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 July 2018
Commission File Number 001-33922
DRYSHIPS INC.
109 Kifissias Avenue and Sina Street
151 24, Marousi
Athens, Greece
(Address of principal executive offices)
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K is a press release of DryShips Inc. dated July 31, 2018: DryShips Inc. Reports Financial and Operating Results for the Second Quarter of 2018.
The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-216826).


SIGNATURES
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.
 
DRYSHIPS INC.
 
(Registrant)
   
     
     
Dated:  July 31, 2018
By:
/s/ Anthony Kandylidis
   
Name: Anthony Kandylidis
   
Title: President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 


DRYSHIPS INC. REPORTS FINANCIAL AND OPERATING
RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2018
 
July 31, 2018, Athens, Greece. DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) ("DryShips" or the "Company"), a diversified owner and operator of ocean going cargo vessels, today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.
Second Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights
-
For the second quarter of 2018, the Company reported net income of $3.6 million, or $0.04 basic and diluted earnings per share.
-
Included in the second quarter of 2018 results are the following:

-
Vessel dry-docking costs of $3.3 million, or $0.03 per share.
-
Gain of $5.1 million, or $0.05 per share, on the sale of the Company's 2001 built Panamax vessel, the Maganari, to an unaffiliated buyer.

Excluding the above, the Company's net results would have amounted to a net income of $1.8 million, or $0.02 per share.
-
The Company reported Adjusted EBITDA of $13.3 million for the second quarter of 2018.(1)
Updated Key Information as of July 30, 2018
-
Cash and cash equivalents: approximately $155.4 million (or $1.57 per share)
-
Book value of vessels: approximately $893.2 million (or $9.05 per share)
-
Debt outstanding balance: approximately $434.1 million (or $4.40 per share)
-
Number of Shares Outstanding:  98,708,716
Recent Developments
·
$50.0 million Common Stock Repurchase Program
As of July 31, 2018, the Company has repurchased a total of 5,565,992 shares of its common stock for an aggregate amount of $23.1 million, including commissions, pursuant to its previously announced stock repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $50.0 million of its outstanding common stock until February 28, 2019. The current number of the Company's outstanding common stock is 98,708,716.
·
Suspension of Cash Dividend
While announcing the results of its common stock repurchase program under which the Company has repurchased a total of 5,565,992 shares, the Company's Board of Directors has decided to suspend the Company's previously announced cash dividend policy until further notice. As previously noted, both the dividend policy and common stock repurchase program are subject to the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors and may be suspended or amended at any time without notice.
·
Vessel Deliveries
On July 18 and July 24, 2018, the Company's Panamax vessels Redondo and Marbella, respectively, were delivered to their new owners according to the terms of the previously announced Memoranda of Agreement with unaffiliated buyers.


 

 

 
(1)
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-U.S. GAAP measure; please see later in this press release for reconciliation to net income/ (loss).
 

Fleet List

The table below describes the Company's fleet as of July 30, 2018:
 
Year
 
Gross rate
Redelivery
 
 
Built
DWT
Per day
Earliest
Latest
Drybulk fleet
         
           
Panamax:
         
Bargara(1)
2002
74,832
Spot
N/A
N/A
Capitola
2001
74,816
Spot
N/A
N/A
Catalina
2005
74,432
Spot
N/A
N/A
Levanto
2001
73,925
Spot
N/A
N/A
Ligari
2004
75,583
Spot
N/A
N/A
Majorca
2005
74,477
Spot
N/A
N/A
Mendocino(1)
2002
76,623
Spot
N/A
N/A
Rapallo
2009
75,123
Spot
N/A
N/A
Raraka
2012
76,037
Spot
N/A
N/A
           
Newcastlemax:
         
Bacon
2013
205,170
T/C Index Linked
Aug-18
Jan-19
Huahine
2013
206,037
$24,500
Feb-19
Apr-19
Judd
2015
205,796
$20,700
Jan-19
Apr-19
Marini
2014
205,854
T/C Index Linked
Dec-18
Feb-19
Morandi
2013
205,854
T/C Index Linked
Feb-19
May-19
           
Kamsarmax:
         
Castellani
2014
82,129
Spot
N/A
N/A
Kelly
2017
81,300
Spot
N/A
N/A
Matisse
2014
81,128
Spot
N/A
N/A
Nasaka
2014
81,918
Spot
N/A
N/A
Valadon
2014
81,198
Spot
N/A
N/A
           
