Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) ("Scorpio Tankers" or the "Company") today reported its results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.  The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the Company’s common stock.

Results for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019       

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had a net loss of $20.2 million, or $0.37 basic and diluted loss per share.  For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had an adjusted net loss (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) of $20.2 million, or $0.37 basic and diluted loss per share, which excludes from net loss (i) a $1.0 million, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, gain recorded on the Company's repurchase of its Convertible Notes due 2022 and (ii) a $1.0 million, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, write-off of deferred financing fees and unamortized fair value discounts on sale and leaseback liabilities that were refinanced during the period.

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had a net loss of $45.3 million, or $0.93 basic and diluted loss per share.  For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had an adjusted net loss (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) of $44.8 million, or $0.92 basic and diluted loss per share, which excludes from the net loss a $0.4 million, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, write-off of deferred financing fees.

Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019       

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had net income of $170.4 million, or $3.11 basic and $2.95 diluted earnings per share.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had an adjusted net income (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) of $170.6 million, or $3.11 basic and $2.95 diluted earnings per share, which excludes from net income (i) a $1.0 million, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, gain recorded on the Company's repurchase of its Convertible Notes due 2022 and (ii) a $1.3 million, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, write-off of deferred financing fees and unamortized fair value discounts on sale and leaseback liabilities that were refinanced during the period.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had a net loss of $60.5 million, or $1.25 basic and diluted loss per share.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had an adjusted net loss (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) of $59.8 million, or $1.24 basic and diluted loss per share, which excludes from the net loss a $0.7 million, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, write-off of deferred financing fees.

Declaration of Dividend

On November 3, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share, payable on or about December 14, 2020 to all shareholders of record as of November 23, 2020 (the record date).  As of November 4, 2020, there were 58,000,147 common shares of the Company outstanding.

Summary of Third Quarter and Other Recent Significant Events

  • Below is a summary of the average daily Time Charter Equivalent ("TCE") revenue (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) and duration of contracted pool voyages and time charters for the Company's vessels thus far in the fourth quarter of 2020 as of the date hereof (See footnotes to "Other operating data" table below for the definition of daily TCE revenue): 
  Total
Pool Average daily TCE revenue % of Days
LR2 $ 18,250 51  %
LR1 $ 12,500 63  %
MR $ 11,000 48  %
Handymax $ 8,500 47  %
  • Below is a summary of the average daily TCE revenue earned by the Company's vessels in each of the pools during the third quarter of 2020:
Pool Average daily TCE revenue
LR2 $ 19,131
LR1 $ 17,632
MR $ 13,530
Handymax $ 9,899
  • The Company has committed financing to increase liquidity by approximately $63.9 million, which includes:o $47.1 million from the refinancing of eight vessels (after the repayment of existing debt) o $16.8 million from the drawdown of financing for scrubbers that have been previously paid for and installed (i.e. there are no additional payments needed in order to drawdown these funds)o These funds will be drawn down in the coming weeks
  • The Company is also in discussions with financial institutions to further increase liquidity by up to $75 million from the refinancing of 11 vessels.
  • In addition to the above, the Company has $44.2 million of additional liquidity available (after the repayment of existing debt) from previously announced financings that have been committed.  These drawdowns are expected to occur at varying points in the future as several of these financings are tied to scrubber installations on the Company’s vessels.
  • In the third quarter of 2020, the Company repurchased $52.3 million face value of its Convertible Notes due 2022 at an average price of $894.12 per $1,000 principal amount, or $46.7 million.
  • In September 2020, the Company acquired an aggregate of 1,170,000 of its common shares at an average price of $11.18 per share for a total of $13.1 million. 
  • In September 2020, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new Securities Repurchase Program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of securities which, in addition to the Company's common shares, currently consist of the Convertible Notes due 2022 and Senior Notes due 2025 (NYSE: SBBA).  The aforementioned repurchases of common stock and our convertible notes were executed under the previous securities repurchase program.  This program has since been terminated and any future purchases of the Company's securities will be made under the new $250 million securities repurchase program.
  • In September 2020, the Company took delivery of a scrubber-fitted MR product tanker, STI Maximus, under an eight-year bareboat charter agreement. The leasehold interest in this vessel was acquired as part of the transaction with Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte. Ltd. (the “Trafigura Transaction”) that was announced in September 2019. The bareboat lease has similar terms and conditions as the other leased vessels in the Trafigura Transaction.

Diluted Weighted Number of Shares

Diluted earnings per share is determined using the if-converted method. Under this method, the Company assumes that its Convertible Notes due 2022, which were issued in May and July 2018, were converted into common shares at the beginning of each period and the interest and non-cash amortization expense associated with these notes of $3.4 million and $11.0 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were not incurred. Conversion is not assumed if the results of this calculation are anti-dilutive.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company's basic weighted average number of shares were 54,905,361 and 54,800,402, respectively.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company's diluted weighted average number of shares were 55,850,026 and 56,516,982 (which includes the potentially dilutive impact of unvested shares of restricted stock and excludes the impact of the Convertible Notes due 2022), respectively, and 60,486,468 and 61,578,016, respectively, under the if-converted method.  The Company's earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was calculated under the if-converted method as the result of this calculation was dilutive.  The Company's diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was calculated using the basic weighted average number of shares outstanding, as the calculation using both diluted weighted average shares outstanding and under the if-converted method were anti-dilutive. 

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Since the beginning of calendar year 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 that originated in China and that has spread to most developed nations of the world has resulted in numerous actions taken by governments and governmental agencies in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the virus. These measures have resulted in a significant reduction in global economic activity and extreme volatility in the global financial and commodities markets (including oil).

While the reduction of economic activity significantly reduced global demand for oil and refined petroleum products, the extreme volatility in the oil markets and the steep contango that developed in the prices of oil and refined petroleum products in March 2020 resulted in record increases in spot TCE rates during the second quarter of 2020 as an abundance of arbitrage and floating storage opportunities opened up.  These market dynamics led to a build up of global oil and refined petroleum product inventories during that time period.  In June 2020, the underlying oil markets stabilized and these excess inventories began to unwind which, along with customary seasonal weakness, led to a reduction in spot TCE rates through the third quarter of 2020. 

We expect that the COVID-19 virus will continue to cause volatility in the commodities markets. The scale and duration of these circumstances is unknowable but could have a material impact on our earnings, cash flow and financial condition for the remainder of 2020 and beyond. An estimate of the impact on our results of operations and financial condition cannot be made at this time.

