KNOT Offshore Partners LP Earnings Release—Interim Results for the Period Ended June 30, 2023
- Adjusted operating income for the quarter was $18.4 million and adjusted net income was $9.3 million.
- Partnership successfully closed new term loan and refinanced revolving credit facility.
- Market conditions in Brazil improving.
- Net loss for the second quarter of 2023 was $40.4 million.
Financial Highlights
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, KNOT Offshore Partners LP (“KNOT Offshore Partners” or the “Partnership”):
-
Generated total revenues of
$73.8 million $31.2 million $40.4 million $49.6 million $18.4 million $9.3 million
-
Generated Adjusted EBITDA of
$46.5 million
-
Reported
$68.1 million $63.1 million
Other Partnership Highlights and Events
-
Fleet operated with
99.3% utilization for scheduled operations in the second quarter of 2023 and95.5% utilization taking into account the scheduled drydockings of the Brasil Knutsen and the Hilda Knutsen in the second quarter of 2023.
-
On July 13, 2023, the Partnership declared a quarterly cash distribution of
$0.02 6$1.7 million
-
On June 2, 2023, the Partnership successfully closed its new five-year
$240 million
-
On August 16, 2023, the Partnership successfully closed the refinancing of the first of its two
$25 million $25 million
- On August 18, 2023, a 100-day extension to the existing bareboat charter party for the Dan Cisne was agreed with Transpetro, which will extend the vessel’s fixed employment to around the end of December 2023. This contract extension is subject to agreement of customary documentation and is expected to be signed in early September 2023.
-
On August 8, 2023, the Partnership entered into a new time charter contract for the Brasil Knutsen with a major independent operator in
Brazil to commence in January 2024 for a fixed period of one year.
- In November 2021, the Partnership entered into a new time charter contract for the Windsor Knutsen with Equinor to commence in the fourth quarter of 2024 or the first quarter of 2025 for a fixed period, at the charterer’s option, of either one year or two years, with options for the charterer to extend the charter, in either case, by two further one-year periods. The Partnership has now agreed with Equinor to substitute the Brasil Knutsen for the Windsor Knutsen, with the time charter contract otherwise remaining unchanged. Taken together with the new one-year time charter contract announced above, the Brasil Knutsen is now employed until around the end of 2025, and if charterer’s options are taken, the vessel will be fixed until the end of 2028.
- In July 2023, the Partnership agreed commercial terms for a new time charter contract for the Windsor Knutsen with an oil major to commence within the window from February 1, 2025 to May 1, 2025. The new charter is for a fixed period, at the charterer’s option, of either one year with an option for the charterer to extend the charter by one further year, or, a single firm period of two years. Signing of the new time charter contract remains subject to charterer’s management approval, agreement of certain operational details, and customary documentation.
- The Hilda Knutsen and the Torill Knutsen each continued to operate on separate time charter contracts with a subsidiary of the Partnership’s sponsor, Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (“Knutsen NYK”) at a reduced charter rate, with the contracts expected to expire on or around, January 2024 and December 2023 respectively. The Partnership is continuing to market both vessels for new, third-party time charter employment and is in active discussions with potential charterers, including Knutsen NYK.
- On April 11, 2023, a new time charter contract for the Recife Knutsen was signed with Transpetro for a firm period of three years. The vessel began operating under this new time charter contract on August 3, 2023, directly after the expiration of the then-existing bareboat charter, also with Transpetro. The vessel’s employment is now fixed until around August 2026.
- The Bodil Knutsen continued to operate on a time charter contract with Knutsen NYK at a reduced charter rate and on a fixed-term basis that is expected to expire on or around December 31, 2023. This time charter contract will expire in time for delivery of the vessel to Equinor in the fourth quarter of 2023 or the first quarter of 2024, for an initial fixed time charter contract of two years, with charterer’s options to extend the charter by two further one- year periods.
- The Tordis Knutsen operated under a time charter contract with a subsidiary of TotalEnergies which expired on July 1, 2023, the same day the vessel was delivered to Shell to commence on a new three-year time charter.
