Costamare Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter and Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2015
(firmenpresse) - ATHENS, GREECE -- (Marketwired) -- 07/21/15 -- Costamare Inc. ("Costamare" or the "Company") (NYSE: CMRE) today reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015.
Voyage revenues of $123.2 million and $244.1 million for the three and the six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.
Voyage revenues adjusted on a cash basis of $124.0 million and $245.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.
Adjusted EBITDA of $87.3 million and $173.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.
Net income of $44.3 million and $70.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.
Net income available to common stockholders of $40.0 million or $0.53 per share and $63.3 million or $0.85 per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.
Adjusted Net income available to common stockholders of $34.4 million or $0.46 per share and $63.0 million or $0.84 per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.
See "Financial Summary" and "Non-GAAP Measures" below for additional detail.
In May 2015, the Company reached an agreement with York to extend the investment period under the Framework Agreement until May 2020 and extend the Framework Agreement until May 2024.
The Company entered into the following charter arrangements:
Agreed to extend the charter of the 1995-built, 1,162TEU containership Zagora with MSC for a period of minimum 12 and maximum 14 months starting from May 1, 2015 at a daily rate of $7,400.
Agreed to extend the charter of the 1992-built, 3,351TEU containership Marina with Evergreen for a period of minimum one and maximum two months starting from August 12, 2015 at a daily rate of $11,700.
Agreed to charter the 2003-built, 5,928 TEU containership Venetiko to OOCL for a period of minimum 40 and maximum 95 days starting from July 23, 2015 at a daily rate of $15,800.
Fixed the charter rate for the second year of the extension period for the charters of the vessels MSC Sierra II, MSC Namibia II and MSC Reunion at $11,200 daily, starting from July 1, 2015, August 2, 2015 and August 27, 2015 respectively.
In June 2015, Costamare Partners LP (the "MLP"), a limited partnership and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, filed an amendment to its Registration Statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the initial public offering of common units representing limited partnership interests in the MLP. The MLP is monitoring market conditions in connection with determining the schedule for its initial public offering.
On May 13, 2015, the Company completed a public offering of 4.0 million shares of its 8.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock"). The gross proceeds from the offering before the underwriting discount and other offering expenses were $100.0 million. We plan to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes, including vessel acquisitions or investments.
On July 2, 2015, we declared a dividend of $0.476563 per share on our Series B Preferred Stock, a dividend of $0.531250 per share on our Series C Preferred Stock and a dividend of $0.376736 per share on our Series D Preferred Stock all paid on July 15, 2015, to holders of record on July 14, 2015.
On July 2, 2015, we declared a dividend for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015, of $0.29 per share on our common stock, payable on August 5, 2015, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2015. This will be the Company''s nineteenth consecutive quarterly dividend since it commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
"During the second quarter of the year, the Company continued to deliver positive results.
On our joint venture with York, we have extended the investment period for five more years, starting from May of 2015. Since inception we have executed transactions of US $1.1 billion, all of which have been performing well.
Regarding the market, we have recently witnessed a softening in charter rates, especially for the smaller sizes. We have no ships laid up, while the ships coming out of charter this year still provide an upside based on today''s market conditions."
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A registration statement relating to the initial public offering of the MLP''s securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction.
(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 and during the last years of such charter cash received will exceed revenue recognized on a straight line basis.
(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 ("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 available to common stockholders, 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 available to common stockholders to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA below.
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. 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. The tables below set out supplemental financial data and corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, voyage revenue or net income as determined in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures include (i) Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis (reconciled above), (ii) Adjusted Net Income available to common stockholders, (iii) Adjusted Earnings per share, (iv) EBITDA and (v) Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted Net Income available to common stockholders and Adjusted Earnings per Share represent net income after earnings allocated to preferred stock, but before non-cash "Accrued charter revenue" recorded under charters with escalating charter rates, loss on sale/disposal of vessels, realized (gain) /loss on Euro/USD forward contracts, swaps breakage costs, unrealized loss from a swap option agreement held by a jointly owned company with York, which is included in equity loss on investments, General and administrative expenses - non-cash component, amortization of prepaid lease rentals and non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives. "Accrued charter revenue" is attributed to the timing difference between the revenue recognition and the cash collection. However, Adjusted Net Income available to common stockholders and Adjusted Earnings per Share are not recognized measurements under U.S. GAAP. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted Net Income available to common stockholders 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 available to common stockholders 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 available to common stockholders 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 available to common stockholders 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 available to common stockholders 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 available to common stockholders 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.
