Results of Operations

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

99.1     

Press Release Dated February 16, 2011: Costamare Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2010 Results.




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.

Date:  February 16, 2011

 

 

 

 

COSTAMARE INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregory G. Zikos

 

 

Name:

Gregory G. Zikos

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit 99.1

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COSTAMARE INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER and YEAR END 2010 RESULTS


Athens, Greece, February 16, 2011 – Costamare Inc. (“Costamare”) (NYSE: CMRE), a leading international owner of containerships, today reported unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and for the year ended December 31, 2010.


Highlights

·

Voyage revenues of $85.7 million and $353.2 million for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

·

Adjusted EBITDA of $56.2 million and $223.6 million for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

·

Net income of $11.8 million or $0.21 per share and $81.2 million or $1.65 per share for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

·

Adjusted Net Income of $18.0 million or $0.33 per share and $73.8 million or $1.50 per share for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

·

Finalized the financing arrangements for the three newbuilding contracts which were identified in the Initial Public Offering prospectus in November 2010. The containerships, each with a capacity of approximately 9,000 TEU, will be constructed by Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. for a contract price of $95.1 million per vessel and are scheduled to be delivered between November 2013 and January 2014. We have entered into time charter agreements with MSC for the employment of each vessel immediately upon delivery, for a duration of ten years at a daily charter rate of $43,000.

·

Contracted with Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. for the construction and purchase of two newbuild containerships, each of  approximately 9,000 TEU capacity. The two newbuildings are expected to be delivered by the end of 2012. We have entered into time charter agreements with MSC for the employment of each vessel immediately upon delivery, for duration of ten years. Both the contract price and the daily charter rate are similar to those agreed regarding the three 9,000 TEU vessels contracted with China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited and Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and chartered to MSC for a period of 10 years. We expect to finance the acquisition with cash on hand and a new credit facility, without using any currently available credit lines.

·

Agreed to purchase the container vessels Oranje, of 2,020 TEU capacity, built in 1991 and Zagora of 1,162 TEU capacity, built in 1995, for a purchase price of $7.5 million and $8.3 million, respectively. The two second-hand vessels were delivered to us in January 2011 and were acquired using existing cash.

·

Agreed to purchase the container vessel  Forever Prosperity, of 1,504 TEU capacity, built in 1996 at a purchase price of $9.5 million. The second-hand vessel will be acquired using existing cash.

·

Agreed to purchase three container vessels, with an approximate capacity of 2,020 TEU per vessel, two of them built in 1991 and one of them built in 1992, for an aggregate purchase price of $30.0 million. All three secondhand vessels will be acquired using existing cash. Concurrently agreed to sell the container vessels MSC Namibia, of 1,654 TEU capacity and built in 1977, MSC Sudan, of 1,630 TEU capacity and built in 1976 and MSC Sierra, of 1,630 TEU capacity and built in 1977, for an aggregate sale price of approximately $21.0 million.  The three acquired vessels are expected to be delivered before the end of March 2011 and will substitute the MSC Namibia, MSC Sudan and MSC Sierra in their respective charter party agreements.


·

In November 2010 we took delivery of two 3,351 TEU containerships, the Karmen and the Rena, that we agreed to purchase in September 2010. Both containerships were acquired using existing cash.


·

In January 2011 we declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010, of $0.25 per share which was paid on February 4, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of trading of the Company's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on January 28, 2011. This was the first cash dividend we have declared since our Initial Public Offering on November 4, 2010.


Three-months and Year Ended December 31, 2010

Financial Summary

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

Three-months ended December 31,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts):

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenue

 

$ 399,939

 

$ 353,151

 

$ 94,927

 

$ 85,687

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

 

$244,386

 

$ 223,609

 

$ 51,713

 

$ 56,228

Adjusted Net Income (1)

 

$ 81,107

 

$ 73,757

 


$ 11,543

 

$ 18,030

Weighted Average number of shares  

 

47,000,000

 

49,113,425

 

47,000,000

 

55,384,783

Adjusted Earnings per share (1)

 

$ 1.73

 

$ 1.50

 

$ 0.25

 

$ 0.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

$ 280,208

 

$ 231,076

 

$ 62,772

 

$ 50,001

Net Income

 

$ 116,929

 

$ 81,224

 

$ 22,602

 

$ 11,803

Weighted Average number of shares

 

47,000,000

 

49,113,425

 

47,000,000

 

55,384,783

Earnings per share

 

$ 2.49

 

$ 1.65

 

$ 0.48

 

$ 0.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 (1) Adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. Refer to the reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income and net income to adjusted EBITDA.


Non-GAAP Measure

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income



 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

Three-months ended December 31,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

 

 

Net Income

$

116,929

$

81,224

$

22,602

$

11,803

Accrued charter revenue

 

(22,374)

 

(13,596)

 

(10,404)

 

1,028

Gain (Loss) on sale of vessels

 

(2,854)

 

(9,588)

 

(337)

 

-

Charter agreement early termination fee

 

-

 

9,500

 

-

 

9,500

Realized gain (Loss) on Euro/USD forward contracts

 

(4,999)

 

1,758

 

(1,488)

 

203

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments

 

(5,595)

 

4,459

 

1,170

 

(4,504)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net income

$

81,107

$

73,757

$

11,543

$

18,030

Adjusted Earnings per Share

$

1.73

$

1.50

$

0.25

$

0.33

Weighted average number of shares

 

47,000,000

 

49,113,425

 

47,000,000

 

55,384,783


* The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures used in managing the business may provide users of these financial information additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures can provide additional meaningful reflection of underlying trends of the business because they provide a comparison of historical information that excludes certain items that impact the overall comparability. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance. See the Table above for supplemental financial data and corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2010. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.




Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA


 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

Three-months ended December 31,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S.dollars)

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$

116,929

$

81,224

$

22,602

$

11,803

Interest and finance costs

 

86,817

 

71,949

 

20,374

 

17,844

Interest income

 

(2,672)

 

(1,449)

 

(171)

 

(288)

Depreciation

 

71,148

 

70,887

 

17,921

 

18,314

Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs

7,986

 

8,465

 

2,046

 

2,328

EBITDA

 

280,208

 

231,076

 

62,772

 

50,001

Accrued charter revenue

 

(22,374)

 

(13,596)

 

(10,404)

 

1,028

Gain (Loss) on sale of vessels

 

(2,854)

 

(9,588)

 

(337)

 

-

Realized gain (Loss) on Euro/USD forward contracts

 

(4,999)

 

1,758

 

(1,488)

 

203

Charter agreement early termination fee

 

-

 

9,500

 

-

 

9,500

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments

 

(5,595)

 

4,459

 

1,170

 

(4,504)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

244,386

$

223,609

$

51,713

$

56,228



Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, depreciation, amortization of deferred dry-docking & special survey costs, gain/(loss) on sale of vessels, non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives and non-cash changes in “Accrued charter revenue” deriving from escalating charter rates under which certain of our vessels operate; the “Accrued charter revenue” is attributed to the time difference between the revenue recognition and the cash collection. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or “GAAP.” We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating our ability to service additional debt and make capital expenditures. In addition, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity position compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financings, income taxes and the accounting effects of capital expenditures and acquisitions, items which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance and liquidity. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.


Note: Items to consider for comparability include gains and charges. Gains positively impacting net income are reflected as deductions to net income. Charges negatively impacting net income are reflected as increases to net income.



The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures used in managing the business may provide users of these financial information additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures can provide additional meaningful reflection of underlying trends of the business because they provide a comparison of historical information that excludes certain items that impact the overall comparability. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance. See the Tables above for supplemental financial data and corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2010. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.



Mr. Gregory Zikos, CFO of Costamare Inc., commented:

During the last months we have been successfully implementing our fleet renewal and expansion strategy.


We have finalized and signed new ship building contracts for a total of five 9,000 TEU ships, all of which have been chartered for a period of 10 years at accretive rates; these vessels are expected to contribute contracted revenues in excess of $ 760 million. At the same time we bought in total 10 second hand vessels at attractive prices, 3 of which are expected to substitute 14 to 15 years older vessels for a minimal incremental cost of $ 3 million per ship.    


The total value of our deals exceeds $ 570 million. As of October 2010, before going public, we had 41 ships in the water with a total capacity of 211,882 TEUs. Today, we have 45 ships in the water, with 6 more vessels expected to be delivered, and an order book of five 9,000 TEUs ships, totaling 275,728 TEUs.


Regarding chartering, we are in a market that has been rising as we expected; although charterers want to fix for longer periods, for second hand vessels we are reluctant to commit to more than 6 months employment, and we are trying to postpone chartering to the last possible moment. We expect however to finalize our chartering arrangements over the next month.    


Looking into 2011 we will continue our focus on growing our fleet through attractive acquisitions that create real shareholder value. Our cash at hand of $ 208 million by year end, together with undrawn credit lines of $ 194 million and a total of 19 ships which as of today are free of debt, place us at a unique position to grow.


Finally, in line with our dividend policy, we have declared and paid a dividend of $0.25 per share for the fourth quarter 2010. This was the first cash dividend the Company paid since our initial public offering on November 4, 2010.


With a track record of uninterrupted profitability, and 35 years’ experience in shipping, including 25 years in containers, we are confident about our short and long-term potential and we remain excited about the many opportunities that we believe lie ahead for our Company.







Results of Operations

Three-month period ended December 31, 2010 compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2009

During the three-month periods ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had an average of 42.0 and 44.4 vessels, respectively, in our fleet. In the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, we accepted delivery of the vessels Karmen and Rena with an aggregate TEU capacity of 6,702.  In the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 we sold the vessel Liguria with TEU capacity of 956. In the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 our fleet operating days totaled 3,864 and 4,085 days, respectively. Operating days are the primary driver of voyage revenue and vessels operating expenses and represent the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet is owned.

 (Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars,

except percentages)

 

Three-month period ended December 31,

 

Change

 

Percentage

Change

 

2009

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenue

$

94.9

$

85.7

$

(9.2)

 

(9.7%)

Voyage expenses

 

(0.4)

 

(0.5)

 

0.1

 

25.0%

Voyage expenses – related parties

 

-

 

(0.4)

 

0.4

 

-

Vessels operating expenses

 

(26.6)

 

(26.1)

 

(0.5)

 

(1.9%)

General and administrative expenses

 

(1.0)

 

(0.4)

 

(0.6)

 

(60.0%)

Management fees – related parties

 

(2.9)

 

(3.1)

 

0.2

 

6.9%

Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs

 

(2.0)

 

(2.3)

 

0.3

 

15.0%

Depreciation

 

(17.9)

 

(18.3)

 

0.4

 

2.2%

Charter agreement early termination fee

 

-

 

(9.5)

 

9.5

 

-

Gain (Loss) on sale of vessels

 

0.3

 

-

 

(0.3)

 

(100.0%)

Foreign exchange gains / (losses)

 

(0.1)

 

(0.3)

 

0.2

 

200.0%

Interest income

 

0.2

 

0.3

 

0.1

 

50.0%

Interest and finance costs

 

(20.4)

 

(17.8)

 

(2.6)

 

(12.7%)

Other

 

(0.4)

 

-

 

(0.4)

 

(100.0%)

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments

 

(1.1)

 

4.5

$

5.6

 

509,1%

Net Income

$

22.6

$

11.8

(10.8)

 

(47.8%)




Fleet operational data

 

Three-month period ended December 31,

 

 

 

Percentage

Change

 

2009

 

2010

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of vessels

 

44.4

 

42.0

 

(2.4)

 

(5.4%)

Operating days

 

4,085

 

3,864

 

(221)

 

(5.4%)

Number of vessels dry-docked

 

1

 

3

 

2

 

-


Voyage Revenue

Voyage revenue decreased by 9.7%, or $9.2 million, to $85.7 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $94.9 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in operating days of our fleet during the period. The decrease in operating days was a result of a lower average number of vessels in our fleet during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 compared to the corresponding period in 2009. The decrease was also attributable to the time charter period extension for eight of our vessels for a four-year period commencing in 2014 at rates on average lower than the existing charter rates.

Voyage Expenses

Voyage expenses increased by 25.0%, or $0.1 million, to $0.5 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $0.4 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the off-hire expenses of the container vessels Karmen and Rena which were delivered to us by their sellers in November 2010. Upon her delivery the vessel Karmen underwent a dry-docking and commenced her time charter in late December 2010.  

Voyage Expenses – related parties

Voyage expenses – related parties in the amount of $0.4 million represent management fees charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement. Voyage Expenses – related parties represent a 0.75% charge on our voyage revenues for the period from November 4, 2010 (Initial Public Offering completion) up to December 31, 2010.

