Sea1 Offshore Inc. (SEA1) Earnings Call Transcript & Summary

Good morning, and welcome to the presentation of our results for the second quarter. My name is Bernt Omdal, and I'm the CEO of the company. Together with our CFO, Vidar Jerstad, we will take you through this presentation. Sea1 Offshore's report for the second quarter 2026 was released prior to the market opening today. In this presentation, we will cover the main highlights of the report, and we will refer to the presentation issued together with the financial report. At the end of the presentation, we will open up for questions, and I suggest you post your questions in the chat function. So looking at the highlights for the quarter, we operated 15 fully owned vessels. In addition, we have 4 vessels under construction. All of our vessels in operation delivered a positive EBITDA margin. We had USD 80 million in revenue, and we delivered $41.5 million in EBITDA. That is equal to an EBITDA margin of 52%. We have a book equity ratio of 53%, and our net interest-bearing debt was $259 million at the end of the quarter. Revenue and EBITDA is up year-on-year, even though second quarter figures in 2025 included a positive contribution from Sea1 Spearfish, which was sold in May 2025. We continue to deliver safe and efficient operations in all regions. This is a result of high focus on safety at all levels in the company. The utilization of the fleet in the second quarter was 83%, which is somewhat down from same quarter last year, which is a result of the low utilization in the anchor handler spot market. But it's worth pointing out that we have managed to increase both revenue and EBITDA compared to last year, and this is mainly due to the high day rates Sea1 has obtained in the spot market. Q2 solid results, a strong balance sheet, good liquidity and a significant backlog, a dividend payment of NOK 4 per share was executed on the 16th of April. The AGM was held on the 24th of April. Vidar Jerstad will now give some more details regarding the results for the quarter.

When comparing the 2026 and 2025 results, it's, as I said, important to note that the subsea vessel, Sea1 Spearfish was sold in May '25. As a result, the prior year results include a gain on sale of that asset of $41.5 million in addition to the vessel's operating contribution. In second quarter of this year, operating revenues were $80.1 million. This represents a 12% increase from same quarter last year. Adjusted for the sale of Sea1 Spearfish, revenues have increased compared to last year for all segments, mainly due to higher charter rates, but also due to Ben Viking being on bareboat contract in March -- from March, generating revenues for the company. The operating expenses increased by $6 million in the quarter. This is mainly explained by the just mentioned Ben Viking being on bareboat, increasing operating expenses. Administrative expenses were $7.3 million compared to $6.4 million in the prior year quarter. The increase was primarily driven by the weakening of the U.S. dollars against the Norwegian, Brazilian and Australian currencies as a significant portion of the company's administrative cost base is denominated in these currencies. EBITDA rose to $41.5 million from $39.6 million, representing a 5% increase. Depreciation and amortization expenses were $13.3 million. An impairment cost of $0.5 million is due to redistribution of previous reversal of impairments between vessels. The adjustment is technical and not based on any market value assessment. Operating profit ended at $27.8 million. Net financial items were negative by $3.8 million. In addition to the interest expenses recognized in the profit and loss statement, borrowing costs of $1.4 million for the second quarter have been capitalized as part of assets under construction. The net profit to shareholders was $22.7 million for the quarter or $0.15 per share. This next slide presents the operating margins for our 4 main reporting segments. The charts on the left show second quarter performance compared to previous year, while the charts on the right show -- share year-to-date performances. All figures are presented before G&A expenses. Operating margin for the Subsea segment declined due to the sale of Sea1 Spearfish. Excluding this effect, the remaining subsea fleet delivered operating margin improvements of 8% in the quarter and 6% year-to-date. The Anchor Handling segment continued its strong performance, with operating margin increasing by 18% during the quarter and 34% year-to-date. Operating margins for our 2 Brazilian PSVs improved by 20% during the quarter and 14% year-to-date. Operating margins in the Oil Spill Recovery Vessel segment were temporarily impacted by maintenance activity on one vessel. Overall, the underlying margin trend remained positive across all segments. This slide summarizes Sea1 Offshore's financial position at quarter end. Book equity increased to 53%, reflecting the company's continued financial strength. Gross interest-bearing debt amounted to $299 million and net interest-bearing debt was $260 million. During the quarter, Sea1 strengthened its liquidity position through the refinancing of the Sea1 Dorado facility, increasing funding by $28 million. In addition, the revolving credit facility for the well intervention vessels was increased from $100 million to $150 million. The facility remained fully undrawn at quarter end, providing $150 million of immediately available liquidity. The company's $315 million newbuild facility was drawn by $4.4 million at quarter end. Approximately $85 million is available pre-delivery to fund yard installments, with the remainder to be drawn upon vessel delivery. The facility is fully independent of any commercial contract commitments. Overall, Sea1 continues to maintain a solid balance sheet, strong liquidity and a substantial financial flexibility. And now the cash flow for the first half year of 2026. We started the year with $86 million in cash. We have received $60 million from operations. We have paid net interest of $5 million. Capital expenditures amounted to $40 million, of which $20 million was invested in existing fleet and $20 million in the newbuild program. We have increased interest-bearing debt by $2 million. We have paid dividend of $63 million and ended the first half of this year with $39 million in cash on our accounts. So far this year, Sea1 has continued to execute its fleet renewal strategy, continued investing in its existing assets and in addition, maintained shareholder distributions. Bernt?

