On March 3, 2021, the Company announced certain of its operating and financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Operating Results
The Company’s fourth quarter and 2020 fiscal year performance was materially impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic, including actions taken by cruise lines, hotels and resorts and governmental authorities around the world. These actions include the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (“CDC”) No Sail Order issued on March 14, 2020 and extended on April 9, 2020, July 16, 2020 and September 30, 2020 and the CDC issued a Framework for Conditional Sailing Order on October 30, 2020, which will remain in effect until the earliest of: (1) the expiration of the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ declaration that COVID-19 constitutes a public health emergency, (2) the CDC Director rescinds or modifies the order based on specific public health or other considerations, or (3) November 1, 2021. Pursuant to the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order, the No Sail Order has been lifted and the cruise industry will work with the CDC on a phased in return-to-service, which will consist of three phases: (i) testing and implementing additional safeguards for crew members; (ii) conducting simulated voyages to test cruise operators’ ability to mitigate COVID-19 risk; and (iii) providing a certification to ships that meet specified requirements, thereby allowing for a phased return to cruise ship passenger voyages.
The Company ended the 2020 fiscal year with health and wellness centers on 163 ships, all of which were closed as of March 14, 2020, and all except one remained closed at year end pending resumption of voyages.
The Company ended the 2020 fiscal year at 54 destination resort spas, all of which were closed as of March 26, 2020. At year-end fiscal 2020, 45 destination resort spas were in operation.
The Company repatriated all of its employees from COVID related cruise suspensions, eliminating all ongoing expenses related to these repatriated employees. 18 cruise ship personnel have re-embarked on vessels that sailed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020.
Financial Results
Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to December 31, 2019
Results of operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 were materially adversely impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in cancellation of the Company’s voyages and the closing of many destination resort health and wellness centers as of the beginning of the first quarter.
Total revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 were $3.8 million, as compared to $139.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. Revenues generated in this year’s fourth quarter were primarily related to the 45 destination resort spas that were open during the quarter and e-commerce sales on the Company’s timetospa.com website.
Cost of services for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 was $6.9 million, as compared to $95.6 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. Cost of products was $6.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 and included a $4.9 million charge for the write down of inventory that is expected to expire as a result of the extended pause in operations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and damaged inventories. In comparison, cost of products was $28.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.
Net (loss) income attributable to OneSpaWorld was ($28.0) million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to $1.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. Adjusted net (loss) income was ($20.7) million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to $6.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.
Adjusted EBITDA was ($15.4) million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to $13.0 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.
Unlevered after-tax free cash flow was ($15.9) million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to $12.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.