Costamare Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results


ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - Jul 27, 2011) - Costamare Inc. ("Costamare") (NYSE: CMRE), today reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011.

Financial Highlights

  • Voyage revenues of $94.3 million and $180.3 million for the three and the six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

  • Voyage revenues adjusted on a cash basis of $101.8 million and $195.7 million for the three and the six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $65.8 million and $127.1 million for the three and the six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

  • Net income of $26.2 million or $0.43 per share and $44.1 million or $0.73 per share for the three and the six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

  • Adjusted Net Income of $26.9 million or $0.45 per share and $49.3 million or $0.82 per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

New Business Developments

  • The Company has agreed to purchase the 5,060 TEU capacity, 2003-built container vessel MSC Linzie (to be renamed MSC Romanos) from an unaffiliated third party. The acquisition cost will be $55.0 million and the vessel is expected to be delivered to the Company between August 15 and September 30, 2011.

    The Company has entered into a time charter agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. ("MSC") for the employment of the vessel, commencing upon delivery, for a duration of approximately 63 months at a daily rate of $28,000. The acquisition is expected to be financed by cash from operations and the use of part of a currently committed undrawn credit line.

  • Entered into the following chartering agreements:

    • The time charter agreement with MSC for the 1988-built, 4,828 TEU c/v MSC Mykonos, has been extended as from July 14, 2011 until September 1, 2017, at a daily rate of $20,000.
    • The time charter agreement with MSC for the 1988-built, 4,828 TEU c/v MSC Mandraki, will be extended from November 2, 2011 until July 1, 2017, at a daily rate of $20,000.
    • The time charter agreement with Hapag-Lloyd for the 1987-built, 3,152 TEU c/v Akritas, will be extended from September 30, 2011 for 36 months, at a daily rate of $12,500.
    • On July 3, 2011, the 1990-built, 3,351 TEU c/v Rena, commenced a five-year time charter agreement with MSC at a daily rate of $15,000.
    • On July 19, 2011, the 1995-built, 1,162 TEU c/v Zagora commenced an eight-month time charter agreement with MSC at a daily rate of $7,000.

  • Obtained a firm offer, subject to documentation but not subject to further credit approval, from a consortium of major European and US financial institutions for the financing arrangements for three out of the five newbuilding contracts entered into with Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in April 2011. Received indications of interest and is in advanced discussions with major financial institutions regarding the financing of the remaining two newbuilds.

Dividend Announcements

  • On July 11, 2011, the Board of Directors declared a dividend for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 of $0.25 per share, payable on August 9, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of trading of the Company's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) on July 27, 2011. This was the third cash dividend we have declared since our initial public offering on November 4, 2010.

  • Management of the Company also announced that it will recommend to the Board of Directors that the Board approve an eight percent (8%) dividend increase, beginning with the third quarter 2011 dividend, raising the quarterly dividend from $0.25 to $0.27 per common share.

Mr. Gregory Zikos, CFO of Costamare Inc., commented:

"During the second quarter of the year the Company generated positive results in line with expectations.

"We have recently acquired one more second-hand vessel backed by a favorable charter to a first-class charterer and chartered five existing vessels with a TEU-average age of 22 years for an average period of 5 years at very attractive rates. In aggregate the new transactions will generate approximately $180 million of contracted revenues demonstrating the Company's ability to employ profitably older vessels and realize high returns.

"These new business developments, together with our newbuilding and second-hand acquisitions, have increased our dividend distribution capacity. Accordingly, we are pleased to announce that management will recommend to the Board of Directors an 8% dividend increase beginning with the third quarter of 2011.

"Our business model is focused on optionality; should we see a temporarily depressed market, we have the capacity to move fast and acquire cheap assets; if however, in the mid-to-long term, we have a healthy market, we will benefit from the re-chartering of the vessels coming out of charter over the next years, while we will keep looking for new opportunities.

"We remain committed to our goal of creating shareholder value by prudently growing our fleet and at the same time increasing our dividend consistent with our dividend policy."

Financial Summary
Six-month period ended June 30, Three-month period ended June 30,
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts): 2010 2011 2010 2011
(Unaudited)
Voyage revenue $ 178,824 $ 180,279 $ 89,800 $ 94,318
Accrued charter revenue (1) $ (18,412 ) $ 15,442 $ (9,295 ) $ 7,454
Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis (2) $ 160,412 $ 195,721 $ 80,505 $ 101,772
Adjusted EBITDA (3) $ 102,712 $ 127,107 $ 52,100 $ 65,801
Adjusted Net Income (3) $ 30,638 $ 49,254 $ 16,138 $ 26,857
Weighted Average number of shares 47,000,000 60,300,000 47,000,000 60,300,000
Adjusted Earnings per share (3) $ 0.65 $ 0.82 $ 0.34 $ 0.45
EBITDA (3) $ 117,710 $ 121,972 $ 56,915 $ 65,115
Net Income $ 45,636 $ 44,119 $ 20,953 $ 26,171
Weighted Average number of shares 47,000,000 60,300,000 47,000,000 60,300,000
Earnings per share 0.97 0.73 0.45 0.43

(1) Accrued charter revenue represents the difference between cash received during the period and revenue recognized on a straight-line basis.
(2) Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis represents Voyage revenue after cash changes in "Accrued charter revenue" deriving from escalating charter rates under which certain of our vessels operate. However, Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis is not a recognized measurement under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or "GAAP." We believe that the presentation of Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis is useful to investors because it presents the charter revenue for the relevant period based on the then current daily charter rates. The increases or decreases in daily charter rates under our charter party agreements are described in the notes to the "Fleet List" below.
(3) Adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. Refer to the reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income and net income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA below.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures used in managing the business may provide users of these financial measures additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures can provide additional meaningful reflection of underlying trends of the business because they provide a comparison of historical information that excludes certain items that impact the overall comparability. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance. Tables below set out supplemental financial data and corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010 and the three-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures include (i) Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis (reconciled above), (ii) Adjusted Net Income, (iii) Adjusted earnings per share, (iv) EBITDA and (v) Adjusted EBITDA.

