability to meet its financial covenants and repay its credit facilities;
- Global Ship Lease’s expectations relating to dividend payments and forecasts of its ability to make such payments including
the availability of cash and the impact of constraints under its credit facility;
- future acquisitions, business strategy and expected capital spending;
- operating expenses, availability of crew, number of off-hire days, drydocking and survey requirements and insurance costs;
- general market conditions and shipping industry trends, including charter rates and factors affecting supply and demand;
- assumptions regarding interest rates and inflation;
- changes in the rate of growth of global and various regional economies;
- risks incidental to vessel operation, including piracy, discharge of pollutants and vessel accidents and damage including
total or constructive total loss;
- estimated future capital expenditures needed to preserve its capital base;
- Global Ship Lease’s expectations about the availability of ships to purchase, the time that it may take to construct new
ships, or the useful lives of its ships;
- Global Ship Lease’s continued ability to enter into or renew long-term, fixed-rate charters;
- the continued performance of existing long-term, fixed-rate time charters;
- Global Ship Lease’s ability to capitalize on its management’s and board of directors’ relationships and reputations in the
containership industry to its advantage;
- changes in governmental and classification societies’ rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities;
- expectations about the availability of insurance on commercially reasonable terms;
- unanticipated changes in laws and regulations including taxation;
- potential liability from future litigation.
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.
Global Ship Lease's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements for many reasons
specifically as described in Global Ship Lease's filings with the SEC. Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. Global Ship Lease undertakes no obligation to
publicly revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this communication or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should, however, review the factors and risks Global Ship Lease describes in the
reports it will file from time to time with the SEC after the date of this communication.
| |
| Global Ship Lease, Inc. |
| |
| Interim Unaudited Consolidated
Statements of Income |
| |
| (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except share
data) |
| |
| |
|
Three months ended
December 31, |
Year ended
December 31, |
| |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
2015 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Time charter revenue |
|
$ |
9,444 |
|
$ |
10,412 |
|
$ |
37,567 |
|
$ |
31,568 |
|
| Time charter revenue – related party |
|
|
31,982 |
|
|
33,617 |
|
|
128,956 |
|
|
133,351 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
41,426 |
|
|
44,029 |
|
|
166,523 |
|
|
164,919 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Expenses
Vessel operating expenses |
|
|
10,814 |
|
|
11,851 |
|
|
44,096 |
|
|
48,238 |
|
| Vessel operating expenses – related party |
|
|
400 |
|
|
400 |
|
|
1,599 |
|
|
1,866 |
|
| Depreciation |
|
|
10,415 |
|
|
10,935 |
|
|
42,805 |
|
|
44,859 |
|
| Impairment of vessels |
|
|
63,065 |
|
|
- |
|
|
92,422 |
|
|
44,700 |
|
| General and administrative |
|
|
1,675 |
|
|
1,594 |
|
|
6,297 |
|
|
6,478 |
|
| Other operating income |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
(164 |
) |
|
(216 |
) |
|
(475 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total operating expenses |
|
|
86,328 |
|
|
24,616 |
|
|
187,003 |
|
|
145,666 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating (Loss) Income |
|
|
(44,902 |
) |
|
19,413 |
|
|
(20,480 |
) |
|
19,253 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non Operating Income (Expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest income |
|
|
59 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
198 |
|
|
62 |
|
| Interest expense |
|
|
(9,450 |
) |
|
(12,419 |
) |
|
(44,767 |
) |
|
(48,152 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (Loss) Income before Income Taxes |
|
|
(54,293 |
) |
|
7,010 |
|
|
(65,049 |
) |
|
(28,837 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Income taxes |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
1 |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
(38 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net (Loss) Income |
|
$ |
(54,307 |
) |
$ |
7,011 |
|
$ |
(65,095 |
) |
$ |
(28,875 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings allocated to Series B Preferred Shares |
|
|
(765 |
) |
|
(765 |
) |
|
(3,062 |
) |
|
(3,062 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net (Loss) Income available to Common Shareholders
|
|
$ |
(55,072 |
) |
$ |
6,246 |
|
$ |
(68,157 |
) |
$ |
(31,937 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Weighted average number of Class A common shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic (including RSUs without service conditions)
Diluted
|
|
|
47,867,266
47,867,266 |
|
|
47,841,484
47,841,484 |
|
47,854,351
47,854,351 |
|
|
47,785,388
47,785,388 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Net (loss) income per Class A common share |
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic (including RSUs without service conditions) |
|
$ |
(1.15 |
) |
$ |
0.13 |
$ |
(1.42 |
) |
$ |
(0.67 |
) |
| Diluted |
|
$
|
(1.15 |
)
|
$
|
0.13 |
$
|
(1.42 |
)
|
$
|
(0.67
|
)
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of Class B common shares outstanding
Basic and diluted
|
|
|
7,405,956 |
|
|
7,405,956 |
|
7,405,956 |
|
|
7,405,956 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per Class B common share
Basic and diluted |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
0.00 |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Global Ship Lease, Inc. |
| |
| Interim Unaudited Consolidated
Balance Sheets |
| |
| (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) |
| |
| |
|
December 31,
2016 |
|
December 31,
2015 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
54,243 |
|
|
$ |
53,591 |
| Accounts receivable |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
87 |
| Due from related party |
|
|
906 |
|
|
|
2,124 |
| Prepaid expenses |
|
|
1,146 |
|
|
|
1,101 |
| Other receivables |
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
118 |
| Inventory |
|
|
553 |
|
|
|
610 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total current assets |
|
|
56,929 |
|
|
|
57,631 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vessels in operation |
|
|
719,110 |
|
|
|
846,939 |
| Other fixed assets |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
5 |
| Intangible assets |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
39 |
| Other long term assets |
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
