Release – Cypress Development Announces Drill Results from Clayton Valley Lithium Project, Nevada




Cypress Development Announces Drill Results from Clayton Valley Lithium Project, Nevada

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August 4, 2022 – Vancouver, Canada – Cypress
Development Corp. (TSXV: CYP) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z1)
 (“Cypress” or “the Company”) is pleased to report results from the recently completed drill program at its 100%-owned Clayton Valley Lithium Project (“Project”), in Nevada, USA. A sonic drill program was conducted in May 2022, to obtain sample material for lithium extraction testing at the Company’s Lithium Extraction Facility (“Pilot Plant”) in Amargosa Valley, Nevada, and to supplement the Project’s resource model for the Feasibility Study that is currently underway.

Highlights:

  • Best intersection of 70.1 meters of 1,336 parts per million (“ppm”) lithium
  • Successful use of sonic drilling to obtain six- and four-inch diameter cores
  • Completed 580 meters in eight drill holes ranging from 61 to 76 meters in depth
  • Acquired 15 tonnes of claystone for testing at the Company’s Pilot Plant
  • Confirmed resource model built by Global Resource Engineering (“GRE”)
  • Confirmed drill data obtained in the acquisition of Enertopia Corporation (“Enertopia”) property

“The drill program was highly successful in generating material for our pilot plant and providing distinct data to strengthen the Project’s resource model” stated Bill Willoughby, Cypress President, and CEO. “These are significant steps as we continue to work to de-risk the project and provide information for the Feasibility Study.”

Drill Program

Cypress has received all assays from its May 2022 drilling program. The program was conducted to collect claystone with large diameter core for use in metallurgical testing at the Company’s Pilot Plant. A total of 580 meters were drilled in eight holes. Hole depths were limited to intersect lithium-bearing claystone to a depth of 61 to 76 meters and to obtain approximately 15 tonnes of material for testing.

Representative core samples ranging from 0.1- to 3-meters in length were collected and delivered to ALS Global in Reno, Nevada for analysis. Lithium values shown in the table are weighted averages over the length of claystone intersected in each hole. All eight holes ended in lithium-bearing claystone. Each sample submittal was accompanied with QA/QC samples of blanks, standards, and duplicates.

DRILL HOLE
NUMBER

UNSAMPLED OVERBURDEN
(METERS)

CLAYSTONE
(METERS)

LITHIUM
(PPM)

CVS1

6.1

70.1

1,336

CVS2

3.0

70.1

805

CVS3

6.1

73.2

1,198

CVS4

3.0

70.1

1,119

CVS5

9.1

73.2

801

CVS6

6.1

51.8

1,264

CVS7

6.1

70.1

1,243

CVS8

6.1

54.9

873

Measurements from surface, samples analysed with four
acid digestion with ICP-MS

Four holes, CSV1 through CVS4, were drilled in the central portion of the Project in the vicinity of the planned starter-pit. CVS2 is located outside of the reserve pit outline from the 2021 Prefeasibility Study, nearest the location of the anticipated plant site for the feasibility study. CVS3 is located adjacent to a reclaimed test pit where 500-tonnes of claystone were collected in April.

Four additional holes, CVS5 through CVS8, were drilled in the northeast portion of the project on and near the parcel of property acquired this year from Enertopia. These holes were arranged southeast to northwest infilling the fence of TOP-01, TOP-02, TOP2M and TOP-04 drilled by Enertopia, and DCH-09 drilled by Cypress.   

Interpretation of Results

The assay results are in line with lithium grades predicted at all eight locations by the resource block model developed by GRE. The overall estimated lithium grade for all eight locations from GRE’s model is 1,060 ppm. This compares to the compiled average lithium grade from all eight holes drilled of 1,080 ppm, for a variance of +2%.

When viewed in cross-section, the assay results are also consistent with those from previous drilling and support the continuation of a higher-grade northeast trend of lithium-bearing claystone on Cypress’s project as interpreted by GRE in developing the resource model. The results are encouraging and have potential to extend the 2021 pit design through Cypress hole DCH-13 (82.3 meters, 1,221 ppm lithium) to CVS6, CVS7 and the northeast corner of the property.

With the drill program completed, GRE will revise and update the resource model with the new data and proceed with work on the mine plan and production schedule for the feasibility study, which is expected to be completed by year end.

Figure 1: Cypress Development
Drill Hole Location Map

Qualified Person

Daniel Kalmbach, CPG, is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has approved the technical information in this release.

About Cypress Development Corp

Cypress Development Corp. is a Canadian based advanced stage lithium company, focused on developing its 100%-owned Clayton Valley Lithium Project in Nevada, USA. Cypress is in the pilot stage of testing on material from its lithium-bearing claystone deposit and progressing towards completing a feasibility study and permitting, with the goal of becoming a domestic producer of lithium for the growing electric vehicle and battery storage market.

ON BEHALF OF CYPRESS DEVELOPMENT
CORP.

WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, PhD., PE
President &
Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please
contact:

Spiros Cacos | Vice President, Investor Relations
Direct: +1 604 764 1851 | Toll Free: 1 800 567 8181 | Email scacos@cypressdevelopmentcorp.com
www.cypressdevelopmentcorp.com

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This release
includes certain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking
statements”. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and assumptions and are identified by words such as “expects,”
“estimates,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “scheduled,” and
other similar words. All statements in this release, other than statements
of historical facts, that address events or developments that management of the
Company expects, are forward-looking statements. Although management believes
the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future
performance, and actual results or developments may differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation
to update these forward-looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates
or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, include
market prices, exploration, and development successes, continued availability
of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.
Please see the public filings of the Company at www.sedar.com for
further information.

 


Release – Lineage Cell Therapeutics to Report Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Provide Business Update on August 11, 2022

 



Lineage Cell Therapeutics to Report Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Provide Business Update on August 11, 2022

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CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 4, 2022– Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic cell therapies for unmet medical needs, today announced that it will report its second quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, August 11, 2022, following the close of the U.S. financial markets. Lineage management will also host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time/1:30 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its second quarter 2022 financial and operating results and to provide a business update.

Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing (800) 715-9871 from the U.S. and Canada and (646) 307-1952 from elsewhere outside the U.S. and Canada and should request the “Lineage Cell Therapeutics Call” or provide conference ID number 6448886. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online in the Investors section of Lineage’s website. A replay of the webcast will be available on Lineage’s website for 30 days and a telephone replay will be available through August 18, 2022, by dialing (800) 770-2030 from the U.S. and Canada and entering conference ID number 6448886.

About Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.

Lineage Cell Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel cell therapies for unmet medical needs. Lineage’s programs are based on its robust proprietary cell-based therapy platform and associated in-house development and manufacturing capabilities. With this platform Lineage develops and manufactures specialized, terminally differentiated human cells from its pluripotent and progenitor cell starting materials. These differentiated cells are developed to either replace or support cells that are dysfunctional or absent due to degenerative disease or traumatic injury or administered as a means of helping the body mount an effective immune response to cancer. Lineage’s clinical programs are in markets with billion dollar opportunities and include five allogeneic (“off-the-shelf”) product candidates: (i) OpRegen, a retinal pigment epithelial cell therapy in Phase 1/2a development for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration, which is being developed under a worldwide collaboration with Roche and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group; (ii) OPC1, an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell therapy in Phase 1/2a development for the treatment of acute spinal cord injuries; (iii) VAC2, a dendritic cell therapy produced from Lineage’s VAC technology platform for immuno-oncology and infectious disease, currently in Phase 1 clinical development for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (iv) ANP1, an auditory neuronal progenitor cell therapy for the potential treatment of auditory neuropathy, and (v) PNC1, a photoreceptor neural cell therapy for the treatment of vision loss due to photoreceptor dysfunction or damage. For more information, please visit www.lineagecell.com or follow the company on Twitter @LineageCell.

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Maple Gold Mines (MGMLF) – Deep Drill Program Commences at Joutel

Thursday, August 04, 2022

Maple Gold Mines (MGMLF)
Deep Drill Program Commences at Joutel

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.

What’s past is prologue. In August 2021, Maple Gold reported 3D modeling results for the main mine trend at the Telbel mine within the Joutel Project which is held in the company’s joint venture with Agnico Eagle. The results were based on the digitization of more than 250,000 meters of historical drill data which highlighted the potential for higher-grade gold mineralization above and below the historic mine workings along with additional discovery targets. While past gold production at Telbel focused on a single zone between 500 to 1,050 meters, data digitization and 3D modeling identified significant gold intercepts up to approximately 1,400 meters below surface.

Deep drilling program commences. While one drill rig continues Phase II drilling at its 100%-controlled Eagle Project, a second drill rig has been mobilized to commence a 6,000-meter-deep drilling program at the Joutel Project. The deep drilling program will entail three drill holes in the Telbel mine area beneath and adjacent to historic underground mine workings which extend to roughly 1,200 meters below surface. The program represents the first drilling at Telbel since the early 1990s.  …

This Company Sponsored Research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).

*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary. Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision. 

Entravision Communications (EVC) – Demonstrating Good Operating Momentum

Thursday, August 04, 2022

Entravision Communications (EVC)
Demonstrating Good Operating Momentum

Entravision Communications Corporation is a diversified Spanish-language media company utilizing a combination of television and radio operations to reach Hispanic consumers across the United States, as well as the border markets of Mexico. Entravision owns and/or operates 53 primary television stations and is the largest affiliate group of both the top-ranked Univision television network and Univision’s TeleFutura network, with television stations in 20 of the nation’s top 50 Hispanic markets. The Company also operates one of the nation’s largest groups of primarily Spanish-language radio stations, consisting of 48 owned and operated radio stations.

Michael Kupinski, Director of Research, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Patrick McCann, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.

A solid Q2. The company met our upwardly revised Q2 expectations with strong 24% revenue growth and 26% adj. EBITDA growth. The adj. EBITDA growth was notable given that it was achieved in spite of the absence of $5.4 million in revenue from three TV station affiliations that it no longer has. 

Digital continues its impressive growth. Digital revenues increased a strong 35% in Q2. While the company is comping against its previous acquisitions, it is expecting to reflect favorable double digit revenue growth. Management indicated that Digital is pacing up 24% in Q3, well above industry averages near 8%. …

This Company Sponsored Research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).

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DLH Holdings (DLHC) – A Future Looking Brighter

Thursday, August 04, 2022

DLH Holdings (DLHC)
A Future Looking Brighter

DLH delivers improved health and readiness solutions for federal programs through research, development, and innovative care processes. The Company’s experts in public health, performance evaluation, and health operations solve the complex problems faced by civilian and military customers alike, leveraging digital transformation, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, cloud-based applications, telehealth systems, and more. With over 2,300 employees dedicated to the idea that “Your Mission is Our Passion,” DLH brings a unique combination of government sector experience, proven methodology, and unwavering commitment to public health to improve the lives of millions. For more information, visit www.DLHcorp.com.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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3Q Results. Ex FEMA revenue totaled $71.6 million, up 16.2% from $61.6 million in 3Q21. Ex FEMA, DLH would have reported net income of $3.1 million, or $0.22 per share compared to $2.9 million, or $0.21 per diluted share last year. Ex FEMA EBITDA would be at $8.4 million versus $7.0 million the previous year. We had projected revenue of $67 million, EPS of $0.23, and EBITDA of $7 million.

Base Business Continues to Thrive. DLH continues to have growth in the base business. Revenue segments increased for the Company, like the Company’s VA ($33.3 million from $27.5 million) and HHS ($27.7 million from $23.2 million) business. This is further indication of a rise in demand for DLH’s services….

This Company Sponsored Research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).

*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary. Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision. 

Cumulus Media (CMLS) – Ability To Weather Uncertain Times

Thursday, August 04, 2022

Cumulus Media (CMLS)
Ability To Weather Uncertain Times

Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to over a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 406 owned-and-operated radio stations across 86 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, CNN, the AP, the Academy of Country Music Awards, and many other world-class partners across more than 9,500 affiliated stations through Westwood One, the largest audio network in America; and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, its rapidly growing network of original podcasts that are smart, entertaining and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live event experiences. Cumulus Media is the only audio media company to provide marketers with local and national advertising performance guarantees. For more information visit www.cumulusmedia.com.

