Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results For the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2020

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ATHENS, Greece, May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today reported a net loss and net loss attributed to common stockholders of $102.8 million and $104.3 million for the first quarter of 2020, including a $93.1 million impairment loss. This compares to net income of $3.0 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $1.5 million reported in the first quarter of 2019, including a $4.8 million impairment loss. Loss per share for the first quarter of 2020 was $1.21 compared to earnings per share of $0.02 for the same period in 2019. Adjusted loss per share, excluding impairment loss, was $0.13 for the quarter compared to adjusted earnings per share of $0.07 for the same quarter last year.

Time charter revenues were $43.8 million for the first quarter of 2020, compared to $60.3 million for the same period of 2019. The decrease in time charter revenues was due to decreased average time charter rates that the Company achieved for its vessels during the quarter and decreased revenues due to the sale of one vessel in the first quarter of 2020 and six vessels in 2019.

Fleet Employment Profile (As of May 13, 2020)

Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet is employed as follows:

Vessel

Sister Ships*

Gross Rate (USD Per Day)

Com**

Charterers

Delivery Date to Charterers***

Redelivery Date to Owners****

Notes

BUILT DWT

14 Panamax Bulk Carriers

1

OCEANIS

$

10,350

5.00

%

Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong

16-Nov-18

9-Jan-20

$

9,200

5.00

%

Phaethon International Company AG

9-Jan-20

9-Jan-21 - 24-Mar-21

2001 75,211

2

PROTEFS

A

$

9,900

5.00

%

Phaethon International Company AG

30-Nov-19

1-Jan-21 - 31-Mar-21

1

2004 73,630

3

CALIPSO

A

$

15,400

5.00

%

Crystal Sea Shipping Co., Limited

1-Nov-19

2-Mar-20

2

$

4,750

5.00

%

Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf

13-Apr-20

28-May-20

$

8,250

5.00

%

28-May-20

15-Oct-20 - 31-Dec-20

2005 73,691

4

NAIAS

A

$

10,000

5.00

%

Phaethon International Company AG

26-Jan-19

26-Dec-20 - 10-Apr-21

2006 73,546

5

ARETHUSA

A

$

9,150

5.00

%

Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong

2-May-19

20-May-20 - 1-Jun-20

3

2007 73,593

6

CORONIS

$

5,300

5.00

%

Tongli Shipping Pte. Ltd.

3-Jan-20

5-Feb-20

4

$

8,000

5.00

%

Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

20-Feb-20

5-Nov-20 - 4-Jan-21

2006 74,381

7

MELIA

$

10,750

5.00

%

Cargill International S.A., Geneva

13-Feb-20

28-Apr-20

5,6

2005 76,225

8

ARTEMIS

$

10,150

5.00

%

Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

28-Nov-19

13-Aug-20 - 28-Oct-20

2006 76,942

9

LETO

$

13,000

5.00

%

Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf

31-May-19

20-May-20 - 1-Jun-20

3,7

2010 81,297

10

SELINA

B

$

11,750

5.00

%

Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong

15-Jul-19

15-Feb-20

8

$

6,500

5.00

%

Daelim Corporation

26-Feb-20

21-Mar-20

$

4,750

4.75

%

Cargill International S.A., Geneva

27-Mar-20

21-May-20

9

2010 75,700

11

MAERA

B

$

9,450

5.00

%

Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam

27-Mar-19

26-May-20 - 10-Jul-20

3

2013 75,403

12

ISMENE

$

12,125

5.00

%

Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

12-Dec-18

10-Jan-20

$

10,800

5.00

%

Phaethon International Company AG

10-Jan-20

10-Feb-21 - 25-Apr-21

2013 77,901

13

CRYSTALIA

C

$

10,500

5.00

%

Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam

2-Mar-19

23-May-20 - 1-Jul-20

3

2014 77,525

14

ATALANDI

C

$

12,250

5.00

%

Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf

9-Jul-19

9-Jun-20 - 24-Aug-20

2014 77,529

5 Kamsarmax Bulk Carriers

15

MAIA

D

$

13,300

5.00

%

Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam

12-Nov-18

31-Jan-20

$

11,200

5.00

%

Aquavita International S.A.

