LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Feb. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM), (“Castor” or the “Company”), a diversified global shipping company, today announced its results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021.
Highlights of the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2021:
- Revenues, net: $60.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $4.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020;
- Net income/loss: Net income of $29.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to net loss of $0.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020;
- Earnings/Loss per common share(1): $0.18 earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to loss per share of $0.06 for the three months ended December 31, 2020;
- EBITDA(2): $36.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020;
- Cash and restricted cash of $43.4 million as of December 31, 2021, as compared to $9.4 million as of December 31, 2020;
- On December 8, 2021, we redeemed all of the Series A preferred shares at a cash redemption price of $30 per preferred share as per the Company’s amended and restated statement of designations; and
- During the fourth quarter of 2021 and as of the date of this press release, we have taken successful delivery of three vessels consisting of two Panamax dry bulk carriers and one Aframax /LR2 tanker. As a result, Castor currently owns a diversified fleet of 29 vessels with an aggregate capacity of 2.5 million dwt, having more than quadrupled the number of the vessels it owns since December 31, 2020.
Earnings Highlights of the Year Ended December 31, 2021:
- Revenues, net: $132.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $12.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020;
- Net income/loss: Net income of $52.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to net loss of $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020;
- Earnings/Loss per common share (1): $0.48 earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to loss per share of $0.26 for the year ended December 31, 2020; and
- EBITDA(2): $69.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(1) All share and per share amounts disclosed throughout this press release and in the financial information presented in Appendix B have been retroactively updated to reflect the one-for-ten (1-for-10) reverse stock split effected on May 28, 2021, unless otherwise indicated.
(2) EBITDA is not a recognized measure under United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Please refer to Appendix B for the definition and reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Management Commentary:
Mr. Petros Panagiotidis, Chief Executive Officer of Castor commented:
"2021 was a transformational year for Castor. We have grown exponentially ending the year with 29 vessels, on a fully delivered basis, and we have enjoyed strong operating cash flow especially in the second half of the year. We benefit from a healthy liquidity position and low leverage and in January 2022 we signed and drew down a new credit facility. We did not sell any common shares under the ATM Program during the fourth quarter and up to the date of this release. We will continue to seek attractive acquisition opportunities to further pursue Castor’s growth trajectory.”
Earnings Commentary:
Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 Results
Vessel revenues, net of charterers’ commissions, for the three months ended December 31, 2021, increased to $60.0 million from $4.4 million in the same period of 2020. This increase was largely driven by the increase in our Available Days (defined below) from 449 in the three months ended December 31, 2020, to 2,433 in the three months ended December 31, 2021, following the acquisition and delivery to our fleet of 22 vessels since December 31, 2020. The increase in vessel revenues during the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared with the same period of 2020 was further underpinned by the healthy dry bulk shipping market resulting in a Daily TCE Rate (1) (as defined below) for the vessels of our fleet of more than double as compared to the same period a year ago.
The increase in voyage expenses, from $0.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020, to $5.8 million in the same period of 2021, is mainly associated with (i) increased port expenses and bunkers consumption expenses as a result of having certain of our tanker vessels operating under voyage charters in the fourth quarter of 2021, and (ii) increased brokerage commission expenses, commensurate with the increase in vessel revenues discussed above.
The increase in vessel operating expenses by $11.7 million, from $3.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 to $14.8 million in the same period of 2021, as well as the increase in vessels’ depreciation and amortization costs by $4.7 million, from $0.8 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 to 5.5 million in the same period of 2021, mainly reflect the increase in our Ownership Days following the expansion of our fleet.
General and administrative expenses in the three months ended December 31, 2021, amounted to $1.2 million, whereas, in the same period of 2020 general and administrative expenses totalled $0.6 million. This increase stemmed from higher corporate fees primarily due to the growth of our company and our shareholder base.
Management fees in the three months ended December 31, 2021, amounted to $2.2 million, whereas, in the same period of 2020 management fees totalled $0.5 million. This increase in management fees is due to the substantial increase in our Ownership Days for which our managers charge us with a daily management fee, following the acquisitions discussed above.
