Highlights
Anthony Gurnee, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, commented:
“We are pleased with the Company’s first quarter 2014 results, which reflect improvement in our chartering performance as well as continued fleet expansion. We took delivery of two newbuildings and one second-hand vessel during the quarter, so that now 52% of our fleet is on the water generating cash flow.Complementing our fleet growth during the quarter, we increased our financial flexibility significantly by raising
Summary of Recent and First Quarter Events
Fleet Operations
On January 7, 2014, Ardmore took delivery of the 2006-built Ardmore Seamariner, a 45,726 Dwt MR product tanker built at Minami-Nippon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Japan, which was acquired by the Company in October 2013. On delivery, the vessel entered drydock, where it was upgraded to Eco-mod in conjunction with its scheduled intermediate survey. On completion of drydock, the vessel commenced employment on a three-month time charter at a rate of $16,050 per day.
We also took delivery of the Ardmore Seavantage and Ardmore Seavanguard on January 17, 2014 and February 14, 2014, respectively. These vessels are 49,997 Dwt IMO 3 Eco-design MR product and chemical tankers built at SPP Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in South Korea. Following delivery, both vessels commenced employment under existing charter arrangements with a major oil trader.
On January 30, 2014, Ardmore completed upgrades to the Ardmore Centurion. The upgrades further improve fuel efficiency, allow carriage of a broader range of cargos and reduce cleaning time, which will enhance the vessel’s earnings potential.
As a result of the above deliveries, Ardmore’s fleet currently stands at 11 ships in operation and 10 Eco-design product and chemical tankers on order, with our next vessel on order scheduled to deliver in November 2014.
Financing
On March 11, 2014, Ardmore closed an equity offering of 7,000,000 shares at
On March 19, 2014, Ardmore closed a senior debt facility with ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Nordea Bank Finland Plc and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (“SEB”) in the amount of
Dividend
On April 15, 2014, Ardmore’s Board of Directors announced a cash dividend of
Results for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company reported EBITDA (see Non-GAAP Measures section below) of
For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company reported adjusted EBITDA (see Non-GAAP Measures section below) of
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Results
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was
Commissions and voyage related costs were
Vessel operating expenses were
Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was
Amortization of deferred dry dock expenditure for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were
Interest expense and finance costs, which include loan interest, capital lease interest and amortization of deferred financing fees, were $0.9 million for the three months ended 31 March, 2014, an increase of $0.4 million from $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The increase relates to an increase in average debt balance following the delivery of vessels since March 31, 2013, additional interest costs associated with the capital lease facility for the Ardmore Calypso and Ardmore Capella entered into in April 2013, and an increase in deferred financing fees amortization due to new debt drawdowns and financing arrangements. These increases were offset by an increase in the amount of capitalized interest in line with deposits paid for Ardmore’s current vessels on order. Capitalized interest amounted to
Liquidity
As of March 31, 2014, the Company had
The following debt and capital lease liabilities were outstanding as of:
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Mar 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | |||||
Debt | 131,585,000 | 88,860,000 | ||||
Capital Leases | 30,008,544 | 30,379,015 | ||||
Total | 161,593,544 | 119,239,015 | ||||
Conference Call
The Company plans to have a conference call on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. All interested parties are invited to listen to the live conference call and slide presentation by choosing from the following options:
Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time.
If you are unable to participate at this time, a replay of the call will be available for two weeks at 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820. Enter the passcode 9150205 to access the audio replay. The information provided on the teleconference is only accurate at the time of the conference call, and the Company will take no responsibility for providing updated information.
About Ardmore Shipping Corporation
Ardmore Shipping owns and operates a fleet of mid-size product and chemical tankers ranging from 17,500 Dwt to 50,300 Dwt. We provide seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals worldwide to oil majors, national oil companies, oil and chemical traders, and chemical companies, with our modern, fuel-efficient fleet of tankers.
Ardmore’s core strategy is to develop a modern, high-quality fleet of product and chemical tankers, build key long-term commercial relationships, maintain our cost advantage in assets, operations and overhead, while creating significant synergies and economies of scale as the Company grows. We provide our services to customers through voyage charters, commercial pools and time charters and enjoy close working relationships with key commercial and technical management partners. We view the continued development of these relationships as crucial to our long-term success.