Vessels’ Operating Expenses

Vessels’ operating expenses, which also include the realized gain (loss) under derivative contracts entered into related to foreign currency exposure, decreased by 1.9%, or $0.5 million, to $26.1 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $26.6 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. Vessels’ operating expenses, excluding the effect of the realized gain (loss) under these derivative contracts, decreased by 8.2%, or $2.3 million, to $25.8 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $28.1 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was also partly attributable to the decreased fleet operating days during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2009.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased by 60.0%, or $0.6 million, to $0.4 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $1.0 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009.  The decrease in the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 was mainly attributable to the decreased legal and advisory expenses charged to us compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. In the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, Shanghai Costamare Ship Management Co. Ltd. charged us the amount of $0.5 million for market analysis and research services. There was not such charge for the three-month period ended December 31, 2010.    

Management Fees – related parties

Management fees paid to our managers increased by 6.9%, or $0.2 million, to $3.1 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $2.9 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. The increase was attributable to the new daily management fee we paid to our managers subsequent to the completion of our Initial Public Offering on November 4, 2010, offset by the decrease in fleet operating days for the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2009.

Amortization of Dry-docking and Special Survey Costs

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs increased by 15.0% or $0.3 million, to $2.3 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $2.0 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. The increase was mainly attributable to the amortization expense charged for four of our vessels that underwent their initial dry-docking in the year ended December 31, 2010, partially offset by the amortization expense not charged following the sale of the vessels MSC Germany, MSC Mexico and MSC Sicily during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010 and the write-off of their unamortized dry-docking balance which was included in the sale result. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, three vessels and one vessel, respectively, underwent their special surveys.


Depreciation

Depreciation expense increased by 2.2%, or $0.4 million, to $18.3 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $17.9 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the depreciation expense charged for the vessel MSC Navarino that was delivered to us by the shipyard in May 2010 and to the vessels Karmen and Rena that were delivered to us in November 2010. MSC Liguria, which was sold in the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 was fully depreciated as of the date it was sold.

Charter agreement early termination fee

The Charter agreement early termination fee of $9.5 million represents a one-time payment made to the charterer of MSC Navarino (renamed to Hyundai Navarino in January 2011) in December 2010, compensating the charterer MSC for the early termination of the charter party agreement of MSC Navarino. The vessel was redelivered to us by the charterer on January 28, 2011 and on January 30, 2011 she was delivered to charterers HMM for a daily charter rate of $44,000, compared to a daily charter rate of $22,000 under the MSC charter party agreement.

Gain on Sale of Vessels

In the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, we recorded a gain of $0.3 million from the sale of vessel MSC Liguria. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 no vessels were sold.

Foreign Exchange Gains / (Losses)

Foreign exchange losses were $0.3 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, compared to losses of $0.1 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, representing a change of $0.2 million resulting from unfavorable currency exchange rate movements between the U.S. dollar and the Euro.

Interest Income

During the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 interest income increased by 50.0%, or $0.1 million, to $0.3 million, from $0.2 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009.  The change in interest income was mainly due to the increased average cash balance held by us during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2009.

Interest and Finance Costs

Interest and finance costs decreased by 12.7%, or $2.6 million, to $17.8 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $20.4 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. Interest expense decreased to $5.0 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $8.1 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 due to decreased average loan balances outstanding. The costs relating to our interest rate swap agreements increased to $12.1 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, from $9.8 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, due to the increased difference between market rates and fixed rates.

Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments

The fair value of our 11 derivative instruments which were outstanding as of December 31, 2010 equates to the amount that would be paid by us or to us should those instruments be terminated. As of December 31, 2010, the fair value of these 11 interest rate swaps in aggregate amounted to a liability of $107.9 million. Ten of the 11 interest rate derivative instruments that were outstanding as at December 31, 2010, qualified for hedge accounting and the effective portion in the change of their fair value is recorded in “Other comprehensive loss” in stockholders’ equity.  For the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, a gain of $25.6 million has been included in “Other comprehensive loss” in stockholders’ equity and a gain of $4.9 million has been included in “Gain (loss) on derivative instruments” in the consolidated statement of income, resulting from the fair market value change of the interest rate swaps during the three-month period ended December 31, 2010.



Cash Flows


Three-month periods ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009

Condensed cash flows

 

Three-month period ended December  31,

(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars)

 

2009

 

2010

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$ 43.5

 

$ 39.0

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

$ (22.7)

 

$ (26.3)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

$ (25.7)

 

$ 116.2


Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 decreased by $4.5 million to $39.0 million, compared to $43.5 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009.  The decrease was primarily attributable to (a) increased payments for dry-dockings of $1.2 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, (b) a one-time payment of $9.5 million in December 2010 to the charterers of MSC Navarino for the early redelivery of the vessel; partly offset by the decreased payments for interest (including swap payments) of $3.1 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2009

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $26.3 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, which consists of (a) $22.5 million in payments for the acquisition of two vessels and (b) $3.8 million advance payments for the acquisition of four vessels.

Net cash used in investing activities was $22.7 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, which consists of (a) $1.8 million we received from the sale of one vessel and (b) $24.5 million in payments to the shipyard for the construction cost of MSC Navarino.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $116.2 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2010, which mainly consists of (a) $30.4 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $148.8 million net proceeds we received from our Initial Public Offering in November 2010, net of underwriting commissions and (c) $1.6 million in payments for costs related to our Initial Public Offering.

Net cash used in financing activities was $25.7 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, which mainly consists of (a) $55.2 million of indebtedness that we repaid and (b) $30.0 million of proceeds drawn under our loan facility.



Results of Operations

Year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009

During the year ended December 31, 2010, we had an average of 42.4 vessels in our fleet, compared to an average of 47.3 vessels in our fleet during 2009. In 2010 we acquired the newbuild vessel MSC Navarino and the second-hand vessels Karmen and Rena with an aggregate TEU capacity of 15,233, and we sold four vessels with an aggregate TEU capacity of 10,766. In 2009, we acquired the vessels Gifted and Genius with an aggregate TEU capacity of 5,844, and we sold 10 vessels with an aggregate TEU capacity of 18,333. In 2010 our fleet operating days totaled 15,488 days. In 2009 our fleet operating days totaled 17,279 days. Operating days are the primary driver of voyage revenue and vessels’ operating expenses and represent the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet is owned.


