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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of September 2022
Commission File Number: 001-37889
TOP SHIPS INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
1 VAS. SOFIAS & MEG.
ALEXANDROU STREET
151 24, MAROUSSI
ATHENS, GREECE
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [ X ] Form 40-F [ ]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_______.
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ________.
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached as Exhibit 1 to this Report on Form 6-K is Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto for TOP Ships Inc. (the “Company”), as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
The information contained in this report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-267170) that was filed with the SEC and became effective on September 13, 2022.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, or PSLRA, 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 PSLRA and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. This report and any other written or oral statements made by us or on our behalf may include forward-looking statements, which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. When used in this report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “continue,” “possible,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this report 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 our records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
In addition to these assumptions and matters discussed elsewhere herein and in the documents incorporated by reference herein, important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the following:
| ● | our ability to maintain or develop new and existing customer relationships with major refined product importers and exporters, major crude oil companies and major commodity traders, including our ability to enter into long-term charters for our vessels; |
| ● | our future operating and financial results; |
| ● | our future vessel acquisitions, our business strategy and expected and unexpected capital spending or operating expenses, including any dry-docking, crewing, bunker costs and insurance costs; |
| ● | our financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to obtain financing in the future to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate activities; |
| ● | oil and chemical tanker industry trends, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values and factors affecting vessel supply and demand; |
| ● | our ability to take delivery of, integrate into our fleet, and employ any newbuildings we have ordered or may acquire or order in the future and the ability of shipyards to deliver vessels on a timely basis; |
| ● | the aging of our vessels and resultant increases in operation and dry-docking costs; |
| ● | the ability of our vessels to pass classification inspections and vetting inspections by oil majors and big chemical corporations; |
| ● | significant changes in vessel performance, including increased vessel breakdowns; |
| ● | the creditworthiness of our charterers and the ability of our contract counterparties to fulfill their obligations to us; |
| ● | our ability to repay outstanding indebtedness, to obtain additional financing and to obtain replacement charters for our vessels, in each case, at commercially acceptable rates or at all; |
| ● | changes to governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities and the expected costs thereof; |
| ● | our ability to maintain the listing of our common shares on Nasdaq or another trading market; |
| ● | our ability to comply with additional costs and risks related to our environmental, social and governance policies; |
| ● | potential liability from litigation, including purported class-action litigation; |
| ● | changes in general economic and business conditions; |
| ● | general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, political events, including “trade wars,” piracy, acts by terrorists or major disease outbreaks such as the recent worldwide coronavirus outbreak; |
| ● | changes in production of or demand for oil and petroleum products and chemicals, either globally or in particular regions; |
| ● | the strength of world economies and currencies, including fluctuations in charterhire rates and vessel values; |
| ● | potential liability from future litigation and potential costs due to our vessel operations, including due to discharge of pollutants, any environmental damage and vessel collisions; |
| ● | the length and severity of epidemics and pandemics, including the ongoing global outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and its impact on the demand for commercial seaborne transportation and the condition of the financial markets; |
| ● | international sanctions, embargoes, import and export restrictions, nationalizations, piracy and wars or other conflicts, including the war in Ukraine; and |
| ● | other important factors described from time to time in the reports filed by us with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. |
Any forward-looking statements contained herein are made only as of the date of this report, and except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all or any of these factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TOP SHIPS INC. |
| (registrant) |
| | |
Dated: September 27, 2022 | By: | /s/ Evangelos J. Pistiolis |
| | Evangelos J. Pistiolis |
| | Chief Executive Officer |
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2022
The following management’s discussion and analysis is intended to discuss our financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022, and should be read in conjunction with our historical unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this filing. For additional background information please see our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission, on April 15, 2022.
This discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, such as those set forth in the section “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Commission, on April 15, 2022.
We are an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient eco tanker vessels focusing on the transportation of crude oil, petroleum products (clean and dirty) and bulk liquid chemicals. As of June 30, 2022, our fleet consisted of one 50,000 dwt product/chemical tanker, the M/T Eco Marina Del Ray, five 159,000 dwt Suezmax tankers, the M/T Eco Bel Air, M/T Eco Beverly Hills, M/T Eco West Coast, M/T Eco Malibu and M/T Eco Oceano CA, and two 300,000 dwt VLCC tankers the M/T Julius Caesar and M/T Legio X Equestris. We also own 50% interests in two 50,000 dwt product/chemical tankers, M/T Eco Yosemite Park and M/T Eco Joshua Park.
We intend to continue to review the market in order to identify potential acquisition targets on accretive terms.
We believe we have established a reputation in the international ocean transport industry for operating and maintaining vessels with high standards of performance, reliability and safety. We have assembled a management team comprised of executives who have extensive experience operating large and diversified fleets of tankers and who have strong ties to a number of national, regional and international oil companies, charterers and traders.
