UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

xQuarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019September 30, 2020

or

 

¨oTransition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from              to

Commission File Number: 1-38771

 

 

DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Republic of the Marshall Islands N/A98-1480128
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
   
33 Benedict Place  
Greenwich, CT 06830
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(203) 413-2000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareDSSINYSENew York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x¨No xo

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yesx No ¨  No¨o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer¨o Accelerated filer¨o
Non-accelerated filerx Smaller reporting company¨o
  Emerging growth companyx

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso¨ Nox

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 39,890,696date. The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock as of November 12, 2020: 40,440,593 shares of common stock, are issued and outstanding as of May 9, 2019.par value $0.001 per share.

 

 

 

 

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INDEX

 

PAGE
PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE
   
Item 1Financial Statements 
   
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 and December 31, 201820196
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 20187
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss(Loss) Income (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 20188
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 20189
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 201810
   
 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)11
   
Item 2Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations25
   
Item 3Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk3335
   
Item 4Controls and Procedures3335
PAGE

PART II.OTHER INFORMATION PAGE
   
Item 1Legal Proceedings3336
   
Item 1ARisk Factors3336
 
Item 2Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds33
   
Item 6Exhibits3437

 

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Special Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include financial projections, statements of plans and objectives for future operations, statements of future economic performance, and statements of assumptions relating thereto. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this report, including without limitation, Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and are often identified by future or conditional words such as “will,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” or “anticipates,” or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will be achieved. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other important factors that could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

The following important factors, and those important factors described elsewhere in this report, could affect (and in some cases have affected) our actual results and could cause such results to differ materially from estimates or expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements:

 

·the cyclicality of the tanker industry;

 

·changes in economic and competitive conditions affecting our business, including market fluctuations in charter rates;

·the length and severity of the ongoing novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, including its impact on the demand for seaborne transportation of petroleum products;

 

·risks related to an oversupply of tanker vessels;

 

·changes in fuel prices;

 

·decreases in the market values of tanker vessels;

 

·risks related to the management of our growth strategy, counterparty risks and customer relations with key customers;

 

·our ability to meet obligations under time charter agreements;

 

·dependence on third-party managers and a limited number of customers;

 

·our liquidity, level of indebtedness, operating expenses, capital expenditures and financing;

 

·our interest rate swap agreements and credit facilities;

 

·risk of loss, including potential liability from future litigation and potential costs due to environmental damage, vessel collisions and business interruption; risks related to war, terrorism and piracy;

 

·risks related to the acquisition, modification and operation of vessels;

 

·future supply of, and demand for, refined products and crude oil, including relating to seasonality;

 

·risks related to our insurance, including adequacy of coverage and increased premium payments;

 

·risks related to tax rules applicable to us;

 

·our ability to clear the oil majors’ risk assessment processes;

 

·future refined product and crude oil prices and production;

 

·the carrying values of our vessels and the potential for any asset impairments;

 


·our ability to maximize the use of our vessels, including the redeployment or disposition of vessels no longer under long-term time charter;

3

 

·our continued ability to enter into long-term, fixed-rate time charters with our charterers and to re-charter our vessels as their existing charters expire at attractive rates;

 

·failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger (as defined herein), including as a result of integrating the businesses;

 

·failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting;

 

·our ability to implement our business strategy and manage planned growth;

·changes in laws, treaties or regulations applicable to the Company, including regulations relating to environmental compliance; and

 

·other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company’s reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Exchange Act.

 

Projections, assumptions and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the industry in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the cautionary statements in this report and in our other SEC filings. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements were made, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements, except as required by the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of our future performance, and actual results and future developments may vary materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

 

Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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Part 1. Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 Page
  
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 and December 31, 201820196
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 20187
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss(Loss) Income for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 20188
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’Changes in Equity for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 20189
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 201810
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements11

 

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
as of March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 and December 31, 20182019

(In thousands,Thousands, except for share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31,

2019

 

December 31,

2018

  September 30,
2020
  December 31,
2019
 
Assets                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents $76,106  $83,054  $114,335  $83,609 
Due from charterers – Net of provision for doubtful accounts of $935 and $1,962, respectively  46,965   42,637 
Due from charterers – Net of provision for doubtful accounts of $2,037 and $1,415, respectively  56,948   80,691 
Inventories  32,762   20,880   20,518   32,071 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  11,678   3,731   14,611   13,179 
Total current assets  167,511   150,302   206,412   209,550 
                
Noncurrent assets:                
Vessels – Net of accumulated depreciation of $498,926 and $479,532 and, respectively  1,975,675   1,454,286 
Other property – Net of accumulated depreciation of $522 and $458, respectively  715   756 
Deferred drydocking costs – Net of accumulated amortization of $15,718 and $14,573, respectively  35,364   33,287 
Deferred financing costs – Net     169 
Vessels – Net of accumulated depreciation of $631,438 and $553,483, respectively  1,799,835   1,865,738 
Other property – Net of accumulated depreciation of $813 and $584, respectively  433   642 
Deferred drydocking costs – Net of accumulated amortization of $24,406 and $17,975, respectively  34,016   37,256 
Restricted cash  5,229   5,104   6,014   5,610 
Time charter contracts acquired – Net of accumulated amortization of $1,075 and $1,733, respectively  7,317   93 
Advances to Norient pool  8,001    
Time charter contracts acquired – Net of accumulated amortization of $4,290 and $2,296, respectively  2,809   5,004 
Other noncurrent assets  5,431   5,858   2,593   4,582 
Total noncurrent assets  2,029,731   1,499,553   1,853,701   1,918,832 
Total $2,197,242  $1,649,855  $2,060,113  $2,128,382 
                
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity        
Liabilities and Equity        
Current liabilities:                
Current portion of long-term debt $112,242  $97,315  $134,389  $134,389 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  39,257   25,316   35,336   44,062 
Deferred charter hire revenue  3,755   3,622   3,245   1,934 
Derivative liabilities  784   630 
Derivative liability  557    
Total current liabilities  156,038   126,884   173,527   180,385 
                
Long-term debt – Net of deferred financing costs of $13,311 and $7,147, respectively  828,064   542,226 
Derivative liabilities  1,146   900 
Long-term debt – Net of deferred financing costs of $13,426 and $15,866, respectively  600,703   744,055 
Derivative liability  620    
Total liabilities  985,248   670,009   774,850   924,440 
                
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)        
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)        
                
Shareholders’ Equity:        
Partners’ contributions     994,771 
Common stock, par value $0.001; 100,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 39,890,696 shares at March 31, 2019  40    
Equity:        
Common stock, par value $0.001; 100,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 39,924,892 and 39,890,699 shares at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  40   40 
Treasury stock – at cost; 137,289 shares at September 30, 2020  (1,418)   
Additional paid-in capital  1,234,137   2,558   1,240,521   1,237,658 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  3,291   4,387 
Accumulated deficit  (60,287)  (56,477)
Total Diamond S Shipping Inc. shareholders’ equity  1,177,181   945,239 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (1,177)   
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)  12,525   (68,567)
Total Diamond S Shipping Inc. equity  1,250,491   1,169,131 
Noncontrolling interests  34,813   34,607   34,772   34,811 
Total equity  1,211,994   979,846   1,285,263   1,203,942 
Total $2,197,242  $1,649,855  $2,060,113  $2,128,382 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018

(In thousands,Thousands, except for share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

 

 For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
  For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 2019  2018  2020  2019  2020  2019 
Revenue:                     
Spot revenue $98,449  $85,934 
Voyage revenue $69,098  $120,954  $419,169  $348,747 
Time charter revenue  4,207   4,364   20,408   20,572   63,296   44,730 
Pool revenue     2,846   23,091      23,410    
Voyage revenue  102,656   93,144 
Total revenue  112,597   141,526   505,875   393,477 
                        
Operating expenses:                        
Voyage expenses  41,578   44,735   32,896   59,968   156,926   167,441 
Vessel expenses  24,801   28,030   44,758   41,799   128,032   108,976 
Depreciation and amortization expense  21,956   22,054   29,067   28,763   86,598   79,962 
Loss on sale of vessels     18,344      18,344 
General and administrative expenses  6,288   4,157   7,685   7,566   23,294   21,174 
Total operating expenses  94,623   98,976   114,406   156,440   394,850   395,897 
Operating income (loss)  8,033   (5,832)
Operating (loss) income  (1,809)  (14,914)  111,025   (2,420)
Other (expense) income:                        
Interest expense  (9,370)  (8,582)  (7,019)  (13,021)  (28,106)  (35,813)
Other income  517   351   3   492   339   1,393 
Total other expense – Net  (8,853)  (8,231)  (7,016)  (12,529)  (27,767)  (34,420)
Net loss  (820)  (14,063)
Net (loss) income  (8,825)  (27,443)  83,258   (36,840)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest  206   (336)  839   (1,548)  2,166   (1,416)
Net loss attributable to Diamond S Shipping Inc. $(1,026) $(13,727)
Net (loss) income attributable to Diamond S Shipping Inc. $(9,664) $(25,895) $81,092  $(35,424)
                        
Net loss per share – basic and diluted $(0.04) $(0.51)
Net (loss) earnings per share – basic $(0.24) $(0.65) $2.03  $(0.99)
Net (loss) earnings per share – diluted $(0.24) $(0.65) $2.02  $(0.99)
                        
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted  27,731,252   27,165,696 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic  39,918,427   39,890,698   39,879,976   35,835,477 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted  39,918,427   39,890,698   40,106,157   35,835,477 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss(Loss) Income
for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018
(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

  For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2019  2018 
Net loss $(820) $(14,063)
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges  (1,096)  1,356 
Other comprehensive (loss) income  (1,096)  1,356 
Comprehensive loss  (1,916)  (12,707)
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest  206   (336)
Comprehensive loss attributable to Diamond S Shipping Inc. $(2,122) $(13,043)
  For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2020  2019  2020  2019 
Net (loss) income $(8,825) $(27,443) $83,258  $(36,840)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges  (281)  (518)  (1,177)  (3,496)
Other comprehensive loss  (281)  (518)  (1,177)  (3,496)
Comprehensive (loss) income  (9,106)  (27,961)  82,081   (40,336)
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest  839   (1,548)  2,166   (1,416)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Diamond S Shipping Inc. $(9,945) $(26,413) $79,915  $(38,920)

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018
(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

  Partners’
Contributions
  Common
Stock
  Additional Paid-
in Capital
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total 
Balance – January 1, 2019 $994,771  $  $2,558  $4,387  $(56,477) $34,607  $979,846 
Cumulative effect of accounting change (Note 12)              (2,784)     (2,784)
Merger transaction (Note 3)  (994,771)  40   1,231,579            236,848 
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges           (1,096)        (1,096)
Net loss              (1,026)  206   (820)
Balance – March 31, 2019 $  $40  $1,234,137  $3,291  $(60,287) $34,813  $1,211,994 
  Common
Stock
  Treasury
Stock
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  (Accumulated
Deficit)
Retained
Earnings
  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total 
Balance – January 1, 2020 $40  $  $1,237,658  $  $(68,567) $34,811  $1,203,942 
Stock-based compensation        1,334            1,334 
NT Suez Holdco LLC distribution                 (1,568)  (1,568)
Shares repurchased     (1,418)              (1,418)
Net income              45,044   537   45,581 
Balance – March 31, 2020  40   (1,418)  1,238,992      (23,523)  33,780   1,247,871 
Stock-based compensation        1,109            1,109 
NT Suez Holdco LLC distribution                 (343)  (343)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges           (896)        (896)
Equity awards net settled to cover employee withholding taxes        (693)            (693)
Net income              45,712   790   46,502 
Balance – June 30, 2020  40   (1,418)  1,239,408   (896)  22,189   34,227   1,293,550 
Stock-based compensation        1,164            1,164 
NT Suez Holdco LLC distribution                 (294)  (294)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges           (281)        (281)
Equity awards net settled to cover employee withholding taxes        (51)            (51)
Net (loss) income              (9,664)  839   (8,825)
Balance – September 30, 2020 $40  $(1,418) $1,240,521  $(1,177) $12,525  $34,772  $1,285,263 

 

  Partners’
Contributions
  Common
Stock
  Additional Paid-
in Capital
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Retained
Earnings
  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total 
Balance – January 1, 2018 $994,771  $  $2,558  $4,773  $29,629  $35,029  $1,066,760 
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges           1,356         1,356 
Net loss              (13,727)  (336)  (14,063)
Balance – March 31, 2018 $994,771  $  $2,558  $6,129  $15,902  $34,693  $1,054,053 
  Partners’
Contributions
  Common
Stock
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total 
Balance – January 1, 2019 $994,771  $  $2,558  $4,387  $(56,477) $34,607  $979,846 
Cumulative effect of accounting change              (2,784)     (2,784)
Merger transaction (Note 3)  (994,771)  40   1,231,579            236,848 
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges           (1,096)        (1,096)
Net loss (income)              (1,026)  206   (820)
Balance – March 31, 2019     40   1,234,137   3,291   (60,287)  34,813   1,211,994 
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges           (1,882)        (1,882)
Capital contributions for
NT Suez Holdco LLC
       ��         980   980 
Stock-based compensation        861            861 
Net loss              (8,503)  (74)  (8,577)
Balance – June 30, 2019     40   1,234,998   1,409   (68,790)  35,719   1,203,376 
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges           (518)        (518)
Stock-based compensation        1,301            1,301 
Net loss              (25,895)  (1,548)  (27,443)
Balance – September 30, 2019 $  $40  $1,236,299  $891  $(94,685) $34,171  $1,176,716 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the ThreeNine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018
(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 2019  2018  2020  2019 
Cash flows from Operating Activities:                
Net loss $(820) $(14,063)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Net income (loss) $83,258  $(36,840)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization expense  21,956   22,054   86,598   79,962 
Loss on sale of vessels     18,344 
Amortization of deferred financing costs  846   723   2,663   3,106 
Amortization of time charter hire contracts acquired  76   59   2,194   1,632 
Amortization of the realized gain from recouponing swaps  (696)        (2,045)
Stock-based compensation expense  3,607   2,162 
Changes in assets and liabilities  (11,244)  (2,590)  20,692   (11,723)
Cash paid for drydocking  (4,232)  (4,223)
Payments for drydocking  (5,120)  (12,685)
Net cash provided by operating activities  5,886   1,960   193,892   41,913 
                
Cash flows from Investing Activities:                
Acquisition costs, net of cash acquired of $16,568  (292,683)        (292,683)
Transaction costs  (17,785)        (18,930)
Proceeds from sale of vessels     31,800 
Payments for vessel additions and other property  (2,649)  (797)  (11,958)  (11,238)
Net cash used in investing activities  (313,117)  (797)  (11,958)  (291,051)
                
Cash flows from Financing Activities:                
Borrowings on long-term debt  300,000         300,000 
Principal payments on long-term debt  (17,748)  (18,593)  (100,792)  (86,604)
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities  51,000   6,000      61,000 
Repayments on revolving credit facilities  (26,323)     (45,000)  (26,323)
NT Suez Holdco LLC distribution  (2,205)   
Shares repurchased  (1,418)   
Cash paid to net settle employee withholding taxes on equity awards  (745)   
Proceeds from partners’ contributions in subsidiaries     980 
Payments for deferred financing costs  (6,521)  (271)  (644)  (6,970)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  300,408   (12,864)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  (6,823)  (11,701)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (150,804)  242,083 
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  31,130   (7,055)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – Beginning of period  88,158   96,041   89,219   88,158 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – End of period $81,335  $84,340  $120,349  $81,103 
                
Supplemental disclosures:                
Cash paid for interest $9,109  $7,861  $26,480  $35,206 
Common stock issued to CPLP (Refer to Note 3 — Merger Transaction) $  $236,848 

Unpaid transaction costs in Accounts payable and accrued expenses at the end of the period

 $1,299  $  $  $154 

Unpaid vessel additions in Accounts payable and accrued expenses at the end of the period

 $2,514  $  $1,326  $4,604 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(In thousands,Thousands, except for share and per share data)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

1.BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Business— Diamond S Shipping Inc. (“DSSI”) was formed on November 14, 2018 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the purpose of receiving, via contribution from Capital Product Partners L.P. (“CPLP”), CPLP’s crude and product tanker business and combining that business with the business and operations of DSS Holdings L.P. (“DHLP”DSS LP”) pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2018 (as amended, the “Transaction Agreement”), by and among CPLP, DHLP,DSS LP, DSSI and the other parties named therein. DHLPDSS LP was a Cayman IslandIslands limited partnership formed on October 1, 2007.