$250 Million Securities Repurchase Program

In May 2015, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a Securities Repurchase Program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of the Company's securities which, in addition to its common shares, currently consist of its Senior Notes due 2025 (NYSE: SBBA), which were issued in May 2020, and Convertible Notes due 2022, which were issued in May and July 2018.

  • Between July 1, 2020 and September 7, 2020, the Company repurchased $52.3 million face value of its Convertible Notes due 2022 at an average price of $894.12 per $1,000 principal amount, or $46.7 million.
  • In September 2020, the Company acquired an aggregate of 1,170,000 of its common shares at an average price of $11.18 per share for a total of $13.1 million.  The repurchased shares are being held as treasury shares.

In September 2020, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new Securities Repurchase Program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of the Company's securities.  The aforementioned repurchases of common stock and our convertible notes were executed under the previous securities repurchase program which has since been terminated and any future purchases of the Company's securities will be made under the new $250 million securities repurchase program.

Conference Call

The Company has scheduled a conference call on November 5, 2020 at 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time and 3:00 PM Central European Time.  The dial-in information is as follows:

US Dial-In Number: 1 (855) 861-2416International Dial-In Number:  +1 (703) 736-7422Conference ID:  9535429

Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time. The information provided on the teleconference is only accurate at the time of the conference call, and the Company will take no responsibility for providing updated information.

There will also be a simultaneous live webcast over the internet, through the Scorpio Tankers Inc. website www.scorpiotankers.com. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.

Webcast URL: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/gpx2hp37.

Current Liquidity

As of November 4, 2020, the Company had $209.7 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. 

Drydock, Scrubber and Ballast Water Treatment Update

Set forth below is a table summarizing the drydock, scrubber and ballast water treatment system activity that occurred during the third quarter of 2020 and that is in progress as of October 1, 2020:

  Number of Vessels Drydock Ballast Water Treatment Systems Scrubbers Aggregate Costs ($ in millions) (1) Aggregate Off-hire Days in Q3 2020
Completed in the third quarter of 2020            
LR2 4   2   1   4 $ 14.5 163
LR1 1       1   2.5 64
MR 6   3   3   6   22.1 197
Handymax        
  11   5   4   11 $ 39.1 424
             
In progress as of October 1, 2020            
LR2 3   3     3 $ 11.1 90
LR1        
MR 1   1   1   1   4.5 56
Handymax        
  4   4   1   4 $ 15.6 146

(1) Aggregate costs for vessels completed in the quarter represent the total costs incurred, some of which may have been incurred in prior periods.  Aggregate costs for vessels in progress as of October 1, 2020 represent the total costs incurred through that date, some of which may have been incurred in prior periods. 

Set forth below are the estimated expected payments to be made for the Company's drydocks, ballast water treatment system installations, and scrubber installations through 2020 (which also include actual payments made during the third quarter of 2020 and through November 4, 2020): 

In millions of U.S. dollars   As of November 4, 2020 (1) (2)
     
Q4 2020 - payments made through November 4, 2020 $ 3.1
Q4 2020 - remaining payments   17.2
Q1 2021   10.8
Q2 2021   7.5
Q3 2021   7.5
Q4 2021   14.5
FY 2022   49.0

(1) Includes estimated cash payments for drydocks, ballast water treatment system installations and scrubber installations.  These amounts include installment payments that are due in advance of the scheduled service and may be scheduled to occur in quarters prior to the actual installation.  In addition to these installment payments, these amounts also include estimates of the installation costs of such systems.  The timing of the payments set forth are estimates only and may vary as the timing of the related drydocks and installations finalize. 

(2) Based upon the commitments received to date, which include the remaining availability under the 2020 $225.0 Million Credit Facility and certain financing transactions that have been previously announced, the Company expects to raise approximately $61 million of aggregate additional liquidity to finance the purchase and installations of scrubbers (after the repayment of existing debt) once all of the agreements are closed and drawn.  These drawdowns are expected to occur at varying points in the future as several of these financings are tied to scrubber installations on the Company’s vessels.

Set forth below are the estimated expected number of ships and estimated expected off-hire days for the Company's drydocks, ballast water treatment system installations, and scrubber installations (1):  

  Q4 2020  
  Ships Scheduled for (2): Off-hire
  Drydock Ballast Water Treatment Systems Scrubbers Days (3)
LR2   —      194   
LR1   —    —    20   
MR —    —      76   
Handymax —    —    —    —   
         
Total Q4 2020   —      290   
         
         
  Q1 2021  
  Ships Scheduled for (2): Off-hire
  Drydock Ballast Water Treatment Systems Scrubbers Days (3)
LR2   —    —    60   
LR1   —    —    80   
MR —    —    —    —   
Handymax —    —    —    —   
         
Total Q1 2021   —    —    140   
         
  Q2 2021  
  Ships Scheduled for (2): Off-hire
  Drydock Ballast Water Treatment Systems Scrubbers Days (3)
LR2   —    —    60   
LR1   —    —    60   
MR —    —    —    —   
Handymax —    —    —    —   
         
Total Q2 2021   —    —    120   
         
  Q3 2021  
  Ships Scheduled for (2): Off-hire
  Drydock Ballast Water Treatment Systems Scrubbers Days (3)
LR2   —    —    40   
LR1   —    —    40   
MR —    —    —    —   
Handymax —    —    —    —   
         
Total Q3 2021   —    —    80   
         
  Q4 2021  
  Ships Scheduled for (2): Off-hire
  Drydock Ballast Water Treatment Systems Scrubbers Days (3)
LR2   —      80   
LR1   —    —    40   
MR —    —      293   
Handymax —    —    —    —   
         
Total Q4 2021   —      413   
         
  FY 2022  
  Ships Scheduled for (2): Off-hire
  Drydock Ballast Water Treatment Systems Scrubbers Days (3)
LR2   —    —    100   
LR1 —    —      200   
MR 11        402   
Handymax —    —    —    —   
         
Total FY 2022 16      10    702   

(1) The number of vessels in these tables reflect a certain amount of overlap where certain vessels are expected to be drydocked and have ballast water treatment systems and/or scrubbers installed simultaneously.  Additionally, the timing set forth may vary as drydock, ballast water treatment system installation and scrubber installation times are finalized.(2) Represents the number of vessels scheduled to commence drydock, ballast water treatment system, and/or scrubber installations during the period. It does not include vessels that commenced work in prior periods but will be completed in the subsequent period.  (3)  Represents total estimated off-hire days during the period, including vessels that commenced work in a previous period.

