OceanPal Inc. Reports Financial Results For The Second Quarter And Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

Rhea-AI Summary

OceanPal Inc. (NASDAQ: OP) reported financial results for Q2 and H1 2024. Key points:

• Q2 2024: Time charter revenues of $6.7 million, net loss of $8.2 million
• H1 2024: Time charter revenues of $12.4 million, net loss of $9.5 million
• Fleet: 3 Panamax, 2 Capesize bulk carriers, 1 MR2 tanker
• Average TCE rate: $13,194 in Q2 2024 (up from $10,310 in Q2 2023)
• Fleet utilization: 96.7% in Q2 2024 (down from 100% in Q2 2023)

The company's financial performance shows increased revenues but significant losses compared to the previous year.

Positive

• Time charter revenues increased to $6.7 million in Q2 2024 from $5.4 million in Q2 2023
• TCE rate improved to $13,194 in Q2 2024 from $10,310 in Q2 2023
• Fleet size maintained at 5 vessels

Negative

• Net loss of $8.2 million in Q2 2024 compared to net income of $1.3 million in Q2 2023
• Net loss attributed to common stockholders of $8.6 million in Q2 2024 vs. net income of $483,000 in Q2 2023
• Fleet utilization decreased to 96.7% in Q2 2024 from 100% in Q2 2023
• Daily vessel operating expenses increased to $6,284 in Q2 2024 from $5,462 in Q2 2023

Financial Analyst

OceanPal Inc.'s Q2 2024 results show a concerning trend. Despite a 24.2% increase in time charter revenues to $6.7 million, the company reported a significant net loss of $8.2 million, compared to a net income of $1.3 million in Q2 2023. This stark reversal is alarming.

The Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) rate improved to $13,194 per day, up 28% year-over-year. However, daily vessel operating expenses also rose by 15% to $6,284, eating into potential profits. The fleet utilization dropped to 96.7% from 100% last year, indicating operational inefficiencies.

The company's financial health appears precarious, with mounting losses despite revenue growth. Investors should closely monitor OceanPal's ability to control costs and improve fleet efficiency in the coming quarters.

Shipping Industry Expert

OceanPal's fleet composition and employment strategy reveal some interesting insights. The company operates a diverse fleet of 5 vessels, including 3 Panamax, 2 Capesize bulk carriers and a soon-to-be-delivered MR2 tanker. This diversification could help mitigate market volatility risks.

However, the average fleet age of 19.3 years is concerning. Older vessels typically incur higher maintenance costs and are less fuel-efficient, which may explain the rising operating expenses. The planned sale of the Baltimore Capesize vessel by November 2024 could be a strategic move to modernize the fleet.

The company's charter rates for Panamax vessels range from $8,600 to $15,250 per day, while Capesize rates vary between $13,500 and $23,000. These rates reflect the current market conditions but are relatively low compared to historical peaks. The short-term nature of most charters provides flexibility but also exposes OceanPal to market fluctuations.

ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanPal Inc. (NASDAQ: OP) (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of vessels, today reported time charter revenues of $6.7 million, a net loss of $8.2 million and net loss attributed to common stockholders of $8.6 million for the second quarter of 2024. This compares to time charter revenues of $5.4 million, a net income of $1.3 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $483 thousand for the second quarter of 2023.

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company reported time charter revenues of $12.4 million, a net loss of $9.5 million and net loss attributed to common stockholders of $10.3 million. This compares to time charter revenues of $9.3 million, a net income of $1.3 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $24 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Fleet Employment Profile (As of August 7, 2024)

OceanPal Inc.’s fleet is employed as follows:

	Vessel	Sister Ships*	Gross Rate (USD/Day)		Com**		Charterers	Delivery Date to Charterers***	Redelivery Date to Owners****	Notes
	BUILT DWT
	3 Panamax Bulk Carriers
1	PROTEFS	A	$10,500		5.00	%	LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY FREIGHT ASIA PTE LTD	12-Sep-23	09-Apr-24	1
	2004    73,630		$13,000		5.00	%	CHINA RESOURCE CHARTERING LIMITED	14-Apr-24	14-Jul-24
			$8,600		5.00	%	BG SHIPPING (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.	14-Jul-24	14-Aug-24	2
2	CALIPSO 2005    73,691	A	$13,250		5.00	%	COFCO INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT SA	06-Apr-24	03-Aug-24	3
3	MELIA		$15,250		5.00	%	OLDENDORFF CARRIERS GMBH & CO. KG	01-May-24	04-Aug-24
	2005    76,225		$11,750		5.00	%	CHINA RESOURCE CHARTERING LIMITED	04-Aug-24	12-Nov-24	4
	2 Capesize Bulk Carriers
4	SALT LAKE CITY		$15,150		5.00	%	DEYESION SHIPPING & TRADING COMPANY LIMITED	06-Feb-24	01-Jun-24
	2005    171,810		$23,000		5.00	%		01-Jun-24	27-Jul-24
			$19,000		5.00	%		27-Jul-24	05-Sep-24	5
5	BALTIMORE		$13,500		5.00	%	RICHLAND BULK PTE. LTD.	18-Nov-23	02-May-24	6
	2005    177,243		$22,000		5.00	%		09-May-24	15-Sep-24 – 15-Nov-24	7
	1 MR2 Tanker
6	ZEZE START 2009    49,999		-		-		-	-	-	8
*	Each dry bulk carrier is a "sister ship", or closely similar, to other dry bulk carriers that have the same letter.
**	Total commission percentage paid to third parties.
***	In case of newly acquired vessel with new time charter attached, this date refers to the expected/actual date of delivery of the vessel to the Company.
****	Range of redelivery dates, with the actual date of redelivery being at the Charterers' option, but subject to the terms, conditions, and exceptions of the particular charterparty.

 

¹ Charterers compensated the Owners at a rate of 80% of the Baltic Panamax Index 5 TC average as published by the Baltic Exchange on a daily basis for the excess period commencing from March 25, 2024 until the actual redelivery date.
² Redelivery date on an estimated time charter trip duration of about 31 days.
³ Currently without an active charterparty.
⁴ Redelivery date on an estimated time charter trip duration of about 100 days.
⁵ Redelivery date on an estimated time charter trip duration of about 40 days.
⁶ Vessel on scheduled maintenance during the period from May 2, 2024 to May 9, 2024.
⁷ Vessel has been sold and it is expected to be delivered to her new Owners by latest November 20, 2024.
⁸ Vessel is expected to be delivered to the Company by latest September 20, 2024.

Summary of Selected Financial & Other Data

		Three months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
		(unaudited)				(unaudited)				(unaudited)				(unaudited)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA (in thousands of US Dollars)
Time charter revenues	$	6,737			$	5,395			$	12,424			$	9,283
Voyage expenses		826				704				1,417				1,276
Vessel operating expenses		2,859				2,485				5,580				5,036
Net (loss)/income and comprehensive (loss)/income		(8,205	)			1,259				(9,511	)			1,347
Net (loss)/income and comprehensive (loss)/income attributed to common stockholders		(8,623	)			483				(10,321	)			24
FLEET DATA
Average number of vessels		5.0				5.0				5.0				4.8
Number of vessels		5.0				5.0				5.0				5.0
Weighted average age of vessels		19.3				18.3				19.3				18.3
Ownership days		455				455				910				867
Available days		448				455				903				847
Operating days		433				455				884				840
Fleet utilization		96.7	%			100.0	%			97.9	%			99.2	%
AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS (in US Dollars)
Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate (1)	$	13,194			$	10,310			$	12,189			$	9,453
Daily vessel operating expenses (2)	$	6,284			$	5,462			$	6,132			$	5,809

Non-GAAP Measures

(1)		Time charter equivalent rates, or TCE rates, are defined as time charter revenues less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of Available days during the period, which is consistent with industry standards. Voyage expenses include port charges, bunker (fuel) expenses, canal charges and commissions. TCE is a non-GAAP measure. TCE rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels on time charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage charters, because charter hire rates for vessels on voyage charters are generally not expressed in per day amounts while charter hire rates for vessels on time charters are generally expressed in such amounts.
(2)		Daily vessel operating expenses, which include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the costs of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes and other miscellaneous expenses, are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by ownership days for the relevant period.