Michael Kupinski, Director of Research, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Patrick McCann, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Solid Q2 results. The company reported Q2 revenue of $236.7 million, just above our expectation of $235 million. Adj. EBITDA of $45.5 million beat our forecast of $42.8 million by 6% reflecting lower than expected corporate expenses.

Digital impact. While National advertising was weak (Network revenue down 12%), local spot advertising grew 8%, resulting in Broadcast revenue being flat year-over-year. Digital revenue, on the other hand, grew 20%, which drove the 5.4% total company revenue growth in the quarter.

This Research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).

*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary. Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision. 

Release – Onconova Therapeutics to Provide Corporate Update and Announce Second Quarter Financial Results on August 11, 2022



Onconova Therapeutics to Provide Corporate Update and Announce Second Quarter Financial Results on August 11, 2022

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Company to host conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 11, 2022

NEWTOWN, Pa., Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company intends to release its second quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, August 11, 2022. Management plans to host a conference call and live webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET on the same day to discuss these results and provide an update on its pipeline programs.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Interested parties who wish to participate in the conference call may do so by dialing (800) 289-0571 for domestic and (856) 344-9290 for international callers and using conference ID 3600715.

Those interested in listening to the conference call via the internet may do so by visiting the investors and media page on the Company’s website at www.onconova.com and clicking on the webcast link. In addition to the live webcast, a replay will be available on the Onconova website for 90 days following the call.

About Onconova Therapeutics, Inc.

Onconova Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer. The Company has proprietary targeted anti-cancer agents designed to disrupt specific cellular pathways that are important for cancer cell proliferation.

Onconova’s novel, proprietary multi-kinase inhibitor narazaciclib (formerly ON 123300) is being evaluated in two separate and complementary Phase 1 dose-escalation and expansion studies. These trials are currently underway in the United States and China.

Onconova’s product candidate rigosertib is being studied in an investigator-sponsored study program, including in a dose-escalation and expansion Phase 1/2a investigator-sponsored study with oral rigosertib in combination with nivolumab for patients with KRAS+ non-small cell lung cancer.

For more information, please visit 
www.onconova.com.

Company Contact:
Mark Guerin
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc.
267-759-3680

ir@onconova.us
https://www.onconova.com/contact/

Investor Contact:
Bruce Mackle
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
646-889-1200

bmackle@lifesciadvisors.com

 


Release – Salem Media Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2022 Total Revenue of $68.7 Million



Salem Media Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2022 Total Revenue of $68.7 Million

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August 04, 2022 4:05pm EDT

Earnings
Webcast

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Salem Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SALM) released its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

Second Quarter
2022 Results

For the quarter ended June 30, 2022 compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2021:

Consolidated

  • Total revenue increased 7.7% to $68.7 million from $63.8 million;
  • Total operating expenses increased 5.5% to $61.4 million from $58.1 million;
  • Operating expenses, excluding gains or losses on the disposition of assets, stock-based compensation expense, debt modification costs, impairments, depreciation expense and amortization expense (1) increased 10.7% to $60.9 million from $55.0 million;
  • The company’s operating income increased 29.9% to $7.3 million from $5.6 million;
  • The company recognized $3.9 million in film distribution income from an unconsolidated equity investment;
  • The company’s net income increased 303.9% to $9.1 million, or $0.33 net income per diluted share from $2.3 million, or $0.08 net income per diluted share;
  • EBITDA (1) increased 60.9% to $14.5 million from $9.0 million; and
  • Adjusted EBITDA (1) increased 33.6% to $11.7 million from $8.7 million.

Broadcast

  • Net broadcast revenue increased 12.1% to $52.5 million from $46.8 million;
  • Station Operating Income (“SOI”) (1) decreased 6.2% to $10.0 million from $10.6 million;
  • Same Station (1) net broadcast revenue increased 12.2% to $52.4 million from $46.7 million; and
  • Same Station SOI (1) decreased 5.9% to $10.0 million from $10.6 million.

Digital Media

  • Digital media revenue increased 4.5% to $10.8 million from $10.3 million; and
  • Digital Media Operating Income (1) increased 26.5% to $2.5 million from $2.0 million.

Publishing

  • Publishing revenue decreased 18.5% to $5.4 million from $6.7 million; and
  • Publishing Operating Loss (1) was $6,000 as compared to publishing operating income of $0.2 million.

Included in the results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 are:

  • A $6.9 million ($5.1 million, net of tax, or $0.19 per diluted share) net gain on the disposition of assets reflects a $6.5 million pre-tax gain on the sale of land used in the company’s Denver, Colorado broadcast operations and a $0.5 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the company’s radio stations in Louisville, Kentucky that was offset with losses from various fixed asset disposals;
  • A $3.9 million ($2.9 million, net of tax, or $0.11 per share) impairment charge to the value of broadcast licenses in Columbus, Dallas, Greenville, Honolulu, Orlando, Portland, and Sacramento;
  • A $0.1 million ($0.1 million, net of tax) goodwill impairment charge; and
  • A $0.1 million non-cash compensation charge ($0.1 million, net of tax) related to the expensing of stock options.

Included in the results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 are:

  • A $0.3 million ($0.2 million, net of tax, or $0.01 per diluted share) net gain on the disposition of assets relates to $0.5 million pre-tax gain on the sale of Singing News Magazine and Singing News Radio offset by an additional $0.1 million pre-tax loss recorded at closing on the sale of radio station WKAT-AM and FM translator in Miami, Florida; and
  • A $0.1 million non-cash compensation charge ($0.1 million, net of tax) related to the expensing of stock options.

Per share numbers are calculated based on 27,570,881 diluted weighted average shares for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, and 27,232,423 diluted weighted average shares for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Year to Date 2022
Results

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021:

Consolidated

  • Total revenue increased 6.6% to $131.3 million from $123.1 million;
  • Total operating expenses increased 5.2% to $119.0 million from $113.1 million;
  • Operating expenses, excluding gains or losses on the disposition of assets, stock-based compensation expense, debt modification costs, changes in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out considerationimpairments, depreciation expense and amortization expense (1) increased 9.6% to $116.7 million from $106.5 million;
  • The company’s operating income increased 23.1% to $12.3 million from $10.0 million;
  • The company recognized $3.9 million in film distribution income from an unconsolidated equity investment;
  • The company’s net income increased 320.8% to $10.9 million, or $0.39 net income per diluted share from $2.6 million, or $0.10 net income per diluted share;
  • EBITDA (1) increased 37.0% to $22.7 million from $16.5 million; and
  • Adjusted EBITDA (1) increased 11.2% to $18.5 million from $16.7 million.

Broadcast

  • Net broadcast revenue increased 11.1% to $100.9 million from $90.8 million;
  • SOI (1) decreased 4.9% to $20.3 million from $21.3 million;
  • Same station (1) net broadcast revenue increased 10.8% to $100.5 million from $90.7 million; and
  • Same station SOI (1) decreased 5.4% to $20.3 million from $21.5 million.

Digital media

  • Digital media revenue increased 5.7% to $21.1 million from $20.0 million; and
  • Digital media operating income (1) increased 47.9% to $4.4 million from $2.9 million.

Publishing

  • Publishing revenue decreased 24.6% to $9.3 million from $12.3 million; and
  • Publishing Operating Loss (1) was $0.6 million compared to publishing operating income of $0.7 million.

Included in the results for the six months ended June 30, 2022 are:

  • A $8.6 million ($6.4 million, net of tax, or $0.23 per diluted share) net gain on the disposition of assets relates primarily to the $6.5 million pre-tax gain on the sale of land used in the company’s Denver, Colorado broadcast operations, the $1.8 million pre-tax gain on sale of land used in the company’s Phoenix, Arizona broadcast operations, and $0.5 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the company’s radio stations in Louisville, Kentucky offset by various fixed asset disposals;
  • A $3.9 million ($2.9 million, net of tax, or $0.11 per share) impairment charge to the value of broadcast licenses in Columbus, Dallas, Greenville, Honolulu, Orlando, Portland, and Sacramento;
  • A $0.1 million ($0.1 million, net of tax) goodwill impairment charge;
  • A $0.2 million ($0.2 million, net of tax, or $0.01 per share) charge for debt modification costs; and
  • A $0.2 million non-cash compensation charge ($0.1 million, net of tax) related to the expensing of stock options.

Included in the results for the six months ended June 30, 2021 are:

  • A $0.1 million net gain on the disposition of assets relating to a $0.5 million pre-tax gain on the sale of Singing News Magazine and Singing News Radio offset by $0.4 million additional loss recorded at closing on the sale of radio station WKAT-AM and FM translator in Miami, Florida and various fixed asset disposals; and
  • A $0.2 million non-cash compensation charge ($0.1 million, net of tax) related to the expensing of stock options.

Per share numbers are calculated based on 27,590,644 diluted weighted average shares for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and 27,185,598 diluted weighted average shares for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2022, the company had $114.7 million outstanding on the 7.125% senior secured notes due 2028 (“2028 Notes”), $44.7 million outstanding on 6.75% senior secured notes due 2024 (“2024 Notes”), and $10,000 outstanding balance on the ABL Facility.

Acquisitions and
Divestitures

The following transactions were completed since April 1, 2022:

  • On June 27, 2022, the company sold 9.3 acres of land in the Denver area for $8.2 million. The land was being used as the transmitter site for radio stations KRKS-AM and KBJD-AM and was an integral part of its broadcast operations for these stations. The company will continue broadcasting both KRKS-AM and KBJD-AM from this site.
  • On May 25, 2022, the company sold radio stations WFIA-AM, WFIA-FM and WGTK-AM in Louisville, Kentucky for $4.0 million.
  • On May 2, 2022, the company acquired websites and related assets of Retirement Media for $0.2 million in cash.

Pending
transactions

  • On June 2, 2021, the company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire radio station KKOL-AM in Seattle, Washington for $0.5 million. The company paid $0.1 million of cash into an escrow account and began operating the station under a Local Marketing Agreement on June 7, 2021.

Conference Call
Information

Salem will host a teleconference to discuss its results on August 4, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time. To access the teleconference, please dial (888) 770-7291, and then ask to be joined into the Salem Media Group Second Quarter 2022 call or listen via the investor relations portion of the company’s website, located at investor.salemmedia.com. A replay of the teleconference will be available through August 18, 2022 and can be heard by dialing (800) 770-2030, passcode 2413416 or on the investor relations portion of the company’s website, located at investor.salemmedia.com.

Follow us on Twitter @SalemMediaGrp.

Third Quarter
2022 Outlook

For the third quarter of 2022, the company is projecting total revenue to increase between 6% and 8% from third quarter 2021 total revenue of $66.0 million. The company is also projecting operating expenses before gains or losses on the sale or disposal of assets, stock-based compensation expense, changes in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration, impairments, depreciation expense and amortization expense to increase between 11% and 14% compared to the third quarter of 2021 non-GAAP operating expenses of $55.2 million.

A
reconciliation of non-GAAP operating expenses, excluding gains or losses
on the disposition of assets, stock-based compensation expense, changes in the
estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration, impairments,
depreciation expense and amortization expense to the most directly
comparable GAAP measure is not available without unreasonable efforts on a
forward-looking basis due to the potential high variability, complexity and low
visibility with respect to the charges excluded from this non-GAAP financial
measure, in particular, the change in the estimated fair value of earn-out
consideration, impairments and gains or losses from the disposition of fixed
assets. The company expects the variability of the above charges may have a
significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on its future GAAP financial
results.

About Salem Media
Group, Inc.

Salem Media Group is America’s leading multimedia company specializing in Christian and conservative content, with media properties comprising radio, digital media and book and newsletter publishing. Each day Salem serves a loyal and dedicated audience of listeners and readers numbering in the millions nationally. With its unique programming focus, Salem provides compelling content, fresh commentary and relevant information from some of the most respected figures across the Christian and conservative media landscape. Learn more about Salem Media Group, Inc. at www.salemmedia.comFacebook and Twitter.

