UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024
Commission File Number 001-39237
ATLAS CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
23 Berkeley Square
London, United Kingdom
W1J 6HE
(Address of principal executive office)
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 ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Item 1 — Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report
Exhibit I to this Report contains certain financial information of Atlas Corp., as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024
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.
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| ATLAS CORP. |
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Date: November 26, 2024 | By: | /s/ William Kostlivy |
| | William Kostlivy |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
| | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
EXHIBIT I
ATLAS CORP.
REPORT ON FORM 6-K FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
INDEX
Unless we otherwise specify, when used in this Report, (i) the terms “Atlas”, the “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us” refer to Atlas Corp. and its subsidiaries, (ii) the term “Seaspan” refers to Seaspan Corporation and its subsidiaries and (iii) the term “APR Energy” refers to Apple Bidco Limited, its subsidiary APR Energy Limited, and APR Energy Limited’s subsidiaries.
ITEM 1 — INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
ATLAS CORP.
Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in millions of United States dollars, except number of shares and par value amounts)
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| September 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Assets | | | |
Current assets: | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 782.5 | | | $ | 385.3 | |
Accounts receivable | 73.9 | | | 79.2 | |
Inventories | 60.9 | | | 52.2 | |
Prepaid expenses and other | 47.4 | | | 36.1 | |
Assets held for sale (note 6) | — | | | 21.4 | |
Net investment in lease (note 5) | 51.1 | | | 33.7 | |
Derivative instruments - current (note 16(b)) | — | | | 2.2 | |
Acquisition related assets | 71.4 | | | 72.3 | |
| 1,087.2 | | | 682.4 | |
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Property, plant and equipment (note 6) | 11,673.9 | | | 9,379.6 | |
Vessels under construction (note 7) | 530.2 | | | 1,315.0 | |
Right-of-use assets (note 8) | 512.6 | | | 438.0 | |
Net investment in lease (note 5) | 2,175.1 | | | 1,395.1 | |
Goodwill | 75.3 | | | 75.3 | |
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Derivative instruments (note 16(b)) | 67.5 | | | 85.2 | |
Other assets (note 9) | 263.7 | | | 342.4 | |
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| $ | 16,385.5 | | | $ | 13,713.0 | |
Liabilities and shareholders' equity | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 356.4 | | | $ | 317.2 | |
Deferred revenue | 76.2 | | | 74.7 | |
Income tax payable | 106.4 | | | 77.6 | |
Long-term debt - current (note 10) | 103.5 | | | 129.4 | |
Operating lease liabilities - current | 42.9 | | | 101.1 | |
Finance lease liabilities - current (note 11) | 344.1 | | | 66.5 | |
Other financing arrangements - current (note 12) | 467.6 | | | 298.5 | |
Other liabilities - current | 4.4 | | | 18.8 | |
| 1,501.5 | | | 1,083.8 | |
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Long-term debt (note 10) | 2,764.0 | | | 3,161.4 | |
Operating lease liabilities | 113.4 | | | 271.1 | |
Other financing arrangements (note 12) | 6,667.7 | | | 4,305.3 | |
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Other liabilities | 332.1 | | | 178.6 | |
Total liabilities | 11,378.7 | | | 9,000.2 | |
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Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, $0.01 par value; 12,000,000 issued and outstanding (2023 – 12,000,000) | 296.9 | | | 296.9 | |
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Shareholders’ equity: | | | |
Share capital (note 13): | | | |
Preferred shares; $0.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized (2023 – 150,000,000); 14,118,833 shares issued and outstanding (2023 – 14,118,833) Common shares; $0.01 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized (2023 – 400,000,000); 204,328,277 shares issued and outstanding (2023 – 204,328,277); nil shares held in treasury (2023 – Nil) | 1.9 | | | 1.9 | |
Additional paid in capital | 3,888.4 | | | 3,876.3 | |
Retained earnings | 835.8 | | | 554.8 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (16.2) | | | (17.1) | |
| 4,709.9 | | | 4,415.9 | |
| $ | 16,385.5 | | | $ | 13,713.0 | |
Commitments and contingencies (note 15)
Subsequent events (note 17)
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
ATLAS CORP.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in millions of United States dollars)
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| Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Revenue (note 3) | $ | 602.9 | | | $ | 474.0 | | | $ | 1,747.2 | | | $ | 1,328.3 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses | 111.2 | | | 100.3 | | | 326.2 | | | 280.6 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 139.7 | | | 107.5 | | | 391.9 | | | 304.4 | |
General and administrative | 19.0 | | | 24.7 | | | 62.3 | | | 98.7 | |
Operating leases | 13.3 | | | 31.1 | | | 50.7 | | | 91.9 | |
Gain on sale (note 6) | — | | | (4.8) | | | (8.3) | | | (3.7) | |
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| 283.2 | | | 258.8 | | | 822.8 | | | 771.9 | |
Operating earnings | 319.7 | | | 215.2 | | | 924.4 | | | 556.4 | |
Other expenses (income): | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | 175.8 | | | 96.8 | | | 459.2 | | | 265.3 | |
Interest income | (5.6) | | | (2.2) | | | (11.9) | | | (10.8) | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | — | | | 0.1 | | | 3.5 | | | 9.0 | |
Equity income on investment | (1.7) | | | (1.6) | | | (4.9) | | | (2.4) | |
Loss (gain) on derivative instruments (note 16) | 29.4 | | | (21.7) | | | (6.4) | | | (39.9) | |
Other expenses | 2.4 | | | 5.3 | | | 9.9 | | | 16.5 | |
| 200.3 | | | 76.7 | | | 449.4 | | | 237.7 | |
Net earnings before income tax | 119.4 | | | 138.5 | | | 475.0 | | | 318.7 | |
Income tax expense | 7.9 | | | 1.0 | | | 42.7 | | | 8.0 | |
Net earnings | $ | 111.5 | | | $ | 137.5 | | | $ | 432.3 | | | $ | 310.7 | |
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See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
ATLAS CORP.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in millions of United States dollars)
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| Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Net earnings | $ | 111.5 | | | $ | 137.5 | | | $ | 432.3 | | | $ | 310.7 | |
Other comprehensive income: | | | | | | | |
Amounts reclassified to net earnings during the period relating to cash flow hedging instruments | 0.3 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.8 | |
Comprehensive income | $ | 111.8 | | | $ | 137.8 | | | $ | 433.2 | | | $ | 311.5 | |
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
ATLAS CORP.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in millions of United States dollars, except number of shares and per share amounts)
Three months ended September 30, 2024
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| Series J cumulative redeemable preferred shares | | | Number of common shares | | Number of preferred shares | | Common shares | | Preferred shares | | Additional paid-in capital | | Retained earnings | | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | Total shareholders’ equity |
| Shares | | Amount | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, June 30, 2024, carried forward | 12,000,000 | | | $ | 296.9 | | | | 204,328,277 | | | 14,118,833 | | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | 0.2 | | | $ | 3,884.2 | | | $ | 774.7 | | | $ | (16.5) | | | $ | 4,644.3 | |
Net earnings | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 111.5 | | | — | | | 111.5 | |
Other comprehensive income | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.3 | | | 0.3 | |
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Dividends on common shares | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (38.1) | | | — | | | (38.1) | |
Dividends on preferred shares (Series D - $0.50 per share; Series H - $0.49 per share; Series J - $0.44 per share;) | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (12.2) | | | — | | | (12.2) | |
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Share-based compensation expense | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4.2 | | | (0.1) | | | — | | | 4.1 | |
Balance, September 30, 2024 | 12,000,000 | | | $ | 296.9 | | | | 204,328,277 | | | 14,118,833 | | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | 0.2 | | | $ | 3,888.4 | | | $ | 835.8 | | | $ | (16.2) | | | $ | 4,709.9 | |
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
ATLAS CORP.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in millions of United States dollars, except number of shares and per share amounts)
Three months ended September 30, 2023
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| Series J cumulative redeemable preferred shares | | | Number of common shares | | Number of preferred shares | | Common shares | | Preferred shares | | Additional paid-in capital | | Retained earnings | | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | Total shareholders’ equity |
| Shares | | Amount | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, June 30, 2023, carried forward | 12,000,000 | | | $ | 296.9 | | | | 204,328,277 | | | 20,118,833 | | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | 0.3 | | | $ | 4,017.7 | | | $ | 435.7 | | | $ | (17.6) | | | $ | 4,437.8 | |
Net earnings | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 137.5 | | | — | | | 137.5 | |
Other comprehensive income | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.3 | | | 0.3 | |
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Dividends on common shares | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (41.5) | | | — | | | (41.5) | |
Dividends on preferred shares (Series D - $0.50 per share; Series H - $0.49 per share; Series I - $0.50 per share; Series J - $0.44 per share;) | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (15.2) | | | — | | | (15.2) | |
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Share-based compensation expense | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4.3 | | | (0.1) | | | — | | | 4.2 | |
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Balance, September 30, 2023 | 12,000,000 | | | $ | 296.9 | | | | 204,328,277 | | | 20,118,833 | | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | 0.3 | | | $ | 4,022.0 | | | $ | 516.4 | | | $ | (17.3) | | | $ | 4,523.1 | |
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
ATLAS CORP.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in millions of United States dollars, except number of shares and per share amounts)
Nine months ended September 30, 2024
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| Series J cumulative redeemable preferred shares | | | Number of common shares | | Number of preferred shares | | Common shares | | Preferred shares | | Additional paid-in capital | | Retained earnings | | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | Total shareholders’ equity |
| Shares | | Amount | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, December 31, 2023, carried forward | 12,000,000 | | | $ | 296.9 | | | | 204,328,277 | | | 14,118,833 | | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | 0.2 | | | $ | 3,876.3 | | | $ | 554.8 | | | $ | (17.1) | | | $ | 4,415.9 | |
Net earnings | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 432.3 | | | — | | | 432.3 | |
Other comprehensive income | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | |
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Dividends on common shares | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (114.2) | | | — | | | (114.2) | |
Dividends on preferred shares (Series D - $1.50 per share; Series H - $1.47 per share; Series J - $1.32 per share) | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (36.6) | | | — | | | (36.6) | |
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Share-based compensation expense | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 12.1 | | | (0.5) | | | — | | | 11.6 | |
Balance, September 30, 2024 | 12,000,000 | | | $ | 296.9 | | | | 204,328,277 | | | 14,118,833 | | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | 0.2 | | | $ | 3,888.4 | | | $ | 835.8 | | | $ | (16.2) | | | $ | 4,709.9 | |
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
ATLAS CORP.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in millions of United States dollars, except number of shares and per share amounts)
Nine months ended September 30, 2023
