Overseas Shipholding Group Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

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Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. reported positive first-quarter 2024 results with net income of $14.6 million, adjusted EBITDA of $43.9 million, and shipping revenues of $117.5 million. The company extended a bareboat charter, declared a cash dividend, and anticipates market strength due to international freight rates.

Positive

• Net income increased to $14.6 million, a growth of $2.5 million compared to the first quarter of 2023.

• Adjusted EBITDA rose to $43.9 million, showing a 7.3% increase compared to the first quarter of 2023.

• Shipping revenues reached $117.5 million, marking a $3.7 million increase from the same period last year.

• The company declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share on its Class A common stock and extended a bareboat charter.

• The CEO expressed confidence in the company's financial targets and future prospects, highlighting the positive impact of recent initiatives on shareholder value.

Negative

• None.

Insights

Financial Analyst

The performance of Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) in the first quarter of 2024 shows a positive trend in profitability with an increase in net income to $14.6 million and a 35.7% growth in earnings per share from the same quarter last year, indicative of effective strategic initiatives. The reported increase in Shipping revenues and Time charter equivalent (TCE) revenues by 3.3% and 5.7%, respectively, suggest an optimized fleet utilization and heightened operational efficiency, notably an increase in Delaware Bay lightering volumes and fewer repair days. In contrast, the rise in drydock days could signal a potential for increased future maintenance costs or a temporary reduction in fleet availability, which investors should monitor as it may impact future revenue streams. The declared cash dividend reflects management’s confidence in sustaining current performance levels and rewarding shareholders, which is typically a positive indicator of financial health.

Market Research Analyst

OSG's commentary on global geopolitics, including tensions in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf and the war in Ukraine, indicates a macroeconomic environment conducive to maintaining high international freight rates. This environment has a ripple effect, potentially benefiting OSG's position in the Jones Act market, where domestic fuel consumption is supported by high import substitution costs. The emphasis on 'Buy America' policies in the energy sector could serve as a demand catalyst for OSG's services, reinforcing a favorable outlook for their Jones Act vessels. While these factors support a sustained demand, investors should remain cognizant of the volatility inherent in geopolitical situations and the implications of any shifts that may destabilize current market dynamics.

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) (the “Company” or “OSG”), a leading provider of liquid bulk transportation services in the energy industry for crude oil and petroleum products in the U.S. Flag markets, today reported results for the first quarter of 2024.

• Net income for the first quarter of 2024 was $14.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to net income of $12.1 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2023.
• Adjusted EBITDA^(A), a non-GAAP measure, for the first quarter of 2024 was $43.9 million, an increase of $3.0 million, or 7.3%, from the first quarter of 2023.
• Shipping revenues for the first quarter of 2024 were $117.5 million, an increase of $3.7 million, or 3.3%, compared to the first quarter of 2023.
• Time charter equivalent (TCE) revenues^(B), a non-GAAP measure, for the first quarter of 2024 were $110.1 million, an increase of $6.0 million, or 5.7%, compared to the first quarter of 2023.
• Total cash and investments^(c), a non-GAAP measure, were $97.2 million as of March 31, 2024.
• On March 14, 2024, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share on the Company's Class A common stock, which was paid on April 10, 2024.
• In March 2024, the Company exercised its first option to extend the bareboat charter of the Overseas Tampa with its vessel owner for a five-year option period, commencing June 2025 until June 2030.

Sam Norton, OSG's President and CEO, said, “OSG’s first quarter results continued the recent trend of steadily improving cashflow and profitability. The 35.7% growth in earnings per share when compared with the first quarter of 2023 is particularly noteworthy, reflecting in one data point the combined effect of numerous initiatives undertaken over the past 12 months to deliver shareholder value. In this light, it is also gratifying that the Board expressed its confidence by declaring a second quarterly dividend at the end of March.”

Mr. Norton continued, “Disruptions to historical trading patterns caused by hostilities in the Red Sea, growing geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf, and the continuing war in Ukraine have kept international freight markets at or near historical highs. Most analysts consider this market strength to be durable, with positive implications for our Jones Act vessels. High international freight rates indirectly stimulate domestically sourced fuel consumption – and by extension Jones Act transportation demand – since import substitution is constrained by comparatively high freight costs for product shipped over longer distances on foreign flag vessels. So long as international freight rates remain high, “Buy America”, when it comes to fuels, will have economic as well as rhetorical implications.”