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income
Six-month period ended June 30, Three-month period ended June 30,
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data) 2010 2011 2010 2011
(Unaudited)
Net Income $ 45,636 $ 44,119 $ 20,953 $ 26,171
Accrued charter revenue (18,412 ) 15,442 (9,295 ) 7,454
Gain on sale of vessels (7,853 ) (10,771 ) (5,558 ) (10,771 )
Realized (Gain) Loss on Euro/USD forward contracts 1,085 (802 ) 854 (797 )
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments 10,182 69 9,184 4,800
Initial purchases of consumable stores for newly acquired vessels - 1,197 - -
Adjusted Net income $ 30,638 $ 49,254 $ 16,138 $ 26,857
Adjusted Earnings per Share $ 0.65 $ 0.82 $ 0.34 $ 0.45
Weighted average number of shares 47,000,000 60,300,000 47,000,000 60,300,000

Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share represent net income before gain/(loss) on sale of vessels, non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives, non-cash changes in "Accrued charter revenue" deriving from escalating charter rates under which certain of our vessels operate and the cash of partial purchases of consumable stores for newly acquired vessels. "Accrued charter revenue" is attributed to the time difference between the revenue recognition and the cash collection. However, Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are not recognized measurements under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or "GAAP." We believe that the presentation of Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. We also believe that Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are useful in evaluating our ability to service additional debt and make capital expenditures. In addition, we believe that Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are useful in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity position compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share generally eliminates the effects of the accounting effects of capital expenditures and acquisitions, certain hedging instruments and other accounting treatments, items which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance and liquidity. In evaluating Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA
Six-month period ended June 30, Three-month period ended June 30,
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) 2010 2011 2010 2011
(Unaudited)
Net Income $ 45,636 $ 44,119 $ 20,953 $ 26,171
Interest and finance costs 34,184 36,106 16,513 17,362
Interest income (636 ) (309 ) (226 ) (118 )
Depreciation 34,447 38,013 17,588 19,568
Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs 4,079 4,043 2,087 2,132
EBITDA 117,710 121,972 56,915 65,115
Accrued charter revenue (18,412 ) 15,442 (9,295 ) 7,454
Gain on sale of vessels (7,853 ) (10,771 ) (5,558 ) (10,771 )
Realized (Gain) Loss on Euro/USD forward contracts 1,085 (802 ) 854 (797 )
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments 10,182 69 9,184 4,800
Initial purchases of consumable stores for newly acquired vessels - 1,197 - -
Adjusted EBITDA $ 102,712 $ 127,107 $ 52,100 $ 65,801

EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, depreciation and amortization of deferred dry-docking & special survey costs. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, depreciation, amortization of deferred dry-docking & special survey costs, gain/(loss) on sale of vessels, non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives, non-cash changes in "Accrued charter revenue" deriving from escalating charter rates under which certain of our vessels operate and the cash of partial purchases of consumable stores for newly acquired vessels. "Accrued charter revenue" is attributed to the time difference between the revenue recognition and the cash collection. However, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized measurements under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or "GAAP." We believe that the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. We also believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating our ability to service additional debt and make capital expenditures. In addition, we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity position compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financings, income taxes and the accounting effects of capital expenditures and acquisitions, items which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance and liquidity. In evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

Note: Items to consider for comparability include gains and charges. Gains positively impacting net income are reflected as deductions to net income. Charges negatively impacting net income are reflected as increases to net income.

Results of Operations

Three-month period ended June 30, 2011 compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2010

During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we had an average of 48.7 and 42.8 vessels, respectively, in our fleet. In the three-month period ended June 30, 2011 we sold three second-hand vessels with an aggregate TEU capacity of 4,914. In the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, we sold two vessels with an aggregate TEU capacity of 6,588. In the three-month period ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, our fleet ownership days totaled 4,432 and 3,893 days, respectively. Ownership days are the primary driver of voyage revenue and vessels operating expenses and represent the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet is owned.

Three-month period ended June 30,
(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except percentages) 2010 2011 Change Percentage
Change
Voyage revenue $ 89.8 $ 94.3 $ 4.5 5.0%
Voyage expenses (0.6 ) (1.4 ) 0.8 133.3%
Voyage expenses related parties - (0.7 ) 0.7 -
Vessels operating expenses (26.0 ) (28.2 ) 2.2 8.5%
General and administrative expenses (0.1 ) (1.3 ) 1.2 1,200.0%
Management fees related parties (2.7 ) (4.0 ) 1.3 48.1%
Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs (2.1 ) (2.1 ) - -
Depreciation (17.6 ) (19.6 ) 2.0 11.4%
Gain on sale of vessels 5.6 10.8 5.2 92.9%
Foreign exchange gains / (losses) (0.1 ) - (0.1 ) (100.0)%
Interest income 0.3 0.1 (0.2 ) (66.7)%
Interest and finance costs (16.5 ) (17.4 ) 0.9 5.5%
Other 0.2 0.5 0.3 150.0%
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments (9.2 ) (4.8 ) (4.4 ) (47.8)%
Net Income $ 21.0 $ 26.2 $ 5.2 24.8%
Three-month period ended June 30,
(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except percentages) 2010 2011 Change Percentage
Change
Voyage revenue $ 89.8 $ 94.3 $ 4.5 5.0%
Accrued charter revenue (9.3 ) 7.5 (16.8 ) (180.6)%
Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis $ 80.5 $ 101.8 $ 21.3 26.5%
Three-month period ended June 30,
Fleet operational data 2010 2011 Change Percentage
Change
Average number of vessels 42.8 48.7 5.9 13.8%
Ownership days 3,893 4,432 539 13.8%
Number of vessels underwent dry-dock during the periods 2 1 (1 )