 (Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars,

except percentages)

 

Year ended December 31,

 

Change

 

Percentage

Change

 

2009

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenue

$

399.9

$

353.2

$

(46.7)

 

(11.7%)

Voyage expenses

 

(3.1)

 

(2.1)

 

(1.0)

 

(32.3%)

Voyage expenses – related parties

 

-

 

(0.4)

 

0.4

 

-

Vessels operating expenses

 

(114.6)

 

(102.8)

 

(11.8)

 

(10.3%)

General and administrative expenses

 

(1.7)

 

(1.2)

 

(0.5)

 

(29.4%)

Management fees – related parties

 

(12.2)

 

(11.3)

 

(0.9)

 

(7.4%)

Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs

 

(8.0)

 

(8.5)

 

0.5

 

6.3%

Depreciation

 

(71.1)

 

(70.9)

 

(0.2)

 

(0.3%)

Gain on sale of vessels

 

2.9

 

9.6

 

6.7

 

231.0%

Charter agreement early termination fee

 

-

 

(9.5)

 

9.5

 

-

Foreign exchange gains / (losses)

 

(0.5)

 

(0.3)

 

(0.2)

 

(40.0%)

Interest income

 

2.6

 

1.5

 

(1.1)

 

(42.3%)

Interest and finance costs

 

(86.8)

 

(71.9)

 

(14.9)

 

(17.2%)

Other

 

3.9

 

0.3

 

(3.6)

 

(92.3%)

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments

 

5.6

 

(4.5)

 

(10.1)

 

(180.4%)

Net Income

$

116.9

$

81.2

$

(35.7)

 

(30.5%)



Fleet operational data

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

Percentage

Change

 

2009

 

2010

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of vessels

 

47.3

 

42.4

 

(4.9)

 

(10.4%)

Operating days

 

17,279

 

15,488

 

(1,791)

 

(10.4%)

Number of vessels dry-docked

 

6

 

12

 

6

 

-


Voyage Revenue

Voyage revenue decreased by 11.7%, or $46.7 million, to $353.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $399.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in operating days of our fleet during the year; resulting from the lower average number of vessels in our fleet during the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was also attributable to the time charter period extension for eight of our vessels for a four-year period commencing the earliest from 2014 at rates on average lower than the existing charter rates.

Voyage Expenses

Voyage expenses decreased by 32.3%, or $1.0 million, to $2.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2010 from $3.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in operating days of our fleet for the year ended December 31, 2010, resulting from the lower average number of vessels in our fleet during the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was also attributable to decreased commissions charged by third parties as well as to lower fuel consumption during off-hire days.

Voyage Expenses – related parties

Voyage expenses – related parties in the amount of $0.4 million represent management fees charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement.  Voyage Expenses – related parties represent a 0.75% charge on our voyage revenues for the period from November 4, 2010 (Initial Public Offering completion) up to December 31, 2010.

Vessels’ Operating Expenses

Vessels’ operating expenses, which also include the realized gain (loss) under our forward transactions we entered into to hedge our Euro/USD exposure, decreased by 10.3%, or $11.8 million, to $102.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $114.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2009. Vessels’ operating expenses, excluding the effect of the realized gain (loss) under our forward transactions, decreased by 15.5%, or $18.5 million, to $101.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $119.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decreased fleet operating days during the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased by 29.4%, or $0.5 million, to $1.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $1.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2009.  The decrease in the year ended December 31, 2010 was mainly attributable to the decrease in legal, accounting and advisory fees charged to us. In the year ended December 31, 2009, Shanghai Costamare Ship Management Co. Ltd. charged us the amount of $0.5 million for market analysis and research services. There was not such charge for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Management Fees – related parties

Management fees paid to our managers decreased by 7.4%, or $0.9 million, to $11.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $12.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was attributable to the decrease in operating days of our fleet for the year ended December 31, 2010, resulting from the lower average number of vessels in our fleet in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009; partly offset by the new daily management fee we pay to our managers upon the completion of our Initial Public Offering on November 4, 2010.

Amortization of Dry-docking and Special Survey Costs

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs increased by 6.3%, or $0.5 million, to $8.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $8.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, six vessels and 12 vessels, respectively, underwent their special survey. The increase is attributable to the amortization expense charged for 12 vessels that were dry-docked during the year ended December 31, 2010, partly offset by the amortization expense not charged relating to the vessels sold during the year as their unamortized dry-docking balance at the date they were sold, was written-off and was included in the sale result.

Depreciation

Depreciation expense decreased by 0.3%, or $0.2 million, to $70.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $71.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was attributable to the sale of 10 vessels and four vessels during the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, respectively, partly offset by the depreciation expense charged for two vessels and three vessels acquired during the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Seven out of 10 vessels and three out of four vessels sold in 2009 and 2010, respectively, were fully depreciated as of the dates they were sold.

Gain on Sale of Vessels

In the year ended December 31, 2010, we recorded a gain of $9.6 million from the sale of four vessels, while in the year ended December 31, 2009, we recorded a net gain of $2.9 million from the sale of ten vessels.

Charter agreement early termination fee

The Charter agreement early termination fee of $9.5 million represents a one-time payment made to the charterer of MSC Navarino (renamed to Hyundai Navarino in January 2011) in December 2010, compensating the charterer MSC for the early termination of the charter party agreement of MSC Navarino. The vessel was redelivered to us by the charterer on January 28, 2011 and on January 30, 2011 she was delivered to charterers HMM for a daily charter rate of $44,000, compared to a daily charter rate of $22,000 under MSC charter party agreement.

Foreign Exchange Gains / (Losses)

Foreign exchange losses were $0.3million during the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to losses of $0.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2009, representing a change of $0.2 million resulting from favorable currency exchange movements between the U.S. dollar and the Euro.

Interest Income

In the year ended December 31, 2010 interest income decreased by 42.3%, or $1.1 million, to $1.5 million, from $2.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2009.  The change in interest income was mainly due to the decreased average cash balance held by us during the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009.

Interest and Finance Costs

Interest and finance costs decreased by 17.2%, or $14.9 million, to $71.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $86.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was mainly attributable to lower average debt balance during the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to year ended December 31, 2009.  The interest expense decreased to $19.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $47.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2009, due to decreased base rates. The costs relating to our interest rate swap agreements increased to $51.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $34.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2009, due to the increased difference between market rates and fixed rates.

