Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of February 2016

Commission File Number: 001-36202

 

 

NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

21 Palmer Street, London, SW1H 0AD

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 1 is a copy of the press release issued by Navigator Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) on February 29, 2016: Navigator Holdings Ltd. Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Financial Year 2015 Results.


Exhibit 1

NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD. PRELIMINARY FOURTH QUARTER AND FINANCIAL YEAR 2015 RESULTS

Highlights

 

    Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NVGS) reports operating revenue of $78.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Operating revenue amounted to $315.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

    Net income was $23.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Net income rose 11.8% to $98.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

    Earnings per share increased 11.3% to $1.77 for the year ended December 31, 2015 from $1.59 for the year ended December 31, 2014.(1)

 

    EBITDA(2) increased 12.9% to $182.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 from $161.3 million for 2014, notwithstanding Navigator Aries being out of service for six months, and the sale of Navigator Mariner in August 2015.

 

    Navigator Aries repairs have been completed, following the collision on June 28, 2015; the vessel is shortly expected to take up a one to two year time charter in Indonesia. It is estimated that the Navigator Aries incident affected the earnings per share for the full year 2015 by approximately $0.10.

 

    Following the delivery of four newbuilding vessels during 2015 and the sale of one of our older vessels in August, we had a total fleet of 29 vessels on the water as at December 31, 2015.

 

    Navigator Ceto was delivered on January 15, 2016, leaving eight newbuildings on order for delivery between April 2016 and July 2017.

 

    Following an interest capitalization restatement for 2014, the net income has increased by $4.5 million and $3.3 million for the full years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively.

Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial Results Overview

Operating revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2015 was $78.7 million, an increase of $0.3 million, or 0.4%, when compared to the $78.4 million of operating revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2014. This slight increase was due to additional vessels in the fleet; offset by a lower time charter equivalent rate and lower utilization, principally due to the off hire of Navigator Aries caused by the collision in June 2015.

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the average time charter equivalent rate across the entire fleet, including our fully-refrigerated vessels, was approximately $921,069 per calendar month ($30,282 per day), compared to $932,170 per calendar month ($30,646 per day) for the comparable period in 2014.

Fleet utilization across the 29 vessels operating at the year end was 92.7% for the fourth quarter of 2015, a reduction from 94.8% for the fourth quarter of 2014. This was primarily as a result of Navigator Aries being off hire while it was undergoing collision repairs, in the fourth quarter of 2015 which we estimate reduced utilization by 3.6%.

Following an interest capitalization restatement for 2014, the net income has increased by $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively.

 

1  Financial data contained herein for the three months ended and the year ended December 31, 2014 have been restated as described in Appendix B hereto.
2 EBITDA represents net income before net interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to consolidated net income or cash generated from operations, as determined by U.S. GAAP, and our calculation of EBITDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies. EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under U.S. GAAP. Please see Appendix A here to for a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.


Total operating expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2015 included a $0.6 million insurance claim write off for Navigator Aries as the estimated costs and corresponding insurance claim for the repair of the vessel were less than previously estimated.

Net operating revenue, which is operating revenue less voyage expenses, amounted to $72.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015, up from $69.2 million for the same period in 2014. $5.6 million of the increase in net operating revenue resulted from having additional vessels in the fleet in 2015, offset by $(0.9) million from a decrease in charter rates and $(1.6) million from a decrease in vessel utilization.

Net income was $23.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015, or $0.43 per share, a reduction from $25.3 million or $0.46 per share for the same period in 2014. It is estimated that the Navigator Aries incident affected the earnings per share for the fourth quarter 2015 by approximately $0.05.

EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2015 was $45.6 million, compared to $44.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2014.

Conference Call Details:

Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 9:00 A.M. ET, the Company’s management team will host a conference call to discuss the financial results.

Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: 1 (866) 819-7111 (US Toll Free Dial In), 0(800) 953-0329 (UK Toll Free Dial In) or +44 (0)1452-542-301 (Standard International Dial In). Please quote “Navigator” to the operator.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available until Tuesday, March 8, 2016 by dialing 1(866) 247-4222 (US Toll Free Dial In), 0(800) 953-1533 (UK Toll Free Dial In) or +44 (0)1452 550-000 (Standard International Dial In).

Access Code: 11870348#

Audio Webcast:

There will also be a live, and then archived, webcast of the conference call, available through the Company’s website (www.navigatorgas.com). Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.

Navigator Gas

Attention: Investor Relations Department

 

New York:    399 Park Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Tel: +1 212 355 5893
London:    21 Palmer Street, London, SW1H 0AD. Tel: +44 (0)20 7340 4850

About Us

Navigator Gas is the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers and provides international and regional seaborne transportation of liquefied petroleum gas, petrochemical gases and ammonia for energy companies, industrial users and commodity traders. Navigator’s fleet consists of 38 semi- or fully-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers, including eight newbuildings scheduled for delivery by July 2017.