During the three months ended December 31, 2021, we incurred net interest costs and finance costs amounting to $1.1 million compared to $0.3 million during the same period in 2020. The increase is mainly due to our higher level of weighted average indebtedness during the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared with the same period of 2020.
(1) Daily TCE Rate is not a recognized measure under U.S. GAAP. Please refer to Appendix B of this press release for the definition and reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Recent Financial and Business Developments Commentary:
Vessel acquisitions update
During the fourth quarter of 2021 and as of the date of this earnings press release, we have taken delivery of three vessels, aggregating to 23 completed vessel acquisitions since the beginning of 2021.
Details and delivery information of our completed acquisitions within the fourth quarter of 2021 and as of the date of this press release are as follows:
| Vessel Name | Vessel Type | DWT | Year Built | Country of Construction | Purchase Price (in million) | Delivery Date | |
| Dry Bulk Carriers | |||||||
| Magic Phoenix | Panamax | 76,636 | 2008 | Japan | $18.75 | 26 October 2021 | |
| Magic Callisto | Panamax | 74,930 | 2012 | Japan | $23.55 | 4 January 2022 | |
| Tankers | |||||||
| Wonder Bellatrix | Aframax/ LR2 | 115,341 | 2006 | S. Korea | $18.15 | 23 December 2021 | |
Equity update
In connection with our ongoing at-the-market common stock offering program (“ATM Program”), from June 15, 2021, and as of December 31, 2021, we had raised net proceeds of $12.4 million by issuing and selling 4,654,240 common shares, after sales commissions and other offering expenses paid of $0.5 million, at an average price per share of $2.76.
From October 1, 2021 to date, no sales of common shares have taken place under the ATM Program, and there have been no subsequent warrant exercises under our currently effective warrant schemes.
As of February 4, 2022, we had issued and outstanding 94,610,088 common shares.
On December 8, 2021, pursuant to a decision approved by our Board of Directors on November 8, 2021, we redeemed all of the issued and outstanding Series A preferred shares. Based on the amended and restated statement of designations of Castor dated October 10, 2019, the holders of the Series A preferred shares received a cash redemption of $30.00 per Series A Preferred Share.
New Financings update
On November 24, 2021, we drew down, in two tranches, our previously announced $23.15 million term loan facility, through and secured by two of the Company’s dry bulk vessel ship-owning subsidiaries, those owning the Magic Rainbow and Magic Phoenix, and guaranteed by the Company. This facility has a tenor of five years and bears interest at a margin over LIBOR per annum.
Further, on January 12, 2022, we entered into a $55.0 million senior secured term loan facility with a major European bank, through and secured by five of the Company’s dry bulk vessel ship-owning subsidiaries, those owning the Magic Starlight, Magic Mars, Magic Pluto, Magic Perseus and the Magic Vela, and guaranteed by the Company. This facility has a tenor of five years from the drawdown date and bears interest at a margin over adjusted SOFR per annum. The loan was drawn down in full on January 13, 2022.
The Company has used and intends to use the net proceeds from these facilities for general corporate purposes, including supporting the Company’s growth plans.
Cash Flow update
Our consolidated cash position as of December 31, 2021, increased by $34.0 million, to $43.4 million, as compared with our cash position on December 31, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2021, our cash position improved mainly as a result of: (i) $60.8 million of net operating cash flows generated during the year ended December 31, 2021, (ii) $156.9 million of net cash proceeds pursuant to the three registered direct offerings of an aggregate 42,405,770 common shares and the concurrent private placement of an equivalent aggregate number of warrants on January 5, January 12 and April 7, 2021, (iii) net cash proceeds of approximately $83.4 million resulting from subsequent exercises of approximately 34.4 million warrants pursuant to the June 2020, July 2020 and the January 2021 equity offerings, that resulted in the issuance of an equal number of common shares, (iv) net cash inflows of approximately $95.3 million following our entry into four secured loan facilities in January, April, July and November of 2021, and (v) $12.5 million of net cash proceeds pursuant to common stock sales under our ATM Program. From these amounts, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we used $348.6 million to fund the growth and related capital expenditures of our fleet, whereas, $14.4 million were used for the redemption of our Series A Preferred Shares and $11.9 million were used for scheduled principal repayments of our debt.