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| Series J cumulative redeemable preferred shares | | | Number of common shares | | Number of preferred shares | | Common shares | | Preferred shares | | Additional paid-in capital | | Retained earnings | | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | Total shareholders’ equity |
| Shares | | Amount | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, December 31, 2022, carried forward | 12,000,000 | | | $ | 296.9 | | | | 281,565,472 | | | 20,118,833 | | | $ | 2.5 | | | $ | 0.3 | | | $ | 3,724.2 | | | $ | 420.0 | | | $ | (18.1) | | | $ | 4,128.9 | |
Net earnings | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 310.7 | | | — | | | 310.7 | |
Other comprehensive income | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.8 | | | 0.8 | |
Issuance of common shares from unissued acquisition related equity consideration | — | | | — | | | | 727,351 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Fairfax warrants exercised | — | | | — | | | | 6,000,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 78.7 | | | — | | | — | | | 78.7 | |
Shares retired upon Merger and capital contribution from Poseidon | — | | | — | | | | (84,171,724) | | | — | | | (0.8) | | | — | | | 246.6 | | | — | | | — | | | 245.8 | |
Shares of Poseidon Merger Sub, Inc. becoming shares of Atlas Corp upon Merger | — | | | — | | | | 1,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Settlement of Exchangeable Notes | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (29.4) | | | — | | | — | | | (29.4) | |
Adjustment to share-based compensation | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (11.6) | | | — | | | — | | | (11.6) | |
Dividends on common shares | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (155.3) | | | — | | | (155.3) | |
Dividends on preferred shares (Series D - $1.99 per share; Series H - $1.97 per share; Series I - $2.00 per share; Series J - $1.75 per share) | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (60.9) | | | — | | | (60.9) | |
Shares issued through dividend reinvestment program | — | | | — | | | | 6,178 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.1 | | | (0.1) | | | — | | | — | |
Share-based compensation expense (note 13) | — | | | — | | | | 200,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 13.4 | | | 2.0 | | | — | | | 15.4 | |
Balance, September 30, 2023 | 12,000,000 | | | $ | 296.9 | | | | 204,328,277 | | | 20,118,833 | | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | 0.3 | | | $ | 4,022.0 | | | $ | 516.4 | | | $ | (17.3) | | | $ | 4,523.1 | |
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
ATLAS CORP.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in millions of United States dollars)
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| Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Cash from (used in): | | | | | | | |
Operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Net earnings | $ | 111.5 | | | $ | 137.5 | | | $ | 432.3 | | | $ | 310.7 | |
Items not involving cash: | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 139.7 | | | 107.5 | | | 391.9 | | | 304.4 | |
Change in right-of-use asset | 11.6 | | | 24.3 | | | 41.8 | | | 71.4 | |
Non-cash interest expense and accretion | 13.9 | | | 8.0 | | | 34.5 | | | 20.6 | |
Non-cash adjustment purchase option finance lease | (0.1) | | | 5.3 | | | (0.7) | | | 30.1 | |
Unrealized change in derivative instruments | 37.4 | | | (11.9) | | | 20.1 | | | (13.8) | |
Amortization of acquired revenue contracts and deferred revenue | 3.3 | | | 7.7 | | | 8.2 | | | 22.3 | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | — | | | 0.1 | | | 3.5 | | | 9.0 | |
Equity income on investment | (1.7) | | | (1.6) | | | (4.9) | | | (2.4) | |
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Gain on sale | — | | | (4.8) | | | (8.3) | | | (3.7) | |
Other | (0.5) | | | 5.7 | | | 24.4 | | | (14.7) | |
Change in other operating assets and liabilities (note 14) | 103.7 | | | (48.9) | | | 174.0 | | | (22.0) | |
Cash from operating activities | 418.8 | | | 228.9 | | | 1,116.8 | | | 711.9 | |
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Investing activities: | | | | | | | |
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment and vessels under construction | (641.3) | | | (733.3) | | | (2,665.7) | | | (1,946.1) | |
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Receipt on settlement of interest swap agreements | 8.1 | | | 9.4 | | | 27.3 | | | 24.3 | |
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Receipt from contingent consideration asset | — | | | — | | | 42.5 | | | 14.9 | |
Other assets and liabilities | (5.1) | | | 41.3 | | | 19.2 | | | 78.2 | |
Capitalized interest relating to newbuilds | (7.6) | | | (19.9) | | | (33.3) | | | (56.0) | |
Cash used in investing activities | (645.9) | | | (702.5) | | | (2,610.0) | | | (1,884.7) | |
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Financing activities: | | | | | | | |
Repayments of long-term debt and other financing arrangements | (140.3) | | | (211.8) | | | (1,053.4) | | | (1,143.4) | |
Issuance of long-term debt and other financing arrangements | 542.2 | | | 802.4 | | | 3,152.8 | | | 2,235.1 | |
Capital contribution from Poseidon | — | | | — | | | — | | | 245.7 | |
Capped call settlement | — | | | — | | | — | | | 25.3 | |
Proceeds from exercise of warrants | — | | | — | | | — | | | 78.7 | |
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Payment of lease liabilities | (15.9) | | | — | | | (36.2) | | | (10.3) | |
Financing fees | (17.1) | | | (8.7) | | | (21.9) | | | (9.1) | |
Dividends on common shares | (38.1) | | | (64.2) | | | (114.2) | | | (148.0) | |
Dividends on preferred shares | (12.2) | | | (30.4) | | | (36.7) | | | (60.8) | |
Cash from financing activities | 318.6 | | | 487.3 | | | 1,890.4 | | | 1,213.2 | |
Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 91.5 | | | 13.7 | | | 397.2 | | | 40.4 | |
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 693.6 | | | 317.7 | | | 387.9 | | | 291.0 | |
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 785.1 | | | $ | 331.4 | | | $ | 785.1 | | | $ | 331.4 | |
Supplemental cash flow information (note 14)
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
1.Significant accounting policies:
(a)Basis of presentation:
Pursuant to a merger transaction in March 2023 (the “Merger”), the Company's common shares became wholly owned by Poseidon Corp. (“Poseidon”), a privately-held company and the common shares ceased to be publicly traded.
Except for the changes described in note 1(b), the accompanying interim financial information of Atlas Corp. (the “Company” or “Atlas”) has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), on a basis consistent with those followed in the December 31, 2023 audited annual consolidated financial statements of Atlas. The accompanying interim financial information is unaudited and reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim periods presented. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not include all the disclosures required under U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited annual consolidated financial statements of Atlas as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2024.
(b)Comparative information:
Certain prior period information has been reclassified to conform with current financial statement presentation.
2.Segment reporting:
For management purposes, the Company is organized based on its two leasing businesses and has two reportable segments, vessel leasing and mobile power generation. The Company’s vessel leasing segment owns and operates a fleet of vessels which are chartered primarily pursuant to long-term, fixed-rate time charters. The Company’s mobile power generation segment owns and operates a fleet of power generation assets, including gas turbines and other equipment, and provides power solutions to customers.
The Company’s chief operating decision makers monitor the operating results of the vessel leasing businesses separately for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment based on adjusted EBITDA, which is computed as net earnings before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, impairments, write-down and gains/losses on sale, gains/losses on derivative instruments, loss on foreign currency repatriation, change in contingent consideration asset, loss on debt extinguishment, other expenses and certain other items that the Company believes are not representative of its operating performance.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
2.Segment reporting (continued):
The following tables include the Company’s selected financial information by segment:
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Three months ended September 30, 2024 | Vessel Leasing | | Mobile Power Generation | | Elimination and Other | | Total |
Revenue | $ | 598.5 | | | $ | 4.4 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 602.9 | |
Operating expense | 107.6 | | | 3.6 | | | — | | | 111.2 | |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 134.1 | | | 5.6 | | | — | | | 139.7 | |
General and administrative expense | 13.7 | | | 5.3 | | | — | | | 19.0 | |
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Operating lease expense | 12.8 | | | 0.5 | | | — | | | 13.3 | |
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Interest (income) | (3.4) | | | (1.5) | | | (0.7) | | | (5.6) | |
Interest expense | 174.6 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.8 | | | 175.8 | |
Income tax expense | 1.4 | | | 3.0 | | | 3.5 | | | 7.9 | |
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Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | Vessel Leasing | | Mobile Power Generation | | Elimination and Other | | Total |
Revenue | $ | 1,668.0 | | | $ | 79.2 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,747.2 | |
Operating expense | 313.7 | | | 12.5 | | | — | | | 326.2 | |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 372.8 | | | 19.1 | | | — | | | 391.9 | |
General and administrative expense | 49.3 | | | 18.2 | | | (5.2) | | | 62.3 | |
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Operating lease expense | 49.0 | | | 1.7 | | | — | | | 50.7 | |
(Gain) loss on sale | (8.5) | | | 0.2 | | | — | | | (8.3) | |
Interest (income) | (7.6) | | | (2.9) | | | (1.4) | | | (11.9) | |
Interest expense | 455.8 | | | 1.1 | | | 2.3 | | | 459.2 | |
Income tax expense | 0.5 | | | 34.7 | | | 7.5 | | | 42.7 | |
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
2.Segment reporting (continued):
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Three months ended September 30, 2023 | Vessel Leasing | | Mobile Power Generation | | Elimination and Other | | Total |
Revenue | $ | 442.7 | | | $ | 31.3 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 474.0 | |
Operating expense | 92.8 | | | 7.5 | | | — | | | 100.3 | |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 95.7 | | | 11.8 | | | — | | | 107.5 | |
General and administrative expense | 16.9 | | | 8.2 | | | (0.4) | | | 24.7 | |
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Operating lease expense | 30.1 | | | 1.0 | | | — | | | 31.1 | |
Gain on sale | (4.8) | | | — | | | — | | | (4.8) | |
Interest (income) | (1.5) | | | (0.6) | | | (0.1) | | | (2.2) | |
Interest expense | 93.5 | | | 2.5 | | | 0.8 | | | 96.8 | |
Income tax expense | 0.6 | | | 0.4 | | | — | | | 1.0 | |
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Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | Vessel Leasing | | Mobile Power Generation | | Elimination and Other | | Total |
Revenue | $ | 1,228.5 | | | $ | 99.8 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,328.3 | |
Operating expense | 257.6 | | | 23.0 | | | — | | | 280.6 | |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 269.7 | | | 34.7 | | | — | | | 304.4 | |
General and administrative expense | 68.3 | | | 32.0 | | | (1.6) | | | 98.7 | |
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Operating lease expense | 89.0 | | | 2.9 | | | — | | | 91.9 | |
Gain on sale | (3.7) | | | — | | | — | | | (3.7) | |
Interest (income) | (7.9) | | | (1.5) | | | (1.4) | | | (10.8) | |
Interest expense | 255.8 | | | 8.1 | | | 1.4 | | | 265.3 | |
Income tax expense | 2.1 | | | 5.9 | | | — | | | 8.0 | |
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
2.Segment reporting (continued):
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| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | | Nine months ended September 30, 2024 |
Vessel leasing adjusted EBITDA | $ | 464.4 | | | $ | 1,256.0 | |
Mobile power generation adjusted EBITDA | (5.0) | | | 46.8 | |
Total segment adjusted EBITDA | 459.4 | | | 1,302.8 | |
Eliminations and other | (1.7) | | | (5.3) | |
Depreciation and amortization | 139.7 | | | 391.9 | |
Interest (income) | (5.6) | | | (11.9) | |
Interest expense | 175.8 | | | 459.2 | |
Loss (gain) on derivative instruments | 29.4 | | | (6.4) | |
Other expense | 2.4 | | | 9.9 | |
Gain on contingent consideration asset | — | | | (4.8) | |
