Textainer Group Holdings Limited Reports Third-Quarter 2022 Results and Declares Dividend

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Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: TGH) reported strong financial results for Q3 2022, showcasing total lease rental income of $205 million, a net income of $76.4 million or $1.64 per diluted share. Adjusted EBITDA reached $192.6 million. Despite muted demand for new containers, the company generated gains of $22.8 million from container sales. A quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per common share and additional share repurchase authorization of $100 million were announced, highlighting commitment to returning capital to shareholders.

Positive

• Total lease rental income increased by $1.9 million from Q2 2022.
• Net income of $76.4 million represents a strong performance compared to $64.7 million in Q3 2021.
• Adjusted EBITDA rose to $192.6 million, reflecting effective capital allocation.
• Ongoing share repurchase program; 1.7 million shares bought back in Q3.
• Declaring a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per common share, payable on December 15, 2022.

Negative

• Average fleet utilization slightly decreased to 99.4% from 99.6% in Q2 2022.
• Interest expense rose by $3.6 million from Q2 due to increased average effective interest rates.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: TGH; JSE: TXT) (“Textainer”, “the Company”, “we” and “our”), one of the world’s largest lessors of intermodal containers, today reported financial results for the third-quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Key Financial Information (in thousands except for per share and TEU amounts) and Business Highlights:

		QTD
		Q3 2022				Q2 2022				Q3 2021
Total lease rental income		$	205,152			$	203,232			$	195,830
Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net		$	22,788			$	23,213			$	20,028
Income from operations		$	123,292			$	122,847			$	114,037
Net income attributable to common shareholders		$	76,400			$	78,590			$	64,729
Net income attributable to common shareholders     per diluted common share		$	1.64			$	1.63			$	1.28
Adjusted net income(1)		$	76,562			$	78,522			$	76,502
Adjusted net income per diluted common share(1)		$	1.64			$	1.63			$	1.52
Adjusted EBITDA(1)		$	192,647			$	191,086			$	184,240
Average fleet utilization(2)			99.4	%			99.6	%			99.8	%
Total fleet size at end of period (TEU)(3)			4,478,963				4,508,490				4,264,946
Owned percentage of total fleet at end of period			93.6	%			93.3	%			92.6	%

(1) Refer to the “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” set forth below.
(2) Utilization is computed by dividing total units on lease in CEUs (cost equivalent unit) by the total units in our fleet in CEUs, excluding CEUs that have been designated as held for sale and units manufactured for us but not yet delivered to a lessee. CEU is a unit of measurement based on the approximate cost of a container relative to the cost of a standard 20-foot dry container. These factors may differ from CEU ratios used by others in the industry.
(3) TEU refers to a twenty-foot equivalent unit, which is a unit of measurement used in the container shipping industry to compare shipping containers of various lengths to a standard 20-foot container, thus a 20-foot container is one TEU and a 40-foot container is two TEU.

• Net income of $76.4 million for the third quarter, or $1.64 per diluted common share, as compared to $78.6 million, or $1.63 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022;
  
• Adjusted net income of $76.6 million for the third quarter, or $1.64 per diluted common share, as compared to $78.5 million, or $1.63 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022;
• Adjusted EBITDA of $192.6 million for the third quarter, as compared to $191.1 million for the second quarter of 2022;
• Average and ending utilization rate for the third quarter of 99.4% and 99.1%, respectively;
• Added $765 million of new containers through the first nine months of 2022, primarily assigned to long-term finance leases;
• Repurchased 1,717,997 common shares at an average price of $30.30 per share during the third quarter. On October 25, 2022, Textainer's board of directors authorized a further increase of $100 million to the share repurchase program. Combined with the increased authorization, the remaining available authority under the share repurchase program totaled $168 million as of the end of the third quarter;
• Textainer’s board of directors approved and declared a quarterly preferred cash dividend on its 7.00% Series A and its 6.25% Series B cumulative redeemable perpetual preference shares, payable on December 15, 2022, to holders of record as of December 2, 2022; and
• Textainer’s board of directors approved and declared a $0.25 per common share cash dividend, payable on December 15, 2022 to holders of record as of December 2, 2022.

