Strong Quarterly Profitability
Reported net income of $106.3M and EBITDA of $212.7M for Q1 2026; adjusted EBITDA rose by $51M to $204M and adjusted net income increased by $15M to $98M.
Revenue and TCE Rate Improvement
Total revenue increased 17% year-over-year to $357M. Combined time charter equivalent (TCE) rate rose 21% to $25,679/day. Sector TCE improvements: dry bulk +39% to $17,632/day, tankers +23% to $32,209/day, containers +4% to $31,696/day.
Record High Contracted Revenue Backlog
Contracted revenue backlog reached a record $4.1B, up 16% (≈$549M added). Backlog split: $1.7B tankers, $2.1B containerships, $0.3B dry bulk; includes long-dated charters extending through 2037.
VLCC Fleet Expansion with De-risked Cash Flows
Acquired 4 newbuilding VLCCs for $482M chartered for ~5 years at ~$47,763/day (~24% above 20-year average), capturing $357M in contracted revenue and reducing average VLCC age to 5.9 years (almost 40% reduction); VLCC fleet expanded nearly 60% with minimal near-term risk.
Fleet Modernization and Scale
Operating fleet of 173 vessels across tanker, dry bulk and container segments; average fleet age 9.1 years vs industry 13.7 (fleet ~35% younger than industry average); tanker fleet avg age 5.5 years. 26 newbuilds delivering through 2029 representing $2.1B of investment.
Contract Coverage and Upside Potential
For the year, 53,713 available days with ~80% fixed and 20% open/indexed. 73% of available days fixed at a net average rate of ~$27,859/day; contracted revenue for remaining 9 months exceeds estimated total cash operating cost by ~$179.2M and 10,838 open/index days offer upside.
Improving Balance Sheet and Liquidity
Available liquidity of ~$593M (cash & equivalents $421M plus $172M undrawn facilities). Net LTV improved to 28.3% (a 37% reduction versus prior measure); net debt to book capitalization improved to 31.2%. 55 debt-free vessels and nearly $2B of debt-free assets.
Capital Return and Shareholder Actions
Declared $0.06 distribution for the quarter. Returned ~$1.7M in distributions (a 20% increase from prior level). Repurchased 240,502 units year-to-date (0.8% of float) for $15.6M; under the $100M buyback program purchased 5.8% of units outstanding with ~$16.4M remaining capacity.
Diversified Financing and Interest Management
Diversified financing base including a $300M senior unsecured bond; 43% of debt fixed at average interest rate of 6.2%; 51% of debt carries no LTV covenant. Average margin on floating rate in‑water debt lowered to ~1.8%, committed newbuilding floating margin ~1.5%.