Debt

Set forth below is a summary of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness as of the dates presented:

  In thousands of U.S. Dollars Outstanding Principal as of June 30, 2020 Drawdowns and (repayments), net Outstanding Principal as of September 30, 2020 Drawdowns and (repayments), net Outstanding Principal as of November 4, 2020
1 KEXIM Credit Facility (3) $ 62,158    $ (20,436 )   $ 41,722    —      $ 41,722   
2 ING Credit Facility (1) 197,195    465      197,660    (1,925 )   195,735   
3 2018 NIBC Credit Facility 33,131    (1,033 )   32,098    (1,032 )   31,066   
4 2017 Credit Facility (7) 124,867    (32,620 )   92,247    —      92,247   
5 Credit Agricole Credit Facility 86,444    (2,142 )   84,302    —      84,302   
6 ABN AMRO / K-Sure Credit Facility 43,753    (962 )   42,791    —      42,791   
7 Citibank / K-Sure Credit Facility 91,025    (2,103 )   88,922    —      88,922   
8 ABN / SEB Credit Facility (2) 100,824    (1,311 )   99,513    —      99,513   
9 Hamburg Commercial Credit Facility 41,961    (823 )   41,138    —      41,138   
10 Prudential Credit Facility 53,152    (1,387 )   51,765    (924 )   50,841   
11 2019 DNB / GIEK Credit Facility 30,871    (979 )   29,892    —      29,892   
12 BNPP Sinosure Credit Facility (3) 64,886    24,895      89,781    (4,623 )   85,158   
13 2020 $225.0 Million Credit Facility (4) 101,200    41,165      142,365    23,925      166,290   
14 Ocean Yield Lease Financing 144,100    (2,778 )   141,322    (951 )   140,371   
15 CMBFL Lease Financing (4) 54,609    (54,609 )   —    —      —   
16 BCFL Lease Financing (LR2s) (5) 89,037    (498 )   88,539    (777 )   87,762   
17 CSSC Lease Financing (4) 220,562    (4,328 )   216,234    (27,578 )   188,656   
18 CSSC Scrubber Lease Financing (6) 8,232    131      8,363    (1,437 )   6,926   
19 BCFL Lease Financing (MRs) (5) 82,032    (1,161 )   80,871    (1,020 )   79,851   
20 2018 CMBFL Lease Financing 131,496    (3,251 )   128,245    —      128,245   
21 $116.0 Million Lease Financing (5) 102,538    3,509      106,047    (730 )   105,317   
22 AVIC Lease Financing 121,413    (2,949 )   118,464    —      118,464   
23 China Huarong Lease Financing 117,000    (3,375 )   113,625    —      113,625   
24 $157.5 Million Lease Financing 130,871    (3,535 )   127,336    —      127,336   
25 COSCO Lease Financing 72,600    (1,925 )   70,675    —      70,675   
26 2020 CMB Lease Financing (7) —    45,383      45,383      45,383   
27 IFRS 16 - Leases  - 7 Handymax 6,792    (2,279 )   4,513    —      4,513   
28 IFRS 16 - Leases  - 3 MR 40,617    (1,840 )   38,777    —      38,777   
29 $670.0 Million Lease Financing (8) 586,141    20,534      606,675    (4,193 )   602,482   
30 Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2025 28,100    —      28,100    —      28,100   
31 Convertible Notes Due 2022 (9) 203,500    (52,271 )   151,229    —      151,229   
  Gross debt outstanding $ 3,171,107    $ (62,513 )   3,108,594    $ (21,265 )   $ 3,087,329   
  Cash and cash equivalents 250,592    —      218,095    —        209,694   
  Net debt $ 2,920,515    $ (62,513 )   $ 2,890,499    $ (21,265 )   $ 2,877,635   

(1) In July 2020, the Company drew an aggregate of $3.3 million under the scrubber portion of its $251.4 million credit facility with ING Bank N.V. to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on two MRs and one LR2 that are currently part of this arrangement.  The drawdowns of  approximately $1.1 million per vessel bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.95%.  One MR will be repaid in seven quarterly principal payments of approximately $0.1 million with the balance due upon maturity in June 2022.  The other two vessels will be repaid in two quarterly principal payments of approximately $0.7 million in aggregate with the balance due upon maturity in March 2021. 

(2) In July 2020, the Company drew $1.6 million from its upsized ABN / SEB Credit Facility to partially finance the purchase and installation of a scrubber on one of its vessels.  The upsized portion of this facility matures in June 2023, bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.60% per annum and is expected to be repaid in equal quarterly installments of approximately $0.1 million per vessel, with a balloon payment due at maturity. 

(3) In September 2020, the Company drew $24.9 million under its BNPP Sinosure Credit Facility to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on 13 vessels. This borrowing is collateralized by one of its LR2 product tankers which was previously financed under the KEXIM Credit Facility.  The Company repaid the outstanding debt of $16.2 million on the KEXIM Credit Facility related to this vessel as part of this transaction.

A total of approximately $91.9 million has been drawn and there is $45.7 million of remaining availability under the BNPP Sinosure Credit Facility.  Each drawdown is split evenly into two facilities, (i) a commercial facility (the "Commercial Facility"), and (ii) a Sinosure facility (the "Sinosure Facility"), which is being funded by the lenders under the Commercial Facility and insured by the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation ("Sinosure").   The BNPP Sinosure Credit Facility is split into 70 tranches each of which represent the lesser of 85% of the purchase and installation price of 70 scrubbers, or $1.9 million per scrubber (not to exceed 65% of the fair market value of the collateral vessels).  The Sinosure Facility and the Commercial Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.80% and 2.80% per annum, respectively.  The remaining availability under this loan facility is available for en bloc drawdowns on December 15, 2020 and March 15, 2021.  The Sinosure Facility is expected to be repaid in 10 equal semi-annual installments and the Commercial Facility is expected to be repaid at the final maturity date of the facility, or October 2025.

(4) In September 2020 the Company drew $43.7 million from its 2020 $225.0 Million Credit Facility to refinance the existing debt on two LR2s that were previously financed under the CMBFL Lease Financing arrangement. The Company repaid $54.0 million on the CMBFL Lease Financing arrangement as part of this transaction. In connection with this repayment, approximately $2.0 million was released from restricted cash that was previously held in a deposit account under the terms and conditions of the CMBFL Lease Financing Arrangement.

