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Gulf Marine Services PLC
28 March 2017
Gulf Marine Services PLC
Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2016
Gulf Marine Services (LSE: GMS), the leading provider of
advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs)
serving the offshore oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, today
announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2016.
Financial Results Summary
US$ million 2016 2015
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Revenue 179.4 219.7
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Gross profit 74.3 132.2
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Adjusted gross profit(*) 95.6 132.2
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Adjusted EBITDA(*) 106.8 138.5
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Net profit 29.4 75.0
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Adjusted net profit(*) 50.7 84.9
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Diluted earnings per share (US cents) 8.34 21.25
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Adjusted diluted earnings per share
(US cents)(*) 14.35 24.05
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Proposed final dividend per share
(pence) 1.20 1.20
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-- Adjusted EBITDA was US$ 106.8 million (2015: US$ 138.5
million). Adjusted EBITDA margin of 60% (2015: 63%).
-- Adjusted net profit after taxation was US$ 50.7 million
(2015: US$ 84.9 million). Adjusted diluted earnings per share was
14.35 cents (2015: 24.05 cents).
-- Gross profit was US$ 74.3 million (2015: US$ 132.2 million).
Adjusted gross profit was US$ 95.6 million (2015: US$ 132.2
million).
-- Impairment of US$ 21.3 million on non-core assets and a leased vessel.
-- Final dividend proposed of 1.20 pence (1.50 cents) per share
taking total 2016 dividend payments to 1.61 pence (2.04 cents).
-- Net debt* of US$ 362.0 million (2015: US$ 304.3 million),
undrawn committed bank facilities of US$ 145.0 million (2015: US$
225.0 million) at 31 December 2016; deleveraging from Q2 2017
onwards.
-- The Group's net leverage* ratio was 3.4 times (2015: 2.2 times) Adjusted EBITDA at year end.
Operational Highlights
-- SESV fleet utilisation of 70% despite a challenging market.
-- Secured six new contracts since our interim results,
including two long-term contracts (18-month charter including
extension options in Europe, three-year charter including extension
options in the MENA region).
-- New build programme completed within budget and on schedule,
with a Mid-Size Class and a Large Class SESV delivered during the
year.
-- Development and installation of a pioneering cantilever on
new Large Class vessel GMS Evolution, scheduled to be ready for
operations Q2 2017.
-- On target to deliver previously announced annualised cost savings.
-- Strong HSE performance maintained during a busy year.
Outlook
-- Modern fleet, leading operational experience and expanding
technological capability places GMS in a good position to
capitalise on the market recovery.
-- Good level of client interest in the cantilever capability,
an innovation with the potential to significantly increase work
opportunities for GMS.
-- Increasing tender activity in core regions of Europe and the Middle East.
-- Continued focus on maximising utilisation, cost control and cash management.
-- Secured backlog* of US$ 209.2 million as at 1 March 2017,
providing visibility of 2017 trading.
-- Net debt expected to peak at around US$ 375.0 million in Q1
2017, reducing to approximately US$ 335.0 million at the end of
2017.
Duncan Anderson, Chief Executive Officer for GMS, commented:
"The Group has delivered a solid set of 2016 results in line
with expectations in challenging market conditions. Increasing
tender activity is presenting significant opportunities for GMS in
our core regions of Europe and the Middle East and we are looking
forward to broadening significantly our cost-effective well
intervention services in 2017, when the cantilever system becomes
operational. Whilst recognising oil prices will continue to
influence our business, I am confident that our modern fleet,
leading operational experience and expanding technological
capability places GMS in a good positon to capitalise on new
contract opportunities as the market recovers."
- Ends -
The above highlights are based on the Group's adjusted results.
A full reconciliation between the adjusted and statutory results is
contained in note 2. Refer to note 17 for a list of
definitions.
Analyst presentation: A management presentation to analysts will
be held on 28 March at 09.30am. For additional details and
registration for admission, please contact Leanne Shergold via
email at lshergold@brunswickgroup.com
Presentation slides: The full year results presentation slides
will be available on the GMS website after the presentation:
http://www.gmsuae.com/investor-relations/results-and-presentations
*This metric is an Alternative Performance Measure. Refer to
note 17 for further details and definitions.
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
Gulf Marine Services PLC
Duncan Anderson Brunswick
John Brown Patrick Handley - UK
Tel: +971 (2) 5028888 Will Medvei - UK
Anne Toomey Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959
Tel: +44 (0) 1296 622736 Jade Mamarbachi - UAE
Tel: +971 (0) 50 600 3829
Notes to Editors:
Gulf Marine Services PLC ('GMS', 'the Company' or 'the Group'),
a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, was founded in Abu
Dhabi in 1977 and has become the leading provider of advanced
self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs) in the world.
The fleet serves the oil, gas and renewable energy industries from
its offices in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and
the United Kingdom. The Group's assets are capable of serving
clients' requirements across the globe, including the Middle East,
South East Asia, West Africa and Europe.
The GMS SESV fleet of 15 vessels is amongst the youngest in the
industry, with an average age of eight years. The vessels support
GMS' clients in a broad range of offshore oil and gas platform
refurbishment and maintenance activities, well intervention work
and offshore wind turbine maintenance work (which are opex-led
activities), as well as offshore oil and gas platform installation
and decommissioning and offshore wind turbine installation (which
are capex-led activities).
The SESVs are four-legged vessels and are self-propelled, which
means they do not require tugs or similar support vessels for moves
between locations in the field; this makes them significantly more
cost-effective and time-efficient than conventional offshore
support vessels without self-propulsion. They have a large deck
space, crane capacity and accommodation facilities that can be
adapted to the requirements of the Group's clients. A well workover
cantilever system that has been developed for the Large Class
vessels will be available to clients for the first time in 2017.
Developed in partnership with leading Norwegian designer Dwellop
A.S., the innovative cantilever allows GMS to significantly
increase the level and type of well intervention activities that
can be carried out from these vessels to include operations that
have traditionally been performed by more expensive non-propelled
drilling rigs.
The fleet is categorised by size into Large Class vessels
(operating in water depth of up to 80m, with crane capacity of up
to 400 tonnes and accommodation for up to 300 people), Mid-Size
Class vessels (operating in water depth up to 55m, with crane
capacity of up to 150 tonnes and accommodation for up to 300
people) and Small Class vessels (operating in water depth of up to
45m, with crane capacity of up to 45 tonnes and accommodation for
up to 300 people).
Demand for GMS' vessels is predominantly driven by their premium
and cost-effective capabilities, underpinned by the need to
maintain ageing oil and gas infrastructure and the increasing use
of enhanced oil recovery techniques to offset declining production
profiles.
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both general and specific, as they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that might occur in the future.
Accordingly, the actual results, operations, performance or
achievements of the Company and its subsidiaries may be materially
different from any future results, operations, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
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factors. Neither Gulf Marine Services PLC nor any of its
subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statement as a result of new information,
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Chief Executive's Review
The Group has delivered a solid set of 2016 results in line with
expectations for the business against the backdrop of a sustained
low oil price environment. This performance continues to show our
resilience in the brownfield sector when there are lower customer
activity levels. Clients are more likely to charter our
cost-effective, fit-for-purpose and flexible fleet independent of
oil price sentiment, which is not typically the case elsewhere in
the wider offshore support vessel sector. While we anticipate some
of the challenges faced in 2016 will carry forward into the
near-term, I am confident that the steps we have taken to help us
navigate the industry downturn, including the delivery of
significant reductions in our cost base, a competitive business
development strategy, together with the strategic expansion of our
fleet, will allow us to deliver earnings growth for GMS in due
course.
Group financial performance
Our priority in 2016 was on maximising vessel utilisation in
challenging market conditions. It was a creditable performance by
the management team that resulted in 2016 revenue at US$ 179.4
million being restricted to a less than 20% reduction compared to
the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA for the year was US$ 106.8
million (US$ 138.5 million in 2015) reflecting the strong operating
cash flow generation of the business and we are able to report an
Adjusted EBITDA margin of 60% for 2016 (63% in 2015). Adjusted net
profit after taxation for the year was US$ 50.7 million (US$ 84.9
million in 2015).