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Loss on debt extinguishment | — | | | 3.5 | |
Gain on sale | — | | | (8.3) | |
Consolidated net earnings before tax | $ | 119.4 | | | $ | 475.0 | |
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| Three months ended September 30, 2023 | | Nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
Vessel leasing adjusted EBITDA | $ | 303.0 | | | $ | 813.7 | |
Mobile power generation adjusted EBITDA | 14.6 | | | 41.9 | |
Total segment adjusted EBITDA | 317.6 | | | 855.6 | |
Eliminations and other | (1.9) | | | (3.1) | |
Depreciation and amortization | 107.5 | | | 304.4 | |
Interest (income) | (2.2) | | | (10.8) | |
Interest expense | 96.8 | | | 265.3 | |
Gain on derivative instruments | (21.7) | | | (39.9) | |
Other expenses | 5.3 | | | 16.5 | |
Gain on contingent consideration asset | — | | | (0.8) | |
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Loss on debt extinguishment | 0.1 | | | 9.0 | |
Gain on sale | (4.8) | | | (3.7) | |
Consolidated net earnings before tax | $ | 138.5 | | | $ | 318.7 | |
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Total Assets | September 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Vessel leasing | $ | 15,807.9 | | | $ | 13,105.8 | |
Mobile power generation | 764.5 | | | 764.9 | |
Eliminations and other | (186.9) | | | (157.7) | |
Total | $ | 16,385.5 | | | $ | 13,713.0 | |
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
2.Segment reporting (continued): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, |
Capital expenditures by segment | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Vessel leasing | $ | 639.1 | | | $ | 731.0 | | | $ | 2,659.7 | | | $ | 1,938.1 | |
Mobile power generation | 2.2 | | | 2.3 | | | 6.0 | | | 8.0 | |
| 641.3 | | | 733.3 | | | 2,665.7 | | | 1,946.1 | |
3.Revenue:
Revenue by type for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:
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| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | | Nine months ended September 30, 2024 |
| Vessel Leasing | | Mobile Power Generation | | Total | | Vessel Leasing | | Mobile Power Generation | | Total |
Operating lease revenue | $ | 549.3 | | | $ | 4.4 | | | $ | 553.7 | | | $ | 1,537.6 | | | $ | 41.1 | | | $ | 1,578.7 | |
Interest income from leasing | 43.9 | | | — | | | 43.9 | | | 115.9 | | | — | | | 115.9 | |
Other | 5.3 | | | — | | | 5.3 | | | 14.5 | | | 38.1 | | | 52.6 | |
| $ | 598.5 | | | $ | 4.4 | | | $ | 602.9 | | | $ | 1,668.0 | | | $ | 79.2 | | | $ | 1,747.2 | |
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| Three months ended September 30, 2023 | | Nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
| Vessel Leasing | | Mobile Power Generation | | Total | | Vessel Leasing | | Mobile Power Generation | | Total |
Operating lease revenue | $ | 418.3 | | | $ | 26.1 | | | $ | 444.4 | | | $ | 1,155.2 | | | $ | 89.8 | | | $ | 1,245.0 | |
Interest income from leasing | 20.1 | | | — | | | 20.1 | | | 58.3 | | | — | | | 58.3 | |
Other | 4.3 | | | 5.2 | | | 9.5 | | | 15.0 | | | 10.0 | | | 25.0 | |
| $ | 442.7 | | | $ | 31.3 | | | $ | 474.0 | | | $ | 1,228.5 | | | $ | 99.8 | | | $ | 1,328.3 | |
As at September 30, 2024, the minimum future revenues to be received on committed operating leases, service arrangements and interest income to be earned from direct financing leases are as follows:
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| Operating lease(1) | | Finance lease (2) | | | | Total committed revenue |
Remainder of 2024 | $ | 557.4 | | $ | 46.2 | | | | $ | 603.6 |
2025 | 2,069.4 | | 180.1 | | | | 2,249.5 |
2026 | 1,928.5 | | 175.1 | | | | 2,103.6 |
2027 | 1,623.0 | | 169.9 | | | | 1,792.9 |
2028 | 1,142.9 | | 164.5 | | | | 1,307.4 |
Thereafter | 4,617.9 | | 1,302.0 | | | | 5,919.9 |
| $ | 11,939.1 | | $ | 2,037.8 | | | | $ | 13,976.9 |
(1)Minimum future operating lease revenue includes payments from signed charter agreements on operating vessels that have not yet commenced.
(2)Minimum future interest income includes direct financing leases currently in effect.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
3.Revenue (continued):
As at September 30, 2024, the minimum future revenues to be received with respect to each segment are as follows:
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| Vessel Leasing(1)(2) | | Mobile Power Generation | | Total committed revenue |
Remainder of 2024 | $ | 601.1 | | | $ | 2.5 | | | $ | 603.6 | |
2025 | 2,239.6 | | | 9.9 | | | 2,249.5 | |
2026 | 2,103.6 | | | — | | | 2,103.6 | |
2027 | 1,792.9 | | | — | | | 1,792.9 | |
2028 | 1,307.4 | | | — | | | 1,307.4 | |
Thereafter | 5,919.9 | | | — | | | 5,919.9 | |
| $ | 13,964.5 | | | $ | 12.4 | | | $ | 13,976.9 | |
(1)Minimum future operating lease revenue includes payments from signed charter agreements on operating vessels that have not yet commenced.
(2)Minimum future interest income includes direct financing leases currently in effect.
Minimum future revenues assume 100% utilization under contracts in place as at September 30, 2024, extensions only at the Company’s unilateral option and no renewals. It does not include signed charter agreements on undelivered vessels.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
4.Related party transactions:
The income or expenses with related parties relate to amounts paid to or received from individuals or entities that are associated with the Company and include certain of Poseidon’s shareholders including Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) and Ocean Network Express (“ONE”). All related party transactions are governed by pre-arranged contracts.
(a)Transactions with Fairfax:
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the dividends paid on Series J Preferred Shares held by Fairfax were $5,250,000 and $15,750,000, respectively (2023 – $5,250,000 and $15,750,000, respectively).
Fairfax remains a counterparty to certain indemnification and compensation arrangements related to the acquisition of APR Energy which occurred in 2020. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received nil and $42,500,000, respectively (2023 – nil and $3,836,000, respectively) from Fairfax for the settlement of an indemnification claim related to losses realized on sale or disposal of certain property, plant and equipment and inventory items.
(b) Transactions with ONE:
In September 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with ONE to form a joint venture company in Singapore named ONESEA Solutions Pte. Ltd. (“ONESEA”). ONESEA will provide ship management services for vessels owned by ONE and vessels chartered by ONE from vessel owners (including vessels owned by the Company). The completion of the transaction is conditioned on receipt of regulatory approval. Upon completion of the transaction, the Company and ONE will each own 50% of the common shares of ONESEA. As at September 30, 2024, the parties had not received regulatory approval and ONESEA was operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of ONE and was managing two containership vessels that are not owned by the Company.
Pursuant to a ship management agreement, the Company managed the ship operations of two vessels for ONE. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company earned revenue of $983,000 and $2,091,000, respectively (2023 – $544,000 and $721,000, respectively) and incurred expenses of $917,000 and $1,900,000, respectively (2023 – $508,000 and $674,000, respectively) in connection with the ship management of the vessels. In September 2024, the management of the ship operations of these vessels was transferred to ONESEA.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company earned total revenue of $163,343,000 and $433,087,000, respectively (2023 – $108,300,000 and $200,800,000, respectively) from ONE in connection with the time charter of 43 vessels and management of two vessels as described above.
In August 2024, the Company entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of six 13,000 TEU newbuild containership vessels. Five of these contracts were immediately novated to ONE in September 2024.
(c)Transactions with ZE JV:
Pursuant to ship management agreements, the Company manages the ship operations of the vessels owned by its joint venture with the Zhejiang Energy Group (the “ZE JV”). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company earned revenue of $2,612,000 and $7,911,000, respectively (2023 – $2,611,000 and $7,846,000, respectively) and purchased $2,461,000 and $7,303,000, respectively (2023 – $2,558,000 and $7,397,000, respectively) in connection with the ship management of the vessels.
The Company entered into agreements with the ZE JV to purchase equipment for vessel upgrades. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred expenses of $1,673,000 and $8,615,000, respectively (2023 – nil) under these agreements.
(d)Transactions with Poseidon
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, Atlas declared dividends of $38,082,000 and $114,246,000, respectively (2023 – $41,544,000 and $83,088,000, respectively), to Poseidon Corp. As at September 30, 2024, $38,082,000 of the dividend declared remains outstanding. Payment of outstanding dividends was made on 1 October 2024.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
5.Net investment in lease:
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| September 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Undiscounted lease receivable | $ | 4,283.0 | | | $ | 2,706.5 | |
Unearned interest income | (2,056.8) | | | (1,277.7) | |
Net investment in lease, total | 2,226.2 | | | 1,428.8 | |
Current portion of net investment in lease | (51.1) | | | (33.7) | |
Net investment in lease | $ | 2,175.1 | | | $ | 1,395.1 | |
At September 30, 2024, the minimum lease receivable from finance leases are as follows:
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Remainder of 2024 | $ | 60.0 | |
2025 | 238.0 | |
2026 | 238.0 | |
2027 | 238.0 | |
2028 | 238.6 | |
Thereafter | 3,270.4 | |
| $ | 4,283.0 | |
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company accepted the delivery of one and seven vessels, respectively, each of which commenced an 18-year charter upon delivery.
6.Property, plant and equipment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
September 30, 2024 | Cost | | Accumulated depreciation | | Net book value |
Vessels | $ | 14,697.7 | | | $ | (3,340.9) | | | $ | 11,356.8 | |
Equipment and other | 565.2 | | | (248.1) | | | 317.1 | |
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 15,262.9 | | | $ | (3,589.0) | | | $ | 11,673.9 | |
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December 31, 2023 | Cost | | Accumulated depreciation | | Net book value |
Vessels | $ | 12,072.4 | | | $ | (3,028.5) | | | $ | 9,043.9 | |
Equipment and other | 566.5 | | | (230.8) | | | 335.7 | |
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 12,638.9 | | | $ | (3,259.3) | | | $ | 9,379.6 | |
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, depreciation and amortization expense relating to property, plant and equipment was $116,096,000 and $331,255,000, respectively (2023 – $94,523,000 and $266,782,000, respectively).
Vessel sales and deliveries
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company accepted the delivery of 23 newbuild vessels. Each of these vessels commenced long-term time charters upon delivery. The aggregate purchase price for the newbuild vessels delivered during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $2,392,240,000.
In February 2024, the Company completed the sale of one 4,250 TEU vessel for gross proceeds of $29,800,000. This vessel was classified as an asset held for sale at December 31, 2023.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
7.Vessels under construction:
As at September 30, 2024, the Company has 36 vessels under construction (December 31, 2023 – 40 vessels).
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the vessels under construction balance includes $30,054,000 of capitalized interest (December 31, 2023 – $66,628,000).
In June 2024, the Company entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of 27 newbuild containership vessels, ranging between 9,000 and 17,000 TEU. Four of these contracts were immediately novated to a customer. 13 of these contracts were thereafter novated to certain nominees and upon delivery, these 13 newbuilds will be chartered by the Company from such nominees under bareboat charters. The vessels will be delivered in 2027 and 2028 and each vessel will commence a long term charter upon delivery.
In August 2024, the Company entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of six 13,000 TEU newbuild containership vessels. Five of these contracts were novated to a customer in September 2024. The remaining vessel will be delivered in 2028 and commence a long term charter upon delivery. The remaining vessel will be delivered in 2028 and commence a long term charter upon delivery.