- On August 1, 2023, the time charter contract with PetroChina for the Vigdis Knutsen was extended under option by six-months to March 2024, after which the vessel is due to be delivered to Shell to commence on a new three-year time charter.
- The Lena Knutsen operated under a time charter contract with a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, which is anticipated to end on August 31, 2023, following which the vessel will fulfil a new three-year time charter contract with Shell, which is currently anticipated to commence in early September 2023.
-
The scheduled ten-year special survey drydockings of the Brasil Knutsen and the Hilda Knutsen commenced in the second quarter of 2023, with both drydockings being successfully completed in
Europe in July 2023, taking 51 days and 30 days respectively. The Partnership was able to secure a cargo voyage fromBrazil toEurope for the Brasil Knutsen, thus avoiding the majority of bunker fuel costs in transit to the drydock yard and lowering the number of days offhire.
Gary Chapman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of KNOT Offshore Partners LP, stated, “We are pleased to report another strong performance in the second quarter of 2023, marked by over
Including those contracts signed since June 30, 2023, we now have
In
As the largest owner and operator of shuttle tankers (together with our Sponsor, Knutsen NYK), we believe we are well positioned to benefit from such an improving charter market. We remain focused on generating certainty and stability of cashflows from long-term employment with good-quality counterparties. With the COVID-driven mismatch of delayed production projects and prompt vessel deliveries now largely worked through, and the majority of our pressing financial needs now addressed, we are confident that continued operational performance and execution of our strategy can create unitholder value in the quarters and years ahead.”
____________________
1 EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures used by management and external users of the Partnership’s financial statements. Please see Appendix A for definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Financial Results Overview
Total revenues were
Vessel operating expenses for the second quarter of 2023 were
Depreciation was
Impairments in respect of the Dan Cisne and Dan Sabia of
General and administrative expenses were
As a result, operating loss for the second quarter was
Interest expense for the second quarter was
The realized and unrealized gain on derivative instruments was
As a result, net loss for the second quarter of 2023 was
Net income for the second quarter of 2023 decreased by
Operating income for the second quarter of 2023 decreased by
Operational Review
The Partnership’s vessels operated throughout the second quarter of 2023 with
In April 2023, the propeller hub system of the Tove Knutsen was repaired and the vessel was offhire for 10 days as a result. Time offhire and repair costs are expected to be covered in full by vessel insurance. There were no other open insurance claims as of June 30, 2023.
Financing and Liquidity
As of June 30, 2023, the Partnership had
As of June 30, 2023, the Partnership had entered into various interest rate swap agreements for a total notional amount of
As of June 30, 2023, the Partnership’s net exposure to floating interest rate fluctuations was approximately
( |
|
Sale &
|
|
Period
|
|
Balloon
|
|
Total |
Remainder of 2023 |
$ |
6,731 |
$ |
45,363 |
$ |
26,470 |
$ |
78,564 |
2024 |
13,804 |
76,651 |
63,393 |
153,848 |
||||
2025 |
|
14,399 |
|
68,581 |
|
161,583 |
|
244,563 |
2026 |
|
15,060 |
|
51,596 |
|
219,521 |
|
286,177 |
2027 |
|
15,751 |
|
26,481 |
|
— |
|
42,232 |
2028 and thereafter |
|
119,120 |
|
13,241 |
|
78,824 |
|
211,185 |
Total |
$ |
184,865 |
$ |
281,913 |
$ |
549,791 |
$ |
1,016,569 |
On June 2, 2023, the Partnership closed its new five-year
On August 16, 2023, the Partnership closed the refinancing of the first of its two
The
Distributions
On July 13, 2023, the Partnership declared a quarterly cash distribution of
Assets Owned by Knutsen NYK
In February 2021, Tuva Knutsen was delivered to Knutsen NYK from the yard and commenced on a five-year time charter contract with a wholly owned subsidiary of the French oil major TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies has options to extend the charter for up to a further ten years.