As a reflection of our confidence in the stability of the
business, the proposed final dividend for the year is recommended
to be 1.20 pence (1.50 cents) per share subject to shareholders'
approval at the AGM on 16 May 2017 and this will be paid on 19 May
2017, giving a total dividend for the year of 1.61 pence (2.04
cents).
Fleet utilisation and order book
GMS achieved a 70% utilisation rate for our SESV fleet in 2016
(98% in 2015), with 100% technical and operational uptime for our
contracted vessels. We expected our fleet utilisation and charter
rates for the year to be affected by the low oil price environment,
reflecting some clients' focus on cost savings rather than
production. This level of utilisation is still healthy compared to
that experienced in both the wider offshore support vessel and
drilling rig sectors. We currently expect utilisation to increase
during the course of 2017, although it will be partially affected
for a period as we transition into new contracts.
In the first half of 2016 we saw significantly lower levels of
tender activity as our clients reduced their expenditure plans in
response to market uncertainties. We have subsequently seen a
gradual increase in tender opportunities and since our interim
results have secured six new contracts with a total charter period
in excess of six years including extension options. Encouragingly,
two of these awards are for long-term charters, as short-term
contract opportunities have been more customary in the current
environment. These new charters comprise a three-year contract
(including options) for one of our Mid-Size Class vessels in the
MENA region, and an 18-month contract (including options) for one
of our Large Class vessels in Europe.
Our focus remains on maximising our vessel utilisation. While
this has necessitated the negotiation of lower charter rates on
certain contracts, we expect to see an improvement in pricing in
the future as the market tightens. The secured backlog as at 1
March 2017 is US$ 209.2 million (comprising firm and extension
options) and is expected to increase towards the end of 2017 as the
anticipated further improvement in utilisation is reflected in our
order book.
Operations
Health, safety and the environment continue to be our top
priority and we delivered a strong safety performance in 2016. The
total number of man hours worked was 6.0 million in 2016 (7.7
million man hours in 2015). There was an improvement in our lost
time injury rate (LTI) with one LTI being sustained during the year
compared to two in 2015; we will continue to strive for our target
of zero LTIs. The total recordable injury rate was 0.20 in 2016
(0.18 in 2015).
The SESV new build programme to expand the fleet by six vessels
was completed within budget and on schedule at the end of 2016. The
Mid-Size Class GMS Sharqi was delivered in Q1 2016. The Large Class
GMS Evolution was completed in Q4 2016, with further work on the
installation and testing of a cantilever system on the vessel
expected to continue into Q2 2017. The strategic decision to expand
the fleet has significantly increased the scope of our service
offering, with the investment in the new Large Class and Mid-Size
Class SESVs validated by the current higher utilisation of these
vessels for operations that were less suited to our smaller class
assets. Future development of the fleet is likely to focus on the
extension of our service offering, with the installation of
additional cantilever systems on all our Large Class vessels in
time as more clients see the value this new capability brings to
their businesses.
The Group maintains a very high focus on asset integrity and
marine assurance and our off-hire vessels are being kept in
readiness for swift deployment as the market starts to recover and
as we secure further charters.
Expansion of services
GMS has been at the forefront of technological innovation in its
industry for many years. As both a builder and operator, we have
expanded and enhanced our fleet for the future, ensuring our
vessels can meet the technical and operational specifications we
have identified as being especially useful for our anticipated
clients' requirements. This has included the introduction of our
Large Class and Mid-Size SESVs more recently. While our Small Class
fleet is of value for many of our clients' operations in the Gulf,
the addition of our newer vessels has helped us to broaden our
service offering.
During 2016 we also took significant steps to further expand our
well services capability through our pioneering cantilever system.
We designed and developed the system, in partnership with Dwellop
A.S., with a well workover unit and top drive for our latest new
build vessel GMS Evolution. This system, which is expected to be
ready for operations in Q2 2017 following the completion of sea
trials, will allow us to provide a greater range of services from
the vessel and to compete for well workover activity that was
previously only able to be carried out from more expensive and less
efficient non-propelled jackup drilling rigs.
The faster transit and jacking speed of our self-propelled SESV
allows us to deploy our vessel in less than a day, versus the three
days or more required for a conventional drilling rig. We estimate
that this advantage, combined with our cantilever capability and
other operational efficiencies, will allow us to complete a typical
well workover project in approximately 25% less time than the same
activity performed by a drilling rig. This translates into
significant cost savings for our client, even before any further
economies that may be achieved from charter rates lower than
alternatives such as drilling rigs, as well as the additional cost
of hiring the necessary support vessels that these require. GMS
will be the first to introduce this capability on an SESV and we
have been very encouraged by the good level of interest from our
existing and prospective clients in the cantilever capability.
We will continue to innovate and seek to differentiate our
offering from our competitors. Our intention over the medium-term
would be to offer our clients a more extensive and integrated
package of well intervention services across our SESV fleet by
bringing in-house more of the ancillary specialist services we
currently sub-contract. This should help us to be an even more
cost-effective solution for our clients.
Finance
The Group's decisive actions on cost-saving initiatives and the
prioritisation of utilisation have helped to mitigate the impact on
our business of the challenging market conditions. I am pleased to
report that we expect to deliver the previously announced
annualised cost-savings; further details can be found in the
Financial Review.
During the year we conducted a full impairment review of our
fixed assets. No impairments are required of our core SESV fleet,
reflecting the low original self-construction cost of the vessels
and the outlook for the Group's markets over the vessel life of the
assets. Our non-core assets (two anchor tug supply vessels and an
accommodation barge) were impaired during the year. A leased Small
Class vessel, on which we hold an option to purchase but which we
are unlikely to exercise given the low oil price environment, has
also been impaired. Accordingly, a total impairment charge of US$
21.3 million has been recorded in the income statement.
Our people
I would like to thank our highly skilled and dedicated workforce
for their contribution to GMS during a challenging period. As has
been the case with other companies in our industry, it was
necessary to lower our costs during the year and this included a
reduction in our headcount and a decrease in salaries for all
personnel. The support and continued commitment of all our staff is
very much appreciated.
Market commentary
Middle East
During 2016 the effects of the prolonged low oil price
environment shifted focus amongst some of our key clients in the
Middle East away from increasing production to reducing operating
costs. The extent to which this affected GMS varied. In some
instances, extension options were not exercised or contracts were
terminated early. In other cases, it was necessary to renegotiate
contracts at lower day rates in order to maintain the term of the
contract. We have been seeing an increase in the number of tender
opportunities from the second half of 2016 onwards and our success
in winning a significant amount of the available work tendered is
testament to the quality of our fleet and operational delivery. As
our clients' again begin to focus on production targets, we
anticipate that most, if not all, of the work lost due to
cancellations or the non-renewal of contracts in 2016 will be
re-tendered in 2017 and we remain well-positioned to secure these
opportunities as they come to the market.
We are actively advising our clients on the cost advantages that
our SESV well intervention cantilever and top drive system will
deliver. The system presents a number of opportunities for GMS to
perform additional well intervention operations more efficiently
than currently provided by drilling rig operators, for example
change out of electric submersible pumps and well completions.
Europe
Despite the challenges of the oil price environment, we
successfully maintained high utilisation in the European market,
albeit partly through the renegotiation of charter rates.
Decommissioning remains a significant source of potential demand
for GMS in the North Sea, although the competing strategic and
economic priorities of stakeholders in these offshore assets has
meant that the scale of actual decommissioning progress is not yet
as advanced as previously anticipated. GMS continues to engage with
clients on developing these opportunities as our new cantilever
designs for our Large Class SESVs lend themselves particularly well
to the cost-effective plug and abandonment of old wells, a key step
in the decommissioning process.