As of December 31, 2021, our total debt, gross of unamortized deferred loan fees, was $103.8 million of which $16.7 million is repayable within one year, as compared to $18.5 million of gross total debt as of December 31, 2020.
New employment agreements
On January 16, 2022, the Magic Twilight commenced a time charter contract at a gross daily charter rate of $16,500. The charter has a duration of about 60 days.
On January 26, 2022, the Magic Argo commenced a time charter contract at a gross daily charter rate of $16,600. The charter has a duration of about 60 days.
On January 28, 2022, the Magic Sun was fixed on a time charter contract at a gross daily charter rate of $17,500 plus a one-time gross ballast bonus of $750,000. The charter is expected to commence on or around February 27, 2022 and will have a duration of about 60 days.
On February 1, 2022, the Magic Venus was fixed on a time charter contract at a gross daily charter rate of $16,300 plus a one-time gross ballast bonus of $630,000. The charter is expected to commence on or around February 15, 2022 and will have a duration of about 40 days.
On February 3, 2022, the Magic Rainbow was fixed on a time charter contract at a gross daily charter rate of $16,000. The charter is expected to commence upon expiration of the vessel’s current contract, on or around February 13, 2022 and will have a duration of about 60 days.
On February 3, 2022, the Magic Vela was fixed on a time charter contract at a gross daily charter rate of $16,000 plus a one-time gross ballast bonus of $550,000. The charter is expected to commence on or around February 17, 2022 and will have a duration of about 70 days.
On February 3, 2022, the Magic Nebula was fixed on a time charter contract at a gross daily charter rate of $23,500. The charter is expected to commence on or around February 28, 2022 and will have a duration of about 7 to about 9 months (about means +/- 15 days) at the option of the Charterer.
Fleet Employment Status (as of February 4, 2022)
During the three months ended December 31, 2021, we operated on average 26.8 vessels earning a Daily TCE Rate of $22,299 as compared to an average 5.8 vessels earning a Daily TCE Rate of $9,915 during the same period in 2020.
Our current employment profile is presented below.
| Vessel Name | Type/ Country of Construction | DWT | Year Built | Type of Employment | Daily Gross Charter Rate | Estimated Redelivery Date | ||
| Earliest | Latest | |||||||
| Magic Orion | Capesize dry bulk carrier / Japan | 180,200 | 2006 | TC (1) period | 101% of BCI5TC (2) | Oct-22 | Jan-23 | |
| Magic Venus | Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 83,416 | 2010 | TC trip (3) | $16,300 plus $630,000 Ballast Bonus | Mar-23 | Mar-23 | |
| Magic Thunder | Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 83,375 | 2011 | TC period | 100% of BPI5TC (4) | Oct-22 | Jan-23 | |
| Magic Argo | Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 82,338 | 2009 | TC trip | $16,600 | Mar-22 | Mar-22 | |
| Magic Perseus | Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 82,158 | 2013 | TC period | 100% of BPI5TC | Oct-22 | Jan-23 | |
| Magic Starlight | Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier / China | 81,048 | 2015 | TC period | $32,000 (5) | Sep-22 | Mar-23 | |
| Magic Twilight | Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier / Korea | 80,283 | 2010 | TC trip | $16,500 | Μar-22 | Μar-22 | |
| Magic Nebula | Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier / Korea | 80,281 | 2010 | TC period | $31,750 | Feb-22 | Μar -22 | |
| Magic Nova | Panamax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 78,833 | 2010 | TC period | 92% of BPI5TC | Oct-22 | Feb-23 | |
| Magic Mars | Panamax dry bulk carrier / Korea | 76,822 | 2014 | TC period | $21,500 (6) | Νοv-22 | Feb-23 | |