Forward-Looking
Statements

Statements used in this press release that relate to future plans, events, financial results, prospects or performance are forward-looking statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the ability of Salem to close and integrate announced transactions, market acceptance of Salem’s radio station formats, competition from new technologies, adverse economic conditions, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Salem’s reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other filings filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Salem undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, changed circumstances or unanticipated events.

(1) Regulation G

Management
uses certain non-GAAP financial measures defined below in communications
with investors, analysts, rating agencies, banks and others to assist such
parties in understanding the impact of various items on its financial
statements. The company uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate
financial results, develop budgets, manage expenditures and as a measure of
performance under compensation programs.

The
company’s presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered
as a substitute for or superior to the most directly comparable financial
measures as reported in accordance with GAAP.

Regulation
G defines and prescribes the conditions under which certain non-GAAP financial
information may be presented in this earnings release. The company closely
monitors EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Station Operating Income (“SOI”), Same
Station net broadcast revenue, Same Station broadcast operating expenses, Same
Station Operating Income, Digital Media Operating Income, Publishing Operating
Income (Loss), and operating expenses excluding gains or losses on the
disposition of assets, stock-based compensation, changes in the estimated fair
value of contingent earn-out consideration, impairments, depreciation and
amortization, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures. The company
believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information
about its core operating results, and thus, are appropriate to enhance the
overall understanding of its financial performance. These non-GAAP financial
measures are intended to provide management and investors a more complete
understanding of its underlying operational results, trends and performance.

The
company defines Station Operating Income (“SOI”) as net broadcast revenue minus
broadcast operating expenses. The company defines Digital Media Operating
Income as net Digital Media Revenue minus Digital Media Operating Expenses. The
company defines Publishing Operating Income (Loss) as net Publishing Revenue
minus Publishing Operating Expenses. The company defines EBITDA as net income
before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. The company defines
Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before gains or losses on the disposition of assets,
before debt modification costs, before changes in the estimated fair value of
contingent earn-out consideration, before impairments, before net miscellaneous
income and expenses, before (gain) loss on early retirement of long-term debt
and before non-cash compensation expense. SOI, Digital Media Operating Income,
Publishing Operating Income (Loss), EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are commonly
used by the broadcast and media industry as important measures of performance
and are used by investors and analysts who report on the industry to provide
meaningful comparisons between broadcasters. SOI, Digital Media Operating
Income, Publishing Operating Income (Loss), EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not
measures of liquidity or of performance in accordance with GAAP and should be
viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for or superior to its results
of operations and financial condition presented in accordance with GAAP. The
company’s definitions of SOI, Digital Media Operating Income, Publishing
Operating Income (Loss), EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not necessarily
comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The
company defines Same Station net broadcast revenue as broadcast revenue from
its radio stations and networks that the company owns or operates in the same
format on the first and last day of each quarter, as well as the corresponding
quarter of the prior year. The company defines Same Station broadcast operating
expenses as broadcast operating expenses from its radio stations and networks
that the company owns or operates in the same format on the first and last day
of each quarter, as well as the corresponding quarter of the prior year. The
company defines Same Station SOI as Same Station net broadcast revenue less
Same Station broadcast operating expenses. Same Station operating results
include those stations that the company owns or operates in the same format on
the first and last day of each quarter, as well as the corresponding quarter of
the prior year. Same Station operating results for a full calendar year are
calculated as the sum of the Same Station-results for each of the four quarters
of that year. The company uses Same Station operating results, a non-GAAP
financial measure, both in presenting its results to stockholders and the
investment community, and in its internal evaluations and management of the
business. The company believes that Same Station operating results provide a
meaningful comparison of period over period performance of its core broadcast
operations as this measure excludes the impact of new stations, the impact of
stations the company no longer owns or operates, and the impact of stations
operating under a new programming format. The company’s presentation of Same
Station operating results are not intended to be considered in isolation or as
a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance
with GAAP. The company’s definition of Same Station operating results is not
necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other
companies.

For
all non-GAAP financial measures, investors should consider the limitations
associated with these metrics, including the potential lack of comparability of
these measures from one company to another.

The
Supplemental Information tables that follow the condensed consolidated financial
statements provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures that the
company uses in this earnings release to the most directly comparable measures
calculated in accordance with GAAP. The company uses non-GAAP financial
measures to evaluate financial performance, develop budgets, manage
expenditures, and determine employee compensation. The company’s presentation
of this additional information is not to be considered as a substitute for or
superior to the directly comparable measures as reported in accordance with
GAAP.

 

Salem Media Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

June 30,

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

(Unaudited)

Net broadcast revenue

$

46,783

$

52,452

$

90,831

$

100,884

Net digital media revenue

10,339

10,804

19,958

21,104

Net publishing revenue

6,660

5,426

12,346

9,303

Total revenue

63,782

68,682

123,135

131,291

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Broadcast operating expenses

36,162

42,489

69,505

80,610

Digital media operating expenses

8,338

8,273

17,011

16,746

Publishing operating expenses

6,426

5,432

11,631

9,899

Unallocated corporate expenses

4,192

4,781

8,480

9,591

 

Debt modification costs

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

248

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

3,286

 

 

3,190

 

 

6,456

 

 

6,466

 

Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

 

Impairment of indefinite-lived long-term assets other than goodwill

 

 

 

 

3,935

 

 

 

 

3,935

 

Impairment of goodwill

 

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

 

127

Net (gain) loss on the disposition of assets

(263)

(6,893)

55

(8,628)

Total operating expenses

58,141

61,354

113,138

118,989

Operating income

5,641

7,328

9,997

12,302

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

Interest income

149

1

149

Interest expense

(3,935)

(3,389)

(7,861)

(6,783)

Gain (loss) on early retirement of long-term debt

35

(18)

 

Earnings from equity method investment

 

 

 

 

3,913

 

 

 

 

3,913

Net miscellaneous income and (expenses)

63

(1)

85

Net income before income taxes

1,769

8,035

2,222

9,563

Benefit from income taxes

(488)

(1,082)

(358)

(1,293)

Net income

$

2,257

$

9,117

$

2,580

$

10,856

 

 

 

 

Basic income per share Class A and Class B common stock

$

0.08

$

0.33

$

0.10

$

0.39

Diluted income per share Class A and Class B common stock

$

0.08

$

0.33

$

0.10

$

0.39

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average Class A and Class B common stock shares outstanding

26,869,145

27,214,787

26,802,892

27,196,081

Diluted weighted average Class A and Class B common stock shares outstanding

27,232,423

27,570,881

27,185,598

27,590,644

 

 

Salem Media Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

1,785

 

$

2,540

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

 

25.663

 

 

29,271

Other current assets

 

 

14,066

 

 

15,856

Property and equipment, net

 

 

79,339

 

 

79,713

Operating and financing lease right-of-use assets

 

 

43,665

 

 

44,110

Intangible assets, net

 

 

346,438

 

 

339,160

Deferred financing costs

 

 

843

 

 

774

Other assets

 

 

4,313

 

 

3,845

Total assets

 

$

516,112

 

$

515,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and
Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

51,455

 

$

56,161

Long-term debt

 

 

170,581

 

 

155,595

Operating and financing lease liabilities, less current portion

 

 

42,273

 

 

42,652

Deferred income taxes

 

 

67,012

 

 

65,808

Other liabilities

 

 

6,580

 

 

5,718

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

178,211

 

 

189,335

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

516,112

 

$

515,269

 

 

SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY

(in thousands,
except share and per share data
)

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-In

 

Accumulated

 

Treasury

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Deficit

 

Stock

 

Total

Stockholders’
equity, December 31, 2020

 

23,447,317

 

$

227

 

5,553,696

 

$

56

 

$

247,025

 

$

(78,023

)

 

$

(34,006

)

 

$

135,279

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78

Options
exercised

 

185,782

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

392

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

 

 

 

323

Stockholders’
equity,

March 31, 2021

 

23,633,099

 

$

229

 

5,553,696

 

$

56

 

$

247,493

 

$

(77,700

)

 

$

(34,006

)

 

$

136,072

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,257

Stockholders’ equity, June 30, 2021

 

23,633,099

 

$

229

 

5,553,696

 

$

56

 

$

247,577

 

$

(75,443

)

 

$

(34,006

)

 

$

138,413

 

 

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-In

 

Accumulated

 

Treasury

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Deficit

 

Stock

 

Total

Stockholders’
equity, December 31, 2021

 

23,922,974

 

$

232

 

5,553,696

 

$

56

 

$

248,438

 

$

(36,509

)

 

$

(34,006

)

 

$

178,211

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106

Options
exercised

 

40,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94

Lapse of restricted shares

 

14,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,739

Stockholders’ equity,

March 31, 2022

 

23,978,741

 

$

232

 

5,553,696

 

$

56

 

$

248,638

 

$

(34,770

)

 

$

(34,006

)

 

$

180,150

Stock-based
compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,117

Stockholders’
equity, June 30, 2022

 

23,978,741

 

$

232

 

5,553,696

 

$

56

 

$

248,706

 

$

(25,653

)

 

$

(34,006

)

 

$

189,335

 

 

Salem Media Group, Inc.

Supplemental Information

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

June 30,

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

(Unaudited)

Reconciliation of Total Operating Expenses to
Operating Expenses excluding Debt Modification Costs, Depreciation and
Amortization Expense, Changes in the Estimated Fair Value of Contingent
Earn-out Consideration, Impairments, Gains or Losses on the Disposition of
Assets and Stock-based Compensation Expense (Recurring Operating Expenses)

Operating Expenses

$

58,141

$

61,354

$

113,138

$

118,989

Less debt modification costs

 

 

 

 

 

(20)

 

 

 

 

 

(248)

Less depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

(3,286)

 

 

(3,190)

 

 

(6,456)

 

 

(6,466)

Less change in estimated fair value of contingent earn-out

consideration

5

Less impairment of indefinite-lived long-term assets other

than goodwill

 

 

 

 

(3,935)

 

 

 

 

(3,935)

Less impairment of goodwill

 

 

 

 

(127)

 

 

 

 

(127)

Less net gain (loss) on the disposition of assets

263

6,893

(55)

8,628

Less stock-based compensation expense

 

 

(84)

 

 

(68)

 

 

(162)

 

 

(174)

Total Recurring
Operating Expenses

$

55,034

$

60,907

$

106,465

$

116,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Broadcast Revenue to Same
Station Net Broadcast Revenue

Net broadcast revenue

 

$

46,783

 

$

52,452

 

$

90,831

 

$

100,884

Net broadcast revenue – acquisitions

(14)

(247)

Net broadcast revenue – dispositions

 

 

(96)

 

 

(56)

 

 

(113)

 

 

(49)

Net broadcast revenue – format change

(65)

(111)

Same Station net broadcast revenue

 

$

46,687

 

$

52,382

 

$

90,653

 

$

100,477

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation
of Broadcast Operating Expenses to Same Station Broadcast Operating Expenses

Broadcast operating expenses

 

$

36,162

 

$

42,489

 

$

69,505

 

$

80,610

Broadcast operating expenses – acquisitions

(63)

(1)

(279)

Broadcast operating expenses – dispositions

 

 

(81)

 

 

(24)

 

 

(214)

 

 

(48)

Broadcast operating expenses – format change

(131)

(132)

Same Station broadcast operating expenses

 

$

36,081

 

$

42,402

 

$

69,159

 

$

80,151

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of SOI to Same Station SOI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Station Operating Income

$

10,621

$

9,963

$

21,326

 

$

20,274

Station operating (income) loss – acquisitions

 

 

 

 

49

 

 

1

 

 

32

Station operating (income) loss – dispositions

(15)

(32)

101

(1)

Station operating (income) loss – format change

 

 

 

 

 

66

 

 

21

Same Station – Station Operating Income

$

10,606

$

9,980

$

21,494

$

20,326

 

 

Salem Media Group, Inc.