306 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total non-current assets |
|
|
719,328 |
|
|
|
847,289 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Assets |
|
$ |
776,257 |
|
|
$ |
904,920 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current portion of long term debt |
|
$ |
30,290 |
|
|
$ |
35,160 |
| Intangible liability – charter agreements |
|
|
1,807 |
|
|
|
2,104 |
| Deferred revenue |
|
|
1,940 |
|
|
|
796 |
| Accounts payable |
|
|
963 |
|
|
|
622 |
| Due to related party |
|
|
1,315 |
|
|
|
1,256 |
| Accrued expenses |
|
|
11,664 |
|
|
|
13,694 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total current liabilities |
|
|
47,979 |
|
|
|
53,632 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long term debt |
|
|
389,583 |
|
|
|
442,913 |
| Intangible liability – charter agreements |
|
|
9,782 |
|
|
|
11,589 |
| Deferred tax liability |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
20 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total long term liabilities |
|
|
399,385 |
|
|
|
454,522 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Liabilities |
|
$ |
447,364 |
|
|
$ |
508,154 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A Common stock – authorized
214,000,000 shares with a $0.01 par value;
47,575,609 shares issued and outstanding (2015 – 47,541,484) |
|
$ |
476 |
|
|
$ |
475 |
Class B Common stock – authorized
20,000,000 shares with a $0.01 par value;
7,405,956 shares issued and outstanding (2015 – 7,405,956) |
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
74 |
Series B Preferred shares – authorized
16,100 shares with $0.01 par value;
14,000 shares issued and outstanding (2015 – 14,000) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional paid in capital |
|
|
386,708 |
|
|
|
386,425 |
| Accumulated losses (Retained earnings) |
|
|
(58,365 |
) |
|
|
9,792 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
328,893 |
|
|
|
396,766 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
|
$ |
776,257 |
|
|
$ |
904,920 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Global Ship Lease, Inc. |
| |
| Interim Unaudited Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows |
| |
| (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) |
| |
| |
|
Three months ended
December 31, |
Year ended
December 31, |
| |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(54,307 |
) |
|
$ |
7,011 |
|
|
$ |
(65,095 |
) |
|
$ |
(28,875 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustments to Reconcile Net income (loss) to Net Cash Provided by
Operating Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Depreciation |
|
|
10,415 |
|
|
|
10,935 |
|
|
|
42,805 |
|
|
|
44,859 |
|
| Vessel impairment |
|
|
63,065 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
92,422 |
|
|
|
44,700 |
|
| Gain on sale of vessels |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(93 |
) |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs |
|
|
941 |
|
|
|
943 |
|
|
|
3,622 |
|
|
|
3,374 |
|
| Amortization of original issue discount |
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
346 |
|
|
|
1,651 |
|
|
|
1,178 |
|
| Amortization of intangible liability |
|
|
(515 |
) |
|
|
(530 |
) |
|
|
(2,104 |
) |
|
|
(2,119 |
) |
| Share based compensation |
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
283 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
| Gain on repurchase of secured notes |
|
|
(1,938 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(2,865 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
| Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable and other assets |
|
|
681 |
|
|
|
(194 |
) |
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
1,517 |
|
| Decrease (increase) in inventory |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
(160 |
) |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities |
|
|
9,330 |
|
|
|
9,798 |
|
|
|
(1,751 |
) |
|
|
(1,571 |
) |
| Increase in unearned revenue |
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
1,144 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
| (Decrease) increase in related party balances |
|
|
(699 |
) |
|
|
(428 |
) |
|
|
738 |
|
|
|
(868 |
) |
| Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
|
|
27,761 |
|
|
|
28,022 |
|
|
|
71,152 |
|
|
|
62,337 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash paid for vessels |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(168 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(108,187 |
) |
| Net proceeds from sale of vessels |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
9,513 |
|
|
|
(254 |
) |
|
|
9,513 |
|
| Cash paid for other assets |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
| Cash paid for drydockings |
|
|
(2,513 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(6,681 |
) |
|
|
(2,548 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities |
|
|
(2,513 |
) |
|
|
9,345 |
|
|
|
(6,941 |
) |
|
|
(101,225 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Repurchase of secured notes |
|
|
(16,061 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(50,997 |
) |
|
|
(350 |
) |
| Proceeds from drawdown of revolving credit facility |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
| Deferred financing costs incurred |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(162 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(971 |
) |
| Repayment of credit facilities |
|
|
(2,925 |
) |
|
|
(1,925 |
) |
|
|
(9,500 |
) |
|
|
(1,925 |
) |
| Class A common shares – dividends paid |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(4,754 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(9,508 |
) |
| Series B Preferred Shares – dividends paid |
|
|
(765 |
) |
|
|
(765 |
) |
|
|
(3,062 |
) |
|
|
(3,062 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net Cash Used in Financing Activities |
|
|
(19,751 |
) |
|
|
(7,606 |
) |
|
|
(63,559 |
) |
|
|
59,184 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
|
5,497 |
|
|
|
29,761 |
|
|
|
652 |
|
|
|
20,296 |
|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents at Start of Period |
|
|
48,746 |
|
|
|
23,830 |
|
|
|
53,591 |
|
|
|
33,295 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period |
|
$ |
54,243 |
|
|
$ |
53,591 |
|
|
$ |
54,243 |
|
|
$ |
53,591 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Supplemental information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total interest paid |
|
$ |
881 |
|
|
$ |
634 |
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$ |
43,134 |
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|
$ |
43,103 |
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| Income tax paid |
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$ |
13 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
69 |
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| |
|
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Investor and Media Contacts: The IGB Group Bryan Degnan 646-673-9701 or Leon Berman 212-477-8438