| Magic Phoenix | Panamax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 76,636 | 2008 | TC period | 102% of BPI4TC (7) | Sep-22 | Dec-22 | |
| Magic Horizon | Panamax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 76,619 | 2010 | TC trip | $20,100 | Mar-22 | Mar-22 | |
| Magic Moon | Panamax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 76,602 | 2005 | TC trip | $17,500 | Feb-22 | Feb-22 | |
| Magic P | Panamax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 76,453 | 2004 | TC period | $27,500 | Apr-22 | Jul-22 | |
| Magic Sun | Panamax dry bulk carrier / Korea | 75,311 | 2001 | TC trip (8) | $17,500 plus $750,000 Ballast Bonus | Apr-22 | Apr-22 | |
| Magic Vela | Panamax dry bulk carrier / China | 75,003 | 2011 | TC trip (9) | $16,000 plus $550,000 Ballast Bonus | Apr-22 | Apr-22 | |
| Magic Eclipse | Panamax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 74,940 | 2011 | TC period | $28,500 | Αpr-22 | Jul-22 | |
| Magic Pluto | Panamax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 74,940 | 2013 | TC period | 91% of BPI5TC | Nov-22 | Feb-23 | |
| Magic Callisto | Panamax dry bulk carrier / Japan | 74,930 | 2012 | TC period | 101% of BPI4TC | Oct-22 | Jan-23 | |
| Magic Rainbow | Panamax dry bulk carrier / China | 73,593 | 2007 | TC period | $25,000 | Feb-22 | Feb-22 | |
| Wonder Polaris | Aframax / LR2 tanker / Korea | 115,351 | 2005 | TC period | $15,000 plus profit sharing | Feb-22 | Feb-22 | |
| Wonder Sirius | Aframax / LR2 tanker / Korea | 115,341 | 2005 | TC period | $15,000 plus profit sharing | Feb-22 | May-22 | |
| Wonder Bellatrix | Aframax / LR2 tanker / Korea | 115,341 | 2006 | TC period | $15,000 plus profit sharing | Feb-22 | Feb-22 | |
| Wonder Musica | Aframax / LR2 tanker / Korea | 106,290 | 2004 | Voyage | $4,200 (10) | 3-Feb-22(11) | N/A | |
| Wonder Avior | Aframax / LR2 tanker / Korea | 106,162 | 2004 | Unfixed | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Wonder Arcturus | Aframax / LR2 tanker / Korea | 106,149 | 2002 | Voyage | $14,000 (10) | 16-Feb-22(11) | N/A | |
| Wonder Vega | Aframax tanker / Korea | 106,062 | 2005 | Tanker Pool (12) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Wonder Mimosa | Handysize tanker / Korea | 36,718 | 2006 | Tanker Pool (13) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Wonder Formosa | Handysize tanker / Korea | 36,660 | 2006 | Tanker Pool (13) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
(1) TC stands for time charter.
(2) The benchmark vessel used in the calculation of the average of the Baltic Capesize Index 5TC routes is a non-scrubber fitted 180,000mt dwt vessel (Capesize) with specific age, speed - consumption, and design characteristics.
(3) The charter is expected to commence on around 15/02/2022.
(4) The benchmark vessel used in the calculation of the average of the Baltic Panamax Index 5TC routes is a non-scrubber fitted 82,500mt dwt vessel (Kamsarmax) with specific age, speed - consumption, and design characteristics.
(5) The vessels’ daily gross charter rate is equal to 114% of BPI4TC. In accordance with the prevailing charter party, on 19/10/2021 owners converted the index-linked rate to fixed from 01/01/2022 until 30/09/2022, at a rate of $32,000 per day. Upon completion of said period, the rate will be converted back to index linked.
(6) The vessels’ daily gross charter rate is equal to 91% of BPI5TC. In accordance with the prevailing charter party, on 20/01/2022 owners converted the index-linked rate to fixed from 01/02/2022 until 30/09/2022, at a rate of $21,500 per day. Upon completion of said period, the rate will be converted back to index linked.
(7) The benchmark vessel used in the calculation of the average of the Baltic Panamax Index 4TC routes is a non-scrubber fitted 74,000mt dwt vessel (Panamax) with specific age, speed - consumption, and design characteristics.
(8) The charter is expected to commence on around 27/02/2022.
