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Exhibit 99.1

 


 


 

GulfMark Offshore Reports Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018

 

Significant Financial and Operating Performance Improvements Forecasted By Recovery in the North Sea and Operational Efficiencies

 

 

HOUSTON, May 10, 2018 — GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (“GulfMark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GLF) today announced its results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018. Items of note:

 

 

Free cash flow positive in Q1 2018 of $1.0 million, excluding final charges from 2017 restructuring of $10.4 million and cash debt cost of $2.4 million

 

Forecasting to be cash flow positive in Q4 2018

 

Forecasting EBITDA positive for remainder of 2018

 

North Sea average day rates up 13% from Q4 2017

 

Forecasting North Sea average day rates up a further 20% or more in Q2 2018

 

Relocated two North Sea vessels from the Americas back to the UK during Q1 2018 to capitalize on improving North Sea market

 

Spot day rates for large North Sea vessels have hit $29,000 this year

 

Summer- term day rates for large North Sea vessels topping out at $17,000, 55% above comparative 2017 day rates

 

G&A expense down 16% since Q4 2017; on target for 25% year-over-year reduction (excluding severance cost & non-cash stock compensation)

 

Gulf of Mexico showing first signs of market tightening, with leading- edge, large vessel day rates up 5% since Q4 2017

 

No required capital commitments

 

Quintin Kneen, President and CEO, commented, “The momentum of the turnaround of GulfMark has increased since our last call. We are experiencing a strengthening market in our leading North Sea position, where we achieved a 13% sequential quarterly increase in average day rates. We are forecasting a further 20%, perhaps more, sequential quarterly increase in average day rates for the second quarter. The shore-base restructuring we discussed last quarter is evident in the sequential quarterly decrease in G&A expense of 16%. We are well on our way to achieve our goal of returning to cash flow positive.

 

 

 

GulfMark Offshore, Inc.

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May 10, 2018

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“The first quarter is typically the calendar year quarter in which we post our lowest performance due to the North Sea weather. This year is no different, and I expect that we will see improving performance throughout the remainder of the year. As the leading operator in the North Sea, we are the best positioned company to capitalize on the improving conditions in that market. We are starting to see signs of improvement in the Americas region as well. Sequential quarterly increases in average day rates for the larger PSVs in the Americas are up 5% over the fourth quarter of 2017. The Baker Hughes offshore rig count for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico dipped down in the first quarter of 2018, but since the end of the first quarter is back up nearly 60%, from 12 at the end of March back to 19. Vessel supply is tightening and the improving vessel day rates are reminiscent of what we saw in the North Sea region in 2017. Based on this pattern, 2019 should be the turnaround year for the Americas.

 

Kneen continued, “Returning to sustainable, positive cash flow is key to every member of the GulfMark team. Achieving this will take continued innovation and attention. We achieved the substantial reduction in G&A we promised and we continue to look for ways to optimize our shore-based cost leadership. We are forecasting to be EBITDA positive for the remainder of the year, to be cash flow positive in Q4 of 2018, and we will continue to look for ways to improve our operating performance and cash flow through innovative shore-base technologies and operating structures.

 

“As we go through the remainder of 2018 we will be focused on improving operating expenses by teaming up with vendors to achieve not only cost leadership in shore-base operations but cost leadership in vessel operations. We continue to embrace technology by exploring ideas that will help reduce cost. For example, as announced by Wartsila in April, we have been teaming up with them since last year in the development of transformational automation and digitalization of vessel operations dedicated to improving offshore efficiency and safety. We had our second remotely operated vessel trial earlier this year and we are excited about what the future holds for offshore operations.

 

“I continue to be amazed at what our employees are accomplishing. As a result of continuous automation and efficiency improvements, what was once being done by over 200 people on shore is now being done by less than 100, without compromising safety or vessel reliability. The spirit and positive attitude toward our goal of getting back to being cash flow positive is bringing everyone together and fueling new and exciting efficiency initiatives. My sincere thanks go out to all of our employees worldwide for their dedication to GulfMark.”

 

As more fully explained in the Company’s Form 10-K that was filed on April 2, 2018, the Company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 14, 2017, at which time it adopted fresh start accounting in accordance with applicable accounting and reporting regulations. This resulted in the Company becoming a new entity for financial reporting purposes on November 15, 2017.

 

 

 

GulfMark Offshore, Inc.

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May 10, 2018

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Conference Call/Webcast Information

 

GulfMark will conduct a conference call to discuss earnings with analysts, investors and other interested parties at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 11, 2018. To participate in the call, investors in the U.S. should dial 1-888-317-6003 at least 15 minutes before the start time and when prompted, enter the conference passcode 1616436. Canada-based callers should dial 1-866-284-3684, and international callers outside of North America should dial 1-412-317-6061. The webcast of the conference call also can be accessed by visiting our website, www.gulfmark.com. An audio file of the earnings conference call will be available on the Company’s website approximately two hours after the end of the call.