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Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Balance Sheet |
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(Expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated) |
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ASSETS | Mar 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | |||||
Current assets | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 128,117,346 | 56,860,845 | |||||
Receivables, trade | 535,822 | 743,406 | |||||
Working capital advances | 516,937 | 534,571 | |||||
Prepayments | 593,148 | 471,563 | |||||
Advances and deposits | 1,316,909 | 1,894,317 | |||||
Other receivables | 454,277 | 321,810 | |||||
Inventories | 1,161,805 | 1,131,466 | |||||
Total current assets | 132,696,244 | 61,957,978 | |||||
Non-current assets | |||||||
Vessels and vessel equipment, net | 298,783,941 | 201,700,229 | |||||
Deferred dry dock expenditure, net | 2,219,550 | 1,339,238 | |||||
Vessels under construction | 67,113,541 | 89,015,139 | |||||
Other non-current assets, net | 170,660 | 158,308 | |||||
Deferred finance charges, net | 5,887,026 | 3,794,741 | |||||
Total non-current assets | 374,174,718 | 296,007,655 | |||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 506,870,962 | 357,965,633 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||
Payables, trade | 9,267,319 | 3,999,311 | |||||
Charter revenue received in advance | 2,208,877 | 1,806,600 | |||||
Other payables | 17,985 | 5,436 | |||||
Accrued interest on loans | 730,338 | 557,160 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 11,916,000 | 9,100,000 | |||||
Current portion of capital lease obligations | 1,608,882 | 1,578,686 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 25,749,401 | 17,047,193 | |||||
Non-current liabilities | |||||||
Non-current portion of long-term debt | 119,669,000 | 79,760,000 | |||||
Non-current portion of capital lease obligations | 28,399,662 | 28,800,329 | |||||
Total non-current liabilities | 148,068,662 | 108,560,329 | |||||
Equity | |||||||
Share capital | 261,000 | 180,500 | |||||
Additional paid in capital | 345,730,317 | 244,702,577 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (12,938,418) | (12,524,966) | |||||
Total equity | 333,052,899 | 232,358,111 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 506,870,962 | 357,965,633 | |||||
Ardmore Shipping Corporation |
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Unaudited Condensed Statement of Operations |
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Three months ended | |||||||
Mar 31, 2014 | Mar 31, 2013 | ||||||
REVENUE | |||||||
Revenue | 12,386,264 | 7,275,085 | |||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | |||||||
Commissions and voyage related costs | 246,599 | 175,736 | |||||
Vessel operating expenses | 5,899,991 | 3,876,809 | |||||
Depreciation | 3,021,762 | 1,704,017 | |||||
Amortization of deferred dry dock expenditure | 441,585 | 348,896 | |||||
General and administrative expenses | 2,289,266 | 662,016 | |||||
Total operating expenses | 11,899,203 | 6,767,474 | |||||
Profit from operations | 487,061 | 507,611 | |||||
Interest expense and finance costs | (889,986) | (542,536) | |||||
Interest income | 2,022 | 881 | |||||
Loss before taxes | (400,903) | (34,044) | |||||
Income tax | (12,549) | (6,648) | |||||
Net loss | (413,452) | (40,692) | |||||
Loss per share, basic and diluted | (0.021) | (0.005) | |||||
Weighted average number of shares, basic and diluted | 19,858,333 | 8,050,000 | |||||
Ardmore Shipping Corporation |
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Unaudited Condensed Interim Statement of Cash Flows |
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Three months ended | |||||||
Mar 31, 2014 | Mar 31, 2013 | ||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Net loss | (413,452) | (40,692) | |||||
Non-cash items: | |||||||
Depreciation | 3,021,762 | 1,704,017 | |||||
Amortization of deferred dry dock expenditure | 441,585 | 348,896 | |||||
Share based compensation | 353,855 | - | |||||
Amortization of deferred finance charges | 201,451 | 90,356 | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Receivables, trade | 207,584 | 232,577 | |||||
Working capital advances | 17,634 | 490,189 | |||||
