GulfMark Offshore Announces Third Quarter 2016 Operating Results


HOUSTON, Nov. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (“GulfMark” or the “Company”) (NYSE:GLF) today announced its results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016. Recent highlights include:

  • Increased Sequential Quarterly Utilization for the Second Consecutive Quarter Although Day Rates Continue to Decline
  • Reduced Direct Operating Expenses (Excluding Certain Gains and Costs Discussed Below) by 4% vs. Previous Quarter
  • Direct Operating Expenses Per Marketed Day Decreased by Approximately $950 Per Day or 14% vs. Previous Quarter
  • Reduced General and Administrative Expenses (Excluding Certain Gains and Costs Discussed Below) by 1% vs. Previous Quarter
  • Secured Long-Term Contract for Our Recently Delivered 300 Class Jones Act Vessel in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
  • Achieved Average Marketed Vessel Utilization of 80%
  • Reactivated Two Stacked Vessels to Begin Long-Term Contracts in Q4 2016
  • 31 Vessels Stacked, 46% of Company Fleet
  • Sold Two Vessels During the Quarter for Proceeds of $3.6 Million
  • Maintained Liquidity Position of Approximately $132 Million at Quarter End

For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, revenue was $27.8 million, and net loss was $24.7 million, or $0.98 per diluted share. Included in the results are certain gains and costs described below that totaled $1.8 million or 0.07 per diluted share. Quarterly loss excluding these items was $22.9 million or $0.91 per diluted share.

Quintin Kneen, President and CEO, commented, “The market remains extremely challenging, and we expect these difficult conditions to continue for an extended period of time. Global vessel stacking continues to allow for incremental utilization improvements, and we recorded sequential quarterly utilization increases in each of our regions during the third quarter. Given the significant global oversupply of vessels and the expiration of long-term charters fixed before the downturn, our average day rates will continue to decline. Similar to the previous quarter, we reduced direct operating costs while increasing utilization. Also, we continue to manage working capital carefully, and we reduced days sales outstanding by 10 days during the quarter.

“Each of our operating regions sequentially improved quarterly utilization. During the quarter, we re-activated two stacked vessels to satisfy two new long-term contracts beginning in the fourth quarter. Our Southeast Asia operations increased utilization by almost nine percentage points, resulting in regional utilization of 50%. In the Americas, we secured a long-term contract for our 300 Class Jones Act vessel that was delivered near the end of the second quarter of 2016.

“We continue to dispose of our older vessels. As we disclosed on our previous call, during the quarter, we sold an 11-year-old vessel and a ten-year-old vessel for proceeds of $3.6 million. In addition we received a deposit on the sale of the oldest vessel in our fleet and we anticipate concluding the sale in November.

“We remain cognizant of the challenges currently facing the offshore oil and gas industry, and as we have done throughout the downturn we will continue to proactively take steps to improve our cash flow and liquidity.”

Consolidated Third-Quarter Results

Consolidated revenue for the third quarter of 2016 was $27.8 million, compared with $30.5 million in the previous quarter. Consolidated revenue fell due to a 9% sequential decrease in average day rate to $9,966 from $10,939 in the previous quarter, offset somewhat by an increase in utilization to 44% from 41% in the second quarter. Marketed utilization, which is the utilization of vessels that the Company actively markets to customers, was 80.4%. Consolidated operating loss was $19.8 million, compared with $66.3 million in the second quarter. Excluding certain gains and costs in both quarters, consolidated operating loss sequentially increased to $17.9 million from a loss of $14.0 million in the second quarter, primarily due to lower revenue and higher drydock expense, partially offset by lower direct operating expenses.

The third quarter results include certain gains and costs totaling $1.8 million net of tax ($0.07 per diluted share) of which $1.2 million ($0.05 per diluted share) was non-cash. The Company recorded a charge of $1.1 million related to an allowance for uncollectible receivables and a net-of-tax loss on asset sales of approximately $0.1 million. These gains and costs were non-cash. The Company also recorded net-of-tax workforce redundancy and exit charges of $0.6 million. The tables at the end of the earnings release provide a summary of these items.

