Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Reports Fi

• Net income:
• $62.9 million for 2016; $0.40 per share
• $18.1 million for Q4 2016; $0.11 per share
• EBITDA:
• $194.6 million for 2016;
• $49.9 million for Q4 2016;
• $9.5 million book gain from the sale of Nave Universe and Nave Constellation
• Quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share – consistently paid since 2010

MONACO, Feb. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (“Navios Acquisition”) (NYSE: NNA ), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, reported its financial results today for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2016. 

Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Navios Acquisition stated, “We are pleased to announce our results for the full year of 2016, where Navios Acquisition reported EBITDA of $194.6 million and net income of $62.9 million.  For the fourth quarter, Navios Acquisition reported EBITDA of $49.9 million and net income of $18.1 million.  We also declared a dividend of $0.05 per share for the fourth quarter, resulting in a dividend yield of 11.6%.”

Angeliki Frangou continued, “Our chartering policy of seeking long-term charters provided us with superior returns at a time when favorable period charters were unavailable and spot rates were correcting. The strength of our chartering policy can be seen through our average 2016 charter rate for our fleet, which was about 11% higher than the market average rate. When combined with our leading cost management, Navios Acquisition has been able to pay a dividend for the last seven years, while having sufficient room to meet our various other corporate requirements “

HIGHLIGHTS — RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock

On February 3, 2017, the Board of Directors of Navios Acquisition declared a quarterly cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2016 of $0.05 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on March 14, 2017 to stockholders of record as of March 7, 2017 and provides a current annualized yield of 11.6%.

Sale of chemical tankers

On October 4, 2016, Navios Acquisition sold the Nave Universe, a 2013-built, chemical tanker of 45,513 dwt to an unaffiliated third party for a sale price of $37.3 million. On November 15, 2016, Navios Acquisition sold the Nave Constellation, a 2013-built, chemical tanker of 45,281 dwt to an unaffiliated third party for a sale price of $37.3 million. Part of the net proceeds from the sale of the vessels totalling $32.7 million, were used to fully repay the outstanding amount under their credit facility. Navios Acquisition recognized a gain of $9.5 million from the sale of the two vessels.

Time Charter Coverage and commitments

Navios Acquisition currently owns 36 vessels, of which eight are VLCCs, 26 are product tankers and two are chemical tankers.

As of February 3, 2017, Navios Acquisition had contracted 75.4% and 15.8% of its available days on a charter-out basis for 2017 and 2018, respectively, expecting to generate revenues of approximately $146.4 million and $21.3 million, respectively. The average contractual daily charter-out rate for the fleet is expected to be $18,629 and $17,202 for 2017 and 2018, respectively.  

During the year ended December 31, 2016, Navios Acquisition recognized $7.6 million, under its profit sharing arrangements.

During the first quarter of 2017, Navios Maritime Midstream Partners L.P. (“Navios Midstream”), entered into new charter contracts for the Nave Celeste, the Shinyo Ocean and the Shinyo Kannika with third parties, which provide for index linked charter rates or pool earnings. Navios Acquisition has agreed to provide backstop commitments for a two-year period at a net rate of $35,000 per day for the Nave Celeste, $38,400 per day for the Shinyo Ocean and $38,025 per day for the Shinyo Kannika.

Credit facilities

In October 2016, the Company repaid $15.6 million in cash being the balloon installment of $16.0 million under a tranche that financed one of its chemical tankers, achieving a $0.4 million benefit on the nominal value.

In January 2017, the Company fully repaid the outstanding tranche of $16.0 million being the balloon installment under one of its credit facilities that financed the other chemical tanker.

In February 2017, the Company drew $26.7 million under a new credit facility with a commercial bank secured with its two chemical tankers. The facility is repayable in four equal consecutive quarterly installments of $0.7 million each, with a final balloon payment of the balance to be repaid on the last repayment date. The maturity date of the loan is in February 2018. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 400 bps per annum.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the following results and the selected financial data presented herein, Navios Acquisition has compiled its consolidated statement of income for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. The quarterly information for 2016 and 2015 was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the respective periods.  

EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be used in isolation or substitution for Navios Acquisition’s results (see Exhibit II for reconciliation of EBITDA). 