In November 2021, Live Knutsen was delivered to Knutsen NYK from the yard in
In June 2022, Daqing Knutsen was delivered to Knutsen NYK from the yard in
In July 2022, Frida Knutsen was delivered to Knutsen NYK from the yard in
Another vessel, Sindre Knutsen, was delivered to Knutsen NYK in August 2022 from the yard in
In May 2022, Knutsen NYK entered into a new ten-year time charter contract with Petrobras for a vessel to be constructed and which will operate in
In November 2022, Knutsen NYK entered into a new fifteen-year time charter contract with Petrobras for a vessel to be constructed and which will operate in
Pursuant to the omnibus agreement the Partnership entered into with Knutsen NYK at the time of its initial public offering, the Partnership has the option to acquire from Knutsen NYK any offshore shuttle tankers that Knutsen NYK acquires or owns that are employed under charters for periods of five or more years.
There can be no assurance that the Partnership will acquire any additional vessels from Knutsen NYK.
Management Transition
As previously announced on August 4, 2023, Mr. Derek Lowe will become the Partnership’s new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. He is expected to assume these roles on September 13, 2023.
Mr. Lowe will join the Partnership from Telford Offshore, a provider of accommodation, construction and pipelay in the global offshore energy services industry. He has served as the Group Company Secretary of Telford Offshore since its formation in 2018, having provided consultancy services to its predecessor since 2015. He worked from 2011 to 2015 for the debt capital markets group of Pareto Securities, and from 1994 to 2010 for the equity capital markets group of UBS.
Outlook
At June 30, 2023, the Partnership’s fleet of eighteen vessels had an average age of 9.2 years, and the Partnership had charters with an average remaining fixed duration of 2.0 years, with the charterers of the Partnership’s vessels having options to extend their charters by an additional 2.2 years on average. The Partnership had
The Partnership’s earnings for the third quarter of 2023 will be affected by the scheduled ten-year special survey drydockings of the Brasil Knutsen and the Hilda Knutsen which were completed on July 14, 2023 and July 13, 2023, respectively. The Partnership’s earnings for the fourth quarter of 2023 will be affected by the scheduled ten-year special survey drydockings of the
The market for shuttle tankers in
Shuttle tanker demand in the North Sea has remained subdued, driven by the impact of COVID-19-related project delays. We expect these conditions to persist for several more quarters until new oil production projects that are anticipated come on stream.
Looking ahead, based on supply and demand factors with significant forward visibility and committed capital from industry participants, we believe that the overall medium and long-term outlook for the shuttle tanker market remains favorable. Notably, the current shuttle tanker orderbook consists of only five vessels, all of which are scheduled to deliver by 2025, while any future new orders would be expected to deliver in 2026 or thereafter.
In the meantime, the Partnership intends to pursue long-term visibility from its charter contracts, build its liquidity, and position KNOP to benefit from its market-leading position in an improving shuttle tanker market.
The Partnership’s financial information for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, included in this press release is preliminary and unaudited and is subject to change in connection with the completion of the Partnership’s quarter end close procedures and further financial review. Actual results may differ as a result of the completion of the Partnership’s quarter end closing procedures, review adjustments and other developments that may arise between now and the time such financial information for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, is finalized.
About KNOT Offshore Partners LP
KNOT Offshore Partners LP owns, operates and acquires shuttle tankers primarily under long-term charters in the offshore oil production regions of
KNOT Offshore Partners LP is structured as a publicly traded master limited partnership but is classified as a corporation for
The Partnership plans to host a conference call on Thursday August 31, at 9:30 AM (Eastern Time) to discuss the results for the second quarter of 2023. All unitholders and interested parties are invited to listen to the live conference call by choosing from the following options:
-
By dialing 1-833-470-1428 from the US, dialing 1-833-950-0062 from
Canada or 1-404-975-4839 if outsideNorth America – please join the KNOT Offshore Partners LP call using access code 652 322.
- By accessing the webcast on the Partnership’s website: www.knotoffshorepartners.com.
