Exhibit 99.1
SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. Reports First Quarter 2012 Results
First Quarter 2012 and Year-to-Date Highlights
- For the first quarter, adjusted net income increased 34% year-over-year to $12.5 million, or $0.62 per diluted common share. First quarter net income increased 12% year-over-year to $11.3 million.
- Declared a dividend of $0.28 per share, an increase of 7.7% from the prior quarter.
- Total revenue increased 33% year-over-year to $49.0 million for the first quarter.
- Average utilization was 97.7% for the first quarter.
- In 2012, committed to purchase approximately $240.8 million in equipment for delivery through September 2012; 64% has been committed to long-term leases.
- Increased Container Warehouse Credit Facility to $300 million and extended term to March 2014.
PARK RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2012--SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd (SeaCube) (NYSE: BOX), one of the world’s largest lessors of intermodal freight containers, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
Adjusted net income(1) was $12.5 million for the first quarter of 2012 compared to $9.3 million in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 34%. For the first quarter of 2012, adjusted net income per diluted common share was $0.62. The Company focuses on adjusted net income because it excludes the impact of non-cash interest expense and non-recurring items that are unrelated to the operating performance of the business.
Total revenue was $49.0 million for the first quarter of 2012 compared to $36.8 million for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 33%. Utilization continued to be strong with average first quarter utilization of 97.7%. Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $70.5 million for the first quarter of 2012 compared to $52.9 million in the first quarter of 2011.
The Company reported net income of $11.3 million for the first quarter of 2012 compared to $10.1 million for the first quarter of 2011. Net income per diluted common share was $0.56 for the first quarter of 2012 compared to $0.50 for the first quarter of 2011.
Joseph Kwok, Chief Executive Officer of SeaCube, commented, “SeaCube continued to achieve strong revenue, earnings and cash flow growth, as our investments continued to positively impact our financial results. Year to date, we have committed to invest $240.8 million in equipment and are well positioned to take advantage of the expected demand for leased containers. Consistent with our focus on achieving revenue and earnings growth, 64% of these containers have already been committed to long-term leases.”
Mr. Kwok concluded, “Based on SeaCube’s strong financial performance in the first quarter, our Board has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share, an increase of 7.7% over the prior quarter. Since going public in October 2010, we have increased the Company’s quarterly dividend by 40% and the cumulative payout to $1.66 per share. We will continue to create shareholder value by growing our revenues, earnings, and cash flow as well as distributing dividends. Our cash flow growth combined with our recent success in increasing and extending the Company’s Container Warehouse Credit Facility has strengthened our ability to execute our strategy of investing in containers and growing our fleet.”
Dividend
On May 7, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved and declared a $0.28 per share cash dividend on its issued and outstanding common shares, payable on June 14, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 7, 2012.
Investors' Conference Call
In connection with this earnings release, management will host an earnings conference call and webcast on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. The live conference call may be accessed by dialing 1-866-347-8894 (from within the U.S.) or 1-706-643-5328 (from outside of the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call; please reference "SeaCube First Quarter Earnings Call." A simultaneous webcast of the conference call with an accompanying slide presentation will be available to the public at www.seacubecontainers.com. A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2012 by dialing 1-855-859-2056 (from within the U.S.) or 1-404-537-3406 (from outside of the U.S.); please reference access code "73761350."
About SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd.
SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. is one of the world’s largest container leasing companies based on total assets. Containers are the primary means by which products are shipped internationally because they facilitate the secure and efficient movement of goods via multiple transportation modes, including ships, rail and trucks. The principal activities of our business include the acquisition, leasing, re-leasing and subsequent sale of refrigerated and dry containers and generator sets. We lease our containers primarily under long-term contracts to a diverse group of the world’s leading shipping lines. As of March 31, 2012, we employed 77 people in seven offices worldwide and had total assets of $1.6 billion. We own or manage a fleet of 580,379 units, representing 914,313 TEUs of containers and generator sets.
Safe Harbor
Certain items in this press release and other information we provide from time to time, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, but not necessarily limited to, statements relating to future events and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words such as ‘‘outlook,’’ ‘‘believes,’’ ‘‘expects,’’ ‘‘potential,’’ ‘‘continues,’’ ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘seeks,’’ ‘‘approximately,’’ ‘‘predicts,’’ ‘‘intends,’’ ‘‘plans,’’ ‘‘estimates,’’ ‘‘anticipates,’’ ‘‘target,’’ ‘‘projects,’’ ‘‘contemplates’’ or the negative version of those words or other comparable words. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon our historical performance and on our current plans, estimates and expectations in light of information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business, prospects, growth strategy and liquidity. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Furthermore, SeaCube is under no obligation to update or alter any of the forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law.