In the renewables sector new installation activity was low in
2016, resulting in large wind turbine installation vessels
competing for accommodation work that had traditionally been
carried out by similar vessels to our Large Class SESVs. The wind
turbine market is expected to improve in 2017, which should result
in more opportunities for any available GMS SESVs and less
competition for work in the oil and gas sector.
Rest of World
A key step in developing our services in markets outside the
Middle East and Europe was the establishment of our South East Asia
office. Having our own regional presence working continuously and
directly with clients alongside our partners will better position
GMS for future geographic diversification. We continue to believe
in the potential within those countries where factors such as water
depth, weather conditions and ageing oil producing infrastructure
lend themselves particularly to the use of our SESVs.
Outlook
Whilst recognising oil prices will continue to influence our
business, increasing tender activity is presenting significant
opportunities for GMS in our core regions of Europe and the Middle
East. This should lead to higher utilisation of our fleet and, in
time, earnings growth for the business.
We are looking forward to introducing to the market our
pioneering well workover cantilever system installed on GMS
Evolution this year, which will allow us to provide an even greater
range of low cost well intervention services. We are very
optimistic about the potential of this new service as our clients
recognise the value it can bring to their businesses.
Our focus remains on maximising utilisation whilst managing our
costs appropriately and maintaining a stable capital structure,
with cash conservation and deleveraging continuing to be key
priorities. We expect the pace of recovery to build momentum, with
utilisation increasing ahead of day rates. Whilst we anticipate
some modest progress half-on-half in 2017, we are comfortable with
expectations for the full year. I am confident that our modern
fleet, leading operational experience and expanding technological
capability places GMS in a good position to capitalise on new
contract opportunities and to successfully grow our business in due
course as our markets recover.
Duncan Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
27 March 2017
Financial REVIEW
US$ million 2016 2015
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Revenue 179.4 219.7
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Gross profit 74.3 132.2
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Adjusted gross profit(*) 95.6 132.2
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Adjusted EBITDA(*) 106.8 138.5
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Net profit 29.4 75.0
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Adjusted net profit(*) 50.7 84.9
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Diluted earnings per share (US cents) 8.34 21.25
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Adjusted diluted earnings per share (US
cents)(*) 14.35 24.05
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Proposed final dividend per share (pence) 1.20 1.20
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*Alternative Performance Measure. Refer to note 17 for further
details and definitions.
Summary
The Group delivered satisfactory results for 2016 against the
background of challenging market conditions. Revenue for the year
was US$ 179.4 million (2015: US$ 219.7 million) and we achieved an
Adjusted EBITDA margin of 60% (2015: 63%) with 2016 Adjusted EBITDA
of US$ 106.8 million (2015: US$ 138.5 million). Net profit for 2016
of US$ 29.4 million (2015: US$ 75.0 million) reflects a
non-operational and non-cash impairment charge (recognised in cost
of sales) of US$ 21.3 million related to non-core assets and a
leased vessel that is unlikely to be acquired. Adjusted net profit
after taxation for 2016 was US$ 50.7 million (2015: US$ 84.9
million) and adjusted diluted EPS was 14.35 cents (2015: 24.05
cents).
Our focus remains on maintaining a stable financial structure
and continuing to manage our costs appropriately with cash
conservation and deleveraging being key priorities.
The Group continues to have a sound financial base with a stable
balance sheet and strong operating cash flows. Total capital
expenditure for 2016 of US$ 106.0 million (2015: US$ 205.4 million)
was primarily spent on construction of new vessels (US$ 95.4
million). The Group had undrawn committed bank facilities of US$
145.0 million (2015: US$ 225.0 million) at 31 December 2016. The
net debt level (being bank borrowings less cash) increased to US$
362.0 million at the year end (2015: US$ 304.3 million) mainly as a
result of the continued investment in the new build programme. The
Group's net leverage ratio was 3.4 times (2015: 2.2 times) Adjusted
EBITDA at year end, well within the maximum permitted net leverage
ratio of 5.0 times. Net borrowing is expected to peak at US$ 375.0
million in Q1 2017. The Group is then expected to deleverage given
its strong cash flow generation characteristics and the absence of
significant committed capital expenditure.
The following sections discuss the Group's adjusted results as
the Directors consider that they provide a useful indicator of
underlying performance. The adjusting items (non-operational costs)
are discussed below in this review and a reconciliation between the
adjusted and statutory results is contained in note 2.
Revenue and segmental profit
Revenue decreased by 18% to US$ 179.4 million in 2016 (2015: US$
219.7 million) demonstrating the pressure on vessel demand and
certain charter rates from a sustained low oil price. Our 2016 SESV
fleet utilisation was 70% (2015: 98%) which, whilst satisfactory in
this challenging market, clearly demonstrates the potential for
future upside.
The Small Class vessel segment made the largest contribution to
Group revenue with US$ 76.8 million (2015: US$ 114.5 million).
Revenue contribution from Large Class vessels was US$ 68.7 million
(2015: US$ 86.4 million), US$ 33.0 million (2015: US$ 14.5 million)
for Mid-size Class vessels and US$ 0.9 million (2015: US$ 4.4
million) for Other vessels. The segmental profit, being gross
profit excluding depreciation, amortisation and impairment, was US$
55.9 million (2015: US$ 82.7 million) for Small Class vessels, US$
53.2 million (2015: US$ 64.6 million) for Large Class vessels, US$
18.0 million (2015: US$ 10.1 million) for Mid-size Class vessels,
and a segmental loss of US$ 0.1 million (2015: profit of US$ 0.9
million) for Other vessels.
74% of total Group revenue was derived from customers located in
the MENA region in 2016 (2015: 72%) while the remaining 26% of
revenue was earned from customers in Europe (2015: 28%).
The backlog as at 1 March 2017 was US$ 209.2 million comprising
firm and option periods. When negotiating commercial terms with
customers the Group seeks to maintain a balance between
profitability and securing revenue visibility through contracted
backlog.
Cost of sales and general and administrative expenses
We continue to be very conscious of managing our costs
appropriately in the current environment. The Group expects to
deliver the previously announced annualised cash cost saving
targets of over 10% in our vessel operating costs and in excess of
15% in our general and administrative costs. These cost-saving
initiatives included a lowering of our crew costs and overhead cost
base through reductions in both headcount and salaries across the
Group. We have also achieved efficiencies within our supply chain
and operations, including reducing the rental costs for our
principal maintenance and modification yard and quayside space.
The challenging market environment during the year resulted in
some of our fleet being off hire for more extended periods than
previously. The Group warm stacked the off hire vessels in the
Group's own yard ready for deployment at a cost of approximately
US$ 2,000 per day which is significantly lower than that of peers
who have to use third party facilities.
The benefits of the cost saving initiatives started to be
realised more fully during the second half of 2016. Cost of sales
for the year on a cash basis, excluding depreciation, amortisation
and impairment charges, reduced by 15% to US$ 52.4 million (2015:
US$ 61.4 million). Cost of sales, excluding impairment charges,
decreased by 4% to US$ 83.8 million (2015: US$ 87.5 million).
General and administrative expenses were US$ 21.6 million in 2016
(2015: US$ 20.9 million) and includes a 29% reduction in general
and administrative expenses in the second half of 2016 compared to
the first half of the year. As the volume of construction
activities significantly scales down as we near completion of the
cantilever programme, overhead expenditure relating to capex
activities will also reduce further accordingly with corresponding
material additional cash savings and a lower value of capitalised
costs.
The Group recognised an impairment charge of US$ 21.3 million in
2016 cost of sales on the Group's non-core assets, included within
the Other vessels segment, and a leased vessel included within the
Small Class vessels segment, further details of which are discussed
below.
Depreciation
Depreciation increased by 22% to US$ 28.2 million (2015: US$
23.2 million) arising from the additional depreciation (US$ 5.0
million) from the three new Mid-Size Class vessels. Two of the
vessels were delivered in June and October 2015, and accordingly
2016 constituted a full year of depreciation for these vessels. The
third Mid-Size Class vessel was delivered in March 2016 with nine
months depreciation being charged during 2016.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA for the year was US$ 106.8 million (2015: US$
138.5 million). The Group's Adjusted EBITDA margin in 2016 was 60%
(2015: 63%) demonstrating the effective management of costs during
the year.