Mr. Norton concluded by stating, “We are pleased with the start we have made to meeting our 2024 financial targets and remain confident that the future offers opportunities to sustain and extend our presence in the business sectors served by OSG’s vessels and personnel.”

A, B, C Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures are included in the financial tables attached to this press release starting on Page 8.

First Quarter 2024 Results

Shipping revenues were $117.5 million for the first quarter of 2024, an increase of $3.7 million, or 3.3%, compared to the first quarter of 2023. TCE revenues were $110.7 million for the first quarter of 2024, an increase of $6.0 million, or 5.7%, from the first quarter of 2023. The increases primarily resulted from (a) an increase in average daily rates earned by our fleet, (b) an increase in Delaware Bay lightering volumes and (c) a 5-day decrease in repair days. The increase was moderated by a 22-day increase in drydock days.

Operating income for the first quarter of 2024 was $23.5 million compared to operating income of $22.5 million for the first quarter of 2023. Net income for the first quarter of 2024 was $14.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared with net income of $12.1 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2023.

Adjusted EBITDA was $43.9 million for the first quarter of 2024, an increase of $3.0 million compared with the first quarter of 2023, driven primarily by the increase in TCE revenues.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2024 results at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 10, 2024.

To access the call, participants should dial (844) 850-0546 for U.S. callers and (412) 317-5203 for international callers.

Participants have an option of calling in to listen or watching a live audio webcast and slide presentation available at the Investors section of the Company’s website located at www.osg.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the website after the completion of the call.

About Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE:OSG) is a publicly traded company providing liquid bulk transportation services in the U.S. Flag markets. OSG’s U.S. Flag fleet consists of Suezmax crude oil tankers, conventional and lightering ATBs, shuttle and conventional MR tankers, and non-Jones Act MR tankers that participate in the U.S. Tanker Security Program.

OSG is committed to setting high standards of excellence for its quality, safety and environmental programs. OSG is recognized as one of the world’s most customer-focused marine transportation companies and is headquartered in Tampa, FL. More information is available at www.osg.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, the Company may make or approve certain forward-looking statements in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in press releases, or in oral or written presentations by representatives of the Company. All statements other than statements of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements. These matters or statements may relate to our prospects, supply and demand for vessels in the markets in which we operate and the impact on market rates and vessel earnings, the continued stability of our specialized businesses, the impact of our time charter contracts on our future financial performance, and external events including geopolitical conflicts such as the Russia/Ukraine conflict and recent developments in the Middle East. Forward-looking statements are based on our current plans, estimates and projections, and are subject to change based on a number of factors. Investors should carefully consider the risk factors outlined in more detail in our filings with the SEC. We do not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements except as may be required by applicable law. Forward-looking statements and written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or our representatives after the date of this press release are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this paragraph and in other reports previously or hereafter filed by us with the SEC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024				2023
	(unaudited)				(unaudited)
Shipping Revenues:
Time and bareboat charter revenues	$	95,931			$	84,140
Voyage charter revenues		21,566				29,651
		117,497				113,791
Operating Expenses:
Voyage expenses		6,805				9,056
Vessel expenses		42,038				42,571
Charter hire expenses		16,818				15,737
Depreciation and amortization		17,994				16,048
General and administrative		10,354				7,843
Total operating expenses		94,009				91,255
Operating income		23,488				22,536
Other income, net		1,235				1,080
Income before interest expense and income taxes		24,723				23,616
Interest expense, net		(6,782	)			(8,156	)
Income before income taxes		17,941				15,460
Income tax expense		(3,300	)			(3,321	)
Net income	$	14,641			$	12,139
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic - Class A		71,901,503				82,006,666
Diluted - Class A		75,159,109				85,340,906
Per Share Amounts:
Basic net income - Class A	$	0.20			$	0.15
Diluted net income - Class A	$	0.19			$	0.14