Three month periods ended December 31, 2016 and 2015   

Revenue for the three month period ended December 31, 2016 decreased by $9.4 million or 12.3% to $67.3 million, as compared to $76.7 million for the same period of 2015. The decrease was mainly attributable to a: (a) decrease in revenue by $3.4 million due to the sale of one MR2 product tanker in January 2016 and two chemical tankers in October and November 2016; and (b) decrease in profit sharing by approximately $6.0 million. The decrease was partially mitigated by the increase in revenue following the deliveries of two VLCCs in the fourth quarter of 2015. Available days of the fleet decreased to 3,343 days for the three month period ended December 31, 2016, as compared to 3,386 days for the three month period ended December 31, 2015. The TCE Rate decreased to $19,683 for the three month period ended December 31, 2016, from $22,291 for the three month period ended December 31, 2015.

EBITDA for the three month period ended December 31, 2016 decreased by approximately $2.7 million to $49.9 million from $52.6 million in the same period of 2015. The decrease in EBITDA was mainly due to a: (a) $9.4 million decrease in revenue; (b) $2.8 million decrease in equity in net earnings of affiliated companies; (c) $0.8 million increase in other expense; (d) $0.3 million increase in management fees mainly due to the deliveries of the vessels discussed above; and (e) $0.2 million increase in time charter expenses; partially mitigated by a (i) $9.5 million gain from sale of vessels; (ii) $1.1 million decrease in general and administrative expenses; and (iii) $0.3 million increase in other income.

Net income for the three month period ended December 31, 2016, decreased by approximately $2.0 million to $18.1 million compared to $20.1 million, for the same period in 2015. The decrease was due to a: (i) $2.7 million decrease in EBITDA; (ii) $0.6 million increase in interest expense and finance cost; and (iii) $0.3 million increase in direct vessel expenses; partially mitigated by a $1.6 million increase in interest income.

Year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased by $23.2 million or 7.4% to $290.2 million, as compared to $313.4 million for 2015. The decrease was mainly attributable to: (i) the decrease in revenue by $18.6 million due to the sale of two VLCCs in June 2015, one MR2 product tanker in January 2016 and two chemical tankers in October and November 2016; and (ii) the decrease in profit sharing by $24.5 million. The decrease was partially mitigated by the increase in revenue following deliveries of four vessels during 2015. Available days of the fleet increased to 13,753 days for the year ended December 31, 2016, as compared to 13,743 days for the year ended December 31, 2015. The TCE Rate decreased to $20,742 for the year ended December 31, 2016, from $22,477 for the year ended December 31, 2015.

EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased by $26.2 million to $194.6 million from $220.8 million in the same period of 2015. The decrease in EBITDA was mainly due to a: (a) $23.2 million decrease in revenue; (b) $2.9 million decrease in equity in net earnings of affiliated companies; (c) $2.5 million increase in management fees mainly due to the deliveries of the vessels discussed above; (d) $1.5 million increase in general and administrative expenses; (e) $1.2 million increase in other expense; (f) $0.7 million increase in direct vessel expenses (excluding amortization of dry dock and special survey costs); and (g) $0.5 million increase in time charter expenses; partially mitigated by a: (i) $6.0 million increase in gain on sale of vessels; and (ii) $0.3 million increase in other income.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased by approximately $26.9 million to $62.9 million from $89.7 million for 2015. The decrease was due to: (i) a decrease of $26.2 million in EBITDA; (ii) an increase of $2.4 million in interest expense and finance cost; and (iii) an increase of $1.3 million in amortization of dry docking and special survey costs included in direct vessel expenses. The decrease was partially mitigated by an increase of $3.1 million in interest income.

Fleet Employment Profile    The following table reflects certain key indicators of the performance of Navios Acquisition and its core fleet for the three month periods and the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

(1)   Available days: Available days for the fleet represent the total calendar days the vessels were in Navios Acquisition’s possession for the relevant period after subtracting off-hire days associated with scheduled repairs, dry dockings or special surveys. The shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in a relevant period during which vessels should be capable of generating revenues.

(2)   Operating days : Operating days are the number of available days in the relevant period less the aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to any reason, including unforeseen circumstances. The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a relevant period during which vessels actually generate revenues.

(3)   Fleet utilization: Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that Navios Acquisition’s vessels were available for generating revenue, and is determined by dividing the number of operating days during a relevant period by the number of available days during that period. The shipping industry uses fleet utilization to measure a company’s efficiency in finding suitable employment for its vessels and minimizing the amount of days that its vessels are off hire for reasons other than scheduled repairs, dry dockings or special surveys.

(4)   TCE Rate : Time Charter Equivalent Rate per day is defined as voyage and time charter revenues less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of available days during the period. The TCE Rate per day is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to present the actual daily earnings generated by vessels of various types of charter contracts for the number of available days of the fleet.

Conference Call, Webcast and Presentation Details: As previously announced, Navios Acquisition will host a conference call today, Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 8:30 am ET, at which time Navios Acquisition's senior management will provide highlights and commentary on earnings results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2016.

US Dial In: +1.877.480.3873

International Dial In: +1.404.665.9927

Conference ID: 5690 4709

The conference call replay will be available shortly after the live call and remain available for one week at the following numbers:

US Replay Dial In: +1.800.585.8367

International Replay Dial In: +1.404.537.3406

Conference ID: 5690 4709

The call will be simultaneously Webcast. The Webcast will be available on the Navios Acquisition website, www.navios-acquisition.com , under the "Investors" section. The Webcast will be archived and available at the same Web address for two weeks following the call.

A supplemental slide presentation will be available by 8:00 am ET on the day of the call.

About Navios Acquisition Navios Acquisition (NYSE: NNA ) is an owner and operator of tanker vessels focusing on the transportation of petroleum products (clean and dirty) and bulk liquid chemicals. 

For more information about Navios Acquisition, please visit our website: www.navios-acquisition.com . 

Forward Looking Statements 

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and expectations, including with respect to Navios Acquisition’s future dividends, 2017 cash flow generation and Navios Acquisition’s growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as "may," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include comments regarding expected revenue and time charters. These forward-looking statements are based on the information available to, and the expectations and assumptions deemed reasonable by, Navios Acquisition at the time these statements were made. Although Navios Acquisition believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Navios Acquisition. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the creditworthiness of our charterers and the ability of our contract counterparties to fulfill their obligations to us, tanker industry trends, including charter rates and vessel values and factors affecting vessel supply and demand, the aging of our vessels and resultant increases in operation and dry docking costs, the loss of any customer or charter or vessel, our ability to repay outstanding indebtedness, to obtain additional financing and to obtain replacement charters for our vessels, in each case, at commercially acceptable rates or at all, increases in costs and expenses, including but not limited to: crew wages, insurance, provisions, port expenses, lube oil, bunkers, repairs, maintenance and general and administrative expenses, the expected cost of, and our ability to comply with, governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards, as well as standard regulations imposed by our charterers applicable to our business, potential liability from litigation and our vessel operations, including discharge of pollutants, general domestic and international political conditions, competitive factors in the market in which Navios Acquisition operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Navios Acquisition's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 20Fs and Form 6Ks. Navios Acquisition expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Navios Acquisition’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based. Navios Acquisition makes no prediction or statement about the performance of its common stock.

EXHIBIT I

EXHIBIT II

   Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA

EBITDA is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure and should not be used in isolation or as substitution for Navios Acquisition’s results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance cost, before depreciation and amortization and before income taxes. We use EBITDA as a liquidity measure and reconcile EBITDA to net cash provided by/ (used in) operating activities, the most comparable U.S. GAAP liquidity measure. EBITDA in this document is calculated as follows: net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities adding back, when applicable and as the case may be, the effect of: (i) net increase/(decrease) in operating assets; (ii) net (increase)/decrease in operating liabilities; (iii) net interest cost; (iv) amortization and write-off of deferred finance fees and bond premium; (v) provision for losses on accounts receivable; (vi) equity in net earnings of affiliated companies, net of dividends received; (vii) payments for dry dock and special survey costs; (viii) gain/(loss) on sale of assets/subsidiaries; (ix) stock based compensation; (x) gain/ (loss) on debt repayments; and (xi) impairment charges. Navios Acquisition believes that EBITDA is the basis upon which liquidity can be assessed and presents useful information to investors regarding Navios Acquisition’s ability to service and/or incur indebtedness, pay capital expenditures, meet working capital requirements and pay dividends. Navios Acquisition also believes that EBITDA is used: (i) by potential lenders to evaluate potential transactions; (ii) to evaluate and price potential acquisition candidates; and (iii) by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.

EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the analysis of Navios Acquisition’s results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (i) EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs; and (ii) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future. EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such capital expenditures. Because of these limitations, EBITDA should not be considered as a principal indicator of Navios Acquisition’s performance. Furthermore, our calculation of EBITDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.

EXHIBIT III

Public & Investor Relations Contact: Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation +1.212.906.8644 info@navios-acquisition.com