Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. yesterday announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.
For the Second Quarter:•Net reported loss of $23.1 million or $1.46 per share (based on a weighted average of 15,880,392 diluted shares outstanding for the quarter), compared to net loss of $1.4 million, or $0.09 per share, for the comparable quarter in 2011.
•    Net revenues of $48.5 million, compared to $76.4 million for the comparable quarter in 2011. Gross time charter and freight revenues of $50.5 million, compared to $81.1 million for the comparable quarter in 2011.
•    EBITDA, as adjusted for exceptional items under the terms of the Company's credit agreement, was $10.0 million for the second quarter of 2012, compared with $28.8 million for the second quarter of 2011.
•    Fleet utilization rate of 99.5%.
•    All references to common stock and per share data have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect a 1 for 4 reverse stock split on May 22, 2012.
•    On June 20, 2012, the Company entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to its credit facility agreement.
Sophocles N. Zoullas, Chairman and CEO, commented, "Eagle Bulk's second quarter results reflect ongoing instability and weakness in the dry bulk market, with the Baltic Index declining approximately 40% this year alone. Our successfully amended credit agreement represents an important achievement in this environment, as we aligned our balance sheet with the realities of the current market without compromising our competitiveness when the market does recover.
"Going forward, we will continue pursuit of a strategy that maximizes revenue upside through a flexible, opportunistic chartering strategy, a diversified cargo mix that stabilizes earnings, and operational excellence and efficiency."
Amended Credit Agreement
On June 20, 2012, the Company entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ("Fourth Amended") to its existing credit facility, dated as of October 19, 2007. Highlights of the agreement include the following:
•    Permanently waives any purported defaults or events of defaults.
•    $1,129,478,741 presently outstanding under the existing revolver will convert into a term loan, with a maturity set to December 31, 2015. Subject to certain conditions, the amendment provides an option to the Company to extend the maturity date an additional 18 months to June 30, 2017.
•    Eagle Bulk will have access to a liquidity facility in the aggregate amount of $20,000,000.
•    The amendment requires no fixed repayments of principal until maturity, and is subject to a quarterly sweep of cash in excess of $20,000,000.
•    All amounts presently outstanding under the existing credit agreement will bear interest at LIBOR plus a cash margin of 3.50% and a payment-in-kind ("PIK") margin of 2.50%. This aggregate margin can be reduced if Company leverage is lowered.
•    Replaces all existing financial covenants and substitutes them with covenants that phase-in over the next three years.
•    Permits within certain parameters for the purchase or sale of vessels and management of third party vessels.
•    Company issued 3,148,584 warrants convertible on a cashless basis into shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 (the "Warrant Shares"), at a strike price of $0.01 per share of common stock. One-third of the warrants are exercisable immediately, the next third of the warrants are exercisable when the price of the Company's common stock reaches $10.00 per share and the last third of the warrants are exercisable when the price of the Company's common stock reaches $12.00 per share. Unexercised warrants will expire on June 20, 2022.
Results of Operations for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012 and 2011
For the second quarter of 2012, the Company reported a net loss of $23,106,239 or $1.46 per share, based on a weighted average of 15,880,392 diluted shares outstanding. In the comparable second quarter of 2011, the Company reported net loss of $1,438,278 or $0.09 per share, based on a weighted average of 15,642,830 diluted shares outstanding.
The Company's revenues were earned from time and voyage charters. Gross time and voyage charter revenues in the quarter ended June 30, 2012 were $50,537,281, compared with $81,135,090 recorded in the comparable quarter in 2011. The decrease in gross revenues is attributable primarily to lower charter rates and a decrease in voyage charter revenues in the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Gross revenues recorded in the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, include an amount of $1,205,276 and $1,271,810, respectively, relating to the non-cash amortization of fair value below contract value of time charters acquired. Brokerage commissions incurred on revenues earned in the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $2,000,048 and $4,729,702, respectively. Net revenues during the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, were $48,537,233 and $76,405,388, respectively.
Total operating expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 were $59,605,359 compared with $66,123,996 recorded in the second quarter of 2011. The Company operated 45 vessels in the second quarter of 2012 compared with 41 vessels in the corresponding quarter in 2011. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily due to a reduction in chartered-in days and lower voyage expenses offset by the increase in operating a larger fleet size which includes increases in vessels crew cost, insurances and vessel depreciation expense. The increase in General and Administrative expenses is primarily attributable to the increase in allowance for bad debts.
EBITDA, adjusted for exceptional items under the terms of the Company's credit agreement, decreased by 65% to $9,969,683 for the second quarter of 2012, compared with $28,804,803 for the second quarter of 2011. (Please see below for a reconciliation of EBITDA to net loss).
Results of Operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 and 2011
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company reported net loss of $40,539,768 or $2.56 per share, based on a weighted average of 15,815,594 diluted shares outstanding. In the comparable period of 2011, the Company reported net loss of $7,248,559 or $0.46 per share, based on a weighted average of 15,641,477 diluted shares outstanding.
The Company's revenues were earned from time and voyage charters. Gross revenues for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 were $105,360,411, compared with $171,518,078 recorded in the comparable period in 2011. The decrease in gross revenues is attributable to lower time charter rates and a decrease in voyage revenues in the period, offset marginally by operating a larger fleet. Gross revenues recorded in the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, include an amount of $2,434,040 and $2,566,329, respectively, relating to the non-cash amortization of fair value below contract value of time charters acquired. Brokerage commissions incurred on revenues earned in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $4,206,778 and $8,419,914, respectively. Net revenues during the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, decreased 38% to $101,153,633 from $163,098,163 in the comparable period in 2011.
Total operating expenses were $119,723,715 in the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 compared to $148,398,858 recorded in the same period of 2011. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily due to a reduction in chartered-in days and lower voyage expenses offset by the increase in operating a larger fleet size which includes increases in vessels crew cost, insurances and vessel depreciation expense. The decrease in General and Administrative expenses is primarily attributable to lower allowance for bad debts being booked in the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 compared with 2011.
EBITDA, adjusted for exceptional items under the terms of the Company's credit agreement, decreased by 55% to $23,783,682 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 from $52,932,372 for the same period in 2011. (Please see below for a reconciliation of EBITDA to net loss).
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Net cash used in operating activities during the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, was $1,463,360, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $26,445,490 during the corresponding six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The decrease was primarily due to lower rates on charter renewals and from the operation of a larger fleet offset by a reduction in charter hire expenses and related voyages expenses.
Net cash provided by investing activities during the six-month period ended 2012, was $309,866, compared with net cash used in investing activities of $101,725,929 during the corresponding six-month period ended June 30, 2011. Investing activities during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, related primarily to making progress payments and incurring related vessel construction expenses for the newbuilding vessels.
Net cash used in financing activities during the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 was $6,773,199 and $2,710,177, respectively. The increase was primarily due to additional expenses incurred related to the amendment and restatement of the Company's credit agreement.
Source: Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.