Interim report – First quarter of 2018

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Attached please find the full report as PDF file.
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Announcement no. 8
2 May 2018

Interim report – First quarter of 2018

Today, the Board of Directors approved the interim report for the first quarter of 2018. The full report in English is attached as PDF file and contains the following highlights:

Results

Adjusted result* for Q1 2018: USD 9 million (Q1 2017: USD 1 million)

  • Dry Operator: USD 3 million
  • Dry Owner: USD 5 million
  • Tankers: USD 0 million (USD 10 million)

EBIT Q1 2018:
USD 18 million (USD 0 million)

* ”Profit/loss for the period” adjusted for “Profit from sale of vessels etc.”

Markets

  • Dry Cargo: Normal seasonal weakening of dry cargo market at rate levels higher than recent years
  • Tankers: Disappointing winter market

Performance

  • Dry Operator: Positive result and investment in positioning of vessels
  • Dry Owner: 2 vessels sold, 3 newbuildings delivered and T/C portfolio further expanded
  • Tankers: TCE earnings 7% above benchmark – short-term capacity further increased

Vessel values

  • Dry Cargo: +1%
  • Tankers: -2%

Guidance

Expectations for the adjusted result for the year maintained at USD 10 to 50 million.

Good start to the year
”The Dry Operator business unit continued to deliver a profitable performance in a first quarter market characterised by seasonal weakening. In addition to profit taking in regional markets, Dry Operator invested in positioning of vessels into the Atlantic, which we will benefit from in the second quarter. The Tanker business once again outperformed the market generating a break-even result, and NORDEN maintains the full-year expectations despite increased uncertainty for demand growth due to rising global trade tensions. With low fleet growth and agile business units, NORDEN is well positioned to make the most of the markets regardless of this.”

CEO Jan Rindbo

A telephone conference will be held today at 3:30 p.m. (CET), where CEO Jan Rindbo and CFO Martin Badsted will comment on the report. It is requested that all participants have joined the meeting by latest 3:25 p.m. (CET) – Danish participants please dial in on +45 3515 8121, overseas participants please dial in on +44 (0)330 336 9411 or +1 929 477 0448. The telephone conference will be shown live at www.ds-norden.com, where the accompanying presentation will also be available.
For further information: CEO Jan Rindbo, tel. +45 3315 0451.

Key figures and ratios for NORDEN

    201820172017
USD million   Q1Q1Q1-Q4
INCOME STATEMENT     
Revenue  591.2440.21,808.6
Contribution margin  31.820.7116.7
EBITDA  17.110.368.1
Profit/loss from the sale of vessels, etc., net  9.2-0.20.9
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment loss, net  -10.5-10.6-42.2
Profit from operations (EBIT)  18.40.123.3
Profit for the period  18.00.724.6
Adjusted result for the period*  8.80.928.4
      
   201820172017
   31-mar31-mar31-dec
      
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION     
Total assets  1,310.81,280.81,326.5
Equity  849.6792.6834.4
Liabilities  461.2488.2492.1
Invested capital  891.4739.7836.7
Net interest-bearing assets  -41.852.8-2.3
Cash and securities  203.1264.0219.5
      
CASH FLOWS     
From operating activities  -25.3-9.46.3
From investing activities  -19.533.0-0.2
– hereof investments in property equipment and vessels -65.1-4.2-106.9
From financing activities  22.5-5.13.0
Change in liquidity for the period  -22.318.59.1
      
       
    201820172017
USD million   Q1Q1Q1-Q4 
SHARE-RELATED KEY FIGURES AND FINANCIAL RATIOS:      
Number of shares of DKK 1 each (including treasury shares)   42,200,00042,200,00042,200,000
Number of shares of DKK 1 each (excluding treasury shares)   40,467,61540,467,61540,467,615
Number of treasury shares   1,732,3851,732,3851,732,385
Earnings per share (EPS)(DKK)   0.44 (3)0.00 (0)0.61 (4)
Diluted earnings per share (diluted EPS) (DKK)   0.44 (3)0.00 (0)0.61 (4)
Book value per share (excluding treasury shares) (DKK) 1)   21.0 (126)19.6 (136)19.8 (123)
Share price at end of period, DKK   108.3141.2116.5
Price/book value (DKK) 1)   0.861.040.90
       
OTHER KEY FIGURES AND FINANCIAL RATIOS      
EBITDA-ratio 2)   2.9%2.4%3.8%
ROIC   2.8%0.0%2.9%
ROE   2.8%0.1%3.0%
Equity ratio   64.8%61.9%62.9%
Total no. of ship days for NORDEN   28,80422,09393,738
USD/DKK rate at end of the period   601.01696.55620.77
Average USD/DKK rate   605.90698.27659.53
       
1) Converted at the USD/DKK rate at end of period.
2) The ratios were computed in accordance with ”Recommendations and Financial Ratios 2015” published by the Danish Society of Financial Analysts. However, ”Profits from the sale of vessels, etc.” have not been included in EBITDA.
* Adjusted result for the period was computed as “Profit/loss for the period” adjusted for “Profit from the sale of vessels, etc.” including vessels in joint ventures.

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DAMPSKIBSSELSKABET NORDEN A/S, 52, STRANDVEJEN, DK-2900 HELLERUP, CVR NO. 67758919