Non-US GAAP Measures
This report describes Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA), which is not a measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP (i.e., a “Non-US GAAP” measure). We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, other operating loss, operating lease expenses, vessel impairments, gains on sale of vessels and gains/losses on derivative financial instruments.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure that is used as a supplemental financial measure by management and external users of financial statements, such as investors, to assess our financial and operating performance. We believe that this non-U.S. GAAP financial measure assists our management and investors by increasing the comparability of our performance from period to period. This is achieved by excluding the potentially disparate effects between periods of interest, gain/loss on financial instruments, taxes, depreciation and amortization, other operating losses, operating lease expenses, gains on sale of vessels and vessel impairments, and which items are affected by various and possibly changing financing methods, capital structure and historical cost basis and which items may significantly affect results of operations between periods and other items that the Company believes are not indicative of the ongoing performance of its core operations.
This Non-U.S. GAAP measure should not be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as reported by other companies in the shipping industry or other industries. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or cash flow from operations, as determined by U.S. GAAP.
Reconciliation of Net (Loss) / Income to Adjusted EBITDA
| | Six months ended June 30, | |
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars) | | 2021 | | | 2022 | |
| | | | | | |
Net (Loss) / Income | | | 1,682 | | | | 8,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Add: Operating lease expenses | | | 5,378 | | | | 5,378 | |
Add: Vessel depreciation | | | 3,339 | | | | 6,114 | |
Add: Impairment on vessels | | | 1,160 | | | | - | |
Add: Interest and finance costs | | | 2,837 | | | | 6,927 | |
Add: Loss / (Gain) on financial instruments | | | (66 | ) | | | - | |
Less: Gain on sale of vessels | | | - | | | | (78 | ) |
Adjusted EBITDA | | | 14,330 | | | | 26,946 | |
For additional information please see our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission, on April 15, 2022, “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2022
The following table depicts changes in the results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.
| | Six Month Period Ended June 30, | | | Change | |
| | 2021 | | | 2022 | | | June 30, 2021 vs June 30, 2022 | |
| | ($ in thousands) | | | $
| | |
| % | |
Revenues | | | 25,310 | | | | 38,846 | | | | 13,536 | | | | 53 | % |
Voyage expenses | | | 608 | | | | 875 | | | | 267 | | | | 44 | % |
Operating lease expenses | | | 5,378 | | | | 5,378 | | | | - | | | | 0 | % |
Other vessel operating expenses | | | 7,919 | | | | 9,705 | | | | 1,786 | | | | 23 | % |
Vessel depreciation | | | 3,339 | | | | 6,114 | | | | 2,775 | | | | 83 | % |
Management fees-related parties | | | 1,661 | | | | 1,030 | | | | (631 | ) | | | -38 | % |
Dry-docking costs | | | 26 | | | | - | | | | (26 | ) | | | -100 | % |
General and administrative expenses | | | 963 | | | | 691 | | | | (272 | ) | | | -28 | % |
(Gain) on sale of vessels | | | - | | | | (78 | ) | | | (78 | ) | | | 100 | |
Impairment on vessels | | | 1,160 | | | | - | | | | (1,160 | ) | | | 100 | % |
Operating income | | | 4,256 | | | | 15,131 | | | | 10,875 | | | | 256 | % |
Interest and finance costs | | | (2,837 | ) | | | (6,927 | ) | | | (4,090 | ) | | | 144 | % |
Gain on financial instruments | | | 66 | | | | - | | | | (66 | ) | | | -100 | % |
Equity gains in unconsolidated joint ventures | | | 197 | | | | 401 | | | | 204 | | | | 104 | % |
Total other expenses, net | | | (2,574 | ) | | | (6,526 | ) | | | (3,952 | ) | | | 154 | % |
Net income | | | 1,682 | | | | 8,605 | | | | 6,923 | | | | 412 | % |
Period in Period Comparison of Operating Results
| 1. | Revenues, Voyage expenses, Depreciation and Other vessel operating expenses |
Revenues, Voyage expenses, Depreciation and Other vessel operating expenses increased due to the increase in the number of vessels employed over the two comparable periods. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we employed on average 6.8 vessels, whilst in the same period of 2022 we employed on average 7.9 vessels, which resulted in increases in all vessel related revenues and expenses as well as vessel depreciation. This increase in the average number of vessels (16%) is not entirely representative of the percentage increase in revenues and vessel related expenses since in deadweight terms the increase is 100%, due to the fact that in the first half of 2022 we took delivery of three 3 large crude carriers (adding 757,000dwt to the fleet) and we sold two MR tankers and another in Q3 2021 (removing 150,000dwt from the fleet). Because larger vessels command higher rates and incur higher voyage, operating and depreciation expenses the percentage increase of each of these categories between the two comparable periods is higher than the respective percentage increase in the average number of vessels employed.
