Flex LNG - Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Release
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Flex LNG Ltd. ("Flex LNG" or the "Company") today announced its unaudited financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Highlights:
* Vessel operating revenues of $90.5 million for the third quarter 2024, compared to $84.7 million for the second quarter 2024.
* Net income of $17.4 million and basic earnings per share of $0.32 for the third quarter 2024, compared to net income of $21.8 million and basic earnings per share of $0.41 for the second quarter 2024.
* Average Time Charter Equivalent ("TCE") rate of $75,426 per day for the third quarter 2024, compared to $72,385 per day for the second quarter 2024.
* Adjusted EBITDA of $70.4 million for the third quarter 2024, compared to $63.2 million for the second quarter 2024.
* Adjusted net income of $28.7 million for the third quarter 2024, compared to $30.4 million for the second quarter 2024.
* Adjusted basic earnings per share of $0.53 for the third quarter 2024, compared to $0.56 for the second quarter 2024.
* In September 2024, the new $270 million bank facility financing Flex Aurora and Flex Ranger was completed, and the previous $375 million bank facility was repaid in full. Consequently, the Flex Endeavour was unencumbered at end of Q3-2024.
* In October 2024, we closed the new $160 million JOLCO lease for Flex Endeavour, and thereby completing the $430 million in new financings according to plan with net proceeds of about $97 million.
* In November 2024, we signed an amendment under the Flex Enterprise $150 million Facility to convert the non-amortizing term loan tranche of $83.7 million to a non-amortizing revolving credit facility. The Company's revolving credit facility capacity has therefore increased from $330.0 million as at September 30, 2024 to $413.7 million.
* In November 2024, the charterer of Flex Courageous and Flex Resolute, agreed to amend and extend by way of addendum to the existing time charters, to include a new firm period from 2029 to 2032 following the last two-year option under the original time charter contract. The addendum includes additional options for the Charterer to extend each vessel by up to seven years in periods of two years, two years and three years.
* In November 2024, the charterer of Flex Constellation sent notice that they will not utilize their extension option under the time charter. The vessel is expected to be re-delivered from the existing contract late in the first quarter of 2025. Following the re-delivery, the vessel will be marketed for short and long-term contracts.
* The Company declared a dividend for the third quarter 2024 of $0.75 per share. The dividend is payable on or about December 11, 2024 to shareholders, on record as of November 27, 2024.
Øystein M. Kalleklev, CEO of Flex LNG Management AS, commented:
"Third quarter results came in as expected. Revenues were $90.5 million in line with guidance of ~$90 million, Adjusted EBITDA was $70.4 million, spot on guidance of ~$70 million and our average Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) rate was $75,426 per day, also in line with guidance of $75,000 to 77,000 per day. Adjusted Net Income, where we only include realized gains ...