Regional Results for the Third Quarter

In the North Sea region, third-quarter revenue was $17.5 million, compared with $21.1 million in the second quarter. The average day rate fell 11% to $10,758 from $12,055 in the second quarter. Utilization improved from the prior quarter to 71%, up from 69% in the second quarter. The Company’s marketed utilization in the North Sea was 92% during the third quarter. GulfMark currently has seven vessels stacked in the North Sea.

Third-quarter revenue in the Southeast Asia region was $4.0 million, compared with $4.4 million in the second quarter. The change in revenue was due to a decrease in average day rate of 7% to $7,656 from $8,246 in the second quarter, partially offset by a nine percentage point utilization increase. The Company’s marketed utilization in Southeast Asia was 70% during the third quarter. The Company has three vessels currently stacked in Southeast Asia.

Third-quarter revenue for the Americas region was $6.3 million, compared with $5.0 million in the previous quarter. Average day rate remained steady compared to the prior quarter. Utilization increased by three percentage points, to 20% from 17% in the second quarter. The Company’s marketed utilization in the Americas was 65% during the third quarter. GulfMark currently has 21 vessels stacked in the Americas.

Consolidated Operating Expenses for the Third Quarter

Direct operating expenses for the third quarter were $20.3 million. Excluding the workforce redundancy charges, direct operating expenses were $19.9 million, a decrease of $0.8 million, or 4%, from the second quarter. The decrease was due mainly to lower repairs and maintenance and supplies and consumables expenses combined with lower insurance expense. Drydock expense in the third quarter was $3.3 million, above the Company’s previous guidance of $2.0 million due to the drydocking of two vessels reactivated for two new long-term contracts. General and administrative expense was $10.1 million for the third quarter. Excluding the charge for uncollectible receivables and exit and severance costs, general and administrative expense was $8.7 million, in-line with the Company’s guided quarterly run rate. Tax benefit during the quarter was $4.7 million, or about 16% of pretax loss. The Company expects a tax rate near 20% excluding discrete items going forward, although cash taxes will likely be close to zero in the near term as the Company continues to incur net operating losses.

Fourth Quarter 2016 Guidance

GulfMark anticipates direct operating expenses to be between $19 million and $21 million. The Company expects general and administrative expense to be between $9 million and $10 million. In addition, the Company expects to incur approximately $1.0 million in drydock expense during the period.

Liquidity and Capital Commitments

Cash used by operating activities totaled $14.1 million in the third quarter, primarily as a result of paying the Company’s semi-annual interest expense on its outstanding senior notes. Cash on hand at September 30, 2016, was $9.8 million, and $50.2 million was drawn on the revolving credit facilities. Total debt at September 30, 2016, was $473.2 million, and debt net of cash was $463.4 million. Total debt increased by approximately $11.3 million during the quarter. Net debt to book capital was 47% at the end of the quarter, and total liquidity (cash plus available revolver) was approximately $132 million at September 30. The Company’s revolving credit facilities require that the aggregate fair market value of the collateral securing those facilities must be at least three times the amount borrowed under those facilities. Because of declining third-party collateral valuations, the Company only had effective access to $99 million of its $100 million Multicurrency Facility Agreement at September 30, 2016.  Further declines of third-party collateral valuations and existing covenants in its revolving credit facilities may constrain the Company’s ability to access undrawn portions of the revolving credit facilities.

The company recorded capital expenditures of $1.4 million, which included cash outflows of $0.8 million on the construction of the new vessel and $0.6 million for vessel enhancements and other capital expenditures, offset by vessel sale proceeds of $3.6 million, resulting in a net inflow from investing activities of $2.2 million during the third quarter. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had approximately $24 million of non-cancelable capital commitments due in Q1 2017. The Company expects to fund these commitments from cash on hand, cash generated by operations, and borrowings under the revolving credit facilities.