Voyage Revenue

Voyage revenue increased by 5.0%, or $4.5 million, to $94.3 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $89.8 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. This increase is due mainly to increased average number of vessels of our fleet during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. Voyage revenues adjusted on a cash basis, increased by 26.5%, or $21.3 million, to $101.8 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $80.5 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase is attributable to increased charter rates received in accordance with certain escalation clauses of our charters, as well as to the increased ownership days of our fleet during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2010.

Voyage Expenses

Voyage expenses increased by 133.3%, or $0.8 million, to $1.4 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $0.6 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to (i) the off-hire expenses, mainly relating to bunkers consumption of the three vessels sold in the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, on their way to their scrap buyers and (ii) the third party commissions charged to us in the three-month period ended June 30, 2011 compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2010.

Voyage Expenses - related parties

Voyage expenses - related parties in the amount of $0.7 million represent fees of 0.75% on voyage revenues charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010 (initial public offering completion date).

Vessels' Operating Expenses

Vessels' operating expenses, which also include the realized gain (loss) under derivative contracts entered into in relation to foreign currency exposure, increased by 8.5%, or $2.2 million, to $28.2 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $26.0 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase is attributable to the increase of 13.8% of the ownership days of our fleet partly offset by more efficient logistics achieved in the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2010.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by 1,200.0%, or $1.2 million, to $1.3 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $0.1 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase in the three-month period ended June 30, 2011 was mainly attributable to increased public-company related expenses charged to us (i.e. legal, audit, public relations and Directors & Officers insurance) compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, when the Company was private, including $0.25 million for the services of the Company's officers in aggregate charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010.

Management Fees - related parties

Management fees paid to our managers increased by 48.1%, or $1.3 million, to $4.0 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $2.7 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase was attributable to the new daily management fee charged by our managers subsequent to the completion of our initial public offering on November 4, 2010 and to the increased fleet ownership days for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2010.

Amortization of Dry-docking and Special Survey Costs

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs was $2.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, and for the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, one vessel underwent her special survey and three vessels underwent their special survey during the cut-off period between the first and the second quarter of 2011. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, two vessels underwent their special survey and three vessels underwent their special survey during the cut-off period between the first and second quarter 2010.

Depreciation

Depreciation expense increased by 11.4%, or $2.0 million, to $19.6 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $17.6 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to the depreciation expense charged for the two container vessels that were delivered to us in November 2010 and to the eight container vessels that were delivered to us during the three-month period ended March 31, 2011. The three vessels that were sold during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, were fully depreciated as of the date of their disposal. The vessel MSC Mexico, which was sold in the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, was fully depreciated as of the date of her disposal.

Gain on Sale of Vessels

In the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, we recorded a gain of $10.8 million from the sale of vessels MSC Sierra, MSC Namibia and MSC Sudan. In the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, we recorded a gain of $5.6 million from the sale of vessels MSC Toba and MSC Mexico.

Foreign Exchange Gains / (Losses)

Foreign exchange gains were $nil during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to losses of $0.1 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, representing a change of $0.1 million resulting from favorable currency exchange rate movements between the U.S. dollar and the Euro.

Interest Income

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, interest income decreased by 66.7%, or $0.2 million, to $0.1 million, from $0.3 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. The change in interest income was mainly due to the decreased interest rates on our cash deposits in interest bearing accounts during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to the three month-period ended June 30, 2010.

Interest and Finance Costs

Interest and finance costs increased by 5.5%, or $0.9 million, to $17.4 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $16.5 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase is partly attributable to increased financing costs and commitment fees charged to us mainly in relation to new credit facilities we entered into, in connection with our new building program.

Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments

The fair value of our 16 interest rate swaps which were outstanding as of June 30, 2011, equates to the amount that would be paid by us or to us should those instruments be terminated. As of June 30, 2011, the fair value of these 16 interest rate swaps in aggregate amounted to a liability of $115.9 million. Fifteen of the 16 interest rate derivative instruments that were outstanding as at June 30, 2011, qualified for hedge accounting and the effective portion in the change of their fair value is recorded in "Other comprehensive loss" in stockholders' equity. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, a loss of $15.6 million has been included in "Other comprehensive loss" in stockholders' equity and a loss of $4.5 million has been included in "Gain (loss) on derivative instruments" in the consolidated statement of income, resulting from the fair market value change of the interest rate swaps during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Cash Flows

Three-month period ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010

Condensed cash flows Three-month period ended June 30,
(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars) 2010 2011
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $ 27.3 $ 43.7
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities $ (14.3 ) $ (36.6 )
Net Cash Provided By (Used in) Financing Activities $ (28.7 ) $ 57.1

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, increased by $16.4 million to $43.7 million, compared to $27.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to (a) increased cash from operations of $21.3 million deriving from escalating charter rates and (b) to decreased dry-docking payments of $4.3 million, which were partly offset by the unfavorable change in working capital position, excluding the current portion of long-term debt and the accrued charter revenue (representing the difference between cash received in that period and revenue recognized on a straight-line basis) of $1.9 million.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $36.6 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, which consists of (i) $49.3 million advance payments for the construction and purchase of five newbuild vessels and (ii) $12.7 million we received from the sale of three vessels.