Finance costs and foreign exchange
Net finance costs in 2016 were lower at US$ 20.1 million (2015:
US$ 33.5 million). After adjusting for the expensing of unamortised
loan arrangement fees of US$ 9.9 million that arose on the previous
bank facility, that was refinanced in 2015, net finance costs
decreased by US$ 3.5 million year on year. This primarily reflects
the benefits of the reduced borrowing margins following the
refinancing of the Group's long-term debt in December 2015 and the
acquisition of a leased Small Class vessel during Q1 2016 which
resulted in a reduction of the finance lease interest payments for
2016. During the year US$ 2.4 million (2015: US$ 5.8 million) of
finance costs were capitalised as part of the new build programme
as directly attributable costs.
There was a net foreign exchange loss of US$ 1.0 million (2015:
US$ 0.03 million) arising mainly from the impact of the
announcement of the Brexit referendum results in June on the United
States Dollar and the Pound Sterling exchange rate.
Taxation
The tax charge for the year was US$ 1.4 million (2015: US$ 2.1
million), representing 4% of profit before taxation (2015: 3%). The
Group's effective tax rate has remained low overall demonstrating
the significant proportion of profits earned in low or zero tax
jurisdictions.
Earnings
Adjusted net profit decreased in 2016 to US$ 50.7 million (2015:
US$ 84.9 million) mainly arising from the reduction in revenue in
the year. The fully diluted adjusted earnings per share (DEPS) for
the year decreased to 14.35 cents (2015: 24.05 cents). Adjusted
DEPS is calculated based on adjusted profit after tax and a
reconciliation between the adjusted and statutory profit, is
provided in note 2.
Dividends
The Group's dividend policy looks to reflect GMS' earnings and
cash flow characteristics, while also allowing the retention of
sufficient funds to invest in long-term growth for the Group and
ensure an appropriate capital structure is maintained.
The Group paid an interim dividend of 0.41 pence per ordinary
share on 3 October 2016 to shareholders on the register at 9
September 2016.
The Board is recommending a final dividend of 1.20 pence (1.50
cents) per share. Subject to shareholder approval, this will be
paid on 19 May 2017 to all ordinary shareholders who were on the
register of members at close of business on 18 April 2017. This
brings the total 2016 dividend to US$ 7.1 million.
Capital expenditure
The Group's capital expenditure during the year was US$ 106.0
million (2015: US$ 205.4 million). The main area of investment was
additions to assets under the course of construction (Capital work
in progress) of US$ 104.6 million (2015: US$ 139.2 million) which
includes the construction of a Large Class vessel, a Mid-Size Class
Vessel and the cantilever system. The Group currently has no plans
to incur any significant capital expenditure in 2017 and beyond
with ongoing committed capital expenditure anticipated to be
approximately US$ 10.0 million per annum.
Cash flow and net debt
The Group's net cash flow from operating activities continued to
be strong, reflected in a net inflow of US$ 126.3 million in 2016
(2015: net inflow of US$ 125.0 million) mainly on account of a US$
33.0 million decrease in receivables outstanding at year end. The
net cash outflow from investing activities for 2016 was US$ 149.2
million (2015: net outflow of US$ 189.8 million) which includes US$
51.0 million for the acquisition of a leased Small Class vessel in
Q1 2016. The Group's net cash flow relating to financing activities
was an inflow of US$ 23.7 million (2015: net inflow of US$ 66.1
million). The decrease in outflows from investing activities and
decrease in inflows from financing activities has mainly arisen
from fewer capital projects during the year as we approached the
end of our new build programme, resulting in lower capital
expenditure and reduced drawdowns from our banking facilities.
The net debt position (being bank borrowings less cash) as at 31
December 2016 was US$ 362.0 million, compared to US$ 304.3 million
as at 31 December 2015. The year end outstanding debt was US$ 463.7
million (2015: US$ 459.7 million) comprising bank borrowings of US$
423.6 million (2015: US$ 365.1 million) and finance lease
obligations of US$ 40.1 million (2015: US$ 94.6 million). Undrawn
committed bank facilities were US$ 145.0 million at year end (2015:
US$ 225.0 million). Net debt is expected to reduce to approximately
US$ 335.0 million at the end of 2017 and is forecast to peak at US$
375.0 million in Q1 2017 following completion of the cantilever
programme.
In June 2016 the Group was granted amended banking covenants to
increase the maximum permitted leverage ratio from 4.0 times EBITDA
to 5.0 times EBITDA. The Group's net leverage ratio, being the
ratio of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA, was 3.4 times at year end
(2015: 2.2 times). At the year end the Group was in full compliance
with all its banking covenants and expects to remain so.
Balance sheet
The Group has a stable, well-financed balance sheet. A review of
the major components of the balance sheet follows.
Total current assets at 31 December 2016 were US$ 85.5 million
(2015: US$ 120.7 million). This movement is mainly attributable to
a decrease in trade and other receivables to US$ 23.9 million
(2015: US$ 59.9 million) reflecting a decrease in outstanding
collections from customers. As the Group's customers are mainly
NOCs and IOCs, the credit quality of the outstanding receivables is
generally considered to be good.
Total current liabilities at 31 December 2016 were US$ 93.7
million (2015: US$ 110.0 million), the principal movement being the
decrease in the current portion of obligations under finance leases
to US$ 40.1 million (2015: US$ 55.0 million) arising mainly as a
result of the Group exercising a purchase option to acquire a
leased Small Class vessel that was completed in Q1 2016. There was
a decrease in trade and other payables to US$ 28.8 million (2015:
US$ 33.9 million) mainly arising from a lower level of creditors
relating to construction of new build vessels.
The combined effect of the above items was a decrease in the
Group's working capital and cash balance to a negative US$ 8.2
million at 31 December 2016 (2015: positive US$ 10.7 million). The
Group's negative working capital position is primarily as a result
of the exercise date of a purchase option, held by the Group on a
leased vessel, falling within 12 months such that the lease
liability is classified as current at year end. Cash and cash
equivalents at year end was US$ 61.6 million (2015: US$ 60.8
million).
Total non-current assets at 31 December 2016 were US$ 857.2
million (2015: US$ 803.4 million). This increase is primarily
attributable to the US$ 56.1 million increase in the net book value
of property, plant and equipment, mainly from the ongoing new build
programme to expand the fleet. The increase in the net book value
of property, plant and equipment was partially offset by the
impairment charges as discussed below. Total non-current
liabilities at 31 December 2016 were US$ 404.8 million (2015: US$
390.2 million). This increase reflects the drawdown on the Group's
committed capex facility during the year resulting in an increase
in the non-current portion of borrowings to US$ 401.6 million
(2015: US$ 347.3 million).
Equity
Shareholders' equity increased from US$ 423.3 million at 31
December 2015 to US$ 443.7 million at 31 December 2016 and the
increase comprised the profit earned during the year after
recording the dividend paid of US$ 8.0 million.
Property, plant and equipment
During the year the Group undertook impairment assessments of
its vessels and there was no impairment identified on the SESVs
owned by the Group.
At the 2016 half year reporting an impairment loss of US$ 14.2
million was identified on the Group's non-core assets. The assets
comprise two anchor tug supply vessels and an accommodation barge.
The assets have been affected by the influence of the continued low
oil price on the charter rates and utilisation levels of those type
of vessels. The Group is currently in discussions with a third
party for the disposal of the non-core assets and accordingly the
year end recoverable amount of US$ 1.1 million has taken into
consideration the likely realisable value, increasing the full year
impairment charge to US$ 14.7 million.
An impairment of US$ 6.6 million was identified at year end on a
leased Small Class Vessel accounted for as a finance lease. As the
release of the lease liability is recorded in the financial
statements at a faster rate than the rate at which the asset is
depreciated, this has resulted in the asset having a higher
carrying amount compared to the balance of the lease liability.