 

On March 27, 2019, DSSI and DHLPDSS LP and all of its directly-owned subsidiaries (the “DHLP“DSS LP Subsidiaries”) completed a merger pursuant to the Transaction Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Agreement, on March 27, 2019, the DHLP subsidiariesDSS LP Subsidiaries merged with and into DSSI, with DSSI being the surviving corporation in the merger (the “Merger”). DSSI and the DHLPDSS LP Subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Company.”

 

The Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, “Business Combinations” as the DHLP subsidiariesDSS LP Subsidiaries are the accounting acquirer for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the historical consolidated financial statements of the DHLP subsidiariesDSS LP Subsidiaries for periods prior to the Merger are considered to be the predecessor financial statements of the Company. Refer to Note 3 — Merger Transaction for further information.

 

The Company is a seaborne transporter of crude oil and refined petroleum products, operating in the international shipping industry. ThroughAs of September 30, 2020, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Company owns and operates 6664 tanker vessels: 13 Suezmax crude carriers, one Aframax crude carrier and 5250 medium range (“MR”) product carriers. The Company also controls and operates two Suezmax vessels through a joint venture (see(Refer to Note 4)5 — Joint Venture Investments).

 

2.Summary of SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation— The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) which includes the accounts of the Company and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation — The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management of the Company, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and operating results have been included in the statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine monthsyear ended December 31, 20182019 and notes thereto included in the Company’s registration statementannual report on Form 1010-K (the “2018“2019 Financial Statements”). The results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.2020.

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As such, the Company is eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. The Company intends to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period for as long as it is available. The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements may therefore not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that the decision not to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.

 

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Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash — The following table provides a reconciliation of Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:

 

 March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
  March 31,
2018
  December 31,
2017
  

September 30,
2020

  December 31,
2019
  

September 30,
2019

  December 31,
2018
 
Cash and cash equivalents $76,106  $83,054  $79,340  $91,041  $114,335  $83,609  $75,559  $83,054 
Restricted cash  5,229   5,104   5,000   5,000   6,014   5,610   5,544   5,104 
Total Cash and cash equivalents, and Restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows $81,335  $88,158  $84,340  $96,041  $120,349  $89,219  $81,103  $88,158 

 

Amounts included in restricted cash represent those required to be set aside by the $66M$66 Million Facility, as defined in Note 79 below. The restriction will lapse when the related long-term debt is retired.

Revenue and Voyage Expense RecognitionTotal revenue includes revenue earned on fixed rate time charters, spot market voyage charters, spot market-related time charters and pools. Pursuant to the new revenue recognition guidance, as disclosed in Note 12 — Voyage Revenue, which was adopted as of January 1, 2019, revenue for spot market voyage charters is recognized ratably over the total transit time of each voyage, which commences at the time the vessel arrives at the loading port and ends at the time the discharge of cargo is completed at the discharge port.

In time charters, operating costs including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel and specified voyage costs such as fuel and port charges are paid by the charterer. These voyage expenses are borne by the Company when engaged in spot market voyage charters. As such, there are significantly higher voyage expenses for spot market voyage charters as compared to time charters. Refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue for further discussion of the accounting for fuel expenses for spot market voyage charters as a result of the new revenue recognition guidance adopted as of January 1, 2019. There are certain other non-specified voyage expenses, such as commissions, which are typically borne by the Company.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

New accounting standards adopted — In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. For the Company, this standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, allowing for earlier adoption as permitted in the ASU, and shall be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of adoption (the “modified retrospective transition method”). The Company early adopted ASU 2014-09 during the first quarter of 2019 using the modified retrospective transition method applied to those spot market voyage charter contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2019. Upon adoption, the Company recognized the cumulative effect of adopting this guidance as an adjustment to its Accumulated deficit as of January 1, 2019. Prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 does not have an impact on the timing of recognition of revenue generated from time charter agreements. Refer to Note 12 for further discussion of the financial impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business” (“ASU 2017-01”). The objective of ASU 2017-01 is to provide guidance to entities when evaluating whether a transaction should be accounted for as an acquisition or disposal of a business. An entity first determines whether substantially all of the fair value of gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset, or a group of similar identifiable assets. If this threshold is met, the assets acquired would not represent a business, and no further assessment is required. If the initial screen is not met, ASU 2017-01 requires that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to produce output and removes the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace the missing elements. For nonpublic entities, ASU 2017-01 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, allowing for earlier adoption as permitted in the ASUs, and shall be applied prospectively. The Company early adopted ASU 2017-01, and concluded that the Merger should be accounted for as an asset acquisition. Refer to Note 3 — Merger Transaction for further discussion.

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New accounting standard to be implemented — In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”), which establishes a comprehensive new lease accounting model. ASU 2016-02 clarifies the definition of a lease, requires a dual approach to lease classification similar to current lease classifications, and causes lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet as a lease liability with a corresponding right-of-use asset for leases with a lease term of more than twelve months. For nonpublic entities, ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this pronouncement on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

3.Merger Transaction

As discussed in Note 1, the Company completed a Merger on March 27, 2019. Directly prior to the Merger, the following took place:

·DSSI formed four wholly-owned subsidiaries organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, referred to as “Products Merger Entity,” “Crude Merger Entity,” “Management Merger Entity” and “Surviving Merger Entity.”

·CPLP separated its product and crude tanker businesses into separate lines of subsidiaries and contribute them to DSSI (the “Separation”).

·DSSI issued 12,724,500 additional common shares in connection with the contribution by CPLP.

·In the Separation, CPLP contributed to DSSI (1) CPLP’s crude and product tanker vessels, (2) an amount in cash equal to $10 million and (3) associated inventories.

·On March 27, 2019, CPLP distributed on a pro rata basis all 12,725,000 then-outstanding common shares of DSSI to its unitholders of record as of March 19, 2019 (the “Distribution”).

Immediately following the Distribution, the Merger took place, which is detailed as follows:

·The Pre-Mergers took place:

oDSS Crude Transport Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DHLP, merged with Crude Merger Entity, with DSS Crude Transport Inc. surviving the merger,
oDSS Products Transport Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DHLP, merged with Products Merger Entity, with DSS Products Transport Inc. surviving the merger, and
oDiamond S Technical Management LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DHLP, merged with Management Merger Entity, with Diamond S Technical Management LLC surviving the merger.

·Following the Pre-Mergers and pursuant to the same plan each of DSS Crude Transport Inc., DSS Products Transport Inc. and Diamond S Technical Management LLC merged with the Surviving Merger Entity, with the Surviving Merger Entity surviving. The Surviving Merger Entity subsequently merged with DSSI, with DSSI surviving.

Pursuant to the Transaction agreement, the CPLP unitholders received 12,725,000 common shares in DSSI, and the DHLP limited partners received common shares of DSSI that were determined by the factor to which DHLP’s net asset value is to the net asset value of DSSI immediately after the Distribution, multiplied by the number of shares distributed to CPLP unitholders after the March 27, 2019 effective date. This equated to the DHLP limited partners receiving 27,165,696 common shares.

The Merger completed on March 27, 2019, and the Company’s common shares commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2019.

The Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition using in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations.” Based on the structure of the Merger and other activities contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, relative outstanding share ownership, the composition of the Company's board of directors and the designation of certain senior management positions of the Company, the DHLP subsidiaries are the accounting acquirer for financial reporting purposes.

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Further, in accordance with ASU 2017-01, the Merger was determined to be an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets.

The consideration transferred, assets acquired, and liabilities assumed are recognized as follows:

Consideration paid and transferred    
Cash paid — net of cash received of $16,568 $292,683 
Common stock issued to CPLP  236,848 
Transaction costs  20,738 
Total consideration paid and transferred $550,269 

Net assets acquired    
Due from charterers $4,514 
Inventories  6,969 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1,152 
Vessels  537,988 
Time charter contracts acquired — assets  7,300 
Other noncurrent assets  2,191 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (7,478)
Deferred charter hire revenue  (2,367)
Net assets acquired $550,269 

Further, as the Merger was determined to be an asset acquisition, the Company recorded the acquired assets and liabilities at the cost of the acquisition, including transaction costs, on the basis of relative fair value. The carrying value of the vessels were recorded in accordance with the principles set forth under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement” based upon current market values obtained from at least two independent ship brokers. The time charter contract assets acquired represent an estimate of the fair value of the time charters acquired as of the date of the Merger, and considers the differential between the stated time charter rate and the contracts’ fair value at the time of the Merger.

In connection with the Merger, the incentive units granted under the DHLP unit incentive plan expired with no value.

4.JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENTS

NT Suez Holdco LLC — In September 2014, the Company formed a joint venture, NT Suez Holdco LLC (“NT Suez”), to purchase two Suezmax newbuildings. The two vessels were delivered in October and November 2016.

NT Suez is owned 51% by the Company and 49% by WLR/TRF Shipping S.a.r.l (“WLR/TRF”). WLR/TRF is indirectly owned by funds managed or jointly managed by WL Ross & Co, LLC (“WLR”), including WLR Recovery Fund V DSS AIV, L.P. and WLR V Parallel ESC, L.P., which are also shareholders of the Company. WLR is a fund manager that manages the Company’s largest shareholders.

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the investments NT Suez received from the Company and WLR/TRF aggregated $72,104, which was used for shipyard installment payments and working capital.

Management has determined that NT Suez qualifies as a variable interest entity, and, when aggregating the variable interests held by the related parties (i.e. the Company and WLR/TRF), the Company is the primary beneficiary as the Company has the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impacts NT Suez’s economic performance. Accordingly, the Company consolidates NT Suez.

Diamond Anglo Ship Management Pte. Ltd. — In January 2018, the Company and Anglo Eastern Investment Holdings Ltd. (“AE Holdings”), a third party, formed a joint venture, Diamond Anglo Ship Management Pte. Ltd. (“DASM”). DASM is owned 51% by the Company and 49% by AE Holdings as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and was formed to provide ship management services to the Company’s vessels.

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the investments DASM received from the Company and AE Holdings totaled $51 and $49, respectively, which were used for general and administrative expenses.

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Management has determined that DASM qualifies as a variable interest entity, and, when aggregating the variable interests held by the Company and AE Holdings, the Company is the primary beneficiary as the Company has the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impacts DASM’s economic performance. Accordingly, the Company consolidates DASM.

5.Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

  

March 31,

2019

  December 31,
2018
 
Advances to Capital Ship Management Corp. (“CSM”) $5,000  $ 
Advances to technical managers  241   578 
Insurance claims receivable  662   697 
Prepaid insurance  916   580 
Advances to agents  633   549 
Deferred voyage costs  1,684    
Other  2,542   1,327 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets $11,678  $3,731 

6.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

  

March 31,

2019

  December 31,
2018
 
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses $21,300  $11,071 
Accrued vessel and voyage expenses  16,342   13,845 
Accrued interest  392   400 
Other current liabilities (Refer to Note 13 — Related Party Transactions)  1,223    
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses $39,257  $25,316 

7.LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was comprised of the following:

  March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
 
$360 Facility $345,000  $ 
$460 Facility  304,000   315,368 
$235 Facility  188,692   186,923 
$75 Facility  60,625   61,875 
$66 Facility  55,102   56,199 
$30 LOC     20,323 
$20 LOC     6,000 
Total  953,617   646,688 
Less: Unamortized deferred financing costs  (13,311)  (7,147)
Less: Current portion  (112,242)  (97,315)
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs $828,064  $542,226 

$360 Facility — On March 27, 2019, in connection with the Merger, the Company entered into a $360,000 five-year Credit Agreement (as amended, the “$360 Facility”), for the purposes of financing the Merger and refinancing the $30 LOC (defined below). The $360 Facility consists of a term loan of $300,000 and a revolving loan of $60,000, and is collateralized by the 25 vessels acquired in the Merger and the three vessels that collateralized the $30 LOC, with reductions based on a 17 year age-adjusted amortization schedule, payable on a quarterly basis. The term loan component of the $360 Facility bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a three-month interest period, plus a 2.65% interest rate margin, and the interest is paid quarterly. Commitment fees on undrawn amounts related to the revolving loan component of the $360 Facility are 1.06%. As of March 31, 2019, $45,000 of the revolving loan was drawn, while $15,000 was available and undrawn.

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The $360 Facility contains certain restrictions on the payments of dividends. The $360 Facility permits the Company to pay dividends so long as the payment of dividends does not cause an event of default, and limits dividends payable so that they do not exceed in any fiscal year that is equal to 50% of the adjusted consolidated net income of the Company.

$460 Facility — On June 6, 2016, the Company entered into a $460,000 five-year senior secured term loan facility, as amended (the “$460 Facility”), for the purposes of refinancing a previous facility. The $460 Facility is a term loan of $459,375,000, collateralized by 28 vessels, with reductions based on a 17 year age-adjusted amortization schedule, payable on a quarterly basis. Interest is paid monthly, and the $460 Facility bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a one-month interest period, plus a 2.80% interest rate margin.

The $460 Facility contains certain restrictions on the payments of dividends. In connection with the Merger, the $460 Facility was amended whereby the Company is able to pay dividends in a manner that is consistent with the stipulations stated in the $360 Facility.

$235 Facility — On August 19, 2016, the Company entered into a $235,000 five-year senior secured financing facility, as amended (the “$235 Facility”), for the purposes of refinancing a previous facility. The $235 Facility consists of a term loan of $220,000 and a revolving loan of $15,000, and is collateralized by eight vessels, with reductions based on a 17 year age-adjusted amortization schedule, payable on a quarterly basis. The term loan component of the $235 Facility bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a three-month interest period, plus a 2.75% interest rate margin, and the interest is paid quarterly. Commitment fees on undrawn amounts related to the revolving loan component of the $235 Facility are 1.10%. As of March 31, 2019, $11,000 of the revolving loan was drawn, while $1,115 was available and undrawn.

The $235 Facility contains certain restrictions on the payments of dividends. In connection with the Merger, the $235 Facility was amended whereby the Company is able to pay dividends in a manner that is consistent with the stipulations stated in the $360 Facility.

$75 Facility — On March 17, 2016, the Company entered into a seven-year senior secured term loan, as amended (the “$75 Facility”), consisting of a delayed draw term loan of up to $75,000. The $75 Facility financed and is collateralized by the two 2016-built Suezmax vessels, is payable on a quarterly basis, and bears interest on LIBOR plus a margin of 2.20%.