“We are pleased to deliver yet another quarter of very strong results, continuing the positive momentum from our record performance last quarter. For the third quarter, lease rental income was $205 million, adjusted net income was $77 million, and adjusted EPS was $1.64, representing an annualized ROE of 18%. As we had anticipated, demand for new containers was muted during the third quarter as shipping lines operate with sufficient inventories, thereby limiting lease out opportunities. Despite the normalizing market environment, we delivered a solid performance as we harvested the benefit of our investment strategy over the past two years and continued to benefit from favorable disposal prices for older containers. We also delivered a strong EPS thanks to our elevated share buyback activity as we remain focused on optimizing capital allocation and creating long-term shareholder value,” stated Olivier Ghesquiere, President and Chief Executive Officer.

“As overall shipping demand eased, customers started redelivering mostly old sales age containers they had kept active in a buoyant environment. This allowed us to increase our own disposal volumes and realize an exceptional $23 million of gains on disposal despite lower overall resale prices.”

“We expect to see a continuation of lower demand for new containers over the coming quarters following a record 18 months of capex in 2020 and 2021. Given lessened opportunities to deploy accretive capex, we remain focused on returning capital to common shareholders through our ongoing dividend and share repurchase programs. During the third quarter, we repurchased 1,717,997 shares, and repurchases total 8% of outstanding common shares since the beginning of the year. We intend to remain both active and opportunistic as it relates to share repurchase activity.”

“In closing, we are very pleased with our performance in the third quarter and year to date. Our balance sheet remains strong, with healthy liquidity, an efficient capital structure with more than 90% fixed rate and hedged financing, and demonstrated expense control and efficiency. We believe we are well-positioned to navigate the current economic environment and we remain focused on prioritizing capital allocation in this slower growth period while preparing for future market cycle opportunities,” concluded Ghesquiere.

Third-Quarter Results

Total lease rental income for the quarter increased $1.9 million from the second quarter of 2022 due to the full quarter benefit from capex investment deployed earlier in the year and one more billing day in the current quarter.

Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net for the quarter remained relatively flat compared to the second quarter of 2022. Higher sales volumes were offset by a reduction in average gain per container sold.

Direct container expense – owned fleet for the quarter increased $1.9 million from the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to higher maintenance, handling and storage expense resulting from slightly escalated redeliveries of predominantly older, sales age containers, in turn driving our increased resale activity.

Depreciation and amortization for the quarter remained relatively flat compared to the second quarter of 2022, as most new container investment has been assigned to long-term finance leases, which do not incur depreciation.

General and administrative expense for the quarter decreased $1.4 million from the second quarter of 2022, which included lower professional and IT costs.

Interest expense for the quarter increased $3.6 million from the second quarter of 2022, primarily driven by an increase in our average effective interest rate.

Other, net for the quarter increased $1.1 million from the second quarter of 2022, in line with higher interest income resulting from higher average interest rate yields.

Conference Call and Webcast

A conference call to discuss the financial results for the third quarter of 2022 will be held at 11:00 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. The dial-in number for the conference call is 1-877-300-8521 (U.S. & Canada) and 1-412-317-6026 (International). The call and archived replay may also be accessed via webcast on Textainer’s Investor Relations website at http://investor.textainer.com.

About Textainer Group Holdings Limited

Textainer has operated since 1979 and is one of the world’s largest lessors of intermodal containers with more than 4 million TEU in our owned and managed fleet. We lease containers to approximately 200 customers, including all of the world’s leading international shipping lines, and other lessees. Our fleet consists of standard dry freight, refrigerated intermodal containers, and dry freight specials. We also lease tank containers through our relationship with Trifleet Leasing and are a supplier of containers to the U.S. Military. Textainer is one of the largest and most reliable suppliers of new and used containers. In addition to selling older containers from our fleet, we buy older containers from our shipping line customers for trading and resale. We sold an average of approximately 130,000 containers per year for the last five years to more than 1,000 customers making us one of the largest sellers of used containers. Textainer operates via a network of 14 offices and approximately 400 independent depots worldwide. Textainer has a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TGH) and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: TXT). Visit www.textainer.com for additional information about Textainer.

