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 November 2019

Commission File Number: 001-36202

 

 

NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

c/o NGT Services (UK) Ltd

10 Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DH

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. on November 13, 2019: Navigator Holdings Ltd. Preliminary Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019.


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: November 13, 2019     By:  

/s/ Niall Nolan

    Name:   Niall Nolan
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
EX-1

Exhibit 1

Navigator Holdings Ltd.

Preliminary Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Highlights

 

   

Navigator Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our”) reported operating revenue of $75.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $80.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

 

   

Net loss was $2.9 million (loss per share of $0.05) for the three months ended September 30, 2019 (which includes a $1.0 million non-cash loss on exchange rate movements), compared to net income of $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA1 was $29.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $30.4 million for the three months September 30, 2018.

 

   

We have contracted with seven new customers during the third quarter, as well as a twelve-month charter with a major petrochemical producer for one of our ethane-capable midsize vessels at a rate in excess of $30,000 per day.

 

   

A fourth long term throughput agreement has been signed for the Marine Export Terminal with a major petrochemical producer, increasing total offtake commitments to approximately 75% of nameplate capacity. The committed contracts cover a period of five to seven years.

 

   

Our 50/50 joint venture relating to our ethylene export marine terminal at Morgan’s Point, Texas (the “Marine Export Terminal”) is forecast to be operational on time and on budget with our first loading scheduled for December 2019.

 

   

Following the technical management takeover of Navigator Prominence we have now taken 16 vessels into in-house management.

 

   

On October 29, 2019, the Company closed a sale and leaseback transaction to refinance Navigator Aurora. The sale price agreed was $77.5 million, with the buyer paying 90% of the vessel’s value, or $69.75 million and a seller’s credit representing the remaining 10%. From the proceeds, $44.5 million was used to repay the vessel’s secured tranche of the December 2015 secured term loan facility. Simultaneous with this sale, the Company entered into a bareboat charter for the vessel for a period of up to 13 years, with break clauses at years 5, 7 and 10.

Our medium size gas carriers successfully performed two ‘firsts’ during the third quarter of 2019. Competitive U.S. butane pricing enabled our customers to transport tons to India, adding significant ton mile to the medium size segment, which we believe was the first trade of its kind, as Middle East exports have typically catered for India’s import needs. Also made possible due to competitive U.S. priced natural gas liquids (“NGLS”), one of our medium sized gas carriers transported ethane from the U.S. Gulf to China, which we believe was the first medium sized ethane cargo moving trans-pacific, also indicating longer ton mile in the segment. Our four medium sized vessels were fully utilized during the quarter, and we expect this to continue for the remainder of the year. Medium sized gas carrier 12 month time charter rates increased from approximately $540,000 per calendar month (“pcm”) at the beginning of the quarter to current rates of approximately $740,000 pcm.

The handysize segment remained flat during the third quarter with 12 month time charter rates hovering around $545,000 pcm to current rates of $575,000 pcm, experiencing a time-lag for the positive effects from stronger freight markets for the larger segments above. Geopolitical tension in the Middle East resulted in the introduction of substantial war risk premiums on shipping through the Straits of Hormuz, which made spot movements of LPG and petrochemical cargoes less economical. It appears that only the Very Large Gas Carrier (“VLGC”) market has been able to absorb these increased premiums on their trades.

The handysize segment is continuously expanding its footprint creating new trades that increase incremental demand. We have contracted with seven new clients during the third quarter, putting the handysize’s versatility to practice in new markets in China and in Africa. One example is a new Indian coastal propylene cabotage trade, which balances the domestic market. This is the first time we have engaged one of our handysize vessels for this trade.

The belief in a stronger freight market is underpinned by newbuilding order activity in the market. Six medium-sized gas carriers and two handysize ethylene carriers were confirmed ordered during the third quarter, all with anticipated delivery time within two years.

The Marine Export Terminal is on schedule to commence operations at the end of the year, which will add incremental product supply to the market. Additional U.S. and Canadian export terminals are scheduled to be commissioned in 2020 requiring semi-refrigerated handysize vessels. A continuing healthy freight market for the medium and large gas carriers is believed to be having a positive effect on the handysize segment.


Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019:

 

     (in thousands)  
    

September 30,

2018

    

September 30,

2019

 

Net income/(loss)

   $ 623      $ (2,913

Interest expense

     11,014        12,406  

Interest income

     (202      (197

Income taxes

     137        131  

Depreciation and amortization

     18,846        19,009  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA(1)

   $ 30,418      $ 28,436  

Foreign currency exchange gain on senior secured bonds

     —          (4,171

Unrealized loss on non-designated derivative instruments

     —          5,197  

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

   $ 30,418      $ 29,462  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA represents net income before net interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before any foreign currency exchange gain or loss on senior secured bonds and unrealized gain or loss on non-designated derivative instruments. Management believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors in evaluating the operating performance of the Company. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent and should not be considered as alternatives to any financial measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and our calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies. See the table above for a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income/(loss), our most directly comparable financial measure calculated accordance with U.S. GAAP.


Conference Call Details:

On Thursday, November 14, 2019, 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 (877) 553-9962 (US Toll Free Dial In), 0(808) 238-0669 (UK Toll Free Dial In) or +44 (0) 2071 928 592 (Standard International Dial In). Please quote “Navigator” to the operator. 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.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available until Thursday, November 21, 2019, by dialing 1(866) 331-1332 (US Toll Free Dial In), 0(808) 238-0667 (UK Toll Free Dial In) or +44 (0) 3333 009 785 (Standard International Dial In). Access Code: 11870348#

Navigator Gas

Attention: Investor Relations Department

 

London:    10 Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DH. Tel: +44 (0)20 7340 4850
New York:    650 Madison Ave, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Tel: +1 212 355 5893

About Us

Navigator Holdings Ltd. is the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers and a global leader in the seaborne transportation of petrochemical gases, such as ethylene and ethane, liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”) and ammonia. Navigator’s fleet consists of 38 semi- or fully-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers, 14 of which are ethylene and ethane capable. The Company plays a vital role in the liquefied gas supply chain for energy companies, industrial consumers and commodity traders, with our sophisticated vessels providing an efficient and reliable ‘floating pipeline’ between the parties. We continue to build strong, long-term partnerships based on mutual trust, our depth of technical expertise and a modern versatile fleet.


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions related thereto, including our financial forecast. 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,” “scheduled,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this press release. 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;

 

   

fluctuations in currencies and interest rates;

 

   

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

 

   

our ability to continue to comply with all our debt covenants;

 

   

our financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to refinance our indebtedness as it matures or 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 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;

 

   

the availability of low sulfur fuel oil compliant with IMO 2020 regulatory requirements;

 

   

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

 

   

our vessels engaging in ship to ship transfers of LPG or petrochemical cargoes which may ultimately be discharged in sanctioned areas or to sanctioned individuals without our knowledge. Three of our vessels were named in a recent U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) Advisory to the Maritime Petroleum Shipping Community as ships that had engaged in such ship to ship transfers of cargoes that may have ultimately been destined for Syria;

 

   

potential liability from future litigation;

 

   

our expectations relating to the payment of dividends;

 

   

our expectation regarding providing in-house technical management for certain vessels in our fleet and our success in providing such in-house technical management;

 

   

our expectations regarding the construction and financing of the Marine Export Terminal, the financing of our investment in the Marine Export Terminal and the financial success of the Marine Export Terminal and our related 50/50 joint venture with Enterprise Products Partners L.P.; and

 

   

other factors detailed from time to time in other periodic reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

All forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of these factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement. 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.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

     December 31, 2018     September 30, 2019  
     (in thousands, except share data)  

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

   $ 71,515     $ 56,951  

Accounts receivable, net

     17,033       23,632  

Accrued income

     4,731       2,680  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     16,057       21,087  

Bunkers and lubricant oils

     8,789       8,446  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     118,125       112,796  

Non-current assets

    

Vessels, net

     1,670,865       1,625,913  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     1,299       1,098  

Investment in equity accounted joint venture

     42,462       117,656  

Right-of-use asset for operating leases

     —         7,041  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     1,714,626       1,751,708  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,832,751     $ 1,864,504  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Current portion of secured term loan facilities, net of deferred financing costs

   $ 68,857     $ 67,779  

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

     —         1,104  

Accounts payable

     10,784       8,351  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     12,798       15,701  

