OSLO, NORWAY--(Marketwire - Jan 29, 2013) - DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DHT) ("DHT" or the
"Company") today announced:
Financial and operational highlights:
USD mill. (except per share)
| Q4 2012| Q3 2012| Q2 2012| Q1 2012| 2012| 2011|
--------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Net Revenue | 16.9| 18.0| 23.7| 28.3| 86.4| 100.1|
| | | | | | |
EBITDA* | 9.8| 7.3| 11.0| 15.0| 43.1| 52.7|
| | | | | | |
Adjusted Net | 0.6| (4.9)| 3.5| 6.9| 6.0| 14.8|
Income** | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Adjusted EPS**| 0.04| (0.32)| 0.30| 1.29| 0.39| 2.83|
--------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Interest | 212.7| 216.7| 219.8| 267.4| 212.7| 280.6|
bearing debt | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Cash | 71.3| 72.2| 70.9| 29.6| 71.3| 42.6|
| | | | | | |
Dividend*** | 0.02| 0.02| 0.24| 0.24| 0.52| 3.12|
--------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Fleet (dwt) |2,086,315|2,086,315|2,384,602|2,574,304|2,086,315|2,574,304|
| | | | | | |
Spot days**** | 46.3%| 41%| 27%| 17%| 31%| 13%|
| | | | | | |
Unscheduled | 0.06%| 0.32%| 0.05%| 0.30%| 0.19%| 0.27%|
off hire**** | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Scheduled off | 0| 0| 2.63%| 0.64%| 0.88%| 1.90%|
hire**** | | | | | | |
--------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
*adjusted for impairment charges of $56 million in 2011, $92.5 million
in Q3
2012 and $8.0 million in Q4 2012.
** adjusted for loss on sale of vessels in Q1 and Q2 2012, non-cash
impairment
charge in 2011, Q3 2012 and Q4 2012 and non-cash swap related items.
EPS is
calculated assuming all preferred shares issued on May 3, 2012 have
been
exchanged for common stock and applying the 12:1 reverse stock split
which was
effective on July 17, 2012 retrospectively.
*** per common share. Historical dividend per share adjusted for 12:1
reverse
split.
**** as % of total operating days in period.
Highlights of the quarter:
* EBITDA for the quarter of $9.8 million and net income for the
quarter of
$1.7 million ($0.11 per share) after adjusting for non-cash
impairment
charge of $8 million. Net cash provided by operating activities
for the
quarter was $3.4 million.
* The Company will pay a dividend of $0.02 per common share and
$0.28 per
preferred share for the quarter payable on February 19,
2013 for
shareholders of record as of February 11, 2013. When determining
the
dividend our Board has taken into account general business
conditions, the
continued weak tanker market as well as the chapter 11 filing by
Overseas
Shipholding Group, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (collectively,
"OSG")
and subsequent rejection of the Company's two long term bareboat
charters.
* As a result of OSG filing for chapter 11, the Company's two
long-term
bareboat charters for its two Suezmax vessels have been rejected.
The
vessels were redelivered to DHT on December 23, 2012 and January 15,
2013
and they are currently trading in the spot market. DHT will have a
claim
against the OSG bankruptcy estate related to the rejection of
these
contracts, which are guaranteed by Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc..
The
Company has not reflected such claim and the potential recovery
in the
financial statements as of December 31, 2012.
* DHT has entered into time charter contracts for the VLCCs DHT Ann
and DHT
Chris and the Aframax DHT Cathy in January 2013. The time
charters are
entered into with end-users, have durations up to one year and have a
mix of
fixed rates and market related earnings. The DHT Eagle is on a time
charter
until May 2013. The remaining vessels are operating in the spot
market.
* Following the fleet appraisal for the fourth quarter, DHT repaid
$4.0
million under the RBS credit facility in October. Following the
fleet
appraisal conducted in early January 2013, DHT repaid $9.0
million in
January. The next scheduled principal installment under the RBS
facility is
in Q1 2016.
* The Company is in compliance with its loan facilities and
had an
unencumbered cash balance of $71.3 million (or $4.63 per share)
as of
December 31, 2012. The Company has no scheduled principal installments
under
its three credit facilities in 2013 and 2014. Scheduled
principal
installments under the DVB and DNB credit facilities total $4.9
million in
2015. However, further decline in vessel values may result in
additional
prepayments in order to remain in compliance with minimum value
covenants.
* Due to the likelihood of a potential sale of one of its vessels, the
Company
adjusted the carrying value of its fleet through a non-cash
impairment
charge of $8.0 million.
The full report can be found on the link below.
EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
DHT will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday January 30,
2013,
to discuss the results for the quarter. All shareholders and other
interested
parties are invited to join the conference call, which may be
accessed by
calling 1 718 354 1359 within the United States, 23500486 within
Norway and
+44 20 3364 5381 for international callers. The passcode is "DHT". A
live
webcast of the conference call will be available in the Investor
Relations
section on DHT's website at http://www.dhtankers.com.
An audio replay of the conference call will be available through
February
6, 2013. To access the replay, dial 1 347 366 9565 within the United
States,
21000498 within Norway or +44 20 3427 0598 for international callers and
enter
7934109# as the pass code.
About DHT Holdings, Inc.
DHT is an independent crude oil tanker company. Our fleet trades
internationally
and consists of crude oil tankers in the VLCC, Aframax and Suezmax
segments. We
operate out of Oslo, Norway, through our wholly owned management
company. You
shall recognize us by our business approach with an experienced
organization
with focus on first rate operations and customer service, quality ships
built at
quality shipyards, prudent capital structure with robust cash break even
levels
to accommodate staying power through the business cycles, a
combination of
market exposure and fixed income contracts for our fleet and a clean
corporate
structure maintaining a high level of integrity and good governance.
For
further information: www.dhtankers.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains assumptions, expectations, projections,
intentions
and beliefs about future events, in particular regarding daily charter
rates,
vessel utilization, the future number of newbuilding deliveries, oil
prices and
seasonal fluctuations in vessel supply and demand. When used in this
document,
words such as "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate,"
"project,"
"forecast," "plan," "potential," "will," "may," "should" and
"expect" and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements
but are
not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These
statements
reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and are
based
on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given
these
uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's
estimates
and assumptions only as of the date of this press release and are not
intended
to give any assurance as to future results. For a detailed discussion
of the
risk factors that might cause future results to differ, please refer
to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and
Exchange
Commission on March 19, 2012.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a
result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In
light of
these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events
discussed
in this press release might not occur, and the Company's actual results
could
differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements.
DHT Q4 2012 financial report:
http://hugin.info/150897/R/1674010/545036.pdf
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