Net cash used in investing activities was $14.3 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, which consists of (i) $26.6 million in payments to the shipyard for the construction cost of Hyundai Navarino and (ii) $12.3 million in aggregate we received from the sale of vessel MSC Toba and MSC Mexico.

Net Cash Provided By (Used in) Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $57.1 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, which mainly consists of (i) $29.9 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (ii) $107.6 million we drew down from two of our credit facilities, (iii) $15.1 million we paid for dividends to our stockholders for the first quarter of the year 2011.

Net cash used in financing activities was $28.7 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, which mainly consists of $24.7 million of indebtedness that we repaid.

Results of Operations

Six-month period ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2010

During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we had an average of 47.1 and 42.9 vessels, respectively, in our fleet. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, we accepted delivery of eight second-hand vessels with an aggregate TEU capacity of 17,458 and we sold three second-hand vessels with an aggregate TEU capacity of 4,914. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, we acquired the vessel Hyundai Navarino with a TEU capacity of 8,531 and we sold three vessels with an aggregate TEU capacity of 9,300. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, our fleet ownership days totaled 8,531 and 7,767 days, respectively. Ownership days are the primary driver of voyage revenue and vessels operating expenses and represent the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet is owned.

Six-month period ended
June 30,
(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except percentages) 2010 2011 Change Percentage
Change
Voyage revenue $ 178.8 $ 180.3 $ 1.5 0.8%
Voyage expenses (1.0 ) (2.5 ) 1.5 150.0%
Voyage expenses – related parties - (1.4 ) 1.4 -
Vessels operating expenses (51.8 ) (55.7 ) 3.9 7.5%
General and administrative expenses (0.7 ) (2.6 ) 1.9 271.4%
Management fees – related parties (5.5 ) (7.5 ) 2.0 36.4%
Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs (4.1 ) (4.0 ) (0.1 ) (2.4)%
Depreciation (34.4 ) (38.0 ) 3.6 10.5%
Gain on sale of vessels 7.9 10.8 2.9 36.7%
Foreign exchange gains / (losses) (0.1 ) 0.1 (0.2 ) (200.0)%
Interest income 0.6 0.3 (0.3 ) (50.0)%
Interest and finance costs (34.2 ) (36.1 ) 1.9 5.6%
Other 0.3 0.5 0.2 66.7%
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments (10.2 ) (0.1 ) (10.1 ) (99.0)%
Net Income $ 45.6 $ 44.1 $ (1.5 ) (3.3)%
Six-month period ended
June 30,
(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except percentages) 2010 2011 Change Percentage
Change
Voyage revenue $ 178.8 $ 180.3 $ 1.5 0.8%
Accrued charter revenue (18.4 ) 15.4 (33.8 ) (183.7)%
Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis $ 160.4 $ 195.7 $ 35.3 22.0%
Six-month period ended
June 30,
Fleet operational data 2010 2011 Change Percentage
Change
Average number of vessels 42.9 47.1 4.2 9.8%
Ownership days 7,767 8,531 764 9.8%
Number of vessels under dry-docking 7 8 1

Voyage Revenue

Voyage revenue increased by 0.8%, or $1.5 million, to $180.3 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $178.8 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. This increase is due mainly to increased average number of vessels of our fleet during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. Voyage revenues adjusted on a cash basis, increased by 22.0%, or $35.3 million, to $195.7 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $160.4 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase is attributable to increased charter rates received in accordance with certain escalation clauses of our charters, as well as to the increased ownership days of our fleet during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2010.

Voyage Expenses

Voyage expenses increased by 150.0%, or $1.5 million, to $2.5 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $1.0 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to (i) the off-hire expenses in relation to a total of eight vessels that underwent their special survey during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, (ii) the off-hire expenses, mainly to bunkers consumption, of the eight container vessels which were delivered to us by their sellers in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 and the three vessels sold in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, and (iii) the third party commissions charged to us in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2010.

Voyage Expenses - related parties

Voyage expenses - related parties in the amount of $1.4 million represent fees of 0.75% on voyage revenues charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010.

Vessels' Operating Expenses

Vessels' operating expenses, which also include the realized gain (loss) under derivative contracts entered into in relation to foreign currency exposure, increased by 7.5%, or $3.9 million, to $55.7 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $51.8 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase is attributable to the increase of 9.8% of the ownership days of our fleet partly offset by more efficient logistics achieved in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2010.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by 271.4%, or $1.9 million, to $2.6 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $0.7 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was mainly attributable to increased public-company related expenses charged to us (i.e. legal, audit, public relations and Directors & Officers insurance) compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 (when the Company was private), including $0.5 million for the services of the Company's officers in aggregate charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010.

Management Fees - related parties

Management fees paid to our managers increased by 36.4%, or $2.0 million, to $7.5 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $5.5 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase was attributable to the new daily management fee charged by our managers subsequent to the completion of our initial public offering on November 4, 2010 and to the increased fleet ownership days for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2010.

Amortization of Dry-docking and Special Survey Costs

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs decreased by 2.4%, or $0.1 million, to $4.0 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $4.1 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, eight vessels underwent their dry-docking. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, seven vessels underwent their dry-docking.

Depreciation

Depreciation expense increased by 10.5%, or $3.6 million, to $38.0 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $34.4 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to the depreciation expense charged for the two container vessels that were delivered to us in November 2010 and to the eight container vessels that were delivered to us during the three-month period ended March 31, 2011. The three vessels that were sold during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 were fully depreciated as of the date of their disposal. The vessels MSC Mexico and MSC Germany, which were sold in the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 were fully depreciated as of the date of their disposal.

Gain on Sale of Vessels

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, we recorded a gain of $10.8 million from the sale of vessels MSC Sierra, MSC Namibia and MSC Sudan. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, we recorded a gain of $7.9 million from the sale of the vessels MSC Germany, MSC Toba and MSC Mexico.

Foreign Exchange Gains / (Losses)

Foreign exchange gains were $0.1 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to losses of $0.1 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, representing a change of $0.2 million resulting from favorable currency exchange rate movements between the U.S. dollar and the Euro.

Interest Income

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, interest income decreased by 50.0%, or $0.3 million, to $0.3 million, from $0.6 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The change in interest income was mainly due to the decreased interest rates on our cash deposits in interest bearing accounts during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2010.

Interest and Finance Costs

Interest and finance costs increased by 5.6%, or $1.9 million, to $36.1 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $34.2 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase is partly attributable to increased financing costs and commitment fees charged to us mainly in relation to new credit facilities we entered into with regards to our new building program.

Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments

The fair value of our 16 interest rate swaps which were outstanding as of June 30, 2011, equates to the amount that would be paid by us or to us should those instruments be terminated. As of June 30, 2011, the fair value of these 16 interest rate swaps in aggregate amounted to a liability of $115.9 million. Fifteen of the 16 interest rate derivative instruments that were outstanding as at June 30, 2011, qualified for hedge accounting and the effective portion in the change of their fair value is recorded in "Other comprehensive loss" in stockholders' equity. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, a loss of $6.3 million has been included in "Other comprehensive loss" in stockholders' equity and a loss of $1.7 million has been included in "Gain (loss) on derivative instruments" in the consolidated statement of income, resulting from the fair market value change of the interest rate swaps during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Cash Flows

Six-month period ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010

Condensed cash flows Three-month period ended June 30,
(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars) 2010 2011
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $ 56.0 $ 83.1
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities $ (9.2 ) $ (195.5 )
Net Cash Provided By (Used in) Financing Activities $ (56.7 ) $ 22.3

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 increased by $27.1 million to $83.1 million, compared to $56.0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to (i) increased cash from operations of $35.3 million deriving from escalating charter rates and the cash contributed by the eight vessels we acquired during the period, (ii) favorable change in working capital position, excluding the current portion of long-term debt and the accrued charter revenue (representing the difference between cash received in that period and revenue recognized on a straight-line basis) of $1.5 million and (iii) decreased dry-docking payments of $2.6 million.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $195.5 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, which consists of (i) $145.8 million advance payments for the construction and purchase of five newbuild vessels, (ii) $74.8 million in payments for the acquisition of eight second-hand vessels, (iii) $19.0 million we received for the sale of three vessels and (iv) $6.1 million we received from the sale of governmental bonds.

Net cash used in investing activities was $9.2 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, which consists of (i) $28.3 million in payments to the shipyard for the construction cost of Hyundai Navarino and (ii) $19.1 million we received from the sale of three vessels.

Net Cash Provided By (Used in) Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $22.3 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, which mainly consists of (i) $49.3 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (ii) $107.6 million we drew down from two of our credit facilities and (iii) $30.2 million, in aggregate, we paid for dividends to our stockholders for the fourth quarter of the year 2010 and the first quarter of the year 2011.

Net cash used in financing activities was $56.7 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, which mainly consists of (i) $44.1 million of indebtedness that we repaid and (ii) $10.0 million we paid for dividends to our stockholders.

Liquidity and Capital Expenditures

Cash and cash equivalents

As of June 30, 2011, we had a total cash liquidity of $114.4 million, consisting of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

Undrawn Credit Lines

As of June 30, 2011 we had a total of undrawn credit lines of $120.0 million.
As of July 22, 2011, we had $120.0 million in an undrawn credit line.

Debt-free vessels

As of July 22, 2011, the following vessels are free of debt:

Unencumbered Vessels in the water
(refer to fleet list for full charter details)
Vessel Name Year
Built
TEU
Capacity
HYUNDAI NAVARINO 2010 8,531
SEALAND MICHIGAN 2000 6,648
MSC AUSTRIA 1984 3,584
KARMEN 1991 3,351
RENA 1990 3,351
MARINA 1992 3,351
KONSTANTINA 1992 3,351
AKRITAS 1987 3,152
MSC CHALLENGER 1986 2,633
MSC SUDAN II 1992 2,024
MSC NAMIBIA II 1991 2,023
MSC SIERRA II 1991 2,023
MSC PYLOS 1991 2,020
PROSPER 1996 1,504
MSC TUSCANY 1978 1,468
MSC FADO 1978 1,181
ZAGORA 1995 1,162
HORIZON 1991 1,068

Capital commitments

As of July 22, 2011, we had outstanding commitments relating to our contracted newbuilds aggregating $810.7 million payable in installments until the vessels are delivered. In addition we had $49.5 million outstanding commitment relating to the acquisition of the second-hand vessel MSC Romanos payable in full upon delivery of the vessel.

Conference Call details

On Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. EDT, Costamare's management team will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results.

Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: 1(866) 819-7111 (from the US), 0(800) 953-0329 (from the UK) or +(44) (0) 1452 542 301 (from outside the US). Please quote "Costamare."

A replay of the conference call will be available until August 4, 2011. The United States replay number is 1(866) 247-4222; from the UK 0(800) 953-1533; the standard international replay number is (+44) (0) 1452 550 000 and the access code required for the replay is: 25306424#

Live webcast

There will also be a simultaneous live webcast over the Internet, through the Costamare Inc. website (www.costamare.com) under the "Investors" section. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.

About Costamare Inc.