(1) Items to consider for comparability include gains and charges. Gains positively impacting net income are reflected as deductions to adjusted net income. Charges negatively impacting net income are reflected as increases to adjusted net income.
EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, amortization of prepaid lease rentals, depreciation and amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, amortization of prepaid lease rentals, depreciation, amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs, non-cash "Accrued charter revenue" recorded under charters with escalating charter rates, loss on sale / disposal of vessels, realized gain / (loss) on Euro / USD forward contracts, swaps breakage costs, unrealized loss from swap option agreement held by a jointly owned company with York, which is included in equity loss on investments, General and administrative expenses - non-cash component and non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives. "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. 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.
(1) Items to consider for comparability include gains and charges. Gains positively impacting net income are reflected as deductions to adjusted EBITDA. Charges negatively impacting net income are reflected as increases to adjusted EBITDA.
During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we had an average of 55.0 and 55.7 vessels, respectively, in our fleet. In the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, we accepted delivery of the newbuild vessel MSC Amalfi with a TEU capacity of 9,403 and the secondhand vessels Neapolis and Areopolis with an aggregate TEU capacity of 4,119, and we sold the vessel Konstantina with TEU capacity of 3,351. In the three-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, our fleet ownership days totaled 5,005 and 5,070 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 0.2%, or $0.3 million, to $123.2 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $123.5 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. This decrease was mainly due to (i) revenue not earned by vessels sold for demolition during the six-month period ended December 31, 2014, (ii) decreased charter rates in certain of our vessels during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, and (iii) increased off-hire days, mainly due to scheduled dry-dockings during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2014; partly offset by the revenue earned by the one newbuild and two secondhand vessels delivered to us during the six-month period ended December 31, 2014.
Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis (which eliminates non-cash "Accrued charter revenue"), decreased by 1.6%, or $2.0 million, to $124.0 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $126.0 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. This decrease was mainly due to (i) revenue not earned by vessels sold for demolition during the six-month period ended December 31, 2014, (ii) decreased charter rates in certain of our vessels during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, and (iii) increased off-hire days, mainly due to scheduled dry-dockings during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2014; partly offset by the revenue earned by the one newbuild and two secondhand vessels delivered to us during the six-month period ended December 31, 2014.
Voyage Expenses
Voyage expenses were $0.4 million, during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015 and $1.1 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. Voyage expenses mainly include (i) off-hire expenses of our vessels, mainly related to fuel consumption and (ii) third party commissions.
Voyage Expenses - related parties
Voyage expenses - related parties were $0.9 million during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and represent fees of 0.75% on voyage revenues charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our group management agreement.
Vessels'' Operating Expenses
Vessels'' operating expenses, which include the realized gain / (loss) under derivative contracts entered into in relation to foreign currency exposure, decreased by 1.0%, or $0.3 million, to $30.2 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $30.5 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decreased ownership days of our vessels during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2014.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $1.4 million during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2015, and 2014. General and administrative expenses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, included $0.63 million which is part of the annual fee that our manager receives based on the amended and restated group management agreement, effective as of January 1, 2015. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 this amount was $0.25 million.
Management Fees - related parties
Management fees paid to our managers increased by 2.1%, or $0.1 million, to $4.9 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $4.8 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to the inflation related upward adjustment by 4% of the management fee for each vessel (effective January 1, 2015), as provided under our group management agreement; partly offset by the decreased average number of vessels during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2014.
General and Administrative expenses - non-cash component
General and administrative expenses - non-cash component for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, amounted to $2.7 million, representing the value of the shares issued to our manager on June 30, 2015, pursuant to the amended and restated group management agreement, effective as of January 1, 2015. No amounts were incurred in the 2014 period.
Amortization of Dry-docking and Special Survey Costs
Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs was $1.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015 and $1.9 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, one vessel was in process of undergoing her special survey. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, one vessel underwent and completed her special survey.
Depreciation
Depreciation expense decreased by 4.9%, or $1.3 million, to $25.3 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $26.6 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The decrease was mainly attributable to a change in the estimated scrap value of vessels, which had a favorable effect of $1.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015.
Amortization of Prepaid Lease Rentals
Amortization of the prepaid lease rentals were $1.2 million and $1.1 million during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Loss on Sales / Disposals of Vessels
During the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 we recorded a loss of $2.9 million from the sale of one vessel.
Foreign Exchange Gains/ (Losses)
Foreign exchange losses were $0.1 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015. Foreign exchange gains / (losses) were nil during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014.
