Costamare Inc. Reports Results for Third Quarter and Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2012
(firmenpresse) - ATHENS, GREECE -- (Marketwire) -- 10/23/12 -- Costamare Inc. ("Costamare" or the "Company") (NYSE: CMRE) today reported unaudited financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012.
Voyage revenues of $94.9 million and $291.0 million for the three and the nine- months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
Voyage revenues adjusted on a cash basis of $97.8 million and $294.9 million for the three and the nine- months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
Adjusted EBITDA of $62.5 million and $190.6 million for the three and the nine- months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
Net income of $12.5 million or $0.18 per share and $58.2 million or $0.89 per share for the three and the nine- months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
Adjusted net income of $20.9 million or $0.31 per share and $67.7 million or $1.03 per share for the three and nine- months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
The Company purchased the 1997-built, 2,458 TEU container vessel Messini (ex. Pembroke) for $6.8 million. The vessel was delivered on August 2, 2012. The acquisition was entirely financed with cash on hand. The Company also entered into a charter agreement with Evergreen for a period of approximately 18 months at a daily rate of $8,100. The vessel was delivered to her charterers on September 24, 2012.
The Company has agreed to charter the 1992-built, 3,351 TEU container vessel Konstantina to Evergreen for a period of approximately one year at a daily rate of $7,550. The vessel is expected to be delivered to her charterers on October 29, 2012.
On August 8, 2012, we took delivery of the 2001-built, 1,078 TEU containership Stadt Luebeck. The vessel was purchased from an insolvency administrator for a purchase price of $11.3 million. The acquisition was funded entirely out of bank financing provided by an existing lender to the Company. The vessel is currently chartered to CMA CGM. We have entered into an agreement, subject to final documentation, to extend the time charter agreement with CMA CGM from October 23, 2012 for a further period of a minimum of six months and a maximum of 10 months at a daily rate of $6,200. The charterer has a unilateral option to extend the charter for a period of an additional six months after the initial period at a daily rate of $8,500.
The Company has entered into an agreement, subject to final documentation, to extend the time charter agreement with Sea Consortium for the 1991-built, 3,351 TEU containership Karmen, from October 1, 2012 for a minimum of four months and a maximum of nine months, at a daily rate of $7,000.
The Company sold the 1991-built, 1,068 TEU containership Horizon for demolition for a sale price of approximately $3.7 million. The vessel was delivered to its buyers on September 21, 2012. The sale of the Horizon resulted in a book loss of $7.1 million.
The Company has entered into an agreement, subject to final documentation, to charter the 1996-built, 1,504 TEU containership Prosper with Sinokor for a minimum of one month and a maximum of four months, at a daily rate of $5,750. The vessel is expected to be delivered to its Charterers on October 24, 2012.
On October 19, 2012, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 7.0 million shares of its common stock at $14.00 per share. The gross proceeds from the offering before the underwriting discount and other offering expenses were $98.0 million. Members of the Konstantakopoulos family, who in the aggregate own a majority of the common stock of the Company, purchased 700,000 shares in the offering. We plan to use the net proceeds of this offering for capital expenditures, including vessel acquisitions, and for other general corporate purposes, which may include repayments of indebtedness.
On October 5, 2012, the Company declared a dividend for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, of $0.27 per share, payable on November 6, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of trading of the Company's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on October 22, 2012. This will be the Company's eighth consecutive quarterly dividend since it commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
"During the third quarter of the year, the Company continued to deliver positive results.
"In August we accepted delivery of two second hand vessels, which were acquired through distressed sales. Both vessels have been subsequently chartered for periods ranging between 6 and 18 months. As part of our fleet renewal process we have sold for demolition a 1,068 TEU 1991-built ship.
"In a challenging market we have fixed all the vessels that were coming out of charter during the remainder of the year; at the same time we have minimized our rechartering risk. The charters for the vessels opening in 2013 and 2014 account for approximately 4% and 3% of our 2013 and 2014 contracted revenues respectively.
"On October 5th we declared a dividend for the third quarter of $ 0.27 per share. Consistent with our dividend policy, we continue to offer an attractive dividend, which we consider to be sustainable based on the size of our contracted cash flows, the quality of our charterers and the prudent amortization of our debt.
"Finally on October 19th, we closed the offering of 7 million shares of common stock that was priced at $ 14 per share. Members of the founding family have purchased 700,000 shares in the offering. In today's environment the Company has a strong cash position coupled with low leverage and unencumbered assets.