Supplemental Information

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

June 30,

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

(Unaudited)

Calculation of Station Operating Income, Digital
Media Operating Income and Publishing Operating Income (Loss)

Net broadcast revenue

$

46,783

$

52,452

$

90,831

$

100,884

Less broadcast operating expenses

 

 

(36,162)

 

 

(42,489)

 

 

(69,505)

 

 

(80,610)

Station Operating Income

$

10,621

$

9,963

$

21,326

$

20,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net digital media revenue

$

10,339

$

10,804

$

19,958

$

21,104

Less digital media operating expenses

 

 

(8,338)

 

 

(8,273)

 

 

(17,011)

 

 

(16,746)

Digital Media Operating Income

$

2,001

$

2,531

$

2,947

$

4,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net publishing revenue

$

6,660

$

5,426

$

12,346

$

9,303

Less publishing operating expenses

 

 

(6,426)

 

 

(5,432)

 

 

(11,631)

 

 

(9,899)

Publishing Operating Income (Loss)

$

234

$

(6)

$

715

$

(596)

The company defines EBITDA (1) as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. The table below presents a reconciliation of EBITDA (1) to Net Income (Loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure. EBITDA (1) is a non-GAAP financial performance measure that is not to be considered a substitute for or superior to the directly comparable measures reported in accordance with GAAP. The company defines Adjusted EBITDA (1) as EBITDA (1) before gains or losses on the disposition of assets, before debt modification costs, before changes in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration, before impairments, before net miscellaneous income and expenses, before (gain) loss on early retirement of long-term debt and before non-cash compensation expense. The table below presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (1) to Net Income (Loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA (1) is a non-GAAP financial performance measure that is not to be considered a substitute for or superior to the directly comparable measures reported in accordance with GAAP.

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

(Unaudited)

Net income

$

2,257

 

$

9,117

 

$

2,580

 

$

10,856

 

Plus interest expense, net of capitalized interest

 

3,935

 

 

3,389

 

 

7,861

 

 

6,783

 

Plus benefit from income taxes

 

(488

)

 

(1,082

)

 

(358

)

 

(1,293

)

Plus depreciation and amortization

 

3,286

 

 

3,190

 

 

6,456

 

 

6,466

 

Less interest income

 

 

 

(149

)

 

(1

)

 

(149

)

EBITDA

$

8,990

 

$

14,465

 

$

16,538

 

$

22,663

 

Plus net (gain) loss on the disposition of assets

 

(263

)

 

(6,893

)

 

55

 

 

(8,628

)

Plus change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Plus debt modification costs

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

248

 

Plus impairment of indefinite-lived long-term assets other than goodwill

 

 

 

3,935

 

 

 

 

3,935

 

Plus impairment of goodwill

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

 

127

 

Plus net miscellaneous (income) and expenses

 

(63

)

 

1

 

 

(85

)

 

 

Plus (gain) loss on early retirement of long- term debt

 

 

 

(35

)

 

 

 

18

 

Plus non-cash stock-based compensation

 

84

 

 

68

 

 

162

 

 

174

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

8,748

 

$

11,688

 

$

16,670

 

$

18,532

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at

 

 

Applicable

Selected Debt Data

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

Interest Rate

Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (1)

$

114,731,000

 

 

7.125

%

Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (2)

$

44,685,000

 

 

6.750

%

(1) $114.7 million notes with semi-annual interest payments at an annual rate of 7.125%.

(2) $44.7 million notes with semi-annual interest payments at an annual rate of 6.750%.

 

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220802006191/en/

Company Contact:
Evan D. Masyr
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(805) 384-4512
evan@salemmedia.com

Source: Salem Media Group, Inc.

Released August
4, 2022

 


Release – Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Announces Second Quarter Financial Results



Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

Research, News, and Market Data on Genco Shipping & Trading

Declares Dividend of $0.50 per share for Second Quarter 2022

NEW YORK, Aug. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, today reported its financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022.

The following financial review discusses the results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021.

Second Quarter 2022 and Year-to-Date Highlights

  • Declared a $0.50 per share dividend for the second quarter of 2022
    • Represents the third dividend payment under our value strategy and second full payout utilizing our run rate voluntary quarterly debt prepayment figure of $8.75 million
    • Q2 2022 dividend represents an annualized yield of 10% on Genco’s closing share price on August 2, 2022
    • Marks the Company’s 12th consecutive quarterly payout, reflecting cumulative dividends totaling $3.015 per share
    • Our quarterly dividend reflects a higher Q2 2022 planned drydocking schedule as we frontloaded these costs
    • Q2 2022 dividend is payable on or about August 23, 2022 to all shareholders of record as of August 16, 2022
  • Prepaid $8.75 million of debt on a voluntary basis during Q2 2022, to reduce our debt to $188.5 million
    • Net loan-to-value of 12%1 as of August 2, 2022
    • Since the start of 2021, we have paid down $260.7 million or 58% of our debt
  • Recorded net income of $47.4 million for the second quarter of 2022
    • Basic and diluted earnings per share of $1.12 and $1.10, respectively
  • Voyage revenues totaled $137.8 million and net revenue2 (voyage revenues minus voyage expenses, charter hire expenses and realized gains or losses on fuel hedges) totaled $100.9 million during Q2 2022
    • Our average daily fleet-wide time charter equivalent, or TCE2, for Q2 2022 was $28,756, 36% higher year over year and our highest second quarter TCE since 2010
    • We estimate our TCE to date for Q3 2022 to be $25,059 for 79% of our owned fleet available days, based on both period and current spot fixtures
  • Recorded EBITDA of $64.2 million during Q2 20222
  • Maintained a strong liquidity position of $269.5 million as of June 30, 2022, including:
    • $50.6 million of cash on the balance sheet
    • $218.9 million of revolver availability

John C. Wobensmith, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Drawing on our significant scale and barbell approach to fleet composition, we generated strong earnings in the second quarter, as EPS increased from the first quarter of 2022 and nearly 50% on a year over year basis. Following our decision to frontload our drydockings in the second quarter, we remain in a strong position to continue to provide shareholders with sizeable dividends going forward. Since implementing our value strategy, we have declared $1.96 per share in dividends and based on our continued voluntary debt repayments combined with our disciplined and differentiated approach, we anticipate strong dividend growth in the third quarter.”

Mr. Wobensmith, continued, “Our earnings power remains strong, and we continue to benefit from the significant operating leverage of our sizeable fleet and best-in class commercial operating platform. For the third quarter, we have booked the majority of our available days at over $25,000 per day and are poised to continue to take advantage of favorable drybulk fundamentals. The market continues to be driven by an attractive supply and demand balance and the historically low newbuilding orderbook, which provides a low threshold for demand to exceed supply. Going forward, our focus remains on further implementing our value strategy as we continue to create a unique drybulk vehicle with an attractive risk-reward profile.”

1 Represents the principal amount of our credit facility debt outstanding less our cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2022 divided by estimates of the market value of our fleet as of August 2, 2022 from VesselsValue.com. The actual market value of our vessels may vary.

2 We believe the non-GAAP measure presented provides investors with a means of better evaluating and understanding the Company’s operating performance. Please see Summary Consolidated Financial and Other Data below for a further reconciliation.

Comprehensive Value Strategy

Genco’s comprehensive value strategy is centered on three pillars:

  • Dividends: paying sizeable quarterly cash dividends to shareholders
  • Deleveraging: through voluntary debt prepayments to maintain low financial leverage, and
  • Growth: opportunistically growing the Company’s asset base

We believe this strategy is a key differentiator for Genco and will drive shareholder value over the long-term. We therefore believe Genco has created a compelling risk-reward balance positioning the Company to pay a sizeable quarterly dividend across diverse market environments. At the same time, we also maintain significant flexibility to grow the fleet through accretive vessel acquisitions. Key characteristics of our unique platform include:

  • Industry low cash flow breakeven rate
  • Net loan-to-value of 12% as of August 2, 2022
  • Strong liquidity position of $269.5 million consisting of cash and our undrawn revolver as of June 30, 2022
  • High operating leverage with our scalable fleet across the major and minor bulk sectors

In 2022 to date, Genco has taken the following steps in line with our corporate strategy:

  • Dividends: declared dividends totaling $1.29 per share for 1H 2022, marking the first two full payouts under our value strategy utilizing our run rate voluntary quarterly debt repayment
  • Deleveraging: paid down $57.5 million of debt during 1H 2022. Since the beginning of 2021, we have paid down $260.7 million or 58% of our debt
  • Growth: completed the acquisition of two high quality, fuel efficient Ultramax vessels in January 2022
  • Securing revenue: opportunistically fixed various period time charterers to secure cash flows and de-risk recent acquisitions as shown in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vessel

Type

DWT

Year Built

Rate

Duration

Min Expiration

Baltic Wolf

Capesize

177,752

2010

$

30,250

22-28 months

Jun-23

Genco Maximus

Capesize

169,025

2009

$

27,500

24-30 months

Sep-23

Genco Vigilant

Ultramax

63,671

2015

$

17,750

11-13 months

Sep-22

Genco Mary

Ultramax

61,085

2022

$

31,500

6-8 months

Nov-22

Genco Freedom

Ultramax

63,671

2015

$

23,375

20-23 months

Mar-23

Baltic Scorpion

Ultramax

63,462

2015

$

30,500

10-13 months

Mar-23

Baltic Hornet

Ultramax

63,574

2014

$

24,000

20-23 months

Apr-23

Baltic Wasp

Ultramax

63,389

2015

$

25,500

23-25 months

Jun-23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genco Claudius

Capesize

169,001

2010

94% of BCI + scrubber premium

11-14 months

Jan-23

Genco Resolute

Capesize

181,060

2015

121% of BCI + scrubber premium

11-14 months

Jan-23

Genco Defender

Capesize

180,021

2015

121% of BCI + scrubber premium

11-14 months

Feb-23

Our debt outstanding as of June 30, 2022 was $188.5 million. In Q2 2022, we voluntarily paid down debt totaling $8.75 million, in line with our run rate quarterly voluntary debt repayment. Importantly, we have no mandatory debt amortization payments until 2026 when the facility matures. Regardless of this favorable mandatory amortization schedule, we plan to continue to voluntarily pay down our debt with the medium-term objective of reducing our net debt to zero and a longer-term goal of zero debt.

Dividend policy

For the second quarter of 2022, Genco declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents the second full quarterly dividend under our comprehensive value strategy utilizing our run rate voluntary quarterly debt repayment of $8.75 million and third dividend payment under our value strategy overall. The cumulative dividends declared under our value strategy to date are $1.96 per share.

Under the quarterly dividend policy adopted by our Board of Directors, the amount available for quarterly dividends is to be calculated based on the formula in the table below. The table includes the calculation of the actual Q2 2022 dividend and estimated amounts for the calculation of the dividend for Q3 2022:

Dividend calculation

Q2 2022 actual

Q3 2022 estimates

Net revenue

$

100.93

 

Fixtures + market

Operating expenses

 

(37.63

)

(28.58

)

Operating cash flow

$

63.29

 

 

Less: debt repayments

 

(8.75

)

(8.75

)

Less: capex for dydocking/BWTS/ESDs

 

(22.56

)

(6.81

)

Less: reserve

 

(10.75

)

(10.75

)

Cash flow distributable as dividends

$

21.24

 

Sum of the above

Number of shares to be paid dividends

 

42.6

 

42.6

 

Dividend per share

$

0.50

 

 

Numbers in millions except per share amounts

 

 

For purposes of the foregoing calculation, operating cash flow is defined as net revenue (consisting of voyage revenue less voyage expenses, charter hire expenses, and realized gains or losses on fuel hedges), less operating expenses (consisting of vessel operating expenses, general and administrative expenses other than non-cash restricted stock expenses, technical management fees, and interest expense other than non-cash deferred financing costs).

Key
Q2 2022 dividend items:
 during the second quarter of 2022, we paid down $8.75 million of debt on a voluntary basis, representing our run rate voluntary quarterly debt repayment. This amount was deducted from operating cash flow in our second quarter dividend payment. Drydocking, ballast water treatment system and energy saving device costs related to eight vessels that drydocked during the second quarter. The second quarter represents our heaviest drydocking quarter for 2022. Furthermore, our reserve for Q2 2022 was $10.75 million as previously announced in advance. Anticipated uses for the reserve include, but are not limited to, vessel acquisitions, debt repayments, and general corporate purposes. In order to set aside funds for these purposes, we plan to set the reserve on a quarterly basis for the subsequent quarter, and it is anticipated to be based on future quarterly debt repayments and interest expense.