Tanker fleet
         
           
Very Large Crude Carrier:
         
Shiraga
2011
320,105
Spot
N/A
N/A
           
Suezmax:
         
Marfa
2017
159,513
Spot
N/A
N/A
Samsara
2017
159,855
$18,000 Base rate plus profit share
Mar.-22
May-25
           
Aframax:
         
Balla
2017
113,293
Spot
N/A
N/A
Stamos
2012
115,666
Spot
N/A
N/A
           
Gas Carrier fleet
         
           
Very Large Gas Carriers:
         
Anderida(2)
2017
51,850
$29,997
Jun.-22
Jun.-25
Aisling(2)
2017
51,850
$29,997
Sep.-22
Sep.-25
Mont Fort(2)
2017
51,850
$28,833
Nov.-27
Nov.-27
Mont Gelé(2)
2018
51,850
$28,833
Jan.-28
Jan.-28
           
Offshore Supply fleet
         
           
Platform Supply Vessels:
         
Crescendo
2012
1,457
Laid up
N/A
N/A
Colorado
2012
1,430
Laid up
N/A
N/A
Oil Spill Recovery Vessels:
         
Indigo
2013
1,401
Laid up
N/A
N/A
Jacaranda
2012
1,360
Laid up
N/A
N/A
Emblem
2012
1,363
Laid up
N/A
N/A
Jubilee
2012
1,317
Laid up
N/A
N/A


(1)
Sold and expected to be delivered to new owners in 2018.
(2)
Sold and expected to be delivered to new owners in 2018, subject to charterers' approval.



Drybulk, Tanker and Gas Carrier Segments Summary Operating Data (unaudited)
(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except average daily results)

Drybulk
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2017
   
2018
   
2017
   
2018
 
Average number of vessels(1)
   
15.5
     
20.9
     
14.3
     
21.0
 
Total voyage days for vessels(2)
   
1,410
     
1,850
     
2,580
     
3,740
 
Total calendar days for vessels(3)
   
1,410
     
1,903
     
2,580
     
3,793
 
Fleet utilization(4)
   
100.0
%
   
97.2
%
   
100.0
%
   
98.6
%
Time charter equivalent(5)
 
$
6,985
   
$
11,431
   
$
6,365
   
$
11,225
 
Vessel operating expenses (daily)(6)
 
$
6,320
   
$
7,543
   
$
5,787
   
$
6,841
 


Tanker
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2017
   
2018
   
2017
   
2018
 
Average number of vessels(1)
   
1.9
     
4.3
     
1.0
     
4.1
 
Total voyage days for vessels(2)
   
175
     
387
     
175
     
747
 
Total calendar days for vessels(3)
   
175
     
387
     
175
     
747
 
Fleet utilization(4)
   
100.0
%
   
100.0
%
   
100.0
%
   
100.0
%
Time charter equivalent(5)
 
$
10,057
   
$
15,080
   
$
10,057
   
$
17,444
 
Vessel operating expenses (daily)(6)
 
$
17,720
   
$
7,674
   
$
17,848
   
$
7,764
 


 
Gas Carrier
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2017
   
2018
   
2017
   
2018
 
Average number of vessels(1)
   
0.0
     
4.0
     
0.0
     
3.9
 
Total voyage days for vessels(2)
   
3
     
364
     
3
     
714
 
Total calendar days for vessels(3)
   
3
     
364
     
3
     
714
 
Fleet utilization(4)
   
100.0
%
   
100.0
%
   
100.0
%
   
100.0
%
Time charter equivalent(5)
 
$
14,667
   
$
27,929
   
$
14,667
   
$
28,083
 
Vessel operating expenses (daily)(6)
 