In October 2020, the Company drew down $23.9 million from its 2020 $225.0 Million Credit Facility to refinance the existing debt on an LR2 product tanker that was previously financed under the CSSC Lease Financing arrangement.  The Company repaid $27.8 million (including a 2% prepayment fee) on the CSSC Lease Financing arrangement as part of this transaction.  

The remaining availability under the 2020 $225.0 Million Credit Facility is expected to be used to refinance the existing debt on two of the Company's vessels and scrubbers on two LR2s.  This facility has a final maturity of five years from the closing date of the loan, bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin, and is expected to be repaid in equal quarterly installments of approximately $0.6 million per vessel per quarter with a balloon payment due at maturity.  The remaining terms and conditions, including financial covenants, are similar to the Company’s existing credit facilities.

(5) In July 2020, the Company drew an aggregate of $9.4 million on these agreements to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on five vessels as follows: (i) $1.8 million on one vessel under the BCFL Lease Financing (LR2s) arrangement; (ii)  $1.9 million on one vessel under the BCFL Lease Financing (MRs) arrangement; and (iii) $5.7 million on three vessels under the  $116.0 Million Lease Financing arrangement.  Each agreement will be for a fixed term of three years at the rate of up to $1,910 per vessel per day to be allocated to principal and interest.

(6) In August 2020, the Company drew down an aggregate of $1.6 million from its upsized lease financing agreement with CSSC to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on one of the Company’s vessels.  The upsized portion of the lease financing bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 3.8% per annum, matures two years from the date of the drawdown and will be repaid in monthly installment payments of approximately $0.5 million in aggregate.

(7) In September 2020, the Company executed an agreement with CMB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd to sell and leaseback two MR product tankers. The aggregate borrowing amount under the arrangement was $45.4 million, which was drawn in September 2020. A portion of the proceeds were utilized to repay $30.1 million of the outstanding indebtedness relating to these two vessels under the 2017 Credit Facility.  

Under the agreement, each vessel is subject to a seven year bareboat charter agreement. The lease financing bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 3.20% and is expected to be repaid in 28 equal quarterly repayments of approximately $0.4 million per vessel.  The Company has purchase options to re-acquire each of the subject vessels during the bareboat charter period, with the first of such options exercisable on the third anniversary date from the delivery date of the respective vessel.   

This transaction is being accounted for as a financing transaction under IFRS 9 as the transaction does not qualify as a ‘sale’ under IFRS 15 given the Company’s right to repurchase the asset during the lease period.  Accordingly, no gain or loss is recorded, and the Company will continue to recognize the vessel as an asset and recognize a financial liability (i.e. debt) for the consideration received (similar to the Company’s other sale and leaseback transactions). 

(8)  In September 2020, the Company took delivery of a scrubber-fitted MR product tanker (STI Maximus) under an eight-year bareboat lease.  The leasehold interest in this vessel was acquired as part of the Trafigura Transaction and a $35.2 million lease liability was recorded at the commencement date of these leases, which is being accounted for as a lease liability under IFRS 16.

(9) Between July 1, 2020 and September 7, 2020, the Company repurchased $52.3 million face value of its Convertible Notes due 2022 at an average price of $894.12 per $1,000 principal amount, or $46.7 million.

Set forth below are the estimated expected future principal repayments on the Company's outstanding indebtedness as of September 30, 2020, which includes principal amounts due under secured credit facilities, Convertible Notes due 2022, lease financing arrangements, the Senior Notes due 2025, and lease liabilities under IFRS 16 (which also include actual payments made during the fourth quarter of 2020 and through November 4, 2020): 

 In millions of U.S. dollars   As of September 30, 2020 (1)
Q4 2020 - principal payments made through November 4, 2020   $ 45.2
Q4 2020 - remaining principal payments   33.1
Q1 2021 (2)   144.4
Q2 2021 (3)   103.2
Q3 2021   68.8
Q4 2021   73.3
2022 and thereafter   2,640.6
    $ 3,108.6

(1) Amounts represent the principal payments due on the Company’s outstanding indebtedness as of September 30, 2020 and do not incorporate the impact of any of the Company’s new financing initiatives which have not closed as of that date.

(2) Repayments include the maturities of the Company's KEXIM Credit Facility for $42.1 million and two tranches of the ING Credit Facility for $29.6 million.  As of the date of this press release, the Company has received commitments to refinance the amounts borrowed on the KEXIM Credit Facility (the timing of this refinancing may be impacted by the timing of installations of scrubbers on certain vessels).  The Company is currently in discussions to refinance the ING Credit Facility.   

(3) Repayments include the maturity of the Company's 2018 NIBC Credit Facility for $30.0 million.  The Company is currently in discussions to refinance the 2018 NIBC Credit Facility.   

Explanation of Variances on the Third Quarter of 2020 Financial Results Compared to the Third Quarter of 2019

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a net loss of $20.2 million compared to a net loss of $45.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The following were the significant changes between the two periods:

  • TCE revenue, a Non-IFRS measure, is vessel revenues less voyage expenses (including bunkers and port charges). TCE revenue is included herein because it is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period-to-period changes in a shipping company's performance irrespective of changes in the mix of charter types (i.e., spot voyages, time charters, and pool charters), and it provides useful information to investors and management. The following table sets forth TCE revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:   
      For the three months ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. dollars   2020   2019
  Vessel revenue   $ 177,250     $ 136,067  
  Voyage expenses   (592 )   (2,055 )
  TCE revenue   $ 176,658     $ 134,012  
  • TCE revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased by $42.6 million to $176.7 million, from $134.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Overall average TCE revenue per day increased to $15,100 per day during the three months ended September 30, 2020, from $13,560 per day during the three months ended September 30, 2019.  This increase was primarily the result of relative strength in the larger LR2 and LR1 vessel classes as floating storage contracts, increased light distillate volumes to the far east, and increased arbitrage opportunities drove demand for these types of vessels.The increase in TCE revenue in the third quarter of 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2019 was also affected by an increase in the number of the Company's vessels to an average of 134.1 operating vessels during the three months ended September 30, 2020 from an average of 119.7 operating vessels during the three months ended September 30, 2019.  This increase was the result of the Trafigura Transaction, whereby the Company acquired the leasehold interests in 19 vessels (11 MRs, four LR2s, and four MRs then under construction). Three of the MRs acquired that were then under construction were delivered in the first quarter of 2020 and one of the MRs was delivered in September 2020.
  • Vessel operating costs for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased by $14.8 million to $85.8 million, from $71.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.  This increase was primarily due to the Trafigura Transaction whereby the Company acquired the leasehold interests in 19 vessels in September 2019 (11 MRs, four LR2s, and four MRs then under construction).  Three of the MRs acquired that were then under construction were delivered in the first quarter of 2020 and thus operated for the entirety of the third quarter of 2020 and one MR was delivered in September 2020. Vessel operating costs per day increased to $6,950 per day for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $6,449 per day for the three months ended September 30, 2019.  This increase was largely driven by the impact of the implementation of worldwide travel restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the extension and prolongation of the crew contracts on many of the Company's vessels.  During the third quarter of 2020, the Company incurred increased travel costs and crew wages as the seafarers impacted by these restrictions were repatriated and awarded extended stay bonuses.  Additionally, certain repairs and maintenance expenditures, along with purchases of spares and stores increased during the third quarter of 2020 as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 resulted in delays in the procurement and delivery of necessary supplies.
  • Depreciation expense - owned or sale leaseback vessels for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased by $4.0 million to $49.4 million, from $45.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.  The increase was due to the Company's drydock, scrubber and ballast water treatment system installations that have taken place over the preceding 12-month period.  Depreciation expense in future periods is expected to increase as the Company continues the installation of ballast water treatment systems and/or scrubbers on certain of its vessels in 2020 and beyond. The Company expects to depreciate the majority of the cost of this equipment over each vessel's remaining useful life. 
  • Depreciation expense - right of use assets for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased by $5.9 million to $12.2 million from $6.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.  Depreciation expense - right of use assets reflects the straight-line depreciation expense recorded under IFRS 16 - Leases.  Right of use asset depreciation expense increased as a result of the Trafigura Transaction.  Three of the MRs acquired that were then under construction were delivered in the first quarter of 2020 and one MR was delivered at the end of September 2020.  All of the vessels acquired as part of the Trafigura Transaction are being accounted for as right of use assets under IFRS 16 - Leases.  The right of use asset depreciation for these vessels is approximately $0.2 million per MR per month and $0.3 million per LR2 per month.  In addition to the leasehold interests acquired as part of the Trafigura Transaction, the Company also had three MRs and five Handymax leases that were accounted for under IFRS 16 during the third quarter of 2020.  The bareboat charters on one of these Handymax vessels expired in July 2020. 
  • General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020, increased by $0.6 million to $15.9 million, from $15.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.  This increase was primarily due to the growth in the Company's fleet resulting from the Trafigura Transaction. 
  • Financial expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 decreased by $7.7 million to $35.2 million, from $42.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.  The decrease was primarily driven by significant decreases in LIBOR rates, which underpin all of the Company's variable rate borrowings, and which have collapsed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Scorpio Tankers Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income or Loss(unaudited)

    For the three months ended September 30,   For the nine months ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. dollars except per share and share data 2020   2019   2020   2019
Revenue              
  Vessel revenue $ 177,250     $ 136,067     $ 777,656     $ 482,703  
                 
Operating expenses              
  Vessel operating costs (85,752 )   (70,967 )   (246,973 )   (209,119 )
  Voyage expenses (592 )   (2,055 )   (7,718 )   (3,678 )
  Charterhire             (4,399 )
  Depreciation - owned or sale leaseback vessels (49,377 )   (45,392 )   (144,320 )   (133,575 )
  Depreciation - right of use assets (12,166 )   (6,250 )   (38,972 )   (14,280 )
  General and administrative expenses (15,861 )   (15,296 )   (51,870 )   (46,536 )
  Total operating expenses (163,748 )   (139,960 )   (489,853 )   (411,587 )
Operating income 13,502     (3,893 )   287,803     71,116  
Other (expense) and income, net              
  Financial expenses (35,191 )   (42,865 )   (119,084 )   (138,948 )
  Gain on repurchase of Convertible Notes 1,013         1,013      
  Financial income 208     1,582     1,068     7,426  
  Other expenses, net 285     (113 )   (417 )   (126 )
  Total other expense, net (33,685 )   (41,396 )   (117,420 )   (131,648 )
Net (loss) / income $ (20,183 )   $ (45,289 )   $ 170,383     $ (60,532 )
                 
(Loss) / Earnings per share              
                 
  Basic $ (0.37 )   $ (0.93 )   $ 3.11     $ (1.25 )
  Diluted $ (0.37 )   $ (0.93 )   $ 2.95     $ (1.25 )
  Basic weighted average shares outstanding 54,905,361     48,529,024     54,800,402     48,251,159  
  Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (1) 54,905,361     48,529,024     61,578,016     48,251,159  

(1) The computation of diluted earnings per share includes the effect of potentially dilutive unvested shares of restricted stock and the Convertible Notes due 2022 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.  The effect of potentially dilutive securities relating to the Company's Convertible Notes due 2022 was included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as their effect was dilutive under the if-converted method.  The dilutive effects of unvested shares of restricted stock and the potentially dilutive securities relating to the Company’s Convertible Notes due 2022 were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. and SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets(unaudited)  

  As of
In thousands of U.S. dollars September 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
Assets      
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 218,095     $ 202,303  
Accounts receivable 59,814     78,174  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 12,402     13,855  
Inventories 9,034     8,646  
Total current assets 299,345     302,978  
Non-current assets      
Vessels and drydock 4,044,288     4,008,158  
Right of use assets 819,444     697,903  
Other assets 71,422     131,139  
Goodwill 11,539     11,539  
Restricted cash 10,291     12,293  
Total non-current assets 4,956,984     4,861,032  
Total assets $ 5,256,329     $ 5,164,010  
Current liabilities      
Current portion of long-term debt $ 199,407     $ 235,482  
Lease liability - sale and leaseback vessels 128,979     122,229  
Lease liability - IFRS 16 60,511     63,946  
Accounts payable 13,807     23,122  
Accrued expenses 31,709     41,452  
Total current liabilities 434,413     486,231  
Non-current liabilities      
Long-term debt 981,631     999,268  
Lease liability - sale and leaseback vessels 1,109,378     1,195,494  
Lease liability - IFRS 16 589,452     506,028  
Total non-current liabilities 2,680,461     2,700,790  
Total liabilities 3,114,874     3,187,021  
Shareholders' equity      
Issued, authorized and fully paid-in share capital:      
Share capital 655     646  
Additional paid-in capital 2,849,635     2,842,446  
Treasury shares (480,172 )   (467,057 )
Accumulated deficit (228,663 )   (399,046 )
Total shareholders' equity 2,141,455     1,976,989  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 5,256,329     $ 5,164,010  