(9) The charter is expected to commence on around 17/02/2022.
(10) For vessels that are employed on the voyage/spot market, the gross daily charter rate is considered as the Daily TCE Rate on the basis of the expected completion date.
(11) Estimated completion date of the voyage.
(12) The vessel is currently participating in an unaffiliated tanker pool specializing in the employment of Aframax tanker vessels.
(13) The vessel is currently participating in an unaffiliated tanker pool specializing in the employment of Handysize tanker vessels.
Financial Results Overview:
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| (Expressed in U.S. dollars) | December 31, 2021 (unaudited) | December 31, 2020 (unaudited) | December 31, 2021 (unaudited) | December 31, 2020 (unaudited) | |||||||
| Vessel revenues, net | $ | 60,010,788 | $ | 4,385,498 | $ | 132,049,710 | $ | 12,487,692 | |||
| Operating income/ (loss) | $ | 30,546,613 | $ | (475,406 | ) | $ | 55,519,085 | 452,029 | |||
| Net income/ (loss) | $ | 29,210,843 | $ | (768,912 | ) | $ | 52,270,487 | $ | (1,753,533 | ) | |
| EBITDA (1) | $ | 36,127,417 | $ | 276,579 | $ | 69,910,529 | $ | 2,327,671 | |||
| Earnings/(Loss) per common share | $ | 0.18 | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.48 | $ | (0.26 | ) | |
(1) EBITDA is not a recognized measure under U.S. GAAP. Please refer to Appendix B of this press release for the definition and reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Fleet selected financial and operational data:
Set forth below are selected financial and operational data of our fleet for each of the three months and year ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively, that we believe are useful in analysing trends in our results of operations:
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| (Expressed in U.S. dollars except for operational data) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||
| Ownership Days (1) (7) | 2,467 | 529 | 6,807 | 1,405 | ||||||||
| Available Days (2)(7) | 2,433 | 449 | 6,657 | 1,267 | ||||||||
| Operating Days (3) (7) | 2,419 | 442 | 6,562 | 1,259 | ||||||||
| Daily TCE rate(4) | $ | 22,299 | $ | 9,915 | $ | 17,891 | $ | 9,395 | ||||
| Fleet Utilization (5) | 99 | % | 98 | % | 99 | % | 99 | % | ||||
| Daily vessel operating expenses (6) | $ | 6,004 | $ | 5,818 | $ | 5,759 | $ | 5,301 | ||||
(1) Ownership Days are the total number of calendar days in a period during which we owned a vessel.
(2) Available Days are the Ownership Days in a period less the aggregate number of days our vessels are off-hire due to scheduled repairs, dry-dockings or special or intermediate surveys.
(3) Operating Days are the Available Days in a period after subtracting off-hire and idle days.
(4) Daily TCE rate is not a recognized measure under U.S. GAAP. Please refer to Appendix B of this press release for the definition and reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
(5) Fleet Utilization is calculated by dividing the Operating Days during a period by the number of Available Days during that period.
(6) Daily vessel operating expenses are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses for the relevant period by the Ownership Days for such period.
(7) Our definitions of days (i.e., Ownership Days, Available Days, Operating Days) may not be comparable to those reported by other companies.
