2nd Quarter 2022 Financial Results

3 August 2022

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2nd Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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2ND QUARTER 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

OPERATING

  • Significantly improved tanker market conditions meet growing macro-economic uncertainties
    • Tanker markets benefitting from cargo dislocations, changed trade patterns and improved refinery margins
    • High macro-economic risks, triggered by geopolitical tensions, inflation and declining consumer confidence
  • Fleet utilisation of 89%
  • Disposal of FSL Hong Kong in June 2022, realising a net gain of US$ 1.9m(1)
  • Up to US$ 31.8m of contracted future revenue
    • US$ 24.7m of firm contracted future revenue
    • US$ 7.1m of optional contracted future revenue

FINANCIAL

  • Net profit of US$ 2.1m(1) in the 2nd quarter 2022 and US$ 2.2m(1) in the 1st half 2022
    • 2nd quarter 2022 net profit 280% higher than previous year (US$ 0.5m)(1)
    • 1st half 2022 net profit 154% higher than previous year (US$ 0.9m)(1)
  • Adjusted EBITDA(2) of US$ 1.5m(1) in the 2nd quarter 2022 and US$ 3.1m(1) in the 1st half 2022
    • 2nd quarter 2022 adjusted EBITDA(2) 32% lower than previous year (US$ 2.2m)(1)
    • 1st half 2022 adjusted EBITDA(2) 33% lower than previous year (US$ 4.7m)(1)
  • Healthy capital structure
    • Strong liquidity position of US$ 24.6m(1)
    • Zero net debt(1)
  • Distribution of 1.60 US cents per unit for the 2nd quarter 2022

Note(s): (1)

Unaudited

(2)

Excluding gains/losses from the disposal of vessels and vessel impairments

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OPERATING PERFORMANCE REVIEW:

RIGHT DIRECTION BUT CHEMICAL TANKER WEIGHS ON RESULTS

ADJUSTED EBITDA BY VESSEL TYPE (IN US$m)(1)

OWNERSHIP DAYS BY VESSEL TYPE

+13%

+14%

+300%

1.6

1.8

1.6

-217%

0.4

0.6

n.m.

(0.7)

(0.1)

(1.0)

Specialised

Product Tanker

Chemical Tanker

Crude Oil Tanker

Tanker

Q2/2021

Q2/2022

637

728

Specialised

Tanker

-50%

+/-0%

182

-14%

91

91

91

91

78

Product Tanker

Chemical Tanker

Crude Oil Tanker

Q2/2021

Q2/2022

  • Adjusted EBITDA and ownership days of core fleet (specialised tanker) increased after the Pelican Fisher-acquisition in 2021
  • With equal ownership days, adjusted EBITDA(1) for product tanker increased amid improved products market
  • Negative adjusted EBITDA(1) for chemical tanker due to FSL London held in India until June 2022
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the crude oil tanker was impacted by operational issues and ownership days declined following the profitable disposal in June 2022

Note(s): (1) Excluding gains/losses from the disposal of vessels and vessel impairments

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OPERATING PERFORMANCE REVIEW (CONT'D):

RIGHT DIRECTION BUT CHEMICAL TANKER WEIGHS ON RESULTS

ADJUSTED EBITDA BY EMPLOYMENT TYPE (IN US$m)(1)

OWNERSHIP DAYS BY EMPLOYMENT TYPE

+13%

+14%

1.6

1.8

728

-100%

637

+30%

-167%

-100%

0.5

0.0

0.3

201

260

163

(0.2)

0

Bareboat Charter

Time Charter

Spot & Pool

Bareboat Charter

Time Charter

Spot & Pool

Q2/2021

Q2/2022

Q2/2021

Q2/2022

  • Increase in adjusted EBITDA(1) and ownership days for bareboat charters after the Pelican Fisher-acquisition in 2021
  • Decline in adjusted EBITDA(1) and ownership days for time charters following maturity of the charters for the chemical tankers in summer 2021 and subsequent switch to spot trading amid unsatisfactory period charter markets and sale of one unit
  • Despite higher ownership days, result from spot and pool trading vessels adversely impacted by a) FSL London held in India until June 2022, and b) operational issues impacting the result of the crude oil tanker

Note(s): (1) Excluding gains/losses from the disposal of vessels and vessel impairments

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