Interest Income
Interest income for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, amounted to $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
Interest and Finance Costs
Interest and finance costs decreased by 3.5%, or $0.8 million, to $21.8 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $22.6 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decreased loan interest expense charged to the consolidated statement of income resulting from the decrease in the outstanding loan amount.
Equity Gain on Investments
The equity gain on investments of $0.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, represents our share of the net gains of fifteen jointly owned companies pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York. We hold a range of 25% to 49% of the capital stock of these companies. The net gain of $0.1 million includes an unrealized loss of $0.1 million deriving from a swap option agreement entered into by a jointly-owned company.
Gain / (Loss) on Derivative Instruments
The fair value of our interest rate derivative instruments which were outstanding as of June 30, 2015, equates to the amount that would be paid by us or to us should those instruments be terminated. As of June 30, 2015, the fair value of these interest rate derivative instruments in aggregate amounted to a liability of $65.6 million. The effective portion of the change in the fair value of the interest rate derivative instruments that qualified for hedge accounting is recorded in "Other Comprehensive Income" ("OCI") while the ineffective portion is recorded in the consolidated statements of income. The change in the fair value of the interest rate derivative instruments that did not qualify for hedge accounting is recorded in the consolidated statement of income. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, a net gain of $1.5 million has been included in OCI and a net gain of $10.2 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 June 30, 2015. Furthermore, during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, we terminated one interest rate derivative instrument that qualified for hedge accounting and we paid the counterparty breakage costs of $3.5 million, in aggregate and has been included in Swaps breakage cost in the 2014 consolidated statement of income.
Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, increased by $4.2 million to $65.3 million, compared to $61.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to 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 $3.8 million, decreased payments for interest (including swap payments) during the period of $3.0 million; partly offset by the decreased cash from operations of $2.0 million and the increased special survey costs of $0.2 million.
Net cash used in investing activities was $5.7 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, which mainly consisted of $4.3 million for an advance payment for the construction of one newbuild vessel, ordered pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York.
Net cash used in investing activities was $57.9 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, which consisted of (a) $18.4 million for capitalized costs and advance payments for the construction and delivery of one newbuild vessel (b) $19.8 million in payments for the acquisition of two secondhand vessels, (c) $26.4 million payments (net of $1.8 million we received as a dividend distribution) associated to the equity investments held pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York, which range from 25% to 49% in jointly-owned companies, and (d) a $6.7 million payment we received from the sale for demolition of one vessel.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $16.1 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, which mainly consisted of (a) $48.7 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $3.3 million we repaid relating to our sale and leaseback agreements (c) $21.7 million we paid for dividends to holders of our common stock for the first quarter of 2015, (d) $1.0 million we paid for dividends to holders of our 7.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock ( "Series B Preferred Stock") and $2.1 million we paid for dividends to holders of our 8.500% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock ( "Series C Preferred Stock"), in both cases for the period from January 15, 2015 to April 14, 2015 and (e) $96.6 million net proceeds we received in May 2015 from our public offering, of 4.0 million shares of our Series D Preferred Stock, net of underwriting discounts and expenses incurred in the offering.
Net cash used in financing activities was $39.0 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, which mainly consisted of (a) $106.3 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $9.0 million we drew down from one of our credit facilities, (c) $85.6 million we received regarding the sale and leaseback transaction concluded for one newbuild, (d) $2.5 million we repaid relating to our sale and leaseback agreements, (e) $20.9 million we paid for dividends to holders of our common stock for the first quarter of 2014, and (f) $0.9 million we paid for dividends to holders of our Series B Preferred Stock for the period from January 15, 2014 to April 14, 2014, and $2.0 million we paid for dividends to holders of our Series C Preferred Stock for the period from the original issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock on January 21, 2014 to April 14, 2014.
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we had an average of 55.0 and 54.4 vessels, respectively in our fleet. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, we accepted delivery of the newbuild vessels MSC Azov, MSC Ajaccio and MSC Amalfi with an aggregate TEU capacity of 28,209 TEU and the secondhand vessels Neapolis and Areopolis with an aggregate TEU capacity of 4,119 and we sold the vessel Konstantina with a TEU capacity of 3,351. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, our fleet ownership days totaled 9,955 and 9,845 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 2.4%, or $5.7 million, to $244.1 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $238.4 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. This increase was mainly attributable to (i) revenue earned by the three newbuild vessels and three secondhand vessels delivered to us during the year ended December 31, 2014; partly offset by (ii) decreased charter rates in certain of our vessels during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, and (iii) revenues not earned by vessels which were sold for demolition during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2014.
Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis (which eliminates non-cash "Accrued charter revenue"), increased by 0.8%, or $2.0 million, to $245.5 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $243.5 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. This increase was mainly attributable to (i) revenue earned by the three newbuild vessels and three secondhand vessels delivered to us during the year ended December 31, 2014; partly offset by (ii) decreased charter rates in certain of our vessels during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, and (iii) revenues not earned by vessels which were sold for demolition during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2014.
Voyage Expenses
Voyage expenses decreased by 44.4%, or $0.8 million, to $1.0 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $1.8 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. Voyage expenses mainly include (i) off-hire expenses of our vessels, mainly related to fuel consumption and (ii) third party commissions.
Voyage Expenses - related parties
Voyage expenses - related parties were $1.8 million during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and represent fees of 0.75% on voyage revenues charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our group management agreement.
Vessels'' Operating Expenses
Vessels'' operating expenses, which also includes the realized gain / (loss) under derivative contracts entered into in relation to foreign currency exposure, decreased by 0.2% or $0.1 million to $59.8 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $59.9 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by 8.0% or $0.2 million, to $2.7 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $2.5 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. Furthermore, General and administrative expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, included $1.3 million which is part of the annual fee that our manager receives based on the amended and restated group management agreement, effective as of January 1, 2015. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 this amount was $0.50 million.
Management Fees - related parties
Management fees paid to our managers increased by 4.3%, or $0.4 million, to $9.7 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $9.3 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to (i) the upward adjustment by 4% of the management fee for each vessel (effective January 1, 2015), as provided under our group management agreement, and (ii) the increased average number of vessels during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2014.
General and Administrative expenses - non-cash component
General and administrative expenses - non-cash component for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, amounted to $5.4 million, representing the value of the shares issued to our manager on March 31, 2015 and on June 30, 2015, pursuant to the amended and restated group management agreement, effective as of January 1, 2015. No amounts were incurred in the 2014 period.
Amortization of Dry-docking and Special Survey Costs
Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, were $3.6 million and $3.8 million, respectively. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, three vessels, underwent and completed their special survey. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, two vessels, underwent and completed their special survey, while one was in process of undergoing her special survey.
Depreciation
Depreciation expense decreased by 2.7%, or $1.4 million, to $50.4 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $51.8 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The decrease was mainly attributable to the depreciation expense not charged for the vessels sold for demolition during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2014 and to a change in the estimated scrap value of vessels, which had a favorable effect of $2.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015; partly offset by the depreciation expense charged for the three newbuild and three secondhand vessels delivered to us during the year ended December 31, 2014.
Amortization of Prepaid Lease Rentals
Amortization of the prepaid lease rentals were $2.5 million and $1.5 million during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Loss on Sale/Disposal of Vessels
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, we recorded a loss of $2.9 million from the sale of one vessel.
Interest Income
During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, interest income was $0.7 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
Interest and Finance Costs
Interest and finance costs increased by 2.7%, or $1.3 million, to $49.7 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, from $48.4 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase was mainly attributable to the fact that the 2014 period benefited from the capitalization of interest associated with the delivery of vessels during that period, which did not recur during 2015; partially offset by a reduction in the write off of finance costs relating to loan refinancing in the 2015 period.
Equity Loss on Investments
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the equity gain/ (loss) on investments was nil. The equity gain/ (loss) on investments, represents our share of the net losses of fifteen jointly owned companies pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York. We hold a range of 25% to 49% of the capital stock of these companies. The net gain / (loss) includes an unrealized loss of $0.4 million deriving from a swap option agreement entered into by a jointly-owned company.
Gain on Derivative Instruments
The fair value of our interest rate derivative instruments which were outstanding as of June 30, 2015, equates to the amount that would be paid by us or to us should those instruments be terminated. As of June 30, 2015, the fair value of these interest rate derivative instruments in aggregate amounted to a liability of $65.6 million. The effective portion of the change in the fair value of the interest rate derivative instruments that qualified for hedge accounting is recorded in OCI while the ineffective portion is recorded in the consolidated statements of income. The change in the fair value of the interest rate derivative instruments that did not qualify for hedge accounting is recorded in the consolidated statement of income. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, a net gain of $2.2 million has been included in OCI and a net gain of $12.7 million has been included in Gain on derivative instruments in the consolidated statement of income, resulting from the fair market value change of the interest rate derivative instruments during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015. Furthermore, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, we terminated three interest rate derivative instruments that qualified for hedge accounting and we paid the counterparty breakage costs of $10.2 million, in aggregate and has been included in Swaps breakage cost in the 2014 consolidated statement of income.