| APPENDIX A CASTOR MARITIME INC. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/ (Loss) | ||||||||||||
| (In U.S. dollars except for number of share data) | Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
| REVENUES | ||||||||||||
| Vessel revenues, net | $ | 60,010,788 | $ | 4,385,498 | $ | 132,049,710 | $ | 12,487,692 | ||||
| EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
| Voyage expenses -including commissions to related party | (5,756,397 | ) | 66,178 | (12,950,783 | ) | (584,705 | ) | |||||
| Vessel operating expenses | (14,811,629 | ) | (3,077,944 | ) | (39,203,471 | ) | (7,447,439 | ) | ||||
| General and administrative expenses (including related party fees) | (1,193,519 | ) | (599,393 | ) | (3,266,310 | ) | (1,130,953 | ) | ||||
| Management fees -related parties | (2,154,750 | ) | (450,500 | ) | (6,744,750 | ) | (930,500 | ) | ||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | (2,483 | ) | (37,103 | ) | (2,483 | ) | (37,103 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (5,545,397 | ) | (762,142 | ) | (14,362,828 | ) | (1,904,963 | ) | ||||
| Operating income/ (loss) | $ | 30,546,613 | $ | (475,406 | ) | $ | 55,519,085 | $ | 452,029 | |||
| Interest and finance costs, net (including related party interest costs) (1) | (1,062,469 | ) | (261,709 | ) | (2,779,875 | ) | (2,154,601 | ) | ||||
| Other income, (expenses), net | 35,407 | (10,157 | ) | 28,616 | (29,321 | ) | ||||||
| US source income taxes | (308,708 | ) | (21,640 | ) | (497,339 | ) | (21,640 | ) | ||||
| Net income/(loss) | $ | 29,210,843 | $ | (768,912 | ) | $ | 52,270,487 | $ | (1,753,533 | ) | ||
| Less: Deemed dividend on Series A preferred shares (2) | (11,772,157 | ) | — | (11,772,157 | ) | — | ||||||
| Net income/(loss) to common shareholders | 17,438,686 | (768,912 | ) | 40,498,330 | (1,753,533 | ) | ||||||
| Earnings/(loss) per common share (basic) (3) | $ | 0.18 | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.48 | $ | (0.26 | ) | ||
| Earnings/(loss) per common share (diluted) (3) | $ | 0.18 | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.47 | $ | (0.26 | ) | ||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic (3): | 94,610,088 | 13,121,238 | 83,923,435 | 6,773,519 | ||||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (3): | 94,610,088 | 13,121,238 | 85,332,728 | 6,773,519 | ||||||||
(1) Includes interest and finance costs and interest income, if any.
(2) Represents the difference between the redemption value and the carrying value of the Series A preferred shares.
| CASTOR MARITIME INC. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Expressed in U.S. Dollars—except for number of share data) | ||||
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||
| ASSETS | ||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 37,173,736 | $ | 8,926,903 |
| Restricted cash | 2,382,732 | — | ||
| Due from related party | — | 1,559,132 | ||
| Other current assets | 15,443,620 | 3,078,119 | ||
| Total current assets | 55,000,088 | 13,564,154 | ||
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||
| Vessels, net | 393,965,929 | 58,045,628 | ||
| Advances for vessel acquisition | 2,368,165 | — | ||
| Restricted cash | 3,830,000 | 500,000 | ||
| Due from related party | 810,437 | — | ||
| Other non-currents assets | 6,938,823 | 2,261,573 | ||
| Total non-current assets, net | 407,913,354 | 60,807,201 | ||
| Total assets | 462,913,442 | 74,371,355 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||
| Current portion of long-term debt, net – including related party | 16,091,723 | 7,102,037 | ||
| Due to related parties | 4,507,569 | 1,941 | ||
| Other current liabilities | 13,430,104 | 3,799,929 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 34,029,396 | 10,903,907 | ||
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||
| Long-term debt, net | 85,949,676 | 11,083,829 | ||
| Total non-current liabilities | 85,949,676 | 11,083,829 | ||
| Total liabilities | 119,979,072 | 21,987,736 | ||
| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||
| Common shares, $0.001 par value; 1,950,000,000 shares authorized; 94,610,088 and 13,121,238 shares, issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively (3) | 94,610 | 13,121 | ||
| Series A Preferred Shares- 0 shares issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2021 and 480,000 shares issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2020 | — | 480 | ||
| Series B Preferred Shares- 12,000 shares issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2021 and 2020 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 303,658,153 | 53,686,741 | ||
| Retained Earnings/ (Accumulated Deficit) | 39,181,595 | (1,316,735) | ||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 342,934,370 | 52,383,619 | ||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 462,913,442 | $ | 74,371,355 |
| CASTOR MARITIME INC. Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||
| (Expressed in U.S. Dollars—except for number of share data) | Year Ended December 31, | |||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Cash flows provided by/(used in) Operating Activities: | ||||||
| Net income/(loss) | $ | 52,270,487 | $ | (1,753,533 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by/(used in) Operating activities: | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 14,362,828 | 1,904,963 | ||||