The $75 Facility contains certain restrictions on the payments of dividends. In connection with the Merger, the $75 Facility was amended whereby the Company is able to pay dividends in a manner that is consistent with the stipulations stated in the $360 Facility.

$66 Facility — On August 9, 2016, the Company entered into a $66,000 five-year senior secured term loan facility (the “$66 Facility”) for the purpose of financing two vessels controlled through the joint venture (see Note 3). The $66 Facility, which is collateralized by the two vessels controlled through NT Suez, is a nonrecourse term loan with reductions that are based on a 15 year amortization schedule, and are payable on a quarterly basis. Interest is paid quarterly, and the $66 Facility bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a three-month interest period, plus a 3.25% interest rate margin.

The $66 Facility contains certain restrictions on the payments of dividends. The $66 Facility LOC permits the Company to pay dividends so long as the payment of dividends does not cause an event of default, and does not exceed an amount equal to 75% of the consolidated net income, as determined in accordance with GAAP, of the borrower, which is the consolidated accounts of NT Suez.

$20 Line of Credit — On September 29, 2016, the Company extended its $20,000 revolving line of credit (the “$20 LOC”), initially entered into on October 1, 2013. The $20 LOC was paid off and cancelled in connection with the Merger.

$30 Line of Credit — On October 20, 2016, the Company entered into a $30,000 three-year revolving line of credit, as amended (the “$30 LOC”), for the purposes of refinancing a previous line of credit. The $30 LOC was paid off and cancelled in connection with the Merger.

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Interest Rates — The following table sets forth the effective interest rate associated with the interest costs for the Company’s debt facilities, including the rate differential between the fixed pay rate and the variable receive rate on the interest rate swap agreements that were in effect (see Note 8), combined, as well as the cost associated with commitment fees. Additionally, the table includes the range of interest rates on the debt, excluding the impact of swaps and commitment fees:

  For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2019  2018 
Effective interest rate  4.84%  4.36% 
Range of interest rates (excluding impact of swaps and unused commitment fees)  4.80% to 6.06%   3.35% to 5.56% 

Restrictive Covenants — The Company’s credit facilities credit contain restrictive covenants and other non-financial restrictions. The $360 Facility, $235 Facility, $460 Facility and $75 Facility include, among other things, the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness, limitations on dividends, minimum cash balance, collateral maintenance, leverage ratio requirements, minimum working capital requirements, and other customary restrictions. The $66 Facility includes restrictions and financial covenants including, among other things, the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness, limitations on dividends, minimum cash balance, collateral maintenance, and other customary restrictions. The Company was in compliance with its financial covenants as of March 31, 2019.

Maturities — The aggregate maturities of debt during the remaining nine months of the year ending December 31, 2019, and annually for the years ending December 31 are as follows:

2019 (for the remaining nine months of the year) $80,744 
2020  125,992 
2021  492,506 
2022  60,000 
2023  96,875 
Thereafter  97,500 
Total $953,617 

8.INTEREST RATE SWAPS

All derivatives are recognized on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets at their fair values. For accounting hedges, on the date the derivative contract is entered into, the Company designates the derivative as (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value” hedge) or (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction (“cash flow” hedge).

The Company has entered into interest rate swap transactions, with multiple counterparties, which have been designated as cash flow hedges. The Company uses interest rate swaps for the management of interest rate risk exposure, as the interest rate swaps effectively convert a portion of the Company’s debt from a floating to a fixed rate. The interest rate swaps are agreements between the Company and counterparties to pay, in the future, a fixed-rate payment in exchange for the counterparties paying the Company a variable payment. The amount of the net payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the swap contract and the prevailing market interest rates. The Company may terminate the swap contracts prior to their expiration dates, at which point a realized gain or loss would be recognized. The value of the Company’s commitment would increase or decrease based primarily on the extent to which interest rates move against the rate fixed for each swap.

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In September 2018, the Company re-couponed its swaps, receiving cash of $6,813, with the corresponding gain recognized ratably over the original term of the hedged instruments. The interest rate swaps designated as a cash flow hedge that were in place as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

Interest Rate Swap Detail March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
 
Trade Date Fixed Rate  Start Date of Swap End Date of Swap Notional Amount
Outstanding
  Notional Amount
Outstanding
 
25-Sep-18  2.906% 31-Aug-18 04-Jun-21 $54,028  $56,030 
25-Sep-18  2.906% 31-Aug-18 04-Jun-21  54,028   56,030 
25-Sep-18  2.906% 31-Aug-18 04-Jun-21  54,028   56,030 
          $162,084  $168,090 

The Company pays fixed-rate interest amounts and receives floating rate interest amounts based on one-month LIBOR settings.

The derivative asset and liability balances at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

  Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
    Fair Value    Fair Value 
  Balance
Sheet
Location
 March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
  Balance
Sheet
Location
 March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments                  
Interest rate contracts Derivative asset (Current assets) $  $  Derivative liability (Current liabilities) $784  $630 
Interest rate contracts Derivative asset (Noncurrent assets)       Derivative liability (Noncurrent liabilities)  1,146   900 
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments            1,930   1,530 
Total Derivatives   $  $    $1,930  $1,530 

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive income included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets consist of net unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

The following table presents the gross amounts of these liabilities with any offsets to arrive at the net amounts recognized in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
  Net Amounts
of Liabilities
Presented in
the
  Gross Amounts not Offset
in the Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
    
  Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
  Condensed
Consolidated
Balance
Sheets
  Condensed
Consolidated
Balance
Sheets
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Amount
 
March 31, 2019 Derivatives $1,930  $  $1,930  $  $  $1,930 
December 31, 2018 Derivatives  1,530      1,530         1,530 

9.ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive income included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets consist of net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

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The changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

  2019  2018 
Accumulated other comprehensive income – January 1, $4,387  $4,773 
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications  (1,621)  1,117 
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income  525   239 
Other comprehensive (loss) income for the period  (1,096)  1,356 
Accumulated other comprehensive income – March 31, $3,291  $6,129 

The realized gain for the three months ended March 31, 2019 reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income consists of a realized loss of ($171) related to interest rate swap contracts and $696 related to the amortization of the gain on re-couponed swaps, as discussed in Note 8. The realized gain for the three months ended March 31, 2018 reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income consists of a realized gain of $239 related to interest rate swap contracts. The realized (loss) gain reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income are presented in Interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

10.FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The fair values and carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 that are required to be disclosed at fair value, but not recorded at fair value, are as follows:

  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
  Carrying
Amount
  Estimated
Fair Value
  Carrying
Amount
  Estimated
Fair Value
 
Cash and cash equivalents $76,106  $76,106  $83,054  $83,054 
Restricted cash  5,229   5,229   5,104   5,104 
Variable rate debt  953,617   953,617   646,688   646,688 

The following methods and assumptions are used in estimating the fair value of disclosures for financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents, and Restricted cash: The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for Cash and cash equivalents, and Restricted cash approximate fair value. Cash and cash equivalents, and Restricted cash are considered Level 1 items as they represent liquid assets with short-term maturities.

Variable Rate Debt: The fair value of variable rate debt is based on management’s estimate of rates the Company could obtain for similar debt of the same remaining maturities. Additionally, the Company considers its creditworthiness in determining the fair value of variable rate debt under the credit facilities. The carrying amounts in the above table, which exclude the impact of deferred financing costs, approximate the fair market value for the variable rate debt. Variable rate debt is considered to be a Level 2 item as the Company considers the estimate of rates it could obtain for similar debt.

The fair value of an asset or liability is based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The hierarchies of inputs used when determining fair value are described below:

Level 1:Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Company is able to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these instruments does not entail a significant degree of judgment.

Level 2:Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for instruments that are similar, or quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.

Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of financial instruments and the placement of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy.

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The table below provides the financial instruments carried at fair value based on the levels of hierarchy as of the valuation date listed:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
March 31, 2019                
Derivative liabilities $  $1,930  $  $1,930 
                 
December 31, 2018                
Derivative liabilities     1,530      1,530 

Derivative Liabilities: The fair value of the derivative liabilities, which relate to the interest rate swaps used for hedging purposes, is the estimated amount the Company would pay for the liability to terminate the swap agreements at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates and the current creditworthiness of the swap counterparties. Interest rate swaps are considered to be a Level 2 item as the Company, using the income approach to value the derivatives, uses observable Level 2 market inputs at measurement date and standard valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount assuming that participants are motivated, but not compelled to transact. Level 2 inputs for the valuations are limited to quoted prices for similar assets in active markets (specifically, futures contracts on LIBOR for the first two years) and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset (specifically, LIBOR, cash and swap rates and credit risk at commonly quoted intervals). Mid-market pricing is used as a practical expedient for fair value measurements. Refer to Note 8 — Interest Rate Swaps for further information regarding the Company’s interest rate swap agreements.

The Company does not currently have any Level 3 financial assets and there have been no transfers in and/or out of Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

11.REVENUE FROM TIME CHARTERS

The future minimum revenues, before inclusion of profit-sharing revenue, if any, expected to be received on irrevocable time charters for which revenues can be reasonably estimated and the related revenue days that the vessels are available for employment, and not including charterers’ renewal options for the remaining nine months of the year ending December 31, 2019, and annually for the years ending December 31 are as follows:

2019 (for the remaining nine months of the year) $55,671 
2020  40,835 
2021  2,354 
Total future committed revenue $98,860 

12.Voyage Revenue

Total voyage revenue includes revenue earned on fixed rate time charters, spot market voyage charters, spot market-related time charters and vessel pools. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company earned $102,656 and $93,144 of voyage revenue, respectively.

On January 1, 2019 the Company adopted the revenue recognition guidance under ASU 2014-09 (refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) using the modified retrospective method applied to contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2019. The financial results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under the new guidance, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and will be continued to be reported under previous guidance. 

 

As a result of the adoption of the new revenue recognition guidance on January 1, 2019, the Company recorded a net increase to the opening accumulated deficit of $2,784 for the cumulative impact of adopting the new guidance. The impact related primarily to the change in accounting for spot market voyage charters. Prior to the adoption of the new guidance, revenue for spot market voyage charters was recognized ratably over the total transit time of the voyage, which previously commenced the later of when the vessel departed from its last discharge port or when an agreement was entered into with the charterer, and ended at the time the discharge of cargo was completed at the discharge port. As a result of the adoption of the new guidance, revenue for spot market voyage charters is now being recognized ratably over the total transit time of the voyage which now begins when the vessel arrives at the loading port and ends at the time the discharge of cargo is completed at the discharge port. Additionally, the Company has identified that the contract fulfillment costs of spot market voyage charters consist primarily of the fuel consumption that is incurred by the Company from the end of the previous vessel employment until the arrival at the loading port. The fuel consumption during this period is deferred and recorded as deferred voyage costs included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheetcondensed consolidated balance sheet and is amortized ratably over the total transit time of the voyage from arrival at the loading port until the vessel departs from the discharge port and recognized as part of Voyage expenses. Refer also to Note 57 — Prepaid expenses and other current assets.

 

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In time charters, operating costs including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel and specified voyage costs such as fuel and port charges are paid by the charterer. These voyage expenses are borne by the Company when engaged in spot market voyage charters. As such, there are significantly higher voyage expenses for spot market voyage charters as compared to time charters. There are certain other non-specified voyage expenses, such as commissions, which are typically borne by the Company.

 

The following table illustratesCompany recognizes revenue from pool arrangements based on its portion of the net distributions reported by the pool, which represents the net voyage revenue of the pool after voyage expenses and certain pool manager fees.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

New accounting standards to be implemented — In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”), which establishes a comprehensive new lease accounting model. ASU 2016-02 clarifies the definition of a lease, requires a dual approach to lease classification similar to current lease classifications, and causes lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet as a lease liability with a corresponding right-of-use asset for leases with a lease term of more than twelve months. For the Company, ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. The most significant effects of adoption relate to the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for operating leases and providing new disclosures about the Company’s leasing activities. The Company is currently analyzing its contracts and will then calculate the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of January 1, 2021 based on the present value of the Company’s remaining minimum lease payments, primarily due to the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities with respect to operating leases.


In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326)” (“ASU 2016-13”), which amends several aspects of the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses. ASU 2016-13 will apply to loans, accounts receivable, trade receivables, other financial assets measured at amortized cost, loan commitments and other off-balance sheet credit exposures. ASU 2016-13 will also apply to debt securities and other financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. For the Company, ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of the new revenue recognition guidancethis pronouncement on the condensed consolidated balance sheet:financial statements.

 

  As of March 31, 2019 
     Balance    
     without Adoption    
     of New Revenue  Effect of 
  As Reported  Standard  Change 
Assets            
Current assets:            
Due from charterers $46,965  $53,037  $6,072 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  11,678   9,691   (1,987)
             
Equity:            
Accumulated deficit $(60,287) $(56,202) $(4,085)
3.Merger Transaction

As discussed in Note 1, the Company completed a Merger on March 27, 2019. Directly prior to the Merger, the following took place:

·DSSI formed four wholly-owned subsidiaries organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, referred to as “Products Merger Entity,” “Crude Merger Entity,” “Management Merger Entity” and “Surviving Merger Entity.”
·CPLP separated its product and crude tanker businesses into separate lines of subsidiaries and contributed them to DSSI (the “Separation”).
·DSSI issued 12,724,500 additional common shares in connection with the contribution by CPLP.
·In the Separation, CPLP contributed to DSSI (1) CPLP’s crude and product tanker vessels, (2) an amount in cash equal to $10 million and (3) associated inventories.
·On March 27, 2019, CPLP distributed on a pro rata basis all 12,725,000 then-outstanding common shares of DSSI to its unitholders of record as of March 19, 2019 (the “Distribution”).

Immediately following the Distribution, the Merger took place, which is detailed as follows:

·The Pre-Mergers took place:
oDSS Crude Transport Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSS LP, merged with Crude Merger Entity, with DSS Crude Transport Inc. surviving the merger,
oDSS Products Transport Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSS LP, merged with Products Merger Entity, with DSS Products Transport Inc. surviving the merger, and
oDiamond S Technical Management LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSS LP, merged with Management Merger Entity, with Diamond S Technical Management LLC surviving the merger.
·Following the Pre-Mergers and pursuant to the same plan, each of DSS Crude Transport Inc., DSS Products Transport Inc. and Diamond S Technical Management LLC merged with the Surviving Merger Entity, with the Surviving Merger Entity surviving. The Surviving Merger Entity subsequently merged with DSSI, with DSSI surviving.

Pursuant to the Transaction agreement, the CPLP unitholders received 12,725,000 common shares in DSSI, and the DSS LP limited partners received common shares of DSSI that were determined by the factor to which DSS LP’s net asset value is to the net asset value of DSSI immediately after the Distribution, multiplied by the number of shares distributed to CPLP unitholders after the March 27, 2019 effective date. This equated to the DSS LP limited partners receiving 27,165,696 common shares.

 

The Merger completed on March 27, 2019, and the Company’s common shares commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2019.

The Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations.” Based on the structure of the Merger and other activities contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, relative outstanding share ownership, the composition of the Company's board of directors and the designation of certain senior management positions of the Company, the DSS LP Subsidiaries are the accounting acquirer for financial reporting purposes.

Further, in accordance with ASU 2017-01, the Merger was determined to be an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets.