8.Right-of-use assets:
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September 30, 2024 | Cost | | Accumulated amortization | | Net book value |
Vessel operating leases | $ | 333.8 | | | $ | (183.0) | | | $ | 150.8 | |
Vessel finance leases | 366.8 | | | (9.1) | | | 357.7 | |
Other operating leases | 18.1 | | | (14.0) | | | 4.1 | |
Right-of-use assets | $ | 718.7 | | | $ | (206.1) | | | $ | 512.6 | |
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December 31, 2023 | Cost | | Accumulated amortization | | Net book value |
Vessel operating leases | $ | 740.8 | | | $ | (376.4) | | | $ | 364.4 | |
Vessel finance leases | 69.1 | | | (0.5) | | | 68.6 | |
Other operating leases | 17.0 | | | (12.0) | | | 5.0 | |
Right-of-use assets | $ | 826.9 | | | $ | (388.9) | | | $ | 438.0 | |
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the amortization of right-of-use assets was $11,600,000 and $41,800,000, respectively (2023 – $24,300,000 and $71,400,000, respectively).
9.Other assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| September 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Intangible assets | $ | 50.2 | | | $ | 61.0 | |
Deferred dry-dock | 157.2 | | | 166.0 | |
Restricted cash | 2.6 | | | 2.6 | |
Contingent consideration asset | — | | | 36.8 | |
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Deferred financing fees for undrawn financing | 18.7 | | | 28.1 | |
Other | 35.0 | | | 47.9 | |
Other assets | $ | 263.7 | | | $ | 342.4 | |
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
10.Long-term debt:
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| September 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Long-term debt: | | | |
Revolving credit facilities (a) (c) | $ | — | | | $ | 320.0 | |
Term loan credit facilities (b) (c) | 1,095.5 | | | 1,175.6 | |
Senior unsecured notes | 802.4 | | | 828.1 | |
Senior secured notes | 1,000.0 | | | 1,000.0 | |
| 2,897.9 | | | 3,323.7 | |
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Deferred financing fees | (30.4) | | | (32.9) | |
Long-term debt | 2,867.5 | | | 3,290.8 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | (103.5) | | | (129.4) | |
Long-term debt | $ | 2,764.0 | | | $ | 3,161.4 | |
(a)Revolving credit facilities:
In March 2024, the Company amended and extended an existing revolving credit facility to increase the borrowing capacity by $50,000,000 to $300,000,000, and extended the maturity date from February 2025 to March 2027.
As at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had two revolving credit facilities, which provided, as at September 30, 2024, for aggregate borrowings of up to $700,000,000 (December 31, 2023 – $700,000,000), of which $700,000,000 (December 31, 2023 - $380,000,000) was undrawn.
The Company is subject to commitment fees ranging between 0.45% and 0.50% (December 31, 2023 – 0.45% and 1.00%) calculated on the undrawn amounts under the various facilities.
In July 2024, the borrowing capacity on one of the revolving credit facilities reduced from $50,000,000 to $4,500,000 million and in August 2024 the facility was fully terminated.
(b)Term loan credit facilities:
As at September 30, 2024, the Company has entered into $1,485,615,000 (December 31, 2023 – $2,367,516,000) of term loan credit facilities, of which $390,156,000 (December 31, 2023 - $1,191,936,000) was undrawn.
Term loan credit facilities mature between March 3, 2028 and January 21, 2030.
For the Company’s floating rate term loan credit facilities, interest is calculated based on three month or six month SOFR rate plus a margin per annum, depending on the interest period in the credit facility agreement. The average SOFR rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was 5.01% and 5.14%, respectively (December 31, 2023 – 5.38% and 5.40%, respectively). The margins ranged between 1.91% and 2.43% as at September 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023 – 1.93% and 2.43%).
The weighted average rate of interest, including the applicable margin, was 7.00% as at September 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023 – 7.37%) for the Company’s term loan credit facilities. Interest payments are made in monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments.
The Company is subject to commitment fees at 0.49% (December 31, 2023 – ranging between 0.44% and 0.49%) calculated on the undrawn amounts under the various facilities.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
10.Long-term debt (continued):
(b)Term loan credit facilities (continued):
The following is a schedule of future minimum repayments of the Company’s term loan credit facilities as of September 30, 2024.
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Remainder of 2024 | $ | 23.8 | |
2025 | 103.9 | |
2026 | 103.9 | |
2027 | 103.9 | |
2028 | 444.0 | |
Thereafter | 316.0 | |
| $ | 1,095.5 | |
(c)Credit facilities – other:
As at September 30, 2024, the Company’s credit facilities were primarily secured by first-priority mortgages granted on 54 of its vessels, together with other related security. The security for each of the Company’s current secured credit facilities may include, without limitation:
a.A first priority mortgage on collateral assets;
b.An assignment of the Company’s lease agreements and earnings related to the related collateral assets;
c.An assignment of the insurance policies covering each of the collateral assets that are subject to a related mortgage and/or security interest;
d.An assignment of the Company’s related shipbuilding contracts and the corresponding refund guarantees; and
e.A pledge over the related retention accounts.
As at September 30, 2024, $1,447,000,000 principal amount of indebtedness under one of the Company’s term loan and revolving credit facilities, together with $1,000,000,000 of sustainability-linked fixed rate notes with maturities from June 2031 to September 2037, were secured by a portfolio of 52 vessels, the composition of which can be changed, and are subject to a borrowing base and portfolio concentration requirements, as well as compliance with financial covenants and certain negative covenants.
The Company may prepay certain amounts outstanding without penalty, other than breakage costs in certain circumstances. A prepayment may be required as a result of certain events, including (without limitation) a change of control, the sale, loss or reduction in market value of assets, or a termination or expiration of certain lease agreements (and the inability to enter into a lease replacing the terminated or expired lease acceptable to lenders within a specified period of time). The amount that must be prepaid may be calculated based on the loan to market value. In these circumstances, valuations of the Company’s assets are conducted on a “without lease” and/or “orderly liquidation” basis as required under the credit facility agreement.
Each credit facility contains a mix of financial covenants requiring the borrower and/or guarantor of the facility to maintain minimum liquidity, tangible net worth, interest and principal coverage ratios, and debt-to-assets ratios, as defined in the respective credit facilities. Seaspan is a guarantor under certain facilities.
Some of the facilities also have an interest and principal coverage ratio, debt service coverage and vessel value requirement for the subsidiary borrower. The Company was in compliance with all credit facility covenants as at September 30, 2024.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
11.Finance lease liabilities:
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| September 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Finance lease liabilities (current) | $ | 344.1 | | | $ | 66.5 | |
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| | | |
In November 2023, the Company exercised its option under an existing lease financing arrangement to purchase one 14,000 TEU vessel. The purchase is expected to complete in December 2024 at the pre-determined purchase price of $61,600,000.
In February and March 2024, the Company exercised its option under existing lease financing arrangements to purchase one 14,000 TEU vessel and one 10,000 TEU vessel, respectively. The purchases are expected to complete in February 2025 and March 2025 at the pre-determined purchase price of $61,600,000 and $49,500,000, respectively.
In April 2024, the Company exercised its option under existing lease financing arrangements to purchase one 14,000 TEU vessel and one 10,000 TEU vessel, respectively. The purchases are expected to complete in April 2025 at the pre-determined purchase price of $61,600,000 and $49,500,000, respectively.
In September 2024, the Company exercised its option under existing lease financing arrangements to purchase one 10,000 TEU vessel. The purchase is expected to complete in September 2025 at the pre-determined purchase price of $42,000,000.
As at September 30, 2024, the total remaining commitments related to financial liabilities of these vessels were approximately $354,654,000 (December 31, 2023 – $70,701,000), including imputed interest of $10,520,000 (December 31, 2023 – $4,242,000), payable through to September 2025.
The weighted average interest rate on obligations related to finance leases as at September 30, 2024 was 7.3% per annum.
12.Other financing arrangements:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| September 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Other financing arrangements | $ | 7,201.8 | | | $ | 4,656.5 | |
Deferred financing fees | (66.5) | | | (52.7) | |
Other financing arrangements | 7,135.3 | | | 4,603.8 | |
Current portion of other financing arrangements | (467.6) | | | (298.5) | |
Other financing arrangements | $ | 6,667.7 | | | $ | 4,305.3 | |
Based on amounts funded for other financing arrangements, payments due to lessors would be as follows:
| | | | | |
Remainder of 2024 | $ | 117.9 | |
2025 | 469.4 | |
2026 | 465.9 | |
2027 | 469.9 | |
2028 | 476.2 | |
Thereafter | 5,202.5 | |
| $ | 7,201.8 | |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company drew down $2,724,804,000 under these financing arrangements related to the delivery of 30 vessels and pre-delivery financing for the vessels under construction.
The weighted average rate of interest, including the applicable margin, was 7.24% as at September 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023 – 7.36%) for the Company’s other financing facilities.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
12.Other financing arrangements (continued):
In January and February 2024, the Company refinanced three of its vessels. The three vessels were originally financed under sale-leaseback arrangements with Chinese leasing companies and were re-financed under a sale-leaseback arrangement with another Chinese leasing company. The proceeds from the sale-lease back was $224,000,000 and the leaseback is for 10 years. The Company has the option to purchase each of the vessels at a pre-determined purchase price starting from 2026. Lease payments include interest components based on a variable interest rate of 3-month SOFR plus a margin of 2.00%.
In May 2024, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback financing for four 10,600 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers vessels for proceeds of $480,000,000. The leaseback is for 15 years and the Company has the option to purchase each vessel at a pre-determined purchase price starting from 2032.
13.Share capital:
(a)Common shares:
As of September 30, 2024, all of the common shares of the Company are held by Poseidon as a result of the Merger (note 1(a)) that took place on March 28, 2023.
(b)Preferred shares:
As at September 30, 2024, the Company had the following preferred shares outstanding:
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| | | | | | | | | | Liquidation preference |
| | Shares | | Dividend rate per annum | | Redemption by Company permitted on or after(1) | | September 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Series | | Authorized | | Issued | | | | |
D | | 20,000,000 | | 5,093,728 | | 7.95 | % | | January 30, 2018 | | $ | 127.3 | | | $ | 127.3 | |
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H | | 15,000,000 | | 9,025,105 | | 7.875 | % | | August 11, 2021 | | 225.6 | | | 225.6 | |
J(1) | | 12,000,000 | | 12,000,000 | | 7.00 | % | | June 11, 2021 | | 300.0 | | | 300.0 | |
(1)Dividends are payable on the Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares at a rate of 7.0% for the first five years after the issue date, with 1.5% increases annually thereafter to a maximum of 11.5%
The Company’s preferred shares are subject to certain financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with these covenants on September 30, 2024.