Moving on to our contract backlog. Sea1 Offshore has a backlog of about $1,129 million, whereof $504 million is options. The largest part of our backlog is related to the subsea fleet, which represent 83% of our backlog. For the remaining of 2026, we have a firm backlog of about $105 million. Our OSV fleet now consists of 15 owned vessels as listed on the slide. In addition, we have 4 offshore energy support vessels under construction and 8 vessels under our technical and commercial management. Sea1 Offshore has now 2 well intervention vessels, 1 offshore construction vessels, 6 anchor handlers, 2 PSVs, 4 oil spill recovery vessels, and we have 4 newbuilds under construction. And in addition, we have 8 offshore vessels under our commercial and technical management. Our 4 newbuilds are on schedule with regards to delivery time. The first one, Sea1 Diamond, which you see on these pictures here, was launched last month. The delivery date is end of January. The following vessel, Sea1 Citrine will be delivered 3 months after Sea1 Diamond. So far, no commitments has been made. We are working on getting contracts in place. In case we do not find long-term contracts as favorable rates, we will concentrate on well-paid short-term contracts. On this slide, we have listed all our fully owned vessels and vessels operated commercially and technically by us. The company has, as mentioned before, a very good global footprint, which is important for the utilization of the fleet. We will continue to move vessels around the world where we can perform safe operations based on sustainable conditions. For the anchor handler segment, there are mainly shorter contracts and campaigns. In Australia, we currently have 3 anchor handlers, which is Sea1 Aquamarine, Sea1 Emerald and Andreas Viking. They are all operating on term contracts. Sea1 Sapphire and Sea1 Amethyst just completed a short contract in Malaysia. In Canada, we have Avalon Sea and Ben Viking working on term contracts there. The remaining anchor handler fleet are all trading in the North Sea spot market. We have 1 construction vessel in operation that is the Sea1 Dorado. She is on a firm contract operating in Brazil. And the 2 well intervention vessels, Sea Helix 1 and 2. They are both on long-term contracts working offshore Brazil. We have still 2 PSVs in our fleet, Sea1 Atlas and Sea1 Giant. They are both on term contracts also in Brazil. And for our smaller Brazilian fleet, we have the oil spill recovery vessels, Sea1 Maragogi and Sea1 Marataizes, both on term contracts with Petrobras and the fast crew vessels, Sea1 Pendotiba and Sea1 Piata, both on long-term bareboat agreements. Just a few comments to the market. The geopolitical tension continues to shape our operating environment, and it creates demand and opportunities for our industry. For the construction support vessel market, long-term demand fundamentals remain strong with subsea backlogs from leading EPCs at record levels. However, new vessels with delivery in the next 2 years may moderate day rate levels. The anchor handler market was tight throughout the second quarter. Higher rig activity on the U.K. sector, combined with project work was the main driver. Despite record high day rates, the overall utilization remained moderate and is expected to be a challenge as we enter into the winter months. The global anchor handler market is expected to gradually improve with regional variations. Both the APAC region and South America is softening a bit in the short term, but we are still positive about the market in these regions for the years to come. So to summarize, we delivered a strong quarter with high activity. We continue to deliver first-class operations with excellent HSEQ performance. Our newbuilding program on track, with the first vessel to be delivered January 2027. We have a solid financial position, and we have a strong backlog with quality clients. And there is a positive long-term market outlook. That was the end of the presentation, and we will now open up for questions.

Okay. We have got some questions in the chat function. And together with me, I have Vidar and Andreas Kjol, our CCO, to answer these questions. One of the question is regarding our well intervention vessels. A question regarding how many days spent on the dry docking? We spent just -- I think it was 33 days in dock, but we have earned maintenance days. So, we are on full hire during this docking period. And the sister vessel, she is scheduled for dry docking in January next year. And then there is a question regarding the anchor handler, Ben Viking, which is owned by Viking Supply. We took that vessel on bareboat contracts and turned those around and secured a time charter deal with a client in Canada. This contract comes to an end probably late September, the way it looks today. Then there is another question regarding the anchor handlers availability. You say it was tight in second quarter and also you say that utilization was slow. How is this possible? Well, that's a good question. I mean, normally, the utilization and day rates goes hand in hand. But the way the market has been this summer or this year, the utilization has been rather low, but Sea1 Offshore have managed to hold back and secured really good day rates. And in our books, we have recorded all-time high average fixture rates for the anchor handlers.

And we've got a question here regarding dividend and dividend policy. Just to remind you, the last 2 years, the company has paid $230 million in dividends. So we are -- I would categorize the company as investor-friendly. However, Sea1 has no dividend policy. The decision regarding the dividends lies with the Board of Directors. So, future capital allocation and dividends will be based on the company's financial outlook and market conditions.

Then there is another question regarding the market. Can you update the duration on the Avalon Sea contract? We believe the Avalon Sea will come off for current contract end of September. You see here?

We also got a question whether to repeat the information regarding the revolving facility. Yes, the revolving credit facility is of $150 million and it's undrawn. All available.