| Amortization and write-off of deferred finance charges | 414,629 | 599,087 | ||||
| Amortization of other deferred charges | — | 112,508 | ||||
| Deferred revenue amortization | — | (430,994 | ) | |||
| Amortization of fair value of acquired time charter | (1,940,000 | ) | — | |||
| Interest settled in common stock | — | 57,773 | ||||
| Amortization and write-off of convertible notes beneficial conversion feature | — | 532,437 | ||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 2,483 | 37,103 | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts receivable trade | (6,924,622 | ) | (1,122,836 | ) | ||
| Inventories | (3,722,061 | ) | (571,284 | ) | ||
| Due from/to related parties | 5,254,323 | (797,805 | ) | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | (3,406,066 | ) | (885,828 | ) | ||
| Dry-dock costs paid | (3,730,467 | ) | (1,308,419 | ) | ||
| Other deferred charges | (191,234 | ) | 26,494 | |||
| Accounts payable | 3,070,287 | 584,527 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 1,495,032 | 625,894 | ||||
| Deferred revenue | 3,819,708 | 46,104 | ||||
| Net cash provided by/ (used in) Operating Activities | 60,775,327 | (2,343,809 | ) | |||
| Cash flows used in Investing Activities: | ||||||
| Vessel acquisitions and other vessel improvements | (346,273,252 | ) | (35,472,173 | ) | ||
| Advances for vessel acquisition | (2,367,455 | ) | — | |||
| Net cash used in Investing Activities | (348,640,707 | ) | (35,472,173 | ) | ||
| Cash flows provided by Financing Activities: | ||||||
| Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants | 265,307,807 | 39,053,325 | ||||
| Common stock issuance expenses | (12,527,747 | ) | (3,710,394 | ) | ||
| Redemption of series A preferred shares | (14,400,000 | ) | — | |||
| Proceeds from long-term debt | 97,190,000 | 9,500,000 | ||||
| Repayment of related party debt | (5,000,000 | ) | — | |||
| Repayment of long-term debt | (6,878,500 | ) | (2,050,000 | ) | ||
| Payment of deferred financing costs | (1,866,615 | ) | (608,985 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by Financing Activities | 321,824,945 | 42,183,946 | ||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 33,959,565 | 4,367,964 | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period | 9,426,903 | 5,058,939 | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period | $ | 43,386,468 | $ | 9,426,903 | ||
(3) All numbers of share and earnings per share amounts in these unaudited condensed financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split effected on May 28, 2021.
APPENDIX B
Non-GAAP Financial Information
Daily TCE Rate. The Daily Time Charter Equivalent Rate (“Daily TCE Rate”), is a measure of the average daily revenue performance of a vessel. The Daily TCE Rate is calculated by dividing total revenues (time charter and/or voyage charter revenues, and/or pool revenues, net of charterers’ commissions), less voyage expenses, by the number of Available Days during that period. Under a time charter, the charterer pays substantially all the vessel voyage related expenses. However, we may incur voyage related expenses when positioning or repositioning vessels before or after the period of a time charter, during periods of commercial waiting time or while off-hire during dry docking or due to other unforeseen circumstances. The Daily TCE Rate is not a measure of financial performance under U.S. GAAP (non-GAAP measure) and should not be considered as an alternative to Time charter revenues, net, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, the Daily TCE Rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period-to-period changes in a company's performance and, management believes that the Daily TCE Rate provides meaningful information to our investors since it compares daily net earnings generated by our vessels irrespective of the mix of charter types (i.e., time charter trips, time charter periods and voyage charters) under which our vessels are employed between the periods while it further assists our management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of our vessels and in evaluating our financial performance. Our calculation of the Daily TCE Rates may not be comparable to that reported by other companies. The following table reflects the calculation of our Daily TCE Rates for the periods presented (amounts in U.S. dollars, except for Available Days):
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
| (In U.S. dollars, except for Available Days) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Vessel revenues, net | $ | 60,010,788 | $ | 4,385,498 | $ | 132,049,710 | $ | 12,487,692 | |||
| Voyage expenses -including commissions from related party | (5,756,397 | ) | 66,178 | (12,950,783 | ) | (584,705 | ) | ||||
| TCE revenues | $ | 54,254,391 | $ | 4,451,676 | $ | 119,098,927 | $ | 11,902,987 | |||
| Available Days | 2,433 | 449 | 6,657 | 1,267 | |||||||
| Daily TCE Rate | $ | 22,299 | $ | 9,915 | $ | 17,891 | $ | 9,395 | |||
