TXT - Textainer Group Holdings Limited Reports Second-Quarter 2022 Results and Declares Dividend

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: TGH; JSE: TXT) (“Textainer”, “the Company”, “we” and “our”), one of the world’s largest lessors of intermodal containers, today reported financial results for the second-quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Key Financial Information (in thousands except for per share and TEU amounts) and Business Highlights:

(1) Refer to the “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” set forth below.
(2) Utilization is computed by dividing total units on lease in CEUs (cost equivalent unit) by the total units in our fleet in CEUs, excluding CEUs that have been designated as held for sale and units manufactured for us but not yet delivered to a lessee. CEU is a unit of measurement based on the approximate cost of a container relative to the cost of a standard 20-foot dry container. These factors may differ from CEU ratios used by others in the industry.
(3) TEU refers to a twenty-foot equivalent unit, which is a unit of measurement used in the container shipping industry to compare shipping containers of various lengths to a standard 20-foot container, thus a 20-foot container is one TEU and a 40-foot container is two TEU.

• Net income of $78.6 million for the second quarter, or $1.63 per diluted common share, as compared to $72.7 million, or $1.47 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2022;
  
• Adjusted net income of $78.5 million for the second quarter, or $1.63 per diluted common share, as compared to $72.9 million, or $1.48 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2022;
• Adjusted EBITDA of $191.1 million for the second quarter, as compared to $182.3 million for the first quarter of 2022;
• Average and ending utilization rate for the second quarter of 99.6% and 99.5%, respectively;
• Added $230 million of new containers during the second quarter, for a total of $727 million through the first half of 2022, primarily assigned to long-term finance leases;
• Repurchased 1,417,819 shares of common stock at an average price of $31.81 per share during the second quarter. On July 22, 2022, Textainer's board of directors authorized a further increase of $100 million to the share repurchase program. Combined with the increased authorization, the remaining available authority under the share repurchase program totaled $120 million as of the end of the second quarter;
• Textainer’s board of directors approved and declared a quarterly preferred cash dividend on its 7.00% Series A and its 6.25% Series B cumulative redeemable perpetual preference shares, payable on September 15, 2022, to holders of record as of September 2, 2022; and
• Textainer’s board of directors approved and declared a $0.25 per common share cash dividend, payable on September 15, 2022 to holders of record as of September 2, 2022.

“We are very pleased with our exceptional results during the second quarter, where we earned record adjusted net income and EPS, driven by revenue growth, strong gain on sales and continued disciplined expense management. For the second quarter of 2022, we achieved lease rental income of $203 million, which was 8% higher than in the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA was $191 million, and adjusted net income was $79 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, representing an ROE of 20%. Our performance demonstrates the resilience of our business model in the current environment, as we benefit from our long-term lease contracts and capitalize on the supply deficit within the resale market to dispose of older containers at a substantial profit,” stated Olivier Ghesquiere, President and Chief Executive Officer.

“As we navigated the second quarter of the year, which is traditionally the industry’s slow season, demand for containers was subdued with limited lease out opportunities, even so, capex totaled $230 million for the quarter, stemming primarily from customer relationships and strategic placements in key locations. Congestion continues to remain the central focus of global container shipping with an estimated 12% to 14% of total ship capacity currently tied up as a result of logistical bottle necks, labor shortages, and COVID-19 disruptions. In this environment however, shipping lines have reduced their intake of new containers and are holding on to existing units as they now operate with sufficient inventories. We have only seen a small increase in redeliveries of mostly old sales age containers, which have helped us achieve record gain on sales of $23 million for the quarter.”

“Given the current climate of lower capex, we have continued to allocate significant cash flow towards share repurchases as an attractive use of our capital, further driving improvement in earnings per share and other metrics. During the second quarter, we repurchased approximately 1.4 million shares, or 3%, of our outstanding common shares. In addition, we are pleased to announce that our board of directors has increased our share repurchase authorization by an additional $100 million. We expect to remain both active and opportunistic as it relates to share repurchase activity.”

“As we look out to the coming months, we are well-positioned to navigate short- and medium-term market fluctuations as our contracted revenue and profits are well protected due to our long-term fixed-rate lease contracts and fixed-rate debt and hedging policy. We see a continuation of current congestion trends, with likely additional disruptions in the world of shipping,” concluded Ghesquiere.

Second-Quarter Results

Total lease rental income for the quarter increased $4.5 million from the first quarter of 2022 primarily due to an increase in fleet size.

Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net for the quarter increased $7.3 million from the first quarter of 2022 primarily due to higher sales volumes and favorable prices supported by positive resale market demand.

Direct container expense – owned fleet for the quarter increased $1.3 million from the first quarter of 2022, primarily due to a higher maintenance, handling and storage expense resulting from slightly increased redeliveries of predominantly older, sales age containers associated with our increased resale activity.

Depreciation and amortization for the quarter remained relatively flat compared to the first quarter of 2022, as most new container investment has been assigned to long-term finance leases, which do not incur depreciation.

General and administrative expense for the quarter increased $1.7 million from the first quarter of 2022. Second quarter general and administrative expense included additional IT system project and enhancement costs associated with our new ERP system and higher incentive compensation costs due to improved performance.

Interest expense for the quarter increased $2.3 million from the first quarter of 2022, primarily due to a higher average debt balance and a slight increase in our average effective interest rate from funding new container investment during the first half of 2022.

Conference Call and Webcast

A conference call to discuss the financial results for the second quarter of 2022 will be held at 11:00 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The dial-in number for the conference call is 1-855-327-6837 (U.S. & Canada) and 1-631-891-4304 (International). The call and archived replay may also be accessed via webcast on Textainer’s Investor Relations website at http://investor.textainer.com .

About Textainer Group Holdings Limited

Textainer has operated since 1979 and is one of the world’s largest lessors of intermodal containers with more than 4 million TEU in our owned and managed fleet. We lease containers to approximately 200 customers, including all of the world’s leading international shipping lines, and other lessees. Our fleet consists of standard dry freight, refrigerated intermodal containers, and dry freight specials. We also lease tank containers through our relationship with Trifleet Leasing and are a supplier of containers to the U.S. Military. Textainer is one of the largest and most reliable suppliers of new and used containers. In addition to selling older containers from our fleet, we buy older containers from our shipping line customers for trading and resale. We sold an average of approximately 130,000 containers per year for the last five years to more than 1,000 customers making us one of the largest sellers of used containers. Textainer operates via a network of 14 offices and approximately 400 independent depots worldwide. Textainer has a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TGH) and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: TXT). Visit www.textainer.com for additional information about Textainer.

Important Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not statements of historical facts and may relate to, but are not limited to, expectations or estimates of future operating results or financial performance, capital expenditures, introduction of new products, regulatory compliance, plans for growth and future operations, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “intend,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar terminology. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following items that could materially and negatively impact our business, results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and future prospects: (i) We expect to remain both active and opportunistic as it relates to share repurchase activity; (ii) As we look out to the coming months, we are well-positioned to navigate short- and medium-term market fluctuations as our contracted revenue and profits are well protected due to our long-term fixed-rate lease contracts and fixed-rate debt and hedging policy. We see a continuation of current congestion trends, with likely additional disruptions in the world of shipping; and other risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in Textainer’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For a discussion of some of these risks and uncertainties, see Item 3 “Key Information— Risk Factors” in Textainer’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2022.

Textainer’s views, estimates, plans and outlook as described within this document may change subsequent to the release of this press release. Textainer is under no obligation to modify or update any or all of the statements it has made herein despite any subsequent changes Textainer may make in its views, estimates, plans or outlook for the future.

Textainer Group Holdings Limited
Investor Relations
Phone: +1 (415) 658-8333
ir@textainer.com

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement Textainer’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted common share, adjusted EBITDA, headline earnings and headline earnings per basic and diluted common share.

Management believes that adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted common share are useful in evaluating Textainer’s operating performance. Adjusted net income is defined as net income attributable to common shareholders excluding debt termination expense, unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments and marketable securities and the related impacts on income taxes. Management considers adjusted EBITDA a widely used industry measure and useful in evaluating Textainer’s ability to fund growth and service long-term debt and other fixed obligations. Headline earnings is reported as a requirement of Textainer’s listing on the JSE. Headline earnings and headline earnings per basic and diluted common shares are calculated from net income which has been determined based on GAAP.

Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in the tables below for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Non-GAAP measures are not financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and are presented solely as supplemental disclosures. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be relied upon in isolation, or as a substitute to net income, income from operations, cash flows from operating activities, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

• They do not reflect cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
• They do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs;
• Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest expense or cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on debt;
• Although depreciation expense and container impairment are a non-cash charge, the assets being depreciated may be replaced in the future, and neither adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income or adjusted net income per diluted common share reflects any cash requirements for such replacements;
• They are not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows; and
• Other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.