American Shipping Company ASA : First quarter 2018 results
Lysaker, 23 May 2018, American Shipping Company ASA ("AMSC or the "Company") announces results for first quarter ending 31 March 2018.
HIGHLIGHTS
Stable Q1 bareboat revenue of USD 21.6 million and backlog of secured bareboat revenue of USD 204 million with average weighted tenor of 2.3 years
Normalized EBITDA for Q1 of USD 21.8 million
Adjusted net profit for Q1 of USD 2.4 million
Crude transportation volumes to the U.S. Northeast remains strong as a result of widening oil price spreads
Accelerated scrapping of older units in parallel with charter rate recovery
Declared Q1 dividend of USD 0.08 per share, in line with previous guidance and backed by the Company's contracted cash flow
AMSC CEO, Pål Magnussen comments, "We are pleased to deliver another quarter of consistent financial results. The Jones Act market in which our tankers are deployed is experiencing improved conditions, with increased demand for transportation of crude oil to U.S. Northeast refineries. We follow with interest the accelerated pace of scrapping of overaged tonnage and believe this will further tighten the market conditions and drive rate developments going forward."
The full report is attached, along with the Q1 presentation.