Prepayments | (121,585) | (45,493) | |||||
Advances and deposits | 577,408 | (1,391,786) | |||||
Other receivables | (132,467) | (591,921) | |||||
Inventories | (30,339) | (163,372) | |||||
Payables, trade | 5,268,008 | 733,729 | |||||
Charter revenue received in advance | 402,277 | 82,996 | |||||
Other payables | 12,549 | 6,648 | |||||
Accrued interest on loans | 173,178 | 70,357 | |||||
Deferred dry dock expenditure | (1,321,897) | (193,996) | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 8,657,551 | 1,332,505 | |||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Payments for acquisition of vessels and equipment | (68,532,225) | (27,291,840) | |||||
Payments for vessels under construction | (9,658,375) | (15,695,292) | |||||
Payments for other non-current assets | (25,628) | (11,868) | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (78,216,228) | (42,999,000) | |||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Short-term revolving credit facility | - | 8,500,000 | |||||
Proceeds from long-term debt | 45,000,000 | 26,290,000 | |||||
Repayments of long-term debt | (2,275,000) | (1,205,000) | |||||
Repayments of capital leases | (370,471) | - | |||||
Payments for deferred finance charges | (2,293,736) | (677,663) | |||||
Net proceeds from equity offering | 102,559,385 | - | |||||
Payment of dividend | (1,805,000) | - | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 140,815,178 | 32,907,337 | |||||
Net increase / decrease in cash and cash equivalents | 71,256,501 | (8,759,158) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 56,860,845 | 15,334,123 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 128,117,346 | 6,574,965 | |||||
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Unaudited Other Operating Data |
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Mar 31, 2014 | Mar 31, 2013 | ||||||
ADJUSTED EBITDA(1) | 4,304,263 | 2,560,524 | |||||
AVERAGE DAILY DATA | |||||||
Fleet time charter equivalent per day(2) | 14,378 | 13,004 | |||||
Fleet operating costs per day(3) | 6,156 | 6,109 | |||||
Technical management fees per day(4) | 364 | 393 | |||||
6,520 | 6,502 | ||||||
MR Tankers “Eco-Design” | |||||||
TCE per day(2) | 15,522 | 15,378(6) | |||||
Vessel operating costs per day(5) | 6,148 | 5,899 | |||||
MR Tankers “Eco-Mod" | |||||||
TCE per day(2) | 14,447 | 13,507 | |||||
Vessel operating costs per day(5) | 6,561 | 6,507 | |||||
Chemical Tankers “Eco-Mod” | |||||||
TCE per day(2) | 12,870 | 12,021 | |||||
Vessel operating costs per day(5) | 6,877 | 6,585 | |||||
FLEET | |||||||
Average number of owned operating vessels | 9.9 | 6.4 | |||||
(1) | Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled under the “Non-GAAP Measures” section below. | |
(2) | Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) daily rate is the gross charter rate or gross pool rate, as appropriate, per revenue day plus Communication Victualing and Entertainment Income (“CVE”). For vessels employed on voyage charters, TCE is the net rate after deducting voyage costs incurred by commercial managers. | |
(3) | Fleet operating costs per day are routine operating expenses and comprise, crewing, repairs and maintenance, insurance, stores, lube oils, communication costs. They do not include additional costs related to upgrading or enhancement of the vessels that are not capitalized. | |
(4) | Technical management are fees paid to third-party technical managers. | |
(5) | Vessel operating costs per day includes technical management fees. | |
(6) | Charter rate for the Ardmore Seavaliant averaged |
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Fleet List as at March 31, 2014 |
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Vessel Name | Type | Dwt | IMO |
Month |
Country |
Flag |
Charter |
Charter |
Specification | |||||||||
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Ardmore Seavaliant | Product/Chemical | 49,998 | 3 | Feb-13 | MI | 17,149 | Feb-15 | Eco-design | ||||||||||
Ardmore Seaventure | Product/Chemical | 49,998 | 3 | Jun-13 | MI | 15,873 | Jun-14 | Eco-design | ||||||||||
Ardmore Seavantage | Product/Chemical | 49,997 | 3 | Jan-14 | MI | 15,600 | Jan-15(2) | Eco-design | ||||||||||
Ardmore Seavanguard | Product/Chemical | 49,998 | 3 | Feb-14 | MI | 15,600 | Feb-15(2) | Eco-design | ||||||||||