August 30, 2023
KNOT Offshore Partners LP
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
|||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
||||||||||||||
( |
June 30,
|
March 31,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
||||||||||
Time charter and bareboat revenues |
$ |
69,924 |
|
$ |
62,933 |
|
$ |
63,788 |
|
$ |
132,857 |
|
$ |
128,975 |
|
Voyage revenues (1) |
|
1,585 |
|
|
7,254 |
|
|
— |
|
|
8,839 |
|
|
— |
|
Loss of hire insurance recoveries |
|
1,424 |
|
|
911 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,335 |
|
|
— |
|
Other income |
|
891 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
171 |
|
|
973 |
|
|
180 |
|
Total revenues |
|
73,824 |
|
|
71,180 |
|
|
63,959 |
|
|
145,004 |
|
|
129,155 |
|
Vessel operating expenses |
|
25,287 |
|
|
19,443 |
|
|
23,024 |
|
|
44,730 |
|
|
43,085 |
|
Voyage expenses and commission (2) |
|
159 |
|
|
4,696 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,855 |
|
|
— |
|
Depreciation |
|
28,107 |
|
|
27,729 |
|
|
26,059 |
|
|
55,836 |
|
|
51,996 |
|
Impairment (3) |
|
49,649 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
49,649 |
|
|
— |
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
1,838 |
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
1,428 |
|
|
3,488 |
|
|
3,126 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
105,040 |
|
|
53,518 |
|
|
50,511 |
|
|
158,558 |
|
|
98,207 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
(31,216 |
) |
|
17,662 |
|
|
13,448 |
|
|
(13,554 |
) |
|
30,948 |
|
Finance income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Interest income |
|
861 |
|
|
683 |
|
|
59 |
|
|
1,544 |
|
|
61 |
|
Interest expense |
|
(18,107 |
) |
|
(17,369 |
) |
|
(8,301 |
) |
|
(35,476 |
) |
|
(15,026 |
) |
Other finance expense |
|
(112 |
) |
|
(72 |
) |
|
(103 |
) |
|
(184 |
) |
|
(312 |
) |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments (4) |
|
8,124 |
|
|
(2,310 |
) |
|
5,116 |
|
|
5,814 |
|
|
21,473 |
|
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions |
|
109 |
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
(165 |
) |
|
(27 |
) |
|
(98 |
) |
Total finance income (expense) |
|
(9,125 |
) |
|
(19,204 |
) |
|
(3,394 |
) |
|
(28,329 |
) |
|
6,098 |
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
(40,341 |
) |
|
(1,542 |
) |
|
10,054 |
|
|
(41,883 |
) |
|
37,046 |
|
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
(49 |
) |
|
245 |
|
|
(166 |
) |
|
196 |
|
|
(378 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(40,390 |
) |
$ |
(1,297 |
) |
$ |
9,888 |
|
$ |
(41,687 |
) |
$ |
36,668 |
|
Weighted average units outstanding (in thousands of units): |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Common units |
|
34,045 |
|
|
34,045 |
|
|
33,838 |
|
|
34,045 |
|
|
33,796 |
|
Class B units (5) |
|
252 |
|
|
252 |
|
|
460 |
|
|
252 |
|
|
501 |
|
General Partner units |
|
640 |
|
|
640 |
|
|
640 |
|
|
640 |
|
|
640 |
|
(1) |
Voyage revenues are revenues unique to spot voyages. |
(2) |
Voyage expenses and commission are expenses unique to spot voyages, including bunker fuel expenses, port fees, cargo loading and unloading expenses, agency fees and commission. |
(3) |
The carrying value of each of the Dan Cisne and the Dan Sabia was written down to its estimated fair value as of June 30, 2023. |
(4) |
Realized gain (loss) on derivative instruments relates to amounts the Partnership actually received (paid) to settle derivative instruments, and the unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments relates to changes in the fair value of such derivative instruments, as detailed in the table below. |
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
||||||||||||||
( |
June 30,
|
March 31,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
||||||||||
Realized gain (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Interest rate swap contracts |
$ |
3,538 |
|
$ |
3,006 |
|
$ |
(1,550 |
) |
$ |
6,543 |
|
$ |
(3,402 |
) |