"We believe that going forward we are well positioned to pursue new business opportunities in a market environment that favors well capitalized players."
(1) Accrued charter revenue represents the difference between cash received during the period and revenue recognized on a straight-line basis. In the early years of a charter with escalating charter rates, voyage revenue will exceed cash received during the period.
(2) Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis represents Voyage revenue after adjusting for non-cash "Accrued charter revenue" recorded under charters with escalating charter rates. However, Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis is not a recognized measurement under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or "GAAP." We believe that the presentation of Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis is useful to investors because it presents the charter revenue for the relevant period based on the then current daily charter rates. The increases or decreases in daily charter rates under our charter party agreements are described in the notes to the "Fleet List" below.
(3) Adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. Refer to the reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income and net income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA below.
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures used in managing the business may provide users of these financial measures additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures can provide additional meaningful reflection of underlying trends of the business because they provide a comparison of historical information that excludes certain items that impact the overall comparability. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance. Tables below set out supplemental financial data and corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the nine-month and three-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures include (i) Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis (reconciled above), (ii) Adjusted Net Income, (iii) Adjusted earnings per share, (iv) EBITDA and (v) Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share represent net income before gain/(loss) on sale of vessels, non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives, non-cash "Accrued charter revenue" recorded under charters with escalating charter rates, realized (gain)/loss on Euro/USD forward contracts and the cash of partial purchases of consumable stores for newly acquired vessels. "Accrued charter revenue" is attributed to the timing difference between the revenue recognition and the cash collection. However, Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are not recognized measurements under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or "GAAP." We believe that the presentation of Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. We also believe that Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are useful in evaluating our ability to service additional debt and make capital expenditures. In addition, we believe that Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are useful in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity position compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share generally eliminates the effects of the accounting effects of capital expenditures and acquisitions, certain hedging instruments and other accounting treatments, items which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance and liquidity. In evaluating Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, depreciation and amortization of deferred dry-docking & special survey costs. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, depreciation, amortization of deferred dry-docking & special survey costs, gain/(loss) on sale of vessels, non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives, non-cash "Accrued charter revenue" recorded under charters with escalating charter rates, realized (gain)/loss on Euro/USD forward contracts and the cash of partial purchases of consumable stores for newly acquired vessels. "Accrued charter revenue" is attributed to the time difference between the revenue recognition and the cash collection. However, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized measurements under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or "GAAP." We believe that the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. We also believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating our ability to service additional debt and make capital expenditures. In addition, we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity position compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financings, income taxes and the accounting effects of capital expenditures and acquisitions, items which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance and liquidity. In evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
Note: Items to consider for comparability include gains and charges. Gains positively impacting net income are reflected as deductions to net income. Charges negatively impacting net income are reflected as increases to net income.
During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we had an average of 47.1 and 48.5 vessels, respectively, in our fleet. In the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, we accepted delivery of the secondhand vessels Stadt Luebeck and Messini with an aggregate TEU capacity of 3,536 and we sold the second-hand vessel Horizon for scrap with a TEU capacity of 1,068. In the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, we acquired the secondhand vessel MSC Romanos with a TEU capacity of 5,060. In the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 our fleet ownership days totaled 4,337 and 4,460 days, respectively. Ownership days are the primary driver of voyage revenue and vessels' operating expenses and represent the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet is owned.
Voyage Revenue
Voyage revenue decreased by 5.0%, or $5.0 million, to $94.9 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $99.9 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in Voyage revenues is mainly due to decreased ownership days of our fleet by 2.8% during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three month period ended September 30, 2011. Voyage revenues adjusted on a cash basis (which eliminates non-cash "Accrued charter revenue"), decreased by 9.2%, or $9.9 million, to $97.8 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $107.7 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease is mainly attributable to the decreased ownership days of our fleet and the decreased charter hire received in accordance with certain escalation clauses of our charters during the three month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.
Voyage Expenses
Voyage expenses increased by 112.5%, or $0.9 million, to $1.7 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $0.8 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the off-hire expenses, mainly relating to bunkers consumption of the four vessels that were dry-docked during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and of one of our vessels on her way to the shipyard for dry-docking that commenced early October 2012; partly offset by the decreased third party commissions charged to us in the three-month period September 30, 2012 compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.
Voyage Expenses - related parties
Voyage expenses - related parties in the amount of $0.7 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and in the amount of $0.8 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 represent fees of 0.75% on voyage revenues charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010 (initial public offering completion date).