Consolidated Balance Sheets ($ in thousands)
	March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	82,203			$	76,257
Investment security to be held to maturity		14,950				14,900
Voyage receivables, including unbilled of $4,081 and $4,976, net of reserve for credit losses		9,415				17,362
Income tax recoverable		447				407
Other receivables		2,275				3,140
Inventories, prepaid expenses and other current assets		6,682				2,522
Total Current Assets		115,972				114,588
Vessels and other property, less accumulated depreciation and amortization		695,633				699,032
Deferred drydock expenditures, net		45,680				44,827
Total Vessels, Deferred Drydock and Other Property		741,313				743,859
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization		12,267				13,417
Operating lease right-of-use assets		192,636				172,703
Other assets		34,652				34,317
Total Assets	$	1,096,840			$	1,078,884
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	53,165			$	60,911
Current installments of long-term debt		56,205				43,305
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		64,779				65,272
Total Current Liabilities		174,149				169,488
Reserve for uncertain tax positions		295				285
Long-term debt, net		338,215				357,406
Deferred income taxes, net		82,511				79,373
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		128,191				107,911
Other liabilities		10,605				10,368
Total Liabilities		733,966				724,831
Equity:
Common stock - Class A ($0.01 par value; 166,666,666 shares authorized; 90,323,906 and 89,545,535 shares issued; 71,724,847 and 70,946,476 shares outstanding)		903				895
Paid-in additional capital		587,087				588,361
Accumulated deficit		(164,534	)			(174,825	)
Treasury stock, 18,599,059 shares at cost		(64,380	)			(64,380	)
		359,076				350,051
Accumulated other comprehensive income		3,798				4,002
Total Equity		362,874				354,053
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	1,096,840			$	1,078,884

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
($ in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024				2023
	(unaudited)				(unaudited)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	14,641			$	12,139
Items included in net income not affecting cash flows:
Depreciation and amortization		17,994				16,048
Amortization of debt discount and other deferred financing costs		283				282
Compensation relating to restricted stock awards and stock option grants		918				800
Deferred income tax expense		3,148				3,287
Interest on finance lease liabilities		—				370
Non-cash operating lease expense		16,986				15,892
Payments for drydocking		(5,456	)			(1,918	)
Operating lease liabilities		(17,133	)			(16,292	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net		(6,638	)			5,088
Net cash provided by operating activities		24,743				35,696
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Expenditures for vessels and vessel improvements		(5,782	)			(454	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(5,782	)			(454	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on debt		(6,571	)			(5,787	)
Tax withholding on share-based awards		(2,184	)			(1,168	)
Dividends paid		(4,256	)			—
Deferred financing costs paid for debt amendments		(4	)			(40	)
Payments on principal portion of finance lease liabilities		—				(1,026	)
Purchases of treasury stock and Class A warrants		—				(1,862	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(13,015	)			(9,883	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		5,946				25,359
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		76,257				78,732
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	82,203			$	104,091

Spot and Fixed TCE Rates Achieved and Revenue Days

The following table provides a breakdown of TCE rates achieved for spot and fixed charters and the related revenue days for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and the comparable period of 2023. Revenue days in the quarter ended March 31, 2024 totaled 1,731 compared with 1,772 in the prior year quarter.

		2024								2023
For the three months ended March 31,		Spot Earnings				Fixed Earnings				Spot Earnings				Fixed Earnings
Jones Act MR Product Carriers:
Average rate		$	—			$	70,975			$	55,522			$	64,417
Revenue days			—				866				40				847
Non-Jones Act MR Product Carriers:
Average rate		$	27,391			$	53,451			$	41,384			$	33,319
Revenue days			182				91				246				14
ATBs:
Average rate		$	—			$	47,992			$	—			$	42,479
Revenue days			—				273				—				265
Lightering:
Average rate		$	126,069			$	—			$	104,512			$	—
Revenue days			91				—				90				—
Alaska (a):
Average rate		$	—			$	64,937			$	—			$	60,115
Revenue days			—				228				—				270

(a)

Excludes one Alaska class vessel currently in layup.

Fleet Information

As of March 31, 2024, OSG’s operating fleet consisted of 21 vessels, 13 of which were owned, with the remaining vessels chartered-in. Vessels chartered-in are on Bareboat Charters.

		Vessels Owned				Vessels Chartered-In				Total at March 31, 2024
Vessel Type		Number				Number				Total Vessels				Total dwt (3)
MR Product Carriers (1)			5				8				13				619,854
Crude Oil Tankers (2)			4				—				4				772,194
Refined Product ATBs			2				—				2				54,182
Lightering ATBs			2				—				2				91,112
Total Operating Fleet			13				8				21				1,537,342

(1)		Includes two owned shuttle tankers, eight chartered-in tankers, and three non-Jones Act MR tankers that participate in the Tanker
		Security Program or are on time charter to the U.S. Military Sealift Command.
(2)		Includes two crude oil tankers doing business in Alaska, one crude oil tanker, Alaskan Frontier, purchased in November 2023 from BP Oil Shipping Company, USA and has been in cold layup in Malaysia since 2019, and one crude oil tanker in service on the U.S. East Coast.

Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Information

The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, the following non-GAAP measures provide investors with additional information that will better enable them to evaluate the Company’s performance. Accordingly, these non-GAAP measures are intended to provide supplemental information, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared with GAAP.

(A) Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) Revenues

Consistent with general practice in the shipping industry, the Company uses TCE revenues, which represents shipping revenues less voyage expenses, as a measure to compare revenue generated from a voyage charter to revenue generated from a time charter. TCE revenues, a non-GAAP measure, provides additional meaningful information in conjunction with shipping revenues, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, because it assists Company management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of its vessels and in evaluating their financial performance. Reconciliation of TCE revenues of the segments to shipping revenues as reported in the consolidated statements of operations follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024				2023
Time charter equivalent revenues	$	110,692			$	104,735
Add: Voyage expenses		6,805				9,056
Shipping revenues	$	117,497			$	113,791

Vessel Operating Contribution

Vessel operating contribution, a non-GAAP measure, is TCE revenues minus vessel expenses and charter hire expenses.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)	2024				2023
Specialized businesses	$	31,269			$	29,561
Jones Act MR tankers		11,324				9,433
Jones Act ATBs		9,243				7,433
Vessel operating contribution		51,836				46,427
Depreciation and amortization		17,994				16,048
General and administrative		10,354				7,843
Operating income	$	23,488			$	22,536

(B) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA represents net income before interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDA consists of EBITDA adjusted to exclude amortization classified in charter hire expenses, interest expense classified in charter hire expenses, loss/(gain) on disposal of vessels and other property, including impairments, net, non-cash stock based compensation expense and the impact of other items that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent, and should not be a substitute for, net income or cash flows from operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. Some of the limitations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are: (i) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (ii) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and (iii) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt. While EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used as a measure of operating results and performance, neither of them is necessarily comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation. The following table reconciles net income as reflected in the consolidated statements of operations, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)	2024				2023
Net income	$	14,641			$	12,139
Income tax expense		3,300				3,321
Interest expense, net		6,782				8,156
Depreciation and amortization		17,994				16,048
EBITDA		42,717				39,664
Amortization classified in charter hire and vessel expenses		239				273
Interest expense classified in charter hire expenses		—				166
Non-cash stock based compensation expense		918				800
Adjusted EBITDA	$	43,874			$	40,903

(C) Total Cash and Investments

($ in thousands)	March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	82,203			$	76,233
Restricted cash		—				24
Investment security to be held to maturity		14,950				14,900
Total cash and investments	$	97,153			$	91,157

 

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Investor Relations & Media Contact:

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FAQ

What were Overseas Shipholding Group's net income and EBITDA for the first quarter of 2024?

In the first quarter of 2024, Overseas Shipholding Group reported a net income of $14.6 million and adjusted EBITDA of $43.9 million.

How did the shipping revenues perform in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023?

Shipping revenues for the first quarter of 2024 were $117.5 million, showing an increase of $3.7 million, or 3.3%, compared to the same period in 2023.

What dividend did Overseas Shipholding Group declare for its Class A common stock in March 2024?

In March 2024, Overseas Shipholding Group declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share on its Class A common stock.

What did the CEO mention regarding the company's financial targets and initiatives in the first quarter of 2024?

The CEO expressed satisfaction with meeting the 2024 financial targets and highlighted the positive impact of recent initiatives on shareholder value.