Accrued interest

     4,613       2,544  

Deferred income

     8,342       13,309  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     105,394       108,788  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current Liabilities

    

Secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities, net of current portion and deferred financing costs

     599,676       635,375  

Senior secured bond, net of deferred financing costs

     68,378       65,197  

Senior unsecured bond, net of deferred financing costs

     99,039       98,055  

Derivative liabilities

     5,154       8,706  

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

     —         6,193  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     772,247       813,526  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     877,641       922,314  

Commitments and contingencies (see note 13)

    

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock—$.01 par value per share; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 55,826,644 shares issued and outstanding, (2018: 55,657,631)

     557       558  

Additional paid-in capital

     590,508       591,623  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (363     (360

Retained earnings

     364,408       350,369  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     955,110       942,190  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,832,751     $ 1,864,504  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Navigator Holdings Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three months ended
September 30,

(in thousands except share and per share

data)

   

Nine months ended
September 30,

(in thousands except share and per share

data)

 
     2018     2019     2018     2019  

Revenues

        

Operating revenue

   $ 80,843     $ 75,624     $ 231,813     $ 225,313  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Brokerage commissions

     1,434       1,217       3,793       3,759  

Voyage expenses

     17,251       13,387       46,158       43,181  

Vessel operating expenses

     26,873       26,820       79,624       83,742  

Depreciation and amortization

     18,846       19,009       57,256       56,870  

General and administrative costs

     4,867       4,631       14,126       14,628  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     69,271       65,064       200,957       202,180  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     11,572       10,560       30,856       23,133  

Other income/(expense)

        

Foreign currency exchange gain on senior secured bonds

     —         4,171       —         3,219  

Unrealized loss on non-designated derivative instruments

     —         (5,197     —         (3,552

Interest expense

     (11,014     (12,406     (32,891     (36,768

Interest income

     202       197       561       617  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) before income taxes and share of result of equity accounted joint venture

     760       (2,675     (1,474     (13,351

Income taxes

     (137     (131     (366     (305

Share of result of equity accounted joint venture

     —         (107     —         (247
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

   $ 623     $ (2,913   $ (1,840   $ (13,903
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings/(loss) per share:

        

Basic:

   $ 0.01     $ (0.05   $ (0.03   $ (0.25

Diluted:

   $ 0.01     $ (0.05   $ (0.03   $ (0.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

        

Basic:

     55,656,304       55,829,239       55,620,149       55,781,276  

Diluted:

     56,000,240       55,829,239       55,620,149       55,781,276  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Navigator Holdings Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months ended
September 30,
2018
    Nine Months ended
September 30,
2019
 
     (in thousands)     (in thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (1,840   $ (13,903

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

    

Unrealized loss on non-designated derivative instruments

     —         3,552  

Depreciation and amortization

     57,256       56,870  

Payment of drydocking costs

     (4,875     (9,060

Prior year expenses recovered in insurance claim

     (776     —    

Amortization of share-based compensation

     765       1,116  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,692       2,936  

Share of result of equity accounted joint venture

     —         247  

Unrealized foreign exchange gain on senior secured bonds

     —         (3,219

Other unrealized foreign exchange gain

     39       (198

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    

Accounts receivable

     1,089       (6,599

Bunkers and lubricant oils

     (2,542     343  

Accrued income and prepaid expenses and other current assets

     425       (1,546

Accounts payable, accrued interest, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     4,541       3,851  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     55,774       34,390  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Refunds/(additions) to vessels and equipment

     69       (2,565

Investment in equity accounted joint venture

     (25,994     (75,440

Purchase of other property, plant and equipment

     (120     (255

Insurance recoveries

     1,010       1,130  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (25,035     (77,130
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Proceeds from secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities

     21,900       162,000  

Issuance costs of secured bond

     —         (136

Issuance costs of unsecured bond amendment

     —         (1,325

Issuance costs of secured term loan facilities

     —         (1,448

Issuance costs of terminal credit facility

     —         (2,765

Repayment of secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities

     (64,290     (128,150
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities

     (42,390     28,176  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     (11,651     (14,564

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

     62,109       71,515  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

   $ 50,458     $ 56,951  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Information

    

Total interest paid during the period, net of amounts capitalized

   $ 33,438     $ 35,478  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total tax paid during the period

   $ 107     $ 225