Net cash flows provided by operating activities increased by $5.2 million to $120.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared to $115.0 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to (a) the increased cash from operations of $2.0 million generated mainly from the employment of the three newbuild vessels delivered to us during the year ended December 31, 2014 and (b) the decreased payments for interest (including swap payments) during the period of $3.1 million; partly offset by the unfavorable 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 $1.5 million and the increased special survey costs of $0.4 million.
Net cash used in investing activities was $19.1 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, which mainly consisted of $17.3 million in advance payments for the construction of three newbuild vessels, ordered pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York.
Net cash used in investing activities was $123.0 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, which consisted of (a) $59.1 million for capitalized costs and advance payments for the construction and delivery of three newbuild vessels, (b) $19.8 million in payments for the acquisition of two secondhand vessels, (c) $50.8 million (net of $1.8 million we received as a dividend distribution) in payments, pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York, to hold an equity interest ranging from 25% to 49% in jointly-owned companies and (d) $6.7 million we received from the sale for demolition of one vessel.
Net cash used in financing activities was $54.3 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, which mainly consisted of (a) $98.7 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $6.6 million we repaid relating to our sale and leaseback agreements (c) $42.7 million we paid for dividends to holders of our common stock for the fourth quarter of 2014 and first quarter of 2015, and (d) $1.9 million we paid for dividends to holders of our Series B Preferred Stock and $4.3 million we paid for dividends to holders of our Series C Preferred Stock, in both cases for the periods from October 15, 2014 to January 14, 2015 and January 15, 2015 to April 14, 2015 and (e) $96.6 million net proceeds we received from our public offering in May 2015, of 4.0 million shares of our Series D Preferred Stock, net of underwriting discounts and expenses incurred in the offering.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $62.5 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, which mainly consisted of (a) $253.8 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $9.0 million we drew down from one of our credit facilities, (c) $256.7 million we received regarding the sale and leaseback transaction concluded for the three newbuild vessels, (d) $3.1 million we repaid regarding our sale and leaseback agreements, (e) $41.1 million we paid for dividends to holders of our common stock for the fourth quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014, (f) $1.9 million we paid for dividends to holders of our Series B Preferred Stock for the periods from October 15, 2013 to January 14, 2014 and January 15, 2014 to April 14, 2014, and $2.0 million we paid for dividends to holders of our Series C Preferred Stock for the period from the original issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock on January 21, 2014 to April 14, 2014, and (g) $96.5 million net proceeds we received from our public offering in January 2014, of 4.0 million shares of our Series C Preferred Stock, net of underwriting discounts and expenses incurred in the offering.
As of June 30, 2015, we had a total cash liquidity of $220.8 million, consisting of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.
(*) Does not include one secondhand vessel acquired and five newbuild vessels ordered pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York, which are also free of debt.
As of July 21, 2015, we had outstanding commitments relating to our ten contracted newbuilds aggregating approximately $302.9 million payable in installments until the vessels are delivered, out of which $180.3 million will be funded through committed financing. The amounts represent our interest in the relevant jointly-owned entities with York.
On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. ET, 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: 1-866-524-3160 (from the US), 0808 238 9064 (from the UK) or +1-412-317-6760 (from outside the US). Please quote "Costamare".
A replay of the conference call will be available until August 24, 2015. The United States replay number is +1-877-344-7529; the standard international replay number is +1-412-317-0088, and the access code required for the replay is: 10069316.
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 41 years of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 69 containerships, with a total capacity of approximately 458,000 TEU, including ten newbuild containerships on order. Fourteen of our containerships, including ten newbuilds, have been acquired pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York Capital Management by vessel-owning joint venture entities in which we hold a minority equity interest. The Company''s common stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "CMRE", "CMRE PR B", "CMRE PR C" and "CMRE PR D", respectively.
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 July 21, 2015, about our fleet of containerships, including our newbuilds on order and the vessels acquired pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York. Each vessel is a cellular containership, meaning it is a dedicated container vessel.
Our newbuilds on order have an aggregate capacity in excess of 125,000 TEU.
i. Assumes exercise of owner''s unilateral options to extend the charter of these vessels for two one year periods at the same charter rate. The charterer also has corresponding options to unilaterally extend the charter for the same periods at the same charter rate.
ii. 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.
(*) Denotes vessels acquired pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York. The Company holds an equity interest ranging between 25% and 49% in each of the vessel-owning entities.
Gregory Zikos
Chief Financial Officer
Konstantinos Tsakalidis
Business Development
Costamare Inc., Athens, Greece
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