Q3
2022 reserve: 
the quarterly reserve for the third quarter of 2022 is expected to be $10.75 million. The reserve was determined based on $8.75 million for voluntary debt repayments anticipated to be made in Q3 2022 as well as estimated cash interest expense on our debt and remains subject to our Board of Directors’ discretion. The quarterly debt repayment and reserve will be reassessed on a quarterly basis in advance by the Board of Directors and management. Estimated expenses, debt repayments, and capital expenditures for Q3 2022 are estimates presented for illustrative purposes. Maintaining a quarterly reserve as well as optionality for the uses of the reserve are important factors of our corporate strategy that are intended to allow Genco to retain liquidity to take advantage of a variety of market conditions.

Drydocking
capex: 
during Q2 2022, we completed the majority of our drydocking related capex for the year. Looking ahead to Q3 2022, we expect drydocking capex to decrease to approximately $6.8 million, from $22.6 million in Q2 2022. The actual results shown will vary.

The Board expects to reassess the payment of dividends as appropriate from time to time. The quarterly dividend policy and declaration and payment of dividends are subject to legally available funds, compliance with law and contractual obligations and the Board of Directors’ determination that each declaration and payment is at the time in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Our quarterly dividend policy and declaration and payment of dividends are subject to legally available funds, compliance with applicable law and contractual obligations (including our credit facilities) and the Board of Directors’ determination that each declaration and payment is at the time in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders after its review of our financial performance.

Genco’s active commercial operating platform and fleet deployment
strategy

Overall, we utilize a portfolio approach towards revenue generation through a combination of short-term, spot market employment as well as opportunistically booking longer term coverage. Our fleet deployment strategy currently remains weighted towards short-term fixtures, which provide us with optionality on our sizeable fleet. Our barbell approach towards fleet composition enables Genco to gain exposure to both the major and minor bulk commodities with a fleet whose cargoes carried align with global commodity trade flows. This approach continues to serve us well given the upside potential in major bulk rates together with the relative stability of minor bulk rates.

Based on current fixtures to date, our estimated TCE to date for the third quarter of 2022 on a load-to-discharge basis is presented below. Our estimated Q3 TCE based on current fixture points to another strong quarter. Over the last year, we selectively booked period time charter coverage for up to two years on various Capesize and Ultramax vessels. We view these fixtures as part of our portfolio approach to fixture activity and prudent to take advantage of in the firm freight rate environment.

Estimated net TCE – Q3 2022 to Date

Vessel Type

Period

Spot

Fleet-wide

% Fixed

Capesize

$

26,883

$

21,497

$

22,339

82

%

Ultramax/Supramax

$

23,682

$

28,030

$

26,756

77

%

Fleet-wide

$

24,482

$

25,241

$

25,059

79

%

Given several of our vessels are fixed on period time charters for up to two years, we have provided a TCE breakout of the period time charters as well as the spot trading fixtures in the third quarter to date. Actual rates for the third quarter will vary based upon future fixtures. We have approximately six Capesize vessels coming open in the coming weeks, a portion of which we plan to ballast to the Atlantic basin.

Financial Review: 2022 Second Quarter

The Company recorded net income for the second quarter of 2022 of $47.4 million, or $1.12 and $1.10 basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively. Comparatively, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded net income of $32.0 million, or $0.76 and $0.75 basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively.

The Company’s revenues increased to $137.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $121.0 million recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to higher rates achieved by our minor bulk vessels, partially offset by a decrease in voyage revenue achieved by our major bulk vessels as a result of a decrease in available days due to scheduled drydockings The average daily time charter equivalent, or TCE, rates obtained by the Company’s fleet was $28,756 per day for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to $21,137 per day for the three months ended June 30, 2021. During the second quarter of 2022, the drybulk freight market improved from the seasonally softer first quarter. Russia’s war in Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis that has followed commenced in February and continues to lead to a re-routing of cargo flows for the coal and grain trades as well as increased ton-miles. COVID-related lockdowns in China as well as lower Brazilian iron ore export volumes impacted iron ore cargo flows in 1H 2022. However, looking ahead to 2H 2022, we view these two factors as providing potential support to the Capesize market from current levels given the gradual easing of China’s lockdowns and the expectation for seasonally improved iron ore export volume from Brazil.

Voyage expenses were $32.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $36.7 million during the prior year period. This decrease was primarily due to lower bunker consumption for our major bulk vessels. Vessel operating expenses increased to $29.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $18.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase is explained in the subsequent paragraph. General and administrative expenses increased to $6.4 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $5.9 million for the second quarter of 2021, primarily due to an increase in non-cash stock amortization expenses and travel related expenditures, partially offset by lower legal and professional fees. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased to $14.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $13.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to the delivery of six Ultramax vessels during the second half of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, partially offset by a decrease in depreciation due to the increase in the estimated scrap value of the vessels from $310 per lwt to $400 per lwt effective January 1, 2022. 

Daily vessel operating expenses, or DVOE, amounted to $7,358 per vessel per day for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $5,151 per vessel per day for the second quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher crew expenses as a result of increased crew wages, COVID-19 related expenses and disruptions, and the timing of crew changes. Higher repair and maintenance costs on certain vessels, and, to a lesser degree, an increase in the purchase of initial stores and spare parts, also contributed to this increase. COVID-19 expenses were higher during the first half of the year due to costs associated with repatriating Chinese crew during heightened zero COVID policies in China as we transitioned to Indian and Filipino crews for the fleet. We have now completed the transition of our crews and therefore anticipate crew expenses to decrease over the balance of the year. Additionally, we experienced higher repair and maintenance costs on certain vessels, as well as an increase in the purchase of initial stores and spare parts as we completed the transition of vessels to our new technical management joint venture through the first half of the year. We have replenished our vessels’ stores and spares after our joint venture took over the technical management of our fleet, and therefore expect our operating expenses to stabilize during the second half of the year. We believe daily vessel operating expenses are best measured for comparative purposes over a 12-month period in order to take into account all of the expenses that each vessel in our fleet will incur over a full year of operation. Based on estimates provided by our technical managers, our DVOE budget for the third quarter of 2022 is $4,950 per vessel per day on a fleet-wide basis including an estimate for COVID-19 related expenses. For 2022, we anticipate meeting our full year budget of $5,860 per vessel per day as we expect vessel operating expenses to be lower and COVID-related expenses to abate in the second half of the year as we have completed the transition to our new technical management joint venture. However, the potential impacts of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine are unpredictable, and the actual amount of our DVOE could be higher or lower than budgeted as a result.

Apostolos Zafolias, Chief Financial Officer, commented, “During the second quarter, we continued to voluntarily delever our balance sheet, consistent with our medium-term objective of reducing our net debt to zero. We believe our balance sheet strength represents a core differentiator for Genco, highlighted by our industry leading net loan to value of 12% and our success reducing our debt by over $260 million since the beginning of 2021. We have meaningfully lowered our cash flow break even rate and are well positioned to provide shareholders with compelling dividends throughout diverse rate environments. Notably our second quarter dividend represents our 12th consecutive quarterly dividend, and we expect our dividend per share to increase in the third quarter.”

Financial Review: Six Months 2022

The Company recorded net income of $89.1 million or $2.11 and $2.07 basic and diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This compares to net income of $34.0 million or $0.81 and $0.80 basic and diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Revenues increased to $274.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $208.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to higher rates achieved by our major and minor bulk vessels. Voyage expenses decreased to $70.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $71.8 million for the same period in 2021. TCE rates obtained by the Company increased to $26,354 per day for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $16,508 per day for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $182.7 million and $166.0 million, respectively. General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased to $12.4 million as compared to the $12.0 million in the same period of 2021 primarily due to an increase in non-cash stock amortization expense and travel related expenditures, partially offset by lower legal and professional fees. DVOE was $7,100 for the year-to-date period in 2022 versus $5,015 in 2021. The increase in daily vessel operating expense was due to COVID-19 related expenditures and higher crew related expenses. As we completed the transition of vessels to our new technical management joint venture through the first half of the year, higher repair and maintenance costs on certain vessels, and, to a lesser degree, an increase in the purchase of initial stores and spare parts, also contributed to this increase. EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2022 amounted to $122.2 million compared to $70.1 million during the prior period. During the six months of 2022 and 2021, EBITDA included losses on sale of vessels. Excluding these items, our adjusted EBITDA would have amounted to $122.2 million and $70.9 million, for the respective periods.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $99.2 million and $62.6 million, respectively. This increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to higher rates achieved by our major and minor bulk vessels and changes in working capital, as well as a decrease in interest expense.  These increases in cash provided by operating activities were partially offset by an increase in drydocking costs incurred.

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $50.0 million as compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.  This fluctuation was primarily due to the purchase of two Ultramax vessels which delivered during the first quarter of 2022.  Additionally, there was a decrease in net proceeds from the sale of vessels as there were no vessels sold during the first half of 2022, as well as an increase in the purchase of other fixed assets during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021.

Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $119.1 million and $85.2 million, respectively.  The increase was primarily due to a $58.6 million increase in the payment of dividends during the first half of 2022 as compared to the same period during 2021.  This increase was partially offset by an overall decrease in debt repayments of $24.7 million during the first half of 2022 as compared to the same period during 2021.

Capital Expenditures

As of August 2, 2022, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s fleet consists of 17 Capesize, 15 Ultramax and 12 Supramax vessels with an aggregate capacity of approximately 4,636,000 dwt and an average age of 10.4 years.

In addition to acquisitions that we may undertake, we will incur additional capital expenditures due to special surveys and drydockings. Furthermore, we plan to upgrade a portion of our fleet with energy saving devices and apply high performance paint systems to our vessels in order to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. We estimate our capital expenditures related to drydocking, including capitalized costs incurred during drydocking related to vessel assets and vessel equipment, ballast water treatment system costs, fuel efficiency upgrades and scheduled off-hire days for our fleet for 2022 to be:

 

Q3 2022

Q4 2022

2023

Estimated Drydock Costs (1)

$4.0 million

$6.4 million

$2.4 million

Estimated BWTS Costs (2)

$0.6 million

$1.4 million

Estimated Fuel Efficiency Upgrade Costs (3)

$2.3 million

$2.3 million

Total Estimated Costs

$6.8 million

$10.1 million

$2.4 million

Estimated Offhire Days (4)

159

133

70

 

 

 

 

(1) Estimates are based on our budgeted cost of drydocking our vessels in China. Actual costs will vary based on various factors, including where the drydockings are actually performed. We expect to fund these costs with cash on hand. These costs do not include drydock expense items that are reflected in vessel operating expenses.

(2) Estimated costs associated with the installation of ballast water treatment systems is expected to be funded with cash on hand.

(3) Estimated costs associated with the installation of fuel efficiency upgrades are expected to be funded with cash on hand.

(4) Actual length will vary based on the condition of the vessel, yard schedules and other factors. The estimated offhire days per sector scheduled for Q3 2022 consists of 127 days for five Capesizes and 32 days for two Ultramaxes.

