Navios Maritime Partners L.P. Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter ended March 31, 2011
News Release
Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
April 22, 2011
Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter ended March 31, 2011
• Cash Distribution of $0.43 per unit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011
• 45.6% increase in quarterly Revenues to $42.8 million
• 56.8% increase in quarterly Operating Surplus to $26.5 million
• 52.1% increase in quarterly EBITDA to $32.4 million
PIRAEUS, GREECE, April 20, 2011 – Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners”) (NYSE: NMM), an owner and operator of dry cargo vessels, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.
Ms. Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Navios Partners, stated: “We are pleased to announce a cash distribution of $0.43 per unit. We are also pleased with our recent successful equity offering. The net proceeds will allow us to acquire additional vessels. Through these acquisitions, our objective is to continue to increase our distributions while reducing our leverage. We are mindful that shipping can be cyclical and we work to eliminate the impact of cyclicality on our distributions.”
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Cash Distributions
The Board of Directors of Navios Partners declared a cash distribution for the first quarter of 2011 of $0.43 per unit. The distribution is payable on May 11, 2011 to holders of record on May 5, 2011.
Completion of Offering of 4,600,000 Common Units Raising $90.5 Million Gross Proceeds
On April 13, 2011, Navios Partners completed a public offering of 4,000,000 common units at $19.68 per unit and raised gross proceeds of approximately $78.7 million to fund its fleet expansion. In connection with the offering on April 11, 2011, the underwriters exercised their overallotment option, resulting in the issuance of 600,000 additional common units, raising additional gross proceeds of $11.8 million. The net proceeds of this offering were approximately $86.1 million. Pursuant to this offering, Navios Partners also issued 93,878 additional general partnership units to its general partner, raising additional net proceeds of $1.8 million.
Long-Term and Insured Cash Flow
Navios Partners has entered into long-term time charter-out agreements for all of its 16 vessels with a remaining average term of 4.3 years, providing a stable base of revenue and distributable cash flow. Navios Partners has currently contracted out 100.0% for 2011, 95.2% for 2012 and 75.1% for 2013, generating revenues of approximately $176.8 million, $170.7 million and $133.9 million, respectively. The average contractual daily charter-out rate for the fleet is $30,270, $30,601 and $32,560 for 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. The average daily charter-in rate for the active long-term charter-in vessels for 2011 is $13,513.
Navios Partners’ charter-out contracts are insured for credit default by an AA+ rated European Union governmental agency.
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Fleet Update
In January 2011, Korea Line Corporation (“KLC”) filed for receivership. The Navios Melodia charter was affirmed and will be performed by KLC on its original terms, provided that during an interim suspension period the sub-charterer of the Navios Melodia will pay us directly. Affirmation of charter has been approved by the South Korean Court.
Following an engine breakdown, the Navios Apollon was off hire in March 2011 and remains off-hire.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For the following results and the selected financial data presented herein, Navios Partners has compiled consolidated statement of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The quarterly 2011 and 2010 information was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the respective periods. EBITDA and Operating Surplus are non-US GAAP financial measures and should not be used in isolation or substitution for Navios Partners’ results.
(in $ ‘000 except per unit data)
Three Month Period ended
March 31, 2011
(unaudited)
Three Month Period ended March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
Revenues
$
42,804
$
29,413
Net income
$
16,600
$
12,585
EBITDA
$
32,430
$
21,341
Earnings per Common unit (basic and diluted)
0.35
0.39
Operating Surplus
$
26,518
$
16,929
Maintenance and Replacement Capital expenditure reserve
$
(4,343)
$
(3,299)
Three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
Time charter and voyage revenues for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 increased by $13.4 million or 45.6% to $42.8 million, as compared to $29.4 million for the same period in 2010.The increase was mainly attributable to the acquisition of the Navios Hyperion on January 8, 2010, the Navios Aurora II on March 18, 2010, the Navios Pollux on May 21, 2010, the Navios Fulvia and the Navios Melodia on November 15, 2010. As a result of the vessel acquisitions, available days of the fleet increased to 1,407 days for the three month period ended March 31, 2011, as compared to 1,081 days for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 and time charter equivalent (“TCE”) increased to $30,422 for the three month period ended March 31, 2011, from $27,222 for the respective period in 2010. The increase in revenue was offset by $2.0 million of off-hire due to the scheduled dry dock of one owned and one charter-in vessel of our fleet and the engine breakdown of the Navios Apollon that was off-hire during March 2011.
EBITDA increased by $11.1 million to $32.4 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 as compared to $21.3 million for the same period of 2010. The increase in EBITDA was due to a $13.4 million increase in revenue following the acquisitions of the Navios Hyperion and the Navios Sagittarius in January 2010, the Navios Aurora II in March 2010, the Navios Pollux in May 2010 and the Navios Melodia and the Navios Fulvia in November 2010; The above increase was partially offset by a $2.0 million increase in management fees and a $0.3 million increase in administrative and other expenses as a result of the increased number of vessels in Navios Partners’ fleet.
The reserve for estimated maintenance and replacement capital expenditures for the three month periods
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ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $4.3 million and $3.3 million, respectively (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3). Expansion capital expenditures for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $0 and $175.8 million, respectively.
