HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) announced today revenue for the three and twelve months ending December 31, 2021, of $105.2 million and $371.0 million, respectively, compared with $91.9 million and $397.0 million, respectively, for the three and twelve months ending December 31, 2020. Tidewater’s net losses for the three and twelve months ending December 31, 2021, were $37.9 million ($0.92 per share) and $129.0 million ($3.14 per share), respectively, compared with $29.2 million ($0.72 per share) and $196.2 million ($4.86 per share), respectively, for the three and twelve months ending December 31, 2020. Included in the net losses for the three and twelve months ending December 31, 2021 were impairment charges related to assets held for sale, affiliate credit loss expense, inventory obsolescence, loss on debt extinguishment and severance expenses totaling $26.2 million and $28.4 million, respectively. Excluding these costs, we would have reported a net loss for the three months ending December 31, 2021 of $11.7 million ($0.28 per common share) and a net loss for the twelve months ending December 31, 2021 of $100.6 million ($2.45 per common share). Included in the net losses for the three and twelve months ending December 31, 2020 were impairment charges related to assets held for sale, affiliate credit losses, affiliate guarantee obligation, inventory obsolescence and severance expenses totaling $6.2 million and $130.6 million, respectively. Excluding these costs, we would have reported a net loss for the three months ending December 31, 2020 of $23.1 million ($0.57 per common share) and a net loss for the twelve months ending December 31, 2020 of $65.6 million ($1.63 per common share).
Quintin Kneen, Tidewater’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “After a strong fourth quarter of 2021 supported by improving global industry fundamentals, I am excited to announce that we have simultaneously announced in a separate release an agreement to acquire Swire Pacific Offshore, a leading global owner of 50 OSVs with a significant presence in West Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. This acquisition adds a significant number of newer, larger PSVs and AHTSs to our fleet, provides for meaningful synergy opportunities, maintains balance sheet strength and liquidity, and better positions Tidewater to increase earnings and free cash flow generation from the improving offshore supply vessel market.
“In the fourth quarter of 2021, revenue increased 13.8% over the third quarter, driven by six additional vessels working during the quarter as well as increases in the global average day rate and global utilization. The global average day rate moved up approximately $300 per day, driven by improvements in the Americas and West Africa regions, and the slight global utilization increase was driven by improvements in the Middle East region.
“Since the first quarter of 2021, the low point in the pandemic driven portion of the offshore downturn that began in 2014, quarterly revenue increased 26.0%, and recurring vessel level cash gross margin increased from 24.7% to 29.1%. This substantial margin improvement is a function of an improving vessel supply and demand balance, a reduction in the pandemic cost burdens and a reduction in stacked vessel costs.
“The fourth quarter of 2021 demonstrated noteworthy consolidated revenue growth, margin expansion and average day rate improvement in a quarter in which typical seasonal factors lower the overall results, which reflects the fundamental improvements taking place in our industry.
“From a geographic perspective, all of our operating regions saw sequential quarterly revenue growth, with our West Africa and Americas regions up 14.5% and 13.5%, respectively. In West Africa, the revenue improvement, which has begun to rebound from the pandemic, was driven by the increase in average active vessel count of 3, and an increase in the average day rate of $490 per day, or 5.7%. In the Americas, the revenue improvement was driven by an increase in the average active vessel count of 1 and an $861 per day, or 6.3%, increase in the average day rate.
“Complementing the revenue increases in West Africa, vessel operating margin in the region increased 7.2 percentage points to 31.6%. Also in West Africa, during the first quarter of 2022 we bought our partner’s 51% ownership stake in our Angolan joint venture. This transaction will allow us to consolidate this business going forward and enable us to grow our West Africa operations from Angola as the recovery there continues to unfold.
“During the fourth quarter, we closed on the previously announced $175.0 million senior secured notes issuance as well as a new $25.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility. In addition, we established a $30.0 million “at-the-market” (“ATM”) equity issuance facility, which we established for the principal purpose of repurchasing Jones Act Warrants from time to time. At the end of the fourth quarter, there were no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility and no ATM shares were issued or Jones Act Warrants repurchased during the quarter. We ended the year with $154.3 million of cash which includes $4.0 million of long-term restricted cash and total liquidity of $179.3 million inclusive of the availability under our revolving credit facility.
“As we look forward into 2022, our conviction continues to build around the fundamental and long-term improvements taking shape in our industry and for our business. The factors that drove the improvement in the fourth quarter are in their initial stages of development and we continue to see these factors driving demand for our business through the remainder of 2022 and beyond. The pace of tendering activity and capital spending increases by the global E&P industry, sustained by consistently strong and resilient commodity prices, continue to support a strengthening demand outlook. Additionally, vessel supply continues to tighten, which has been evident in the large vessel classes over the past few quarters, and is now also reflected by the quickly reducing supply of easy-to-reactivate ships in the mid-sized vessel classes. Furthermore, we remain encouraged by the pricing discipline our industry is exhibiting on a global basis. While the first quarter is typically the slowest of the year due to seasonality, the combination of the fundamental supply and demand factors described supports our view that 2022 will yield significantly improved operational and financial results.”
In addition to the number of outstanding shares, as of December 31, 2021, the company also has the following in the money warrants.
Source: Business Wire