Given that the Group is unlikely to exercise the purchase option on
the lease in the current market environment, this difference
between the carrying amount of the asset and the balance of the
lease liability as at 31 December 2016, has given rise to an
impairment loss in the financial statements.
The total impairment loss in the year of US$ 21.3 million has
been charged to cost of sales in the statement of comprehensive
income.
Adjusting items
The Group presents adjusted results, in addition to the
statutory results, as the Directors consider that they provide a
useful indication of underlying performance. The items that are
excluded from the adjusted results are non-operational items. In
2016 these comprised non-cash impairment charges on the non-core
assets and a leased vessel, amounting to US$ 21.3 million. In 2015
the adjusting items comprised the expensing of unamortised loan
arrangement fees of US$ 9.9 million that were written off at the
time of the Group refinancing. A reconciliation between the
adjusted and statutory results is provided in note 2.
In the Group's 2016 interim results we provided guidance for the
full year of EBITDA in the range of US$ 100 - 110 million and
earnings per share of 14.5 - 15.5 cents. Consistent with how
management considers EBITDA and EPS in assessing underlying Group
performance, this guidance is based on adjusted results. The
Group's results on an adjusted basis were in line with the guidance
provided.
Outlook
The Group has a stable balance sheet, with good liquidity and
robust operating cash flows. Cash conservation and deleveraging
will be our key priorities and we would expect the Group's net debt
level to reduce to approximately US$ 335.0 million at the end of
2017. We will also maintain our focus on managing our costs
appropriately and on maintaining a suitable financial structure to
position ourselves well for the recovery in the markets.
John Brown
Chief Financial Officer
27 March 2017
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the year ended 31 December 2016
Notes 2016 2015
US$'000 US$'000
Revenue 3 179,410 219,713
Cost of sales (83,761) (87,491)
Impairment charge 6, 7 (21,307) -
_________ _________
Gross profit 74,342 132,222
General and administrative expenses (21,636) (20,875)
Finance income 75 640
Finance expense 4 (20,181) (34,134)
Other loss (759) (740)
Foreign exchange loss, net (1,023) (32)
_________ _________
Profit for the year before taxation 30,818 77,081
_________ _________
Taxation charge for the year (1,377) (2,058)
_________ _________
Profit for the year 29,441 75,023
Other comprehensive income -
items that may be reclassified
to profit and loss:
Exchange differences on translating
foreign operations (1,378) (817)
_________ _________
Total comprehensive income for
the year 28,063 74,206
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the Company 29,509 74,776
Non-controlling interests (68) 247
_________ _________
29,441 75,023
Total comprehensive income attributable
to:
Owners of the Company 28,131 73,959
Non-controlling interests (68) 247
_________ _________
28,063 74,206
Earnings per share
Basic (cents per share) 5 8.44 21.39
Diluted (cents per share) 5 8.34 21.25
All results are derived from continuing operations in each
year.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
as at 31 December 2016
Notes 2016 2015
US$'000 US$'000
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 6 852,398 796,261
Intangibles - 375
Dry docking expenditure 7 4,327 6,510
Deferred tax asset 455 -
Fixed asset prepayments 66 261
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Total non-current assets 856,246 803,407
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Current assets
Trade and other receivables 8 23,945 59,876
Cash and cash equivalents 9 61,575 60,834
----------- -----------
Total current assets 85,520 120,710
----------- -----------
Total assets 942,766 924,117
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Capital and reserves
Share capital 10 57,929 57,929
Share premium account 10 93,075 93,075
Restricted reserve 272 272
Group restructuring reserve 11 (49,710) (49,710)
Share option reserve 1,702 1,409
Capital contribution 12 9,177 9,177
Translation reserve (2,015) (637)
Retained earnings 333,259 311,760
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Attributable to the Owners of
the Company 443,689 423,275
Non-controlling interests 560 628
----------- -----------
Total equity 444,249 423,903
----------- -----------
Non-current liabilities
Bank borrowings 13 401,599 347,253
Obligations under finance leases - 39,577
Provision for employees' end
of service benefits 3,181 3,391
Deferred tax liability 13 13
----------- -----------
Total non-current liabilities 404,793 390,234
----------- -----------
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 28,787 33,883
Current tax liability 2,832 3,208
Bank borrowings 13 22,021 17,863
Obligations under finance leases 40,084 55,026
----------- -----------
Total current liabilities 93,724 109,980
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Total liabilities 498,517 500,214
----------- -----------
Total equity and liabilities 942,766 924,117
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the year ended 31 December 2016
Attributable
Share Group Share to the Non-controlling
Share premium Restricted restructuring option Capital Translation Retained owners interests Total
capital account reserve reserve reserve contribution reserve earnings of the equity
Company
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Balance at
1 January
2015 57,929 93,247 272 (49,437) 563 9,177 180 246,631 358,562 610 359,172
Total
comprehensive
income - - - - - - (817) 74,776 73,959 247 74,206
Share options
rights charge - - - - 846 - - - 846 - 846
Group
restructuring
reserve - - - (273) - - - - (273) - (273)
Acquisition
of interest
in joint
venture - - - - - - - (1,816) (1,816) (229) (2,045)
Share issue
cost - (172) - - - - - - (172) - (172)
Dividends
paid during
the year - - - - - - - (7,831) (7,831) - (7,831)
Balance at
1 January
2016 57,929 93,075 272 (49,710) 1,409 9,177 (637) 311,760 423,275 628 423,903
Total
comprehensive
income - - - - - - (1,378) 29,509 28,131 (68) 28,063
Share options
rights charge - - - - 293 - - - 293 - 293
Dividends
paid during
the year - - - - - - - (8,010) (8,010) - (8,010)
Balance at
31 December
2016 57,929 93,075 272 (49,710) 1,702 9,177 (2,015) 333,259 443,689 560 444,249
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the year ended 31 December 2016
2016 2015
US$'000 US$'000
Net cash generated from operating activities
(note 14) 126,297 124,960
Investing activities
Payments for property, plant and equipment (147,089) (184,403)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant
and equipment 109 768
Movement in capital advances 195 489
Dry docking expenditure incurred (2,594) (7,320)
Movement in pledged deposits - 299
Movement in guarantee deposits 81 (247)
Interest received 75 640
___________ ___________
Net cash used in investing activities (149,223) (189,774)
Financing activities
Bank borrowings received 105,000 485,000
Repayment of bank borrowings (44,938) (370,500)
Payment of issue cost on borrowings (2,700) (9,921)
Share issue cost paid - (172)
Interest paid (22,166) (25,832)
Payment on obligations under finance lease (3,519) (4,628)
Dividends paid (8,010) (7,831)
___________ ___________
Net cash provided by financing activities 23,667 66,116
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 741 1,302
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning
of the year 60,834 59,532
___________ ___________
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the year (note 9) 61,575 60,834
Non-cash transactions
Finance lease transaction - 53,000
Notes to the financial information for the year ended 31
December 2016
1. Basis of preparation
The preliminary announcement does not constitute the Group's
statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016, but is
derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for the year ended
31 December 2016 were approved by the Directors on 27 March 2017
and will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies following the
Company's Annual General Meeting. The independent auditor's report
on those financial statements was unqualified, did not draw
attention to any matters by way of emphasis and did not include a
statement under Section 498 (2) or (3) of the 2006 Companies
Act.
The 2016 Annual Report will be posted to shareholders in advance
of the Annual General Meeting to be held on 16 May 2017.
While the financial information included in this preliminary
announcement has been prepared in accordance with the recognition
and measurement criteria of International Financial Reporting
Standards ("IFRSs"), this announcement does not itself contain
sufficient information to comply with the disclosure aspects of
IFRSs.
The consolidated preliminary announcement of the Group has been
prepared in accordance with EU Endorsed IFRSs, IFRIC
interpretations and the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies
reporting under IFRSs. The consolidated financial information has
been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by
the revaluation of certain financial assets and financial
liabilities, including derivative instruments, at fair value.