Foreign exchange forward contracts |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Total realized gain (loss): |
|
3,538 |
|
|
3,006 |
|
|
(1,550 |
) |
|
6,543 |
|
|
(3,402 |
) |
Unrealized gain (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Interest rate swap contracts |
|
4,667 |
|
|
(5,272 |
) |
|
7,080 |
|
|
(604 |
) |
|
25,289 |
|
Foreign exchange forward contracts |
|
(81 |
) |
|
(44 |
) |
|
(414 |
) |
|
(125 |
) |
|
(414 |
) |
Total unrealized gain (loss): |
|
4,586 |
|
|
(5,316 |
) |
|
6,666 |
|
|
(729 |
) |
|
24,875 |
|
Total realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments: |
$ |
8,124 |
|
$ |
(2,310 |
) |
$ |
5,116 |
|
$ |
5,814 |
|
$ |
21,473 |
|
(5) |
On September 7, 2021, the Partnership entered into an exchange agreement with Knutsen NYK, and the Partnership’s general partner whereby Knutsen NYK contributed to the Partnership all of Knutsen NYK’s incentive distribution rights (“IDRs”), in exchange for the issuance by the Partnership to Knutsen NYK of 673,080 common units and 673,080 Class B Units, whereupon the IDRs were cancelled (the “IDR Exchange”). As of June 30, 2023, 420,675 of the Class B Units had been converted to common units. |
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET |
||||||
( |
|
At June 30, 2023 |
|
At December 31, 2022 |
||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
||
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
63,124 |
|
$ |
47,579 |
Amounts due from related parties |
|
|
2,428 |
|
|
1,998 |
Inventories |
|
|
3,096 |
|
|
5,759 |
Derivative assets |
|
|
16,764 |
|
|
15,070 |
Other current assets |
|
|
8,622 |
|
|
15,528 |
Total current assets |
|
|
94,034 |
|
|
85,934 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Long-term assets: |
|
|
|
|
||
Vessels, net of accumulated depreciation |
|
|
1,539,432 |
|
|
1,631,380 |
Right-of-use assets |
|
|
2,423 |
|
|
2,261 |
Derivative assets |
|
|
12,080 |
|
|
14,378 |
Total Long-term assets |
|
|
1,553,935 |
|
|
1,648,019 |
Total assets |
|
$ |
1,647,969 |
|
$ |
1,733,953 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||
Trade accounts payable |
|
$ |
6,898 |
|
$ |
4,268 |
Accrued expenses |
|
|
13,876 |
|
|
10,651 |
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
|
188,317 |
|
|
369,787 |
Current lease liabilities |
|
|
886 |
|
|
715 |
Current portion of derivative liabilities |
|
|
125 |
|
|
— |
Income taxes payable |
|
|
289 |
|
|
699 |
Current portion of contract liabilities |
|
|
68 |
|
|
651 |
Prepaid charter and deferred revenue |
|
|
5,290 |
|
|
1,504 |
Amount due to related parties |
|
|
1,760 |
|
|
1,717 |
Total current liabilities |
|
|
217,509 |
|
|
389,992 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Long-term liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||
Long-term debt |
|
|
820,883 |
|
|
686,601 |
Lease liabilities |
|
|
1,536 |
|
|
1,546 |
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
150 |
|
|
424 |
Deferred revenues |
|
|
2,569 |
|
|
3,178 |
Total long-term liabilities |
|
|
825,138 |
|
|
691,749 |
Total liabilities |
|
|
1,042,647 |
|
|
1,081,741 |
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
|
||
Series A Convertible Preferred Units |
|
|
84,308 |
|
|
84,308 |
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
||
Partners’ capital: |
|
|
|
|
||
Common unitholders |
|
|
507,897 |
|
|
553,922 |
Class B unitholders |
|
|
3,871 |
|
|
3,871 |
General partner interest |
|
|
9,246 |
|
|
10,111 |
Total partners’ capital |
|
|
521,014 |
|
|
567,904 |
Total liabilities and equity |
|
$ |
1,647,969 |
|
$ |
1,733,953 |
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS’ CAPITAL |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Partners' Capital |
Accumulated |
Series A |
|||||||||||||||
( |
Common |
Class B |
General
|
Other
|
Total
|
Convertible
|
|||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 |
Units |
Units |
Units |
Income (Loss) |
Capital |
Units |
|||||||||||
Consolidated balance at March 31, 2022 |
$ |
576,811 |
|
$ |
8,190 |
|
$ |
10,619 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