Conference Call/Webcast Information

GulfMark will conduct a conference call to discuss operating results with analysts, investors and other interested parties at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 10, 2016. To participate in the call, investors in the U.S. should dial 1-888-317-6003 at least 10 minutes before the start time and when prompted, enter the conference passcode 4837033. Canada-based callers should dial 1-866-284-3684, and international callers outside of North America should dial 1-412-317-6061. The webcast of the conference call also can be accessed by visiting our website, www.GulfMark.com. An audio file of the earnings conference call will be available on the Company’s website approximately two hours after the end of the call.

GulfMark Offshore, Inc. provides marine transportation services to the energy industry through a fleet of offshore support vessels serving major offshore energy markets in the world.

Certain statements and information in this press release that are not historical facts may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe,” “expect,” “expected to be,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “foresee,” “forecast,” “continue,” “can,” “will,” “will continue,” “may,” “should,” “would,” “could” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. Statements in this press release that contain forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations and statements about future operating expenses, liquidity, vessels sales, market developments, taxes, reductions in costs and expenses, and funding of capital commitments. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning our expectations for future revenues are based on our forecasts for our existing operations. Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the price of oil and gas and its effect on offshore drilling, vessel utilization and day rates; industry volatility; fluctuations in the size of the offshore marine vessel fleet in areas where the Company operates; changes in competitive factors; delays or cost overruns on construction projects, and other material factors that are described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Consequently, these forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations that the projected or anticipated outcomes can or will be achieved. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

In addition to financial results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this third-quarter 2016 earnings release also includes non-GAAP financial measures (as defined under the SEC’s Regulation G). Net income, excluding gains & costs, as well as measures derived from it (including diluted EPS, excluding gains & costs; and effective tax, excluding gains & costs) are non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes that the exclusion of certain gains & costs from these financial measures enables it to evaluate more effectively GulfMark’s operations period over period, and to identify operating trends that could otherwise be masked by the excluded items. The foregoing non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following tables include a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the comparable GAAP measures.

 UNAUDITED
Income StatementsThree Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)September 30, June 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
 2016   2016  2015   2016  2015 
          
Revenue$  27,821  $  30,487  $  60,668  $  97,102  $  224,221 
Direct operating expenses   20,316     20,932     40,509     64,983     137,680 
Drydock expense   3,297     63     3,932     4,187     15,341 
General and administrative expenses   10,076     8,854     13,315     28,718     35,800 
Depreciation and amortization   13,835     14,911     18,674     44,785     55,927 
Impairment charges   -     46,151     152,103     162,808     152,103 
(Gain) loss on sale of assets and other   63     5,914     (784)    5,982     (784)
Operating Loss   (19,766)    (66,338)    (167,081)    (214,361)    (171,846)
          
Interest expense   (7,972)    (8,991)    (9,979)    (25,360)    (26,331)
Interest income   44     35     71     119     189 
Gain on extinguishment of debt   -     25,792     -     35,912     - 
Foreign currency loss and other   (1,735)    (1,083)    (267)    (2,861)    (970)
Loss before income taxes   (29,429)    (50,585)    (177,256)    (206,551)    (198,958)
Income tax (provision) benefit   4,700     3,005     (7,970)    43,060     361 
Net Loss$  (24,729) $  (47,580) $  (185,226) $  (163,491) $  (198,597)
          
Diluted loss per share$  (0.98) $  (1.90) $  (7.48) $  (6.53) $  (8.04)
Weighted average diluted common shares   25,176     25,077     24,767     25,049     24,690 
          
Other Data         
Revenue by Region (000's)         
North Sea$  17,491  $  21,077  $  33,743  $  61,500  $  110,521 
Southeast Asia   4,045     4,382     7,185     10,914     31,503 
Americas   6,285     5,028     19,740     24,688     82,197 
Total $  27,821  $  30,487  $  60,668  $  97,102  $  224,221 
          
Rates Per Day Worked         
North Sea$  10,758  $  12,055  $  15,985  $  12,528  $  17,155 
Southeast Asia   7,656     8,246     10,331     7,715     12,209 
Americas   9,830     9,797     15,310     10,360     17,919 
Total $  9,966  $  10,939  $  14,810  $  11,236  $  16,495 
          