Costamare Inc. is one of the world's leading owners and providers of containerships for charter. Costamare Inc. has more than 36 years of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 59 containerships, with a total capacity of approximately 325,000 TEU, including 10 newbuilds on order aggregating approximately 89,000 TEU. Costamare Inc.'s common shares trade on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CMRE."

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release contains "forward-looking statements." In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "believe", "intend", "anticipate", "estimate", "project", "forecast", "plan", "potential", "may", "should", "could" and "expect" and similar expressions. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only Costamare's belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Costamare's control. It is possible that actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect future results, see the discussion in Costamare Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-34934) under the caption "Risk Factors."

Fleet List

The tables below provide additional information, as of July 22, 2011, about our fleet of 59 containerships. Each vessel is a cellular containership, meaning it is a dedicated container vessel.

Vessel Name Charterer Year Built Capacity (TEU) Time Charter Term(1) Current Daily Charter Hire (U.S. dollars) Expiration of Charter(1) Average Daily Charter Rate Until Earliest Expiry of Charter (U.S. dollars)(2)
1 COSCO GUANGZHOU COSCO 2006 9,469 12 years 36,400 December 2017 36,400
2 COSCO NINGBO COSCO 2006 9,469 12 years 36,400 January 2018 36,400
3 COSCO YANTIAN COSCO 2006 9,469 12 years 36,400 February 2018 36,400
4 COSCO BEIJING COSCO 2006 9,469 12 years 36,400 April 2018 36,400
5 COSCO HELLAS COSCO 2006 9,469 12 years 32,400 (3) May 2018 37,514
6 HYUNDAI
NAVARINO
HMM 2010 8,531 1.2 years 44,000 March 2012 44,000
7 MAERSK KAWASAKI (i) A.P. Moller-Maersk 1997 7,403 10 years 37,000 December 2017 37,000
8 MAERSK KURE(i) A.P. Moller-Maersk 1996 7,403 10 years 37,000 December 2017 37,000
9 MAERSK KOKURA(i) A.P. Moller-Maersk 1997 7,403 10 years 37,000 February 2018 37,000
10 SEALAND NEW YORK A.P. Moller-Maersk 2000 6,648 11 years 34,875 (4) March 2018 28,203
11 MAERSK KOBE A.P. Moller-Maersk 2000 6,648 11 years 42,679 (5) May 2018 31,636
12 SEALAND WASHINGTON A.P. Moller-Maersk 2000 6,648 11 years 34,875 (6) June 2018 28,296
13 SEALAND MICHIGAN A.P. Moller-Maersk 2000 6,648 11 years 29,875 (7) August 2018 26,049
14 SEALAND ILLINOIS A.P. Moller-Maersk 2000 6,648 11 years 34,875 (8) October 2018 28,376
15 MAERSK KOLKATA A.P. Moller-Maersk 2003 6,644 11 years 42,990 (9) November 2019 33,014
16 MAERSK KINGSTON A.P. Moller-Maersk 2003 6,644 11 years 42,961 (10) February 2020 33,183
17 MAERSK KALAMATA A.P. Moller-Maersk 2003 6,644 11 years 42,918 (11) April 2020 33,232
18 MSC ROMANOS (ii) MSC 2003 5,060 5.3 years 28,000 November 2016 28,000
19 ZIM NEW YORK ZIM 2002 4,992 10 years 18,189 (12) July 2012 36,762
20 ZIM SHANGHAI ZIM 2002 4,992 10 years 18,189 (13) August 2012 35,111
21 ZIM PIRAEUS (iii) ZIM 2004 4,992 10 years 20,013 (14) March 2014 25,496
22 OAKLAND EXPRESS Hapag Lloyd 2000 4,890 8 years 35,000 (15) September 2016 30,889
23 NEW YORK EXPRESS Hapag Lloyd 2000 4,890 8 years 35,000 (15) October 2016 30,879
24 SINGAPORE EXPRESS Hapag Lloyd 2000 4,890 8 years 35,000 (15) July 2016 30,901
25 MSC MANDRAKI MSC 1988 4,828 7.8 years 22,200 (16) July 2017 20,103
26 MSC MYKONOS MSC 1988 4,828 8.2 years 20,000 September 2017 20,000
27 MSC ANTWERP MSC 1993 3,883 4.3 years 17,500 August 2013 17,500
28 MSC WASHINGTON MSC 1984 3,876 3.2 years 20,000 (17) February 2013 17,929
29 MSC KYOTO MSC 1981 3,876 3.1 years 20,000 (18) June 2013 17,857
30 MSC AUSTRIA MSC 1984 3,584 3.7 years 21,100 (19) November 2012 18,566
31 KARMEN Sea Consortium 1991 3,351 1 year 19,400 April 2012 19,400
32 RENA MSC 1990 3,351 5 years 15,000 June 2016 15,000
33 MARINA PO Hainan 1992 3,351 1 year 18,000 March 2012 18,000
34 KONSTANTINA Sea Consortium 1992 3,351 0.7 years 17,400 February 2012 17,400
35 AKRITAS Hapag Lloyd 1987 3,152 4 years 11,000 (20) August 2014 12,408
36 GARDEN(iv) Evergreen 1984 2,922 5 years 15,200 November 2012 15,200
37 GENIUS I(iv) Evergreen 1984 2,922 3.3 years 15,200 November 2012 15,200
38 GATHER(iv) Evergreen 1984 2,922 5 years 15,200 November 2012 15,200
39 GIFTED(v) Evergreen 1984 2,922 2.4 years 15,700 December 2011 15,700
40 MSC CHALLENGER MSC 1986 2,633 2 years 10,000 September 2012 10,000
41 MSC SUDAN II MSC 1992 2,024 3 years 14,000 (21) June 2012 12,029
42 MSC NAMIBIA II MSC 1991 2,023 4.8 years 14,000 (22) July 2012 12,566
43 MSC SIERRA II MSC 1991 2,023 3.7 years 14,000 (23) May 2012 12,572
44 MSC PYLOS MSC 1991 2,020 1 year 9,200 January 2012 9,200
45 PROSPER TS Lines 1996 1,504 1 year 10,500 March 2012 10,500
46 MSC TUSCANY MSC 1978 1,468 1.9 years 7,920 August 2012 7,920
47 MSC FADO MSC 1978 1,181 2 years 7,400 May 2012 7,400
48 ZAGORA MSC 1995 1,162 0.7 years 7,000 March 2012 7,000
49 HORIZON OACL 1991 1,068 7.1 years 10,050 April 2012 10,050

