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Company's Strong Growth Leads to Record Revenue and Cash Available for Distribution for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007
HONG KONG, CHINA - Feb. 19, 2008 /CNW/ - Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) announced today the financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007.
Fourth Quarter 2007 and Year-to-Date Highlights
- Declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.475 per share paid on February 15, 2008 to all shareholders of record as of February 1, 2008, increasing aggregate dividends to $1.81375 per share for 2007 and cumulative dividends to $4.19 per share since the Company's initial public offering;
- Generated a record $31.9 million in cash available for distribution(1) for the quarter and $114.4 million for the full year;
- Increased normalized net earnings(2), which exclude the non-cash unrealized loss from interest rate swap agreements, to $17.5 million, or $0.31 per share, for the quarter and $62.6 million, or $1.18 per share, for the full year;
- Including the non-cash unrealized loss of $37.6 million and $72.4 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended, from interest rate swap agreements, which do not represent results from Seaspan's operating earnings, reported a net loss of $20.0 million, or $0.35 per share, for the fourth quarter and $10.4 million, or $0.20 per share, for the full year;
- Reported record revenue of $55.0 million and $199.2 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007;
- Took delivery of six vessels during 2007;
- Expanded Seaspan's contracted fleet to 68 vessels through the execution of five transactions to acquire and charter a total of 27, increasing our total contracted revenue to more than $7.1 billion over the life of the contracts;
- Announced the acceleration of Seaspan's newbuilding delivery schedule for 2008 with the delivery of six 2500 TEU newbuildings this year, an increase from two as originally planned;
- Raised $296.8 million in net proceeds from follow-on offerings of our common stock in April 2007 and August 2007;
- Amended Seaspan's $1.0 billion credit facility agreement in May 2007 to a senior secured revolving credit facility and increased the maximum facility amount to $1.3 billion;
- Completed a $920.0 million revolving credit facility in August 2007 led by DnB NOR Bank ASA;
- Secured $400 million in a lease financing structure and $150.0 million in debt financing at favourable rates; and
- Arranged for approximately $290.0 million in additional debt financing in January 2008.
(1) Cash available for distribution is a non-GAAP measure that represents net earnings (loss) adjusted for depreciation, non-cash interest expense, amortization of deferred charges, write-off on debt refinancing, non-cash undrawn credit facility fees, non-cash share-based compensation, dry-dock adjustment, and the change in fair value of financial instruments. Please read "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2007 - Description of Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Cash Available for Distribution" on page 12 for a description of Cash Available for Distribution and a reconciliation of net earnings to Cash Available for Distribution.
(2) Normalized net earnings and normalized earnings per share are non-GAAP measures that are adjusted for non-cash items such as the change in fair value of financial instruments and write-off on debt refinancing. Please read "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2007 - Description of Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Normalized Net Earnings and Normalized Earnings per Share" on page 13 for a description of Normalized Net Earnings and a reconciliation of net earnings to normalized net earnings.
Gerry Wang, Chief Executive Officer of Seaspan, stated, "Our strong results for the fourth quarter and full year 2007 is testimony to the considerable success we achieved in executing our growth plan and enhancing our leading industry position for the benefit of our shareholders. Consistent with our vision to become the world's leading container ship leasing company, we increased our cash available for distribution to $114.4 million in 2007 during a time when we further strengthened Seaspan's position for future growth. Specifically, we took delivery of six container newbuildings last year, including the remaining four vessels from our original IPO fleet. Second, we substantially expanded our contracted fleet to 68 container ships through five transactions totaling 27 newbuildings to be delivered over the next three years. Third, we raised more than $2.0 billion in debt and equity financings under favorable terms over the past months to support our growth initiatives. And fourth, we increased our quarterly dividend for the second time since our IPO in August 2005. Since going public with our initial contracted fleet, we have grown our modern, world-class fleet by 243% on a TEU basis to more than 401,000 TEU through accretive acquisitions that met our strict return criteria. During this time, we have increased our secured revenue stream to more than $7.1 billion by locking up all of our vessels on long-term time charters with high credit quality, publicly traded liner operators."