The consideration transferred, assets acquired, and liabilities assumed are recognized as follows:


Consideration paid and transferred    
Cash paid — net of cash received of $16,568 $292,683 
Common stock issued to CPLP  236,848 
Transaction costs  20,738 
Total consideration paid and transferred $550,269 
     
Net assets acquired    
Due from charterers $4,514 
Inventories  6,969 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1,152 
Vessels  537,988 
Time charter contracts acquired — assets  7,300 
Other noncurrent assets  2,191 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (7,478)
Deferred charter hire revenue  (2,367)
Net assets acquired $550,269 

Further, as the Merger was determined to be an asset acquisition, the Company recorded the acquired assets and liabilities at the cost of the acquisition, including transaction costs, on the basis of relative fair value. The carrying value of the vessels were recorded in accordance with the principles set forth under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement” based upon current market values obtained from at least two independent ship brokers. The time charter contract assets acquired represent an estimate of the fair value of the time charters acquired as of the date of the Merger, and considers the differential between the stated time charter rate and the contracts’ fair value at the time of the Merger.

In connection with the Merger, the incentive units granted under the DSS LP unit incentive plan expired with no value. Further, while the Company is now a public company, management believe that, pursuant to Section 883 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the income related to vessel operations will continue to be exempt from U.S. federal income tax, although no assurance can be given that the Company will continue to satisfy this statutory exemption from U.S. federal income taxation.

4.Net (Loss) earnings Per Share

The computation of basic net (loss) earnings per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. The computation of diluted net earnings (loss) per share assumes the vesting of nonvested stock awards (refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation), for which the assumed proceeds upon vesting are deemed to be the amount of compensation cost attributable to future services and are not yet recognized using the treasury stock method, to the extent dilutive. Of the 591,773 and 615,525 nonvested shares and RSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, 238,421 and 615,525, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted net earnings per share because these were anti-dilutive (refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation).

  For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2020  2019  2020  2019 
Common shares outstanding, basic:                
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic  39,918,427   39,890,698   39,879,976   35,835,477 
                 
Common shares outstanding, diluted:                
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic  39,918,427   39,890,698   39,879,976   35,835,477 
Dilutive effect of restricted stock awards        226,181    
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted  39,918,427   39,890,698   40,106,157   35,835,477 


5.JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENTS

NT Suez Holdco LLC — In September 2014, the Company formed a joint venture, NT Suez Holdco LLC (“NT Suez”), to purchase two Suezmax newbuildings. The two vessels were delivered in October and November 2016.

NT Suez is owned 51% by the Company and 49% by WLR/TRF Shipping S.a.r.l (“WLR/TRF”). WLR/TRF is indirectly owned by funds managed or jointly managed by WL Ross & Co, LLC (“WLR”), including WLR Recovery Fund V DSS AIV, L.P. and WLR V Parallel ESC, L.P., which are also shareholders of the Company. WLR is a fund manager that manages the Company’s largest shareholders.

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the investments NT Suez received from the Company and WLR/TRF aggregated $74,104, which was used for shipyard installment payments and working capital. In February 2020, NT Suez distributed $1,632 and $1,568 to the Company and WLR/TRF, respectively. In June 2020, NT Suez distributed $357 and $343 to the Company and WLR/TRF, respectively.

Management has determined that NT Suez qualifies as a variable interest entity, and, when aggregating the variable interests held by the related parties (i.e. the Company and WLR/TRF), the Company is the primary beneficiary as the Company has the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact NT Suez’s economic performance. Accordingly, the Company consolidates NT Suez.

Diamond Anglo Ship Management Pte. Ltd. — In January 2018, the Company and Anglo Eastern Investment Holdings Ltd. (“AE Holdings”), a third party, formed a joint venture, Diamond Anglo Ship Management Pte. Ltd. (“DASM”). DASM is owned 51% by the Company and 49% by AE Holdings as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and was formed to provide ship management services to the Company’s vessels.

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the investments DASM received from the Company and AE Holdings totaled $51 and $49, respectively, which were used for general and administrative expenses.

Management has determined that DASM qualifies as a variable interest entity, and, when aggregating the variable interests held by the Company and AE Holdings, the Company is the primary beneficiary as the Company has the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impacts DASM’s economic performance. Accordingly, the Company consolidates DASM.

6.Vessel Dispositions

In August 2019, the Board of Directors approved selling the Atlantic Aquarius and Atlantic Leo, both 2009-built MR vessels. The Company reached an agreement to sell the Atlantic Aquarius and Atlantic Leo for $32 million in aggregate gross proceeds. In September 2019, the Company delivered the vessels to the buyer and repaid debt on the $460 Million Facility, as defined in Note 9 below, of $20.4 million. The loss on sale of the vessels was $18.3 million, which was recorded to the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

7.Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

  

September 30,
2020

  December 31,
2019
 
Advances to Capital Ship Management Corp. (“CSM”) (Refer to Note 14 — Related Party Transactions) $6,288  $5,757 
Advances to technical managers  23   26 
Insurance claims receivable  1,066   511 
Prepaid insurance  1,527   1,093 
Advances to agents  2,199   1,421 
Deferred voyage costs  2,003   3,132 
Other  1,505   1,239 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets $14,611  $13,179 


8.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

  

September 30,
2020

  December 31,
2019
 
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses $8,306  $9,716 
Accrued vessel and voyage expenses  23,903   32,201 
Accrued interest  35   1,090 
Accrued vessel and voyage expenses and Other current liabilities (Refer to Note 14 — Related Party Transactions)  3,092   1,055 
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses $35,336  $44,062 

9.LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was comprised of the following:

  September 30,
2020
  December 31,
2019
 
$360 Million Facility $241,250  $327,500 
$525 Million Facility  458,750   515,000 
$66 Million Facility  48,518   51,810 
Total  748,518   894,310 
Less: Unamortized deferred financing costs  (13,426)  (15,866)
Less: Current portion  (134,389)  (134,389)
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs $600,703  $744,055 

$360 Million Facility — On March 27, 2019, in connection with the Merger, the Company entered into a $360,000 five-year Credit Agreement, as amended (the “$360 Million Facility”), for the purposes of financing the Merger and refinancing the $30 Million Line of Credit (defined below). The $360 Million Facility consists of a term loan of $300,000 and a revolving loan of $60,000, and is collateralized by the 25 vessels acquired in the Merger and the three vessels that collateralized the $30 Million Line of Credit, with reductions based on a 17 year age-adjusted amortization schedule, payable on a quarterly basis. The term loan component of the $360 Million Facility bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a three-month interest period, plus a 2.65% interest rate margin, and the interest is paid quarterly. Commitment fees on undrawn amounts related to the revolving loan component of the $360 Million Facility are 1.06%. As of September 30, 2020, $10,000 of the revolving loan was drawn, while $50,000 was available and undrawn.

The $360 Million Facility contains certain restrictions on the payments of dividends. The $360 Million Facility permits the Company to pay dividends so long as the payment of dividends does not cause an event of default, and limits dividends payable so that they do not exceed in any fiscal quarter an amount that is equal to 50% of the adjusted consolidated net income of the Company in such fiscal quarter.

$525 Million Facility — On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into a $525,000 five-year Credit Agreement (the “$525 Million Facility”), for the purposes of refinancing the $460 Million Facility, the $235 Million Facility and the $75 Million Facility (defined below). The $525 Million Facility consists of a term loan of $375,000 and a revolving loan of $150,000, and is collateralized by the 36 vessels that collateralized the $460 Million Facility, the $235 Million Facility and the $75 Million Facility, with reductions based on a 17 year age-adjusted amortization schedule, payable on a quarterly basis. The term loan component of the $525 Million Facility bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a three-month interest period, plus a 2.50% interest rate margin, and the interest is paid quarterly. Commitment fees on undrawn amounts related to the revolving loan component of the $525 Million Facility are 0.875%. As of September 30, 2020, $140,000 of the revolving loan was drawn, while $10,000 was available and undrawn.

The $525 Million Facility contains certain restrictions on the payments of dividends. The $525 Million Facility permits the Company to pay dividends so long as the payment of dividends does not cause an event of default, and limits dividends payable so that they do not exceed in any fiscal quarter an amount that is equal to 50% of the adjusted consolidated net income of the Company in the preceding fiscal quarter.

Prior to the December 2019 refinancing, the Company financed 26 MR vessels, which were acquired in September 2011, with a $460,000 five-year senior secured term loan facility, as amended (the “$460 Million Facility”). Interest was paid monthly, and the $460 Million Facility bore interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a one-month interest period, plus a 2.80% interest rate margin.


Also, prior to the December 2019 refinancing, the Company financed eight 2012-built Suezmaxes with a $235,000 five-year senior secured financing facility, as amended (the “$235 Million Facility”), which consisted of a term loan of $220 million and a revolving loan of $15,000. Interest on the term loan component was paid quarterly and the $235 Million Facility bore interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a three-month interest period, plus a 2.75% interest rate margin. Commitment fees on undrawn amounts related to the revolving loan component of the $235 Million Facility were 1.10%.

Lastly, prior to the December 2019 refinancing, the Company financed two 2016-built Suezmaxes vessels with a $75,000 seven-year senior secured term loan facility, as amended (the “$75 Million Facility”). Interest was paid quarterly, and the $75 Million Facility bore interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a three-month interest period, plus a 2.20% interest rate margin.

$66 Million Facility — On August 9, 2016, the Company entered into a $66,000 five-year senior secured term loan facility (the “$66 Million Facility”) for the purpose of financing two vessels controlled through the joint venture NT Suez (refer to Note 5 — Joint Venture Investments). The $66 Million Facility, which is collateralized by the two vessels controlled through NT Suez, is a nonrecourse term loan with reductions that are based on a 15-year amortization schedule, and are payable on a quarterly basis. Interest is paid quarterly, and the $66 Million Facility bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a three-month interest period, plus a 3.25% interest rate margin.

The $66 Million Facility contains certain restrictions on the payments of dividends by the NT Suez joint venture. The $66 Million Facility permits the NT Suez joint venture to pay dividends so long as the payment of dividends does not cause an event of default, and does not exceed an amount equal to 75% of the consolidated net income, as determined in accordance with GAAP, of the borrower, which is the consolidated accounts of NT Suez.

Interest Rates – The following table illustratessets forth the effective interest rate associated with the interest costs for the Company’s debt facilities, including the rate differential between the fixed pay rate and the variable receive rate on the interest rate swap agreements that were in effect (refer to Note 10 — Interest Rate Swaps), combined, as well as the cost associated with the commitment fees. Additionally, the table includes the range of interest rates on the debt, excluding the impact of swaps and commitment fees:

  For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2020  2019  2020  2019 
Effective interest rate  3.05%  4.87%  3.95%  4.94%
Range of interest rates (excluding impact of swaps and unused commitment fees)  2.81% to 4.04%  4.53% to 5.58%  2.81% to 5.32%  4.53% to 6.06%

Restrictive Covenants — The Company’s credit facilities credit contain restrictive covenants and other non-financial restrictions. The $360 Million Facility and $525 Million Facility include, among other things, restrictions on the adoptionCompany’s ability to incur indebtedness, limitations on dividends, minimum cash balance, collateral maintenance, leverage ratio requirements, minimum working capital requirements, and other customary restrictions. The $66 Million Facility includes restrictions and financial covenants including, among other things, the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness, limitations on dividends, minimum cash balance, collateral maintenance, and other customary restrictions. The Company was in compliance with its financial covenants as of September 30, 2020.

Maturities – The aggregate maturities of debt during the remaining three months of the new revenue recognition guidance onyear ending December 31, 2020, and annually for the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations:years ending December 31 are as follows:

 

  For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 
     Balance    
     without Adoption    
     of New Revenue  Effect of 
  As Reported  Standard  Change 
Revenue $102,656  $104,253  $(1,597)
             
Voyage expenses  41,578   41,874   296 
             
Net (loss) income  (820)  481   1,301 
2020 (for the remaining three months of the year)  $33,597 
2021   177,421 
2022   130,000 
2023   130,000 
2024   277,500 
Total  $748,518 


10.INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

The adoptionCompany uses interest rate swaps for the management of interest rate risk exposure, as the interest rate swaps effectively convert a portion of the new revenue recognition guidance does not have an impactCompany’s debt from a floating to a fixed rate. The interest rate swaps are agreements between the Company and counterparties to pay, in the future, a fixed-rate payment in exchange for the counterparties paying the Company a variable payment. The amount of the net payment obligation is based on the operating, investingnotional amount of the swap contract and the prevailing market interest rates. The Company may terminate the swap contracts prior to their expiration dates, at which point a realized gain or financing activitiesloss would be recognized. The value of the Company’s commitment would increase or decrease based primarily on the extent to which interest rates move against the rate fixed for each swap. All derivatives are recognized on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair values. For accounting hedges, on the date the derivative contract is entered into, the Company designates the derivative as (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value” hedge) or (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction (“cash flow” hedge).

The Company previously entered into interest rate swap transactions, with multiple counterparties, which were designated as cash flow hedges. In September 2018, the Company re-couponed its swaps, receiving cash of $6,813, with the corresponding gain recognized ratably over the original term of the hedged instruments. The re-couponed swaps were terminated in December 2019 when the related $460 Million Facility was extinguished. Upon the swaps’ termination, the Company made a payment of $2,486 and recognized the remaining gain that resulted from the re-couponing in September 2018, which are recognized in Interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

On April 29, 2020, the Company entered into interest rate swap transactions, with multiple counterparties, which were designated as cash flows.flow hedges. In accordance with these transactions, the Company will pay an average fixed-rate interest amount of 0.54% and will receive floating rate interest amounts based on three-month LIBOR settings. These interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges with a start date of June 30, 2020 and an end date of December 23, 2024, with an aggregate notional amount outstanding of $197,129 at September 30, 2020.

The derivative asset and liability balances at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

  Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
  Balance Fair Value  Balance Fair Value 
  Sheet
Location
 September 30,
2020
  December 31,
2019
  Sheet
Location
 September 30,
2020
  December 31,
2019
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments           
Interest rate contracts Derivative asset (Current assets) $      —  $      —  Derivative liability (Current liabilities) $557  $       — 
Interest rate contracts Derivative asset (Noncurrent assets)       Derivative liability (Noncurrent liabilities)  620    
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments            1,177    
Total Derivatives   $  $    $1,177  $ 

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of net unrealized loss on cash flow hedges as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.


The following table presents the gross amounts of these liabilities with any offsets to arrive at the net amounts recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

  Gross  Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Condensed
  Net Amounts
of Liabilities
Presented in
the
Condensed
  Gross Amounts not Offset
in the Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
    
  Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
  Consolidated
Balance
Sheets
  Consolidated
Balance
Sheets
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Amount
 
September 30, 2020 Derivatives $1,177  $  $1,177  $  $  $1,177 
December 31, 2019 Derivatives                  

11.ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (Loss) Income

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of net unrealized loss on cash flow hedges as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

The changes in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income by component are as follows:

  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2020  2019 
Accumulated other comprehensive income – January 1, $  $4,387 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications  (1,053)  (4,931)
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income  (124)  1,435 
Other comprehensive loss for the period  (1,177)�� (3,496)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income – September 30, $(1,177) $891 

The realized loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of a realized loss of $124 related to interest rate swap contracts. The realized gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income consists of a realized loss of ($610) related to interest rate swap contracts and $2,045 related to the amortization of the gain on re-couponed swaps, as discussed in Note 10. The realized gain reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss are presented in Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

12.FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The fair values and carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 that are required to be disclosed at fair value, but not recorded at fair value, are as follows:

  September 30, 2020  December 31, 2019 
  Carrying
Amount
  Estimated
Fair Value
  Carrying
Amount
  Estimated
Fair Value
 
Cash and cash equivalents $114,335  $114,335  $83,609  $83,609 
Restricted cash  6,014   6,014   5,610   5,610 
Variable rate debt  748,518   748,518   894,310   894,310 

 

The following table illustratesmethods and assumptions are used in estimating the cumulative effectfair value of disclosures for financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents, and Restricted cash: The carrying amounts reported in the adoption of the new revenue recognition guidance on the opening condensed consolidated balance sheet:sheets for Cash and cash equivalents, and Restricted cash approximate fair value. Cash and cash equivalents, and Restricted cash are considered Level 1 items as they represent liquid assets with short-term maturities.