Going concern
The Group is expected to continue to generate positive operating
cash flows on its own account for the foreseeable future and has in
place a committed capex loan facility of US$ 175.0 million, of
which US$ 95.0 million remained undrawn as at 27 March 2017. The
Group also has access to a committed working capital facility of
US$ 50 million, the total facility remained undrawn at 27 March
2017.
On the basis of their assessment of the Group's financial
position, and after reviewing its cash flow forecasts for a period
of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of the Annual
Report, the Group's Directors have a reasonable expectation that,
taking into account reasonably possible changes in trading
performance and appropriate mitigating actions, the Group will be
able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable
future. Thus they have adopted the going concern basis of
accounting in preparing the consolidated financial statements.
Significant accounting policies
The significant accounting policies and methods of computation
adopted in the preparation of this financial information is
consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group's
annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015,
except for the adoption of new standards and interpretations
effective as of 1 January 2016 none of which had a material impact
on the results or financial position of the Group.
2 Presentation of adjusted non-GAAP results
The following table provides a reconciliation between the
Group's adjusted Non-GAAP and statutory financial results:
Year ended 31 December Year ended 31 December
2016 2015
Adjusted Adjusting Statutory Adjusted Adjusting Statutory
non-GAAP
non-GAAP items total results items total
results
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Revenue 179,410 - 179,410 219,713 - 219,713
Cost of sales
-Operating
expenses (52,435) - (52,435) (61,400) - (61,400)
-Depreciation and
amortization (31,326) - (31,326) (26,091) - (26,091)
-Impairment
charge* - (21,307) (21,307) - - -
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- -------------
Gross profit 95,649 (21,307) 74,342 132,222 - 132,222
General and
administrative
-Depreciation (1,451) - (1,451) (1,094) - (1,094)
-Other
administrative
costs (20,185) - (20,185) (19,781) - (19,781)
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- -------------
Operating profit 74,013 (21,307) 52,706 111,347 - 111,347
Finance income 75 - 75 640 - 640
Finance expense (20,181) - (20,181) (24,268) - (24,268)
Expensing of
refinancing
costs** - - - - (9,866) (9,866)
Other income 88 - 88 305 - 305
Loss on sale of
asset (847) - (847) (1,045) - (1,045)
Foreign exchange
loss, net (1,023) - (1,023) (32) - (32)
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- -------------
Profit before
taxation 52,125 (21,307) 30,818 86,947 (9,866) 77,081
Tax (1,377) - (1,377) (2,058) - (2,058)
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- -------------
Net profit 50,748 (21,307) 29,441 84,889 (9,866) 75,023
Profit
attributable
to
Owners of the
Company 50,816 (21,307) 29,509 84,642 (9,866) 74,776
Non-controlling
interest (68) - (68) 247 - 247
Earnings per
share 14.54 (6.10) 8.44 24.22 (2.83) 21.39
Supplementary
non-statutory
information
Operating profit 74,013 (21,307) 52,706 111,347 - 111,347
Add: Depreciation
and Amortisation
charges 32,777 - 32,777 27,185 - 27,185
Non-GAAP EBITDA 106,790 (21,307) 85,483 138,532 - 138,532
*The impairment charge on certain vessels being non-operational
in nature has been added back to net profit to arrive at adjusted
net profit for the year.
**The write-off of unamortised arrangement fees being
non-operational in nature has been added back to net profit to
arrive at adjusted net profit in 2015.
3 Segment reporting
Management have identified that the Directors and senior
management team are the chief operating decision makers in
accordance with the requirements of IFRS 8 'Operating Segments'.
Segment performance is assessed based upon adjusted gross profit,
which represents gross profit before depreciation and amortisation
and loss on write off of assets. The reportable segments have been
identified by management based on the size and type of asset in
operation.
The operating and reportable segments of the Group are (i) Small
Class vessels which includes the Naashi, Kamikaze, Kikuyu, Kawawa,
Kudeta, Keloa, Kinoa and Pepper vessels (ii) Mid-Size Class vessels
which includes the Shamal, Scirocco and Sharqi vessels, (iii) Large
Class vessels which includes the Endeavour, Endurance and
Enterprise vessels, and (iv) Other vessels considered non-core
assets, which includes two legacy non-SESV vessels and one
accommodation barge (Khawla) which do not form part of the Small,
Mid-Size or Large Class vessels segments.
All of these operating segments earn revenue related to the
hiring of vessels and related services including charter hire
income, messing and accommodation services, personnel hire and hire
of equipment. The accounting policies of the operating segments are
the same as the Group's accounting policies.
Revenue Adjusted gross profit*
-------------------- -----------------------------
2016 2015 2016 2015
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Small Class vessels 76,836 114,468 55,851 82,667
Mid-Size Class vessels 32,959 14,459 18,041 10,120
Large Class vessels 68,701 86,390 53,202 64,646
Other vessels 914 4,396 (119) 880
179,410 219,713 126,975 158,313
Less:
Depreciation charged to
cost of sales (27,151) (22,467)
Amortisation charged to
cost of sales (4,175) (3,624)
Impairment charge (21,307) -
Gross profit 74,342 132,222
General and Administrative
expenses (21,636) (20,875)
Finance income 75 640
Finance expense (20,181) (34,134)
Other income 88 305
Loss on sale of asset (847) (1,045)
Foreign exchange loss,
net (1,023) (32)
Profit before taxation 30,818 77,081
*Alternative Performance Measure - see note 17.
The total revenue from reportable segments which comprises the
Small, Mid-Size and Large Class vessels is US$ 178.50 million
(2015: US$ 215.32 million). The Other segment does not constitute a
reportable segment per IFRS 8 Operating Segments.
Segment revenue reported above represents revenue generated from
external customers. There were no inter-segment sales in the
periods.
Segment assets and liabilities, including depreciation,
amortisation and additions to non-current assets, are not reported
to the chief operating decision makers on a segmental basis and are
therefore not disclosed.
Information about major customers
Certain customers individually accounted for greater than 10% of
the Group's revenue. During the year, 3 customers (2015: 3)
individually accounted for more than 10% of the Group's revenues.
The related revenue figures for these major customers, the identity
of which may vary by year, were US$ 51.46 million (2015: US$ 47.07
million), US$ 40.46 million (2015: US$ 46.93 million) and US$ 24.45
million (2015: US$ 36.43 million). The revenue from these customers
is attributable to the Large Class vessels, Mid-Size Class vessels
and Small Class vessels reportable segments.
Geographical segments
Revenue by geographical segment is based on the geographical
location of the customer as shown below.
2016 2015
US$ '000 US$ '000
United Arab Emirates 109,740 129,320
Qatar 14,401 17,657
Rest of Middle East and North Africa 8,858 11,581
Total - Middle East and North Africa 132,999 158,558
United Kingdom 24,455 36,425
Netherlands 16,708 19,515
Rest of Europe 5,248 5,215
Total - Europe 46,411 61,155
Worldwide Total 179,410 219,713
4 Finance expenses
2016 2015
US$'000 US$'000
Interest on bank borrowings 15,126 13,945
Interest on finance leases 6,362 11,966
Write-off of unamortised loan arrangement
fees* - 9,866
Amortisation of issue costs and commitment
fees 1,143 4,158
Fair value loss on derivative financial
instrument - 27
---------- ----------
Finance expense 22,631 39,962
Less: Amounts included in the cost of qualifying
assets (2,450) (5,828)
---------- ----------
20,181 34,134
* triggered by the loan refinancing in December 2015.
5 Earnings per share
2016 2015
US$ US$
Earnings for the purpose of basic and diluted
earnings per share being profit for the
year attributable to owners of the parent
(US$'000) 29,509 74,776
Earnings for the purpose of adjusted basic
and diluted earnings per share (US$'000)
(see note 2) 50,816 84,642
Weighted average number of shares ('000) 349,528 349,528
Weighted average diluted number of shares
in issue ('000) 354,012 351,946
Basic earnings per share (cents) 8.44 21.39
Diluted earnings per share (cents) 8.34 21.25
Adjusted earnings per share (cents) 14.54 24.22
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (cents) 14.35 24.05
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit
attributable to equity holders of the Company (as disclosed in the
statement of comprehensive income) by the weighted average number
of ordinary shares in issue during the year.
