OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Our handysize dry bulk carriers are on time charters of short term durations, producing steady cash flows, while our Aframax tanker operates in the spot market where voyage charter rates for Aframax tankers are in excess of
$40,000 per day. - All our handysize dry bulk carriers, and our Aframax tanker are unencumbered.
- Fleet operational utilization of 93.4% for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 , as our vessels that operated under time charter employment had few commercial idle days. - Revenues of
$12.8 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2024 , corresponding to a daily TCE1 of$36,480 . - 129% increase in daily TCE for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 , as compared to the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 . - Our Company generated a Net Income of
$3.8 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2024 . - 404% increase in Net Income for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 , as compared to the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 . - Our Company generated an EBITDA2 of
$5.7 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2024 . - 302% increase in EBITDA for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 , as compared to the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 . - 19% increase in Total Assets as of
March 31, 2024 compared toDecember 31, 2023 . - Basic and Diluted EPS for the first quarter of 2024 was
$1.11 . - Our Basic and Diluted EPS for the quarter annualized and compared to our current share price represent a price to earnings ratio of approximately 0.36.
- During the first quarter of 2024, we concluded two follow-on equity offerings, generating aggregate net proceeds of
$11.4 million which increased our cash balance, including time deposits, to$34.9 million . - In
April 2024 , our Company effected a reverse stock split of 1 for 100 of its common shares, aimed at meeting the minimum bid price requirement for maintaining listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, thus all share amounts have been retrospectively restated. - In
April 2024 , our Company announced an agreement to acquire a 2012-built Japanese handysize drybulk carrier from an affiliated company. Following this vessel acquisition and the delivery of the 33,664 DWT handysize drybulk carrier to our Company inMay 2024 , the total fleet capacity increased to 213,468 dwt. 10% of the purchase price was paid on delivery, with the remaining 90% due inApril 2025 .
First Quarter 2024 Results:
- Voyage revenues for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 amounted to$12.8 million , an increase of$9.6 million compared to revenues of$3.2 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 , primarily due to the revenues generated by our Aframax tanker acquired inJuly 2023 . Total calendar days for our fleet were 273 and 180 days for the three months endedMarch 31, 2024 and 2023 respectively. Of the total calendar days in the first quarters of 2024 and 2023, 164, or 60.1% and 163 or 90.6%, were time charter days. Our fleet operational utilization was 93.4% and 90.6% for the three months endedMarch 31, 2024 and 2023. - Voyage expenses and vessels’ operating expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 were$2.8 million and$1.8 million respectively, compared to$0.3 million and$1.0 million respectively, for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 . The increases in both voyage expenses and vessels’ operating expenses are attributed to the increase in the average number of our vessels following the acquisition of our Aframax tanker inJuly 2023 which operates in the spot market. Voyage expenses for the three months endedMarch 31, 2024 and 2023 included bunkers cost of$1.8 million and$0.1 million , corresponding to 64.3% and 33.3% of total voyage expenses. Operating expenses for the three months endedMarch 31, 2024 and 2023 mainly included crew expenses of$0.9 million and$0.6 million , corresponding to 50.0% and 60.0% of total vessel operating expenses, spares and consumables costs of$0.4 million and$0.3 million , corresponding to 22.2% and 30.0% of total vessel operating expenses, and maintenance expenses of$0.2 million and$0.1 million , representing works and repairs on the vessels, corresponding to 11.1% and 10.0%, of total vessel operating expenses. - Depreciation for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 was$1.4 million , a$0.7 million increase from$0.7 million for the same period of last year, due to the increase in the average number of our vessels. - Management fees for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 were$0.12 million , a$0.04 million increase from$0.08 million for the same period of last year, due to the increase in the average number of our vessels. - General and Administrative costs for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 were$1.5 million and mainly related to expenses incurred relating to the two public offerings and the reverse stock split and expenses incurred as a result of operating as a separate public company. General and Administrative costs for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 were$0.2 million . - Interest and finance costs for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 were$0.8 million and mainly related to the accrued interest expense – related party as ofMarch 31, 2024 in connection with the$38.7 million which is part of the acquisition price of our Aframax tanker Afrapearl II that is payable byJuly 2024 . - Unrealized loss on warrants for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 was$0.6 million and related to net fair value losses of our Class B-1 and B-2 Warrants and Class C-1 and C-2 warrants which were issued during the first quarter of 2024 in connection with the two public offerings and have been classified as liabilities. - As a result of the above, for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 , the Company reported a net income of$3.8 million . - EBITDA for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 amounted to$5.7 million . - An average of 3.00 vessels were owned by the Company during the three months ended
March 31, 2024 .