 

GulfMark Offshore, Inc. provides marine transportation services to the energy industry through a fleet of offshore support vessels serving major offshore energy markets in the world.

 

Contact:

Sam Rubio

E-mail:

Sam.Rubio@GulfMark.com

  (713) 963-9522

 

 

Certain statements and information in this press release that are not historical facts may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe,” “expect,” “expected to be,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “foresee,” “forecast,” “continue,” “can,” “will,” “will continue,” “may,” “should,” “would,” “could” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. Statements in this press release that contain forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations and statements about future operating expenses, liquidity, vessels sales, market developments, taxes, reductions in costs and expenses, and funding of capital commitments. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning our expectations for future revenues are based on our forecasts for our existing operations. Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the price of oil and gas and its effect on offshore drilling, vessel utilization and day rates; industry volatility; fluctuations in the size of the offshore marine vessel fleet in areas where the Company operates; changes in competitive factors; delays or cost overruns on construction projects, and other material factors that are described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Consequently, these forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations that the projected or anticipated outcomes can or will be achieved. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

In addition to financial results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also includes non-GAAP financial measures (as defined under the SEC’s Regulation G). Net income, excluding gains & costs, as well as measures derived from it (including diluted EPS, excluding gains & costs; and effective tax, excluding gains & costs) are non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes that the exclusion of certain gains & costs from these financial measures enables it to evaluate more effectively GulfMark’s operations period over period, and to identify operating trends that could otherwise be masked by the excluded items. The foregoing non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following tables include a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the comparable GAAP measures.

 

 

 

GulfMark Offshore, Inc.

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May 10, 2018

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Consolidated Income Statements

 

Q1 2018

   

Q4 2017

   

Q1 2017

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Successor

   

Successor

   

Predecessor

   

Predecessor

 
   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

   

Period from November 15

Through December 31,

   

Period from October 1

Through November 14,

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

   

2017

   

2017

 
   

(unaudited)

                   

(unaudited)

 

Revenue

  $ 24,366     $ 13,593     $ 13,424     $ 24,359  

Direct operating expenses

    21,975       9,859       10,830       19,175  

Drydock expense

    -       -       (262 )     2,902  

General and administrative expenses

    6,909       3,407       5,409       9,578  

Pre-petition restructuring charges

    -       1       24       5,853  

Depreciation and amortization

    8,941       4,425       6,731       13,570  

Loss on sale of assets

    25       -       -       5,273  

Operating Loss

    (13,484 )     (4,099 )     (9,308 )     (31,992 )
                                 

Interest expense

    (2,754 )     (1,343 )     (1,471 )     (18,436 )

Interest income

    121       57       1       7  

Reorganization items

    (285 )     (969 )     (305,946 )     -  

Foreign currency gain (loss) and other

    1,650       (439 )     (247 )     (187 )

Loss before income taxes

    (14,752 )     (6,793 )     (316,971 )     (50,608 )

Income tax (provision) benefit

    (486 )     10,304       106,057       (74,207 )

Net Income (Loss)

  $ (15,238 )   $ 3,511     $ (210,914 )   $ (124,815 )
                                 

Diluted Income (Loss) per share

  $ (1.52 )   $ 0.35     $ (8.03 )   $ (4.93 )

Weighted average diluted common shares

    9,998       9,998       26,254       25,300  
                                 

Other Data

                               

Revenue by Region (000's)

                               

North Sea

  $ 15,422     $ 8,304     $ 7,149     $ 13,995  

Southeast Asia

    1,937       1,368       1,324       3,168  

Americas

    7,007       3,921       4,951       7,196  

Total

  $ 24,366     $ 13,593     $ 13,424     $ 24,359  
                                 

Rates Per Day Worked

                               

North Sea

  $ 11,049     $ 9,765     $ 9,725     $ 10,437  

Southeast Asia

    4,717       5,359       5,414       5,433  

Americas

    7,107       8,098       7,919       8,790  

Total

  $ 8,726     $ 8,441     $ 8,362     $ 9,272  
                                 

Overall Utilization

                               

North Sea

    56.8 %     62.6 %     63.9 %     59.2 %

Southeast Asia

    45.6 %     53.3 %     53.7 %     58.1 %

Americas

    36.9 %     40.0 %     43.3 %     28.3 %

Total

    46.3 %     50.6 %     52.7 %     45.4 %
                                 

Average Owned Vessels

                               

