Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) – Earnings Release
Reports preliminary 2Q 2013 results and quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share
Hamilton, Bermuda, August 28, 2013. Ship Finance International Limited (“Ship Finance” or the “Company”) today announced its preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.
Highlights
- Declares second quarter dividend of $0.39 per share
- Contracted four 8,700 TEU container newbuildings in the quarter with delivery in 2014 and 2015
- Acquisition of harsh-environment jack-up drilling rig in combination with long-term charter
- Secured bank financing of $475 million for the new rig acquisition – more than $2 billion raised in the capital markets during the last 12 months
- Raised $129 million in an equity offering in June
- Selected key financial data:
| Three Months Ended | ||
| Jun 30, 2013 | Mar 31, 2013 | |
| Charter revenues(1) | $154m | $153m |
| EBITDA(2) | $122m | $122m |
| Net income | $25m | $32m |
| Earnings per share | $0.29 | $0.38 |
Dividends and Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2013
The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.39 per share, and Ship Finance has now declared dividends for 38 consecutive quarters. The dividend will be paid on or about September 27, 2013 to shareholders of record as of September 12, 2013. The ex-dividend date will be September 10, 2013.
The Company reported total U.S. GAAP operating revenues on a consolidated basis of $66.0 million, or $0.77 per share, in the second quarter of 2013. This number excludes $12.9 million of revenues classified as ‘repayment of investments in finance lease’, and also excludes $76.6 million of charter revenues earned by assets classified as ‘investment in associate’.
Reported net operating income pursuant to U.S. GAAP for the quarter was $25.8 million, or $0.30 per share, and reported net income was $25.1 million, or $0.29 per share.
Ole B. Hjertaker, Chief Executive Officer of Ship Finance Management AS said in a comment: “We continue to expand our presence in the offshore market with the acquisition of a new harsh-environment jack-up drilling rig, adding more than $800 million to our charter backlog. We have also ordered four 8,700 TEU vessels with the latest eco-design features providing better operational performance compared to existing ships of similar size”.
Questions can be directed to Ship Finance Management AS:
Investor and Analyst Contact:
Harald Gurvin, Chief Financial Officer: +47 23114009
Magnus T. Valeberg, Senior Vice President: +47 23114012
Media Contact:
Ole B. Hjertaker, Chief Executive Officer, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 23114011
About Ship Finance
Ship Finance is a major ship owning company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: SFL). Including newbuildings, the Company has a fleet of 70 vessels, including 24 crude oil tankers (VLCC and Suezmax), two chemical tankers, 12 drybulk carriers, 19 container vessels (including eight newbuildings), two car carriers, six offshore supply vessels, two jack-up drilling rigs (including one newbuilding), two ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs and one ultra-deepwater drillship. The fleet is one of the largest in the world and most of the vessels are employed on long-term charters. More information can be found on the Company’s website: www.shipfinance.org
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward looking statements. These statements are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including Ship Finance management’s examination of historical operating trends. Although Ship Finance believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond its control, Ship Finance cannot give assurance that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or intentions.
Important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in this presentation include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions including fluctuations in charter hire rates and vessel values, changes in demand in the tanker market as a result of changes in OPEC’s petroleum production levels and worldwide oil consumption and storage, changes in the Company’s operating expenses including bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, 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 or political events, and other important factors described from time to time in the reports filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.