Summary Consolidated Financial and Other Data

The following table summarizes Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s selected consolidated financial and other data for the periods indicated below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

INCOME STATEMENT DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenues

$

137,764

 

 

$

121,008

 

 

$

273,991

 

 

$

208,599

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

137,764

 

 

 

121,008

 

 

 

273,991

 

 

 

208,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage expenses

 

32,460

 

 

 

36,702

 

 

 

70,924

 

 

 

71,775

 

 

Vessel operating expenses

 

29,463

 

 

 

18,789

 

 

 

56,477

 

 

 

37,834

 

 

Charter hire expenses

 

5,044

 

 

 

8,325

 

 

 

12,682

 

 

 

13,761

 

 

General and administrative expenses (inclusive of nonvested stock amortization

 

6,381

 

 

 

5,854

 

 

 

12,424

 

 

 

11,957

 

 

expense of $0.8 million, $0.6 million, $1.5 million and $1.1 million respectively)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical management fees

 

700

 

 

 

1,305

 

 

 

1,617

 

 

 

2,769

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

14,521

 

 

 

13,769

 

 

 

28,579

 

 

 

27,209

 

 

Loss on sale of vessels

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

735

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

88,569

 

 

 

84,759

 

 

 

182,703

 

 

 

166,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

49,195

 

 

 

36,249

 

 

 

91,288

 

 

 

42,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

767

 

 

 

210

 

 

 

2,764

 

 

 

356

 

 

Interest income

 

68

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

119

 

 

Interest expense

 

(2,405

)

 

 

(4,470

)

 

 

(4,647

)

 

 

(9,012

)

 

 

Other expense, net

 

(1,570

)

 

 

(4,212

)

 

 

(1,798

)

 

 

(8,537

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

47,625

 

 

$

32,037

 

 

$

89,490

 

 

$

34,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

243

 

 

 

 

 

 

419

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

$

47,382

 

 

$

32,037

 

 

$

89,071

 

 

 

$

34,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – basic

$

1.12

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

2.11

 

 

$

0.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – diluted

$

1.10

 

 

$

0.75

 

 

$

2.07

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic

 

42,385,423

 

 

 

42,071,019

 

 

 

42,276,371

 

 

 

42,022,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

 

42,996,676

 

 

 

42,612,132

 

 

 

42,932,370

 

 

 

42,445,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

BALANCE SHEET DATA (Dollars in thousands):

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

$

44,669

 

 

$

114,573

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

5,643

 

 

 

5,643

 

 

 

Due from charterers, net

 

 

 

24,963

 

 

 

20,116

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

 

9,237

 

 

 

9,935

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

 

31,740

 

 

 

24,563

 

 

 

Fair value of derivative instruments

 

 

 

3,894

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

 

 

120,146

 

 

 

174,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vessels, net of accumulated depreciation of $277,600 and $253,005, respectively

 

 

 

1,025,403

 

 

 

981,141

 

 

 

Deposits on vessels

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,543

 

 

 

Deferred drydock, net

 

 

 

25,521

 

 

 

14,275

 

 

 

Fixed assets, net

 

 

 

8,014

 

 

 

7,237

 

 

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

 

4,790

 

 

 

5,495

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

315

 

 

 

315

 

 

 

Fair value of derivative instruments

 

 

 

1,954

 

 

 

1,166

 

 

Total noncurrent assets

 

 

 

1,065,997

 

 

 

1,028,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

$

1,186,143

 

 

$

1,203,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

$

41,183

 

 

$

29,956

 

 

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

 

5,789

 

 

 

10,081

 

 

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

 

 

1,944

 

 

 

1,858

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

 

48,916

 

 

 

41,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

 

 

5,200

 

 

 

6,203

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs of $6,932 and $7,771, respectively

 

 

 

181,568

 

 

 

238,229

 

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

 

 

186,768

 

 

 

244,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

235,684

 

 

 

286,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

419

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

 

1,641,664

 

 

 

1,702,166

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

 

5,617

 

 

 

825

 

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

 

(697,752

)

 

 

(786,823

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Genco Shipping & Trading Limited shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

949,952

 

 

 

916,587

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

507

 

 

 

88

 

 

Total equity

 

 

 

950,459

 

 

 

916,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

 

$

1,186,143

 

 

$

1,203,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Dollars in
thousands):

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

$

89,490

 

 

$

34,022

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

28,579

 

 

 

27,209

 

 

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

 

841

 

 

 

2,235

 

 

 

Right-of-use asset amortization

 

 

 

705

 

 

 

690

 

 

 

Amortization of nonvested stock compensation expense

 

 

 

1,516

 

 

 

1,073

 

 

 

Loss on sale of vessels

 

 

 

 

 

 

735

 

 

 

Amortization of premium on derivative

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

111

 

 

 

Interest rate cap premium payment

 

 

 

 

 

 

(240

)

 

 

Insurance proceeds for protection and indemnity claims

 

 

 

169

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

Change in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in due from charterers

 

 

 

(4,847

)

 

 

(921

)

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

 

584

 

 

 

(894

)

 

 

 

Increase in inventories

 

 

 

(7,177

)

 

 

(4,858

)

 

 

 

Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

 

8,602

 

 

 

5,028

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in deferred revenue

 

 

 

(4,292

)

 

 

954

 

 

 

 

Decrease in operating lease liabilities

 

 

 

(917

)

 

 

(871

)

 

 

 

Deferred drydock costs incurred

 

 

 

(14,204

)

 

 

(1,822

)

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

99,159

 

 

 

62,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of vessels and ballast water treatment systems, including deposits

 

 

 

(48,346

)

 

 

(24,678

)

 

 

Purchase of scrubbers (capitalized in Vessels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(126

)

 

 

Purchase of other fixed assets

 

 

 

(1,927

)

 

 

(431

)

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of vessels

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,096

 

 

 

Insurance proceeds for hull and machinery claims

 

 

 

293

 

 

 

295

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

 

 

(49,980

)

 

 

4,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments on the $450 Million Credit Facility

 

 

 

(57,500

)

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments on the $133 Million Credit Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24,320

)

 

 

Repayments on the $495 Million Credit Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

(57,883

)

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

 

(61,572

)

 

 

(2,983

)

 

 

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

 

(119,083

)

 

 

(85,186

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 

(69,904

)

 

 

(18,478

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

 

120,531

 

 

 

179,679

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

 

$

50,627

 

 

$

161,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

Net Income Reconciliation

(unaudited)

Net income attributable to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

$

47,382

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – basic

$

1.12

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – diluted

$

1.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic

 

42,385,423

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

 

42,996,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic as per financial statements

 

42,385,423

 

 

 

 

Dilutive effect of stock options

 

415,578

 

 

 

 

Dilutive effect of restricted stock units

 

195,675

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted as adjusted

 

42,996,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

EBITDA Reconciliation:

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Net income attributable to Genco Shipping
& Trading Limited

$

47,382

 

 

$

32,037

 

 

$

89,071

 

 

$

34,022

 

 

+

Net interest expense

 

2,337

 

 

 

4,422

 

 

 

4,562

 

 

 

8,893

 

 

+

Depreciation and amortization

 

14,521

 

 

 

13,769

 

 

 

28,579

 

 

 

27,209

 

 

 

 

EBITDA (1)

$

64,240

 

 

$

50,228

 

 

$

122,212

 

 

$

70,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

Loss on sale of vessels

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

735

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

64,240

 

 

$

50,243

 

 

$

122,212

 

 

$

70,859

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

FLEET DATA:

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

Total number of vessels at end of period

 

44

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

40

 

Average number of vessels (2)

 

44.0

 

 

 

40.1

 

 

 

43.9

 

 

 

41.7

 

Total ownership days for fleet (3)

 

4,004

 

 

 

3,648

 

 

 

7,954

 

 

 

7,545

 

Total chartered-in days (4)

 

146

 

 

 

446

 

 

 

457

 

 

 

787

 

Total available days for fleet (5)

 

3,656

 

 

 

4,041

 

 

 

7,730

 

 

 

8,242

 

Total available days for owned fleet (6)

 

3,510

 

 

 

3,595

 

 

 

7,273

 

 

 

7,455

 

Total operating days for fleet (7)

 

3,611

 

 

 

3,997

 

 

 

7,568

 

 

 

8,120

 

Fleet utilization (8)

 

97.2

%

 

 

98.3

%

 

 

95.6

%

 

 

98.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time charter equivalent (9)

$

28,756

 

 

$

21,137

 

 

$

26,354

 

 

$

16,508

 

Daily vessel operating expenses per vessel (10)

 

7,358

 

 

 

5,151

 

 

 

7,100

 

 

 

5,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

FLEET DATA:

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

Ownership days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capesize

 

1,547.0

 

 

 

1,547.0

 

 

 

3,077.0

 

 

 

3,077.0

 

Ultramax

 

1,365.0

 

 

 

819.0

 

 

 

2,704.9

 

 

 

1,550.8

 

Supramax

 

1,092.0

 

 

 

1,281.5

 

 

 

2,172.0

 

 

 

2,689.2

 

Handysize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

227.5

 

Total

 

4,004.0

 

 

 

3,647.5

 

 

 

7,953.9

 

 

 

7,544.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chartered-in days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capesize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ultramax

 

 

 

 

111.7

 

 

 

190.3

 

 

 

344.2

 

Supramax

 

145.7

 

 

 

334.2

 

 

 

266.3

 

 

 

442.5

 

Handysize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

145.7

 

 

 

445.9

 

 

 

456.6

 

 

 

786.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available days (owned & chartered-in
fleet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capesize

 

1,108.5

 

 

 

1,514.4

 

 

 

2,610.4

 

 

 

3,020.0

 

Ultramax

 

1,341.7

 

 

 

930.7

 

 

 

2,792.7

 

 

 

1,886.4

 

Supramax

 

1,205.3

 

 

 

1,595.6

 

 

 

2,326.8

 

 

 

3,107.7

 

Handysize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

227.5

 

Total

 

3,655.5

 

 

 

4,040.7

 

 

 

7,729.9

 

 

 

8,241.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available days (owned fleet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capesize

 

1,108.5

 

 

 

1,514.4

 

 

 

2,610.4

 

 

 

3,020.0

 

Ultramax

 

1,341.7

 

 

 

819.0

 

 

 

2,602.4

 

 

 

1,542.2

 

Supramax

 

1,059.6

 

 

 

1,261.4

 

 

 

2,060.5

 

 

 

2,665.2

 

Handysize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

227.5

 

Total

 

3,509.8

 

 

 

3,594.8

 

 

 

7,273.3

 

 

 

7,454.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capesize

 

1,100.7

 

 

 

1,505.6

 

 

 

2,555.9

 

 

 

3,004.8

 

Ultramax

 

1,327.4

 

 

 

923.3

 

 

 

2,760.2

 

 

 

1,874.0

 

Supramax

 

1,182.6

 

 

 

1,568.6

 

 

 

2,251.9

 

 

 

3,050.3

 

Handysize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

191.3

 

Total

 

3,610.7

 

 

 

3,997.5

 

 

 

7,568.0

 

 

 

8,120.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fleet utilization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capesize

 

97.7

%

 

 

99.1

%

 

 

96.9

%

 

 

99.3

%

Ultramax

 

98.4

%

 

 

99.2

%

 

 

96.6

%

 

 

98.9

%

Supramax

 

95.5

%

 

 

97.1

%

 

 

93.1

%

 

 

97.4

%

Handysize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84.1

%

Fleet average

 

97.2

%

 

 

98.3

%

 

 

95.6

%

 

 

98.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Daily Results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Charter Equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capesize

$

27,034

 

 

$

23,760

 

 

$

25,649

 

 

$

18,692

 

Ultramax

 

29,045

 

 

 

19,524

 

 

 

27,312

 

 

 

15,331

 

Supramax

 

30,193

 

 

 

19,027

 

 

 

26,032

 

 

 

15,480

 

Handysize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,008

 

Fleet average

 

28,756

 

 

 

21,137

 

 

 

26,354

 

 

 

16,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily vessel operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capesize

$

6,816

 

 

$

5,461

 

 

$

6,716

 

 

$

5,335

 

Ultramax

 

5,732

 

 

 

4,684

 

 

 

5,922

 

 

 

4,820

 

Supramax

 

10,161

 

 

 

4,966

 

 

 

9,100

 

 

 

4,714

 

Handysize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,541

 

Fleet average

 

7,358

 

 

 

5,151

 

 

 

7,100

 

 

 

5,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) EBITDA represents net income attributable to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited plus net interest expense, taxes, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is included because it is used by management and certain investors as a measure of operating performance. EBITDA is used by analysts in the shipping industry as a common performance measure to compare results across peers. Our management uses EBITDA as a performance measure in consolidating internal financial statements and it is presented for review at our board meetings. We believe that EBITDA is useful to investors as the shipping industry is capital intensive which often results in significant depreciation and cost of financing. EBITDA presents investors with a measure in addition to net income to evaluate our performance prior to these costs. EBITDA is not an item recognized by U.S. GAAP (i.e. non-GAAP measure) and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other indicator of a company’s operating performance required by U.S. GAAP. EBITDA is not a measure of liquidity or cash flows as shown in our consolidated statement of cash flows. The definition of EBITDA used here may not be comparable to that used by other companies.
2) Average number of vessels is the number of vessels that constituted our fleet for the relevant period, as measured by the sum of the number of days each vessel was part of our fleet during the period divided by the number of calendar days in that period.
3) We define ownership days as the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet has been owned by us. Ownership days are an indicator of the size of our fleet over a period and affect both the amount of revenues and the amount of expenses that we record during a period.
4) We define chartered-in days as the aggregate number of days in a period during which we chartered-in third-party vessels.
5) We define available days as the number of our ownership days and chartered-in days less the aggregate number of days that our vessels are off-hire due to familiarization upon acquisition, repairs or repairs under guarantee, vessel upgrades or special surveys. Companies in the shipping industry generally use available days to measure the number of days in a period during which vessels should be capable of generating revenues.
6) We define available days for the owned fleet as available days less chartered-in days.
7) We define operating days as the number of our total available days in a period less the aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to unforeseen circumstances. The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a period during which vessels actually generate revenues.