| 2. | Management fees—related parties |
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, management fees to related parties decreased by $0.6 million, or 38%, compared to the same period in 2021. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease of $0.8 million relating to sale & purchase commissions as per our management agreement with Central Shipping Inc (“CSI”), a related party affiliated with the family of Mr. Evangelos J. Pistiolis, offset by a $0.2 million increase in management fees relating mainly to the increase of the number of vessels in our fleet.
| 3. | Interest and finance Costs |
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, interest and finance costs increased by $4.1 million, or 144%, compared to the same period in 2021 mainly due to:
| • | An increase of $1.9 million in interest and finance costs relating to the accelerated amortization of deferred financing fees of the two vessels sold in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and of the Central Mare Bridge Loan prepaid in the same period (please see the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022 – “Note - Debt” included elsewhere in this document). |
| • | A decrease of $0.7 million in interest capitalized in the vessels under construction in the six months ended June 30, 2022 when compared with the same period in 2021 mainly due to the completion of our newbuilding program in the first quarter of 2022. |
| • | An increase of $1.4 million in interest and finance costs mainly relating to the increase of the weighted average debt outstanding from $137.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2021 to $239.2 million in the same period of 2022. |
| • | Finally this increase was also due to an increase of $0.1 million in other financial costs. |
| 4. | General and administrative expenses |
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, our general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.3 million, or 28%, compared to the same period in 2021, mainly attributed to a decrease of $0.1 million in legal and consulting fees and expenses, a decrease of $0.1 million in directors and officers insurance cost and a decrease of $0.1 million in auditor fees.
Recent Developments
On July 5, 2022 we redeemed 865,558 Series F Shares and paid $10.4 million to Africanus Inc.
In July 2022, 5,229,000 pre-funded warrants were exercised for 261,450 common shares, and in September 2022, 4,374,000 pre-funded warrants were exercised for 218,700 common shares.
On September 23, 2022 we effected a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of our common stock. There was no change in the number of our authorized common shares, or the floor price of our Series E Shares, or the number of votes of our Series D, E and F Shares. All numbers of common share and earnings per share amounts, as well as warrant shares eligible for purchase under our warrants, exercise price of said warrants and conversion prices of our Series E Shares, in this report have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this 1-for-20 reverse stock split.
B. | Liquidity and Capital Resources |
Since our formation, our principal sources of funds have been equity provided by our shareholders through equity offerings or at the market sales, operating cash flow, long-term borrowing and short-term borrowings. Our principal use of funds has been capital expenditures to establish and grow our fleet, maintain the quality of our vessels, comply with international shipping standards and environmental laws and regulations and fund working capital requirements.
Our business is capital intensive and its future success will depend on our ability to maintain a high-quality fleet through the acquisition of newer vessels and the selective sale of older vessels. Our practice has been to acquire vessels using a combination of funds received from equity investors, bank debt secured by mortgages on our vessels and funds from sale and leaseback agreements. Future acquisitions are subject to management’s expectation of future market conditions, our ability to acquire vessels on favorable terms and our liquidity and capital resources.
As of June 30, 2022, we had an indebtedness of $244.5 million, which after excluding unamortized financing fees amounts to a total indebtedness of $248.4 million (please see the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022 – “Note - Debt” included elsewhere in this document). As of June 30, 2022, our cash and cash equivalent balances amounted to $18.3 million, held in U.S. Dollar accounts, $4.0 million of which are classified as restricted cash.
Working Capital Requirements and Sources of Capital
As of June 30, 2022, we had a working capital deficit (current assets less current liabilities) of $18.4 million.
Our operating cash flow for the remainder of 2022 is expected to increase compared to the same period in 2021, as we believe the contribution of the two VLCC and one Suezmax tanker we have taken delivery of during the first quarter of 2022, respectively will more than compensate the cash contribution from one MR Tanker we sold in August 2021 and the two MR Tankers we sold in February 2022.
In our opinion, will be able to finance our working capital deficit in the next 12 months with cash on hand and operational cash flow (please see the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022 – “Note - Going Concern” included elsewhere in this document).
Cash Flow Information
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents were $8.4 million and $14.3 million as of June 30, 2021 and 2022 respectively.
Net Cash from Operating Activities.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $4.6 million, during the six months ended June 30, 2022 to $13.9 million, compared to $9.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Net Cash from Investing Activities.
Net cash used in investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $143.1 million, consisting of $216.6 million of cash paid for advances for vessels under construction, offset by $72.1 million net proceeds from sale of vessels and $1.4 million of return of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures.
Net Cash from Financing Activities.
Net cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $141.0 million, consisting of $156.2 million of proceeds from long term debt, $8.6 million net proceeds from equity offerings, $47.6 million from proceeds from issuance of series F preferred stock, offset by $61.1 million of prepayments and scheduled repayments of long term debt, $6.9 million dividends to preferred shares and $3.5 million payments of financing costs.