Other

Other decreased to $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, from $3.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decreased income resulting from our vessels’ hull and machinery as well as guarantee claims recoveries.

Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments

The fair value of our 11 derivative instruments which were outstanding as of December 31, 2010 equates to the amount that would be paid by us or to us should those instruments be terminated. As of December 31, 2010, the fair value of these 11 interest rate swaps in aggregate amounted to a liability of $107.9 million. Ten of the 11 interest rate derivative instruments that were outstanding as at December 31, 2010 qualified for hedge accounting and the effective portion in the change of their fair value is recorded in “Other comprehensive loss” in stockholders’ equity.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, a loss of $21.9 million has been included in “Other comprehensive loss” in stockholders’ equity and a loss of $4.9 million has been included in “Gain (loss) on derivative instruments” in the consolidated statement of income, resulting from the fair market value change of the interest rate swaps during the year ended December 31, 2010.




Cash Flows

Year ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009

Condensed cash flows

 

Year ended December 31,

(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars)

 

2009

 

2010

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$ 161.9

 

$ 128.0

Net Cash Provided by (Used in)Investing Activities

 

$ 12.8

 

$ (23.9)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

$ (252.7)

 

$ 43.4


Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2010 decreased $33.9 million to $128.0 million, compared to $161.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was primarily attributable to (a) decreased cash from operations of $38.0 million resulting from the decreased average number of vessels in 2010 compared to 2009 and to the increased “Accrued charter revenue” which results from the time difference between the revenue recognition and the cash collection, (b) unfavorable change in working capital position, excluding the current portion of long term debt and the accrued charter revenue, of $7.8 million, (c) increased payments for dry-dockings of $6.7 million and (d) a one-time payment of $9.5 million in December 2010 to the charterers of MSC Navarino for the early redelivery of the vessel, partly offset by reduced payments for interest (including swap payments) of $16.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $23.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2010, which consists of (a) $28.3 million in payments to the shipyard for the construction cost of MSC Navarino, (b) $22.5 million in payments for the acquisition of two vessels, (c) $3.8 million advance payments for the acquisition of four vessels, (d) $22.7 million we received from the sale of four vessels and (e) $8.0 million we received from the sale of government securities.

Net cash provided by investing activities was $12.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2009, which consists of (a) $8.9 million in payments for the acquisition of the vessels Genius and Gifted, (b) $47.9 million in payments for the construction cost of MSC Navarino, (c) $21.4 million we received from the sale of government securities and (d) $48.2 million we received from the sale of 10 vessels.


Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $43.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2010, which mainly consists of (a) $93.9 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $10.0 million in dividends we paid to our shareholders and (c) $145.5 million net proceeds we received from our Initial Public Offering in November 2010.

Net cash used in financing activities was $252.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2009, which mainly consists of (a) $30.0 million of proceeds drawn under our loan facility, (b) $124.4 million of indebtedness that we repaid and (c) $161.2 million in dividends we paid to our shareholders.


Liquidity and Capital Expenditures

Cash and cash equivalents


As of December 31, 2010 Costamare had a total cash liquidity of $207.8 million, consisting of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments.



Undrawn Credit Lines


As of December 31, 2010 Costamare had a total of undrawn credit lines of $194.2 million.


Debt-free vessels


As of February 16, 2011, the following vessels are free of debt:


Unencumbered Vessels in the water

(refer to fleet list in page 15  for full charter details)


Vessel Name

Charterer

Year Built

Capacity (TEU)

Time Charter Term(1)

Current Daily Charter Hire (U.S. dollars)

Expiration of Charter(1)

Average Daily Charter Rate Until Earliest Expiry of Charter (U.S. dollars)2

1

COSCO HELLAS

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

32,400

May 2018

 37,212

2

HYUNDAI

NAVARINO

HMM

2010

8,531

1.2 years

44,000

March 2012

 44,000

3

SEALAND MICHIGAN

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

29,875

August 2018

 26,267

4

MSC AUSTRIA

MSC

1984

3,584

3.7 years

21,100

November 2012

 19,200

5

KARMEN

HMM

1991

3,351

0.2 years

10,000

February 2011

 10,000

6

RENA

N/A

1990

3,351

N/A

N/A

N/A

 N/A

7

AKRITAS

Hapag Lloyd

1987

3,152

1 year

11,000

August 2011

 11,000

8

MSC CHALLENGER

MSC

1986

2,633

2 years

10,000

September 2012

 10,000

9

ORANJE

N/A

1991

2,020

N/A

N/A

N/A

 N/A

10

MSC SUDAN (3)

MSC

1976

1,630

3 years

14,000

June 2011

 14,000

11

MSC SIERRA(3)

MSC

1977

1,630

3.7 years

14,000

May 2012

 13,046

12

MSC TUSCANY

MSC

1978

1,468

1.9 years

7,920

August 2012

 7,920

13

MSC FADO

MSC

1978

1,181

2 years

7,400

May 2012

 7,400

14

ZAGORA

I.Messina

1995

1,162

0.5 years

7,500

July 2011

 7,500

15

HORIZON

OACL

1991

1,068

7.1 years

7,625

April 2012

 7,625



Unencumbered Vessels purchased and to be delivered




Vessel Name

Year Built

Capacity (TEU)

Latest Delivery Date from Sellers

1

Zim Israel

1992

3,351

 28 February 2011

2

Zim Hong Kong

1992

3,351

 28 February 2011

3

Forever Prosperity

1996

1,504

 25 March 2011

4

Maersk Maine(4)

1992

2,024

 31 March 2011

5

Maersk Maryland(4)

1991

2,023

 31 March 2011

6

Maersk Vermont(4)

1991

2,023

 31 March 2011


Notes:

(1)

Charter terms and expiration dates are based on the earliest date charters could expire.

(2)

This average rate is calculated based on contracted charter rates for the days remaining between February 16, 2011 and the earliest expiration of each charter.

(3)

We have agreed to sell MSC Sudan and MSC Sierra.

(4)

Maersk Maine, Maersk Maryland and Maersk Vermont will substitute the vessels MSC Namibia, MSC Sudan and MSC Sierra in their charters.