31-Jan-20

31-Mar-21 - 15-Jun-21

2009 82,193

16

MYRSINI

D

$

11,500

5.00

%

Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong

4-Dec-19

4-Jan-21 - 19-Mar-21

10

2010 82,117

17

MEDUSA

D

$

11,000

4.75

%

Cargill International S.A., Geneva

16-Nov-19

1-Oct-20 - 16-Dec-20

2010 82,194

18

MYRTO

D

$

14,000

4.75

%

Cargill International S.A., Geneva

18-Jul-19

3-Apr-20

$

10,000

4.75

%

3-Apr-20

1-Jul-21 - 15-Sep-21

2013 82,131

19

ASTARTE

$

14,250

5.00

%

Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam

16-Oct-18

18-Jan-20

$

11,750

5.00

%

Aquavita International S.A.

18-Jan-20

18-Mar-21 - 2-Jun-21

2013 81,513

5 Post-Panamax Bulk Carriers

20

ALCMENE

$

9,500

5.00

%

Oriental Bulk Shipping PTE. LTD

16-Nov-19

10-Jan-20

11

$

4,000

4.75

%

Cargill International S.A., Geneva

2-Apr-20

1-Jun-20

$

8,500

4.75

%

1-Jun-20

17-Apr-21 - 2-Jul-21

2010 93,193

21

AMPHITRITE

E

$

12,750

5.00

%

Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf

27-Jan-19

21-Mar-20

$

10,250

5.00

%

SwissMarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore

21-Mar-20

6-Apr-21 - 21-Jun-21

2012 98,697

22

POLYMNIA

E

$

11,000

4.75

%

Cargill International S.A., Geneva

15-Nov-19

15-Oct-20 - 30-Dec-20

2012 98,704

23

ELECTRA

F

$

10,250

5.00

%

Oldendorff Carriers GMBH & Co. KG, Lübeck

21-Nov-19

21-Oct-20 - 21-Dec-20

2013 87,150

24

PHAIDRA

F

$

10,800

5.00

%

Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf

11-Apr-19

27-May-20 - 26-Aug-20

2013 87,146

13 Capesize Bulk Carriers

-

NORFOLK

$

17,750

5.00

%

Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

2-Nov-19

20-Feb-20

12

2002 164,218

25

ALIKI

$

18,000

5.00

%

SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva

9-Apr-18

23-Jan-20

13

$

11,300

5.00

%

Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

23-Apr-20

1-Jan-21 - 15-Mar-21

2005 180,235

26

BALTIMORE

$

15,000

5.00

%

Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

19-May-19

4-Dec-20 - 3-Apr-21

14

2005 177,243

27

SALT LAKE CITY

$

9,750

4.75

%

Cargill International S.A., Geneva

24-Mar-19

24-Nov-20 - 24-Feb-21

2005 171,810

28

SIDERIS GS

G

$

15,350

5.00

%

Berge Bulk Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

15-Dec-18

7-Mar-20

$

12,700

5.00

%

Oldendorff Carriers GMBH & Co. KG, Lübeck, Germany

7-Mar-20

15-Oct-20 - 31-Dec-20

2006 174,186

29

SEMIRIO

G

$

16,000

4.75

%

Cargill International S.A., Geneva

30-Jun-19

30-Sep-20 - 30-Dec-20

2007 174,261

30

BOSTON

G

$

15,300

5.00

%

Oldendorff Carriers GMBH & Co. KG, Lübeck, Germany

7-Jun-19

1-Apr-21 - 30-Jun-21

2007 177,828

31

HOUSTON

G

$

10,125

5.00

%

Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

17-Feb-19

12-Apr-20

$

6,250

5.00

%

C Transport Maritime Ltd., Bermuda

13-Apr-20

13-May-20

$

12,400

5.00

%

13-May-20

1-Jul-21 - 30-Sep-21

2009 177,729

32

NEW YORK

G

$

15,500

5.00

%

Singapore Marine Pte. LTD., Singapore

7-Jun-19

7-Nov-20 - 22-Jan-21

15

2010 177,773

33

SEATTLE

H

$

16,000

5.00

%

SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva

24-Dec-18

24-Apr-20

$

12,300

5.00

%

Pacbulk Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

27-Apr-20

1-Oct-21 - 31-Dec-21

2011 179,362

34

P. S. PALIOS

H

$

17,500

5.00

%

SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva

5-Jun-19

24-Mar-20

$

6,000

5.00

%

C Transport Maritime Ltd., Bermuda

24-Mar-20

28-Apr-20

$

12,050

5.00

%

28-Apr-20

9-Apr-21 - 24-Jun-21

2013 179,134

35

G. P. ZAFIRAKIS

I

$

17,000

5.00

%

SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva

31-Dec-18

31-May-20 - 31-Aug-20

2014 179,492

36

SANTA BARBARA

I

$

17,250

5.00

%

Pacbulk Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

28-Dec-19

28-Dec-20 - 28-Feb-21

2015 179,426

37

NEW ORLEANS

$

15,000

4.75

%

Cargill International S.A., Geneva

10-Apr-19

26-Jul-20 - 25-Nov-20

2015 180,960

4 Newcastlemax Bulk Carriers

38

LOS ANGELES

J

$

13,250

5.00

%

SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva

6-Mar-19

6-Jun-20 - 15-Jun-20

3

2012 206,104

39

PHILADELPHIA

J

$

20,000

5.00

%

Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

18-Jun-18

3-Feb-20

$

14,500

5.00

%

BHP Billiton Freight Singapore Pte. Ltd

5-Feb-20

5-Apr-21 - 5-Jul-21

2012 206,040

40

SAN FRANCISCO

K

$

16,000

5.00

%

Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore

5-Mar-19

5-Oct-20 - 20-Jan-21

2017 208,006

41

NEWPORT NEWS

K

$

16,500

5.00

%

SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva

25-Feb-19

25-Jun-20 - 25-Sep-20

2017 208,021

* Each dry bulk carrier is a "sister ship", or closely similar, to other dry bulk carriers that have the same letter.

** Total commission percentage paid to third parties.

*** In case of newly acquired vessel with time charter attached, this date refers to the expected/actual date of delivery of the vessel to the Company.

**** Range of redelivery dates, with the actual date of redelivery being at the Charterers’ option, but subject to the terms, conditions, and exceptions of the particular charterparty.

1 Vessel off hire for unscheduled maintenance from April 28, 2020 to May 6, 2020.

2 Vessel on scheduled drydocking from March 9, 2020 to April 13, 2020.

3 Based on latest information.

4 Charter included a one time gross ballast bonus payment of US$56,000.

5 Charter included a one time gross ballast bonus payment of US$107,500.

6 Currently without an active charterparty. Vessel on scheduled drydocking.

7 Vessel off hire for drydocking from December 16, 2019 to February 10, 2020.

8 Ausca Shipping Limited has agreed to compensate the owners for the early redelivery of the vessel until the minimum agreed redelivery date, February 15, 2020.

9 Redelivery date based on an estimated time charter trip duration of about 55 days.

10 Vessel currently off hire for drydocking.

11 Vessel on scheduled drydocking from January 10, 2020 to March 19, 2020.

12 'Norfolk' sold and delivered to her new Owners on March 11, 2020.

13 Vessel on scheduled drydocking from January 23, 2020 to April 15, 2020.

14 Vessel off hire for drydocking for about 40.8 days.

15 Vessel off hire for drydocking from February 18, 2020 to April 27, 2020.

Summary of Selected Financial & Other Data (unaudited)

Three months ended March 31,

2020

2019

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA (in thousands of US Dollars)

Time charter revenues

$

43,760

$

60,301

Voyage expenses

3,734

2,774

Vessel operating expenses

21,317

22,358

Net income/(loss)

(102,823

)

2,976

Net income/(loss) attributed to common stockholders

(104,265

)

1,534

FLEET DATA

Average number of vessels

41.8

48.0

Number of vessels

41.0

48.0

Weighted average age of vessels

9.5

9.4

Ownership days

3,801

4,320

Available days

3,518

4,276

Operating days

3,391

4,263

Fleet utilization

96.4

%

99.7

%

AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS

Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate (1)

$

11,377

$

13,453

Daily vessel operating expenses (2)

$

5,608

$

5,175

Non-GAAP Measures

(1) Time charter equivalent rates, or TCE rates, are defined as our time charter revenues less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of our available days during the period, which is consistent with industry standards. Voyage expenses include port charges, bunker (fuel) expenses, canal charges and commissions. TCE is a non-GAAP measure. TCE rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels on time charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage charters, because charter hire rates for vessels on voyage charters are generally not expressed in per day amounts while charter hire rates for vessels on time charters are generally expressed in such amounts.

(2) Daily vessel operating expenses, which include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the costs of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes and other miscellaneous expenses, are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by ownership days for the relevant period.

This press release includes a discussion of net income/(loss) and income/(loss) per share adjusted for impairment loss as identified in the reconciliations provided below. The Company believes that discussion of these additional non-GAAP measures provides investors with meaningful comparisons of current results to prior periods’ results by excluding items that the Company does not believe reflect its fundamental business performance. The following shows the difference between net loss to adjusted net loss, and loss per share to adjusted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and net income to adjusted net income, and earnings per share to adjusted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Three months ended March 31,

2020

2019

Adjusted net income/(loss) and net income/(loss) attributed to common stockholders

Net income/(loss)

$

(102,823

)

$

2,976

Impairment loss

93,137

4,750

Adjusted net income/(loss)

$

(9,686

)

$

7,726

Dividends on series B preferred shares

(1,442

)

(1,442

)

Adjusted net income/(loss) attributed to common stockholders

$

(11,128

)

$

6,284

Adjusted income/(loss) per share

Income/(loss) per common share, basic and diluted

$

(1.21

)

$

0.02

Impairment loss per share

1.08

0.05

Adjusted income/(loss) per share, basic and diluted

$

(0.13

)

$

0.07

Conference Call and Webcast Information

The Company’s management will conduct a conference call and simultaneous Internet webcast to review these results at 9:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, May 14, 2020.

Investors may access the webcast by visiting the Company’s website at www.dianashippinginc.com, and clicking on the webcast link. The conference call also may be accessed by telephone by dialing 1-877-407-8291 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-689-8345 (for international callers), and asking the operator for the Diana Shipping Inc. conference call.

A replay of the webcast will be available soon after the completion of the call and will be accessible for 30 days on www.dianashippinginc.com. A telephone replay also will be available for 30 days by dialing 1-877-660-6853 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-612-7415 (for international callers), and providing the Replay ID number 13702465.

About the Company

Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of dry bulk vessels. The Company’s vessels are employed primarily on medium to long-term time charters and transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, Company management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company’s records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company’s control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including impacts of the pandemic and of businesses’ and governments’ responses to the pandemic on our operations, personnel, and on the demand for seaborne transportation of bulk products; the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

(See financial tables attached)

DIANA SHIPPING INC.

FINANCIAL TABLES

Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

Three months ended March 31,

2020

2019

REVENUES:

Time charter revenues

$

43,760

$

60,301

EXPENSES:

Voyage expenses

3,734

2,774

Vessel operating expenses

21,317

22,358

Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges

11,547

12,449

General and administrative expenses

9,546

7,535

Management fees to related party

517

512

Impairment loss

93,137

4,750

Loss from sale of vessels

1,078

-

Other gain

(241

)

(60

)

Operating income/(loss)

$

(96,875

)

$

9,983

OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSES):

Interest and finance costs

(6,354

)

(7,704

)

Interest income

436

716

Loss from equity method investment

(30

)

(19

)

Total other expenses, net

$

(5,948

)

$

(7,007

)

Net income/(loss)

$

(102,823

)

$

2,976

Dividends on series B preferred shares

(1,442

)

(1,442

)

Net income/(loss) attributed to common stockholders

(104,265

)

1,534

Earnings/(loss) per common share, basic and diluted

$

(1.21

)

$

0.02

Weighted average number of common shares, basic

86,473,606

100,654,177

Weighted average number of common shares, diluted

86,473,606

100,685,910

Three months ended March 31,

2020

2019

Net income/(loss)

$

(102,823

)

$

2,976

Other comprehensive loss (Actuarial loss)

(7

)

(9

)

Comprehensive income/(loss)

$

(102,830

)

$

2,967


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

March 31, 2020

December 31, 2019*

ASSETS

(unaudited)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

90,700

$

107,288

Other current assets

23,544

29,751

Vessels, net

781,968

882,297

Other fixed assets, net

21,989

22,077

Restricted cash, non-current

20,500

21,000

Investments in related parties

150

1,680

Other non-current assets

5,377

7,187

Total assets

$

944,228

$

1,071,280

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs

$

465,441

$

474,951

Other liabilities

21,088

26,265

Total stockholders' equity

457,699

570,064

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

944,228

$

1,071,280

* The balance sheet data have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)

Three months ended March 31,

2020

2019

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

7,290

$

18,122

Net cash provided by/(used in) investment activities

(1,164

)

3,000

Net cash used in financing activities

$

(23,214

)

$

(36,073

)

Corporate Contact:
Ioannis Zafirakis
Director, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Telephone: + 30-210-9470100
Email: izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com
Website: www.dianashippinginc.com

Investor and Media Relations:
Edward Nebb
Comm-Counsellors, LLC
Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350
Email: enebb@optonline.net

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