About the Company

OceanPal Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of vessels. The Company’s fleet currently consists of dry bulk vessels which currently transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.

Forward Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, Company management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company’s records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company’s control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, including risks associated with the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, including the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

(See financial tables attached)

OCEANPAL INC.
FINANCIAL TABLES
Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except for share and per share data
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME
	Three months ended June 30,									Six months ended June 30,
		2024				2023				2024					2023
		(unaudited)				(unaudited)				(unaudited)					(unaudited)
REVENUES:
Time charter revenues	$	6,737			$	5,395			$	12,424		$			9,283
EXPENSES:
Voyage expenses		826				704				1,417					1,276
Vessel operating expenses		2,859				2,485				5,580					5,036
Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges		1,561				2,149				3,444					4,042
General and administrative expenses		1,652				1,384				3,287					2,609
Management fees to related parties		315				315				630					606
Impairment loss		1,087				-				1,087					-
Other operating loss		6,761				14				6,746					17
Operating loss	$	(8,324	)		$	(1,656	)		$	(9,767	)	$			(4,303	)
Change in fair value of warrants’ liability		-				2,757				-					6,335
Finance costs		-				10				-					(901	)
Loss on equity method investment		(10	)			-				(15	)				-
Other income		8				-				15					-
Interest income		121				148				256					216
Net (loss)/income and comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(8,205	)		$	1,259			$	(9,511	)	$			1,347
Less: Deemed dividend upon redemption of Series D preferred stock		-				(154	)			(2	)				(154	)
Less: Dividends on Series C preferred stock		(177	)			(306	)			(327	)				(575	)
Less: Dividends on Series D preferred stock		(241	)			(301	)			(481	)				(592	)
Less: Undistributed earnings on class A warrants		-				(15	)			-					(2	)
Net (loss)/income attributed to common stockholders	$	(8,623	)		$	483			$	(10,321	)		$	24
(Loss)/Earnings per common share, basic	$	(1.16	)		$	0.27			$	(1.39	)	$			0.02
Loss per common share, diluted	$	(1.16	)		$	(1.12	)		$	(1.39	)	$			(4.49	)
Weighted average number of common shares, basic		7,451,977				1,794,623				7,451,646					1,362,644
Weighted average number of common shares, diluted		7,451,977				1,875,149				7,451,646					1,405,001

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
		June 30, 2024			December 31, 2023*
ASSETS		(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,801		$	14,841
Other current assets		23,154			5,203
Vessels, net		49,452			71,100
Other non-current assets		3,034			3,701
Total assets	$	86,441		$	94,845
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities	$	2,742		$	2,286
Total stockholders' equity		83,699			92,559
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	86,441		$	94,845

*The balance sheet data have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
		Three months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
		(unaudited)				(unaudited)				(unaudited)				(unaudited)
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities	$	(4,219	)		$	(91	)		$	(3,299	)		$	555
Net cash used in investing activities	$	-			$	(41	)		$	-			$	(4,098	)
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	$	(391	)		$	(622	)		$	(741	)		$	12,692

FAQ

What were OceanPal's (OP) Q2 2024 financial results?

OceanPal (OP) reported time charter revenues of $6.7 million and a net loss of $8.2 million for Q2 2024.

How did OceanPal's (OP) Q2 2024 results compare to Q2 2023?

OceanPal's Q2 2024 revenues increased from $5.4 million to $6.7 million, but the company swung to a net loss of $8.2 million compared to a net income of $1.3 million in Q2 2023.

What was OceanPal's (OP) fleet utilization in Q2 2024?

OceanPal's fleet utilization was 96.7% in Q2 2024, down from 100% in Q2 2023.

How many vessels does OceanPal (OP) operate as of August 7, 2024?

As of August 7, 2024, OceanPal operates a fleet of 6 vessels: 3 Panamax bulk carriers, 2 Capesize bulk carriers, and 1 MR2 tanker.