595,620 |
|
$ |
84,308 |
|
Net income |
|
7,950 |
|
|
87 |
|
|
150 |
|
|
— |
|
8 188 |
|
|
1,700 |
|
Conversion of Class B to common units (1) |
|
1,325 |
|
|
(1,325 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Other comprehensive income |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Cash distributions |
|
(17,572 |
) |
|
(263 |
) |
|
(333 |
) |
|
— |
|
(18,168 |
) |
|
(1,700 |
) |
Consolidated balance at June 30, 2022 |
$ |
568,515 |
|
$ |
6,689 |
|
$ |
10,436 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
585,640 |
|
$ |
84,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Consolidated balance at March 31, 2023 |
$ |
550,095 |
|
$ |
3,871 |
|
$ |
10,039 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
564,005 |
|
$ |
84,308 |
|
Net income |
|
(41,313 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(777 |
) |
|
— |
|
(42,090 |
) |
|
1,700 |
|
Conversion of Class B to common units (1) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Other comprehensive income |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Cash distributions |
|
(885 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
— |
|
(901 |
) |
|
(1,700 |
) |
Consolidated balance at June 30, 2023 |
$ |
507,897 |
|
$ |
3,871 |
|
$ |
9,246 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
521,014 |
|
$ |
84,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Consolidated balance at December 31, 2021 |
$ |
568,762 |
|
$ |
9,453 |
|
$ |
10,492 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
588,707 |
|
$ |
84,308 |
|
Net income |
|
32,201 |
|
|
457 |
|
|
610 |
|
|
— |
|
33,268 |
|
|
3,400 |
|
Conversion of Class B to common units (1) |
|
2,652 |
|
|
(2,652 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Other comprehensive income |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Cash distributions |
|
(35,100 |
) |
|
(569 |
) |
|
(666 |
) |
|
— |
|
(36,335 |
) |
|
(3,400 |
) |
Consolidated balance at June 30, 2022 |
$ |
568,515 |
|
$ |
6,689 |
|
$ |
10,436 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
585,640 |
|
$ |
84,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Consolidated balance at December 31, 2022 |
$ |
553,922 |
|
$ |
3,871 |
|
$ |
10,111 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
567,904 |
|
$ |
84,308 |
|
Net income |
|
(44,255 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(832 |
) |
|
— |
|
(45,087 |
) |
|
3,400 |
|
Conversion of Class B to common units (1) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Other comprehensive income |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Cash distributions |
|
(1,770 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
— |
|
(1,803 |
) |
|
(3,400 |
) |
Consolidated balance at June 30, 2023 |
$ |
507,897 |
|
$ |
3,871 |
|
$ |
9,246 |
|
$ |
— |
$ |
521,014 |
|
$ |
84,308 |
|
(1) |
On September 7, 2021, the Partnership entered into an exchange agreement with Knutsen NYK and the Partnership’s general partner whereby Knutsen NYK contributed to the Partnership all of Knutsen NYK’s IDRs, in exchange for the issuance by the Partnership to Knutsen NYK of 673,080 common units and 673,080 Class B Units, whereupon the IDRs were cancelled. As of June 30, 2022, 252,405 of the Class B Units had converted to common units. As of June 30, 2023, 420,675 of the Class B Units had converted to common units. No Class B Units were converted in the second quarter of 2023. |
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS |
||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, |
||||||
( |
2023 |
2022 |
||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) (1) |
$ |
(41,687 |
) |
$ |
36,668 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
||||
Depreciation |
|
55,836 |
|
|
51,996 |
|
Impairment |
|
49,649 |
|
|
— |
|
Amortization of contract intangibles / liabilities |
|
(583 |
) |
|
(683 |
) |
Amortization of deferred revenue |
|
(234 |
) |
|
— |
|
Amortization of deferred debt issuance cost |
|
1,355 |
|
|
1,452 |
|
Drydocking expenditure |
|
(10,701 |
) |