Mr. Wang added, "As we continued to capitalize on management's prudent and opportunistic approach to significantly expand Seaspan's earnings power, we remained focused on maintaining Seaspan's strong financial position. Since our IPO, we have successfully raised approximately $5 billion in debt and equity financings to fund our robust growth. We believe our ability to raise funds amid challenging market conditions while achieving our low cost of capital is a key differentiator for Seaspan. Currently, we have more than $1.0 billion in potential available debt capacity, which bodes well for Seaspan to continue to grow its fleet on an accretive basis as we distribute sizeable and growing dividends to our shareholders."
Fourth Quarter 2007 and Year-to-Date Financial Summary:
Quarter ended December 31,
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Change
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2007 2006 $ %
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Reported net earnings (loss) $ (20,032) $ 10,522 (30,554) (290.4%)
Normalized net earnings(2) 17,541 11,066 6,475 58.5%
Earnings (loss) per share (0.35) 0.25 (0.60) (240.0%)
Normalized earnings per share(2) 0.31 0.26 0.05 19.2%
Year ended December 31,
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Change
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2007 2006 $ %
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Reported net earnings (loss) $ (10,408) $ 37,088 (47,496) (128.1%)
Normalized net earnings(2) 62,592 37,996 24,596 64.7%
Earnings (loss) per share (0.20) 0.98 (1.18) (120.4%)
Normalized earnings per share(2) 1.18 1.01 0.17 16.8%
Results for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2007:
Revenue
Revenue increased by 53.9%, or $19.3 million, to $55.0 million for the quarter, from $35.7 million for the comparable quarter last year. The increase was mainly the result of the six vessels delivered during 2007. Expressed in vessel operating days, Seaspan's primary revenue driver, these six vessels contributed $13.1 million in revenue or 552 of the 2,652 operating days in the quarter.
Quarter ended December 31, Year ended December 31,
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Increase Increase
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2007 2006 Days % 2007 2006 Days %
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Operating days 2,652 1,821 831 45.6% 9,731 6,057 3,674 60.7%
Ownership days 2,668 1,820 848 46.6% 9,829 6,119 3,710 60.6%
Operating days increased by 45.6% or 831 days to 2,652 days in the fourth quarter from 1,821 operating days in the comparable quarter last year. There was no significant unscheduled off-hire during the fourth quarter of 2007.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, revenue increased by 68.1%, or $80.7 million, to $199.2 million, compared with $118.5 million for 2006, which was primarily due to the addition to Seaspan's fleet of six vessels and a full year of operations for the ten vessels delivered in 2006. The delivery of these six vessels contributed 1,433 of the 9,731, operating days which increased revenue by $33.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.
We incurred 16 days of off-hire for the quarter, which impacted revenue by $0.3 million. This was due mainly to the scheduled special survey in the quarter. We incurred 98 days of off-hire for the year, which impacted revenue by $2.1 million. Accordingly, vessel utilization was 99.4% for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, compared to 100.1% for the same quarter in 2006 and was consistent at 99.0% for the year compared to last year.
Ship Operating Expense
Ship operating expense increased by 55.7%, or $4.6 million, to $12.9 million in the quarter, from $8.3 million in the comparable prior year's quarter. The increase was due to the addition to Seaspan's fleet of six vessels, which are based on fixed daily operating rates for each vessel. Stated in ownership days, our primary driver for ship operating expense, these six deliveries contributed 552 of 2,668 and 1,434 of 9,829 ownership days, respectively, for the quarter and the year.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, ship operating expense increased by 65.7% or $18.3 million, to $46.2 million this year as compared to $27.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Again, this was due to the six deliveries and the ten vessels delivered in 2006.
Depreciation
Depreciation increased by 65.4%, or $5.4 million, to $13.7 million in the quarter from $8.3 million for the comparable prior year's quarter. The increase was due to the six vessels added to Seaspan's fleet and the increase in number of ownership days.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, depreciation increased by 86.6%, or $23.3 million, to $50.2 million as compared to $26.9 million for the same period in 2006. This was mainly due to the increase in number of ownership days for the six vessels delivered in 2007 and a full year of amortization for the ten vessels delivered during 2006.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased by 7.2%, or $0.1 million, to $1.8 million in the fourth quarter, from $1.9 million in the comparable quarter in 2006.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, general and administrative expenses increased by 22.3%, or $1.1 million, to $6.0 million as compared to $4.9 million for 2006. This increase is primarily due to increased costs to support Seaspan's growth initiatives through strategic planning and investor relation activities. The increase is also due to $0.3 million increase in share based compensation expense that reflected an increase in the share price on a year over year basis.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $8.4 million for the fourth quarter and $34.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared with $6.1 million and $17.6 million for the comparable quarter in 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase was due to the additional funds drawn under Seaspan's operating credit facility to fund the six new operating vessels delivered during 2007 and the full year of operation for the ten vessels delivered in 2006.