Overall Utilization          
North Sea 70.6%  69.0%  83.5%  67.2%  83.2%
Southeast Asia 50.0%  41.4%  59.4%  40.1%  71.5%
Americas 19.6%  17.1%  47.0%  19.1%  56.4%
Total  43.6%  41.3%  63.7%  41.1%  69.9%
          
Average Owned Vessels         
North Sea   25.4     26.5     28.1     26.3     28.8 
Southeast Asia   11.5     13.0     13.0     12.5     13.0 
Americas   31.7     30.3     30.0     30.7     30.0 
Total    68.6     69.8     71.1     69.5     71.8 
          
Drydock Days         
North Sea   48     3     17     69     79 
Southeast Asia   23     -      41     23     77 
Americas   25     -      8     25     175 
Total    96     3     66     117     331 
          
Drydock Expenditures (000's)$  3,297  $  63  $  3,932  $  4,187  $  15,341 
          

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets    As of
(dollars in thousands)    September 30, June 30, September 30,
    2016   2016  2015 
Current assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents    $  9,779  $  10,647  $  31,172 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,457, $1,360, and $1,424, respectively    22,716     29,029     55,353 
Other accounts receivable       6,902     7,102     7,624 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets       15,556     15,965     19,459 
Total current assets        54,953     62,743     113,608 
          
Vessels, equipment and other fixed assets at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $474,532, $468,613 and $458,917, respectively    1,015,197     1,033,643     1,228,229 
                
Construction in progress       26,421     24,841     69,596 
Deferred costs and other assets       5,619     6,072     18,182 
Total assets    $1,102,190  $1,127,299  $ 1,429,615 
          
Current liabilities:         
Accounts payable    $  11,588  $  12,959  $  15,051 
Income and other taxes payable       2,538     2,379     7,482 
Accrued personnel costs       10,299     10,691     13,421 
 Accrued interest cost       1,365     8,193     1,604 
Other accrued liabilities       5,882     6,215     5,354 
Total current liabilities       31,672     40,437     42,912 
Long-term debt       473,183     461,914     523,638 
Long-term income taxes:         
Deferred tax liabilities     54,240     60,061     106,121 
Other income taxes payable       21,571     20,163     20,834 
Other liabilities       3,238     3,953     6,837 
Stockholders' equity:         
Preferred stock, no par value; 2,000 authorized; no shares issued    -     -     - 
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 60,000 shares authorized; 27,760, 27,759 and 27,965 shares issued and 26,911, 26,830 and 25,738 outstanding, respectively; Class B Common Stock $0.01 par value; 60,000 shares authorized; no shares issued    277     277     273 
                
Additional paid-in capital       416,078     417,929     416,602 
Retained earnings       280,694     305,419     460,819 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)     (117,747)  (118,433)    (79,928)
Treasury stock, at cost       (69,944)    (73,157)    (76,987)
Deferred compensation expense       8,928     8,736     8,494 
Total stockholders' equity       518,286     540,771     729,273 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    $1,102,190  $1,127,299  $1,429,615 
          