Ardmore Seatrader | Product | 47,141 | — | Dec-02 | MI | 14,299 | Aug-14 | Eco-mod | ||||||||||
Ardmore Seamaster | Product/Chemical | 45,840 | 3 | Sep-04 | MI | 14,299 | Jul-14 | Eco-mod | ||||||||||
Ardmore Seafarer | Product | 45,744 | — | Aug-04 | MI | 13,783 | Jul-14 | Eco-mod | ||||||||||
Ardmore Seamariner | Product | 45,726 | — | Oct-06 | MI | 16,099 | Apr-14(3) | Eco-mod | ||||||||||
Ardmore Centurion | Product/Chemical | 29,006 | 2 | Nov-05 | MI | 13,549 | Feb-15 | Eco-mod | ||||||||||
Ardmore Calypso | Product/Chemical | 17,589 | 2 | Jan-10 | MI | Pool | N/A | Eco-mod | ||||||||||
Ardmore Capella | Product/Chemical | 17,567 | 2 | Jan-10 | MI | Pool | N/A | Eco-mod | ||||||||||
On Order | ||||||||||||||||||
SPP Hull S-1162 | Product/Chemical | 50,300 | 3 | 1Q15 | MI | Pool | Eco-design | |||||||||||
SPP Hull S-1163 | Product/Chemical | 50,300 | 3 | 2Q15 | MI | Pool | Eco-design | |||||||||||
SPP Hull S-1171 | Product/Chemical | 50,300 | 3 | 2Q15 | MI | Pool | Eco-design | |||||||||||
SPP Hull S-1172 | Product/Chemical | 50,300 | 3 | 3Q15 | MI | Pool | Eco-design | |||||||||||
HMD Hull H-2480 | Product/Chemical | 37,000 | 2 | 1Q15 | MI | TBD | Eco-design | |||||||||||
HMD Hull H-2481 | Product/Chemical | 37,000 | 2 | 1Q15 | MI | TBD | Eco-design | |||||||||||
FKA Hull N-2062 | Product/Chemical | 25,000 | 2 | 4Q14 | MI | TBD | Eco-design | |||||||||||
FKA Hull N-2063 | Product/Chemical | 25,000 | 2 | 1Q15 | MI | TBD | Eco-design | |||||||||||
FKA Hull N-2065 | Product/Chemical | 25,000 | 2 | 3Q15 | MI | TBD | Eco-design | |||||||||||
FKA Hull N-2067 | Product/Chemical | 25,000 | 2 | 4Q15 | MI | TBD | Eco-design | |||||||||||
Total | 21 | 823,804 | ||||||||||||||||
(1) | This table shows gross charter rates, averaged over the duration, as applicable, plus CVE income and does not include commissions payable by us at a rate of 1.25%, where applicable. | |
(2) | Option to extend at a market based rate for a second and third year. | |
(3) | Option to extend at a market based rate. | |
Non-GAAP Measures
This press release describes EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share, which are not measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These Non-GAAP measures are presented in this press release as we believe that they provide investors with a means of evaluating and understanding how Ardmore’s management evaluate operating performance. These Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from, as substitutes for, or superior to financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated.
EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA | Three months ended | ||||||
Mar 31, 2014 | Mar 31, 2013 | ||||||
Net loss | (413,452) | (40,692) | |||||
Interest income | (2,022) | (881) | |||||
Interest expense and finance costs | 889,986 | 542,536 | |||||
Income tax | 12,549 | 6,648 | |||||
Depreciation | 3,021,762 | 1,704,017 | |||||
Amortization of deferred dry dock expenditure | 441,585 | 348,896 | |||||
EBITDA | 3,950,408 | 2,560,524 | |||||
Share based compensation (non-cash) | 353,855 | - | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 4,304,263 | 2,560,524 | |||||
Adjusted net loss | Three months ended | ||||||
Mar 31, 2014 | Mar 31, 2013 | ||||||
Net loss | (413,452) | (40,692) | |||||
Share based compensation (non-cash) | 353,855 | - | |||||
Adjusted net loss | (59,597) | (40,692) | |||||
Adjusted loss per share, basic and diluted | (0.003) | (0.005) | |||||
Adjusted weighted average number of shares, basic and diluted | 19,858,333 | 8,050,000 | |||||
Forward Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with us, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for tanker vessel capacity, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, competition in the tanker industry, availability of financing and refinancing, charter counterparty performance, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in such financing arrangements, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, piracy or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.
Investor Relations Enquiries:
The IGB Group
Mr. Leon Berman, 212-477-8438
Fax: 212-477-8636
lberman@igbir.com
Source: Ardmore Shipping Corporation
Mr Leon Berman, The IGB Group
Tel: +1 212-477-8438 Fax: +1 212-477-8636
Email: lberman@igbir.com