14.Supplemental cash flow information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Interest paid | $ | 177.1 | | | $ | 107.5 | | | $ | 434.1 | | | $ | 294.5 | |
Interest received | 4.8 | | | 2.1 | | | 10.4 | | | 9.1 | |
Undrawn credit facility fee paid | 1.6 | | | 10.0 | | | 6.8 | | | 19.4 | |
Income taxes paid | 0.8 | | | 0.9 | | | 5.1 | | | 5.2 | |
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
14.Supplemental cash flow information (continued):
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| Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Non-cash financing and investing transactions: | | | | | | | |
Change in right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities | $ | 20.5 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 123.3 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | |
Reclassification from finance lease to vessels | — | | | (30.1) | | | — | | | (127.1) | |
Capitalized interest relating to newbuilds | 5.9 | | | 3.5 | | | 5.9 | | | 4.7 | |
| $ | 26.4 | | | $ | (26.6) | | | $ | 129.2 | | | $ | (122.4) | |
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| Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | $ | 81.1 | | | $ | (44.2) | | | $ | 5.7 | | | $ | (36.6) | |
Inventories | (3.1) | | | 0.5 | | | (9.1) | | | (5.2) | |
Prepaid expenses and other, and other assets | 14.0 | | | 6.9 | | | 71.1 | | | — | |
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Net investment in lease | 17.5 | | | 8.0 | | | 41.8 | | | 18.8 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (24.0) | | | 9.0 | | | (2.2) | | | 109.4 | |
Addition of mobilization assets | — | | | — | | | 2.3 | | | — | |
Settlement of decommissioning provisions | (5.2) | | | (0.6) | | | (10.6) | | | (0.6) | |
Deferred revenue | 56.2 | | | 13.5 | | | 159.9 | | | 75.3 | |
Income tax payable | (1.8) | | | (0.9) | | | — | | | (5.2) | |
Major maintenance | (14.4) | | | (10.3) | | | (27.2) | | | (99.8) | |
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Other liabilities | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6.2 | |
Operating lease liabilities | (10.8) | | | (21.8) | | | (41.4) | | | (62.0) | |
Finance lease liabilities | 6.0 | | | 0.8 | | | 15.0 | | | 4.6 | |
Derivative instruments | (7.9) | | | (9.8) | | | (26.5) | | | (26.1) | |
Contingent consideration asset | (3.9) | | | — | | | (4.8) | | | (0.8) | |
| $ | 103.7 | | | $ | (48.9) | | | $ | 174.0 | | | $ | (22.0) | |
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 782.5 | | | $ | 320.4 | |
Restricted cash included in other assets (note 9) | 2.6 | | | 11.0 | |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows | $ | 785.1 | | | $ | 331.4 | |
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
15.Commitments and contingencies:
(a)Operating leases:
At September 30, 2024, the commitment under operating leases for vessels was $173,222,000 for the remainder of 2024 to 2029, and for other leases was $5,220,000 for the remainder of 2024 to 2031. Total commitments under these leases are as follows:
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Remainder of 2024 | $ | 11.5 | |
2025 | 44.9 | |
2026 | 45.5 | |
2027 | 44.6 | |
2028 | 25.1 | |
Thereafter | 6.8 | |
| $ | 178.4 | |
For operating leases indexed to benchmark rates, commitments under these leases are calculated using the benchmark rate in place as at September 30, 2024 for the Company.
(b) Vessels under construction:
In June 2024, the Company entered into 27 shipbuilding contracts (note 7). Four of these contracts were immediately novated to a customer and the Company has no ongoing obligations with respect to these four vessels. Of the remaining 23 newbuild vessel contracts, 13 of these were thereafter novated to certain nominees and upon delivery, these 13 newbuilds will be chartered by the Company from such nominees under bareboat charters.
The total commitment in relation to these bareboat charter agreements is $2,912,211,000.
In August 2024, the Company entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of six 13,000 TEU newbuild containership vessels. Five of these contracts were novated to a customer in September 2024.
As at September 30, 2024, the Company has entered into agreements to acquire 36 newbuild vessels (December 31, 2023 – 40 vessels), including the remaining 23 newbuild vessels described above.
The Company has outstanding commitments for payments associated with its newbuild fleet as follows(1):
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Remainder of 2024 | $ | 389.1 | |
2025 | 142.9 | |
2026 | 398.6 | |
2027 | 1,046.1 | |
2028 | 1,001.7 | |
Thereafter | 2,872.4 | |
| $ | 5,850.8 | |
(1)Includes bareboat charter payments to certain nominees for the 13 newbuild contracts that were novated based on the bareboat charter term.
(c)Letter of credit:
As at September 30, 2024, the Company has $2,427,603 (December 31, 2023 – nil) in letters of credit outstanding in support of its mobile power generation business.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
16.Financial instruments:
(a)Fair value:
The following table includes the estimated fair value and carrying value of those assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis(1):
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| | | September 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
| Fair Value Hierarchy Level | | Carrying Amount (Liability) | | Fair Value (Liability) | | Carrying Amount (Liability) | | Fair Value (Liability) |
Term loan & revolving credit facilities (note 10) | Level 2 | | $ | (1,095.5) | | | $ | (971.6) | | | $ | (1,495.6) | | | $ | (1,333.9) | |
Senior unsecured notes - public (note 10) | Level 1 | | (802.4) | | | (726.0) | | | (828.1) | | | (677.9) | |
Senior secured notes - non-public (note 10) | Level 2 | | (1,000.0) | | | (879.5) | | | (1,000.0) | | | (911.9) | |
Other financing arrangements (note 12) | Level 2 | | (7,201.8) | | | (6,921.9) | | | (4,656.5) | | | (4,342.4) | |
(1)The carrying values and fair values presented above are exclusive of deferred financing fees.
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, income tax payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values because of their short term to maturity.
The fair value of the term loan, revolving credit facilities, senior secured notes and other financing arrangements, are estimated based on expected principal repayments and interest, discounted by relevant forward rates plus a margin appropriate to the credit risk of the Company. Therefore, the Company has categorized the fair value of these financial instruments as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The fair value of the Company’s senior unsecured notes, is calculated using observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets. As a result, these amounts are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
The Company’s interest rate derivative financial instruments are re-measured to fair value at the end of each reporting period. The fair values of the interest rate derivative financial instruments have been calculated by discounting the future cash flow of both the fixed rate and variable rate interest rate payments. The discount rate was derived from a yield curve created by nationally recognized financial institutions adjusted for the associated credit risk. The fair values of the interest rate derivative financial instruments are determined based on inputs that are readily available in public markets or can be derived from information available in publicly quoted markets. Therefore, the Company has categorized the fair value of these derivative financial instruments as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
16.Financial instruments (continued):
(b)Interest rate swap derivatives:
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives:
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Fixed per annum rate swapped for benchmark rate | | Notional amount as of September 30, 2024 | | Maximum notional amount(1) | | Fair Value | | Effective date | | Ending date |
1.7574% | | $ | 500.0 | | | $ | 500.0 | | | $ | 48.7 | | | January 31, 2022 | | February 2, 2032 |
2.67%/ 5.50%(2) | | 250.0 | | | 250.0 | | | (1.1) | | | September 1, 2023 | | September 1, 2026 |
2.3875% | | 200.0 | | | 200.0 | | | 12.1 | | | July 20, 2022 | | July 20, 2032 |
0.4590% | | 70.0 | | | 70.0 | | | 3.8 | | | February 4, 2021 | | October 14, 2026 |
0.6350% | | 70.0 | | | 70.0 | | | 3.5 | | | January 21, 2021 | | October 14, 2026 |
1.4900% | | 19.8 | | | 19.8 | | | 0.5 | | | February 4, 2020 | | December 30, 2025 |
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(1)Over the term of the interest rate swaps, the notional amounts increase and decrease. These amounts represent the peak notional amount over the remaining term of the swap.
(2)$250M notional amount transaction on daily SOFR with a cap of 5.5% and a floor strike of 2.67%
If interest rates remain at their current levels, the Company expects that $16,501,000 would be received in cash, in the next 12 months on interest rate swaps maturing after September 30, 2024. The amount of the actual settlement may be different depending on the interest rate in effect at the time settlements are made.
17.Subsequent events:
(a)On October 1, 2024, the Company paid $38,082,000 in dividends on its common shares.
(b)On October 30, 2024, the Company paid dividends of $0.496875, $0.492188, and $0.437500 per Series D, Series H and Series J preferred share, respectively, in the aggregate amount of $12,223,000.
(c)In October and November 2024, the Company accepted the delivery of 3 newbuild vessels. Each vessel commenced a long term charter upon delivery.
(d)In October 2024, the Company entered into shipbuilding contracts for six 13,600 TEU newbuild containerships. Each vessel will commence a long-term charter upon delivery.
(e)In October 2024, the Company entered into financing arrangements for three of the 13,600 TEU newbuild containerships for 3,400,000,000 RMB.
(f)In October 2024, the ship management services of two of the Company’s vessels were contracted to ONESEA.
(g)On November 15, 2024, the Company completed its investment in ONESEA. Upon completion of the transaction, the Company and ONE each owned 50% of the outstanding common shares of ONESEA.
(h)In November 2024, the Company exercised its option under its existing lease financing arrangements to purchase two 14,000 TEU vessels. The purchases are expected to be completed in November 2025 at the pre-determined purchase price of $61,600,000, each.
ATLAS CORP.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in millions of United States dollars, except per share amounts and numbers of shares)
17.Subsequent events (continued):
(i)On November 19, 2024, the Company (and certain of its subsidiaries) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company will sell certain assets of its mobile power business including mobile gas turbines, balance-of-plant inventory and trademarks, representing an aggregate net book value of approximately $350,000,000, and assume certain liabilities of the mobile power business, to a third-party purchaser. Completion of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Closing”) is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. Upon Closing, the third-party purchaser has agreed to pay cash consideration. The Asset Purchase Agreement contains certain termination rights for both the Company and third-party purchaser, and provides that, upon termination of the Asset Purchase Agreement under specified circumstances, the terminating party may be required to pay the non-terminating party a break-up fee. The asset sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the Company expects to recognize a gain on sale based on the current terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement.
ITEM 2 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Report and the audited consolidated financial statements, related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Report”). The 2023 Annual Report was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2024. Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts are presented in U.S. dollars (“USD”). We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Overview
General
We are Atlas Corp. (the “Company”), a global asset manager and the parent company of Seaspan and APR Energy.
Atlas was incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands in October 2019 for the purpose of facilitating, and to become the successor public company of Seaspan pursuant to a holding company reorganization. Atlas is a holding company and its primary assets are its interests in Seaspan and APR Energy and their respective subsidiaries. Pursuant to a merger transaction in March 2023 (the “Merger”), the Company's common shares became wholly owned by Poseidon Corp., a privately-held company and the common shares ceased to be publicly traded.
Segment Reporting
For management purposes, the Company is organized based on its two leasing businesses and has two reportable segments, vessel leasing and power generation. The Company’s vessel leasing segment, which is conducted through Seaspan, owns and operates a fleet of vessels which are chartered primarily pursuant to long-term fixed rate time charters. The Company’s mobile power generation segment, which is conducted through APR Energy, owns and operates a fleet of power generation assets, including gas turbines and other equipment, and provides power solutions to customers.
Vessel Leasing
Through Seaspan, we are a leading independent charter owner and manager of containerships, which we charter primarily pursuant to long-term, fixed-rate time charters with nine major container liner companies to take advantage of the stable cash flow and high utilization rates that are typically associated with long-term time charters. As at September 30, 2024, we operated a fleet of 182 vessels, totaling 1,873,880 TEU, that have an average age of approximately seven years, on a TEU weighted basis. As at September 30, 2024, we have 36 newbuild vessels under construction delivering through August 2029.
Our primary objective for Seaspan is to continue to grow our vessel leasing business through accretive vessel acquisitions as market conditions allow. Most of our customers’ business revenues are derived from the shipment of goods from the Asia Pacific region, primarily China, to various overseas export markets in the United States and in Europe.
We use the term “twenty-foot equivalent unit”, or TEU, the international standard measure of containers, in describing the capacity of our containerships. We use the term “car equivalent unit”, or CEU, in describing the size of our Pure Car and Truck Carriers, or PCTCs, and the number of cars they have the capacity to transport. Collectively, we refer to containerships and PCTCs as vessels.