North Sea

    27.0       25.0       25.0       24.7  

Southeast Asia

    10.0       10.0       10.0       10.0  

Americas

    29.0       31.0       31.0       32.5  

Total

    66.0       66.0       66.0       67.2  
                                 

Drydock Days

                               

North Sea

    30       4       -       62  

Southeast Asia

    -       -       -       -  

Americas

    10       5       1       5  

Total

    40       9       1       67  
                                 

Deferred (Successor) / Expensed (Predecessor) Drydock Costs (000's)

  $ 2,256     $ 1,078     $ (262 )   $ 2,902  

 

 

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

               

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31

   

December 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

 

 

 

(unaudited)

         
Current assets:                

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 52,861     $ 64,613  

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,515 and $3,470, respectively

    18,539       20,378  

Other accounts receivable

    3,196       7,471  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    8,512       11,058  

Total current assets

    83,108       103,520  
                 

Vessels, equipment and other fixed assets at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $13,177 and $4,392, respectively

    363,110       363,845  

Construction in progress

    334       283  

Deferred costs and other assets

    7,045       4,307  

Total assets

  $ 453,597     $ 471,955  
                 

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 9,776     $ 12,770  

Income and other taxes payable

    1,371       1,540  

Accrued personnel costs

    5,290       5,040  

Accrued interest expense

    396       451  

Accrued restructuring charges

    -       7,458  

Other accrued liabilities

    5,623       5,231  

Total current liabilities

    22,456       32,490  

Long-term debt

    92,436       92,365  

Long-term income taxes:

               

Deferred tax liabilities

    2,869       2,992  

Other income taxes payable

    18,727       18,374  

Other liabilities

    1,135       1,244  
                 

Stockholders' equity:

               

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000 authorized; no shares issued

    -       -  

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000 authorized; 7,043 issued and 7,042 outstanding

    70       70  

Additional paid-in capital

    317,932       317,932  

Retained earnings (deficit)

    (11,727 )     3,511  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    9,699       2,977  

Treasury stock

    (70 )     (70 )

Deferred compensation

    70       70  

Total stockholders' equity

    315,974       324,490  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 453,597     $ 471,955  

 

 

 

 

GulfMark Offshore, Inc.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

Q1 2018

   

Q4 2017

   

Q1 2017

 

(in thousands)

 

Successor

   

Successor

   

Predecessor

   

Predecessor

 
   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   

Period from

November 15,

2017 to

December 31,

   

Period from October

1, 2017 to November

14,

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

   

2017

   

2017

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

(unaudited)

                   

(unaudited)

 

Net income (loss)

  $ (15,238 )   $ 3,511     $ (210,914 )   $ (124,815 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operations:

                               

Depreciation and amortization

    8,941       4,425       6,731       13,570  

Loss on sale of assets

    25       -       -       5,273  

Amortization of stock-based compensation

    -       -       267       1,112  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

    519       275       6       10,283  

Provision for doubtful accounts receivable, net of write-offs

    -       -       80       546  

Deferred income tax provision (benefit)

    (632 )     (9,658 )     (1,268 )     73,216  

Foreign currency (gain) loss

    (2,292 )     392       325       298  

Reorganization items, net

    -       -       188,286       -  

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

                               

Accounts receivable

    6,586       (1,275 )     (156 )     1,558  

Prepaids and other

    (800 )     714       663       (1,009 )

Deferred drydocking costs

    (2,256 )     (1,078 )     -       -  

Accounts payable

    (3,168 )     424       3,170       (1,535 )

Other accrued liabilities and other

    (8,824 )     (6,986 )     1,240       10,126  

Net cash used in operating activities

    (17,139 )     (9,256 )     (11,570 )     (11,377 )

Cash flows from investing activities:

                               

Purchases of vessels, equipment and other fixed assets

    (126 )     (141 )     (81 )     (24,377 )

Proceeds from disposition of vessels and equipment

    10       -       -       3,000  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (116 )     (141 )     (81 )     (21,377 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

                               

Proceeds from debt, net of direct financing cost

    -       -       227,443       58,468  

Repayments of debt

    -       -       (187,637 )     (2,000 )

Rights offering proceeds

    -       -       124,979       -  

Borrowings under revolving loan facilities, net

    -       -       (65,443 )     -  

Proceeds from borrowings under DIP financing facilities

    -       -       (18,000 )     -  

Revolving loan facilities activity, net

    -       -       2,000       -  

Debt issuance costs

    (228 )     (862 )     (8,398 )     (4,299 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (228 )     (862 )     74,944       52,169  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    2,271       (67 )     185       (96 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