|
(11,339 |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
(197 |
) |
|
378 |
|
Income taxes paid |
|
(414 |
) |
|
(66 |
) |
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments |
|
729 |
|
|
(24,875 |
) |
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions |
|
(43 |
) |
|
42 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
||||
Decrease (increase) in amounts due from related parties |
|
(430 |
) |
|
1,107 |
|
Decrease (increase) in inventories |
|
2,663 |
|
|
(341 |
) |
Decrease (increase) in other current assets |
|
6,904 |
|
|
(6,007 |
) |
Decrease (increase) in accrued revenue |
|
— |
|
|
782 |
|
Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable |
|
2,627 |
|
|
1,889 |
|
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses |
|
3,226 |
|
|
2,654 |
|
Increase (decrease) prepaid charter |
|
3,318 |
|
|
746 |
|
Increase (decrease) in amounts due to related parties |
|
43 |
|
|
(292 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
72,061 |
|
|
54,111 |
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|||
Disposals (additions) to vessel and equipment |
(2,744 |
) |
(1,030 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
(2,744 |
) |
(1,030 |
) |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|||||
Proceeds from long-term debt |
|
240,000 |
|
|
132,000 |
|
Repayment of long-term debt |
|
(286,078 |
) |
|
(118,137 |
) |
Payment of debt issuance cost |
|
(2,466 |
) |
|
(828 |
) |
Cash distributions |
|
(5,203 |
) |
|
(39,735 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(53,747 |
) |
|
(26,700 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
|
(25 |
) |
|
(200 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
15,545 |
|
|
26,181 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period |
|
47,579 |
|
|
62,293 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period |
$ |
63,124 |
|
$ |
88,474 |
|
(1) |
Included in net income is interest paid amounting to |
APPENDIX A—RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, depreciation and taxes. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, depreciation, impairments, taxes and other financial items (including other finance expenses, realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and net gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions). EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by management and external users of financial statements, such as the Partnership’s lenders, to assess its financial and operating performance and compliance with the financial covenants and restrictions contained in its financing agreements. Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by management and external users of financial statements, such as investors, to assess the Partnership’s financial and operating performance. The Partnership believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA assist its management and investors by increasing the comparability of its performance from period to period and against the performance of other companies in its industry that provide EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA information. This increased comparability is achieved by excluding the potentially disparate effects between periods or companies of interest, other financial items, taxes, impairments and depreciation, as applicable, which items are affected by various and possibly changing financing methods, capital structure and historical cost basis and which items may significantly affect net income between periods. The Partnership believes that including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as financial measures benefits investors in (a) selecting between investing in the Partnership and other investment alternatives and (b) monitoring the Partnership’s ongoing financial and operational strength in assessing whether to continue to hold common units. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or any other indicator of Partnership performance calculated in accordance with GAAP.
