INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2014 RESULTS

 

Declares second quarter dividend of $0.25 per share on its Common Stock

 

Mobile, Alabama, July 30, 2014 – International Shipholding Corporation (NYSE: ISH) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

 

Second Quarter 2014 Highlights

 

Net Loss

The Company reported a  net loss of $664,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2014. For the comparable three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company reported net income of $1.9 million, which included a non-cash operating gain of $1.8 million.

Mr. Niels M. Johnsen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “During the second quarter,  our financial and strategic flexibility enabled us to make equity investments in joint ventures owning two new built chemical tankers and two asphalt tankers. Also during the quarter, we were able to secure a multi-year contract for our belt self-unloading coal carrier on the Atlantic coast through the 1st quarter of 2017, supplementing our longer-term deployment in the Gulf of Mexico, and to extend our capesize vessel’s contract for an additional 12-16 months, offering us further insulation from volatility in the dry bulk spot market.  By making accretive acquisitions across niche maritime markets, optimizing asset allocation across geographies and supplementing our core, medium to long-term contracts with short-term charters, we believe that we have put the Company in a strong competitive position and meaningfully enhanced long-term value for our shareholders.

“Moving forward, we will continue to evaluate accretive acquisition opportunities while maintaining a focus on partnering with high-quality counterparties on primarily medium to long-term contracts that generate stable, predictable cash flows for the benefit of our shareholders. We remain committed to returning value to our shareholders. In line with this, our Board of Directors has declared a $0.25 per share dividend for the second quarter of 2014 and maintained our $1.00 per share target for the full year 2014.”

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Gross Voyage Profit

The Company’s gross voyage profit, representing the results of its six reporting segments, was $13.3 million, compared to $13.3 million in the comparable 2013 three month period. The comparable results by operating segment are shown below.

 

 

For a reconciliation of the gross voyage numbers presented above to GAAP figures, please see the attached Non-GAAP Reconciliation Statement.

The improved gross voyage profit for the Jones Act segment was driven primarily by increased gross revenues on the Company’s United Ocean Services (“UOS”) fleet.  While UOS moved greater tonnage, driven primarily by an increase in operating days, the increased operating cost was primarily due to the non-cash drydock amortization expense.  Gross voyage profit on the Pure Car Truck Carrier (“PCTC”) segment was lower due primarily to a drop in supplemental cargo volumes and an increase of 28 non-operating days to fulfill scheduled drydocks.  The Dry Bulk segment reflects improved results year-over-year due primarily to a higher charter rate on our capesize vessel. The Rail Ferry segment reported slightly higher results than the comparable 2013 second quarter due primarily to higher southbound volumes.  The Specialty segment reported higher revenues reflecting the results of the chartered–in/chartered-out multi-purpose heavy lift vessel that was not operating in the 2013 second quarter.  The Company’s Other segment experienced slightly higher chartering brokerage results.

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Administrative and General

Administrative and general expenses were approximately $938,000 lower year-over-year as bonus levels were earned in the 2013 second quarter period.  No bonus levels were earned in 2014.

Interest and Other

Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was slightly lower than the comparable 2013 period.  Total debt obligations were at similar levels for the 2014 and 2013 periods ended June 30th.  The Company had no material impact from its outstanding Yen debt facility as it entered into forward currency contracts in December 2013.

Income Taxes

The Company had a $653,000 Income Tax provision in the second quarter of 2014 compared to a $15,000 provision in the comparable period of 2013.  The current provision includes a tax liability associated with the Company’s income from vessel financing.  This income was exempt from tax in 2013.

Balance Sheet

The Company’s working capital at June 30, 2014 was $10.9 million, an increase of $6.2 million from March 31, 2014.  The increase was driven by our operating cash flow and a $10 million draw from its available Line of Credit, partially offset by our investment in the asphalt tankers joint venture and dividend payments.  Cash and cash equivalents were approximately $15.8 million with an available borrowing capacity under our Line of Credit of approximately $15.5 million.

Dividend Declarations

On July 7, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved per-share dividend payments payable on July 30, 2014, of $2.375 and $2.25 on its Series A and Series B Preferred Stock, respectively, representing regular quarterly payments.  Additionally, the Board of Directors declared a $0.25 dividend payable on September 4, 2014, for each share of common stock owned on the record date of August 15, 2014.  All future dividend declarations remain subject to the discretion and approval of International Shipholding Corporation’s Board of Directors.