$
272,899
   
$
8,536
   
$
272,899
   
$
9,125
 


(1) Average number of vessels is the number of vessels that constituted the Company's fleet for the relevant period, as measured by the sum of the number of days each vessel was a part of the Company's fleet during the period divided by the number of calendar days in that period.
(2) Total voyage days for fleet are the total days the vessels were in the Company's possession for the relevant period net of dry-docking and laid-up days.
(3) Calendar days are the total number of days the vessels were in the Company's possession for the relevant period including dry-docking days and laid-up days.
(4) Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that the Company's vessels were available for revenue generating voyage days, and is determined by dividing voyage days by fleet calendar days for the relevant period.
(5) Time charter equivalent, or TCE, is a measure of the average daily revenue performance of a vessel on a per voyage basis. The Company's method of calculating TCE is consistent with industry standards and is determined by dividing voyage revenues (net of voyage expenses) by voyage days for the relevant time period. Voyage expenses primarily consist of port, canal and fuel costs that are unique to a particular voyage and are paid by the charterer under a time charter contract, as well as commissions. TCE revenues, a non-U.S. GAAP measure, provides additional meaningful information in conjunction with revenues from the Company's vessels, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, because it assists the Company's management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of its vessels and in evaluating their financial performance. TCE is also a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period-to-period changes in a shipping company's performance despite changes in the mix of charter types (i.e., spot charters, time charters and bareboat charters) under which the vessels may be employed between the periods. Please see below for a reconciliation of TCE rates to voyage revenues.
(6) Daily vessel operating expenses, which includes crew costs, provisions, deck and engine stores, lubricating oil, insurance, maintenance and repairs is calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by fleet calendar days net of laid-up days for the relevant time period.



Drybulk, Tanker and Gas Carrier Segments Summary Operating Data (unaudited) - continued
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for TCE rate, which is expressed in U.S. Dollars, and voyage days)

Drybulk
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2017
   
2018
   
2017
   
2018
 
Voyage revenues
 
$
12,225
   
$
22,748
   
$
20,713
   
$
45,281
 
Voyage expenses
   
(2,376
)
   
(1,601
)
   
(4,292
)
   
(3,299
)
Time charter equivalent revenues
 
$
9,849
   
$
21,147
   
$
16,421
   
$
41,982
 
Total voyage days for fleet
   
1,410
     
1,850
     
2,580
     
3,740
 
Time charter equivalent (TCE)
 
$
6,985
   
$
11,431
   
$
6,365
   
$
11,225
 


Tanker
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2017
   
2018
   
2017
   
2018
 
Voyage revenues
 
$
3,606
   
$
9,918
   
$
3,606
   
$
21,147
 
Voyage expenses
   
(1,846
)
   
(4,082
)
   
(1,846
)
   
(8,116
)
Time charter equivalent revenues
 
$
1,760
   
$
5,836
   
$
1,760
   
$
13,031
 
Total voyage days for fleet
   
175
     
387
     
175
     
747
 
Time charter equivalent (TCE)
 
$
10,057
   
$
15,080
   
$
10,057
   
$
17,444
 


Gas Carrier
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2017
   
2018
   
2017
   
2018
 
Voyage revenues
 
$
50
   
$
10,590
   
$
50
   
$
20,883
 
Voyage expenses
   
(6
)
   
(424
)
   
(6
)
   
(832
)
Time charter equivalent revenues
 
$
44
   
$
10,166
   
$
44
   
$
20,051
 
Total voyage days for fleet
   
3
     
364
     
3
     
714
 
Time charter equivalent (TCE)
 
$
14,667
   
$
27,929
   
$
14,667
   
$
28,083
 

DryShips Inc.

Financial Statements
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Expressed in Thousands of U.S. Dollars
except for share and per share data)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2017
   
2018
   
2017
   
2018
 
                         
REVENUES:
                       
Voyage revenues
 
$
16,381
   
$
43,256
   
$
28,189
   
$
87,311
 
     
16,381
     
43,256
     
28,189
     
87,311
 
                                 
EXPENSES:
                               
Voyage expenses
   
4,395
     
6,107
     
6,629
     
12,247
 
Vessel operating expenses
   
15,532
     
20,560
     
23,686
     
38,660
 
Depreciation
   
2,290
     
7,156
     
3,102
     
13,974
 
Impairment loss,(gain)/loss from sale of vessel and other
   
300
     
(5,109
)
   
300
     
(5,109
)
General and administrative expenses
   
7,082
     
7,612
     
15,795
     
14,781
 
Other, net
   
-
     
(347
)
   
(12
)
   
(365
)
                                 
Operating income/(loss)
   
(13,218
)
   
7,277
     
(21,311
)
   
13,123
 
                                 
OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSES):
                               
Interest and finance costs, net of interest income
   
(2,270
)
   
(3,915
)
   
(4,709
)
   
(8,805
)
Other, net
   
(156
)
   
214
     
(331
)
   
31
 
Total other expenses, net
   
(2,426
)
   
(3,701
)
   
(5,040
)
   
(8,774
)
                                 
Net income/(loss)
   
(15,644
)
   
3,576
     
(26,351
)
   
4,349
 
                                 
Net income/(loss) attributable to DryShips Inc.
 
