Castor Maritime, a diversified global shipping company, today announced its results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021.
Highlights of the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2021:
- ▪ Revenues, net: $60.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $4.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020;
- ▪ Net income/loss: Net income of $29.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to net loss of $0.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020;
- ▪ Earnings/Loss per common share(1): $0.18 earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to loss per share of $0.06 for the three months ended December 31, 2020;
- ▪ EBITDA(2): $36.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020;
- ▪ Cash and restricted cash of $43.4 million as of December 31, 2021, as compared to $9.4 million as of December 31, 2020;
- ▪ On December 8, 2021, we redeemed all of the Series A preferred shares at a cash redemption price of $30 per preferred share as per the Company’s amended and restated statement of designations; and
- ▪ During the fourth quarter of 2021 and as of the date of this press release, we have taken successful delivery of three vessels consisting of two Panamax dry bulk carriers and one Aframax /LR2 tanker. As a result, Castor currently owns a diversified fleet of 29 vessels with an aggregate capacity of 2.5 million dwt, having more than quadrupled the number of the vessels it owns since December 31, 2020.Earnings Highlights of the Year Ended December 31, 2021:
▪ Revenues, net: $132.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $12.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020;
- ▪ Net income/loss: Net income of $52.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to net loss of $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020;
- ▪ Earnings/Loss per common share (1): $0.48 earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to loss per share of $0.26 for the year ended December 31, 2020; and
- ▪ EBITDA(2): $69.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.Management Commentary:
Mr. Petros Panagiotidis, Chief Executive Officer of Castor commented:
All share and per share amounts disclosed throughout this press release and in the financial information presented in Appendix B have been retroactively updated to reflect the one-for-ten (1-for-10) reverse stock split effected on May 28, 2021, unless otherwise indicated.
EBITDA is not a recognized measure under United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Please refer to Appendix B for the definition and reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
“2021 was a transformational year for Castor. We have grown exponentially ending the year with 29 vessels, on a fully delivered basis, and we have enjoyed strong operating cash flow especially in the second half of the year. We benefit from a healthy liquidity position and low leverage and in January 2022 we signed and drew down a new credit facility. We did not sell any common shares under the ATM Program during the fourth quarter and up to the date of this release. We will continue to seek attractive acquisition opportunities to further pursue Castor’s growth trajectory.”