Adjusted earnings per share is calculated on the same basis but
uses the earnings for the purpose of basic earnings per share
(shown above) adjusted by adding back the impairment charge mainly
on non-core vessels which has been charged to the income statement
(US$ 21.3 million). The adjusted earnings per share is presented as
the Directors consider it provides an additional indication of the
underlying performance of the Group.
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit
attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted
average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year,
adjusted for the weighted average effect of share options
outstanding during the year.
Adjusted diluted earnings per share is calculated on the same
basis but uses adjusted profit (note 2) attributable to equity
holders of the Company.
6 Property, plant and equipment
Land, Vessel Spares,
building fittings
Capital and and other
Vessels work-in-progress improvements equipment Others Total
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Cost
Balance at
1 January 2015 615,168 88,711 7,400 10,586 4,845 726,710
Additions 64,626 139,197 622 861 56 205,362
Transfers 146,942 (146,472) 771 (1,544) 303 -
Disposals (635) - (74) (14) (1,066) (1,789)
Balance at
1 January 2016 826,101 81,436 8,719 9,889 4,138 930,283
Additions 1,280 104,640 - 71 35 106,026
Transfers 70,639 (77,737) 1,580 5,025 493 -
Disposals (1,130) - - (21) (121) (1,272)
Balance at
31 December
2016 896,890 108,339 10,299 14,964 4,545 1,035,037
Vessel
Land, Spares,
building fittings
Capital and and other
Vessels work-in-progress improvements equipment Others Total
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Accumulated
depreciation
Balance at 1
January 2015 98,514 - 4,424 5,823 3,425 112,186
Eliminated on
disposal of
assets (186) - (74) (14) (1,076) (1,350)
Depreciation
expense 21,621 - 300 663 602 23,186
Balance at 1
January 2016 119,949 - 4,650 6,472 2,951 134,022
Eliminated on
disposal of
assets (191) - - (4) (121) (316)
Depreciation
expense 26,216 - 579 774 658 28,227
Impairment
charge 20,621 - - 85 - 20,706
Balance at 31
December
2016 166,595 - 5,229 7,327 3,488 182,639
Carrying
amount
Balance at 31
December
2016 730,295 108,339 5,070 7,637 1,057 852,398
Balance at 31
December
2015 706,152 81,436 4,069 3,417 1,187 796,261
The carrying amount of vessels held under finance leases is US$
38.4 million (2015: US$ 100.2 million). During the year the Group
purchased the formerly leased vessel Pepper for US$ 51.0 million.
In 2015, the Group entered into a finance lease for the vessel
Pepper with the related addition of US$ 53.0 million.
Depreciation amounting to US$ 27.2 million (2015: US$ 22.5
million) has been allocated to cost of sales. The balance of the
depreciation charge is included in administrative expenses.
Included in additions to the vessels under construction is US$
2.4 million (2015: US$ 5.8 million) in respect of capitalised
borrowing costs. The capitalisation rate used to determine this
figure was 3.99 % (2015: 5.56%) based on specific borrowing
rates.
Certain vessels, with a total net book value of US$ 566.6
million (2015: US$ 465.2 million), have been mortgaged as security
for the loans extended by the Group's bankers.
Impairment Assessment
The Group undertook a full impairment review of its fixed assets
during the year and an impairment loss of US$ 21.3 million was
identified on the Group's non-core assets and a leased Small Class
vessel accounted for as a finance lease. The impairment on the
non-core assets, comprising of two anchor tug supply vessels and an
accommodation barge, is a result of the impact the continued low
oil price had on the charter rates and utilisation levels of those
vessels. The recoverable amount of the non-core assets of US$ 1.1
million was lower than the carrying amount of the assets and
therefore an impairment charge of US$ 14.7 million was booked. The
Group is currently in discussions with a third party for the
disposal of the non-core assets and accordingly the recoverable
amount of US$ 1.1 million has taken into consideration the likely
realisable value.
Whilst there was no impairment on the SESVs owned by the Group
the impairment loss on the leased Small Class vessel, on which the
Group holds an option to purchase in 2017, arose as the Group is
unlikely to exercise the purchase option given the current low oil
price environment. The lease liability is released at a faster rate
than the rate at which the asset is depreciated. Consequently, the
recoverable amount of the leased asset of US$ 37.9 million was
lower than the carrying amount of the asset resulting in an
impairment of US$ 6.6 million. The total impairment loss of US$
21.3 million has been charged to cost of sales in the statement of
comprehensive income.
For the purpose of the impairment assessment, each vessel is
considered a separate cash-generating unit ("CGU") and management
has estimated the recoverable amounts of its vessels based on their
value in use. The cash flow projections used in determining the
value in use of each CGU were based on forecasts prepared by
management taking into account past experience. The average
compound annual growth rates ("CAGR") in revenue for the CGUs were
assumed as an average upward revision of 6.8% between 2017 and
2022, remaining flat thereafter. The CAGR is dependent on the
average utilisation and charter rate of the vessels.
The cash flows have been discounted using a pre-tax discount
rate of 11.5% which was estimated taking into consideration the
weighted average cost of capital of a portfolio of peer group
companies with similar assets. The discount rate reflects current
market assessments of the time value of money, the risks associated
with the cash flows, and the expected levels of leverage.
Consideration has also been given to other factors such as currency
risk, operational risk and country risk.
7 Dry docking expenditure
The movement in dry docking expenditure is summarised as
follows:
2016 2015
US$ '000 US$ '000
At 1 January 6,510 4,177
Expenditure incurred during the year 2,594 7,320
Disposals - (1,363)
Amortised during the year (4,176) (3,624)
Impairment charge (primarily on leased (601) -
vessel. See note 6)
At 31 December 4,327 6,510
Amortisation for the year has been charged to cost of sales.
8 Trade and other receivables
2016 2015
US$ '000 US$ '000
Trade receivables 19,289 54,700
Accrued income 1,787 503
Prepayments and deposits 2,349 3,918
Advances to suppliers 128 540
Other receivables 322 145
Due from related parties 70 70
23,945 59,876
9 Cash and cash equivalents
2016 2015
US$ '000 US$ '000
Interest bearing
Held in UAE banks 11,671 35,922
Non-interest bearing
Held in UAE banks 43,265 5,323
Held in banks outside UAE 7,326 20,357
Total cash at bank and in hand 62,262 61,602
Presented as:
Restricted cash included in trade and
other receivables 687 768
Cash and cash equivalents 61,575 60,834
Total 62,262 61,602
10 Share capital
The Company was incorporated on 24 January 2014 with a share
capital of 300 million shares at a par value of GBP1 each. On 5
February 2014, as part of a Group restructuring, the Company
undertook a capital reduction by solvency statement, in accordance
with s643 of the Companies Act 2006. Accordingly, the nominal value
of the authorised and issued ordinary shares was reduced from GBP1
to 10p.
On 19 March 2014, the Company completed its initial public
offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange. A total of 49,527,804
shares with a par value of 10 pence per share were issued at a
price of 135 pence (US$ 2.24) per share.
The movement in issued share capital and share premium is
provided below.