$
(15,644
)
 
$
3,576
   
$
(26,351
)
 
$
4,349
 
                                 
Net income/(loss) attributable to DryShips Inc. common stockholders
   
(15,644
)
   
3,576
     
(26,351
)
   
4,349
 
Earnings/(Losses) per common share, basic and diluted (1)
 
$
(37.12
)
 
$
0.04
   
$
(108.25
)
 
$
0.04
 
Weighted average number of shares, basic and diluted (1)
   
421,418
     
100,581,638
     
243,433
     
102,123,365
 
                                 

(1) Share and per share data for 2017 give effect to the 1-for-7 reverse stock split on July 21, 2017.



DryShips Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Expressed in Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
 
December 31, 2017
   
June 30, 2018
 
             
ASSETS
           
             
Cash, cash equivalents, including restricted cash (current and non-current)
 
$
30,226
   
$
140,241
 
Other current and non-current assets
   
123,713
     
97,722
 
Advances for vessels under construction
   
31,898
     
-
 
Vessels, net
   
749,088
     
887,094
 
Total assets
   
934,925
     
1,125,057
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
Total debt
   
216,969
     
433,335
 
Total other liabilities
   
10,920
     
7,953
 
Total stockholders' equity
   
707,036
     
683,769
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
934,925
   
$
1,125,057
 
                 
SHARE COUNT DATA
               
                 
Common stock issued
   
104,274,708
     
104,274,708
 
Less: Treasury stock
   
-
     
(5,565,792
)
Common stock issued and outstanding
   
104,274,708
     
98,708,916
 



Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and certain other non-cash items as described below. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations, as determined by United States generally accepted accounting principles, and the Company's calculation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is included herein because it is a basis upon which the Company measures its operations. Adjusted EBITDA is also used by the Company's lenders as a credit metric and the Company believes that it presents useful information to investors regarding a company's ability to service and/or incur indebtedness.
The following table reconciles net income / (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:

 
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
                         
Net income/(loss) attributable to Dryships Inc
 
$
(15,644
)
 
$
3,576
   
$
(26,351
)
 
$
4,349
 
                                 
Add: Net interest expense
   
2,270
     
3,915
     
4,709
     
8,805
 
Add: Depreciation
   
2,290
     
7,156
     
3,102
     
13,974
 
Add: Dry-dockings and class survey costs
   
-
     
3,310
     
-
     
3,699
 
Add: Impairment loss, (gain)/loss from sale of vessel and other
   
300
     
(5,109
)
   
300
     
(5,109
)
Add: Write-off of capitalized expenses
   
-
     
470
     
-
     
470
 
Add: Income taxes
   
11
     
2
     
20
     
2
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
(10,773
)
 
$
13,320
   
$
(18,220
)
 
$
26,190
 

About DryShips Inc.
The Company is a diversified owner and operator of ocean going cargo vessels that operate worldwide. As of July 31, 2018, and not giving effect to any pending vessel transactions, the Company operates a fleet of 34 vessels comprising of (i) 9 Panamax drybulk vessels; (ii) 5 Newcastlemax drybulk vessels; (iii) 5 Kamsarmax drybulk vessels; (iv) 1 Very Large Crude Carrier; (v) 2 Aframax tankers; (vi) 2 Suezmax tanker; (vii) 4 Very Large Gas Carriers; and (viii) 6 Offshore Support Vessels, including 2 Platform Supply and 4 Oil Spill Recovery Vessels.
DryShips' common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market where it trades under the symbol "DRYS."
Visit the Company's website at www.dryships.com
Forward-Looking Statement
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with such safe harbor legislation.
Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.
The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company's records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company's control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
Important factors that, in the Company's view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in charter rates, utilization of vessels and vessel values, failure of a seller or shipyard to deliver one or more vessels, failure of a buyer to accept delivery of a vessel, the Company's inability to procure acquisition financing, default by one or more charterers of the Company's ships, changes in demand for drybulk, oil or natural gas commodities, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers, scheduled and unscheduled drydockings, changes in the Company's voyage and operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, changes in governmental rules and regulations, changes in the Company's relationships with the lenders under its debt agreements, potential liability from pending or future litigation, domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, international hostilities and political events or acts by terrorists.
Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by DryShips Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 20-F.
Investor Relations / Media:

Nicolas Bornozis
Capital Link, Inc. (New York)
Tel. 212-661-7566
E-mail: dryships@capitallink.com