The following table summarizes key facts regarding Seaspan’s containership fleet as of September 30, 2024:
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| Operating Containership Vessels | | Newbuild Containership Vessels |
Vessel Class (TEU) | # Vessels (Total Fleet) | | # Vessels (of which are unencumbered) | | Average Age (Years) | | Average Remaining Charter Period (Years)(1) | | Average Daily Charter Rate (in thousands of USD) | | # Vessels(2) | | Average Length of Charter |
2500-3500 | 14 | | 6 | | 16.1 | | 0.8 | | 16.3 | | — | | — |
4250-5100 | 18 | | 12 | | 15.8 | | 1.5 | | 29.7 | | — | | — |
7000-9600(3) | 39 | | 10 | | 8.6 | | 5.9 | | 42.7 | | 14 | | 9.6 |
10000-11000(4) | 33 | | 4 | | 8.7 | | 4.1 | | 33.8 | | — | | — |
11800-13400(5) | 27 | | 3 | | 7.4 | | 5.1 | | 39.9 | | 1 | | 15.0 |
14000 - 15000 | 34 | | 2 | | 4.5 | | 2.4 | | 48.0 | | — | | — |
15100-17000(6) | 15 | | — | | 0.6 | | 10.2 | | 41.5 | | 15 | | 10.7 |
24000(7) | 2 | | — | | 2.1 | | 17.0 | | 41.9 | | — | | — |
Total/Average | 182 | | 37 | | 6.6 | | 5.2 | | 37.6 | | 30 | | 10.3 |
(1)Excludes options to extend charter.
(2)Excludes 9 vessels novated to a customer.
(3)Includes 3 vessels on bareboat charter.
(4)Includes 8 vessels on bareboat charter.
(5)Includes 6 vessels on bareboat charter.
(6)Includes 9 vessels on bareboat charter.
(7)Includes 2 vessels on bareboat charter.
In addition, we have entered into shipbuilding contracts for six 10,800 CEU PCTC newbuild vessels as of September 30, 2024 with an average length of charter of 13 years.
In addition, our joint venture with Zhejiang Energy Group has five operating vessels as at September 30, 2024 and we are the ship manager for all five vessels.
Power Generation
Through APR Energy, we operate a fleet of power generation assets, providing power generation to customers including large corporations and public and private utilities. Our mobile, turnkey power plants are deployed in cities, countries, and industries around the world in both developed and developing markets. As of September 30, 2024, we owned a fleet of 30 aero-derivative gas turbines and 274 diesel generators. The average age of our turbines is approximately 11 years and the average age of our diesel generators is approximately 13 years.
Our primary objective is to drive sustained growth and optimize cash flow by delivering operational excellence and providing a broad range of innovative technologies and offerings to generate customer value. Our revenues are primarily derived through power generation and our turnkey services include plant design, fast-tracked installation of generating equipment and balance of plant, plant operation, and around-the-clock service and maintenance.
We use the term “megawatts”, or MW, in describing the capacity of our power generation equipment.
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Asset Type | Fleet Size (MW) | | Contracted Fleet (MW) | | Contracted Revenue (USD millions) | | Average Remaining Contract Term (Years)(1) |
Mobile Power Fleet | 1,226 | | 115 | | $13.6 | | 1.2 |
(1)Average remaining contract term excludes extensions; weighted by MW installed.
Significant Developments During the Quarter ended September 30, 2024 and Subsequent
Vessel Leasing Developments
During the third quarter of 2024, the Company took delivery of six newbuild vessels ranging in size from 7,000 TEU to 16,000 TEU, each of which commenced a long-term charter upon delivery. In October and November 2024, the Company accepted the delivery of three 7,000 TEU newbuild vessels, each of which commenced a long-term charter upon delivery.
In September 2024, the Company entered into shipbuilding contracts for six dual-fuel 13,000 TEU newbuild containerships. Five of these contracts were thereafter novated to ONE.
In September 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with ONE to form a joint venture company in Singapore named ONESEA Solutions Pte. Ltd. (“ONESEA”). ONESEA will provide ship management services for vessels owned by ONE and vessels chartered by ONE from vessel owners (including vessels owned by the Company). The parties received regulatory approval of this transaction in October 2024. On November 15th, 2024, the Company completed its investment in ONESEA and upon completion of the investment, the Company and ONE each owned 50% of the common shares of ONESEA.
In October 2024, the Company entered into shipbuilding contracts for six 13,600 TEU scrubber-fitted newbuild containerships. Each vessel will commence a long-term charter upon delivery and this charter will be denominated in Chinese renminbi (“RMB”). In October 2024, the Company entered into financing arrangements for the three of these vessels for 3.4 billion RMB.
Mobile Power Generation Developments
In July 2024, the borrowing capacity on the revolving facility of APR was reduced from $50.0 million to $4.5 million and in August 2024 the facility was fully terminated.
On November 19, 2024, the Company (and certain of its subsidiaries) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company will sell certain assets of its mobile power business including mobile gas turbines, balance-of-plant inventory and trademarks, representing an aggregate net book value of approximately $350.0 million, and assume certain liabilities of the mobile power business, to a third-party purchaser. Completion of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Closing”) is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. Upon Closing, the third-party purchaser has agreed to pay cash consideration. The Asset Purchase Agreement contains certain termination rights for both the Company and third-party purchaser, and provides that, upon termination of the Asset Purchase Agreement under specified circumstances, the terminating party may be required to pay the non-terminating party a break-up fee. The asset sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the Company expects to recognize a gain on sale based on the current terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement.
Dividends
On September 24, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $38.1 million on the Company’s common shares payable October 1, 2024. On September 24, 2024, the Board of Directors declared the regular quarterly dividends on the Company’s preferred shares which were paid on October 28, 2024 in the aggregate amount of $12.2 million.
Financing Developments
In September 2024, the Company exercised its options under existing lease financing arrangements to purchase one 10,000 TEU vessel. The purchase is expected to be completed in September 2025 at the pre-determined purchase price of $42.0 million.
In November 2024, the Company exercised its option under its existing lease financing arrangements to purchase two 14,000 TEU vessels. The purchases are expected to be completed in November 2025 at the pre-determined purchase price of $61.6 million each.
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared with three and nine months ended September 30, 2023
The following tables summarize Atlas’ consolidated financial results for select information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
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Consolidated Financial Summary (in millions of U.S. dollars) | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Revenue | $ | 602.9 | | | $ | 474.0 | | | $ | 1,747.2 | | | $ | 1,328.3 | |
Operating expense | 111.2 | | | 100.3 | | | 326.2 | | | 280.6 | |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 139.7 | | | 107.5 | | | 391.9 | | | 304.4 | |
General and administrative expense | 19.0 | | | 24.7 | | | 62.3 | | | 98.7 | |
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Operating lease expense | 13.3 | | | 31.1 | | | 50.7 | | | 91.9 | |
Gain on sale | — | | | (4.8) | | | (8.3) | | | (3.7) | |
Operating earnings | 319.7 | | | 215.2 | | | 924.4 | | | 556.4 | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | — | | | 0.1 | | | 3.5 | | | 9.0 | |
Interest expense | 175.8 | | | 96.8 | | | 459.2 | | | 265.3 | |
Net earnings | 111.5 | | | 137.5 | | | 432.3 | | | 310.7 | |
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Cash from operating activities | 418.8 | | | 228.9 | | | 1,116.8 | | | 711.9 | |
Asset Utilization
Vessel Leasing Segment
Vessel Utilization represents the number of ownership days on-hire as a percentage of total ownership days, including bareboat ownership days. The following table summarizes Seaspan’s vessel utilization for the last eight consecutive quarters:
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| 2022 | | 2023 | | 2024 |
| Q4 | | Q1 | | Q2 | | Q3 | | Q4 | | Q1 | | Q2 | | Q3 |
Vessel Utilization | 98.5 | % | | 97.6 | % | | 95.3 | % | | 98.2 | % | | 98.3 | % | | 99.7 | % | | 99.7 | % | | 98.6 | % |
Vessel utilization increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared with the same periods in 2023. The increases were primarily due to a decrease in the number of scheduled dry-dockings and associated off-hire days.
Mobile Power Generation Segment
Average megawatt capacity is the average maximum megawatts that can be generated by the power fleet. The primary driver of average megawatt capacity is the increase or decrease in the number of power generating units in the power fleet. Average megawatt on-hire is the amount of capacity that is under contract and available to the customer for use. Power fleet utilization represents average megawatt on-hire as a percentage of average megawatt capacity.
The following table summarizes the Power Fleet Utilization, for the last eight consecutive quarters:
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| 2022 | | 2023 | | 2024 |
| Q4 | | Q1 | | Q2 | | Q3 | | Q4 | | Q1 | | Q2 | | Q3 |
Power Fleet Utilization | 62.8 | % | | 62.2 | % | | 58.9 | % | | 39.2 | % | | 29.9 | % | | 32.4 | % | | 36.3 | % | | 13.5 | % |
Power Fleet Utilization decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared with the same periods in 2023. This decrease is primarily due to the settlement of the Brazil contract and the commencement of various demobilization activities.
Financial Results Summary
Revenue
Revenue increased by 27.2% to $602.9 million and by 31.5% to $1,747.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2023. The increase in revenue was primarily due to the delivery of 41 newbuild vessels since September 2023, of which 30 were delivered in the nine months ended September 2024, and lower off-hire days due to fewer scheduled dry-docks, partially offset by lower asset utilization in the Mobile Power Generation segment.
Operating Expense
Operating expense increased by 10.9% to $111.2 million and by 16.3% to $326.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2023. The increase was primarily due to growth in our fleet of operating vessels.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by 30.0% to $139.7 million and by 28.7% to $391.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2023. The increase was primarily due to the growth in our fleet of operating vessels and purchase options being exercised for five vessels in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, which resulted in a reclassification of the leases from operating to financing.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense decreased by 23.1% to $19.0 million and by 36.9% to $62.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2023. The decrease for the three months ended September 30, 2024 is driven by a reduction in lower general corporate expenses. The decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily attributable to costs incurred in the first quarter of 2023 associated with the closing of the Merger with no comparable costs in 2024 as well as gain of approximately $4.8 million recognized in the 2024 period in connection with the settlement of the contingent consideration asset related to the acquisition of APR Energy.
Operating Lease Expense
Operating lease expense decreased by 57.2% to $13.3 million and by 44.8% to $50.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the lease reclassification from operating to financing as a result of pre-existing purchase options being exercised for six vessels after September 30, 2023, partially offset by increases in SOFR rates on the remaining operating leases.
Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Fees
Interest expense increased by 81.6% to $175.8 million and by 73.1% to $459.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared with the same periods in 2023. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in our outstanding debt and other financing balances and an increase in SOFR rates on these financings as well as purchase options being exercised for five vessels in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, which resulted in a reclassification of the leases from operating to financing.
Loss (gain) on Derivative Instruments
The change in fair value of derivative instruments resulted in a loss of $29.4 million and a gain of $6.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to swap settlements. The gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to an increase in the forward curve of the benchmark rates and offset by swap settlements. Based on the current notional amount and tenor of our interest rate swap portfolio, a one percent parallel upward shift in the overall yield curves is expected to result in a gain in the fair value of our interest rate swaps of approximately $45.5 million.