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements included in this press release concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions related thereto, including our financial forecast, contain forward-looking statements. In addition, we and our representatives may from time to time make other oral or written statements that are also forward-looking statements. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in our business and the markets in which we operate as described in this press release. In some cases, you can identify the forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “forecast,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “propose,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

 

    future operating or financial results;

 

    pending acquisitions, business strategy and expected capital spending;

 

    operating expenses, availability of crew, number of off-hire days, drydocking requirements and insurance costs;

 

    general market conditions and shipping market trends, including charter rates and factors affecting supply and demand;

 

    our financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to obtain additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other corporate activities;

 

    estimated future capital expenditures needed to preserve our capital base;

 

    our expectations about the receipt of our eight newbuildings and the timing of the receipt thereof;

 

    our expectations about the availability of vessels to purchase, the time that it may take to construct new vessels, or the useful lives of our vessels;

 

    our continued ability to enter into long-term, fixed-rate time charters with our customers;

 

    changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities;

 

    our expectation that in 2016 we will begin providing in-house technical management for one or more vessels in our fleet;

 

    potential liability from future litigation;

 

    our expectations relating to the payment of dividends; and

 

    other factors discussed in other periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether because of future events, new information, a change in our views or expectations, or otherwise. We make no prediction or statement about the performance of our common stock.


Navigator Holdings Ltd.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

     December 31,
2014
    December 31,
2015
 
     (in thousands except share data)  

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 62,526      $ 87,779   

Accounts receivable, net

     7,195        9,050   

Accrued income

     3,642        5,647   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6,323        8,754   

Inventories

     4,811        3,480   

Insurance recoverable

     —          10,289   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     84,497        124,999   

Non-current assets

    

Long-term accounts receivable

     198        —     

Vessels in operation, net

     1,146,999        1,264,451   

Vessels under construction

     134,246        170,776   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     284        279   

Deferred finance costs, net

     9,066        10,139   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,375,290      $ 1,570,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 58,350      $ 61,979   

Accounts payable

     6,448        11,471   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     5,312        9,065   

Accrued interest

     3,012        3,117   

Deferred income

     7,095        6,606   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     80,217        92,238   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

    

Secured term loan facilities, net of current portion

     359,509        443,315   

Senior unsecured bond

     125,000        125,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     484,509        568,315   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     564,726        660,553   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock – $.01 par value;

    

400,000,000 shares authorized; 55,363,467 shares issued and outstanding, (2014: 55,346,613)

     553        554   

Additional paid-in capital

     584,808        586,451   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (254     (465

Retained earnings

     225,457        323,551   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     810,564        910,091   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,375,290      $ 1,570,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Navigator Holdings Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three months ended
December 31,

(in thousands except share data)

   

Year ended

December 31,

(in thousands except share data)

 
     2014     2015     2014     2015  

Revenues

        

Operating revenue

   $ 78,374      $ 78,670      $ 304,875      $ 315,223   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Address and brokerage commissions

     1,686        1,804        6,697        6,995   

Voyage expenses

     9,128        6,325        45,003        33,687   

Charter-in costs

     2,814        —          9,111        —     

Vessel operating expenses

     17,482        21,150        70,198        78,842   

Depreciation and amortization

     12,082        14,515        45,809        53,453   

General and administrative costs

     2,636        2,915        10,335        11,011   

Other corporate expenses

     509        239        2,260        2,553   

Profit from sale of vessel

     —          —          —          (550

Vessel write down following collision

     —          —          —          10,500   

Insurance recoverable from vessel repairs

     —          608        —          (9,892
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     46,337        47,556        189,413        186,599   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     32,037        31,114        115,462        128,624   

Other income/(expense)

        

Interest expense

     (6,314     (7,166     (27,051     (28,085

Write off of deferred financing costs

     —          —          —          (1,797

Interest income

     4        63        230        152   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     25,727        24,011        88,641        98,894   

Income taxes

     (399     (190     (904     (800
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 25,328      $ 23,821      $ 87,737      $ 98,094   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

        

Basic:

   $ 0.46      $ 0.43      $ 1.59      $ 1.77   

Diluted:

   $ 0.46      $ 0.43      $ 1.58      $ 1.76   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

        

Basic:

     55,342,184        55,363,467        55,336,402        55,360,004   

Diluted:

     55,561,565        55,741,907        55,483,478        55,704,104   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Navigator Holdings Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three months ended
December 31,

(in thousands)

   

Year ended
December 31,

(in thousands)

 
     2014     2015     2014     2015  

Net income

   $ 25,328      $ 23,821      $ 87,737      $ 98,094   

Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

        

Foreign currency translation (loss)/gain

     (38     (135     (166     (211
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Income

     25,290        23,686        87,571        97,883   


Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

 

     (in thousands except share data)  
     Number of
shares
     Common
Stock at 0.01
par value
     Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income / (Loss)
    Retained
Earnings
     Total  

