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Tidewater Reports Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

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Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

  • Revenue of $340.4 million, an increase of $1.1 million from the prior quarter

  • Average day rate increased to $22,275 per day, $1,145 higher than the prior quarter

  • Net income of $46.4 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $142.6 million

  • Net cash provided by operating activities of $49.1 million and free cash flow of $67.0 million

Share Repurchases and 2024 Guidance

  • Repurchased 189,738 shares since the end of the second quarter of 2024 through the end of October for $15.0 million at an average price of $79.06 per share

  • Board approves additional share repurchase authorization of $10.1 million, for a total current outstanding authorized capacity of $42.8 million, the maximum permissible amount under existing debt agreements

  • Updated 2024 revenue guidance to $1.33 to $1.35 billion and 2024 gross margin guidance of 48%

HOUSTON, November 07, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) announced today revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 of $340.4 million and $1,000.8 million, respectively, compared with $299.3 million and $707.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. Tidewater's net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, was $46.4 million ($0.87 per common share) and $143.8 million ($2.70 per common share), respectively, compared with net income of $26.2 million ($0.49 per common share) and $59.5 million ($1.13 per common share), respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Quintin Kneen, Tidewater’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Third quarter revenue of $340.4 million and gross margin of 47.2% came in as expected, with our consolidated average day rate up over 5% to $22,275. In particular, the average day rate and average leading-edge day rates in our large PSV and anchor handler fleets continued to show sequential quarterly improvement. Utilization declined in all of our geographic segments and is principally related to project start-up delays, but also due to higher-than-expected idle time between contracts and days in drydock.

"Cash flow from operations for the first nine months of 2024 was $182.5 million, the best performance Tidewater has seen in 8 years. During the same period the company spent $75.2 million on reducing the number of shares outstanding and $89.0 million on the required amortization of outstanding debt. Our expectation for the next two quarters is that quarterly free cash flow generation will increase. Our ability under our existing debt agreements to repurchase shares will increase substantially in the same time frame and our desire to repurchase shares at current trading levels is very strong. The Board has authorized the maximum permissible amount of share repurchases under our existing debt agreements, and our current unused repurchase capacity is now $42.8 million. The company anticipates share repurchase capacity to increase by close to $100 million in the first quarter of 2025.