Our fair value instruments, including interest rate swaps were marked to market with all changes in the fair value of these instruments recorded in “Change in fair value of financial instruments” in our Interim Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Please read “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our 2023 Annual Report for additional information.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
The Company’s business model is focused on generating stable long-term cash flows, and using that predictability to reduce overall cost of capital. Maintaining strong liquidity is a core pillar of the Company’s financial strategy, allowing it to take advantage of attractive opportunities to deploy capital quickly as they arise through economic and industry cycles. A strong base of liquidity also allows the Company to mitigate short-term market shocks and maintain consistent distributions to its shareholders. The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, undrawn credit facilities, committed financings for its newbuild vessels, cash flows from operations, capital recycling, as well as access to public and private capital markets.
Consolidated liquidity as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was comprised of the following:
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(in millions of U.S. dollars) | September 30, | | December 31, | | Change |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | $ | | % |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 782.5 | | | $ | 385.3 | | | 397.2 | | | 103.1 | % |
Undrawn revolving credit facilities(1) | 700.0 | | | 380.0 | | | 320.0 | | | 84.2 | % |
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Total liquidity | 1,482.5 | | | 765.3 | | | 717.2 | | | 93.7 | % |
Total committed and undrawn newbuild financings | 586.4 | | | 3,334.6 | | | (2,748.2) | | | (82.4) | % |
Total liquidity including newbuild financings | $ | 2,068.9 | | | $ | 4,099.9 | | | (2,031.0) | | | (49.5) | % |
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(1)Undrawn revolving credit facilities as of September 30, 2024 included $700.0 million (December 31, 2023 - $330.0 million) available from Seaspan and nil (December 31, 2023 - $50.0 million) available from APR Energy. In August,2024, the revolving facility of APR was terminated.
As of September 30, 2024, consolidated liquidity was sufficient to meet near-term requirements. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had consolidated liquidity of $1,482.5 million, which represents an increase of $717.2 million compared to December 31, 2023.
Unencumbered Assets
Growing the Company’s base of unencumbered assets is a fundamental objective in order to achieve an investment grade credit rating, as well as a potential source of liquidity through secured financing or asset sales. Over the long-term, the Company expects its unencumbered asset base to grow as it enhances its presence in the unsecured credit markets, and also naturally as secured borrowings mature or are prepaid.
In the short-term, the Company expects that its unencumbered asset base may fluctuate as unencumbered assets may be sold or financed from time to time, as part of normal course management of assets and liquidity.
The following table provides a summary of our unencumbered fleet and net book value over time. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | December 31, | | September 30, |
| | 2019 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2024 |
Number of Vessels | | 28 | | | 31 | | | 36 | | | 38 | | | 39 | | | 37 | |
Net Book Value (in millions of U.S. dollars) | | $ | 859 | | | $ | 1,109 | | | $ | 1,369 | | | $ | 1,847 | | | $ | 1,923 | | | $ | 1,914 | |
Contracted Cash Flows
The Company’s focus on long-term contracted cash flows provides predictability and reduces liquidity risk through economic cycles. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had total gross contracted cash flows of $23.5 billion, which includes components that are accounted for differently, including (i) minimum future revenues relating to operating leases with customers, (ii) minimum cash flows to be received relating to financing leases with certain customers, and (iii) contracted cash flows underlying leases for newbuild vessels which have not yet been delivered to customers. The following table provides a summary of gross contracted cash flows, based on these components described above.
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(in millions of U.S. dollars) | Operating lease revenue (1) | Lease receivable on financing leases | Gross contracted cash flows for newbuilds |
Remainder of 2024 | $ | 548.6 | | $ | 62.1 | | $ | 107.3 | |
2025 | 2,034.7 | | 240.5 | | 80.2 | |
2026 | 1,893.6 | | 238.0 | | 81.7 | |
2027 | 1,590.9 | | 238.0 | | 162.6 | |
2028 | 1,115.9 | | 238.7 | | 407.7 | |
Thereafter | 4,429.1 | | 3,270.5 | | 6,751.7 | |
| $ | 11,612.8 | | $ | 4,287.8 | | $ | 7,591.2 | |
(1)Minimum future operating lease revenue includes payments from signed charter agreements on operating vessels that have not yet commenced.
Minimum future revenues assume with respect to each lease that, (i) there will be no unpaid days during the term, (ii) extensions are included where exercise is at our unilateral option, and (iii) extensions are excluded where exercise is at the charterer’s option.
The Company is focused on continuing to allocate capital selectively into opportunities that enhance the long-term value of the business and provide attractive risk-adjusted returns on capital, which may include synergistic opportunities in adjacent businesses to diversify cash flow drivers.
The Company intends to continue its growth trajectory in the remainder of 2024 and beyond, further growing its liquidity position primarily through capital recycling and enhancements to its existing capital base. This capital strategy will include maintaining diverse sources of capital for financial flexibility while managing leverage in alignment with its long-term targets, and growing the value of its unencumbered asset base.
The Company’s primary liquidity needs include funding our investments in assets including our newbuild vessels under construction, scheduled debt and lease payments, vessel purchase commitments, potential future exercises of vessel purchase options, and dividends on our common and preferred shares.
Borrowings
The following table summarizes our borrowings:
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(in millions of U.S. dollars) | September 30, | | December 31, | | Change |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | $ | | % |
Long-term debt, excluding deferred financing fees: | | | | | | | |
Revolving credit facilities | $ | — | | | $ | 320.0 | | | $ | (320.0) | | | (100.0) | % |
Term loan credit facilities | 1,095.5 | | | 1,175.6 | | | (80.1) | | | (6.8) | % |
Senior unsecured notes(1) | 802.4 | | | 828.1 | | | (25.7) | | | (3.1) | % |
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Senior secured notes(2) | 1,000.0 | | | 1,000.0 | | | — | | | — | % |
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Deferred financing fees on long term debt | (30.4) | | | (32.9) | | | 2.5 | | | (7.6) | % |
Long term debt | 2,867.5 | | | 3,290.8 | | | (423.3) | | | (12.9) | % |
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Other financing arrangements | 7,201.8 | | | 4,656.5 | | | 2,545.3 | | | 54.7 | % |
Deferred financing fees on other financing arrangements | (66.5) | | | (52.7) | | | (13.8) | | | 26.2 | % |
Other financing arrangements | 7,135.3 | | | 4,603.8 | | | 2,531.5 | | | 55.0 | % |
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Finance leases | 344.1 | | | 66.5 | | | 277.6 | | | 417.4 | % |
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Total deferred financing fees | 96.9 | | | 85.6 | | | 11.3 | | | 13.2 | % |
Total borrowings(3) | 10,443.8 | | | 8,046.7 | | | 2,397.1 | | | 29.8 | % |
Vessels under construction | (530.2) | | | (1,315.0) | | | 784.8 | | | (59.7) | % |
Operating borrowings(3) | $ | 9,913.6 | | | $ | 6,731.7 | | | $ | 3181.9 | | | 47.3 | % |
(1)Corresponds to the following: (i) 7.125% senior unsecured notes due in 2027, (ii) 2024 NOK Bonds and 2026 NOK Bonds which were repaid in February 2024 and (iii) 5.5% senior unsecured notes due in 2029.
(2)Corresponds to Sustainability-Linked Senior Secured Notes with fixed interest rates ranging from 3.91% to 5.49% and maturities between 2031 and 2037.
(3)Total borrowings is a non-GAAP financial measure which consists of long-term debt, other financing arrangements and finance leases, excluding deferred financing fees. The Company’s total borrowings include amounts related to vessels under construction, consisting primarily of amounts borrowed to pay installments to shipyards. The interest incurred on borrowings related to the vessels under construction are capitalized during the construction period. Operating borrowings is a non-GAAP financial measure which is total borrowings less the vessels under construction balance at the balance sheet date. Total borrowings and operating borrowings are non-GAAP financial measures that are not defined under or prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Disclosure of total borrowings and operating borrowings is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Management believes these measures are useful in consolidating and clearly presenting Atlas’ financings. Management also believes that these metrics can be useful to facilitate assessment of leverage and debt service obligations of the Company. Management believes operating borrowings is a useful measure to assess interest expense related to vessels that are in operation and generating revenue.
The Company’s long-term objective is to target a total borrowings-to-asset ratio of 50-60%, and to mitigate credit risk by diversifying its maturity profile over as long a term as economically feasible, while maintaining or reducing its cost of capital. The Company’s total borrowings-to-asset ratio was 63.7% at September 30, 2024 compared to 58.7% at December 31, 2023. The Company’s operating borrowings-to-asset ratio was 60.5% at September 30, 2024, compared to 49.1% at December 31, 2023.
The consolidated weighted average interest rate for September 30, 2024 was 6.66% compared to 6.75% at September 30, 2023. The weighted average interest rates for the vessel leasing segment, power generation segment, and Atlas Corp. (on an unconsolidated basis) were 6.66%, nil, and 7.13%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 (September 30, 2023: 6.73%, 8.00% and 7.13%, respectively).
We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and use interest rate swaps to manage interest rate price risks. We do not use interest rate swaps for trading or speculative purposes. As of September 30, 2024, our variable-rate credit facilities and other financing arrangements totaled $8.3 billion, of which we had entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix the rates on a notional principal amount of $1.1 billion. As of September 30, 2024, we have a net asset of $67.5 million related to our interest rate swaps.
The table below provides information about our financings with variable interest rates at September 30, 2024. In addition to the disclosures in this interim report, please read notes 12 to 15 to our consolidated financial statements included in our 2023 Annual Report, which provide additional information with respect to our existing credit and lease facilities. Please also refer to note 16(b) in our financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2024, contained herein, for a summary of our interest rate swap derivatives.
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(in millions of U.S. dollars) | | Remainder of 2024 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2027 | | 2028 | | Thereafter | | Total |
Credit Facilities(1) | | $ | 23.8 | | | $ | 103.9 | | | $ | 103.9 | | | $ | 103.9 | | | $ | 444.0 | | | $ | 316.0 | | | $ | 1,095.5 | |
Vessel Operating Leases(2) | | 10.9 | | | 43.3 | | | 44.7 | | | 43.8 | | | 24.7 | | | 5.8 | | | 173.2 | |
Vessel Finance Leases(3) | | 70.6 | | | 273.5 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 344.1 | |
Sale-Leaseback Facilities(4) | | 117.9 | | | 469.4 | | | 465.9 | | | 469.9 | | | 476.2 | | | 5,202.5 | | | 7,201.8 | |
| | $ | 223.2 | | | $ | 890.1 | | | $ | 614.5 | | | $ | 617.6 | | | $ | 944.9 | | | $ | 5,524.3 | | | $ | 8,814.6 | |
(1)Represents principal payments on amounts drawn on our credit facilities that bear interest at variable rates. We have entered into interest rate swap agreements under certain of our credit facilities to swap the variable interest rates for fixed interest rates. For the purposes of this table, principal payments are determined based on contractual repayments in commitment reduction schedules for each related facility.
(2)Represents payments under our operating leases. Payments under the operating leases have a variable component based on underlying interest rates, calculated using the applicable benchmark rate in place as at September 30, 2024.
(3)Represents payments under our finance leases. Payments under the finance leases have a variable component based on underlying interest rates, calculated using the applicable benchmark rate in place as at September 30, 2024.
(4)Represents payments, excluding amounts representing interest payments, on amounts drawn on our sale-leaseback facilities where the vessels remain on our balance sheet and that bear interest at variable rates.