Important Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not statements of historical facts and may relate to, but are not limited to, expectations or estimates of future operating results or financial performance, capital expenditures, introduction of new products, regulatory compliance, plans for growth and future operations, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “intend,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar terminology. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following items that could materially and negatively impact our business, results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and future prospects: (i) We expect to see a continuation of lower demand for new containers over the coming quarters; (ii) We believe we are well-positioned to navigate the current economic environment; (iii) We intend to remain both active and opportunistic as it relates to share repurchase activity; and other risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in Textainer’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For a discussion of some of these risks and uncertainties, see Item 3 “Key Information— Risk Factors” in Textainer’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2022.

Textainer’s views, estimates, plans and outlook as described within this document may change subsequent to the release of this press release. Textainer is under no obligation to modify or update any or all of the statements it has made herein despite any subsequent changes Textainer may make in its views, estimates, plans or outlook for the future.

Textainer Group Holdings Limited
Investor Relations
Phone: +1 (415) 658-8333
ir@textainer.com

TEXTAINER GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (All currency expressed in United States dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenues:
Operating leases - owned fleet	$	153,540			$	152,655			$	457,622			$	435,083
Operating leases - managed fleet		12,322				13,175				37,641				42,982
Finance leases and container leaseback financing    receivable - owned fleet		39,290				30,000				111,839				74,443
Total lease rental income		205,152				195,830				607,102				552,508
Management fees - non-leasing		710				598				1,915				2,746
Trading container sales proceeds		5,791				6,307				18,801				22,648
Cost of trading containers sold		(5,334	)			(3,668	)			(17,035	)			(13,612	)
Trading container margin		457				2,639				1,766				9,036
Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net		22,788				20,028				61,914				51,222
Operating expenses:
Direct container expense - owned fleet		8,717				5,210				21,015				17,794
Distribution expense to managed fleet container investors		10,952				11,751				33,427				38,770
Depreciation and amortization		73,238				73,641				218,688				210,950
General and administrative expense		11,739				12,543				36,451				34,263
Bad debt expense (recovery), net		206				(15	)			743				(1,225	)
Container lessee default expense (recovery), net		963				1,928				1,518				(1,185	)
Total operating expenses		105,815				105,058				311,842				299,367
Income from operations		123,292				114,037				360,855				316,145
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense		(41,242	)			(33,128	)			(114,144	)			(92,381	)
Debt termination expense		—				(11,866	)			—				(15,078	)
Realized loss on financial instruments, net		—				(112	)			—				(5,516	)
Unrealized (loss) gain on financial instruments, net		(204	)			83				(326	)			4,681
Other, net		1,368				(730	)			1,748				(527	)
Net other expense		(40,078	)			(45,753	)			(112,722	)			(108,821	)
Income before income taxes		83,214				68,284				248,133				207,324
Income tax (expense) benefit		(1,846	)			59				(5,532	)			(890	)
Net income		81,368				68,343				242,601				206,434
Less: Dividends on preferred shares		4,968				3,614				14,906				5,860
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	76,400			$	64,729			$	227,695			$	200,574
Net income attributable to common shareholders per share:
Basic	$	1.66			$	1.31			$	4.82			$	4.03
Diluted	$	1.64			$	1.28			$	4.73			$	3.96
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic		45,896				49,414				47,252				49,804
Diluted		46,707				50,417				48,092				50,708