Capital commitments


As of February 16, 2011 the Company’s total commitments for own funds, assuming the finalization of the currently negotiated loan agreement in relation to the construction of two 9,000 TEU vessels to be built by Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., amount to a total of approximately $ 140.9 million. This amount includes all equity capital commitments in relation to our new building contracts and our second hand vessel acquisitions.


Conference Call details


On Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. EST, Costamare's management team will hold 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 (from the US), 0(800) 953-0329 (from the UK) or +(44) (0) 1452 542 301 (from outside the US). Please quote "Costamare."


A replay of the conference call will be available until March 10, 2011. The United States replay number is 1(866) 247-4222; from the UK 0(800) 953-1533; the standard international replay number is (+44) (0) 1452 550 000 and the access code required for the replay is: 25306424#


Live webcast:


There will also be a simultaneous live webcast over the Internet, through the Costamare Inc. website (www.costamare.com) under the "Investors" section. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.



About Costamare Inc.


Costamare Inc. is one of the world's leading owners and providers of containerships for charter. Costamare Inc. has more than 35 years of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 53 containerships, with a total capacity of 275,728 TEU. Costamare Inc.’s common shares trade on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CMRE.”


Forward-Looking Statements


This earnings release contains “forward-looking statements”. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “believe”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “project”, “forecast” “plan”, “potential”, “may”, “should”, “could” and expect” and similar expressions. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only Costamare’s belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Costamare’s control. It is possible that actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect future results, see the discussion in our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No.333-170033) under the caption “Risk Factors”.


Contacts


Company Contact:
Gregory Zikos - Chief Financial Officer
Konstantinos Tsakalidis - Business Development
Costamare Inc., Athens, Greece
Tel: (+30) 210-949-0000
Email: ir@costamare.com

www.costamare.com

 

Investor Relations Advisor/ Media Contact:
Nicolas Bornozis - President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
Tel: 212-661-7566
Email: costamare@capitallink.com



Fleet List


The following table describes in detail our fleet deployment profile as of February 16, 2011.


Vessel Name

Charterer

Year Built

Capacity (TEU)

Time Charter Term(1)

Current Daily Charter Hire (U.S. dollars)

Expiration of Charter(1)

Average Daily Charter Rate Until Earliest Expiry of Charter (U.S. dollars)2

1

COSCO GUANGZHOU

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

36,400

December 2017

 36,400

2

COSCO NINGBO

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

36,400

January 2018

 36,400

3

COSCO YANTIAN

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

36,400

February 2018

 36,400

4

COSCO BEIJING

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

36,400

April 2018

 36,400

5

COSCO HELLAS

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

32,400(3)

May 2018

 37,212

6

HYUNDAI

NAVARINO

HMM

2010

8,531

1.2 years

44,000

March 2012

 44,000

7

MAERSK KAWASAKI(i)

A.P. Moller-Maersk

1997

7,403

10 years

37,000

December 2017

 37,000

8

MAERSK KURE(i)

A.P. Moller-Maersk

1996

7,403

10 years

37,000

December 2017

 37,000

9

MAERSK KOKURA(i)

A.P. Moller-Maersk

1997

7,403

10 years

37,000

February 2018

 37,000

10

SEALAND NEW YORK

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

34,875(4)

March 2018

 28,607

11

MAERSK KOBE

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

34,875(5)

May 2018

 31,982

12

SEALAND WASHINGTON

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

34,875(6)

June 2018

 28,678

13

SEALAND MICHIGAN

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

29,875(7)

August 2018

 26,267

14

SEALAND ILLINOIS

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

34,875(8)

October 2018

 28,740

15

MAERSK KOLKATA

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2003

6,644

11 years

34,500(9)

November 2019

 33,225

16

MAERSK KINGSTON

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2003

6,644

11 years

34,875(10)

February 2020

 33,390

17

MAERSK KALAMATA

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2003

6,644

11 years

34,875(11)

April 2020

 33,434

18

ZIM NEW YORK

ZIM

2002

4,992

10 years

18,189(12)

July 2012

 31,092

19

ZIM SHANGHAI

ZIM

2002

4,992

10 years

18,189(13)

August 2012

 30,397

20

ZIM PIRAEUS(ii)

ZIM

2004

4,992

10 years

20,013(14)

March 2014

 24,731

21

OAKLAND EXPRESS

Hapag Lloyd

2000

4,890

8 years

35,000(15)

September 2016

 31,205

22

NEW YORK EXPRESS

Hapag Lloyd

2000

4,890

8 years

35,000(15)

October 2016

 31,189

23

SINGAPORE EXPRESS

Hapag Lloyd

2000

4,890

8 years

35,000(15)

July 2016

 31,225

24

MSC MANDRAKI

MSC

1988

4,828

2.8 years

22,200(16)

August 2012

 22,200

25

MSC MYKONOS

MSC

1988

4,828

3.2 years

22,200(17)

September 2012

 22,200

26

MSC ANTWERP

MSC

1993

3,883

3 years

20,000(18)

April 2012

 20,000

27

MSC WASHINGTON

MSC

1984

3,876

3.2 years

20,000(19)

February 2013

 18,364

28

MSC KYOTO

MSC

1981

3,876

3.1 years

20,000(20)

June 2013

 18,257

29

MSC AUSTRIA

MSC

1984

3,584

3.7 years

21,100(21)

November 2012

 19,200

30

KARMEN

HMM

1991

3,351

0.2 years

10,000

February 2011

 10,000

31

RENA

N/A

1990

3,351

N/A

N/A

N/A

 N/A

32

AKRITAS

Hapag Lloyd

1987

3,152

1 year

11,000

August 2011

 11,000

33

GARDEN(iii)

Evergreen Marine

1984

2,922

5 years

15,200

November 2012

 15,200

34

GENIUS I(iii)

Evergreen Marine

1984

2,922

3.3 years

15,200

November 2012

 15,200

35

GATHER(iii)

Evergreen Marine

1984

2,922

5 years

15,200

November 2012

 15,200

36

GIFTED(iv)

Evergreen Marine

1984

2,922

2.4 years

15,700

December 2011

 15,700

37

MSC CHALLENGER

MSC

1986

2,633

2 years

10,000

September 2012

 10,000

38

ORANJE

N/A

1991

2,020

N/A

N/A

N/A

 N/A

39

MSC NAMIBIA(v)

MSC

1977

1,654

4.8 years

14,000(22)

July 2012

 13,011

40

MSC SUDAN(v)

MSC

1976

1,630

3 years

14,000

June 2011

 14,000

41

MSC SIERRA(v)