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2024 started with an affluence of vigorous activities for
Our remarkable financial results during the first quarter of 2024 highlight our ability to capitalize on the solid freight rate environment. Indicatively, we managed to achieve a fleetwide time charter equivalent rate of
During the first quarter of the year, our cash balance increased by 286% since 2023-year end levels. Our strong cash flow generation from our profitable vessel operations as well as the completion of two follow-on equity offerings, generating aggregate net proceeds of
Specifically, in May, we took delivery of our recently acquired 2012 Japanese built dry bulk carrier, the Eco Spitfire. Following our latest fleet addition, our total fleet capacity has increased by 234% since the Company’s inception less than a year ago.
Looking ahead, we believe that earnings momentum will remain generally favorable, prompting our continued focus on our fleet growth strategy.
We believe that our capital structure comprising of no bank debt and a strong cash balance, currently at over
We also aim at diversifying our fleet so as to have more impact on long-term profits via re-weighting of exposure to different segments, thus allowing stronger segments to bolster weaker ones, and smoothing returns over time.
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Matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performanceincluding our intentions relating to fleet growth and diversification and financing, outlook for our shipping sectors and vessel earnings, and our ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq continued listing requirements, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although
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Fleet Data:
The following key indicators highlight the Company’s operating performance during the periods ended
FLEET DATA | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 |
Average number of vessels (1) | 2.00 | 3.00 |
Period end number of owned vessels in fleet | 2 | 3 |
Total calendar days for fleet (2) | 180 | 273 |
Total voyage days for fleet (3) | 180 | 273 |
Fleet utilization (4) | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Total charter days for fleet (5) | 163 | 164 |
Total spot market days for fleet (6) | 17 | 109 |
Fleet operational utilization (7) | 90.6% | 93.4% |
1) Average number of vessels is the number of owned vessels that constituted our fleet for the relevant period, as measured by the sum of the number of days each vessel was a part of our fleet during the period divided by the number of calendar days in that period.
2) Total calendar days for fleet are the total days the vessels we operated were in our possession for the relevant period including off-hire days associated with repairs, drydockings or special or intermediate surveys.
3) Total voyage days for fleet reflect the total days the vessels we operated were in our possession for the relevant period net of off-hire days associated with repairs, drydockings or special or intermediate surveys.
4) Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels were available for revenue generating voyage days, and is determined by dividing voyage days by fleet calendar days for the relevant period.
5) Total charter days for fleet are the number of voyage days the vessels operated on time or bareboat charters for the relevant period.
6) Total spot market charter days for fleet are the number of voyage days the vessels operated on spot market charters for the relevant period.
7) Fleet operational utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels generated revenue, and is determined by dividing voyage days excluding commercially idle days by fleet calendar days for the relevant period.
Reconciliation of EBITDA:
EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income and depreciation. EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under
EBITDA is included herein because it is a basis, upon which we and our investors assess our financial performance. It allows us to present our performance from period to period on a comparable basis and provides investors with a means of better evaluating and understanding our operating performance.
(Expressed in | ||
Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | |
Net income - EBITDA | ||
Net income | 751,353 | 3,786,620 |
Plus interest and finance costs | 305 | 752,546 |
Less interest income | - | (209,178) |
Plus depreciation | 670,064 | 1,382,297 |
EBITDA | 1,421,722 | 5,712,285 |
Reconciliation of TCE:
Time Charter Equivalent rate or “TCE” rate is determined by dividing revenue net of voyage expenses by voyage days for the relevant time period. TCE is a non-GAAP measure which provides additional meaningful information in conjunction with revenues, the most directly comparable GAAP measure to Time charter equivalent revenues assists the Company’s management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of its vessels and in evaluating their financial performance. TCE is also a standard shipping industry performance measure, useful to the investors, as it is used primarily to compare period-to-period changes in a shipping company’s performance despite changes in the mix of charter types (i.e., spot charters or time charters, but not bareboat charters) under which the vessels may be employed between the periods and compare two shipping companies despite the charter types of their vessels.