 

     New    
  Balance at  Revenue  Balance at 
  December 31,  Standard  January 1, 
  2018  Adjustment  2019 
Assets            
Current assets:            
Due from charterers $42,637  $(4,475) $38,162 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  3,731   1,691   5,422 
             
Equity:            
Accumulated deficit $(56,477) $(2,784) $(59,261)

Variable Rate Debt: The fair value of variable rate debt is based on management’s estimate of rates the Company could obtain for similar debt of the same remaining maturities. Additionally, the Company considers its creditworthiness in determining the fair value of variable rate debt under the credit facilities. The carrying amounts in the above table, which exclude the impact of deferred financing costs, approximate the fair market value for the variable rate debt. Variable rate debt is considered to be a Level 2 item as the Company considers the estimate of rates it could obtain for similar debt.

 

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The fair value of an asset or liability is based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The hierarchies of inputs used when determining fair value are described below:

 

Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Company is able to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these instruments does not entail a significant degree of judgment.

Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for instruments that are similar, or quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.

Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of financial instruments and the placement of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy.

The table below provides the financial instruments carried at fair value based on the levels of hierarchy as of the valuation date listed:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
September 30, 2020                
Derivative liabilities $  $1,177  $  $1,177 

Derivative Liabilities: The fair value of the derivative liabilities, which relate to the interest rate swaps used for hedging purposes, is the estimated amount the Company would pay for the liability to terminate the swap agreements at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates and the current creditworthiness of the swap counterparties. Interest rate swaps are considered to be a Level 2 item as the Company, using the income approach to value the derivatives, uses observable Level 2 market inputs at measurement date and standard valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount assuming that participants are motivated, but not compelled to transact. Level 2 inputs for the valuations are limited to quoted prices for similar assets in active markets (specifically, futures contracts on LIBOR for the first two years) and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset (specifically, LIBOR, cash and swap rates and credit risk at commonly quoted intervals). Mid-market pricing is used as a practical expedient for fair value measurements. Refer to Note 10 — Interest Rate Swaps for further information regarding the Company’s interest rate swap agreements.

The Company does not currently have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities and there have been no transfers in and/or out of Level 3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

13.REVENUE FROM TIME CHARTERS

The future minimum revenues, before inclusion of profit-sharing revenue, if any, expected to be received on irrevocable time charters for which revenues can be reasonably estimated and the related revenue days that the vessels are available for employment, and not including charterers’ renewal options for the remaining three months of the year ending December 31, 2020, and annually for the years ending December 31 are as follows:

2020 (for the remaining three months of the year)  $15,885 
2021   40,558 
2022   13,511 
Total future committed revenue  $69,954 


14.Related Party Transactions

 

During the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, the Company had the following related party transactions.

Capital Ship Management Corp. (“CSM”) — Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, for a period of five years, CSM will provide commercial and technical management services for the 25 vessels acquired in the Merger. For the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, the following transactions were recorded for these services:

 

·$85For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, $1,955 and $5,823, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, $1,955 and $3,794, respectively, was incurred for technical management services, which is included in Vessel expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and have been paid as of September 30, 2020.

·For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, $499 and $1,866, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, $548 and $1,130, respectively, was incurred for commercial management services, which is included in Voyage expenses in the condensed consolidated statementstatements of operations. As of March 31, 2019, this amount isSeptember 30, 2020, $714 remains unpaid, and is included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheetsheet.

 

·$5,000For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, $504 and $1,500, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, $503 and $1,022, respectively, was advanced to CSM to purchase bunker and port costs. These advanced funds areincurred for general management services, which is included in Prepaid expenseGeneral and other current assetsadministrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2020, $165 remains unpaid, and is included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2019. Refer to Note 5 — Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets.sheet.

Capital Product Partners, L.P. (“CPLP”)Working capital is advanced to CSM to procure both voyage and vessel costs. At September 30, 2020, the net funds advanced totaled $3,196, of which $6,288 is included in Prepaid Expense and Other Current Assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet (refer to Note 7PursuantPrepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets), and the $3,092 liability is included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet (refer to the Transaction Agreement, the Company is to reimburse CPLP for certain transaction expenses. During the three months ended MarchNote 8 — Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses). At December 31, 2019, the Company determined the reimbursement to CPLP totals $11,080,net funds advanced totaled $4,748, of which was included in transaction costs and capitalized as part of the Merger. As of March 31, 2019, $489 of the $11,080 is unpaid, and$5,757 is included in other current liabilitiesPrepaid Expense and Other Current Assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet and the $1,009 liability is included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

At December 31, 2019, amounts received for activity that occurred prior to the Merger that are due to CSM total $46 and are included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 6 — Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses.

Pursuant toThese amounts were settled during the Transaction Agreement, there is a Lockbox mechanism whereby on March 27, 2019, the Company was paid for estimated prorated charter hire, net of prorated costs incurred between the Lockbox date and March 27, 2019. As the voyages that occurred during that period are completed, the cash is settled between the Company and CPLP. Based on the finalization of certain voyages, and taking into amounts previously paid to the Company by CPLP, the Company owes CPLP $734 as of March 31, 2019, which is included in other current liabilities in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 6 — Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses.nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

14.15.Stock-Based Compensation

2019 Equity Incentive PlanOn March 16, 2019, CPLP, as the sole shareholder of DSSI at the time, approvedUnder the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan which was amended on March 27, (“2019 for awards with respect to an aggregate of 3,989,000 shares of common stock (the “2019 Plan”). Under the 2019 Plan,, the Company’s Board of Directors, the compensation committee,Compensation Committee, or their designees may grant a variety of stock-based incentive awards representing an aggregate of 3,989,000 shares of common stock to the Company’s officers, directors, employees, and consultants. Such awards include stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted (nonvested) stock, restricted stock units, and unrestricted stock. On April 11, 2019, in accordance with the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, grants of 31,602

Restricted Stock Units — The Company has issued restricted stock units and 15,802 shares of restricted stock were made(“RSUs”) under the 2019 Plan to the non-managementcertain members of the Board of Directors, an executive and certain employees of the Company, which represent the right to receive a share of common stock, or in the sole discretion of the Company’s Compensation Committee, the value of a share of common stock on the date that the RSU vests. Such shares of common stock will only be issued to certain directors, an executive and employees when their RSUs vest under the terms of their grant agreements and 2019 Plan described above.

The RSUs that have been issued to certain members of the Board of Directors vest one year from the date of grant. The RSUs that have been issued to other individuals vest ratably on each of the three anniversaries of the determined vesting date. The table below summarizes the Company’s unvested RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

     Weighted 
  Number of  Average Grant 
  RSUs  Date Price 
Outstanding at January 1, 2020  74,716  $14.03 
Granted  47,156   12.08 
Vested  (46,525)  13.58 
Forfeited  (1,887)  13.70 
Outstanding at September 30, 2020  73,460  $13.07 


The following table summarizes certain information of the RSUs unvested and vested as of September 30, 2020:

Unvested RSUs  Vested RSUs 
September 30, 2020  September 30, 2020 
      Weighted       
   Weighted  Average     Weighted 
   Average  Remaining     Average 
Number of  Grant Date  Contractual  Number of  Grant Date 
RSUs  Price  Life  RSUs  Price 
 73,460  $13.07   1.6   46,525  $13.58 

The Company is amortizing these grants over the applicable graded vesting periods. Forfeitures are taken into account when they occur. As of September 30, 2020, unrecognized compensation cost of $591 related to RSUs will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized $186 and $556, respectively, of nonvested stock amortization expense for the RSUs, which is included in General and administrative expenses.

Restricted Stock — Under the 2019 Plan, grants of restricted common stock were issued to certain members of the Board of Directors, executives and employees. The restricted common stock issued to certain members of the Board of Directors vest one year from the date of grant. The restricted common stock issued to certain executives and employees ordinarily vest ratably on each of the three anniversaries of the determined vesting date. The table below summarizes the Company’s nonvested stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 which were issued under the 2019 Plan:

     Weighted 
  Number of  Average Grant 
  Shares  Date Price 
Outstanding at January 1, 2020  562,790  $13.44 
Granted  175,151   12.41 
Vested  (198,116)  13.51 
Forfeited  (21,512)  13.70 
Outstanding at September 30, 2020  518,313  $13.05 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 198,116 shares vested under the 2019 Plan. This approved grant has a value of $623, and the units and stock vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, provided the director continually serves as a director forThere were no shares that year. On May 10, 2019, 391,331 shares of restricted stock, vesting ratably over a period of three years, were issued to certain officers and employees of the Companyvested under the 2019 Plan. Plan during the year ended December 31, 2019. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized $838 and $2,818, respectively, in nonvested stock amortization expense for the 2019 Plan restricted stock, which is included in General and administrative expenses.

The estimated valueCompany is amortizing these grants over the applicable graded vesting periods. Forfeitures are taken into account when they occur. As of this issuanceSeptember 30, 2020, unrecognized compensation cost of $3,525 related to nonvested stock will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.

Performance Awards — The Company granted performance awards that contain service, performance-based and/or market-based vesting criteria. Vesting occurs if the recipient remains employed and depends on the degree to which performance goals are achieved during the three-year performance period (as defined in the award agreements). The table below summarizes the Company’s nonvested performance awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 which were issued under the 2019 Plan:

     Weighted 
  Number of  Average Grant 
  Shares  Date Price 
Outstanding at January 1, 2020    $ 
Granted  133,305   12.60 
Vested      
Forfeited      
Outstanding at September 30, 2020  133,305  $12.60 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized $140 and $233, respectively, in nonvested stock amortization expense for the 2019 Plan performance awards, which is $5,361.included in General and administrative expenses. As of September 30, 2020, unrecognized compensation cost of $1,446 related to nonvested stock will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.6 years.


The future compensation to be recognized for the aforementioned RSUs, restricted stock and performance awards as of September 30, 2020 is as follows:

2020 (for the remaining three months of the year)  $1,128 
2021   2,939 
2022   1,240 
2023   255 
Total  $5,562 

 

15.16.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments— In connection withAugust and September 2020, the Merger, seven of the acquired vessels are attachedCompany entered into contracts to install ballast water treatment and scrubber contracts.systems on seven vessels with installation scheduled to occur in 2021. These contracts have a total estimated cost of $7,262,$6,575, of which $5,071$6,097 remains unpaid at March 31, 2019, and will be paid during the remaining nine monthsas of the year ending December 31, 2019. These contracts are in addition to the ballast water treatment and scrubber contracts disclosed in the 2018 Financial Statements.September 30, 2020, with payments due as follows as:

 

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2020 (for the remaining three months of the year)  $990 
2021   5,107 
Total  $6,097 

In May 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to extend the term of the operating lease for its office space in Greenwich, Connecticut on Benedict Place, which now expires on July 31, 2026. Under this amended agreement, the future minimum payments for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

2019 (for the remaining nine months of the year) $757 
2020  952 
2021  874 
2022  1,035 
2023  1,194 
Thereafter  3,147 
Total future minimum operating lease payments $7,959 

Contingencies — From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of its business. Such claims, even if lacking merit, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources. The Company is not aware of any legal proceedings or claims that isit believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material effect on the Company, its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

16.17.SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Company is engaged primarily in the ocean transportation of crude oil and petroleum products in the international market through the ownership and operation of a diversified fleet of vessels. The international shipping industry has many distinct market segments based, in large part, on the size and design configuration of vessels required. Rates in each market segment are determined by a variety of factors affecting the supply and demand for vessels to move cargoes in the trades for which they are suited. Tankers are not bound to specific ports or schedules and therefore can respond to market opportunities by moving between trades and geographical areas. The Company’s vessels regularly navigate in international waters, over hundreds of trade routes, to hundreds of ports and, as a result, the disclosure of geographic information is impracticable. The Company charters its vessels primarily on voyage charters and on time charters.

 

The Company has two reportable segments, Crude Tankers and Product Carriers. Segment results are evaluated based on income (loss) from operations. The accounting policies applied to the reportable segments are the same as those used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Results for the Company’s revenue and loss from operations by segment for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

 Crude Tankers  Product Carriers  Total  Crude Tankers  Product Carriers  Total 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019            
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020            
Total revenue $42,293  $70,304  $112,597 
Voyage expenses  (12,891)  (20,005)  (32,896)
Vessel expenses  (11,606)  (33,152)  (44,758)
Depreciation and amortization  (10,121)  (18,946)  (29,067)
General, administrative and management fees(1)  (1,873)  (5,812)  (7,685)
Income (loss) from operations $5,802  $(7,611) $(1,809)
            
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019            
Voyage revenue $35,409  $67,247  $102,656  $46,222  $95,304  $141,526 
Voyage expenses  (14,370)  (27,208)  (41,578)  (22,919)  (37,049)  (59,968)
Vessel expenses  (6,760)  (18,041)  (24,801)  (10,554)  (31,245)  (41,799)
Depreciation and amortization  (8,037)  (13,919)  (21,956)  (9,898)  (18,865)  (28,763)
General, administrative and management fees(1)  (1,761)  (4,527)  (6,288)
Income from operations $4,481  $3,552  $8,033 
            
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018            
Voyage revenue $29,358  $63,786  $93,144 
Voyage expenses  (16,702)  (28,033)  (44,735)
Vessel expenses  (8,329)  (19,701)  (28,030)
Depreciation and amortization  (7,938)  (14,116)  (22,054)
General, administrative and management fees(1)  (1,149)  (3,008)  (4,157)
Loss from operations $(4,760) $(1,072) $(5,832)
Loss on sale of vessels     (18,344)  (18,344)
General and administrative expenses  (1,781)  (5,785)  (7,566)
Income (loss) from operations $1,070  $(15,984) $(14,914)

 

   

Crude Tankers

   

Product Carriers

   

Total

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020            
Total revenue $202,795  $303,080  $505,875 
Voyage expenses  (55,900)  (101,026)  (156,926)
Vessel expenses  (35,490)  (92,542)  (128,032)
Depreciation and amortization  (30,041)  (56,557)  (86,598)
General, administrative and management fees(1)  (5,679)  (17,615)  (23,294)
Income from operations $75,685  $35,340  $111,025 
             
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019            
Voyage revenue $133,105  $260,372  $393,477 
Voyage expenses  (64,383)  (103,058)  (167,441)
Vessel expenses  (27,729)  (81,247)  (108,976)
Depreciation and amortization  (27,806)  (52,156)  (79,962)
Loss on sale of vessels     (18,344)  (18,344)
General and administrative expenses  (4,982)  (16,192)  (21,174)
Income (loss) from operations $8,205  $(10,625) $(2,420)

 

(1)Includes direct general and administrative expenses and indirect general and administrative expenses (allocated to each segment based on a formula).