MSC

1977

1,630

3.7 years

14,000(23)

May 2012

 13,046

42

MSC TUSCANY

MSC

1978

1,468

1.9 years

7,920

August 2012

 7,920

43

MSC FADO

MSC

1978

1,181

2 years

7,400

May 2012

 7,400

44

ZAGORA

I.Messina

1995

1,162

0.5 years

7,500

July 2011

 7,500

45

HORIZON

OACL

1991

1,068

7.1 years

7,625

April 2012

 7,625



Second Hand Vessels to be Delivered




Vessel Name

Year Built

Capacity (TEU)

Latest Delivery Date from Sellers

1

Zim Israel

1992

3,351

28 February 2011

2

Zim Hong Kong

1992

3,351

28 February 2011

3

Forever Prosperity

1996

1,504

25 March 2011

4

Maersk Maine(a)

1992

2,024

31 March 2011

5

Maersk Maryland(a)

1991

2,023

31 March 2011

6

Maersk Vermont(a)

1991

2,023

31 March 2011



Vessels under Construction



Vessel Name

Charterer

Expected Delivery

Vessel Type

Time
Charter
Term

Earliest
Expiration
of Charter

1

Hull S4010

MSC

4th Quarter 2012

9,000

10 years

4th Quarter 2022

2

Hull S4011

MSC

4th Quarter 2012

9,000

10 years

4th Quarter 2022

3

H1068A

MSC

November 2013

9,000

10 years

October 2023

4

H1069A

MSC

December 2013

9,000

10 years

November 2023

5

H1070A

MSC

January 2014

9,000

10 years

December 2023




(1)

Charter terms and expiration dates are based on the earliest date charters could expire.

(2)

This average rate is calculated based on contracted charter rates for the days remaining between February 16, 2011 and the earliest expiration of each charter. Certain of our charter rates change until their earliest expiration dates, as indicated in the footnotes below.

(3)

This charter rate escalates on August 31, 2011 to $37,596 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(4)

This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $30,375 and on May 8, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(5)

This charter rate changes on June 1, 2011 to $42,679 per day, on January 1, 2012 to $38,179 per day and on June 30, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(6)

This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $30,375 and on August 24, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(7)

This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $25,375 per day and on October 20, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(8)

This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $30,375 per day and on December 4, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(9)

This charter rate changes on June 1, 2011 to $42,990 per day, on January 1, 2012 to $38,490 per day and on January 13, 2016 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(10)

This charter rate changes on June 1, 2011 to $42,961 per day, on January 1, 2012 to $38,461 per day and on April 28, 2016 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(11)

This charter rate changes on June 1, 2011 to $42,918 per day, on January 1, 2012 to $38,418 per day and on June 11, 2016 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(12)

This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $16,205 per day and on July 1, 2012 to $23,150 per day until the earliest redelivery date. In addition, if the charterer does not exercise its unilateral option to extend the term, the charterer is required to make a lump sum payment at the earliest redelivery of approximately $6.9 million.

(13)

This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $16,205 per day and on July 1, 2012 to $23,150 per day until the earliest redelivery date. In addition, if the charterer does not exercise its unilateral option to extend the term, the charterer is required to make a lump sum payment at the earliest redelivery of approximately $6.9 million.

(14)

This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $18,150 per day, on May 8, 2012 to $18,274 per day and on January 1, 2013 to $22,150 per day until the earliest redelivery date. In addition, the charterer is required to repay the remaining amount accrued during the reduction period, or approximately $5.0 million, no later than July 2016.

(15)

This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $30,500 per day until the earliest redelivery.

(16)

This charter rate is applicable until November 2, 2011. The “market rate” is payable for the remainder of the term. In order to calculate the average charter rate, we assumed that the charter expires on November 2, 2011.

(17)

This charter rate is applicable until July 14, 2011. The “market rate” is payable for the remainder of the term. In order to calculate the average charter rate, we assumed that the charter expires on July 14, 2011.

(18)

This charter rate is applicable until May 15, 2011. The “market rate” is payable for the remainder of the term. In order to calculate the average charter rate, we assumed that the charter expires on May 15, 2011.

(19)

This charter rate changes on December 14, 2011 to $17,250 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(20)

This charter rate changes on December 19, 2011 to $17,250 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(21)

This charter rate changes on December 29, 2011 to $17,250 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(22)

This charter rate changes on December 17, 2011 to $11,500 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(23)

This charter rate changes on December 20, 2011 to $11,250 per day until the earliest redelivery date.


(i)

Charterers have unilateral options to extend the charters of the vessels for two periods of 30 months +/-90 days at a rate of $41,700 per day.

(ii)

Charterer has a unilateral option to extend the charter of the vessel for a period of 12 months +/-60 days at a rate of $27,500 per day.

(iii)

Charterers have unilateral options to extend the charters of the vessels for periods until 2014, at a rate of $14,000 per day.

(iv)

Charterers have a unilateral option to extend the charter of the vessel for a period of one year +/-30 days at a rate of $14,000 per day

(v)

We have agreed to sell MSC Namibia, MSC Sudan and MSC Sierra, and they are expected to be delivered to their Buyers by April 15, 2011.


(a)

Maersk Maine, Maersk Maryland and Maersk Vermont will substitute the vessels MSC Namibia, MSC Sudan and MSC Sierra in their charters.



COSTAMARE INC.

Consolidated Statements of Income



 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

Three-months ended

December 31,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts)

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenues

$

399,939

$

353,151

$

94,927

$

85,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage expenses

 

(3,075)

 

(2,076)

 

(381)

 

(509)

Voyage expenses – related parties

 

-

 

(410)

 

-

 

(410)

Charter agreement early termination fee

 

-

 

(9,500)

 

-

 

(9,500)

Vessels' operating expenses

 

(114,515)

 

(102,771)

 

(26,616)

 

(26,048)

General and administrative expenses

 

(1,236)

 

(1,224)

 

(509)

 

(449)

General and administrative expenses – related parties

 

(480)

 

-

 

(480)

 

-

Management fees - related parties

 

(12,231)

 

(11,256)

 

(2,851)

 

(3,075)

Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs

 

(7,986)

 

(8,465)

 

(2,046)

 

(2,328)

Depreciation

 

(71,148)

 

(70,887)

 

(17,921)

 

(18,314)