Newbuilds

Vessel Name Shipyard Charterer Expected Delivery Approximate Capacity
(TEU)
1 Hull S4010 Sungdong Shipbuilding MSC 4th Quarter 2012 9,000
2 Hull S4011 Sungdong Shipbuilding MSC 4th Quarter 2012 9,000
3 Hull S4020 Sungdong Shipbuilding Evergreen 1st Quarter 2013 8,800
4 Hull S4021 Sungdong Shipbuilding Evergreen 1st Quarter 2013 8,800
5 Hull S4022 Sungdong Shipbuilding Evergreen 2nd Quarter 2013 8,800
6 Hull S4023 Sungdong Shipbuilding Evergreen 2nd Quarter 2013 8,800
7 Hull S4024 Sungdong Shipbuilding Evergreen 3rd Quarter 2013 8,800
8 H1068A Jiangnan Changxing MSC November 2013 9,000
9 H1069A Jiangnan Changxing MSC December 2013 9,000
10 H1070A Jiangnan Changxing MSC January 2014 9,000
(1) Charter terms and expiration dates are based on the earliest date charters could expire.
(2) This average rate is calculated based on contracted charter rates for the days remaining between July 22, 2011 and the earliest expiration of each charter. Certain of our charter rates change until their earliest expiration dates, as indicated in the footnotes below.
(3) This charter rate escalates on August 31, 2011 to $37,596 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(4) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $30,375 and on May 8, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(5) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $38,179 per day and on June 30, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(6) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $30,375 and on August 24, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(7) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $25,375 per day and on October 20, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(8) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $30,375 per day and on December 4, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(9) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $38,490 per day and on January 13, 2016 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(10) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $38,461 per day and on April 28, 2016 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(11) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $38,418 per day and on June 11, 2016 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(12) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $16,205 per day and on July 1, 2012 to $23,150 per day until the earliest redelivery date. In addition, if the charterer does not exercise its unilateral option to extend the term, the charterer is required to make a one-time payment at the earliest redelivery of approximately $6.9 million.
(13) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $16,205 per day and on July 1, 2012 to $23,150 per day until the earliest redelivery date. In addition, if the charterer does not exercise its unilateral option to extend the term, the charterer is required to make a one-time payment at the earliest redelivery of approximately $6.9 million.
(14) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $18,150 per day, on May 8, 2012 to $18,274 per day and on January 1, 2013 to $22,150 per day until the earliest redelivery date. In addition, the charterer is required to repay the remaining amount accrued during the reduction period, or approximately $5.0 million, no later than July 2016.
(15) This charter rate changes on January 1, 2012 to $30,500 per day until the earliest redelivery.
(16) This charter rate changes on November 2, 2011 to $20,000 per day until the earliest redelivery.
(17) This charter rate changes on December 14, 2011 to $17,250 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(18) This charter rate changes on December 19, 2011 to $17,250 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(19) This charter rate changes on December 29, 2011 to $17,250 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(20) This charter rate changes on September 30, 2011 to $12,500 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(21) This charter rate changes on July 27, 2011 to $12,000 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(22) This charter rate changes on December 17, 2011 to $11,500 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(23) This charter rate changes on December 20, 2011 to $11,250 per day until the earliest redelivery date.
(i) Charterers have unilateral options to extend the charters of the vessels for two periods of 30 months +/-90 days at a rate of $41,700 per day.
(ii) The vessel (ex. MSC Linzie) is expected to be delivered between August 15, 2011 and September 30, 2011.
(iii) Charterers have a unilateral option to extend the charter of the vessel for a period of 12 months +/-60 days at a rate of $27,500 per day.
(iv) Charterers have unilateral options to extend the charters of the vessels for periods until 2014, at a rate of $14,000 per day.
(v) Charterers have a unilateral option to extend the charter of the vessel for a period of one year +/-30 days at a rate of $14,000 per day.
COSTAMARE INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income
Six-months ended
June 30,
Three-months ended
June 30,
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts) 2010 2011 2010 2011
(Unaudited)
REVENUES:
Voyage revenue $ 178,824 $ 180,279 $ 89,800 $ 94,318
EXPENSES:
Voyage expenses (1,023 ) (2,521 ) (633 ) (1,423 )
Voyage expenses – related parties - (1,357 ) - (711 )
Vessels' operating expenses (51,751 ) (55,733 ) (25,962 ) (28,230 )
General and administrative expenses (665 ) (2,465 ) (64 ) (1,284 )
Management fees - related parties (5,479 ) (7,483 ) (2,747 ) (4,000 )
Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs (4,079 ) (4,043 ) (2,087 ) (2,132 )
Depreciation (34,447 ) (38,013 ) (17,588 ) (19,568 )
Gain on sale of vessels 7,853 10,771 5,558 10,771
Foreign exchange gains (losses) (147 ) 73 (54 ) (17 )
Operating income $ 89,086 $ 79,508 $ 46,223 $ 47,724
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest income $ 636 $ 309 $ 226 $ 118
Interest and finance costs (34,184 ) (36,106 ) (16,513 ) (17,362 )
Other 280 477 201 491
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments (10,182 ) (69 ) (9,184 ) (4,800 )
Total other income (expenses) $ (43,450 ) $ (35,389 ) $ (25,270 ) $ (21,553 )
Net Income $ 45,636 $ 44,119 $ 20,953 $ 26,171
Earnings per common share, basic and diluted $ 0.97 $ 0.73 $ 0.45 $ 0.43
Weighted average number of shares, basic and diluted 47,000,000 60,300,000 47,000,000 60,300,000
COSTAMARE INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31, As of June 30,
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) 2010 2011
(Audited) (Unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 159,774 $ 69,628
Restricted cash 5,121 7,074
Receivables 3,360 3,529
Inventories 9,534 12,915
Due from related parties 1,297 2,028
Fair value of derivatives 458 2,097
Insurance claims receivable 747 2,434
Accrued charter revenue 22,413 12,194
Prepayments and other 2,428 3,070
Investments 6,080 -
Total current assets $ 211,212 $ 114,969
FIXED ASSETS, NET:
Advances for vessels acquisitions $ 3,830 $ 145,780
Vessels, net 1,531,610 1,566,013
Total fixed assets, net $ 1,535,440 $ 1,711,793
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Deferred charges, net $ 30,867 $ 32,578
Restricted cash 36,814 37,716
Accrued charter revenue 14,449 9,226
Total assets $ 1,828,782 $ 1,906,282
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 114,597 $ 142,813
Accounts payable 4,128 6,390
Due to related parties - 338
Accrued liabilities 7,761 9,065
Unearned revenue 2,580 3,052
Fair value of derivatives 53,880 60,632
Other current liabilities 1,842 2,273
Total current liabilities $ 184,788 $ 224,563
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term debt, net of current portion $ 1,227,140 $ 1,257,196
Fair value of derivatives, net of current portion 54,062 55,254
Unearned revenue, net of current portion 650 248
Total non-current liabilities $ 1,281,852 $ 1,312,698
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock $ 6 $ 6
Additional paid-in capital 519,971 519,971
Other comprehensive loss (82,895 ) (89,985 )
Accumulated deficit (74,940 ) (60,971 )
Total stockholders' equity $ 362,142 $ 369,021
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,828,782 $ 1,906,282
COSTAMARE INC.
Statements of Cash Flows
Six-months ended June 30, Three-month ended June 30,
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) 2010 2011 2010 2011
(Unaudited)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income: $ 45,636 $ 44,119 $ 20,953 $ 26,171
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 34,447 38,013 17,588 19,568
Amortization of financing costs 451 1,335 247 672
Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special surveys 4,079 4,043 2,087 2,132
Amortization of unearned revenue (322 ) (322 ) (162 ) (161 )
(Gain) Loss on sale of vessels (7,853 ) (10,771 ) (5,558 ) (10,771 )
(Gain) Loss on sale of investments - 7 - -
Net settlements on interest rate swaps qualifying for cash flow hedge - (861 ) - (861 )
Loss (gain) on derivative instruments 10,182 69 9,184 4,800
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables $ (203 ) $ (169 ) $ (499 ) $ (1,410 )
Due from related parties (389 ) (731 ) (563 ) 90
Inventories 1,585 (3,381 ) (132 ) 2,231
Claims receivable (68 ) (1,687 ) (354 ) (410 )
Prepayments and other (1,070 ) (642 ) 1,067 710
Accounts payable (4,355 ) 2,262 (2,327 ) (980 )
Due to related parties (675 ) 338 (935 ) (1,533 )
Accrued liabilities 2,070 1,305 2,142 (2,486 )
Unearned revenue 580 393 17 (35 )
Other liabilities (864 ) 431 197 506
Dry-dockings (8,770 ) (6,122 ) (6,347 ) (2,032 )
Accrued charter revenue (18,412 ) 15,442 (9,295 ) 7,454
Net Cash from Operating Activities $ 56,049 $ 83,071 $ 27,310 $ 43,655
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Advances for vessels acquisitions $ - $ (145,780 ) $ - $ (49,348 )
Vessel acquisitions/Addition to vessel cost (28,281 ) (74,843 ) (26,559 ) -
Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities - 6,082 - -
Proceeds from the sale of vessels 19,067 19,005 12,296 12,728
Net Cash used in Investing Activities $ (9,214 ) $ (195,536 ) $ (14,263 ) $ (36,620 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt $ - $ 107,593 $ - $ 107,593
Repayment of long-term debt (44,060 ) (49,321 ) (24,660 ) (29,921 )
Payments for financing costs (2,956 ) (2,948 ) (2,956 ) (1,122 )
Initial public offering related costs (778 ) - (778 ) -
Dividends paid (10,000 ) (30,150 ) - (15,075 )
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash 1,131 (2,855 ) (289 ) (4,423 )
Net Cash provided by (used in) Financing Activities $ (56,663 ) $ 22,319 $ (28,683 ) $ 57,052
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents $ (9,828 ) $ (90,146 ) $ (15,636 ) $ 64,087
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 12,282 159,774 18,090 5,541
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 2,454 69,628 2,454 69,628

Contact Information:

Contacts

Company Contact:
Gregory Zikos
Chief Financial Officer
Konstantinos Tsakalidis
Business Development
Costamare Inc., Athens, Greece
Tel: (+30) 210-949-0050
Email: ir@costamare.com
www.costamare.com

Investor Relations Advisor/ Media Contact:
Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
Tel: 212-661-7566
Email: costamare@capitallink.com