Write-off on Debt Refinancing
As a result of the amendment of our $1.0 billion credit agreement, Seaspan wrote-off $0.6 million of unamortized financing fees, a non-cash charge, during the year ended December 31, 2007.
Change in Fair Value of Financial Instruments
During the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007, the loss from the change in fair value of financial instruments was $37.6 million and $72.4 million, respectively, as compared to losses of $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, for the comparable periods in the prior year. The change in fair value of financial instruments is included in other expenses, which is not part of operating earnings and has no cash impact. The financial instruments consist entirely of fixed interest rate swaps that Seaspan enters into to lock in the return on its acquisitions and provide predictable long term cash earnings and distributions to its shareholders.
Cash Available for Distribution (1)
During the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007, Seaspan generated $31.9 million and $114.4 million, respectively, of cash available for distribution(1), as compared to $23.5 million and $68.0 million for the comparative periods in 2006. This represents an increase of $8.4 million, or 35.9%, and $46.4 million, or 68.2%, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the same periods in 2006 due to delivery of new vessels.
Dividend Declared:
For the quarter ended December 31, 2007, Seaspan declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.475, representing a total cash distribution of $27.4 million. The cash dividend was paid on February 15, 2008 to all shareholders of record as of February 1, 2008.
Mr. Wang concluded, "Based on our performance in the application of our high-return, low-risk business strategy, we are pleased to once again increase our quarterly payout. Building upon our initial dividend increase of 5% in January 2007, our fourth quarter dividend of $0.475 per share represents an increase of 6.4% from our previous quarterly payout. Since going public, we have declared cumulative dividends of $4.19 per share. As we continue to increase our cash available for distribution through the delivery of our 39 newbuildings currently under construction, six of which are scheduled to be delivered in 2008, we remain committed to our goal of further increasing our dividend."
Fleet Utilization:
Seaspan's fleet was utilized 99.4% and 99.0% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007 respectively compared to 100.1 % and 99.0% for the comparable periods in the prior year. There was no material unscheduled off-hire during the quarter.
The following tables summarize vessel utilization and the impact of the off-hire time incurred for special surveys and vessel repairs on Seaspan's revenues for the fourth quarter:
Fourth Quarter Third Quarter Second Quarter
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2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
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Vessel Utilization:
Ownership Days 2,668 1,820 2,660 1,553 2,405 1,450
Less Off-hire Days:
Scheduled 5-Year Survey (14) 1 (28) - - -
Incremental Due to Rudder
Horn Repair - - - - - -
Grounding - - - - - (24)
Other (2) - (10) (2) (1) -
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Operating Days 2,652 1,821 2,622 1,551 2,404 1,426
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------ ------- ------- ------- -------- -------
Vessel Utilization 99.4% 100.1% 98.6% 99.9% 100.0% 98.3%
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------ ------- ------- ------- -------- -------
First Quarter Year to Date
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2007 2006 2007 2006
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Vessel Utilization:
Ownership Days 2,096 1,296 9,829 6,119
Less Off-hire Days:
Scheduled 5-Year Survey (33) (20) (75) (19)
Incremental Due to Rudder
Horn Repair (9) (17) (9) (17)
Grounding - - - (24)
Other (1) - (14) (2)
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Operating Days 2,053 1,259 9,731 6,057
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------ ------- -------- --------
Vessel Utilization 97.9% 97.1% 99.0% 99.0%
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Fourth Quarter Third Quarter Second Quarter
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2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
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Revenue (in thousands)
Revenue - Impact of
Off-Hire:
100% Utilization 55,307 35,698 55,041 30,174 48,920 28,267
Less Off-hire:
Scheduled 5-Year Survey (289) 30 (664) - - -
Incremental Due to Rudder
Horn Repair - - - - - -
Grounding - - - - - (438)
Other(3) (54) (8) (210) (41) (44) -
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Actual Revenue Earned 54,964 35,720 54,167 30,133 48,876 27,829
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------ ------- ------- ------- -------- -------
First Quarter Year to Date
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2007 2006 2007 2006
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Revenue (in thousands)
Revenue - Impact of
Off-Hire:
100% Utilization 42,085 25,470 201,353 119,609
Less Off-hire:
Scheduled 5-Year Survey (694) (360) (1,647) (330)
Incremental Due to Rudder
Horn Repair (171) (303) (171) (303)
Grounding - - - (438)
Other(3) 8 - (300) (49)
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Actual Revenue Earned 41,228 24,807 199,235 118,489
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(3) Other includes charterer deductions that are not
related to off-hire.