TEXTAINER GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (All currency expressed in United States dollars in thousands, except share data)
		September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	143,652			$	206,210
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,694 and $1,290, respectively			167,990				125,746
Net investment in finance leases, net of allowance of $204 and $100, respectively			131,477				113,048
Container leaseback financing receivable, net of allowance of $49 and $38, respectively			52,919				30,317
Trading containers			7,565				12,740
Containers held for sale			19,578				7,007
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			15,616				14,184
Due from affiliates, net			2,723				2,376
Total current assets			541,520				511,628
Restricted cash			108,980				76,362
Marketable securities			2,540				2,866
Containers, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,998,515 and $1,851,664, respectively			4,469,642				4,731,878
Net investment in finance leases, net of allowance of $899 and $643 respectively			1,721,419				1,693,042
Container leaseback financing receivable, net of allowance of $54 and $75, respectively			784,972				323,830
Derivative instruments			152,701				12,278
Deferred taxes			1,055				1,073
Other assets			14,206				14,487
Total assets		$	7,797,035			$	7,367,444
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	22,178			$	22,111
Container contracts payable			6,521				140,968
Other liabilities			4,994				4,895
Due to container investors, net			19,215				17,985
Debt, net of unamortized costs of $8,113 and $8,624, respectively			400,205				380,207
Total current liabilities			453,113				566,166
Debt, net of unamortized costs of $29,192 and $32,019, respectively			5,293,242				4,960,313
Derivative instruments			-				2,139
Income tax payable			11,543				10,747
Deferred taxes			13,759				7,589
Other liabilities			35,009				39,236
Total liabilities			5,806,666				5,586,190
Shareholders' equity:
Cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred shares, $0.01 par value, $25,000 liquidation preference    per share. Authorized 10,000,000 shares; 12,000 shares issued and outstanding (equivalent    to 12,000,000 depositary shares at $25.00 liquidation preference per depositary share)			300,000				300,000
Common shares, $0.01 par value. Authorized 140,000,000 shares; 59,711,457 shares issued    and 44,946,097 shares outstanding at 2022; 59,503,710 shares issued and 48,831,855 shares    outstanding at 2021			597				595
Treasury shares, at cost, 14,765,360 and 10,671,855 shares, respectively			(292,234	)			(158,459		)
Additional paid-in capital			438,718				428,945
Accumulated other comprehensive income			150,448				9,750
Retained earnings			1,392,840				1,200,423
Total shareholders’ equity			1,990,369				1,781,254
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	7,797,035			$	7,367,444

TEXTAINER GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (All currency expressed in United States dollars in thousands)
		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	242,601			$	206,434
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			218,688				210,950
Bad debt expense (recovery), net			743				(1,225	)
Container write-off (recovery) from lessee default, net			1,910				(4,835	)
Unrealized loss (gain) on financial instruments, net			326				(4,681	)
Amortization of unamortized debt issuance costs and accretion    of bond discounts			7,710				7,153
Debt termination expense			—				15,078
Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net			(61,914	)			(51,222	)
Share-based compensation expense			5,315				4,208
Changes in operating assets and liabilities			122,272				1,757
Total adjustments			295,050				177,183
Net cash provided by operating activities			537,651				383,617
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of containers and fixed assets			(385,087	)			(1,689,588	)
Payment on container leaseback financing receivable			(533,867	)			(18,705	)
Proceeds from sale of containers and fixed assets			143,849				112,745
Receipt of principal payments on container leaseback financing receivable			42,806				21,081
Net cash used in investing activities			(732,299	)			(1,574,467	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from debt			989,650				4,229,756
Payments on debt			(640,063	)			(3,199,942	)
Payment of debt issuance costs			(4,326	)			(21,107	)
Proceeds from container leaseback financing liability, net			—				16,305
Principal repayments on container leaseback financing liability, net			(599	)			(3,128	)
Issuance of preferred shares, net of underwriting discount			—				290,550
Purchase of treasury shares			(133,775	)			(45,789	)
Issuance of common shares upon exercise of share options			4,460				6,789
Dividends paid on common shares			(35,278	)			—
Dividends paid on preferred shares			(14,906	)			(4,433	)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest			—				(21,500	)
Other			—				(654	)
Net cash provided by financing activities			165,163				1,246,847
Effect of exchange rate changes			(455	)			(108	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(29,940	)			55,889
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of the year			282,572				205,165
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of the period		$	252,632			$	261,054
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest expense and realized loss and settlement on derivative instruments, net		$	104,844			$	115,454
Income taxes paid		$	257			$	1,559
Receipt of payments on finance leases, net of income earned		$	143,317			$	47,490
Supplemental disclosures of noncash operating activities:
Receipt of marketable securities from a lessee		$	-			$	5,789
Right-of-use asset for leased property		$	-			$	272
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing activities:
(Decrease) increase in accrued container purchases		$	(134,447	)		$	51,147
Containers placed in finance leases		$	217,659			$	902,748

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement Textainer’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted common share, adjusted EBITDA, headline earnings and headline earnings per basic and diluted common share.

Management believes that adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted common share are useful in evaluating Textainer’s operating performance. Adjusted net income is defined as net income attributable to common shareholders excluding debt termination expense, unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments and marketable securities and the related impacts on income taxes. Management considers adjusted EBITDA a widely used industry measure and useful in evaluating Textainer’s ability to fund growth and service long-term debt and other fixed obligations. Headline earnings is reported as a requirement of Textainer’s listing on the JSE. Headline earnings and headline earnings per basic and diluted common shares are calculated from net income which has been determined based on GAAP.

Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in the tables below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and for the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Non-GAAP measures are not financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and are presented solely as supplemental disclosures. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be relied upon in isolation, or as a substitute to net income, income from operations, cash flows from operating activities, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

• They do not reflect cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
• They do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs;
• Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest expense or cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on debt;
• Although depreciation expense and container impairment are a non-cash charge, the assets being depreciated may be replaced in the future, and neither adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income or adjusted net income per diluted common share reflects any cash requirements for such replacements;
• They are not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows; and
• Other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

	Three Months Ended,													Nine Months Ended,
	September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				September 30, 2021				September 30, 2022					September 30, 2021
	(Dollars in thousands,													(Dollars in thousands,
	except per share amounts)													except per share amounts)
	(Unaudited)													(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of adjusted net income:
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	76,400			$	78,590			$	64,729			$		227,695			$	200,574
Adjustments:
Debt termination expense		—				—				11,866					—				15,078
Unrealized loss (gain) on financial instruments, net		204				(85	)			(83	)				326				(4,681	)
Loss on settlement of pre-existing management agreement		—				—				116					—				116
Impact of reconciling items on income tax		(42	)			17				(126	)				(68	)			(229	)
Adjusted net income	$	76,562			$	78,522			$	76,502			$		227,953			$	210,858
Adjusted net income per diluted common share	$	1.64			$	1.63			$	1.52			$		4.74			$	4.16

	Three Months Ended,												Nine Months Ended,
	September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				September 30, 2021				September 30, 2022				September 30, 2021
	(Dollars in thousands)												(Dollars in thousands)
	(Unaudited)												(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA:
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	76,400			$	78,590			$	64,729			$	227,695			$	200,574
Adjustments:
Interest income		(1,150	)			(257	)			(20	)			(1,443	)			(83	)
Interest expense		41,242				37,593				33,128				114,144				92,381
Debt termination expense		—				—				11,866				—				15,078
Realized loss on derivative instruments, net		—				—				4				—				5,408
Unrealized loss (gain) on financial instruments, net		204				(85	)			(83	)			326				(4,681	)
Loss on settlement of pre-existing management agreement		—				—				116				—				116
Income tax expense (benefit)		1,846				2,047				(59	)			5,532				890
Depreciation and amortization		73,238				72,957				73,641				218,688				210,950
Container write-off (recovery) from lessee default, net		867				241				918				1,108				(4,835	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	192,647			$	191,086			$	184,240			$	566,050			$	515,798

	Three Months Ended,												Nine Months Ended,
	September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				September 30, 2021				September 30, 2022				September 30, 2021
	(Dollars in thousands,												(Dollars in thousands,
	except per share amount)												except per share amount)
	(Unaudited)												(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of headline earnings:
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	76,400			$	78,590			$	64,729			$	227,695			$	200,574
Adjustments:
Container write-off (recovery) from lessee default, net		867				241				918				1,108				(4,835	)
Loss on settlement of pre-existing management agreement		—				—				116				—				116
Impact of reconciling items on income tax		(8	)			(2	)			(33	)			(10	)			21
Headline earnings	$	77,259			$	78,829			$	65,730			$	228,793			$	195,876
Headline earnings per basic common share	$	1.68			$	1.66			$	1.33			$	4.84			$	3.93
Headline earnings per diluted common share	$	1.65			$	1.63			$	1.30			$	4.76			$	3.86

FAQ

What were Textainer Group's Q3 2022 financial highlights?

Textainer reported total lease rental income of $205 million and net income of $76.4 million for Q3 2022.

What dividends will Textainer shareholders receive?

Textainer declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per common share, payable on December 15, 2022.

How much was the share repurchase program increased by?

Textainer authorized a $100 million increase to its share repurchase program.

What is the current average fleet utilization rate for Textainer?

The average fleet utilization rate for Q3 2022 was 99.4%.

How did Textainer's net income in Q3 2022 compare to Q3 2021?

Net income increased from $64.7 million in Q3 2021 to $76.4 million in Q3 2022.