 

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The reconciliations of total assets of the segments to amounts included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

 

 March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
  September 30,
2020
  December 31,
2019
 
Crude Tankers $911,257  $758,372  $868,142  $896,897 
Product Carriers  1,278,540   885,220   1,187,453   1,225,235 
Corporate unrestricted cash and cash equivalents  1,816   2,508   2,789   2,609 
Other unallocated amounts  5,629   3,755   1,729   3,641 
Consolidated total assets $2,197,242  $1,649,855  $2,060,113  $2,128,382 

 

17.18.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company has evaluated all subsequent events to ensure that these condensed consolidated financial statements include appropriate recognition and disclosure of recognized events as of March 31, 2019. ExceptSeptember 30, 2020.

In October 2020, the Board of Directors approved selling the Atlantic Mirage, a 2009-built MR vessel. The Company reached an agreement to sell the Atlantic Mirage for $16.4 million in aggregate gross proceeds. Delivery of the Atlantic Mirage is expected to take place in the latter half of the fourth quarter of 2020, and the Company expects to record a loss of approximately $9.7 million on the sale of this vessel.

Other than as disclosed in this note and elsewhere in thethese condensed consolidated financial statements, there were no additional subsequent events that the Company believes require recognition or disclosure.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis is designed to provide a better understanding of various factors related to the results of operations and financial condition of Diamond S Shipping Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”). This discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Information Statement (the “Information Statement”) included as an exhibit to our registration statementAnnual Report on Form 10 originally10-K (the “2019 Annual Report”) for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on December 21, 2018March 27, 2020, and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in this report. This discussion contains a number of forward-looking statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and all of which could be affected by uncertainties and risks. Our actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors including, but not limited to, those described under “Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements”.

 

Business Overview

 

The Diamond S Shipping Inc. standalone corporate entity (“DSSI”) was formed on November 14, 2018 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the purpose of receiving, via contribution from Capital Product Partners L.P. (“CPLP”),CPLP, CPLP’s crude and product tanker business and combining that business with the business and operations of DSS Holdings L.P. (“DHLP”) pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2018 (as amended, the “Transaction Agreement”), by and among CPLP, DHLP, DSSI and the other parties named therein. DHLP was a Cayman Island limited partnership formed on October 1, 2007.

On March 27, 2019, DSSI, and DHLP and all of its directly-owned subsidiaries (the “DHLP Subsidiaries”) completed a mergerLP pursuant to the Transaction Agreement. Pursuant to the termsFor a description of the Transaction Agreement on March 27, 2019, the DHLP subsidiaries merged with and into DSSI, with DSSI being the surviving corporation in the merger (the “Merger”). DSSIrelated Merger, please see Note 1 — Business and the DHLP Subsidiaries, which are the consolidated accountsBasis of Diamond S Shipping Inc., are hereinafter referred to collectively as “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company.”

The Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, “Business Combinations” as the DHLP subsidiaries are the accounting acquirer for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the historical consolidated financial statements of the DHLP subsidiaries for periods prior to the Merger are considered to be the predecessor financial statements of the Company. Refer toPresentation and Note 3 — Merger Transaction to ourin the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

The Company is aWe provide seaborne transportertransportation of crude oil, and refined petroleum, and other products operating in the international shipping industry. Through its wholly-ownedAs of September 30, 2020, through our wholly owned subsidiaries, the Company ownswe owned and operates 66operated 64 tanker vessels: 13 Suezmax crude carriers, one Aframax crude carrier and 52 medium range (“MR”)50 MR product carriers. The CompanyAs of the same date, we also controlscontrolled and operatesoperated two Suezmax vessels through a joint venture.

 

Factors to Consider When Evaluating the Company’s Results

 

The COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak a pandemic. In response to the ongoing outbreak, many countries, ports and organizations, including those where the Company conducts a large part of its operations, have implemented measures to combat the outbreak, such as quarantines and travel restrictions. Such measures have, and will likely continue to, negatively affect the global economy. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased vessel expenses, primarily due to crewing related matters and logistical challenges for delivery of services and materials to vessels. The extent to which COVID-19 will materially impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition, including possible impairments, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the virus and the actions to contain or treat its impact, among others. Accordingly, an estimate of the impact of COVID-19 on the Company and its operations cannot be made at this time. However, if the pandemic worsens, additional restrictions are imposed or current restrictions are imposed for a longer period of time in response to the outbreak, it may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future results of operation and financial condition.

Strategic Product Tanker Partnership

On June 15, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S (“Norden”). During the term of this agreement, the Company and Norden have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to identify new projects in the product tanker industry that they may jointly pursue and develop. Pursuant to this agreement, Company has agreed to initially contribute 28 of its MR vessels to the Norient Product Pool (the “Pool”). This agreement will terminate upon the occurrence of certain events, including when the Company no longer has vessels operating in the Pool. As of September 30, 2020, 28 of the Company’s vessels are operating in the Pool.

The Merger

 

The Merger, as described above,in Note 3 — Merger Transaction in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein, closed on March 27, 2019. Our condensed consolidated financial statements include operating results for the 25 vessels acquired vessels for four187 days and 274 days during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2020, respectively, in addition to the 4341 vessels historically owned by the Companyus for the full period.period and the two vessels sold in September 2019.

 

Credit Facility

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In connection with the Merger, the Company entered into a $360 million five-year Credit Agreement (the “$360 Facility”), for the purposes of financing the Merger and refinancing a $30 million Line of Credit. The $360 Facility consists of a term loan of $300 million and a revolving loan of $60 million, and is collateralized by the 25 vessels acquired in the Merger and three vessels that collateralized the $30 million Line of Credit, with reductions based on a 17 year age-adjusted amortization schedule, payable on a quarterly basis. The term loan component of the $360 Facility bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate for a three-month interest period, plus a 2.65% interest rate margin.

 

DispositionsNew Credit Facilities and Refinancings

For a description of the Alpine MinuteCompany’s credit agreements and Alpine Magicrefinancings, please see Note 9 — Long-Term Debt in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein.

Vessel Dispositions

 

In November 2018, the DHLP boardAugust 2019, our Board of directorsDirectors approved selling the Alpine MinuteAtlantic Aquarius and Alpine Magic,Atlantic Leo, both 2009-built MR vessels. The CompanyWe reached an agreement to sell the Alpine MinuteAtlantic Aquarius and Atlantic Leo, each for $17.8 million less a 1% broker commission payable to a third party, and the Company reached a separate agreement to sell the Alpine Magic for $17.0$16.0 million less a 1% broker commission payable to a third party. In December 2018, the CompanySeptember 2019, we completed the sale of the Alpine MinuteAtlantic Aquarius and Alpine MagicAtlantic Leo.

 

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Share Repurchase Program

 

On March 4, 2020, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, providing authorization to repurchase up to $50 million of our common shares, effective for a period of one year. We may repurchase these shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, at times and prices that we consider to be appropriate. As of September 30, 2020, we repurchased 137,289 shares for a total of $1.4 million under the share repurchase program, with all repurchases having been effected in the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Other Trends and Factors Affecting the Company’s Future Results of Operations

 

The principal factors that have affected the Company’sour results of operations, and may in the future affect results of operations, are the economic, regulatory, financial, credit, political and governmental conditions prevailing in the tanker market and shipping industry generally and in the countries and markets in which the Company’sour vessels are chartered.

 

The world economy has experienced significant economic and political upheavals in recent history. In addition, credit supply has been constrained and financial markets have been particularly turbulent. Protectionist trends, global growth and demand for the seaborne transportation of goods, including oil and oil products and overcapacity and deliveries of newly-built vessels have affected, and may further affect, the tanker market and shipping industry in general and the business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company.

 

Some of the key factors that have affected the Company’sour business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and may in the future affect Diamond S’our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, include the following:

 

·levels of oil product demand and inventories;

 

·supply and demand for crude oil and oil products;

 

·charter hire levels (under time and bareboat charters) and the ability to re-charter vessels at competitive rates as their current charters expire;

 

·developments in vessel values, which may affect compliance with covenants under credit facilities and/or debt refinancing;

 

·compliance with covenants in credit facilities, including covenants relating to the maintenance of vessel value ratios;

 

·the level of debt and the related interest expense and amortization of principal;

 

·access to debt and equity and the cost of capital required to acquire additional vessels;

 

·supply and order-book of tanker vessels;

 

·the ability to increase the size of the fleet and make additional acquisitions that are accretive to earnings;

 

·the ability of the commercial and chartering operations to successfully employ vessels at economically attractive rates, particularly as charters expire and the fleet expands;

 


·the continuing demand for crude oil and oil products from China, India, Brazil and Russia and other emerging markets;

 

·the ability to comply with new maritime regulations, the more restrictive regulations for the transport of certain products and cargoes and the increased costs associated therewith;

 

·changes in fuel prices, including as a result of the imposition of sulfur oxide emissions limits in 2020 under new regulations adopted by the IMO (for those vessels that are not retrofitted with scrubbers);

 

·the effective and efficient technical management of the vessels;

 

·the costs associated with upcoming drydocking of vessels;

 

·the ability to obtain and maintain major international oil company approvals and to satisfy technical, health, safety and compliance standards;

 

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·the strength of and growth in the number of the customer relationships, especially with major international oil companies and major commodity traders;

 

·the prevailing spot market rates and the number of vessels operating in the spot market;

·changes in laws, treaties or regulations applicable to the Company, including regulations relating to environmental compliance; and

 

·the ability to acquire and sell vessels at satisfactory prices.

 

Operating Data

 

The following table representstables represent the operating data for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 on a consolidated basis.

 

 For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
       For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
       
 2019  2018  Change  % Change  2020  2019  Change  % Change 
 (In Thousands, Except Per Share and Share Data)  (In Thousands, Except Per Share and Share Data) 
Revenue:                  
Spot revenue $98,449  $85,934  $12,515   14.6%
Voyage revenue $69,098  $120,954  $(51,856)  (42.9)%
Time charter revenue  4,207   4,364   (157)  3.6%  20,408   20,572   (164)  (0.8)%
Pool revenue     2,846   (2,846)  (100.0)%  23,091      23,091    
Voyage revenue  102,656   93,144   9,512   10.2%
Total revenue  112,597   141,526   (28,929)  (20.4)%
                                
Operating expenses:                                
Voyage expenses  41,578   44,735   (3,157)  (7.1)%  32,896   59,968   (27,072)  (45.1)%
Vessel expenses  24,801   28,030   (3,229)  (11.5)%  44,758   41,799   2,959   7.1%
Depreciation and amortization expense  21,956   22,054   (98)  (0.4)%  29,067   28,763   304   1.1%
Loss on sale of vessels     18,344   (18,344)  (100.0)%
General and administrative expenses  6,288   4,157   2,131   51.3%  7,685   7,566   119   1.6%
Total operating expenses  94,623   98,976   (4,353)  (4.4)%  114,406   156,440   (42,034)  (26.9)%
Operating income (loss)  8,033   (5,832)  13,865   237.7%
Operating income  (1,809)  (14,914)  13,105   (87.9)%
Other (expense) income:                                
Total other expense — Net  (8,853)  (8,231)  (622)  7.6%  (7,016)  (12,529)  5,513   (44.0)%
Net loss  (820)  (14,063)  13,243   (94.2)%  (8,825)  (27,443)  18,618   (67.8)%
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest  206   (336)  542   161.3%  839   (1,548)  2,387   (154.2)%
Net loss attributable to Diamond S Shipping Inc. $(1,026) $(13,727) $12,701   (92.5)% $(9,664) $(25,895) $16,231   (62.7)%
                                
Net loss per share – basic and diluted $(0.04) $(0.51) $0.47   (92.5)%
                
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted  27,731,252   27,165,696   565,556   2.1%
Net loss per share – basic $(0.24) $(0.65) $0.41   (63.1)%
Net loss per share – diluted $(0.24) $(0.65) $0.41   (63.1)%
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic  39,918,427   39,890,698   27,729   0.1%
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted  39,918,427   39,890,698   27,729   0.1%

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  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
       
  2020  2019  Change  % Change 
  (In Thousands, Except Per Share and Share Data) 
Revenue:            
Voyage revenue $419,169  $348,747  $70,422   20.2%
Time charter revenue  63,296   44,730   18,566   41.5%
Pool revenue  23,410      23,410    
Total revenue  505,875   393,477   112,398   28.6%
                 
Operating expenses:                
Voyage expenses  156,926   167,441   (10,515)  (6.3)%
Vessel expenses  128,032   108,976   19,056   17.5%
Depreciation and amortization expense  86,598   79,962   6,636   8.3%
Loss on sale of vessels     18,344   (18,344)  (100.0)%
General and administrative expenses  23,294   21,174   2,120   10.0%
Total operating expenses  394,850   395,897   (1,047)  (0.3)%
Operating income  111,025   (2,420)  113,445   (4,687.8)%
Other (expense) income:                
Total other expense — Net  (27,767)  (34,420)  6,653   (19.3)%
Net income (loss)  83,258   (36,840)  120,098   (326.0)%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest  2,166   (1,416)  3,582   (253.0)%
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamond S Shipping Inc. $81,092  $(35,424) $116,516   (328.9)%
                 
Net earnings (loss) per share – basic $2.03  $(0.99) $3.02   (305.1)%
Net earnings (loss) per share – diluted $2.02  $(0.99) $3.01   (304.0)%
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic  39,879,976   35,835,477   4,044,499   11.3%
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted  40,106,157   35,835,477   4,270,680   11.9%

 

Results of Operations

 

Three months ended March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018September 30, 2019

 

VoyageTotal revenue

 

VoyageTotal revenue increaseddecreased by $9.5$28.9 million to $102.7$112.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 as compared to $93.1$141.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.September 30, 2019. The $9.5$28.9 million increasedecrease was principally drivendue to weaker market conditions in the product tanker segment. The global consumption of petroleum products has experienced considerable demand destruction as a result of the global pandemic. In addition, the unwinding of the floating storage cycle effectively increased the supply of available ships. These negative trends were partially offset by a 7.4% increase in revenue days due to (1) fewer drydock days across the fleet: 156 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 vs. 90 days during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and (2) an additional 100 revenue days in March 2019 duesolid start to the Merger. Further, freight ratesquarter in the crude oil transportation market improved driven by an increase in long haul voyages primarilycarrier segment as a result of a carryover of strong rates from U.S. crude oil exports and steady demand growth in global crude oil consumption.the first half of 2020.

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Voyage Expenses

 

Voyage expenses primarily consist of bunkers, port expenses, canal dues and commissions. Commissions were paid to shipbrokers for negotiating and arranging charter party agreements on the Company’s behalf. Voyage expenses incurred during time charters and while vessels are operating in pools are paid for by the charterer orand pool, manager,respectively, except for commissions to the initial brokers, which were paid for by the Company. Voyage expenses incurred during voyage charters were paid for by the Company.

 


Voyage expenses decreased by $3.2$27.1 million to $41.6$32.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 as compared to $44.7$60.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.September 30, 2019. The $3.1$27.1 million decrease in voyage expenses was driven by an increasea reduction in short-term time charter activitybunker and port costs incurred as a result of entering 28 vessels in the Suezmax fleetPool as of September 30, 2020, with 23 of the vessels having entered the Pool during the three months ended March 31, 2019, as the bunker and port costs were born by the charterer.September 30, 2020.

Vessel Expenses

 

Vessel expenses include crew wages and associated costs, the cost of insurance premiums, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, lubricants and spare parts, technical management fees and other miscellaneous expenses.