Vessels' Operating Expenses
Vessels' operating expenses, which also include the realized gain (loss) under derivative contracts entered into in relation to foreign currency exposure, increased by 2.5%, or $0.7 million, to $28.3 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $27.6 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase is partly attributable to the increase of the average vessel size of the fleet during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011; partly offset by the decreased ownership days of our fleet during the three month-period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased by 9.1%, or $0.1 million, to $1.0 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $1.1 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 was mainly attributable to decreased public-company related expenses charged to us compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. Furthermore, general and administrative expenses for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 include $0.25 million for the services of the Company's officers in aggregate charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010.
Management Fees - related parties
Management fees paid to our managers were $3.8 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.
Amortization of Dry-docking and Special Survey Costs
Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs was $2.1 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 four vessels and no vessels underwent their special survey, respectively.
Depreciation
Depreciation expense increased by 1.0%, or $0.2 million, to $20.3 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $20.1 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the depreciation expense charged for the two vessels that were delivered to us during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 partly offset by the depreciation expense not charged following the sale of one vessel during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012.
Loss on Sale of Vessels
In the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, we recorded a net loss of $5.6 million from the sale of the vessel Horizon (including the effect of the partial reversal of a provision recorded in 2011 for costs associated with the grounding of the vessel Rena). In the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, no vessels were sold.
Foreign Exchange Gains / (Losses)
Foreign exchange losses were $0.1 during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, and during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.
Interest Income
During the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, interest income increased by 300.0%, or $0.3 million, to $0.4 million, from $0.1 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The change in interest income was mainly due to the increased cash deposits in interest bearing accounts during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the three month-period ended September 30, 2011, which resulted from the increased average cash balance during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.
Interest and Finance Costs
Interest and finance costs decreased by 1.0%, or $0.2 million, to $19.6 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $19.8 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease is partly attributable to decreased financing costs and commitment fees charged to us mainly in relation to new credit facilities we entered into, in connection with our new building program; partly offset by the capitalized interest in relation to our new-building program.
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments
The fair value of our 28 interest rate derivative instruments which were outstanding as of September 30, 2012, equates to the amount that would be paid by us or to us should those instruments be terminated. As of September 30, 2012, the fair value of these 28 interest rate derivative instruments in aggregate amounted to a liability of $192.8 million. Twenty-seven of the 28 interest rate derivative instruments that were outstanding as at September 30, 2012, qualified for hedge accounting and the effective portion of the change in their fair value is recorded in "Comprehensive loss". For the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, a loss of $9.4 million has been included in "Comprehensive loss" and a loss of $0.05 million has been included in "Gain (loss) on derivative instruments" in the consolidated statement of income, resulting from the fair market value change of the interest rate derivative instruments during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012.
Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, decreased by $11.9 million to $39.4 million, compared to $51.3 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease was primarily attributable to (a) the decreased cash from operations of $9.9 million deriving from escalating charter rates and (b) the increased dry-docking payments of $4.0 million; partly offset by the favorable change in working capital position, excluding the current portion of long-term debt and the accrued charter revenue (representing the difference between cash received in that period and revenue recognized on a straight-line basis) of $2.9 million.
Net cash used in investing activities was $55.3 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, which consists of (a) $39.9 million advance payments for the construction and purchase of four newbuild vessels, (b) $18.8 million in payments for the acquisition of two secondhand vessels and (c) $3.4 million we received from the sale of one vessel.
Net cash used in investing activities was $61.1 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, which primarily consists of (a) $55.0 million payments for the purchase of MSC Romanos, (b) $6.0 million advance payment for the acquisition of MSC Viviana delivered to us in the fourth quarter of 2011 and (c) $1.8 million in aggregate advance payments we received for the sale of two vessels delivered to their new owners in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Net cash used in financing activities was $8.6 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, which mainly consists of (a) $39.1 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $41.9 million we drew down from three of our credit facilities and (c) $18.3 million we paid for dividends to our stockholders for the second quarter of the year 2012.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $10.7 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, which mainly consists of (a) $34.6 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $61.4 million we drew down from two of our credit facilities and (c) $15.1 million we paid for dividends to our stockholders for the second quarter of the year 2011.