The following table summarizes the number of vessels in Seaspan's fleet as it takes scheduled delivery:
Forecasted
TEU Vessel Size As of -----------------------------------
---------------------------- December Year Ending December 31,
31, -----------------------------------
Class Actual 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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13100 13092 -- -- -- -- 8
9600 9580 2 2 2 2 2
8500 8468 2 2 4 10 10
5100 5087 -- -- 4 4 4
4800 4809 4 4 4 4 4
4500 4520 -- -- -- 2 5
4250 4253 19 19 23 23 23
3500 3534 2 2 2 2 2
2500 2546 -- 6 8 10 10
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Operating Vessels 29 35 47 57 68
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-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Actual Capacity (TEU) 143,207 158,483 217,871 282,811 401,107
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About Seaspan
Seaspan owns containerships and charters them pursuant to long-term fixed-rate charters. Seaspan's contracted fleet of 68 container ships consists of 29 container ships in operation and 39 container ships to be delivered over approximately the next 4 years. Seaspan's operating fleet of 29 vessels has an average age of approximately 5 years and an average remaining charter period of approximately 8 years. All of the 39 vessels that Seaspan has contracted to purchase are already committed to long-term time charters averaging approximately 11 years in duration from delivery. Seaspan's customer base consists of seven of the world's largest publicly traded liner companies, including China Shipping Container Lines, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO Container Lines, K-Line and CSAV.
Seaspan's common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SSW".
Conference Call and Webcast
Seaspan will host a conference call and webcast for investors and analysts to discuss its results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2007 on Tuesday February 19, 2008, at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET. Participants should call 877-419-6600 (US/Canada) or 719-325-4937 (international) and request the Seaspan call. A telephonic replay will be available for anyone unable to participate in the live call. To access the replay, call 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820 and enter replay passcode 6413332. The recording will be available from February 19, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET through to March 4, 2008 at 8:59 p.m. PT / 11:59 p.m. ET. A live broadcast of the earnings conference call will also be available via the Internet at www.seaspancorp.com in the Investor Relations section under Events and Presentations. The webcast will be archived on the site for one year.
SEASPAN CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2007
(IN THOUSANDS OF US DOLLARS)
December 31, December 31,
2007 2006
Assets (As adjusted)(4)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 123,134 $ 92,227
Accounts receivable 2,527 641
Prepaid expenses 4,657 3,787
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130,318 96,655
Vessels 1,493,575 1,096,648
Deposits on vessels under construction 930,678 102,134
Deferred charges 17,240 7,879
Other assets 5,090 3,189
Fair value of financial instruments -- 10,711
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$ 2,576,901 $ 1,317,216
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 8,516 $ 5,607
Deferred revenue 7,200 5,560
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15,716 11,167
Long-term debt (operating vessels) 537,152 464,347
Long-term debt (vessels under construction) 802,286 98,856
Other long-term liability 223,804 --
Fair value of financial instruments 135,617 15,831
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1,714,575 590,201
Share Capital 575 475
Additional paid-in capital 1,046,412 748,410
Deficit (122,317) (17,658)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (62,344) (4,212)
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Total shareholders' equity 862,326 727,015
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$ 2,576,901 $ 1,317,216
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(4) Effective January 1, 2007, Seaspan adopted FASB Staff Position ("FSP")
AUG AIR-1, Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities, which
provides guidance on the accounting for planned major maintenance
activities. Previously, Seaspan accounted for dry-dock activities using
the Accrue-in-advance method. Seaspan has adopted the deferral method of
accounting for dry-dock activities whereby actual costs incurred are
deferred and amortized on a straight line basis over the period until the
next scheduled dry-dock activity.