8) We calculate fleet utilization as the number of our operating days during a period divided by the number of ownership days plus chartered-in days less drydocking days.
9) We define TCE rates as our voyage revenues less voyage expenses, charter hire expenses, and realized gain or losses on fuel hedges, divided by the number of the available days of our owned fleet during the period. TCE rate is a common shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels on time charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage charters, because charterhire rates for vessels on voyage charters are generally not expressed in per-day amounts while charterhire rates for vessels on time charters generally are expressed in such amounts. Our estimated TCE for the third quarter of 2022 is based on fixtures booked to date. Actual results may vary based on the actual duration of voyages and other factors. Accordingly, we are unable to provide, without unreasonable efforts, a reconciliation of estimated TCE for the third quarter to the most comparable financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP.

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Total Fleet

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

Voyage revenues (in thousands)

$

137,764

 

 

$

121,008

 

 

$

273,991

 

 

$

208,599

 

Voyage expenses (in thousands)

 

32,460

 

 

 

36,702

 

 

 

70,924

 

 

 

71,775

 

Charter hire expenses (in thousands)

 

5,044

 

 

 

8,325

 

 

 

12,682

 

 

 

13,761

 

Realized gain on fuel hedges (in thousands)

 

667

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,927

 

 

 

75,981

 

 

 

191,681

 

 

 

123,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total available days for owned fleet

 

3,510

 

 

 

3,595

 

 

 

7,273

 

 

 

7,455

 

Total TCE rate

$

28,756

 

 

$

21,137

 

 

$

26,354

 

 

$

16,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10) We define daily vessel operating expenses to include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance expenses relating to repairs and maintenance (excluding drydocking), the costs of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes and other miscellaneous expenses. Daily vessel operating expenses are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by ownership days for the relevant period.

About Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited is a U.S. based drybulk ship owning company focused on the seaborne transportation of commodities globally. We provide a full-service logistics solution to our customers utilizing our in-house commercial operating platform, as we transport key cargoes such as iron ore, grain, steel products, bauxite, cement, nickel ore among other commodities along worldwide shipping routes. Our wholly owned high quality, modern fleet of dry cargo vessels consists of the larger Capesize (major bulk) and the medium-sized Ultramax and Supramax vessels (minor bulk) enabling us to carry a wide range of cargoes. We make capital expenditures from time to time in connection with vessel acquisitions. As of August 2, 2022, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s fleet consists of 17 Capesize, 15 Ultramax and 12 Supramax vessels with an aggregate capacity of approximately 4,636,000 dwt and an average age of 10.4 years.

The following table reflects Genco’s fleet list as of August 2, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

Vessel

DWT

Year Built

Capesize

 

 

1

Genco Resolute

181,060

2015

2

Genco Endeavour

181,060

2015

3

Genco Liberty

180,387

2016

4

Genco Defender

180,377

2016

5

Genco Constantine

180,183

2008

6

Genco Augustus

180,151

2007

7

Genco Lion

179,185

2012

8

Genco Tiger

179,185

2011

9

Genco London

177,833

2007

10

Baltic Wolf

177,752

2010

11

Genco Titus

177,729

2007

12

Baltic Bear

177,717

2010

13

Genco Tiberius

175,874

2007

14

Genco Commodus

169,098

2009

15

Genco Hadrian

169,025

2008

16

Genco Maximus

169,025

2009

17

Genco Claudius

169,001

2010

Ultramax

 

 

1

Genco Freedom

63,671

2015

2

Genco Vigilant

63,671

2015

3

Baltic Hornet

63,574

2014

4

Genco Enterprise

63,473

2016

5

Baltic Mantis

63,470

2015

6

Baltic Scorpion

63,462

2015

7

Genco Magic

63,446

2014

8

Baltic Wasp

63,389

2015

9

Genco Constellation

63,310

2017

10

Genco Mayflower

63,304

2017

11

Genco Madeleine

63,166

2014

12

Genco Weatherly

61,556

2014

13

Genco Mary

61,085

2022

14

Genco Laddey

61,085

2022

15

Genco Columbia

60,294

2016

Supramax

 

 

1

Genco Hunter

58,729

2007

2

Genco Auvergne

58,020

2009

3

Genco Rhone

58,018

2011

4

Genco Ardennes

58,018

2009

5

Genco Brittany

58,018

2010

6

Genco Languedoc

58,018

2010

7

Genco Pyrenees

58,018

2010

8

Genco Bourgogne

58,018

2010

9

Genco Aquitaine

57,981

2009

10

Genco Warrior

55,435

2005

11

Genco Predator

55,407

2005

12

Genco Picardy

55,257

2005

 

 

 

 

Conference Call Announcement

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited will hold a conference call on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2022 second quarter financial results. The conference call and a presentation will be simultaneously webcast and will be available on the Company’s website, www.GencoShipping.com. To access the conference call, dial (646) 828-8193 or (888) 220-8451 and enter passcode 7679501. A replay of the conference call can also be accessed for two weeks by dialing (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820 and entering the passcode 7679501. The Company intends to place additional materials related to the earnings announcement, including a slide presentation, on its website prior to the conference call.

Website Information

We intend to use our website, www.GencoShipping.com, as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included in our website’s Investor Relations section. Accordingly, investors should monitor the Investor Relations portion of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, and webcasts. To subscribe to our e-mail alert service, please click the “Receive E-mail Alerts” link in the Investor Relations section of our website and submit your email address. The information contained in, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into or a part of this document or any other report or document we file with or furnish to the SEC, and any references to our website are intended to be inactive textual references only.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements use words such as “anticipate,” “budget,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of potential future events, circumstances or future operating or financial performance.  These forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current expectations and observations. Included among the factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward looking statements contained in this report are the following: (i) declines or sustained weakness in demand in the drybulk shipping industry; (ii)  weakness or declines in drybulk shipping rates; (iii) changes in the supply of or demand for drybulk products, generally or in particular regions; (iv) changes in the supply of drybulk carriers including newbuilding of vessels or lower than anticipated scrapping of older vessels; (v) changes in rules and regulations applicable to the cargo industry, including, without limitation, legislation adopted by international organizations or by individual countries and actions taken by regulatory authorities; (vi) increases in costs and expenses including but not limited to: crew wages, insurance, provisions, lube oil, bunkers, repairs, maintenance, general and administrative expenses, and management fee expenses; (vii) whether our insurance arrangements are adequate; (viii) changes in general domestic and international political conditions; (ix) acts of war, terrorism, or piracy, including without limitation the ongoing war in Ukraine; (x) changes in the condition of the Company’s vessels or applicable maintenance or regulatory standards (which may affect, among other things, our anticipated drydocking or maintenance and repair costs) and unanticipated drydock expenditures; (xi) the Company’s acquisition or disposition of vessels; (xii) the amount of offhire time needed to complete maintenance, repairs, and installation of equipment to comply with applicable regulations on vessels and the timing and amount of any reimbursement by our insurance carriers for insurance claims, including offhire days; (xiii) the completion of definitive documentation with respect to charters; (xiv) charterers’ compliance with the terms of their charters in the current market environment; (xv) the extent to which our operating results are affected by weakness in market conditions and freight and charter rates; (xvi) our ability to maintain contracts that are critical to our operation, to obtain and maintain acceptable terms with our vendors, customers and service providers and to retain key executives, managers and employees; (xvii) completion of documentation for vessel transactions and the performance of the terms thereof by buyers or sellers of vessels and us; (xviii) the relative cost and availability of low sulfur and high sulfur fuel, worldwide compliance with sulfur emissions regulations that took effect on January 1, 2020 and our ability to realize the economic benefits or recover the cost of the scrubbers we have installed; (xix) our financial results for the year ending December 31, 2022 and other factors relating to determination of the tax treatment of dividends we have declared; (xx) the financial results we achieve for each quarter that apply to the formula under our new dividend policy, including without limitation the actual amounts earned by our vessels and the amounts of various expenses we incur, as a significant decrease in such earnings or a significant increase in such expenses may affect our ability to carry out our new value strategy; (xxi) the exercise of the discretion of our Board regarding the declaration of dividends, including without limitation the amount that our Board determines to set aside for reserves under our dividend policy; (xxii) the duration and impact of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus epidemic, which may negatively affect general global and regional economic conditions; our ability to charter our vessels at all and the rates at which are able to do so; our ability to call on or depart from ports on a timely basis or at all; our ability to crew, maintain, and repair our vessels, including without limitation the impact diversion of our vessels to perform crew rotations may have on our revenues, expenses, and ability to consummate vessel sales, expense and disruption to our operations that may arise from the inability to rotate crews on schedule, and delay and added expense we may incur in rotating crews in the current environment; our ability to staff and maintain our headquarters and administrative operations; sources of cash and liquidity; our ability to sell vessels in the secondary market, including without limitation the compliance of purchasers and us with the terms of vessel sale contracts, and the prices at which vessels are sold; and other factors relevant to our business described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (xxiii) other factors listed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent reports on Form 8-K and Form 10-Q. Our ability to pay dividends in any period will depend upon various factors, including the limitations under any credit agreements to which we may be a party, applicable provisions of Marshall Islands law and the final determination by the Board of Directors each quarter after its review of our financial performance, market developments, and the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The timing and amount of dividends, if any, could also be affected by factors affecting cash flows, results of operations, required capital expenditures, or reserves. As a result, the amount of dividends actually paid may vary. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACT:
Apostolos Zafolias
Chief Financial Officer
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited
(646) 443-8550

 

 


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Release – Entravision Announces Closing of Strategic Investment in Leading Digital Marketing Services Company Jack of Digital



Entravision Announces Closing of Strategic Investment in Leading Digital Marketing Services Company Jack of Digital

Research, News, and Market Data on Entravision

Company expands
digital platform across Pakistan with additional opportunities throughout South
Asia

SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Entravision (NYSE: EVC) (“Entravision” or “the Company”), a leading global advertising, media and ad-tech solutions company, announced today the closing of the previously announced strategic investment stake in Jack of Digital, a digital marketing services company that serves as the exclusive advertising sales partner of TikTok in Pakistan.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: 
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220803005933/en/

Founded in 2020 by ad-tech and marketing industry veteran Faisal Sheikh, Jack of Digital specializes in international platform partnerships with some of the world’s top advertising, marketing and data platforms. Jack of Digital provides marketing and communication, advertising sales and relationship management services to a growing client base. The Company maintains exclusive advertising and data sales representations in Pakistan with short-form video platform TikTok, full-stack programmatic platform Eskimi, app entertainment tool SHAREit and ad fraud protection service Spider AF.

“We are delighted to officially welcome Jack of Digital into the Entravision portfolio of digital ad-tech solutions,” said Juan Saldívar, Chief Digital, Strategy and Accountability Officer of Entravision. “A core part of Entravision’s digital strategy is to expand our partnerships with leading social media platforms on a global basis. With our strategic investment in Jack of Digital, Entravision takes its exclusive partnership with TikTok in South Africa to Pakistan, bringing us access to nearly 100 million digitally connected consumers.”

