The information contained in this Report is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements on FormS-8, FileNo. 333-147186,333-202141 and333-222002, and the related prospectuses.
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
The following is a discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (“Navios Holdings” or the “Company”) for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Navios Holdings’ financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). You should read this section together with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in Navios Holdings’ Annual Report on Form20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this report.
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements herein other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding business and industry prospects or future results of operations or financial position should be considered forward-looking. These forward looking statements are based on Navios Holdings’ current expectations and observations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to uncertainty relating to global trade, including prices of seaborne commodities and continuing issues related to seaborne volume and ton miles, our continued ability to enter into long-term time charters, our ability to maximize the use of our vessels, expected demand in the dry cargo shipping sector in general and the demand for our Panamax, Capesize and Ultra Handymax vessels in particular, fluctuations in charter rates for dry cargo carriers vessels, the aging of our fleet and resultant increases in operations costs, the loss of any customer or charter or vessel, the financial condition of our customers, changes in the availability and costs of funding due to conditions in the bank market, capital markets and other factors, increases in costs and expenses, including but not limited to: crew wages, insurance, provisions, port expenses, lube oil, bunkers, repairs, maintenance, and general and administrative expenses, the expected cost of, and our ability to comply with, governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards, as well as standard regulations imposed by our charterers applicable to our business, general domestic and international political conditions, competitive factors in the market in which Navios Holdings operates, the value of our publicly traded subsidiaries, our ability to effectuate a reverse stock split of our common stock to regain compliance with New York Stock Exchange minimum share price requirements and risks associated with operations outside the United States. Other factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our current expectations and observations include, but are not limited to, those discussed under Part I, Item 3D — Risk Factors in Navios Holdings’ Annual Report on Form20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017. All forward-looking statements made in this report speak only as of the date of this document. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Recent Developments
Fleet Update
Navios Holdings agreed tocharter-in, under oneten-year bareboat contract, from an unrelated third party one newbuilding bulk carrier of about 81,000 dwt, expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2020. Navios Holdings has agreed to pay in total $5.8 million, representing a deposit for the option to acquire this vessel, of which $2.9 million was paid upon signing of the contract in October 2018.
In November 2018, Navios Primavera, a 2007-built, 53,464 dwt vessel, was delivered to the owned fleet. In August 2018, Navios Holdings had exercised the option to acquire the abovechartered-in vessel, for a purchase price of $10.5 million, as determined based on the actual delivery date of the vessel.
In November 2018, Navios Holdings agreed to sell to an unrelated third party, the Navios Magellan, a 2000-built Panamax vessel of 74,333 dwt, for a total net sale price of $7.0 million to be paid in cash, with delivery expected in December 2018. The impairment loss due to the sale is expected to be approximately $5.4 million.
Navios South American Logistics Inc. (“Navios Logistics”)
On November 12, 2018, Navios Logistics acquired approximately 3.5 hectares of undeveloped land located in Port Murtinho region, Brazil for a total consideration of $1.1 million. Navios Logistics plans to develop this land for its port operations.
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (“Navios Acquisition”) – Agreement to acquire Navios Maritime Midstream Partners L.P. (“Navios Midstream”)
On October 8, 2018 Navios Midstream and Navios Acquisition announced that they entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Navios Acquisition will acquire all of the publicly held units of Navios Midstream in exchange for shares of Navios Acquisition.
The conflicts committee of the board of directors of Navios Midstream negotiated the transaction on behalf of Navios Midstream and its public unitholders. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Conflicts Committee, the board of directors of Navios Midstream and the board of directors of Navios Acquisition.
The approval and adoption of the merger agreement and the merger requires approval by a majority of the outstanding Navios Midstream common units. Navios Acquisition owns a sufficient number of Navios Midstream common units to approve the merger on behalf of all Navios Midstream unitholders and has agreed to consent to the merger. The closing of the merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including effectiveness of a registration statement on Form F-4 filed with the SEC on October 30, 2018 and the mailing of an information statement to the Navios Midstream unitholders.
Navios Acquisition – Reverse stock split
On November 9, 2018 Navios Acquisition announced that a one-for-fifteen reverse split of its common stock was approved by the company’s stockholders at a special meeting. The reverse stock split was effected on November 14, 2018. The common stock began trading on November 14, 2018 on a split-adjusted basis on the NYSE, under the same ticker symbol, NNA.
Navios Maritime Containers Inc. (“Navios Containers”)
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners”) announced a distribution of approximately 2.5% of the outstanding equity of Navios Containers to the unitholders of Navios Partners in connection with the proposed listing of Navios Containers on a U.S. stock exchange as set forth in the registration statement on Form F-1, filed with the SEC. Following the distribution, Navios Holdings will own approximately 3.7% of the equity in Navios Containers. The record date for the unitholders entitled to the distribution was November 23, 2018 and the distribution is expected to occur on or about December 3, 2018.
On November 30, 2018, Navios Containers will be converted into a limited partnership. In connection with the conversion, Navios Maritime Containers GP LLC, a Marshall Islands limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Navios Holdings, will be admitted as Navios Containers’ general partner and will hold a non-economic interest that will not provide the holder with any rights to profits or losses of, or distributions by, the partnership.
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