(Expressed in thousands of | ||
Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | |
Revenues | 3,151,845 | 12,792,011 |
Voyage expenses | (285,020) | (2,832,992) |
Time charter equivalent revenues | 2,866,825 | 9,959,019 |
Total voyage days for fleet | 180 | 273 |
Time charter equivalent rate | 15,927 | 36,480 |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Expressed in
Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | ||
Revenues | |||
Revenues | 3,151,845 | 12,792,011 | |
Total revenues | 3,151,845 | 12,792,011 | |
Expenses | |||
Voyage expenses | 250,976 | 2,671,089 | |
Voyage expenses – related party | 34,044 | 161,903 | |
Vessels’ operating expenses | 1,013,558 | 1,777,270 | |
Vessels’ operating expenses – related party | 15,000 | 33,500 | |
Drydocking costs | 143,712 | -- | |
Management fees | 79,200 | 120,120 | |
General and administrative expenses | -- | 1,394,907 | |
General and administrative expenses – related parties | 193,855 | 111,436 | |
Depreciation | 670,064 | 1,382,297 | |
Total expenses | 2,400,409 | 7,652,522 | |
Income from operations | 751,436 | 5,139,489 | |
Other (expenses)/income | |||
Interest and finance costs | (305) | (1,929) | |
Interest and finance costs – related party | -- | (750,617) | |
Interest income | -- | 209,178 | |
Foreign exchange gain/(loss) | 222 | (179,630) | |
Unrealized loss on warrants | -- | (629,871) | |
Other expenses, net | (83) | (1,352,869) | |
Net Income | 751,353 | 3,786,620 | |
Earnings per share (iii) | |||
- Basic | 23.61 | 1.11 | |
- Diluted | 10.06 | 1.11 | |
Weighted average number of shares | |||
- Basic | 31,826 | 655,756 | |
- Diluted | 74,683 | 655,756 |
iii The computation of earnings per share gives retroactive effect to the shares issued in connection with the spin-off of our company from Imperial Petroleum Inc. in
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in
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2023 | 2024 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 695,288 | 28,163,578 | ||||||
Time deposits | 8,368,417 | 6,784,900 | ||||||
Trade and other receivables | 10,443,497 | 4,235,499 | ||||||
Other current assets | 33,846 | - | ||||||
Inventories | 689,269 | 912,788 | ||||||
Advances and prepayments | 80,267 | 54,939 | ||||||
Total current assets | 20,310,584 | 40,151,704 | ||||||
Non current assets | ||||||||
Vessels, net | 75,161,431 | 73,779,134 | ||||||
Total non current assets | 75,161,431 | 73,779,134 | ||||||
Total assets | 95,472,015 | 113,930,838 | ||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Trade accounts payable | 547,017 | 1,010,332 | ||||||
Payable to related parties | 38,531,016 | 39,528,709 | ||||||
Accrued and other liabilities | 634,297 | 885,349 | ||||||
Deferred income | 215,836 | 179,326 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 39,928,166 | 41,603,716 | ||||||
Non current liabilities | ||||||||
Warrant liability | - | 6,195,439 | ||||||
Total non current liabilities | - | 6,195,439 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 39,928,166 | 47,799,155 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity | ||||||||
Capital stock | 874 | 19,530 | ||||||
Preferred stock, Series A | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 47,191,056 | 57,025,197 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 8,345,919 | 9,080,956 | ||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 55,543,849 | 66,131,683 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 95,472,015 | 113,930,838 |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in
Three month period ended | |||||||||
2023 | 2024 | ||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||||
Net income for the period | 751,353 | 3,786,620 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash | |||||||||
provided by operating activities: | |||||||||
Depreciation | 670,064 | 1,382,297 | |||||||
Share based compensation | -- | 63,464 | |||||||
Unrealized foreign exchange loss on time deposits | -- | 131,511 | |||||||
Unrealized loss on warrants | -- | 629,871 | |||||||
Offering costs attributable to warrant liability | -- | 1,078,622 | |||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||
(Increase)/decrease in | |||||||||
Trade and other receivables | (275,698) | 6,207,998 | |||||||
Other current assets | -- | 33,846 | |||||||
Inventories | (236,902) | (223,519) | |||||||
Advances and prepayments | 4,336 | 25,328 | |||||||
Increase/(decrease) in | |||||||||
Trade accounts payable | (284,443) | 463,315 | |||||||
Payable to related parties | -- | 999,777 | |||||||
Accrued liabilities | 76,530 | 251,052 | |||||||
Deferred income | -- | (36,510) | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 705,240 | 14,793,672 | |||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||
Increase in bank time deposits | -- | (6,801,175) | |||||||
Maturity of bank time deposits | -- | 8,253,181 | |||||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | -- | 1,452,006 | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||
Net transfers to parent | (705,240) | -- | |||||||
Proceeds from follow-on offerings | -- | 13,147,990 | |||||||
Stock issuance costs | -- | (1,733,711) | |||||||
Dividends paid on preferred shares | -- | (191,667) | |||||||
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities | (705,240) | 11,222,612 | |||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | -- | 27,468,290 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | -- | 695,288 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | -- | 28,163,578 | |||||||
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities
Dividends on preferred shares Series A included in payable to related parties | 160,416 | |||||
1 TCE is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable financial measure in accordance with GAAP set forth later in this release.
2 EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable financial measure in accordance with GAAP set forth later in this release.
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