Seaspan has applied FSP AUG AIR-1 retrospectively. As a result, certain
comparative figures as of December 31, 2006 and for the quarter and year
ended December 31, 2006 have been adjusted. The effect of the adjustment
is an increase to Seaspan's net earnings of $0.4 million and $1.5 million
respectively for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. As at
December 31, 2006, the effect of the adjustment to Seaspan's balance sheet
is an increase in other assets of $1.9 million and a decrease in retained
deficit of $1.9 million.
SEASPAN CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
(DEFICIT) FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
(IN THOUSANDS OF US DOLLARS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS AND NUMBER OF SHARES)
Quarter Quarter Year Year
ended ended ended ended
December December December December
31, 2007 31, 2006 31, 2007 31, 2006
(As adjusted) (As adjusted)
(4) (4)
Revenue $ 54,964 $ 35,720 $ 199,235 $ 118,489
Operating expenses:
Ship operating 12,861 8,259 46,174 27,869
Depreciation 13,740 8,308 50,162 26,878
General and administrative 1,752 1,887 6,006 4,911
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28,353 18,454 102,342 59,658
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Operating earnings 26,611 17,266 96,893 58,831
Other expenses (earnings):
Interest expense 8,392 6,133 34,062 17,594
Interest income (739) (1,180) (4,074) (1,542)
Undrawn credit facility
fees 981 744 3,057 2,803
Amortization of deferred
charges 436 503 1,256 1,980
Write-off on debt
refinancing -- -- 635 --
Change in fair value of
financial instruments 37,573 544 72,365 908
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46,643 6,744 107,301 21,743
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Net earnings (loss)(5) $ (20,032) $ 10,522 $ (10,408) $ 37,088
Retained earnings
(deficit), beginning
of period (76,608) (12,872) (17,658) 6,471
Dividends on common shares (25,677) (15,308) (94,251) (61,217)
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Deficit, end of period (122,317) (17,658) (122,317) (17,658)
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Weighted average number of
shares (in millions)
Basic and Diluted 57.5 42.8 53.0 37.7
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Earnings (loss) per share,
basic and diluted $ (0.35) $ 0.24 $ (0.20) $ 0.98
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(4) Refer to footnote on page 9
(5) Net earnings (loss) includes the non-cash unrealized loss of $37.6
million and $72.4 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended
December 31, 2007, from interest rate swap agreements, which do not
represent results from Seaspan's operating earnings.
SEASPAN CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
(IN THOUSANDS OF US DOLLARS)
Quarter Quarter Year Year
ended ended ended ended
December December December December
31, 2007 31, 2006 31, 2007 31, 2006
(As adjusted) (As adjusted)
(4) (4)
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities:
Net earnings (loss) $ (20,032) $ 10,522 $ (10,408) $ 37,088
Items not involving cash:
Depreciation 13,740 8,308 50,162 26,878
Stock-based compensation 448 955 1,340 1,182
Amortization of deferred
charges 436 503 1,256 1,980
Write-off on debt
refinancing - - 635 -
Change in fair value of
Financial instruments 37,573 544 72,365 908
Change in assets and
liabilities 122 5,702 (2,182) 3,327
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Cash from operating
activities 32,287 26,534 113,168 71,363
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Financing activities:
Common shares issued, net
of share issue costs (111) 235,114 296,763 235,114
Draws on credit facilities
(operating vessels) - 52,000 321,805 341,454
Draws on credit facilities
(vessels under construction) 330,663 63,856 703,430 98,856
Repayment of credit facility (95,000) - (249,000)
Other long-term liability 53,106 - 53,106 -
Deferred financing fees
incurred (1,253) (1,498) (9,409) (3,409)
Dividends on common shares (25,678) (15,308) (94,252) (61,217)
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Cash from financing
activities 1,022,443 261,727 334,164 610,798
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Investing activities:
Expenditures for operating
vessels 73 (274,789) (447,089) (502,363)
Deposits on vessels under
construction (184,387) (2,124) (657,380) (101,974)
Intangible assets - (1,315) (235) (1,315)
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Cash used in investing
activities (184,314) (278,228) (1,104,704) (605,652)
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Increase in cash and cash
equivalents 109,700 82,470 30,907 76,509
Cash and cash equivalents,
Beginning of period 13,434 9,757 92,227 15,718
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Cash and cash equivalents,
end of period $ 123,134 $ 92,227 $ 123,134 $ 92,227
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(4) Refer to footnote on page 9
SEASPAN CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
(IN THOUSANDS OF US DOLLARS)
Description of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
A. Cash Available for Distribution(i)
Cash available for distribution represents net earnings (loss) adjusted for depreciation, non-cash interest expense, amortization of deferred charges, write-off on debt refinancing, non-cash undrawn credit facility fees, non-cash share-based compensation, dry-dock adjustment, and the change in fair value of financial instruments. Cash available for distribution is a non-GAAP quantitative standard used to assist in evaluating a company's ability to make quarterly cash dividends. Cash available for distribution is not defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings or any other indicator of Seaspan's performance required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Cash available for distribution is a non-GAAP measure used to assist in evaluating a company's overall operating performance because cash available for distribution eliminates the effects of non-cash items that do not impact our operating performance or our ability to distribute cash to our shareholders.