Approximately 1.8 billion people, or 23% of the world’s population, live in South Asia, including the countries of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. In Pakistan, where Jack of Digital is headquartered, over 98 million people are digitally connected, representing just under half of the total population. Pakistan is now amongst the over 35 countries that comprise Entravision’s digital operations.

“Partnering with Entravision is the next key step in our long-term growth trajectory,” said Faisal Sheikh, Chief Executive Officer of Jack of Digital. “We are excited to have access to Entravision’s extensive digital resources and sales expertise, that when combined with our strong foothold in Pakistan should lead to success for both companies. The growth opportunities are substantial, and we look forward to continuing to expand our efforts throughout South Asia.”

All Jack of Digital employees will remain with the company, and Faisal Sheikh will continue to serve as CEO of the business based out of its headquarters in Karachi, Pakistan.

About Entravision

Entravision is a leading global advertising, media and ad-tech solutions company connecting brands to consumers by representing top platforms and publishers. Our dynamic portfolio includes digital, television and audio offerings. Digital, our largest revenue segment, is comprised of four business units: our digital sales representation business; Smadex, our programmatic ad purchasing platform; our branding and mobile performance solutions business; and our digital audio business. Through our digital sales representation business, we connect global media companies such as Meta, Twitter, TikTok and Spotify with advertisers in primarily emerging growth markets worldwide. Smadex is our mobile-first demand side platform, enabling advertisers to execute performance campaigns using machine learning. We also offer a branding and mobile performance solutions business, which provides managed services to advertisers looking to connect with global consumers, primarily on mobile devices, and our digital audio business provides digital audio advertising solutions for advertisers in the Americas. In addition to digital, Entravision has 49 television stations and is the largest affiliate group of the Univision and UniMás television networks. Entravision also manages 45 primarily Spanish-language radio stations that feature nationally recognized, Emmy award-winning talent. Shares of Entravision Class A Common Stock trade on the NYSE under ticker: EVC. Learn more about our offerings at entravision.com or connect with us on LinkedIn and Facebook.

About Jack of Digital

Jack of Digital is a digital marketing company that specializes in international platform partnerships. Currently, Jack of Digital partners with TikTok, Eskimi, SHAREit and Spider AF and represents them in Pakistan. The primary areas of partnership include Advertising Sales, Marketing & Communications, and Relationship Management with advertisers and their media & creative agencies. Learn more about Jack of Digital’s offerings at jackofdigital.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for updates.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including without limitation the Company’s current expectations and intentions with respect to the filing of its Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements, which are included in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results and performance in future periods to be materially different from any future results or performance suggested by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from these expectations, and the Company disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements made by the Company. From time to time, these risks, uncertainties and other factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Entravision:

Christopher T. Young
Chief Financial Officer
310-447-3870

Kimberly Esterkin

ADDO Investor Relations
310-829-5400

evc@addo.com

Jack of Digital:

Faisal Sheikh

Chief Executive Officer
+92 321 3770100
faisal@jackofdigital.com

Source: Entravision


Release – Entravision Communications Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results



Entravision Communications Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results

Research, News, and Market Data on Entravision

SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Entravision (NYSE: EVC) (“Entravision” or “the Company”), a leading global advertising, media and ad-tech solutions company, announced today the closing of the previously announced strategic investment stake in Jack of Digital, a digital marketing services company that serves as the exclusive advertising sales partner of TikTok in Pakistan.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: 
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220803005933/en/

Founded in 2020 by ad-tech and marketing industry veteran Faisal Sheikh, Jack of Digital specializes in international platform partnerships with some of the world’s top advertising, marketing and data platforms. Jack of Digital provides marketing and communication, advertising sales and relationship management services to a growing client base. The Company maintains exclusive advertising and data sales representations in Pakistan with short-form video platform TikTok, full-stack programmatic platform Eskimi, app entertainment tool SHAREit and ad fraud protection service Spider AF.

“We are delighted to officially welcome Jack of Digital into the Entravision portfolio of digital ad-tech solutions,” said Juan Saldívar, Chief Digital, Strategy and Accountability Officer of Entravision. “A core part of Entravision’s digital strategy is to expand our partnerships with leading social media platforms on a global basis. With our strategic investment in Jack of Digital, Entravision takes its exclusive partnership with TikTok in South Africa to Pakistan, bringing us access to nearly 100 million digitally connected consumers.”

Approximately 1.8 billion people, or 23% of the world’s population, live in South Asia, including the countries of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. In Pakistan, where Jack of Digital is headquartered, over 98 million people are digitally connected, representing just under half of the total population. Pakistan is now amongst the over 35 countries that comprise Entravision’s digital operations.

“Partnering with Entravision is the next key step in our long-term growth trajectory,” said Faisal Sheikh, Chief Executive Officer of Jack of Digital. “We are excited to have access to Entravision’s extensive digital resources and sales expertise, that when combined with our strong foothold in Pakistan should lead to success for both companies. The growth opportunities are substantial, and we look forward to continuing to expand our efforts throughout South Asia.”

All Jack of Digital employees will remain with the company, and Faisal Sheikh will continue to serve as CEO of the business based out of its headquarters in Karachi, Pakistan.

About Entravision

Entravision is a leading global advertising, media and ad-tech solutions company connecting brands to consumers by representing top platforms and publishers. Our dynamic portfolio includes digital, television and audio offerings. Digital, our largest revenue segment, is comprised of four business units: our digital sales representation business; Smadex, our programmatic ad purchasing platform; our branding and mobile performance solutions business; and our digital audio business. Through our digital sales representation business, we connect global media companies such as Meta, Twitter, TikTok and Spotify with advertisers in primarily emerging growth markets worldwide. Smadex is our mobile-first demand side platform, enabling advertisers to execute performance campaigns using machine learning. We also offer a branding and mobile performance solutions business, which provides managed services to advertisers looking to connect with global consumers, primarily on mobile devices, and our digital audio business provides digital audio advertising solutions for advertisers in the Americas. In addition to digital, Entravision has 49 television stations and is the largest affiliate group of the Univision and UniMás television networks. Entravision also manages 45 primarily Spanish-language radio stations that feature nationally recognized, Emmy award-winning talent. Shares of Entravision Class A Common Stock trade on the NYSE under ticker: EVC. Learn more about our offerings at entravision.com or connect with us on LinkedIn and Facebook.

About Jack of Digital

Jack of Digital is a digital marketing company that specializes in international platform partnerships. Currently, Jack of Digital partners with TikTok, Eskimi, SHAREit and Spider AF and represents them in Pakistan. The primary areas of partnership include Advertising Sales, Marketing & Communications, and Relationship Management with advertisers and their media & creative agencies. Learn more about Jack of Digital’s offerings at jackofdigital.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for updates.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including without limitation the Company’s current expectations and intentions with respect to the filing of its Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements, which are included in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results and performance in future periods to be materially different from any future results or performance suggested by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from these expectations, and the Company disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements made by the Company. From time to time, these risks, uncertainties and other factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Entravision:

Christopher T. Young
Chief Financial Officer
310-447-3870

Kimberly Esterkin

ADDO Investor Relations
310-829-5400

evc@addo.com

Jack of Digital:

Faisal Sheikh

Chief Executive Officer
+92 321 3770100
faisal@jackofdigital.com

Source: Entravision


Should Remote EV Recalls be Called “Recalls”?


Image Credit: Ford.com


What are Automotive ‘Over-the-Air’ Updates?

Whenever automakers discover that a vehicle has a defect or does not comply with U.S. laws, they must notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and mail a notice to each customer who owns or leases the affected vehicles. Automakers must also recall those cars, trucks or SUVs – which means they have to fix the defect across the entire fleet.

People with recalled vehicles usually have to schedule a visit to an authorized dealership, where a mechanic repairs the car.

But vehicles are increasingly high-tech contraptions. Although most recalls still require the replacement or repair of auto parts, such as air bags or brakes, a growing number of issues are resolved without any help from a mechanic.

All they require is an “over-the-air update.” That’s the technical term for what happens when you update any software program used by a device, whether it’s a smartphone or a sedan.

Over-the-air updates are especially common for vehicles that run fully or partially on electricity instead of gasoline or another fuel. These digital recalls require little or no effort. For example, Tesla regularly fixes its cars by updating its software. Its drivers often don’t have to do a thing. In other cases, a Tesla owner simply has to tap a few buttons on the car’s touchscreen.

According to the law, it doesn’t matter if safety-related fixes demand a software upgrade or a trip to the dealership. Either way, notifying the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and all affected drivers is mandatory.

 

Why Over-the-Air Updates Matter

Electric vehicle sales nearly doubled from about 300,000 in 2020 to more than 600,000 in 2021. EV sales rose another 76% in first quarter of 2022 even as sales of all new vehicles dropped by 15.7%.

U.S. EV sales could be on the verge of far more growth, which would make over-the-air updates increasingly common. But drivers and investors are raising an array of safety concerns that could put the brakes on the EV market’s expansion.

Serious problems have included electric vehicles failing to start, losing power and catching fire because of battery defects.


Musk Objects to the Word ‘Recall’

Tesla has pushed harder than its competitors to rely primarily on over-the-air updates to fix problems with its electric vehicles. Its CEO, Elon Musk, has for years publicly questioned the wisdom of calling over-the-air updates “recalls.”

In some cases, Tesla has conducted over-the-air updates to resolve safety defects without notifying the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or Tesla owners that a recall was underway. Because that’s against the law, the agency has ordered Tesla to provide those details.

Tesla has used over-the-air updates to resolve, for example, issues with its windshield wipers and seat belt chimes. It has also used over-the-air updates to address problems with its partially automated driving systems. Those features are the subject of a government investigation because of a spate of crashes with parked emergency vehicles in which first responders were using warning signs, such as flashing lights or flares.

This article was republished with
permission from The Conversation, a news site dedicated to sharing ideas from
academic experts. It was written by and represents the research-based opinions
of Vivek Astvansh, Professor of Marketing and Data Science, Indiana
University


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NRC Certifying the First Nuclear Power Plant Since 1978



Image Credit: Oregon State University


Investment Opportunities in Uranium and U.S. Nuclear Generation are Blossoming

The last time a nuclear reactor was certified in the U.S., Apple Computer had just introduced its first operating system, DOS 3.1.

Last week, nuclear power history was made as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission directed staff to issue a final rule certifying a small modular nuclear reactor. NuScale ($SMR) had submitted its application to the NRC back in 2016 to certify the company’s small modular reactor. The NRC staff met its goals and completed its technical review, and will be certifying its first commercial nuclear reactor in the U.S. since 1978.

 

About NuScale

NuScale was founded based on research funded by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). As funding for the research ended, scientists involved in the project obtained the necessary patents to develop the idea into a functioning product and company. Now, the NRC is about to fully certify NuScale’s first nuclear reactor. This reactor could be the first of a coming wave of advanced reactors, all riding a wave created by advanced technology and policies to move away from fossil fuels.


Source: Koyfin


The Future of Nuclear

The compact and modular design of NuScale’s nuclear generating system is a dramatic change from the large site-specific nuclear plants that utilities have been in service for over 40 years. NuScale’s light water reactor modules are roughly 65 feet tall. The company plans to build them in a factory and can distribute the pre-fab reactors globally. The first commercial reactor was a project that began in the early 2000s and could be a major step in changing how nuclear power is implemented.

The fact that so much time has elapsed since the NRC has approved a reactor, and this is the first advanced reactor design, had left enough uncertainty to make attracting investors difficult. Especially with such a long approval timeline. A new certification could foretell what the future of energy generation will include. Other companies that have SMR designs underway in the U.S. include Holtec and GE Hitachi, though none have yet submitted a design to the NRC.

The final certification to approve NuScale’s application filed in 2016 is expected soon. This first SMR power plant is expected to begin generating power in 2029, with all six of its modules due to come online by 2030. Located at the Idaho National Laboratory, the Carbon Free Power Project will generate some 462 MW, much of which is already contracted to be sold to power distribution companies for a 40-year period.

Paul Hoffman

Managing Editor, Channelchek

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Sources

https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/smr/nuscale.html

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2022/22-029.pdf

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/first-new-nuclear-reactor-in-us-since-1978-approved/

https://www.computerhope.com/history/1978.htm#major-events

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