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(1) Adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted common share, and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measurements. The Company’s definition and calculations are outlined in the attached schedules.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Amounts in thousands, except share data) (unaudited) |
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| | | March 31, 2012 | | | December 31, 2011 |
| Assets | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | | $ | 20,744 | | | | $ | 15,006 | |
| Restricted cash | | | | 32,659 | | | | | 29,649 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $3,825 and $3,290, respectively | | | | 42,860 | | | | | 41,570 | |
| Net investment in direct finance leases | | | | 671,552 | | | | | 639,248 | |
Leasing equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $180,743 and $171,993, respectively | | | | 738,335 | | | | | 748,945 | |
| Goodwill | | | | 22,483 | | | | | 22,483 | |
| Shareholder note | | | | 8,561 | | | | | 8,498 | |
| Other assets | | | | 16,777 | | | | | 19,903 | |
| Total assets | | | $ | 1,553,971 | | | | $ | 1,525,302 | |
| Liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | | | | | |
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| Liabilities: | | | | | | |
| Equipment purchases payable | | | $ | 10,367 | | | | $ | 26,305 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | | 34,806 | | | | | 37,097 | |
| Fair value of derivative instruments | | | | 36,000 | | | | | 38,750 | |
| Deferred income | | | | 1,991 | | | | | 2,044 | |
| Deferred income taxes | | | | 1,234 | | | | | 1,532 | |
| Debt: | | | | | | |
| Due within one year | | | | 155,732 | | | | | 161,171 | |
| Due after one year | | | | 1,085,310 | | | | | 1,039,274 | |
| Total debt | | | | 1,241,042 | | | | | 1,200,445 | |
| Total liabilities | | | | 1,325,440 | | | | | 1,306,173 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | | | | | | |
| Shareholders’ equity: | | | | | | |
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Common shares, $0.01 par value 400,000,000 shares authorized; 20,288,359 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012; 20,163,359 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 | | | | 202 | | | | | 201 | |
| Additional paid in capital | | | | 219,281 | | | | | 218,879 | |
| Retained earnings | | | | 38,957 | | | | | 32,916 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | | | | (29,909 | ) | | | | (32,867 | ) |
| Total shareholders’ equity | | | | 228,531 | | | | | 219,129 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | | $ | 1,553,971 | | | | $ | 1,525,302 | |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) |
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| | | Three months ended
March 31, |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 |
| Revenues: | | | | | | |
| Equipment leasing revenue | | | $ | 29,930 | | | | $ | 21,765 | |
| Finance revenue | | | | 16,283 | | | | | 12,625 | |
| Other revenue | | | | 2,809 | | | | | 2,431 | |
| Total revenues | | | | 49,022 | | | | | 36,821 | |
| Expenses: | | | | | | |
| Direct operating expenses | | | | 1,395 | | | | | 979 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | | 6,103 | | | | | 5,894 | |
| Depreciation expenses | | | | 12,910 | | | | | 9,904 | |
| Provision for doubtful accounts | | | | 535 | | | | | — | |
| Impairment of leasing equipment held for sale | | | | 849 | | | | | 196 | |
| Interest expense, including non-cash interest of $1,132 and $(847), respectively | | | | 16,723 | | | | | 9,350 | |
| Interest income | | | | (69 | ) | | | | (74 | ) |
| Other expenses (income), net | | | | (559 | ) | | | | 367 | |
| Total expenses | | | | 37,887 | | | | | 26,616 | |
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| Income before provision for income taxes | | | | 11,135 | | | | | 10,205 | |
| Provision for income taxes | | | | (180 | ) | | | | 81 | |
| Net income | | | $ | 11,315 | | | | $ | 10,124 | |
| Net Income per common share | | | | | | |
| Basic | | | $ | 0.56 | | | | $ | 0.50 | |
| Diluted | | | $ | 0.56 | | | | $ | 0.50 | |
| Dividend per common shareholder | | | $ | 0.26 | | | | $ | 0.22 | |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measure
The Company has presented adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (adjusted EBITDA) as a measure of operating results. We define adjusted EBITDA as income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, interest expenses including loss on retirement of debt, depreciation and amortization, fair value adjustments on derivative instruments, loss on terminations and modification of derivative instruments, gain on sale of assets, and write-offs of goodwill plus principal collections on direct finance lease receivables. SeaCube has presented adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental financial measure as a means to evaluate performance of the Company’s business. SeaCube believes that, when viewed with GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliation, it provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the Company’s business than the GAAP results alone. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure, and, as such, a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income is provided below.
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SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (Amounts in thousands) (unaudited) |
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| | | Three months ended March 31, |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 |
| Net income | | | $ | 11,315 | | | | $ | 10,124 |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | | | | (180 | ) | | | | 81 |
| Depreciation expenses | | | | 12,910 | | | | | 9,904 |
| Interest expense, net of interest income | | | | 16,654 | | | | | 9,276 |
Collections on net investment in direct financing leases, net of interest earned | | | | 29,834 | | | | | 23,476 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | | | $ | 70,533 | | | | $ | 52,861 |
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In addition, the Company has presented adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted common share as a measure of financial and operating performance. We define adjusted net income (loss) as net income before non-cash interest expense related to terminations and modifications of derivative instruments, losses on retirement of debt, fair value adjustments on derivative instruments, loss on swap terminations, write-offs of goodwill and gain on the sale of assets. We use adjusted net income to assess our consolidated financial and operating performance, and we believe this non-GAAP measure is helpful to management and investors in identifying trends in our performance. Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP measure, and, as such, a reconciliation of adjusted net income to net income is provided below.
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SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited) |
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| | | Three months ended March 31, |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 |
| Net income | | | $ | 11,315 | | | $ | 10,124 | |
| Non-cash interest expense, net of tax | | | | 1,150 | | | | (850 | ) |
| Adjusted net income | | | $ | 12,465 | | | $ | 9,274 | |
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| Adjusted net income per diluted common share | | | $ | 0.62 | | | $ | 0.46 | |
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| Common shares used in computing adjusted net income per diluted common share | | | | 20,214,183 | | | | 20,079,798 | |
CONTACT:
SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd.
Investors:
David Doorley, 201-391-0800