The share capital of Gulf Marine Services PLC was as
follows:
Number Ordinary
of ordinary shares Total
shares US$'000 US$'000
(thousands)
At 31 December 2016
-------------------------- ------------- --------- ---------
Authorised Share Capital 349,528 57,929 57,929
Issued and fully paid 349,528 57,929 57,929
-------------------------- ------------- --------- ---------
At 31 December 2015
-------------------------- ------------- --------- ---------
Authorised Share Capital 349,528 57,929 57,929
Issued and fully paid 349,528 57,929 57,929
-------------------------- ------------- --------- ---------
Issued share capital and share premium account were as
follows:
Number Share
of ordinary Ordinary premium
shares shares account Total
(thousands) US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
At 31 December 2016 349,528 57,929 93,075 151,004
--------------------- ------------- ----------- ---------- ----------
At 31 December 2015 349,528 57,929 93,075 151,004
--------------------- ------------- ----------- ---------- ----------
11 Group restructuring reserve
The group restructuring reserve arises on consolidation under
the pooling of interests (merger accounting) method used for the
group restructuring. Under this method, the Group is treated as a
continuation of GMS Global Commercial Investments LLC (the
predecessor parent company) and its subsidiaries. At the date the
Company became the new parent company of the Group via a
share-for-share exchange, the difference between the share capital
of GMS Global Commercial Investments LLC and the Company, amounting
to US$ 49.7 million, was recorded in the books of Gulf Marine
Services PLC as a group restructuring reserve. This reserve is
non-distributable.
12 Capital contribution
The capital contribution reserve is as follows:
2016 2015
US$'000 US$'000
At 31 December 9,177 9,177
During 2013 US$ 7.8 million was transferred from share
appreciation rights payable to capital contribution as, effective 1
January 2013, the shareholders have assumed the obligation to
settle the share appreciation rights. An additional charge in
respect of this scheme of US$ 1.4 million was made in 2014. The
total balance of US$ 9.2 million is not available for
distribution.
13 Bank borrowings
Secured borrowings at amortised cost
2016 2015
US$'000 US$'000
Term loans 435,061 375,000
Less: Unamortised issue costs (11,441) (9,884)
423,620 365,116
Bank borrowings are presented in the consolidated statement of
financial position as follows:
2016 2015
US$'000 US$'000
Non-current portion 401,599 347,253
Current portion 22,021 17,863
423,620 365,116
In December 2015, the Group entered into a new facility with key
terms of the loan as follows:
-- The bank facility is repayable in 2021;
-- The term loan facility to fund capital expenditure amounts to
US$ 175.0 million. The Group drew down US$ 80.0 million from the
loan facility during the year and the balance of US$ 95.0 million
is available for draw down until December 2017;
-- The revolving working capital facility amounts to US$ 50.0
million. The total facility remained undrawn at 31 December 2016
and is available for draw down until December 2017;
-- The facility remains secured by mortgages over certain Group
vessels, with a net book value at year end of US$ 566.6 million
(2015: US$ 465.2 million).
Outstanding amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unused
Current Non-current Total facility Security Maturity
-------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
31 December
2016:
November
Term loan 18,750 337,500 356,250 - Secured 2021
Working - - - 50,000 Secured November
capital 2021
facility
Capex November
facility 4,584 74,227 78,811 95,000 Secured 2021
Unamortised
issue costs (1,313) (10,128) (11,441) -
-------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
22,021 401,599 423,620 145,000
========== ======== ======= ========
31 December
2015:
November
Term loan 18,750 356,250 375,000 - Secured 2021
Working - - - 50,000 Secured November
capital 2021
facility
Capex - - - 175,000 Secured November
facility 2021
Unamortised
issue costs (887) (8,997) (9,884) -
-------------------------- ------------------- -------------------- --------------------
17,863 347,253 365,116 225,000
========== ======== ========= =========
14 Net cash flow from operating activities
2016 2015
US$'000 US$'000
Operating activities
Profit for the year before taxation 30,818 77,081
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 28,227 23,186
Amortisation of intangibles 375 375
Amortisation of dry docking expenditure 4,176 3,624
Impairment charge 21,307 -
End of service benefit charge 780 1,181
End of service benefits paid (990) (258)
Provision for doubtful debts 2,287 614
Recovery of doubtful debts - (925)
Fair value loss on derivative financial
instrument - 27
Loss on disposal of property, plant and
equipment 847 1,045
Share options rights charge 293 846
Interest income (75) (640)
Interest expense 19,199 21,452
Write-off of unamortised issue costs - 7,743
Other income (88) (305)
Amortisation of issue costs 982 2,516
___________ ___________
Cash flow from operating activities before
movement in working capital 108,138 137,562
Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other
receivables 32,962 (9,669)
(Decrease)/Increase in trade and other
payables (12,595) 718
___________ ___________
Cash generated from operations 128,505 128,611
Taxation paid (2,208) (3,651)
__________ __________
Net cash generated from operating activities 126,297 124,960
15 General information
Gulf Marine Services PLC ("GMS" or "the Company") is a Company
which registered in England and Wales on 24 January 2014. The
Company is a public limited company with operations mainly in the
Middle East and North Africa, and Europe. The address of the
registered office of the Company is 1st Floor, 40 Dukes Place,
London EC3A 7NH. The registered number of the Company is
08860816.
The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in providing
self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels which provide the
stable platform for delivery of a wide range of services throughout
the total lifecycle of offshore oil, gas and renewable energy
activities and which are capable of operations in the Middle East,
South East Asia, West Africa and Europe.
16 Post balance sheet events
The Board has decided to recommend a final dividend of 1.20
pence (1.50 cents) per ordinary share in respect of the year ended
31 December 2016. This is to be proposed at the Annual General
Meeting. These financial statements do not reflect this final
dividend.
There have been no other events subsequent to 31 December 2016
for disclosure.
17 Definitions
Below is a list of terms used by the Group:
Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) - An APM is a financial
measure of historical or future financial performance, financial
position, or cash flows, other than a financial measure defined or
specified in the applicable financial reporting framework.
Alternative Performance Measures are non-GAAP measures that are
presented to provide readers with additional financial information
that is regularly reviewed by management and the Directors consider
that they provide a useful indicator of underlying performance.
However, this additional information presented is not uniformly
defined by all companies including those in the Group's industry.
Accordingly, it may not be comparable with similarly titled
measures and disclosures by other companies. Additionally, certain
information presented is derived from amounts calculated in
accordance with IFRS but is not itself an expressly permitted GAAP
measure. Such measures should not be viewed in isolation or as an
alternative to the equivalent GAAP measure.
Adjusted diluted earnings per share - represents the adjusted
profit attributable to equity holders of the Company for the period
divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue
during the period, adjusted for the weighted average effect of
share options outstanding during the period. The adjusted profit
attributable to equity shareholders of the Company is earnings used
for the purpose of basic earnings per share adjusted by adding back
the impairment charge mainly on non-core vessels which has been
charged to the income statement in the period. See note 5.
EBITDA - represents Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation
and Amortisation, which represents operating profit after adding
back depreciation and amortisation. See note 2.
Adjusted EBITDA - represents operating profit after adding back
depreciation and amortisation and, non-operational impairment
charges in 2016. See note 2.
Adjusted EBITDA margin - represents adjusted EBITDA divided by
revenue.
Adjusted gross profit - represents gross profit after adding
back depreciation, amortisation and non-operational impairment
charges in 2016. See note 3.
Adjusted net profit - represents net profit after adding back
non-operational impairment charges in 2016 and non-operational
refinancing costs in 2015. See note 2.
Backlog - represents firm contracts and extension options held
by clients. Backlog equals (charter day rate x remaining days
contracted) + ((estimated average Persons On Board x daily messing
rate)) x remaining days contracted) + contracted remaining unbilled
mobilisation and demobilisation fees. Includes extension
options.
Net Debt - represents the total bank borrowings less cash.
Net leverage ratio - represents the ratio of net debt (bank
borrowings less cash) to Adjusted EBITDA.
Available days - the number of days during which an SESV is
available for hire. Periods during which the vessel is not
available for hire due to planned upgrade work, transit time for
long-term relocation to a new region or construction are excluded
from the available days. In calculating available days for each
SESV in a given year, we also subtract from a base of 365 days
those days spent on mobilisation and demobilisation, planned
refurbishment and, in the case of a newly constructed SESV,
delivery time.
Utilisation - the percentage of available days in a relevant
period during which an SESV is under contract and in respect of
which a customer is paying a day rate for the charter of the
SESV.
This information is provided by RNS
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