Scorpio Tankers Inc. and SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

  For the nine months ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. dollars 2020   2019
Operating activities      
Net income / (loss) $ 170,383     $ (60,532 )
Depreciation - owned or finance leased vessels 144,320     133,575  
Depreciation - right of use assets 38,972     14,280  
Amortization of restricted stock 22,134     20,707  
Amortization of deferred financing fees 4,823     5,673  
Write-off of deferred financing fees and unamortized discounts on sale and leaseback facilities 1,268     711  
Accretion of convertible notes 6,623     9,162  
Accretion of fair value measurement on debt assumed in business combinations 2,598     2,725  
Gain on repurchases of convertible notes (1,013 )    
  390,108     126,301  
Changes in assets and liabilities:      
Increase in inventories (388 )   (1,231 )
Decrease in accounts receivable 18,359     8,060  
Decrease / (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,452     (1,023 )
Decrease / (increase) in other assets 1,058     (3,289 )
(Decrease) / increase in accounts payable (4,820 )   7,899  
(Decrease) / increase in accrued expenses (3,029 )   3,731  
  12,632     14,147  
Net cash inflow from operating activities 402,740     140,448  
Investing activities      
Drydock, scrubber, ballast water treatment system and other vessel related payments (owned, finance leased and bareboat-in vessels) (152,614 )   (128,569 )
Net cash outflow from investing activities (152,614 )   (128,569 )
Financing activities      
Debt repayments (540,732 )   (230,123 )
Issuance of debt 450,610      
Debt issuance costs (11,011 )   (1,701 )
Principal repayments on lease liability - IFRS 16 (60,424 )   (18,450 )
Decrease / (increase) in restricted cash 2,002     (9 )
Repurchase / repayment of convertible notes (46,737 )   (144,974 )
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock 2,601     50,000  
Equity issuance costs (26 )   (329 )
Dividends paid (17,502 )   (15,464 )
Repurchase of common stock (13,115 )   (1)  
Net cash outflow from financing activities (234,334 )   (361,051 )
Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 15,792     (349,172 )
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1, 202,303     593,652  
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, $ 218,095     $ 244,480  

Scorpio Tankers Inc. and SubsidiariesOther operating data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

    For the three months ended September 30,   For the nine months ended September 30,
    2020   2019   2020   2019
Adjusted EBITDA(1)   (in thousands of U.S. dollars except Fleet Data)   $ 82,109     $ 54,484     $ 492,812     $ 239,552  
                 
Average Daily Results                
TCE per day(2)   $ 15,100     $ 13,560     $ 22,447     $ 15,538  
Vessel operating costs per day(3)   $ 6,950     $ 6,449     $ 6,649     $ 6,426  
                 
LR2                
TCE per revenue day (2)   $ 19,182     $ 15,974     $ 30,492     $ 18,689  
Vessel operating costs per day(3)   $ 7,227     $ 6,683     $ 6,876     $ 6,726  
Average number of vessels   42.0     38.2     42.0     38.1  
                 
LR1                
TCE per revenue day (2)   $ 17,619     $ 12,942     $ 24,899     $ 15,243  
Vessel operating costs per day(3)   $ 6,933     $ 6,297     $ 6,834     $ 6,350  
Average number of vessels   12.0     12.0     12.0     12.0  
                 
MR                
TCE per revenue day (2)   $ 13,512     $ 13,531     $ 18,515     $ 14,246  
Vessel operating costs per day(3)   $ 6,829     $ 6,220     $ 6,472     $ 6,230  
Average number of vessels   62.0     48.5     61.6     48.3  
                 
Handymax                
TCE per revenue day (2)   $ 9,892     $ 9,760     $ 16,990     $ 13,057  
Vessel operating costs per day(3)   $ 6,736     $ 6,642     $ 6,605     $ 6,375  
Average number of vessels   18.1     21.0     20.0     21.0  
                 
Fleet data                
Average number of vessels   134.1     119.7     135.6     119.3  
                 
Drydock                
Drydock, scrubber, ballast water treatment system and other vessel related payments for owned, sale leaseback and bareboat chartered-in vessels (in thousands of U.S. dollars)   $ 32,809     $ 68,881     $ 152,614     $ 128,569  
(1) See Non-IFRS Measures section below.
(2) Freight rates are commonly measured in the shipping industry in terms of time charter equivalent per day (or TCE per day), which is calculated by subtracting voyage expenses, including bunkers and port charges, from vessel revenue and dividing the net amount (time charter equivalent revenues) by the number of revenue days in the period. Revenue days are the number of days the vessel is owned, finance leased or chartered-in less the number of days the vessel is off-hire for drydock and repairs.
(3) Vessel operating costs per day represent vessel operating costs divided by the number of operating days during the period. Operating days are the total number of available days in a period with respect to the owned, finance leased or bareboat chartered-in vessels, before deducting available days due to off-hire days and days in drydock. Operating days is a measurement that is only applicable to our owned, finance leased or bareboat chartered-in vessels, not our time chartered-in vessels.