EBITDA. We define EBITDA as earnings before interest and finance costs (if any), net of interest income, taxes (when incurred), depreciation and amortization of deferred dry-docking costs. EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by management and external users of financial statements to assess our operating performance. We believe that EBITDA assists our management by providing useful information that increases the comparability of our performance operating from period to period and against the operating performance of other companies in our industry that provide EBITDA information. This increased comparability is achieved by excluding the potentially disparate effects between periods or companies of interest, other financial items, depreciation and amortization and taxes, 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. We believe that including EBITDA as a measure of operating performance benefits investors in (a) selecting between investing in us and other investment alternatives and (b) monitoring our ongoing financial and operational strength. EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under U.S. GAAP, does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income, cash flow from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. EBITDA as presented below may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. The following table reconciles EBITDA to net (loss)/income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, for the periods presented:
Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to EBITDA
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
| (In U.S. dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Net Income/(Loss) | $ | 29,210,843 | $ | (768,912 | ) | $ | 52,270,487 | $ | (1,753,533 | ) |
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,545,397 | 762,142 | 14,362,828 | 1,904,963 | ||||||
| Interest and finance costs, net (including related party interest costs) (1) | 1,062,469 | 261,709 | 2,779,875 | 2,154,601 | ||||||
| US source income taxes | 308,708 | 21,640 | 497,339 | 21,640 | ||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 36,127,417 | $ | 276,579 | $ | 69,910,529 | $ | 2,327,671 | ||
(1) Includes interest and finance costs and interest income, if any.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. We are including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “plan”, “potential”, “will”, “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, our management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these forward-looking statements, including these expectations, beliefs or projections. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward‐looking statements include general dry bulk and tanker shipping market conditions, including fluctuations in charter hire rates and vessel values, the strength of world economies, our future financial condition or results of operations and our future revenues and expenses, our continued ability to enter into time or voyage charters with existing and new customers, and to re-charter our vessels upon the expiry of the existing charters, the stability of Europe and the Euro, fluctuations in interest rates and foreign exchange rates, changes in demand in the dry bulk and tanker shipping industries, including the market for our vessels, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry docking and insurance costs, our ability to fund future capital expenditures and investments in the acquisition and refurbishment of our vessels, our expectations regarding the availability of vessel acquisitions and our ability to complete acquisition transactions as planned, our ability to realize the expected benefits from our vessel acquisitions, potential liability from pending or future litigation and potential costs due to environmental damage and vessel collisions, potential exposure or loss from investment in derivative instruments (if any), changes in supply and demand in the dry bulk and tanker shipping industry, including the market for our vessels and the number of newbuildings under construction, changes in seaborne and other transportation, 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, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, our business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations, future sales of our securities in the public market, the impact of adverse weather and natural disasters, impacts of climate change and greenhouse gas restrictions, the length and severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, the impact of public health threats and outbreaks of other highly communicable diseases, the impact of the expected discontinuance of LIBOR after 2021 on interest rates of our debt that reference LIBOR, the availability of financing and refinancing and grow our business, vessel breakdowns and instances of off‐hire, potential exposure or loss from investment in derivative instruments, potential conflicts of interest involving our Chief Executive Officer, his family and other members of our senior management, and our ability to complete acquisition transactions as planned. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward‐looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.
CONTACT DETAILS
For further information please contact:
Petros Panagiotidis
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Castor Maritime Inc.
Email: ir@castormaritime.com
Media Contact:
Kevin Karlis
Capital Link
Email: castormaritime@capitallink.com
