ATHENS, Greece, May 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EuroDry Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDRY, the “Company” or “EuroDry”), an owner and operator of drybulk vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk cargoes, announced today its results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022.

First Quarter 2022 Highlights:

• Total net revenues of $18.3 million.
  
  

• Net income attributable to common shareholders of $10.5 million or $3.69 and $3.64 earnings per share basic and diluted, respectively.
  
  

• Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders¹ for the quarter of $9.5 million or $3.34 and $3.30 earnings per share basic and diluted, respectively, before unrealized gain on derivatives.
  
  

• Adjusted EBITDA¹ was $12.7 million.
  
  

• An average of 9.54 vessels were owned and operated during the first quarter of 2022 earning an average time charter equivalent rate of $24,636 per day.
  

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¹Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per share are not recognized measurements under US GAAP (GAAP) and should not be used in isolation or as a substitute for EuroDry’s financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Refer to a subsequent section of the Press Release for the definitions and reconciliation of these measurements to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Recent developments

In April 2022, the Company acquired M/V Santa Cruz, a 76,440 dwt drybulk vessel built in 2005, for $15.75 million. The vessel was majority owned by a third party with a minority interest held by the Pittas family and has been managed by Eurobulk Ltd., also the manager of the majority of the Company’s vessels. The Company also assumed the existing charter of the vessel at $14,800 per day until July 2022. The acquisition was financed with own funds.

Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of EuroDry commented:
“Despite the challenging global economic and geopolitical environment, during the first quarter of 2022, our vessels were employed at very profitable rates, the highest compared to any period of the last 12 years except the second half of 2021. The significant earnings generated by our vessels have allowed us to exploit investment opportunities and to expand our fleet by 2 units in 2022, building on our two-prong growth strategy that combines modern eco vessels built during the last 8-10 years that have attractive commercial characteristics with high quality older and, thus, lower capital cost vessels that make outsized contribution to our earnings per dollar invested.”

“We continue to remain very optimistic about the prospects of the drybulk market in spite of the global uncertainties which could affect overall economic growth and demand for drybulk shipping. Our optimism is based on the limited supply of vessels which is the result, in the near term, of the continuing inefficiencies in the transportation system from the pandemic and the Ukraine Crisis in the medium term, of the historically low orderbook which is near the lowest levels of the last 25 years expressed as a percentage of the fleet. In addition to the above, the effects of the upcoming application of environmental regulations could further restrict the supply of vessels over the next several years.

“Within this environment, we are pursuing opportunities to grow our fleet in accretive ways and manage our profitability to maximize the rewards to our shareholders.”

Tasos Aslidis, Chief Financial Officer of EuroDry commented:
“Our net revenues for the first quarter of 2022 were higher by 113% as compared to the first quarter of 2021. This was the result of higher average charter rates by 65.1% earned during the quarter as compared to the first quarter of 2021 and the increased number of vessels owned and operated in the first quarter of 2022 as compared to the same period of 2021.

Total daily vessel operating expenses, including management fees, general and administrative expenses, but excluding drydocking costs, during the first quarter of 2022 remained at around the same levels to the same quarter of last year.

Adjusted EBITDA during the first quarter of 2022 was $12.7 million compared to $4.0 million achieved for the first quarter of last year. As of March 31, 2022, our outstanding debt (excluding the unamortized loan fees) was $75.6 million versus restricted and unrestricted cash of approximately $14.2 million.”

First Quarter 2022 Results:
For the first quarter of 2022, the Company reported total net revenues of $18.3 million representing a 113% increase over total net revenues of $8.6 million during the first quarter of 2021, which was the result of the higher time charter rates our vessels earned during the first quarter of 2022 and the increased number of vessels owned and operated in first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of last year. The Company reported net income and net income attributable to common shareholders for the period of $10.5 million, as compared to a net income and a net income attributable to common shareholders of $0.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for the same period of 2021. For the first quarter of 2022, a gain on bunkers resulted in positive voyage expenses of $1.0 million for the period as compared to positive voyage expenses of $0.3 million in the same period of 2021 resulting from gain on bunkers. Depreciation expenses for the first quarter of 2022 were $2.5 million compared to $1.7 million for the same period of 2021 as a result of the higher number of vessels owned and operated in the first quarter of 2022. Vessel operating expenses increased to $4.2 million for the first quarter of 2022 from $3.1 million in the same period of 2021, mainly due to the higher number of vessels owned and operated as well as due to inflationary increases. Management fees for the period were $0.7 million compared to $0.5 million for the same period of 2021, again due to the increased number of vessels owned and operated in the first quarter of 2022, as well as due to the adjustment for inflation in the daily vessel management fee, effective from January 1, 2022, increasing it from 685 Euros to 720 Euros. Similarly, general and administrative expenses were $0.7 million compared to $0.6 million, respectively, for the first quarter of 2022 as compared to the same period of last year. This increase in mainly due to the increased cost of our share-based compensation in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of last year.

Interest and other financing costs for the first quarter of 2022 remained unchanged at $0.6 million compared to the corresponding period of last year. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized a $0.9 million gain on derivatives, comprised of an unrealized gain of $1.0 million and a realized loss of $0.1 million on four interest rate swaps, as compared to a loss on derivatives of $1.6 million for the same period of 2021, comprised of $0.7 million realized loss and $1.1 million unrealized loss of forward freight agreements and $0.2 million gain on three interest rate swaps.

On average, 9.54 vessels were owned and operated during the first quarter of 2022 earning an average time charter equivalent rate of $24,636 per day compared to 7.0 vessels in the same period of 2021 earning on average $14,924 per day.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2022 was $12.7 million compared to $4.0 million achieved during the first quarter of 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders for the first quarter of 2022 was $3.69 and $3.64, calculated on 2,847,091 basic and 2,879,436 diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding, respectively, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.19 for the first quarter of 2021, calculated on 2,291,471 basic and 2,320,577 diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding.

Excluding the effect on the earnings attributable to common shareholders for the quarter of the unrealized (gain) / loss on derivatives, the adjusted earnings attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 would have been $3.34 and $3.30 per share basic and diluted, respectively, compared to adjusted earnings of $0.55 per share basic and diluted for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Usually, security analysts do not include the above item in their published estimates of earnings per share.

Fleet Profile:

The EuroDry Ltd. fleet profile is as follows:

Note:
(*) Represents the earliest redelivery date
(**) BPI stands for the Baltic Panamax Index; the average BPI 4TC is an index based on four time charter routes. Since January 2022 the BPI 4TC became obsolete and has been replaced by the P5TC Kamsarmax Baltic index, discounted by $1,336.
(***) The average Kamsarmax Baltic K5TC Index is an index based on five Kamsarmax time charter routes.

Summary Fleet Data

(1) Average number of vessels is the number of vessels that constituted the Company’s fleet for the relevant period, as measured by the sum of the number of calendar days each vessel was a part of the Company’s fleet during the period divided by the number of calendar days in that period.

(2) Calendar days. We define calendar days as the total number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet was owned by us including off-hire days associated with major repairs, drydockings or special or intermediate surveys or days of vessels in lay-up. Calendar days are an indicator of the size of our fleet over a period and affect both the amount of revenues and the amount of expenses that we record during that period.

(3) The scheduled off-hire days including vessels laid-up are days associated with scheduled repairs, drydockings or special or intermediate surveys or days of vessels in lay-up.

(4) Available days. We define available days as the total number of Calendar days in a period net of scheduled off-hire days incl. laid up. We use available days to measure the number of days in a period during which vessels were available to generate revenues.

(5) Commercial off-hire days. We define commercial off-hire days as days a vessel is idle without employment.

(6) Operational off-hire days. We define operational off-hire days as days associated with unscheduled repairs or other off-hire time related to the operation of the vessels.

(7) Voyage days. We define voyage days as the total number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet was in our possession net of commercial and operational off-hire days. We use voyage days to measure the number of days in a period during which vessels actually generate revenues or are sailing for repositioning purposes.

(8) Fleet utilization. We calculate fleet utilization by dividing the number of our voyage days during a period by the number of our available days during that period. We use fleet utilization to measure a company's efficiency in finding suitable employment for its vessels and minimizing the amount of days that its vessels are off-hire for reasons such as unscheduled repairs or days waiting to find employment.

(9) Fleet utilization, commercial. We calculate commercial fleet utilization by dividing our available days net of commercial off-hire days during a period by our available days during that period.

(10) Fleet utilization, operational. We calculate operational fleet utilization by dividing our available days net of operational off-hire days during a period by our available days during that period.

(11) Time charter equivalent rate, or TCE, is a measure of the average daily net revenue performance of our vessels. Our method of calculating TCE is determined by dividing time charter revenue and voyage charter revenue net of voyage expenses by voyage days for the relevant time period. Voyage expenses primarily consist of port, canal and fuel costs that are unique to a particular voyage, which would otherwise be paid by the charterer under a time charter contract or are related to repositioning the vessel for the next charter. TCE is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period-to-period changes in a shipping company's performance despite changes in the mix of charter types (i.e., spot voyage charters, time charters, pool agreements and bareboat charters) under which the vessels may be employed between the periods. Our definition of TCE may not be comparable to that used by other companies in the shipping industry.

(12) Daily vessel operating expenses, which include crew costs, provisions, deck and engine stores, lubricating oil, insurance, maintenance and repairs and related party management fees are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses and related party management fees by fleet calendar days for the relevant time period. Drydocking expenses are reported separately.

(13) Daily general and administrative expense is calculated by dividing general and administrative expenses by fleet calendar days for the relevant time period.

(14) Total vessel operating expenses, or TVOE, is a measure of our total expenses associated with operating our vessels. TVOE is the sum of vessel operating expenses, related party management fees and general and administrative expenses; drydocking expenses are not included. Daily TVOE is calculated by dividing TVOE by fleet calendar days for the relevant time period.

(15) Drydocking expenses include expenses during drydockings that would have been capitalized and amortized under the deferral method divided by the fleet calendar days for the relevant period. Drydocking expenses could vary substantially from period to period depending on how many vessels underwent drydocking during the period. The Company expenses drydocking expenses as incurred.

Conference Call and Webcast:
Today, May 18, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time, the Company's management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results.

Conference Call details:
Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: 1 (877) 553-9962 (US Toll Free Dial In), 0(808) 238- 0669 (UK Toll Free Dial In) or +44 (0) 2071 928592 (Standard International Dial In). Please quote "EuroDry" to the operator.

Audio webcast - Slides Presentation:
There will be a live and then archived webcast of the conference call and accompanying slides available through the Company’s website. To listen to the archived audio file, visit our website http://www.eurodry.gr and click on Company Presentations under our Investor Relations page. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.

A slide presentation on the First Quarter 2022 results in PDF format will also be available 10 minutes prior to the conference call and webcast accessible on the company's website (www.eurodry.gr) on the webcast page. Participants to the webcast can download the PDF presentation.

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Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
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Cash breakdown

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Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net income
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Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation:
EuroDry Ltd. considers Adjusted EBITDA to represent net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation, unrealized (gain) / loss on Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) and (gain) / loss on interest rate swaps. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net income / (loss), as determined by United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is included herein because it is a basis upon which the Company assesses its financial performance because the Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure assists our management and investors by increasing the comparability of our performance from period to period by excluding the potentially disparate effects between periods of, financial costs, unrealized (gain) / loss on FFAs, (gain) / loss on interest rate swaps and depreciation. The Company's definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as that used by other companies in the shipping or other industries.

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Reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted net income
(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars – except share data and number of shares)

Adjusted net income and Adjusted income per share Reconciliation:

EuroDry Ltd. considers Adjusted net income to represent net income before unrealized (gain) / loss on derivatives. Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per share is included herein because we believe it assists our management and investors by increasing the comparability of the Company's fundamental performance from period to period by excluding the potentially disparate effects between periods of unrealized (gain) / loss on derivatives, which may significantly affect results of operations between periods. Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per share do not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or earnings per share, as determined by GAAP. The Company's definition of Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per share may not be the same as that used by other companies in the shipping or other industries.

About EuroDry Ltd.
EuroDry Ltd. was formed on January 8, 2018 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the drybulk fleet of Euroseas Ltd into a separate listed public company. EuroDry was spun-off from Euroseas Ltd on May 30, 2018; it trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker EDRY.

EuroDry operates in the dry cargo, drybulk shipping market. EuroDry's operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified affiliated ship management company and Eurobulk (Far East) Ltd. Inc., which are responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. EuroDry employs its vessels on spot and period charters and under pool agreements.

The Company has a fleet of 11 vessels, including 6 Panamax drybulk carriers, 2 Ultramax drybulk carriers, 2 Kamsarmax drybulk carriers and 1 Supramax drybulk carrier. EuroDry’s 11 drybulk carriers have a total cargo capacity of 802,995 dwt.

Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for dry bulk vessels, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

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