The table below reconciles EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
Three Months Ended, |
Six Months Ended, |
|||||||||||
( |
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(40,390 |
) |
$ |
9,888 |
|
$ |
(41,687 |
) |
$ |
36,668 |
|
Interest income |
|
(861 |
) |
|
(59 |
) |
|
(1,544 |
) |
|
(61 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
18,107 |
|
|
8,301 |
|
|
35,476 |
|
|
15,026 |
|
Depreciation |
|
28,107 |
|
|
26,059 |
|
|
55,836 |
|
|
51,996 |
|
Impairment |
|
49,649 |
|
|
— |
|
|
49,649 |
|
|
— |
|
Income tax expense |
|
49 |
|
|
166 |
|
|
(196 |
) |
|
378 |
|
EBITDA |
|
54,661 |
|
|
44,355 |
|
|
97,534 |
|
|
104,007 |
|
Other financial items (a) |
|
(8,121 |
) |
|
(4,848 |
) |
|
(5,603 |
) |
|
(21,063 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
46,540 |
|
$ |
39,507 |
|
$ |
91,931 |
|
$ |
82,944 |
|
(a) |
Other financial items consist of other finance income (expense), realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and net gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions. |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning future events and KNOT Offshore Partners’ operations, performance and financial condition. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” “plan,” “intend” or words or phrases of similar meanings. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond KNOT Offshore Partners’ control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to, among other things:
- market trends in the shuttle tanker or general tanker industries, including hire rates, factors affecting supply and demand, and opportunities for the profitable operations of shuttle tankers and conventional tankers;
-
market trends in the production of oil in the North Sea,
Brazil and elsewhere; - Knutsen NYK’s and KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to build shuttle tankers and the timing of the delivery and acceptance of any such vessels by their respective charterers;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to purchase vessels from Knutsen NYK in the future;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to enter into long-term charters, which KNOT Offshore Partners defines as charters of five years or more, or shorter-term charters or voyage contracts;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to refinance its indebtedness on acceptable terms and on a timely basis and to make additional borrowings and to access debt and equity markets;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ distribution policy, forecasts of KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to make distributions on its common units, Class B Units and Series A Preferred Units, the amount of any such distributions and any changes in such distributions;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to integrate and realize the expected benefits from acquisitions;
- impacts of supply chain disruptions that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting inflationary environment;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ anticipated growth strategies;
- the effects of a worldwide or regional economic slowdown;
- turmoil in the global financial markets;
- fluctuations in currencies, inflation and interest rates;
- fluctuations in the price of oil;
- general market conditions, including fluctuations in hire rates and vessel values;
- changes in KNOT Offshore Partners’ operating expenses, including drydocking and insurance costs and bunker prices;
- recoveries under KNOT Offshore Partners’ insurance policies;
- the length and cost of drydocking;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ future financial condition or results of operations and future revenues and expenses;
- the repayment of debt and settling of any interest rate swaps;
- planned capital expenditures and availability of capital resources to fund capital expenditures;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to maintain long-term relationships with major users of shuttle tonnage;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to leverage Knutsen NYK’s relationships and reputation in the shipping industry;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to maximize the use of its vessels, including the re-deployment or disposition of vessels no longer under charter;
- the financial condition of KNOT Offshore Partners’ existing or future customers and their ability to fulfill their charter obligations;
- timely purchases and deliveries of newbuilds;
- future purchase prices of newbuilds and secondhand vessels;
- any impairment of the value of KNOT Offshore Partners’ vessels;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to compete successfully for future chartering and newbuild opportunities;
- acceptance of a vessel by its charterer;
-
the impact of the Russian war with
Ukraine ; - termination dates and extensions of charters;
- the expected cost of, and KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to, comply with governmental regulations (including climate change regulations) and maritime self-regulatory organization standards, as well as standard regulations imposed by its charterers applicable to KNOT Offshore Partners’ business;
- availability of skilled labor, vessel crews and management, including possible disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreak;
- the effects of outbreaks of pandemics or contagious diseases, including the impact on KNOT Offshore Partners’ business, cash flows and operations as well as the business and operations of its customers, suppliers and lenders;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ general and administrative expenses and its fees and expenses payable under the technical management agreements, the management and administration agreements and the administrative services agreement;
- the anticipated taxation of KNOT Offshore Partners and distributions to its unitholders;
- estimated future capital expenditures;
-
Marshall Islands economic substance requirements; - KNOT Offshore Partners’ ability to retain key employees;
- customers’ increasing emphasis on climate, environmental and safety concerns;
- the impact of any cyberattack;
- potential liability from any pending or future litigation;
- potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, political events, piracy or acts by terrorists;
- future sales of KNOT Offshore Partners’ securities in the public market;
- KNOT Offshore Partners’ business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations; and
-
other factors listed from time to time in the reports and other documents that KNOT Offshore Partners files with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022, and subsequent reports on Form 6-K.
All forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for KNOT Offshore Partners to predict all of these factors. Further, KNOT Offshore Partners cannot assess the impact of each such factor on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward- looking statement. KNOT Offshore Partners does not intend to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in KNOT Offshore Partners’ expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
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Gary Chapman via email at ir@knotoffshorepartners.com
Source: KNOT Offshore Partners LP