Fleet list as of November 4, 2020

  Vessel Name   Year Built   DWT   Ice class   Employment   Vessel type   Scrubber  
  Owned, sale leaseback and bareboat chartered-in vessels                  
1 STI Brixton   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
2 STI Comandante   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
3 STI Pimlico   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
4 STI Hackney   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
5 STI Acton   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
6 STI Fulham   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
7 STI Camden   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
8 STI Battersea   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
9 STI Wembley   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
10 STI Finchley   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
11 STI Clapham   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
12 STI Poplar   2014   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
13 STI Hammersmith   2015   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
14 STI Rotherhithe   2015   38,734      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A  
15 STI Amber   2012   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
16 STI Topaz   2012   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
17 STI Ruby   2012   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
18 STI Garnet   2012   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
19 STI Onyx   2012   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
20 STI Fontvieille   2013   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
21 STI Ville   2013   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
22 STI Duchessa   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
23 STI Opera   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
24 STI Texas City   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
25 STI Meraux   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
26 STI San Antonio   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
27 STI Venere   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
28 STI Virtus   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
29 STI Aqua   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
30 STI Dama   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
31 STI Benicia   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
32 STI Regina   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
33 STI St. Charles   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
34 STI Mayfair   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
35 STI Yorkville   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
36 STI Milwaukee   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
37 STI Battery   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
38 STI Soho   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
39 STI Memphis   2014   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
40 STI Tribeca   2015   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
41 STI Gramercy   2015   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
42 STI Bronx   2015   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
43 STI Pontiac   2015   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
44 STI Manhattan   2015   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
45 STI Queens   2015   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
46 STI Osceola   2015   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
47 STI Notting Hill   2015   49,687      1B   SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
48 STI Seneca   2015   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
49 STI Westminster   2015   49,687      1B   SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
50 STI Brooklyn   2015   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
51 STI Black Hawk   2015   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
52 STI Galata   2017   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
53 STI Bosphorus   2017   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
54 STI Leblon   2017   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
55 STI La Boca   2017   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
56 STI San Telmo   2017   49,990      1B   SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
57 STI Donald C Trauscht   2017   49,990      1B   SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
58 STI Esles II   2018   49,990      1B   SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
59 STI Jardins   2018   49,990      1B   SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed  
60 STI Magic   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
61 STI Majestic   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
62 STI Mystery   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
63 STI Marvel   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
64 STI Magnetic   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
65 STI Millennia   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
66 STI Master   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
67 STI Mythic   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
68 STI Marshall   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
69 STI Modest   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
70 STI Maverick   2019   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
71 STI Miracle   2020   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
72 STI Maestro   2020   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
73 STI Mighty   2020   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
74 STI Maximus   2020   50,000        SMRP (2)   MR   Yes  
75 STI Excel   2015   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Not Yet Installed  
76 STI Excelsior   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Not Yet Installed  
77 STI Expedite   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Not Yet Installed  
78 STI Exceed   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Not Yet Installed  
79 STI Executive   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Yes  
80 STI Excellence   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Yes  
81 STI Experience   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Not Yet Installed  
82 STI Express   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Yes  
83 STI Precision   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Yes  
84 STI Prestige   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Yes  
85 STI Pride   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Yes  
86 STI Providence   2016   74,000        SLR1P (3)   LR1   Yes  
87 STI Elysees   2014   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
88 STI Madison   2014   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
89 STI Park   2014   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
90 STI Orchard   2014   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
91 STI Sloane   2014   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
92 STI Broadway   2014   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
93 STI Condotti   2014   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
94 STI Rose   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
95 STI Veneto   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
96 STI Alexis   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
97 STI Winnie   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
98 STI Oxford   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
99 STI Lauren   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
100 STI Connaught   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
101 STI Spiga   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
102 STI Savile Row   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
103 STI Kingsway   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
104 STI Carnaby   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
105 STI Solidarity   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Not Yet Installed  
106 STI Lombard   2015   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
107 STI Grace   2016   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Not Yet Installed  
108 STI Jermyn   2016   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Not Yet Installed  
109 STI Sanctity   2016   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
110 STI Solace   2016   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
111 STI Stability   2016   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Not Yet Installed  
112 STI Steadfast   2016   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
113 STI Supreme   2016   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Not Yet Installed  
114 STI Symphony   2016   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
115 STI Gallantry   2016   113,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
116 STI Goal   2016   113,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
117 STI Nautilus   2016   113,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
118 STI Guard   2016   113,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
119 STI Guide   2016   113,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
120 STI Selatar   2017   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
121 STI Rambla   2017   109,999        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
122 STI Gauntlet   2017   113,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
123 STI Gladiator   2017   113,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
124 STI Gratitude   2017   113,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
125 STI Lobelia   2019   110,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
126 STI Lotus   2019   110,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
127 STI Lily   2019   110,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
128 STI Lavender   2019   110,000        SLR2P (4)   LR2   Yes  
129 Sky   2007   37,847      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A (5 )
130 Steel   2008   37,847      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A (5 )
131 Stone I   2008   37,847      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A (5 )
132 Style   2008   37,847      1A    SHTP (1)   Handymax   N/A (5 )
133 STI Beryl   2013   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed (6 )
134 STI Le Rocher   2013   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed (6 )
135 STI Larvotto   2013   49,990        SMRP (2)   MR   Not Yet Installed (6 )
                             
  Total owned, sale leaseback and bareboat chartered-in fleet DWT       9,374,548                  
(1 ) This vessel operates in the Scorpio Handymax Tanker Pool, or SHTP. SHTP is a Scorpio Pool and is operated by Scorpio Commercial Management S.A.M. (SCM). SHTP and SCM are related parties to the Company.
(2 ) This vessel operates in or is expected to operate in, the Scorpio MR Pool, or SMRP. SMRP is a Scorpio Pool and is operated by SCM. SMRP and SCM are related parties to the Company.
(3 ) This vessel operates in the Scorpio LR1 Pool, or SLR1P. SLR1P is a Scorpio Pool and is operated by SCM. SLR1P and SCM are related parties to the Company.
(4 ) This vessel operates in or is expected to operate in the Scorpio LR2 Pool, or SLR2P. SLR2P is a Scorpio Pool and is operated by SCM. SLR2P and SCM are related parties to the Company.
(5 ) In March 2019, we entered into a new bareboat charter-in agreement on a previously bareboat chartered-in vessel. The term of the agreement is for two years at a bareboat rate of $6,300 per day. The agreement is expected to expire on March 31, 2021.
(6 ) In April 2017, we sold and leased back this vessel, on a bareboat basis, for a period of up to eight years for $8,800 per day.  The sales price was $29.0 million per vessel, and we have the option to purchase this vessel beginning at the end of the fifth year of the agreement through the end of the eighth year of the agreement, at market-based prices. Additionally, a deposit of $4.35 million per vessel was retained by the buyer and will either be applied to the purchase price of the vessel if a purchase option is exercised or refunded to us at the expiration of the agreement.

Dividend Policy

The declaration and payment of dividends is subject at all times to the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors. The timing and the amount of dividends, if any, depends on the Company's earnings, financial condition, cash requirements and availability, fleet renewal and expansion, restrictions in loan agreements, the provisions of Marshall Islands law affecting the payment of dividends and other factors.

The Company's dividends paid during 2019 and 2020 were as follows: 

Date paid Dividends per common share
March 2019 $ 0.100
June 2019 $ 0.100
September 2019 $ 0.100
December 2019 $ 0.100
March 2020 $ 0.100
June 2020 $ 0.100
September 2020 $ 0.100

On November 3, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share, payable on or about December 14, 2020 to all shareholders of record as of November 23, 2020 (the record date).  As of November 4, 2020, there were 58,000,147 common shares of the Company outstanding.