 

Vessel expenses decreasedincreased by $3.2$3.0 million to $24.8$44.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 as compared to $28.0$41.8 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019. The $3.2$3.0 million decreaseincrease in vessel expenses was driven a decrease in operating daysis primarily due to additional expenses incurred for crew bonuses, increased costs of crew reliefs, testing, quarantine and logistics for delivery of services and materials to the vessels as a result of the sale of the Alpine Minute and Alpine Magic.global pandemic.

 

Loss on Sale of Vessels

The $18.3 million loss on sale of vessels during the three months ended September 30, 2019 is due to selling the Atlantic Aquarius and Atlantic Leo in September 2019.

Vessel Depreciation and Amortization Expense

 

We depreciate the cost of our vessels on a straight-line basis over the expected useful life of each vessel. Depreciation is based on the cost of the vessel less its estimated residual value. We estimate the useful life of our vessels to be 25 years, and we estimate the residual value by taking the estimated scrap value of $300 per lightweight ton times the weight of the ship in lightweight tons. We continue to monitor changes in the oil and petroleum product supply chain that might have an impact on the useful operating life of our assets.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense decreasedincreased by $0.1$0.3 million to $22.0$29.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $28.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to $22.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018. The relatively slight decrease in depreciation and amortization expenseSeptember 30, 2019. This increase is due to vessel additions primarily related the added depreciation expense for the 25 vessels acquired in the Merger for four days in the three months ended March 31, 2019,scrubber and ballast water treatment projects, offset by the decrease in the depreciation and amortization expense related to the sale of the Alpine MinuteAtlantic Aquarius and Alpine MagicAtlantic Leo in December 2018.September 2019.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

For the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, general and administrative expenses were $6.3$7.7 million and $4.2$7.6 million, respectively. The $2.1 million increase was primarily due to incurring costsgeneral and administrative expenses remained relatively flat as the Company has had similar onshore infrastructure in place during the three months ended March 31, 2019 related to legal and audit fees in connection with filing a Form 10 and Form S-1.both quarters.

 

Total Other Expense, net

 

Total other expense, net, which includes term loan interest, amortization of deferred financing charges and commitment fees and net of interest income, was $8.9$7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 compared to $8.2$12.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.September 30, 2019. The increasedecrease of $0.6$5.5 million was primarily driven by an increasea $160 million decrease in the average debt balance in the two comparative periods, coupled with a decrease in the effective interest rates.rate.

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

 

The net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest was net income of $0.2$0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 compared to a net loss of $0.3$1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.September 30, 2019. The net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest primarily represents a 49% interest in NT Suez Holdco LLC, which owns and operates two Suezmax vessels and is 51% owned by the Company. The decreaseincrease in the net lossincome of $0.5$2.3 million was mainly attributable to higherfixing these two Suezmax vessels on three-year time charter rates achievedcontracts, which began in the latter half of 2019, coupled with these two vessels having 132 off-hire days during the three months ended September 30, 2019 for the installation of their scrubbers.


Nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019

Total revenue

Total revenue increased by $112.4 million to $505.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $393.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The $112.4 million increase was principally driven by a 13.4% increase in total revenue days due to an additional 2,092 revenue days during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to the Merger coupled with stronger prevailing market conditions in both the crude tanker and product carrier segments during that period, when compared with the market conditions during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Voyage Expenses

Voyage expenses decreased by $10.5 million to $156.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $167.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The $10.5 million decrease in voyage expenses was predominantly driven by a reduction in bunker and port costs incurred as a result of better fuel efficiencies from long haul voyages.operating 28 vessels in the Pool as of September 30, 2020, with 23 of the vessels entered into the Pool during the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Vessel Expenses

Vessel expenses increased by $19.0 million to $128.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $108.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The $19.0 million increase in vessel expenses was driven by a 10.4% increase in vessel operating days, which consists of an increase in 2,175 vessel operating days due to the Merger and a decrease in 513 days as a result of the sale of the Atlantic Aquarius and Atlantic Leo, and additional expenses incurred for crew bonuses, increased costs of crew reliefs, testing, quarantine and logistics for delivery of services and materials to the vessels as a result of the global pandemic.

Vessel Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $6.6 million to $86.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $80.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense is due to the added depreciation expense for the 25 vessels acquired in the Merger for 2,175 vessel operating days in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 coupled with vessel additions primarily related to the scrubber and ballast water treatment projects, and offset by the decrease in the depreciation and amortization expense related to the sale of the Atlantic Aquarius and Atlantic Leo in September 2019.

Loss on Sale of Vessels

The $18.3 million loss on sale of vessels during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is due to selling the Atlantic Aquarius and Atlantic Leo in September 2019.

General and Administrative Expenses

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, general and administrative expenses were $23.3 million and $21.2 million, respectively. The $2.1 million increase was primarily due to costs incurred in the first quarter of 2020 when compared to the first quarter of 2019 that were attributable to stock-based compensation costs, legal fees in connection with the annual filings and an increase in headcount to maintain the infrastructure of a public company and to manage a larger fleet employed in the spot market.

Total Other Expense, net

Total other expense, net, which includes term loan interest, amortization of deferred financing charges and commitment fees and net of interest income, was $27.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $34.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease of $6.6 million was primarily driven by a $28 million decrease in the average debt balance in the two comparative periods, coupled with a decrease in the effective interest rate.

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Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

The net income attributable to noncontrolling interest was net income of $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to a net loss of $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The net income attributable to noncontrolling interest primarily represents a 49% interest in NT Suez Holdco LLC, which owns and operates two Suezmax vessels and is 51% owned by the Company. The increase in the net income of $3.6 million was mainly attributable to fixing these two Suezmax vessels on three-year time charter contracts, which began in the latter half of 2019, coupled with these two vessels having 132 off-hire days during the three months ended September 30, 2019 for the installation of their scrubbers.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $81.3$120.3 million and $88.2$89.2 million, including restricted cash of $5.2$6.0 million and $5.1$5.6 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company had $16.1$60.0 million and $19.3$15.0 million available and undrawn under its credit facilities, respectively.

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Generally, the primary sources of funds have been cash from operations and undrawn amounts under credit facilities.

 

Effective upon completionOn December 27, 2019, we refinanced (i) the $460 Million Facility, (ii) the $235 Million Facility, and (iii) the $75 Million Facility with the proceeds of the Merger, the Company has indebtedness outstanding under a new term loan and revolving credit facility, arranged in connection with the Merger, and indebtedness under previously existing credit facilities of the Company. Refer to Note 7 — Long-Term Debt of our condensed consolidated financial statements.$525 Million Facility.

 

At March 31, 2019, we wereSeptember 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under each of the Company’sits credit facilities.

 

Passage of environmental legislation or other regulatory initiatives have in the past had, and may in the future may have, a significant impact on the operations of the Company.our operations. Regulatory measures can increase therequired costs related to operating and maintaining the Company’sour vessels and may require us to retrofit our vessels with new equipment.equipment to comply with new or existing regulations.

 

Among other capital expenditures, in consideration ofconnection with the IMOInternational Maritime Organization’s new limits for sulfur oxide emissions effective January 1, 2020, Regulations, the Companywe contracted for the purchase and installation of scrubbers on five of itsour Suezmax vessels. TheseAs of September 30, 2020, four of these scrubbers are expectedhave been installed, with one remaining to be installed prior to January 1, 2020 or shortly thereafter and are expected to translate intoinstalled. The total aggregate capital expenditures for these five scrubbers is approximately $16.8 million, of at least $9.6 million. The Companywhich $14.9 million has been paid as of September 30, 2020. We may, in the future, determine to purchase additional scrubbers for installation on other vessels ownedthat we own or operated by the Company.

operate. In addition, with respect to vessels that we haveare not contracted for the installation ofretrofitted with scrubbers, we do expect to incur certain capital expenditures to ensure those vessels are capable of efficiently using low-sulfur fuel, and estimate that the costs of such capitalwhich expenditures willare not expected to be significant.significant or which have not yet been determined.

 

Furthermore, the Company hasWe entered into contracts in place to install ballast water treatment systems on 22 of our vessels for 15 vessels whose compliance date requires such installation in 2019 and 2020. Totala total estimated cost is $13.4 million.of $23.5 million, of which 12 systems have been installed and $14.0 million has been paid as of September 30, 2020. Seven of these contracts were signed during the third quarter of 2020.

We believe that we have sufficient capital resources to fund our operations and anticipated capital requirements for the next twelve months. However, should market conditions deteriorate beyond third-party forecasts, we would consider a number of liquidity enhancing measures, which could include refinancing a portion of our senior debt, exploring unsecured debt instruments, asset sales and sale-leaseback transactions on certain of our assets.


Cash Flows

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s cash and cash equivalents provided by or used in operating, financing and investing activities for the periods presented below (presented in millions):

 

 For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 2019  2018  2020 2019 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $5.9  $2.0  $193.9  $41.9 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities  (313.1)  (0.8)  (12.0)  (291.1)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities  300.4   (12.9)
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities  (150.8)  242.1 

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 was $5.9$193.9 million and $2.0$41.9 million, respectively. The increase of $3.9$152.0 million was mainly attributable to among other factors,more revenue days and higher charter rates affectingthat increased our revenues offsetand overall net income by $120.1 million for the negative effect of the changes in the Company’s operating assets and liabilities amounting to cash of $11.2 million. The changes in operating assets and liabilities were driven mainly by increases in trade accounts receivable, offset by and pool working capital returned to the Company during the threenine months ended March 31, 2018, as a result of the change from pool employment to voyage charters,September 30, 2020, when compared to the threenine months ended March 31, 2019.September 30, 2019, and an increase of $40.0 million in cash provided by the changes in assets and liabilities for the comparative periods.

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities refers primarily to cash used for vessel acquisitions and improvements, and the Merger. Net cash used by investing activities during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 was $313.1$12.0 million and $0.8$291.1 million, respectively. The increase in$12.0 million net cash used inby investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily drivenfor additions to vessels and other property, while the $291.1 million net cash used by investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 included the consideration paid in connection with the Merger, with $292.7 million paid to CPLP to acquire the vessels, and $17.8$18.9 million paid in transaction costs, duringand $11.2 million paid for additions to vessels and other property, offset by cash proceeds of $31.8 million provided by the three months ended March 31,sale of the Atlantic Aquarius and Atlantic Leo in September 2019.

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Net Cash (Used in) Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

Net cash (used in) provided by (used in) financing activities during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 was $300.4($150.8) million and ($12.9)$242.1 million, respectively. The increasechange in cash (used in) provided by financing activities was primarily driven bydue to the following occurringfinancing activities that we engaged in during the threetwo comparable periods. During the nine months ended March 31, 2019:September 30, 2020, the main outflows of cash for financing activities consisted of debt payments of $145.8 million, a $2.2 million distribution to the noncontrolling interest in the NT Suez Holdco LLC entity, and paying $1.4 million to repurchase shares under the share repurchase program. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 we had borrowings under the $360 Million Facility, consisting of $300 million inof the term loan drawn and $45$55 million of the revolver drawn, which were offset by $26.4 million repaid on lines of credit that were cancelled in connection with the Merger, $86.6 million in term loan repayments and $6.5$7.1 million in deferred financing costs paid in connection with the $360 Million Facility.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

 

Contractual Obligations and Contingencies

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term contractual obligations as of March 31, 2019September 30, 2020 (in thousands of U.S. dollars).

 

 Payment due by period  Payment due by period 
 Total  

Less than 1

year

  1 – 3 years  3 – 5 years  More than 5 years  Total  Less than 1 year  1 – 3 years  3 – 5 years  More than 5 years 
Long-term Debt Obligations $953,617  $80,744  $618,498  $156,875  $97,500  $748,518  $33,597  $307,421  $407,500  $ 
Interest Obligations(1)  107,522   34,978   64,663   7,505   376   53,059   5,290   32,136   15,633    
Capital Commitments  13,775   11,103   2,672       
Office Lease  7,959   757   1,826   2,229   3,147 
Capital Obligations (scrubbers and ballast water treatment systems)  13,559   1,740   11,819       
Lease Obligations  6,387   137   1,909   2,401   1,940 
Total: $1,082,873  $127,582  $687,659  $166,609  $101,023  $821,523  $40,764  $353,285  $425,534  $1,940 

 

(1)Interest has been estimated based on the LIBOR Bloomberg forward rates and the prescribed margin for each of the Company’s facilities. Refer to Note 7 — Long-Term Debt of our condensed consolidated financial statements.

(1) Interest has been estimated based on the LIBOR forward rates and the prescribed margin for each of our facilities. Refer to Note 9 — Long-Term Debt of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained herein.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Critical accounting policies are those that reflect significant judgments or uncertainties, and which could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. The Company has described below what its management believes are its most critical accounting policies. For a description of all of the Company’s significant accounting policies, see Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — B. Liquidity and Capital Resources — Critical Accounting Policies and Note 2 (Significant— Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to the audited consolidated financial statements of DSS Holdings L.P., which are includedPolicies, each contained in the Company’s registration statement on Form 10,our 2019 Annual Report, and in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein, for further information.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

During the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, revenues arewere generated from fixed rate time charters, pool arrangementsspot market voyage charters, spot market-related time charters and voyage charters.pools.

 

The Company recognizesWe recognize revenues over the term of the time charter when there is a time charter agreement, where the rate is fixed or determinable, service is provided and collection of the related revenue is reasonably assured. The Company doesWe do not recognize revenue during days the vessel is off-hire. Where the time charter contains a profit or loss sharing arrangement, the profit or loss is recognized based on amounts earned or incurred as of the reporting date.

 

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Revenues from pool arrangements are recognized based on its portion of the net distributions reported by the relevant pool, which represents the net voyage revenue of the pool after voyage expenses and pool manager fees.

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2018, under a voyage charter agreement, the revenues are recognized on a pro rata basis based on the relative transit time in each period. The period over which voyage revenues are recognized commences at the time the vessel departs from its last discharge portSeptember 30, 2020 and ends at the time the discharge of cargo at the next discharge port is completed. The Company does not begin recognizing revenue until a charter has been agreed to by the customer and the Company, even if the vessel has discharged its cargo and is sailing to the anticipated load port on its next voyage. The Company does not recognize revenue when a vessel is off-hire. Estimated losses on voyages are provided for in full at the time such losses become evident.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, pursuant to the new revenue recognition guidance, which was early adopted as of January 1, 2019, and is disclosed in Note 12 — Voyage Revenue of our condensed consolidated financial statements, revenue for spot market voyage charters is recognized ratably over the total transit time of each voyage, which commences at the time the vessel arrives at the loading port and ends at the time the discharge of cargo is completed at the discharge port. Previously, revenue was recognized on the later of when the vessel departed from its last discharge port or when an agreement was entered into with the charterer, and ended at the time the discharge of cargo was completed at the discharge port. In time charters, operating costs including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel and specified voyage costs such as fuel and port charges are paid by the charterer. These voyage expenses are borne by us when the Company whenvessels are engaged in spot market voyage charters. As such, there are significantly higher voyage expenses for spot market voyage charters as compared to time charters.

Vessel Lives and Impairment

 

The carrying value of each of the Company’s vessels represents its original cost (contract price plus initial expenditures) at the time of delivery or purchase less accumulated depreciation or impairment charges. The carrying values of vessels may not represent their fair market value at any point in time since the market prices of secondhand vessels tend to fluctuate with changes in charter rates and the cost of newbuildings. In recent years changing market conditions resulted in a decrease in charter rates and values of assets. We consider these market developments as indicators of potential impairment of the carrying amount of its assets.