Outlook

The Company reaffirms its 2014 EBITDA range of $60 to $64 million and its 2014 cash outlay on capital expenditures, including drydock costs, of between $13 and $16 million.  The Company reaffirms its $1.00 common stock dividend target for the 2014 fiscal year.

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All 2014 outlook figures included in this release exclude the effects of special items, future changes in regulation, the impact of unforeseen litigation or unforeseen events or circumstances that reduce vessel deployment or rates, any changes in operating or capital plans, and any future acquisitions, divestitures, buybacks or other similar business transactions.  For purposes of this outlook section, EBITDA means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.  See “Caution concerning forward-looking statements” below. Dividends are payable only if and when declared by our board of directors, which remains free to change or terminate our dividend practices at any time.

Conference Call

In connection with this earnings release, management will host an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at 10:00 AM ET. To participate in the conference call, please dial (888) 337-8169 (domestic) or (719) 457-2628 (international). Participants can reference the International Shipholding Corporation Second Quarter 2014 Earnings Call or passcode 2035268.  Please dial in approximately 5 minutes prior to the call.

The conference call will also be available via a live listen-only webcast and can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.intship.com.  Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the Company’s website and download any software that may be needed to listen to the webcast.

A replay of the conference call will be available through August 7, 2014 at (877) 870-5176 (domestic) or (858) 384-5517 (international).  The passcode for the replay is 2035268.       

About International Shipholding

International Shipholding Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates a diversified fleet of U.S. and International flag vessels that provide worldwide and domestic maritime transportation services to commercial and governmental customers primarily under medium to long-term charters and contracts. www.intship.com

Caution concerning forward-looking statements

Except for historical and factual information, the matters set forth in this release and future oral or written statements made by us or our management, including statements regarding our 2014 guidance, and other statements identified by words such as “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations only, and are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control.  Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected, expressed or implied by us if one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove incorrect. Factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to: our ability to maximize the usage of our newly-purchased and incumbent vessels and other assets on favorable economic terms, including our ability to renew our time charters and contracts on favorable terms when they expire, to maximize our carriage of supplemental cargoes; and to improve the return on our dry bulk fleet if and when market conditions improve; our ability to effectively handle our leverage by servicing and complying with each of our debt instruments; changes in domestic or international transportation markets that reduce the demand for shipping generally or for our vessels in particular, including charges in the rates at which competitors add or scrap vessels; industry-wide changes in cargo freight rates, charter rates, vessel design, vessel utilization or vessel valuations, or in charter hire, fuel or other operating expenses; political events in the United States and abroad; the appropriation of funds by the U.S. Congress, including the impact of any future cuts to federal spending similar to the U.S. Congress’ recent “sequestration” cuts; terrorism, piracy and trade restrictions; unexpected out-of-service days affecting our vessels, whether due to drydocking delays, unplanned

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maintenance, accidents, equipment failures, adverse weather, natural disasters, piracy or other causes; changes in foreign currency rates or interest rates; the effects of more general factors, such as changes in tax laws or rates in pension or benefits costs, or in general market, labor or economic conditions; and each of the other economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  You should be aware that new factors may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to identify all such factors nor can we predict the impact of each such factors on our business or the extent to which any one or more factors may cause actual results to differ from those reflected in any forward-looking statements.  Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any of our forward-looking statements, which are inherently speculative and speak only as of the date made.  We undertake no obligation to update or revise, for any reason, any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, changed circumstances or otherwise.

 

Contact:

 

The IGB Group

Bryan Degnan

(646) 673-9701

bdegnan@igbir.com 

 

Leon Berman

(212) 477-8438

lberman@igbir.com 

 

International Shipholding Corporation

Niels M. Johnsen, Chairman (212) 943-4141

Erik L. Johnsen, President (251) 243-9221

Manny Estrada, V. P. and CFO (251) 243-9082

 

 

 

 

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Non-GAAP Reconciliation by Segment

Quarter ended June 30, 2014

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(All Amounts in Thousands Except Shares)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

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