$250 Million Securities Repurchase Program

In May 2015, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a Securities Repurchase Program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of the Company's securities which, in addition to its common shares, currently consist of its Senior Notes due 2025 (NYSE: SBBA), which were issued in May 2020, and Convertible Notes due 2022, which were issued in May and July 2018.

  • Between July 1, 2020 and September 7, 2020, the Company repurchased $52.3 million face value of its Convertible Notes due 2022  at an average price of $894.12 per $1,000 principal amount, or $46.7 million.
  • In September 2020, the Company acquired an aggregate of 1,170,000 of its common shares at an average price of $11.18 per share for a total of $13.1 million.  The repurchased shares are being held as treasury shares.

In September 2020, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new Securities Repurchase Program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of the Company's securities.  The aforementioned repurchases of common stock and our convertible notes were executed under the previous securities repurchase program which has since been terminated and any future purchases of the Company's securities will be made under the new $250 million securities repurchase program.

About Scorpio Tankers Inc. 

Scorpio Tankers Inc. is a provider of marine transportation of petroleum products worldwide. Scorpio Tankers Inc. currently owns, finance leases or bareboat charters-in 135 product tankers (42 LR2 tankers, 12 LR1 tankers, 63 MR tankers and 18 Handymax tankers) with an average age of 4.9 years. Additional information about the Company is available at the Company's website www.scorpiotankers.com, which is not a part of this press release.

Non-IFRS Measures

Reconciliation of IFRS Financial Information to Non-IFRS Financial Information

This press release describes time charter equivalent revenue, or TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss, and adjusted EBITDA, which are not measures prepared in accordance with IFRS ("Non-IFRS" measures). The Non-IFRS measures are presented in this press release as we believe that they provide investors and other users of our financial statements, such as our lenders, with a means of evaluating and understanding how the Company's management evaluates the Company's operating performance. These Non-IFRS measures should not be considered in isolation from, as substitutes for, or superior to financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS.

The Company believes that the presentation of TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss with adjusted earnings per share, basic and diluted, and adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors or other users of our financial statements, such as our lenders, because they facilitate the comparability and the evaluation of companies in the Company’s industry. In addition, the Company believes that TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss with adjusted earnings per share, basic and diluted, and adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating its operating performance compared to that of other companies in the Company’s industry. The Company’s definitions of TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss with adjusted earnings per share, basic and diluted, and adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as reported by other companies in the shipping industry or other industries.

TCE revenue, on a historical basis, is reconciled above in the section entitled "Explanation of Variances on the Third Quarter of 2020 Financial Results Compared to the Third Quarter of 2019".  The Company has not provided a reconciliation of forward-looking TCE revenue because the most directly comparable IFRS measure on a forward-looking basis is not available to the Company without unreasonable effort.

Reconciliation of Net Income / (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income / (Loss)

      For the three months ended September 30, 2020
          Per share   Per share
In thousands of U.S. dollars except per share data   Amount    basic    diluted
  Net loss   $ (20,183 )   $ (0.37 )   $ (0.37 )
  Adjustment:            
  Write-off of deferred financing fees and unamortized discounts on sale and leaseback facilities   955     0.02     0.02  
  Gain on repurchase of Convertible Notes   (1,013 )   (0.02 )   (0.02 )
  Adjusted net loss   $ (20,241 )   $ (0.37 )   $ (0.37 )
      For the three months ended September 30, 2019
          Per share   Per share
In thousands of U.S. dollars except per share data   Amount    basic    diluted
  Net loss   $ (45,289 )   $ (0.93 )   $ (0.93 )
  Adjustment:            
     Deferred financing fees write-off   443     0.01     0.01  
  Adjusted net loss   $ (44,846 )   $ (0.92 )   $ (0.92 )
      For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
          Per share   Per share
In thousands of U.S. dollars except per share data   Amount    basic    diluted
  Net income   $ 170,383     $ 3.11     $ 2.95  
  Adjustments:            
  Write-off of deferred financing fees and unamortized discounts on sale and leaseback facilities   1,268     0.02     0.02  
  Gain on repurchase of Convertible Notes   (1,013 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.02 )
  Adjusted net income   $ 170,638     $ 3.11     $ 2.95  
      For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
          Per share   Per share
In thousands of U.S. dollars except per share data   Amount    basic    diluted
  Net loss   $ (60,532 )   $ (1.25 )   $ (1.25 )
  Adjustment:            
     Deferred financing fees write-off   718     0.01     0.01  
  Adjusted net loss   $ (59,814 )   $ (1.24 )   $ (1.24 )

Reconciliation of Net Income / (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

      For the three months ended September 30,   For the nine months ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. dollars   2020   2019   2020   2019
  Net  (loss) / income   $ (20,183 )   $ (45,289 )   $ 170,383     $ (60,532 )
     Financial expenses   35,191     42,865     119,084     138,948  
     Financial income   (208 )   (1,582 )   (1,068 )   (7,426 )
     Depreciation - owned or finance leased vessels   49,377     45,392     144,320     133,575  
   Depreciation - right of use assets   12,166     6,250     38,972     14,280  
     Amortization of restricted stock   6,779     6,848     22,134     20,707  
     Gain on repurchase of Convertible Notes    (1,013 )       (1,013 )    
  Adjusted EBITDA   $ 82,109     $ 54,484     $ 492,812     $ 239,552  

Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward‐looking statements. 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. Forward‐looking statements 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 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 this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "target," "project," "likely," "may," "will," "would," "could" and similar expressions identify forward‐looking statements.

The forward‐looking statements in this press 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 management 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, there can be no assurance that the Company will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. The Company undertakes no obligation, and specifically declines any obligation, except as required by law, to publicly update or revise any forward‐looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward‐looking statements include unforeseen liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, losses, future prospects, business and management strategies for the management, length and severity of the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including its effect on demand for petroleum products and the transportation thereof, expansion and growth of the Company’s operations, risks relating to the integration of assets or operations of entities that it has or may in the future acquire and the possibility that the anticipated synergies and other benefits of such acquisitions may not be realized within expected timeframes or at all, the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with the Company, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for tanker vessel capacity, changes in the Company’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, charter counterparty performance, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in such financing arrangements, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances of off‐hires, and other factors. Please see the Company's filings with the SEC for a more complete discussion of certain of these and other risks and uncertainties.

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