 

In developing estimates of future undiscounted cash flows, we make assumptions and estimates about the vessels’ future performance, with the significant assumptions being related to charter rates, fleet utilization, vessels’ operating expenses, vessels’ capital expenditures and drydocking requirements, vessels’ residual value and the estimated remaining useful life of each vessel. The assumptions used to develop estimates of future undiscounted cash flows are based on historical trends. Specifically, we utilize the rates currently in effect for the duration of their current time charters, without assuming additional profit-sharing. For periods of time where the vessels are not fixed on time charters, we utilize an estimated daily time charter equivalent for its vessels’ unfixed days based on the most recent ten year historical one-year time charter average.

 


Although we believe that the assumptions used to evaluate potential impairment are reasonable and appropriate at the time they were made, such assumptions are highly subjective and likely to change, possibly materially, in the future. There can be no assurance as to how long charter rates and vessel values will remain at their current low levels or whether they will improve by a significant degree. If charter rates were to remain at depressed levels, future assessments of vessel impairment would be adversely affected.

In recent years, the market values of vessels have experienced particular volatility, with substantial declines in many of the charter-free market value, or basic market value, of various vessel classes. As a result, the market value of our vessels may have declined below their carrying values, even though we did not impair their carrying values under our impairment accounting policy. This is due to management’s projection that future undiscounted cash flows expected to be earned by such vessels over their operating lives will exceed such vessels’ carrying amounts.

 

Deferred Drydocking Costs and Amortization

We use the deferral method of accounting for drydocking costs. Under the deferral method, drydocking costs are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the drydock, which is estimated to be approximately 30 to 60 months. Management uses judgment when estimating the period between drydocks performed, which can result in adjustments to the estimated amortization of drydock expense if drydocks occur earlier or later than originally estimated. We update our estimate of a vessel’s next scheduled drydock as necessary. If the vessel is disposed of before the next drydock, the remaining balance in deferred drydock is written-off as a component of the gain or loss upon disposal of vessels. We defer the costs associated with drydocking as they occur and amortize these costs on a straight-line basis over the period between drydocking. Deferred drydocking costs include actual costs incurred at the drydock yard, cost of travel, lodging and subsistence of our personnel sent to the drydocking site to supervise, and the cost of hiring a third party to oversee the drydocking. Expenditures for normal maintenance and repairs, whether incurred as part of the drydock or not, are expensed as incurred. If the vessel is drydocked earlier than originally anticipated, any remaining deferred drydock costs that have not been amortized are expensed at the beginning of the next drydock.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Standards Adopted 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. For the Company, this standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, allowing for earlier adoption as permitted in the ASU, and shall be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of adoption (the “modified retrospective transition method”). The Company early adopted ASU 2014-09 during the first quarter of 2019 using the modified retrospective transition method applied to those spot market voyage charter contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2019. Upon adoption, the Company recognized the cumulative effect of adopting this guidance as an adjustment to its Accumulated deficit as of January 1, 2019. Prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 does not have an impact on the timing of recognition of revenue generated from time charter agreements. Refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue of our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business” (“ASU 2017-01”). The objective of ASU 2017-01 is to provide guidance to entities when evaluating whether a transaction should be accounted for as an acquisition or disposal of a business. An entity first determines whether substantially all of the fair value of gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset, or a group of similar identifiable assets. If this threshold is met, the assets acquired would not represent a business, and no further assessment is required. If the initial screen is not met, ASU 2017-01 requires that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to produce output and removes the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace the missing elements. For nonpublic entities, ASU 2017-01 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, allowing for earlier adoption as permitted in the ASUs, and shall be applied prospectively. The Company early adopted ASU 2017-01, and concluded that the Merger should be accounting as an asset acquisition. Refer to Note 3 — Merger Transaction of our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

New Accounting Standards to be Implemented

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases“Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”), which establishes a comprehensive new lease accounting model. ASU 2016-02 clarifies the definition of a lease, requires a dual approach to lease classification similar to current lease classifications, and causes lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet as a lease liability with a corresponding right-of-use asset for leases with a lease term of more than twelve months. For nonpublic entities,the Company, ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019,2020, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020,2021, with early adoption permitted. The most significant effects of adoption relate to the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for operating leases and providing new disclosures about our leasing activities. We are currently analyzing our contracts and will then calculate the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of January 1, 2021 based on the present value of our remaining minimum lease payments, primarily due to the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities with respect to operating leases.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326)” (“ASU 2016-13”), which amends several aspects of the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses. ASU 2016-13 will apply to loans, accounts receivable, trade receivables, other financial assets measured at amortized cost, loan commitments and other off-balance sheet credit exposures. ASU 2016-13 will also apply to debt securities and other financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. For the Company, ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this pronouncement.pronouncement on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

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Interest Rate Risk

 

The Company is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through floating-rate borrowings that require it to make interest payments based on the Eurodollar Rate. Significant increases in interest rates could adversely affect operating margins, results of operations and our ability to service debt. The Company uses, interest rate swaps to reduce its exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates. The principal objective of these contracts is to minimize the risks and costs associated with floating-rate debt.


The Company is exposed to the risk of credit loss in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to the interest rate swap agreements. In order to minimize counterparty risk, the Company only entered into derivative transactions with counterparties that are rated A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. at the time of the transactions. In addition, to the extent possible and practical, interest rate swaps are entered into with different counterparties to reduce concentration risk.

From time to time, the Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to modify its exposure to interest rate movements and to manage its interest expense. As of September 30, 2020, 26.3% of the debt was fixed due to the interest rate swap agreements, and 73.7% was variable. Based on the Company’s September 30, 2020 outstanding variable rate debt balance, a one percentage point increase in annual Eurodollar Rates would increase its annual interest expense by approximately $5.2 million.

 

Inflation

Inflation has only a moderate effect on the Company’s expenses given current economic conditions. In the event that significant global inflationary pressures appear, these pressures would increase the Company’s operating, voyage, general and administrative and financing costs.

Foreign Exchange Risk

The shipping industry’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. All of the Company’s revenues and most of its operating costs are in U.S. dollars. The Company incurred certain operating expenses, such as vessel and general and administrative expenses, in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, and the foreign exchange risk associated with these operating expenses has historically been immaterial. If foreign exchange risk becomes material in the future, the Company may seek to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates through the use of short-term currency forward contracts and through the purchase of bulk quantities of currencies at rates that management considers favorable. For contracts which qualify as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes, hedge effectiveness would be assessed based on changes in foreign exchange spot rates with the change in fair value of the effective portions being recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Interest Rate Risk

The Companyinformation called for by Item 3 is exposed toset forth in Item 2 under the impact of interest rate changes primarily through floating-rate borrowings that require it to make interest payments based on the Eurodollar Rate. Significant increases in interest rates could adversely affect operating margins, results of operationscaption “Quantitative and our ability to service debt. The Company uses, interest rate swaps to reduce its exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates. The principal objective of these contractsQualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and is to minimize the risks and costs associated with floating-rate debt.

The Company is exposed to the risk of credit loss in the event of non-performanceincorporated herein by the counterparties to the interest rate swap agreements. In order to minimize counterparty risk, the Company only entered into derivative transactions with counterparties that are rated A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. at the time of the transactions. In addition, to the extent possible and practical, interest rate swaps are entered into with different counterparties to reduce concentration risk.reference.

From time to time, the Company has considered entering into interest rate swap agreements to modify its exposure to interest rate movements and to manage its interest expense. As of March 31, 2019, 17% of the debt was fixed and 83% was variable. Based on the Company’s March 31, 2019 outstanding variable rate debt balance, a one percentage point increase in annual Eurodollar Rates would increase its annual interest expense by approximately $7.9 million.

Inflation

Inflation has only a moderate effect on the Company’s expenses given current economic conditions. In the event that significant global inflationary pressures appear, these pressures would increase the Company’s operating, voyage, general and administrative and financing costs.

Foreign Exchange Risk

The shipping industry’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. All of the Company’s revenues and most of its operating costs are in U.S. dollars. The Company incurred certain operating expenses, such as vessel and general and administrative expenses, in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, and the foreign exchange risk associated with these operating expenses has historically been immaterial. If foreign exchange risk becomes material in the future, the Company may seek to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates through the use of short-term currency forward contracts and through the purchase of bulk quantities of currencies at rates that management considers favorable. For contracts which qualify as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes, hedge effectiveness would be assessed based on changes in foreign exchange spot rates with the change in fair value of the effective portions being recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Management conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of March 31, 2019.September 30, 2020. Disclosure controls and procedures are those controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified by the rules and forms promulgated by the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As a result of this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2019.September 30, 2020.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the threenine months ended March 31, 2019,September 30, 2020, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time we are involved in litigation with respect to matters arising from the ordinary conduct of our business, and currently certain claims are pending against us. In the opinion of management, based upon presently available information, either adequate provision for anticipated costs have been accrued or the ultimate anticipated costs will not materially affect our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in “Risk“Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Information Statement,2019 Annual Report, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Information Statement2019 Annual Report are not the only the risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and/or operating results in the future.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDSThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and governmental responses thereto could adversely affect the Company’s business.

 

In connection withAs previously disclosed by the completionCompany, the ongoing outbreak of the transactions (the “Transactions”novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) contemplatedhas caused severe global disruptions and has and may continue to negatively affect economic conditions regionally as well as globally and otherwise impact the Company’s operations and the operations of the Company’s customers and suppliers. Governments in affected countries have imposed travel bans, quarantines and other emergency public health measures in an effort to contain the outbreak. These measures have resulted in a significant reduction in global economic activity and extreme volatility in the global financial markets which has reduced the global demand for oil and refined petroleum products. Additionally, as a result of restrictive measures, the Company’s vessels may not be able to call on ports, or may be restricted from disembarking from ports, located in regions affected by the Transaction Agreement, datedoutbreak. The Company may also experience operational disruptions and delays, unavailability of normal port infrastructure and services including limited access to equipment, critical goods and personnel, disruptions to crew change, quarantine of ships and/or crew, counterparty solidity, closure of ports and custom offices, as of November 27, 2018, among DSS Holdings L.P. (“DSS LP”) and Capital Product Partners L.P., on March 27, 2019, we issued 27,165,695 common shares to DSS LP. These shares were issued in reliance upon an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act. This issuance was not a “public offering” because only one person was involvedwell as disruptions in the transaction, we did not engagesupply chain and industrial production, which may lead to reduced cargo demand, amongst other potential consequences attendant to pandemic diseases.

To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has primarily affected the Company’s operations in general solicitation the following ways, which may result in loss of revenue days and/or advertising with regardincrease in vessel operating expenses:

·the Company’s ability to arrange, in a timely manner, crew reliefs, Flag and Class Surveys, delivery of spares and stores, and requested inspections of vessels, has been made more difficult by the effects of COVID-19;
·it has become more difficult for the Company to obtain the services required by our vessels;
·the Company is now required to comply with the requirements of port states with respect to procedures for the prevention of community spread of COVID-19; and
·the Company has needed to implement precautions to prevent any exposure of our ships’ crews to COVID-19 when calling at ports and/or places affected by the virus.

If the COVID-19 pandemic continues on a prolonged basis or becomes more severe, the rate environment in the crude and product markets may deteriorate and our operations and cash flows may be negatively impacted. A prolonged negative rate environment could result in the value of our vessels being impaired which could in turn impair our ability to borrow amounts under our revolving credit facilities or to access to credit and capital markets in the future on favorable terms or at all.

The extent to which COVID-19 will materially impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition, including possible impairments, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the virus and the actions to contain or treat its impact, among others. Accordingly, an estimate of the impact of COVID-19 on the Company and its operations cannot be made at this time. However, if the pandemic worsens, additional restrictions are imposed or current restrictions are imposed for a longer period of time in response to the issuanceoutbreak, it may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future results of operation and sale of common shares and we did not offer to the public in connection with the issuance to DSS LP.financial condition.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

2.1 Amendment No. 1, dated March 7, 2019, to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2018 (the “Transaction Agreement”), by and among DSS Holdings L.P., DSS Crude Transport Inc., DSS Products Transport Inc., Diamond S Technical Management LLC, Capital Product Partners L.P., Diamond S Shipping Inc. (formerly known as Athena SpinCo Inc.), Athena Mergerco 1 Inc., Athena Mergerco 2 Inc., Athena Mergerco 3 LLC, and Athena Mergerco 4 LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.22.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, originallyinitially filed on December 21, 2018)2018 (the “Form 10”))†
2.2Amendment No. 1, dated March 7, 2019, to the Transaction Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Form 10)
3.1 Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of Athena SpinCo Inc. (now known as Diamond S Shipping Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 originally filed on December 21, 2018)10)
3.2 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Diamond S Shipping Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2019)
3.3 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Diamond S Shipping Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2019)
10.1Diamond S Shipping Inc. 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2019)
10.2Diamond S Shipping Inc. 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan, amended as of March 27, 2019  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019)
10.3Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2019)
10.4Director Designation Agreement, dated March 27, 2019, by and between Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., Capital GP L.L.C., and Crude Carriers Investments Corp. and Diamond S Shipping Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019)
10.5Director Designation Agreement, dated March 27, 2019, by and between WL Ross & Co. LLC and Diamond S Shipping Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019)
10.6Director Designation Agreement, dated March 27, 2019, by and between First Reserve Fund XII, L.P. and First Reserve XII-A Parallel Vehicle, L.P. and Diamond S Shipping Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019)
10.7Management Services Agreement, dated March 27, 2019, by and between Diamond S Shipping Inc. and Capital Ship Management Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019)
10.8Commercial Management Agreement, dated March 27, 2019, by and between Diamond S Shipping Inc. and Capital Ship Management Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019)
10.9Form of Technical Management Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019)
10.104.1 Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 27, 2019 by and between Diamond S Shipping Inc. and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019)2019 (the “March 29 Form 8-K”))

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Exhibit No.Description
10.114.2 CreditDirector Designation Agreement, dated March 27, 2019, among Diamond S Finance LLC, as initial borrower, the various lenders party thereto, Nordea Bank Abp, New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and Nordea Bank Abp, New York Branch, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as bookrunners and lead arrangerswith certain former CPLP investors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.110.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 29 2019) (the “Credit Agreement”)Form 8-K)
10.124.3 Amendment No. 1Director Designation Agreement, dated March 27, 2019, with certain WLR investors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the CreditMarch 29 Form 8-K)
4.4Director Designation Agreement, dated May 14,March 27, 2019, with First Reserve Investors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the March 29 Form 8-K)
31.1 Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, byCraig H. Stevenson, Jr., Chief Executive Officer.
31.2 Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Kevin M. Kilcullen, Chief Financial Officer.
32.1 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, byCraig H. Stevenson, Jr., Chief Executive Officer.*
32.2 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Kevin M. Kilcullen.*
101.INS XBRL Instance Document**Document
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**Document
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**Document
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**Document
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**Document
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**Document

 

Certain schedules, exhibits and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish a copy of any such omitted schedule or similar attachment to the SEC upon request.
*The certifications attached as exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are “furnished” to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
**To be furnished by amendment within the 30-day grace period provided by Rule 405(f)(2) of Regulation S-T.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC.
 
   
Date:May 15, 2019November 16, 2020By:/s/Craig H. Stevenson, Jr.
 
 Craig H. Stevenson, Jr.
 
 Chief Executive Officer and President
 
 (Principal Executive Officer)
 
Date:November 16, 2020By:/s/ Kevin M. Kilcullen
Kevin M. Kilcullen
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)