Navios Partners generated an Operating Surplus for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 of $26.5 million, as compared to $16.9 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2010. Operating Surplus is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the financial performance of Navios Partners and other master limited partnerships (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3).
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 amounted to $16.6 million compared to $12.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in net income by $4.0 million was due to: (a) a $11.1 million increase in EBITDA; and (b) a $0.1 million increase in interest income; partially offset by (i) a $0.8 million increase in interest expense, and (ii) a $6.3 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense due to the acquisition of the Navios Sagittarius, the Navios Hyperion, the Navios Aurora II, the Navios Pollux, the Navios Melodia and the Navios Fulvia and the favorable lease terms recognized in relation to these acquisitions.
Fleet Employment Profile
The following table reflects certain key indicators indicative of the performance of Navios Partners and its core fleet performance for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
Three Month
Three Month
Period ended
Period ended
March 31,
March 31,
2011
2010
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Available Days (1)
1,407
1,081
Operating Days (2)
1,364
1,075
Fleet Utilization (3)
96.94
%
99.51
%
Time Charter Equivalent (per day)
$
30,422
$
27,222
Vessels operating at period end
16
13
(1)
Available days for the fleet represent total calendar days the vessels were in our possession for the relevant period after subtracting off-hire days associated with major repairs, drydockings or special surveys. The shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in a relevant period during which a vessel is capable of generating revenues.
(2)
Operating days is the number of available days in the relevant period less the aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to any reason, including unforeseen circumstances. The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a relevant period during which vessels actually generate revenues.
(3)
Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels were available for revenue generating available days, and is determined by dividing the number of operating days during a relevant period by the number of available days during that period. The shipping industry uses fleet utilization to measure efficiency in finding employment for vessels.
Conference Call details:
Navios Partners' management will host a conference call today, Wednesday, April 20, 2011 to discuss the results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.
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Conference Call details:
Call Date/Time: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 08:30 am ET
Call Title: Navios Partners Q1 2011 Financial Results Conference Call
US Dial In: +1.866.394.0817
International Dial In: +1.706.679.9759
Conference ID: 5989 7289
The conference call replay will be available shortly after the live call and remain available for one week at the following numbers:
US Replay Dial In: +1.800.642.1687
International Replay Dial In: +1.706.645.9291
Conference ID: 5989 7289
Slides and audio webcast:
There will also be a live webcast of the conference call, through the Navios Partners website (www.navios-mlp.com) under “Investors.” Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
A supplemental slide presentation will be available on the Navios Partners website under the "Investors" section by 7:45 am ET on the day of the call.
Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter ended March 31, 2011
• Cash Distribution of $0.43 per unit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011
• 45.6% increase in quarterly Revenues to $42.8 million
• 56.8% increase in quarterly Operating Surplus to $26.5 million
• 52.1% increase in quarterly EBITDA to $32.4 million
PIRAEUS, GREECE, April 20, 2011 – Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners”) (NYSE: NMM), an owner and operator of dry cargo vessels, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.
Ms. Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Navios Partners, stated: “We are pleased to announce a cash distribution of $0.43 per unit. We are also pleased with our recent successful equity offering. The net proceeds will allow us to acquire additional vessels. Through these acquisitions, our objective is to continue to increase our distributions while reducing our leverage. We are mindful that shipping can be cyclical and we work to eliminate the impact of cyclicality on our distributions.”
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Cash Distributions
The Board of Directors of Navios Partners declared a cash distribution for the first quarter of 2011 of $0.43 per unit. The distribution is payable on May 11, 2011 to holders of record on May 5, 2011.
Completion of Offering of 4,600,000 Common Units Raising $90.5 Million Gross Proceeds
On April 13, 2011, Navios Partners completed a public offering of 4,000,000 common units at $19.68 per unit and raised gross proceeds of approximately $78.7 million to fund its fleet expansion. In connection with the offering on April 11, 2011, the underwriters exercised their overallotment option, resulting in the issuance of 600,000 additional common units, raising additional gross proceeds of $11.8 million. The net proceeds of this offering were approximately $86.1 million. Pursuant to this offering, Navios Partners also issued 93,878 additional general partnership units to its general partner, raising additional net proceeds of $1.8 million.
Long-Term and Insured Cash Flow
Navios Partners has entered into long-term time charter-out agreements for all of its 16 vessels with a remaining average term of 4.3 years, providing a stable base of revenue and distributable cash flow. Navios Partners has currently contracted out 100.0% for 2011, 95.2% for 2012 and 75.1% for 2013, generating revenues of approximately $176.8 million, $170.7 million and $133.9 million, respectively. The average contractual daily charter-out rate for the fleet is $30,270, $30,601 and $32,560 for 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. The average daily charter-in rate for the active long-term charter-in vessels for 2011 is $13,513.
Navios Partners’ charter-out contracts are insured for credit default by an AA+ rated European Union governmental agency.
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Fleet Update
In January 2011, Korea Line Corporation (“KLC”) filed for receivership. The Navios Melodia charter was affirmed and will be performed by KLC on its original terms, provided that during an interim suspension period the sub-charterer of the Navios Melodia will pay us directly. Affirmation of charter has been approved by the South Korean Court.