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(dollars in thousands)September 30, June 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
 2016   2016  2015   2016  2015 
Cash flows from operating activities:         
Net loss$(24,729) $ (47,580) $(185,226) $(163,491) $(198,597)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operations:         
Depreciation and amortization   13,835     14,911     18,674     44,785     55,927 
(Gain) loss on sale of assets   63     5,914     (784)    5,982     (784)
Stock-based compensation   1,292     1,233     1,621     4,023     5,270 
Amortization of deferred financing costs   548     1,321     594     2,675     1,799 
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable, net of write-offs   1,132     -     (5)    1,155     (960)
Impairment charges   -     46,151     152,103     162,808     152,103 
Gain on extinguishment of debt  -    (25,792)    -     (35,912)    - 
Deferred income tax benefit   (5,908)    (2,976)    12,614     (44,508)    2,689 
Foreign currency transaction loss   2,011     1,289     634     3,077     157 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:         
Accounts receivable$  5,418  $  (1,553) $  14,199  $  16,724  $  33,281 
Prepaids and other   319     (253)    836     725     (2,674)
Accounts payable   (1,347)    (2,279)    2,373     (1,053)    (6,998)
Other accrued liabilities and other   (6,737)    5,231     (9,684)    (15,376)    (15,924)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$  (14,103) $  (4,383) $  7,949  $  (18,386) $  25,289 
Cash flows from investing activities:         
Purchases of vessels, equipment and other fixed assets   (1,438)    (6,438)    (10,570)    (15,076)    (31,874)
Release of deposits held in escrow   -      -      -      -      3,683 
Proceeds from disposition of vessels and equipment   3,600     1,400     7,511     5,029     8,226 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   2,162     (5,038)    (3,059)    (10,047)    (19,965)
Cash flows from financing activities:         
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving loan facilities   11,000     24,194     11,000     55,194     39,000 
Repayment of borrowings under revolving loan facilities   -      -      (60,000)    (5,000)    (60,000)
Repurchase of senior notes    (23,568)    -      (33,448)    - 
Debt issuance costs   -      (62)    (1,352)    (831)    (2,578)
Proceeds from issuance of stock   78     106     174     305     702 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities$  11,078  $  670  $  (50,178) $  16,220  $  (22,876)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   (5)    (271)    (1,930)    53     (2,061)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (868)    (9,022)    (47,218)    (12,160)    (19,613)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   10,647     19,669     78,390     21,939     50,785 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$  9,779  $  10,647  $  31,172  $  9,779  $  31,172 
Supplemental cash flow information:         
Interest paid, net of interest capitalized$  14,134  $  720  $  15,396  $  30,206  $  30,169 
Income taxes paid, net   574     1,269     437     2,291     1,371 
          

 

Contract CoverAs of November 9, 2016 As of November 9, 2015  
  2016   2017   2015   2016   
Region:Vessel Days Vessel Days Vessel Days Vessel Days  
North Sea 57%  29%  65%  38%  
Southeast Asia 49%  17%  44%  19%  
Americas 25%  13%  28%  7%  
Overall Fleet 40%  20%  46%  22%  
          
          
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures: Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(dollars in millions, except per share data)Operating Income (Loss) Other Income (Expense) Tax (Provision) Benefit Net Income (Loss) Diluted EPS
Excluding Gains and Costs$  (17.9) $  (9.7) $  4.7  $  (22.9) $  (0.91)
Loss on Asset Sale   (0.1)    -      -      (0.1)    (0.00)
Accounts Receivable Allowance   (1.1)    -      -      (1.1)    (0.05)
Workforce Redundancy Charges   (0.6)    -      -      (0.6)    (0.02)
U.S. GAAP$  (19.8) $  (9.7) $  4.7  $  (24.7) $  (0.98)
          
          
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures: Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
(dollars in millions, except per share data)Operating Income (Loss) Other Income (Expense) Tax (Provision) Benefit Net Income (Loss) Diluted EPS
Excluding Gains and Costs$  (14.0) $  (9.2) $  8.9  $  (14.3) $  (0.57)
Impairment Charges   (46.2)    -      2.8     (43.3)    (1.73)
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt   -      25.8     (9.0)    16.8     0.67 
Loss on Asset Sale   (5.9)    -      -      (5.9)    (0.24)
Loan Fee Write Off   -      (0.9)    0.3     (0.6)    (0.02)
Workforce Redundancy Charges   (0.3)    -      -      (0.3)    (0.01)
U.S. GAAP$  (66.3) $  15.7  $  3.0  $  (47.6) $  (1.90)
          

 

Vessel Count by Reporting Segment       
  North Sea   Southeast Asia   Americas   Total 
Owned Vessels as of July 26, 201626 11 31 68
Newbuild Deliveries/Additions0 0 0 0
Sales & Dispositions0 0 0 0
Owned Vessels as of November 9, 201626 11 31 68
Managed Vessels3 0 0 3
Total Fleet as of November 9, 201629 11 31 71
        

 


            

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