TGH - Textainer Group Holdings Limited Reports Third-Quarter 2022 Results and Declares Dividend

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 01, 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 third-quarter ended September 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 $76.4 million for the third quarter, or $1.64 per diluted common share, as compared to $78.6 million, or $1.63 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022;
  
• Adjusted net income of $76.6 million for the third quarter, or $1.64 per diluted common share, as compared to $78.5 million, or $1.63 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022;
• Adjusted EBITDA of $192.6 million for the third quarter, as compared to $191.1 million for the second quarter of 2022;
• Average and ending utilization rate for the third quarter of 99.4% and 99.1%, respectively;
• Added $765 million of new containers through the first nine months of 2022, primarily assigned to long-term finance leases;
• Repurchased 1,717,997 common shares at an average price of $30.30 per share during the third quarter. On October 25, 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 $168 million as of the end of the third 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 December 15, 2022, to holders of record as of December 2, 2022; and
• Textainer’s board of directors approved and declared a $0.25 per common share cash dividend, payable on December 15, 2022 to holders of record as of December 2, 2022.

“We are pleased to deliver yet another quarter of very strong results, continuing the positive momentum from our record performance last quarter. For the third quarter, lease rental income was $205 million, adjusted net income was $77 million, and adjusted EPS was $1.64, representing an annualized ROE of 18%. As we had anticipated, demand for new containers was muted during the third quarter as shipping lines operate with sufficient inventories, thereby limiting lease out opportunities. Despite the normalizing market environment, we delivered a solid performance as we harvested the benefit of our investment strategy over the past two years and continued to benefit from favorable disposal prices for older containers. We also delivered a strong EPS thanks to our elevated share buyback activity as we remain focused on optimizing capital allocation and creating long-term shareholder value,” stated Olivier Ghesquiere, President and Chief Executive Officer.

“As overall shipping demand eased, customers started redelivering mostly old sales age containers they had kept active in a buoyant environment. This allowed us to increase our own disposal volumes and realize an exceptional $23 million of gains on disposal despite lower overall resale prices.”

“We expect to see a continuation of lower demand for new containers over the coming quarters following a record 18 months of capex in 2020 and 2021. Given lessened opportunities to deploy accretive capex, we remain focused on returning capital to common shareholders through our ongoing dividend and share repurchase programs. During the third quarter, we repurchased 1,717,997 shares, and repurchases total 8% of outstanding common shares since the beginning of the year. We intend to remain both active and opportunistic as it relates to share repurchase activity.”

“In closing, we are very pleased with our performance in the third quarter and year to date. Our balance sheet remains strong, with healthy liquidity, an efficient capital structure with more than 90% fixed rate and hedged financing, and demonstrated expense control and efficiency. We believe we are well-positioned to navigate the current economic environment and we remain focused on prioritizing capital allocation in this slower growth period while preparing for future market cycle opportunities,” concluded Ghesquiere.

Third-Quarter Results

Total lease rental income for the quarter increased $1.9 million from the second quarter of 2022 due to the full quarter benefit from capex investment deployed earlier in the year and one more billing day in the current quarter.

Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net for the quarter remained relatively flat compared to the second quarter of 2022. Higher sales volumes were offset by a reduction in average gain per container sold.

Direct container expense – owned fleet for the quarter increased $1.9 million from the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to higher maintenance, handling and storage expense resulting from slightly escalated redeliveries of predominantly older, sales age containers, in turn driving our increased resale activity.

Depreciation and amortization for the quarter remained relatively flat compared to the second 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 decreased $1.4 million from the second quarter of 2022, which included lower professional and IT costs.

Interest expense for the quarter increased $3.6 million from the second quarter of 2022, primarily driven by an increase in our average effective interest rate.

Other, net for the quarter increased $1.1 million from the second quarter of 2022, in line with higher interest income resulting from higher average interest rate yields.

Conference Call and Webcast

A conference call to discuss the financial results for the third quarter of 2022 will be held at 11:00 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. The dial-in number for the conference call is 1-877-300-8521 (U.S. & Canada) and 1-412-317-6026 (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 see a continuation of lower demand for new containers over the coming quarters; (ii) We believe we are well-positioned to navigate the current economic environment; (iii) We intend to remain both active and opportunistic as it relates to share repurchase activity; 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

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 nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and for the three months ended June 30, 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.