Gain (Loss) on sale of vessels

 

2,854

 

9,588

 

337

 

-

Foreign exchange gains / (losses)

 

(535)

 

(273)

 

(90)

 

(235)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

$

191,587

$

155,877

$

44,370

$

24,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

2,672

$

1,449

$

171

$

288

Interest and finance costs

 

(86,817)

 

(71,949)

 

(20,374)

 

(17,844)

Other

 

3,892

 

306

 

(395)

 

36

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments

 

5,595

 

(4,459)

 

(1,170)

 

4,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other expenses

$

(74,658)

$

(74,653)

$

(21,768)

$

(13,016)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$

116,929

$

81,224

$

22,602

$

11,803

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per share

$

2.49

$

1.65

$

0.48

$

0.21

Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares

 

47,000,000

 

49,113,425

 

47,000,000

 

55,384,783




COSTAMARE INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets


 

 


As of December 31,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

2009

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                            

$

12,282

$

159,774

Restricted cash

 

4,248

 

5,121

Receivables

 

3,135

 

3,360

Inventories

 

11,479

 

9,534

Due from related parties

 

419

 

1,297

Fair value of derivatives

 

44

 

458

Insurance claims receivable

 

676

 

747

Vessels held for sale

 

2,951

 

-

Investments

 

8,188

 

6,080

Accrued charter revenue

 

3,218

 

22,413

Prepayments and other

 

1,665

 

2,428

Total current assets

$

48,305

$

211,212

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS, NET:

 

 

 

 

Advances for vessels acquisitions

$

94,455

$

3,830

Vessels, net

 

1,465,644

 

1,531,610

Total fixed assets, net

$

1,560,099

$

1,535,440

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

Investments

$

6,190

$

-

Deferred charges, net

 

27,519

 

30,867

Due from related parties

 

7,887

 

-

Restricted cash

 

40,252

 

36,814

Accrued charter revenue

 

20,048

 

14,449

Total assets

$

1,710,300

$

1,828,782

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

$

93,856

$

114,597

Accounts payable

 

8,822

 

4,128

Due to related parties

 

7,253

 

-

Accrued liabilities

 

6,356

 

7,761

Unearned revenue

 

2,136

 

2,580

Fair value of derivatives

 

52,305

 

53,880

Dividends payable

 

10,000

 

-

Other current liabilities

 

2,543

 

1,842

Total current liabilities

$

183,271

$

184,788

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

$

1,341,737

$

1,227,140

Fair value of derivatives, non current portion

 

28,855

 

54,062

Unearned revenue, net of current portion

 

1,215

 

650

Total other non-current liabilities

$

1,371,807

$

1,281,852

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

$

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

Common stock

$

-

$

6

Additional paid-in capital

 

372,034

 

519,971

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(60,648)

 

(82,895)

Accumulated deficit

 

(156,164)

 

(74,940)

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

$

155,222

$

362,142

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,710,300

$

1,828,782




COSTAMARE INC.

Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

Three-months ended December 31,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income:

 

$

116,929

$

81,224

$

22,602

$

11,803

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

71,148

 

70,887

 

17,921

 

18,314

Amortization of financing costs

 

 

746

 

1,827

 

228

 

688

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special surveys

 

 

7,986

 

8,465

 

2,046

 

2,328

Amortization of unearned revenue

 

 

(3,378)

 

(650)

 

(111)

 

(164)

(Gain) Loss on sale of vessels

 

 

(2,854)

 

(9,588)

 

(337)

 

-

Gain on sale of available for sale securities

 

 

(108)

 

(148)

 

-

 

-

Loss (gain) on derivative instruments

 

 

(5,595)

 

4,459

 

1,170

 

(4,504)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

$

(2,039)

$

(225)

$

541

$

1,839

Due from related parties

 

 

4,538

 

7,009

 

1,961

 

11,193

Inventories

 

 

1,108

 

1,945

 

(1,663)

 

(530)

Claims receivable

 

 

2,472

 

(71)

 

1,806

 

(7)

Prepayments and other

 

 

431

 

(763)

 

587

 

(456)

Accounts payable

 

 

4,996

 

(4,694)

 

3,605

 

(2,125)

Due to related parties

 

 

6,983

 

(7,253)

 

5,619

 

-

Accrued liabilities

 

 

(8,447)

 

1,995

 

(2,842)

 

1,772

Deferred revenue

 

 

(3,906)

 

529

 

469

 

10

Other liabilities

 

 

(692)

 

(701)

 

1,009

 

(409)

Dry-dockings

 

 

(6,051)

 

(12,705)

 

(659)

 

(1,828)

Accrued charter revenue

 

 

(22,374)

 

(13,596)

 

(10,404)

 

1,028

Net Cash from Operating Activities

 

$

161,893

$

127,946

$

43,548

$

38,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advances for vessels’ acquisitions

 

$

(47,903)

 

(3,830)

 

(24,495)

 

(3,830)

Sale of available for sale securities

 

 

21,421

$

8,030

$

-

$

-

Vessel acquisitions/Addition to vessel cost

 

 

(8,864)

 

(50,781)

 

-

 

(22,500)

Proceeds from the sale of vessels

 

 

48,157

 

22,731

 

1,843

 

-

Net Cash provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

 

$

12,811

$

(23,850)

$

(22,652)

$

(26,330)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' contributions

 

$

-

$

2,400

$

-

$

-

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

 

30,000

 

-

 

30,000

 

-

Repayment of long-term debt

 

 

(124,355)

 

(93,856)

 

(55,200)

 

(30,396)

Payments for financing costs

 

 

(150)

 

(3,256)

 

(150)

 

(300)

Initial public offering proceeds, net

 

 

-

 

148,827

 

-

 

148,827

Initial public Offering related costs

 

 

 

 

(3,284)

 

-

 

(1,603)

Distribution paid to stockholders with reorganization

 

 

(131,000)

 

-

 

-

 

-

Dividends paid

 

 

(30,230)

 

(10,000)

 

-

 

-

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash

 

 

3,051

 

2,565

 

(318)

 

(350)

Net Cash used in Financing Activities

 

$

(252,684)

$

43,396

$

(25,668)

$

116,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

(77,980)

$

147,492

$

(4,772)

$

128,800

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year/period

 

 

90,262

 

12,282

 

17,054

 

30,974

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year/period

 

$

12,282

$

159,774

$

12,282

$

159,774