Greece's Danaos Maintains Last Year's Profitability

Press Release February 12, 2013

Danaos Corporation reports fourth quarter and full year results for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Financial highlights:

Operating revenues of $151.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012 compared to $128.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011, an increase of 18.3%. Operating revenues of $589.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to $468.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of 25.8%.
Adjusted EBITDA1 of $112.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012 compared to $88.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011, an increase of 26.6%. Adjusted EBITDA1 of $431.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to $318.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of 35.5%.
Adjusted net income of $11.7 million, or $0.11 per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2012 compared to $16.1 million, or $0.15 per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2011. Adjusted net income1 of $60.5 million, or $0.55 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to $61.2 million, or $0.56 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2011.
We recorded an impairment loss of $129.6 million for thirteen of our older vessels, which are currently either on lay-up or on short-term charters expiring in 2013.
We managed to improve our daily vessel operating cost by 7.3%, to $5,857 per day for the three months ended December 31, 2012 compared to $6,318 per day for the three months ended December 31, 2011.
The remaining average charter duration of our fleet was 9.7 years as of December 31, 2012 (weighted by aggregate contracted charter hire).
Total contracted operating revenues were $4.9 billion as of December 31, 2012, through 2028.
Charter coverage of 81% for the next 12 months in terms of contracted operating days and 97% in terms of operating revenues

Danaos' CEO Dr. John Coustas commented:

Despite the challenging container market environment, in 2012 we managed to maintain the Company's profitability at the 2011 levels. Adjusted Net Income for 2012 came in at $60.5 million or 55 cents per share, compared to $61.2 million or 56 cents per share for 2011, effectively remaining stable, while Adjusted EBITDA increased by 35.5% to $431.7 million for 2012 compared to $318.6 million in 2011 as a result of our fleet expansion program that was concluded this year.