(i) Seaspan has changed the definition of cash available for distribution for comparative figures to reflect adjustments to the definitions in the current year. The following items are now included as adjustments: undrawn credit facility fees, cash interest paid on operating vessels and cash paid for undrawn credit facility fees.
Quarter Quarter Year Year
ended ended ended ended
December December December December
31, 2007 31, 2006 31, 2007 31, 2006
(As adjusted) (As adjusted)
(4) (4)
Net earnings (loss) $ (20,032) $ 10,522 $ (10,408) $ 37,088
Add:
Depreciation 13,740 8,308 50,162 26,878
Interest expense 8,392 6,133 34,062 17,594
Amortization of deferred
charges 436 503 1,256 1,980
Write-off on debt
refinancing - - 635 -
Undrawn credit facility fees 981 2,803 3,057 2,803
Share-based compensation 448 955 1,340 1,182
Change in fair value of
financial instruments 37,573 544 72,365 908
Less:
Dry-dock Adjustment (698) (476) (2,566) (1,538)
Interest income (739) (1,180) (4,074) (1,542)
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Net cash flows before cash
interest payments 40,101 28,112 145,829 85,353
Less:
Cash interest paid on
operating vessels (8,624) (5,793) (34,038) (16,768)
Cash paid for undrawn
credit facility fees (312) -- (1,473) (2,072)
Add:
Cash interest received 722 1,138 4,099 1,500
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Cash available for
distribution $ 31,887 $ 23,457 $ 114,417 $ 68,013
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(4) Refer to footnote on page 9
SEASPAN CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
(IN THOUSANDS OF US DOLLARS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS AND NUMBER OF SHARES)
Description of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
B. Normalized Net Earnings and Normalized Earnings per share
Normalized net earnings represent net earnings (loss) adjusted for non-cash items such as the change in fair value of financial instruments and write-off on debt refinancing. We believe that the presentation of normalized net earnings is useful because investors and securities analysts frequently adjust net earnings for non-cash changes in fair value of financial instruments and other infrequent non-cash items to evaluate companies in our industry. Normalized net earnings are a non-GAAP measure used to assist in evaluating a company's overall operating performance and liquidity because normalized net earnings eliminates the effects of non-cash items that do not impact our operating performance or our ability to distribute cash to our shareholders.
Normalized net earnings is not defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings or any other indicator of Seaspan's performance required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Normalized earnings per share are calculated using the normalized net earnings and weighted average number of shares.
Quarter Quarter Year Year
ended ended ended ended
December December December December
31, 2007 31, 2006 31, 2007 31, 2006
(As adjusted) (As adjusted)
(4) (4)
Net earnings (loss) $ (20,032) $ 10,522 $ (10,408) $ 37,088
Add:
Change in fair value of
financial instruments 37,573 544 72,365 908
Write-off on debt
refinancing - - 635 -
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Normalized net earnings 17,541 11,066 62,592 37,996
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Weighted average number
of shares (in millions)
Basic and Diluted 57.5 42.8 53.0 37.7
Earnings (loss) per share,
basic and diluted
Reported $ (0.35) $ 0.25 $ (0.20) $ 0.98
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Normalized $ 0.31 $ 0.26 $ 1.18 $ 1.01
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(4) Refer to footnote on page 9
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