Following an engine breakdown, the Navios Apollon was off hire in March 2011 and remains off-hire.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For the following results and the selected financial data presented herein, Navios Partners has compiled consolidated statement of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The quarterly 2011 and 2010 information was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the respective periods. EBITDA and Operating Surplus are non-US GAAP financial measures and should not be used in isolation or substitution for Navios Partners’ results.
(in $ ‘000 except per unit data)
Three Month Period ended
March 31, 2011
(unaudited)
Three Month Period ended March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
Revenues
$
42,804
$
29,413
Net income
$
16,600
$
12,585
EBITDA
$
32,430
$
21,341
Earnings per Common unit (basic and diluted)
0.35
0.39
Operating Surplus
$
26,518
$
16,929
Maintenance and Replacement Capital expenditure reserve
$
(4,343)
$
(3,299)
Three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
Time charter and voyage revenues for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 increased by $13.4 million or 45.6% to $42.8 million, as compared to $29.4 million for the same period in 2010.The increase was mainly attributable to the acquisition of the Navios Hyperion on January 8, 2010, the Navios Aurora II on March 18, 2010, the Navios Pollux on May 21, 2010, the Navios Fulvia and the Navios Melodia on November 15, 2010. As a result of the vessel acquisitions, available days of the fleet increased to 1,407 days for the three month period ended March 31, 2011, as compared to 1,081 days for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 and time charter equivalent (“TCE”) increased to $30,422 for the three month period ended March 31, 2011, from $27,222 for the respective period in 2010. The increase in revenue was offset by $2.0 million of off-hire due to the scheduled dry dock of one owned and one charter-in vessel of our fleet and the engine breakdown of the Navios Apollon that was off-hire during March 2011.
EBITDA increased by $11.1 million to $32.4 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 as compared to $21.3 million for the same period of 2010. The increase in EBITDA was due to a $13.4 million increase in revenue following the acquisitions of the Navios Hyperion and the Navios Sagittarius in January 2010, the Navios Aurora II in March 2010, the Navios Pollux in May 2010 and the Navios Melodia and the Navios Fulvia in November 2010; The above increase was partially offset by a $2.0 million increase in management fees and a $0.3 million increase in administrative and other expenses as a result of the increased number of vessels in Navios Partners’ fleet.
The reserve for estimated maintenance and replacement capital expenditures for the three month periods
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ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $4.3 million and $3.3 million, respectively (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3). Expansion capital expenditures for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $0 and $175.8 million, respectively.
Navios Partners generated an Operating Surplus for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 of $26.5 million, as compared to $16.9 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2010. Operating Surplus is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the financial performance of Navios Partners and other master limited partnerships (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3).
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 amounted to $16.6 million compared to $12.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in net income by $4.0 million was due to: (a) a $11.1 million increase in EBITDA; and (b) a $0.1 million increase in interest income; partially offset by (i) a $0.8 million increase in interest expense, and (ii) a $6.3 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense due to the acquisition of the Navios Sagittarius, the Navios Hyperion, the Navios Aurora II, the Navios Pollux, the Navios Melodia and the Navios Fulvia and the favorable lease terms recognized in relation to these acquisitions.
Fleet Employment Profile
The following table reflects certain key indicators indicative of the performance of Navios Partners and its core fleet performance for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
Three Month
Three Month
Period ended
Period ended
March 31,
March 31,
2011
2010
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Available Days (1)
1,407
1,081
Operating Days (2)
1,364
1,075
Fleet Utilization (3)
96.94
%
99.51
%
Time Charter Equivalent (per day)
$
30,422
$
27,222
Vessels operating at period end
16
13
(1)
Available days for the fleet represent total calendar days the vessels were in our possession for the relevant period after subtracting off-hire days associated with major repairs, drydockings or special surveys. The shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in a relevant period during which a vessel is capable of generating revenues.
(2)
Operating days is the number of available days in the relevant period less the aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to any reason, including unforeseen circumstances. The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a relevant period during which vessels actually generate revenues.
(3)
Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels were available for revenue generating available days, and is determined by dividing the number of operating days during a relevant period by the number of available days during that period. The shipping industry uses fleet utilization to measure efficiency in finding employment for vessels.
Conference Call details:
Navios Partners' management will host a conference call today, Wednesday, April 20, 2011 to discuss the results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.
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Conference Call details:
Call Date/Time: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 08:30 am ET
Call Title: Navios Partners Q1 2011 Financial Results Conference Call
US Dial In: +1.866.394.0817
International Dial In: +1.706.679.9759
Conference ID: 5989 7289
The conference call replay will be available shortly after the live call and remain available for one week at the following numbers:
US Replay Dial In: +1.800.642.1687
International Replay Dial In: +1.706.645.9291
Conference ID: 5989 7289
Slides and audio webcast:
There will also be a live webcast of the conference call, through the Navios Partners website (www.navios-mlp.com) under “Investors.” Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
A supplemental slide presentation will be available on the Navios Partners website under the "Investors" section by 7:45 am ET on the day of the call.