Credit Facilities
The Company’s credit facilities are primarily secured by assets, including first-priority mortgages granted on 54 of its vessels, together with other related security.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $1.1 billion principal amount outstanding under its credit facilities, all of which was related to the vessel leasing business. As at September 30, 2024, the Company has no amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facilities. A total of $700.0 million was undrawn, of which $700.0 million was available to the vessel leasing business ($300.0 million of which was unsecured).
As of September 30, 2024, on a consolidated basis, scheduled principal repayments on our credit facilities were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | Scheduled Amortization | | Bullet Due on Maturity | | Total Future Minimum Repayments | | Additional Vessels Unencumbered Upon Maturity (1) | | Net Book Value of Vessels Unencumbered |
Remainder of 2024 | $ | 23.8 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 23.8 | | | — | | $ | — | |
2025 | 103.9 | | | — | | | 103.9 | | | — | | | — | |
2026 | 103.9 | | | — | | | 103.9 | | | — | | — | |
2027 | 103.9 | | | — | | | 103.9 | | | — | | — | |
2028 | 53.7 | | | 390.3 | | | 444.0 | | | — | | — | |
Thereafter | 13.2 | | | 302.8 | | | 316.0 | | | 54 | | 3,228.5 | |
| $ | 402.4 | | | $ | 693.1 | | | $ | 1,095.5 | | | 54 | | $ | 3,228.5 | |
(1) 52 vessels related to credit facilities secured by first-priority mortgages will remain encumbered until the associated US Private Placement notes mature in 2036.
Other Financing Arrangements
As part of the Company’s strategy to diversify its financing sources, it enters into sale-leaseback financing arrangements with financial leasing companies, which under U.S. GAAP are considered “failed-sales”. This accounting treatment requires that the vessel asset remain on the Company’s balance sheet, along with the associated lease liability.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had 81 vessels financed under these sale-leaseback financing arrangements providing for total borrowings of approximately $7.2 billion.
As of September 30, 2024, on a consolidated basis, scheduled repayments on our other financing arrangements were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | Scheduled Amortization | | Bullet Due on Maturity(1) | | Total Future Minimum Repayments | | Additional Vessels Unencumbered Upon Maturity | | Net Book Value of Vessels Unencumbered(2) |
Remainder of 2024 | $ | 117.9 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 117.9 | | | — | | $ | — | |
2025 | 469.4 | | | — | | | 469.4 | | | — | | — | |
2026 | 465.9 | | | — | | | 465.9 | | | — | | — | |
2027 | 469.9 | | | — | | | 469.9 | | | — | | — | |
2028 | 476.2 | | | — | | | 476.2 | | | — | | — | |
Thereafter | 3,014.3 | | | 2,188.2 | | | 5,202.5 | | | 81 | | 8,452.4 | |
| $ | 5,013.6 | | | $ | 2,188.2 | | | $ | 7,201.8 | | | 81 | | $ | 8,452.4 | |
(1)Amounts do not include interest to be accreted and paid at final maturity.
(2)Includes unencumbered vessels that are included in the balance sheet as “Vessels” and as “Net Investment in Lease”.
Operating Leases
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had four vessel operating lease arrangements. Please refer to note 15(a) in our financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2024, contained herein, for a summary of commitments under our operating leases.
Capital Commitments
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had 36 newbuild vessels under construction. Please refer to note 15(b) in our financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2024, contained herein, for the outstanding commitments related to our newbuild vessels.
Global inflation rates have experienced upward pressure through 2023 and early part of 2024, but there are now indications that this trend is slowing down. As of the most recent data, inflation levels have moderated. The cost of transportation and energy, major components of inflation, directly impacts business sectors that rely on these inputs. The demand for our business segments is closely tied to both global GDP growth and inflation. Anticipated interest rate cuts may cause volatility in equity and credit markets. Despite underlying strong performance and asset values, our publicly traded securities may experience pricing fluctuations due to interest rate changes.
For additional information about our credit and lease facilities and other financing arrangements, including, among other things, a description of certain related covenants, please read “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects— B. Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our 2023 Annual Report.
Summary of Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for the periods presented:
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(in millions of U.S. dollars) | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Net cash flows from operating activities | $ | 418.8 | | | $ | 228.9 | | | $ | 1,116.8 | | | $ | 711.9 | |
Net cash flows used in investing activities | (645.9) | | | (702.5) | | | (2,610.0) | | | (1,884.7) | |
Net cash flows from financing activities | 318.6 | | | 487.3 | | | 1,890.4 | | | 1,213.2 | |
Operating Cash Flows
Net cash flows from operating activities were $418.8 million and $1,116.8 million, respectively for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $189.9 million and $404.9 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2023. The increase in net cash flows from operating activities was primarily due to an increase in revenue in the Vessel Leasing segment and other income in connection with the settlement agreement with Ambar Energia, S.A, which is being received in installments through to the end of 2024, offset by an increase in operating expenses and changes in working capital. For further discussion of changes in revenue and expenses, please read “Three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared with three and nine months ended September 30, 2023” above.
Investing Cash Flows
Net cash flows used in investing activities were ($645.9) million and ($2,610.0) million, respectively for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $56.6 million and an increase of $725.3 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2023. The decrease in cash flow used in investing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2024 is due to a decrease in expenditures related to newbuild vessel installments and deliveries, compared to the same period in 2023. The increase in cash flows used in investing activities for nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to the increase in expenditures related to installments on vessels under construction, including delivered vessels, compared to the same period in 2023.
Financing Cash Flows
Net cash flows from financing activities were $318.6 million and $1,890.4 million, respectively for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $168.7 million and an increase of $677.2 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2023. The decrease for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to a decrease in the issuance of long-term debt and other financing arrangements, and lower dividends on common shares. The increase for the nine-months ended September 30, 2024 is due to an increase in issuances of long-term debt and other financing arrangements in relation to the newbuild vessel deliveries, offset by costs associated with the Merger. In March 2023, the Company received proceeds from non-recurring transactions including the exercise of warrants by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a capital contribution from Poseidon and proceeds from the settlement of a capped call related to its previously outstanding exchangeable notes. The capital contribution was used primarily to settle the Company’s exchangeable notes as a result of a de-listing event following the closing of the Merger in March 2023.
Ongoing Capital Expenditures and Dividends
Ongoing Capital Expenditures
Due to the capital-intensive nature of our Company’s business model, ongoing capital investment is required for additions to and enhancements, maintenance and repair of our asset base.
The average age of the vessels in our containership fleet is approximately seven years, on a TEU-weighted basis. Maintenance capital expenditures for our containership fleet primarily relate to our regularly scheduled dry-dockings. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we incurred $14.5 million for regularly scheduled dry-dockings.
In our power fleet, the average age of the diesel generators is approximately 13 years and the average age of the aero-derivative gas turbines is approximately 11 years. Normal course capital expenditures for these assets primarily relate to fleet maintenance, mobilization to build power plants for new deployments and demobilization of power plants when contracts expire. As at September 30, 2024, our asset retirement obligation for future demobilization was $8.5 million.
We must make substantial capital expenditures over the long-term to preserve our capital base, which is comprised of our net assets, to continue to refinance our indebtedness and to maintain our dividends. We will likely need to retain additional funds at some time in the future to provide reasonable assurance of maintaining our capital base over the long-term. We believe it is not possible to determine now, with any reasonable degree of certainty, how much of our operating cash flow we should retain in our business and when it should be retained to preserve our capital base. The amount of operating cash flow we retain in our business may affect the amount of our dividends on our preferred shares. Factors that will impact our decisions regarding the amount of funds to be retained in our business to preserve our capital base, include the following, many of which are currently unknown and are outside our control:
(1)the remaining lives of our property, plant and equipment;
(2)the returns that we generate on our retained cash flow, which will depend on the economic terms of any future asset acquisitions and lease terms;
(3)future contract rates for our assets after the end of their existing lease agreements;
(4)future operating and financing costs;
(5)our future refinancing requirements and alternatives and conditions in the relevant financing and capital markets at that time;
(6)capital expenditures to comply with environmental regulations and asset retirement obligations; and
(7)unanticipated future events and other contingencies.
Please read “Item 3. Key Information – D. Risk Factors” in our 2023 Annual Report for factors that may affect our future capital expenditures and results.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make estimates in the application of our accounting policies based on our best assumptions, judgments and opinions. Our estimates affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and anticipated results and trends and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. For more information about our critical accounting estimates, please read “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—E. Critical Accounting Estimates” in our 2023 Annual Report.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report on Form 6-K for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, contains forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “will,” “may,” “potential,” “should” and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Although these statements are based upon assumptions we believe to be reasonable based upon available information, including projections of revenues, operating margins, earnings, cash flow, working capital and capital expenditures, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that are described more fully in the 2023 Annual Report in the section titled “Risk Factors.”
These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this report. These statements include, among others:
•future operating or financial results;
•future growth prospects;
•our business strategy and capital allocation plans, and other plans and objectives for future operations;
•potential acquisitions, financing arrangements and other investments, and our expected benefits from such transactions;
•our primary sources of funds for our short, medium and long-term liquidity needs;
•the future valuation of our vessels, power generation assets and goodwill;
•future time charters and vessel deliveries, including replacement charters and future long-term charters for certain existing vessels;
•estimated future capital expenditures needed to preserve the operating capacity of our containership fleet and power generation assets and to comply with regulatory standards, our expectations regarding future operating expenses, including dry-docking and other ship operating expenses and expenses related to performance under our contracts for the supply of power generation capacity, and general and administrative expenses;
•the impact of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran beginning October 2023 and the attacks by Houthi Rebels from Yemen on commercial vessels traversing the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait;
•number of off-hire days and dry-docking requirements;
•global economic and market conditions and shipping and energy market trends, including charter rates and factors affecting supply and demand for our containership and power generation solutions;
•our financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to borrow funds under our credit facilities, our ability to obtain waivers or secure acceptable replacement charters under certain of our credit facilities, our ability to refinance our existing facilities and notes and to obtain additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate activities;
•our continued ability to maintain, enter into or renew primarily long-term, fixed-rate time charters of our vessels and leases of our power generation assets with our existing customers or new customers;
•the potential for early termination of long-term contracts and our potential inability to enter into, renew or replace long-term contracts;
•changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, and the effect of governmental regulations on our business;
•our continued ability to meet specified restrictive covenants in our financing and lease arrangements, our notes and our preferred shares;
•the financial condition of our customers, lenders and other counterparties and their ability to perform their obligations under their agreements with us;
•our ability to leverage to our advantage our relationships and reputation in the containership industry;
•changes in technology, prices, industry standards, environmental regulation and other factors which could affect our competitive position, revenues and asset values;
•disruptions and security threats to our technology systems;
•taxation of our company, including our exemption from tax on our U.S. source international transportation income, and taxation of distributions to our shareholders;
•the continued availability of services, equipment and software from subcontractors or third-party suppliers required to provide our power generation solutions;
•our ability to protect our intellectual property and defend against possible third-party infringement claims relating to our power generation solutions;
•potential liability from future litigation; and
•other factors detailed in this Report and from time to time in our periodic reports.
Forward-looking statements in this Report are estimates and assumptions reflecting the judgment of senior management and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, these forward-looking statements should be considered in light of various important factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth in “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” in our 2023 Annual Report.
We do not intend to revise any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any change in our expectations or events or circumstances that may subsequently arise. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether because of future events, new information, a change in our views or expectations, or otherwise. You should carefully review and consider the various disclosures included in this Report and in our other filings made with the SEC that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, prospects and results of operations.