During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we had an average of 46.7 and 47.6 vessels, respectively, in our fleet. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, we accepted delivery of five secondhand vessels MSC Ulsan, Koroni, Kyparissia, Stadt Luebeck and Messini with an aggregate TEU capacity of 15,352, and we sold four vessels Gather, Gifted, Genius I and Horizon with an aggregate TEU capacity of 9,834. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, we accepted delivery of nine secondhand vessels MSC Pylos, Zagora, Marina, Prosper, Konstantina, MSC Sierra II, MSC Namibia II, MSC Sudan II and MSC Romanos with an aggregate TEU capacity of 22,518 and we sold three second-hand vessels MSC Sierra, MSC Namibia and MSC Sudan with an aggregate TEU capacity of 4,914. In the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, our fleet ownership days totaled 12,789 and 12,991 days, respectively. Ownership days are the primary driver of voyage revenue and vessels operating expenses and represent the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet is owned.
Voyage Revenue
Voyage revenue increased by 3.9%, or $10.8 million, to $291.0 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $280.2 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. Ownership days decreased by 1.6% or 202 days to 12,789 days during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from 12,991 days during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase in Voyage revenues is mainly due to the fact that larger vessels, chartered on average at higher rates, were employed by the Company during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. Voyage revenues adjusted on a cash basis (which eliminates non-cash "Accrued charter revenue"), decreased by 2.8%, or $8.5 million, to $294.9 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $303.4 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease is attributable to decreased charter hire received in accordance with certain escalation clauses of our charters during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011; partly offset by the fact that larger vessels, chartered on average at higher rates, were employed by the Company during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.
Voyage Expenses
Voyage expenses increased by 21.2%, or $0.7 million to $4.0 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 from $3.3 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the increased off-hire expenses of our fleet, mainly bunkers consumption; partly offset by the decreased third party commissions charged to us during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.
Voyage Expenses - related parties
Voyage expenses - related parties in the amount of $2.2 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, and in the amount of $2.1 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, represent fees of 0.75% on voyage revenues charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010 (initial public offering completion date).
Vessels' Operating Expenses
Vessels' operating expenses, which also include the realized gain or loss under derivative contracts entered into in relation to foreign currency exposure, increased by 1.7%, or $1.4 million, to $84.7 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $83.3 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase is partly attributable to the increase of the average vessel size of the fleet during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011; partly offset by the decreased ownership days of our fleet during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period of 2011.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased by 16.2%, or $0.6 million, to $3.1 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $3.7 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, was mainly attributable to decreased public-company related expenses charged to us compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. Furthermore, general and administrative expenses for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 include $0.75 million, respectively, for the services of the Company's officers in aggregate charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010 (initial public offering completion date).
Management Fees - related parties
Management fees paid to our managers increased by 0.9%, or $0.1 million, to $11.4 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $11.3 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.
Amortization of Dry-docking and Special Survey Costs
Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $6.0 million and $6.1 million, respectively. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, 6 vessels and 8 vessels, respectively, underwent their special survey.
Depreciation
Depreciation expense increased by 3.6%, or $2.1 million, to $60.2 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $58.1 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the depreciation expense charged for the one containership that was delivered to us during the three-month period ended December 31, 2011 and to the five containerships delivered to us during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, partly offset by the depreciation expense not charged relating to the eight vessels sold or disposed of during the three-month period ended December 31, 2011 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012.
Gain / (Loss) on Sale of Vessels
During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, we recorded a net loss of $4.3 million mainly from the sale of four vessels (including the effect of the partial reversal of a provision recorded in 2011 for costs associated with the grounding of the vessel Rena). During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, we recorded a gain of $10.8 million from the sale of three vessels.
Foreign Exchange Gains
Foreign exchange gains amounted to $0.2 million and $0 during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Interest Income
During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, interest income was $1.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The change in interest income was mainly due to the increased cash deposits in interest bearing accounts during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the nine-month-period ended September 30, 2011, which resulted from the increased average cash balance during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.
Interest and Finance Costs
Interest and finance costs increased by 3.2%, or $1.8 million, to $57.8 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $56.0 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase is partly attributable to increased interest expense and commitment fees charged to us mainly in relation to new credit facilities we entered into with regards to our new-building program partly offset by the capitalized interest in relation with our newbuilding program.
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments
The fair value of our 28 interest rate derivative instruments which were outstanding as of September 30, 2012, equates to the amount that would be paid by us or to us should those instruments be terminated. As of September 30, 2012, the fair value of these 28 interest rate derivative instruments in aggregate amounted to a liability of $192.8 million. Twenty-seven of the 28 interest rate derivative instruments that were outstanding as at September 30, 2012, qualified for hedge accounting and the effective portion of the change in their fair value is recorded in "Comprehensive loss". For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, a loss of $20.5 million has been included in "Comprehensive loss" and a loss of $1.6 million has been included in "Gain (loss) on derivative instruments" in the consolidated statement of income, resulting from the fair market value change of the interest rate derivative instruments during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012.
Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 decreased by $11.0 million to $123.4 million, compared to $134.4 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease was primarily attributable to (a) the decreased cash from operations of $8.5 million deriving from escalating charter rates, (b) the increased dry-docking payments of $1.9 million and (c) increased payments for interest (including swap payments) of $3.1 million; partly offset by favorable change in working capital position, excluding the current portion of long-term debt and the accrued charter revenue (representing the difference between cash received in that period and revenue recognized on a straight-line basis) of $4.2 million.
Net cash used in investing activities was $162.0 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, which consisted of (a) $109.0 million advance payments for the construction and purchase of seven newbuild vessels, (b) $73.7 million in payments for the acquisition of five secondhand vessels and (c) $20.8 million we received from the sale of four vessels.
Net cash used in investing activities was $256.6 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, which consists of (a) $147.3 million advance payments and other capitalized costs for the construction and purchase of ten newbuild vessels, (b) $130.2 million in payments for the acquisition of nine second-hand vessels, (c) $6.0 million in advance payment for the acquisition of one second hand vessel delivered to us in the fourth quarter of 2011, (d) $19.0 million we received for the sale of three vessels (e) $6.1 million we received from the sale of governmental bonds and (f) $1.8 million in aggregate we received as advances for the sale of two vessels delivered to their new owners in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $157.7 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, which mainly consisted of (a) $129.3 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $241.2 million we drew down from five of our credit facilities, (c) $52.9 million we paid for dividends to our stockholders for the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2011, the first quarter of the year 2012 and the second quarter of the year 2012 and (d) $100.6 million net proceeds we received from our follow-on offering in March 2012, net of underwriting discounts and expenses incurred in the offering.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $33.1 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, which mainly consists of (a) $83.9 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $169.0 million we drew down from four of our credit facilities and (c) $45.2 million, in aggregate, we paid for dividends to our stockholders for the fourth quarter of the year 2010, the first quarter of the year 2011 and the second quarter of the year 2011.
As of September 30, 2012, we had a total cash liquidity of $264.5 million, consisting of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.
As of October 22, 2012, the following vessels were free of debt.
As of October 22, 2012, we had outstanding commitments relating to our contracted newbuilds aggregating $686.7 million payable in installments until the vessels are delivered.
On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 8:30 a.m., EDT, Costamare's management team will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results.
Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: 1(866) 819-7111 (from the US), 0(800) 953-0329 (from the UK) or +(44) (0) 1452 542 301 (from outside the US). Please quote "Costamare."
A replay of the conference call will be available until October 31, 2012. The United States replay number is 1(866) 247-4222; from the UK 0(800) 953-1533; the standard international replay number is (+44) (0) 1452 550 000 and the access code required for the replay is: 25306424#.
There will also be a simultaneous live webcast over the Internet, through the Costamare Inc. website () under the "Investors" section. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
Costamare Inc. is one of the world's leading owners and providers of containerships for charter. The Company has 37 years of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 57 containerships, with a total capacity of approximately 329,000 TEU, including 10 newbuild containerships on order. Costamare Inc.'s common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CMRE."
This earnings release contains "forward-looking statements". In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "believe", "intend", "anticipate", "estimate", "project", "forecast", "plan", "potential", "may", "should", "could" and "expect" and similar expressions. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only Costamare's belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Costamare's control. It is possible that actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect future results, see the discussion in Costamare Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-34934) under the caption "Risk Factors".
The tables below provide additional information, as of October 22, 2012, about our fleet of 57 containerships, including 10 newbuilds on order. Each vessel is a cellular containership, meaning it is a dedicated container vessel.
(i) The charterer has a unilateral option to extend the charter of the vessel for two periods of 30 months each +/-90 days on the final period performed, at a rate of $41,700 per day.
(ii) The charterer has a unilateral option to extend the charter of the vessel for a period of 12 months +/-60 days at a rate of $27,500 per day.
Gregory Zikos
Chief Financial Officer
Konstantinos Tsakalidis
Business Development
Costamare Inc., Athens, Greece
Tel: (+30) 210-949-0000
Email:
Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
New York, N.Y. 10169
Tel.: (+1) 212-661-7566
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Datum: 23.10.2012 - 14:05 Uhr
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