    (15,212 )     (10,326 )     63,478       19,319  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

    68,073       78,399       14,921       8,822  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

  $ 52,861     $ 68,073     $ 78,399     $ 28,141  

Supplemental cash flow information:

                               

Interest paid, net of interest capitalized

  $ 2,216     $ 1     $ 4,405     $ 756  

Income taxes paid, net

    234       -       1,383       613  

 

 

 

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Contract Cover

 

As of March 31, 2018

   

As of March 31, 2017

 
   

2018

   

2019

   

2017

   

2018

 

Region:

 

Vessel Days

   

Vessel Days

   

Vessel Days

   

Vessel Days

 

North Sea

    36%       14%       45%       27%  

Southeast Asia

    16%       0%       21%       14%  

Americas

    17%       0%       16%       3%  

Overall Fleet

    24%       6%       28%       14%  

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures: First Quarter 2018

 

(dollars in millions, except per share data)

 

Operating

Income (Loss)

   

Other

Income

(Expense)

   

Tax

(Provision)

Benefit

   

Net Income

(Loss)

   

Diluted

EPS

 

Excluding Gains and Costs

  $ (13.5 )   $ (0.9 )   $ (0.6 )   $ (15.0 )   $ (1.50 )

Reorganization/Fresh Start Items

            (0.3 )     0.1       (0.2 )     (0.02 )

U.S. GAAP

  $ (13.5 )   $ (1.2 )   $ (0.5 )   $ (15.2 )   $ (1.52 )

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures: For the Period from October 1 Through November 14, 2017

                 

(Predecessor)

                                       

(dollars in millions, except per share data)

 

Operating

Income (Loss)

   

Other

Income

(Expense)

   

Tax

(Provision)

Benefit

   

Net Income

(Loss)

   

Diluted EPS

 

Excluding Gains and Costs

  $ (9.0 )   $ (1.8 )   $ (1.1 )   $ (11.9 )   $ (0.45 )

Reorganization/Fresh Start Items

    -       (634.0 )     221.9       (412.1 )     (15.70 )

Gain on Extinguishment of Debt

    -       343.0       (120.1 )     223.0       8.49  

Post Petition Expenses

    -       (14.9 )     5.2       (9.7 )     (0.37 )

Severance Costs

    (0.3 )     -       0.1       (0.2 )     (0.01 )

U.S. GAAP

  $ (9.3 )   $ (307.7 )   $ 106.1     $ (210.9 )   $ (8.03 )

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures: For the Period from November 15 Through December 31, 2017

         

(Successor)

                                       

(dollars in millions, except per share data)

 

Operating

Income (Loss)

   

Other

Income

(Expense)

   

Tax

(Provision)

Benefit

   

Net Income

(Loss)

   

Diluted EPS

 

Excluding Gains and Costs

  $ (4.1 )   $ (1.7 )   $ (5.2 )   $ (11.1 )   $ 1.93  

Post Petition Expenses

    -       (1.0 )     0.3       (0.6 )     (0.06 )

Transition Tax on Foreign Earnings

    -       -       15.2       15.2       1.52  

U.S. GAAP

  $ (4.1 )   $ (2.7 )   $ 10.3     $ 3.5     $ 0.35  

 

 

 

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Owned Vessels by Classification

                                                       
   

AHTS

   

PSV

                         

Region

 

LgAHTS

   

SmAHTS

   

LgPSV

   

PSV

   

FSV

   

SpV

   

Total

 

North Sea

    3       -       24       -       -       -       27  

Southeast Asia

    8       2       -       -       -       -       10  

Americas

    -       2       21       4       1       1       29  
      11       4       45       4       1       1       66  

 

 

 

EBITDA (unaudited)

 

Successor

   

Successor

   

Predecessor

   

Predecessor

 

(in thousands)

 

Three Months

Ended March 31,

   

Period from

November 15

Through

December 31,

   

Period from

October 1

Through

November 14,

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

   

2017

   

2017

 
                                 
                                 

Net Income (Loss)

  $ (15,238 )   $ 3,511     $ (210,914 )   $ (124,815 )

Interest expense

    2,754       1,343       1,471       18,436  

Interest income

    (121 )     (57 )     (1 )     (7 )

Income tax provision (benefit)

    486       (10,304 )     (106,057 )     74,207  

Depreciation and amortization

    8,941       4,425       6,731       13,570  

EBITDA

  $ (3,178 )   $ (1,082 )   $ (308,770 )   $ (18,609 )

Reorganization items

    285       969       305,946       -  

Foreign currency (gain) loss and other

    (1,650 )     439       247       187  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ (4,543 )   $ 326     $ (2,577 )   $ (18,422 )