January 1, 2014

     55,326,765       $ 553       $ 584,031      $ (88   $ 137,720       $ 722,216   

Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs

     —           —           (345     —          —           (345

Restricted shares issued

               

April 14, 2014

     12,348        —           —          —          —           —     

November 21, 2014

     5,000        —           —          —          —           —     

December 1, 2014

     2,500        —           —          —          —           —     

Net income

     —           —           —          —          87,737         87,737   

Foreign currency translation

     —           —           —          (166     —           (166

Share-based compensation plan

     —           —           1,122        —          —           1,122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

     55,346,613       $ 553       $ 584,808      $ (254   $ 225,457       $ 810,564   

Restricted shares issued

               

March 17, 2015

     16,854         1         —          —          —           1   

Net income

     —           —           —          —          98,094         98,094   

Foreign currency translation

     —           —           —          (211     —           (211

Share-based compensation plan

     —           —           1,643        —          —           1,643   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

     55,363,467       $ 554       $ 586,451      $ (465   $ 323,551       $ 910,091   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


Navigator Holdings Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     Twelve months ended     Twelve months ended  
     December 31,
2014
    December 31,
2015
 
    
     (in thousands)     (in thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 87,737      $ 98,094   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization

     45,809        53,453   

Payment of drydocking costs

     (5,320     (11,558

Amortization of share-based compensation

     1,122        1,643   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     2,853        4,806   

Profit on sale of vessel

     —          (550

Vessel write down following collision

     —          10,500   

Insurance recoverable from vessel repairs

     —          (10,289

Unrealized foreign exchange

     (155     (205

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    

Accounts receivable

     4,642        (1,855

Inventories

     1,114        1,331   

Accrued income and prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,417        (4,408

Accounts payable, accrued interest and other liabilities

     (7,224     8,394   

Long-term accounts receivable

     119        198   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     133,114        149,554   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Payment to acquire vessels

     (3,503     (3,348

Payment for vessels under construction

     (230,065     (236,648

Purchase of other property, plant and equipment

     (109     (142

Receipt of shipyard penalty payments

     —          1,933   

Insurance recoveries

     1,803        391   

Proceeds from sale of vessel net of costs

     —          31,958   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (231,874     (205,856
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Proceeds from secured term loan facilities

     150,000        157,700   

Direct financing costs of secured term loan facilities

     (483     (5,879

Repayment of secured term loan facilities

     (182,626     (70,266

Issuance costs of stock

     (345     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) / provided by financing activities

     (33,454     81,555   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (132,214     25,253   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     194,740        62,526   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 62,526      $ 87,779   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Information

    

Total interest paid during the period

   $ 28,719      $ 28,917   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total tax paid during the period

   $ 560      $ 632   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Appendix A

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA for the periods presented:

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
(in thousands)
     Year ended
December 31,
(in thousands)
 
     2014      2015      2014      2015  

Net income

   $ 25,328       $ 23,821       $ 87,737       $ 98,094   

Net interest expense

     6,310         7,103         26,821         29,730   

Income taxes

     399         190         904         800   

Depreciation and amortization

     12,082         14,515         45,809         53,453   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 44,119       $ 45,629       $ 161,271       $ 182,077   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Appendix B

In connection with the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, Navigator Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) identified an error in the treatment of interest costs in relation to vessel newbuildings. Certain amounts recorded as interest expense should have been capitalized, rather than expensed. The error resulted in an overstatement of the interest expense and an understatement of net income, book values of vessels under construction and vessels in operation, retained earnings and total stockholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and the interim periods with such years, as well as the first three quarters of 2015, and the related Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Income, Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Additional information regarding the restatement will be contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015.

The following tables present the effects of the restatement on the Company’s previously reported financial results as of December 31, 2014 and for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2014:

 

     Three months ended
December 31, 2014
(in thousands, except per share data)
    Twelve months ended
December 31, 2014
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
     As
previously
reported
    Adjustment      As revised     As
previously
reported
    Adjustment      As revised  

Interest expense

   $ (7,379     1,065         (6,314   $ (30,321     3,270         (27,051

Income before income taxes

     24,662        1,065         25,727        85,371        3,270         88,641   

Net income

     24,263        1,065         25,328        84,467        3,270         87,737   

EPS

              

Basic

     0.44        0.02         0.46        1.53        0.06         1.59   

Diluted

     0.44        0.02         0.46        1.52        0.06         1.58   

At period end:

              

Vessels in operation, net

            1,145,066        1,933         1,146,999   

Vessels under construction, net

            131,345        2,901         134,246   

Total Assets

            1,370,456        4,834         1,375,290   

Retained earnings

            220,623        4,834         225,457   

Total Stockholders’ equity

            805,730        4,834         810,564   


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
Date: February 29, 2016     By:  

/s/ Niall J Nolan

    Name:   Niall J Nolan
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer