HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2016-- Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:TGH) (“Textainer”, “the Company”, “we” and “our”), one of the world’s largest lessors of intermodal containers, reported second-quarter 2016 results.

Financial and Business Highlights

• Lease rental income of $120.2 million for the quarter, a decrease of 6.3 percent from the prior year quarter;
• Net loss attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders of $1.5 million for the quarter, or $0.03 per diluted common share;
• Adjusted net income ⁽¹⁾ of $3.0 million for the quarter, or $0.05 per diluted common share;
• We recorded $19.5 million of container impairments resulting from a write down of our inventory of containers that are pending disposal. Excluding these non-cash impairments, adjusted net income would have been $21.8 million, or $0.38 per diluted share;
• Utilization improved 1.0 percentage point from its low point in the quarter and is currently at 95.1 percent;
• Continued expansion with $432 million of capex invested year-to-date in 2016; and
• A quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share was declared.

“Market conditions remain very challenging and the second quarter was no exception. The main driver of our decline in performance remains the low prices for new and used containers which results in reductions in lease rental income and impairments on containers held for sale,” stated Philip K. Brewer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Textainer Group Holdings Limited. “It is worth noting that although lease rental income declined from the year ago quarter, it declined far less than the drop in new container rental rates due largely to the structure of our leases and the long-term nature of our fleet.”

“On the positive side, we saw an increase in new container prices during the quarter, a strong pick-up in demand and we continued to generate strong cash flow from operations. New prices hit a historic low of approximately $1,200 on 20’ dry freight containers early in the year. Prices increased by 20% to 25% during the second quarter but have subsequently declined somewhat. Low new container prices combined with a large supply of sales containers continues to put pressure on used container prices.”

“Our utilization improved and currently stands at 95.1%. We saw stronger lease-out demand during the second quarter than we had anticipated, with the three highest lease-out booking weeks in our history all occurring during the quarter. Our unbooked depot inventory decreased by 40% from the beginning of the second quarter until today and our utilization increased by 1.0 percentage point which is a significant increase over such a short period and containers have been picked up faster than we expected. The strength of our utilization is due to many factors: 85% of our fleet is subject to long-term and finance leases only 8.5% of which mature in 2016, the structure of our leases require a majority of containers to be returned in Asia where lease-out demand is strongest, and we dispose of containers when doing so is the right economic decision even if this results in high impairments. Additionally, we have invested $423 million year-to-date, purchasing more than 250,000 TEU of attractively priced containers,” concluded Mr. Brewer.

“Adjusted net income” and “adjusted EBITDA” are Non-GAAP Measures that are reconciled to GAAP measures in footnote 1. “Adjusted net income” is defined as net (loss) income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders before charges to interest expense for the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs related to refinancing of debt, unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, collars and caps, net and the related impact of reconciling items on income tax expense and net income (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interests (“NCI”). “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as net (loss) income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders before interest income and expense, realized and unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, collars and caps, net, income tax expense, net income (loss) attributable to the NCI, depreciation expense, container impairment, amortization expense and the related impact of reconciling items on net income (loss) attributable to the NCI. Footnote 1 provides certain qualifications and limitations on the use of Non-GAAP Measures.

Second-Quarter Results

Textainer’s second quarter results compared to the prior year quarter were adversely impacted primarily by an increase in container impairments due to a decrease in used container prices and an increase in the quantity of containers designated for disposal. Depreciation expense increased primarily due to a reduction in the 40’ high-cube container residual value in 2015 and an increase in the size of our owned refrigerated container fleet. Furthermore, lease rental income decreased due to a decrease in rental rates and lower utilization, direct container expense increased primarily due to an increase in storage costs resulting from lower utilization and higher storage rates and we had a net loss on trading containers in the second quarter of 2016 compared to a net gain in 2015 primarily due to lower sales prices.

During the second-quarter of 2016, $5.5 million insurance proceeds was received from a claim on a lessee that went into default in August 2015, which was recorded as a reduction to insurance receivable.

Dividend

On August 4, 2016, Textainer’s board of directors approved and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share on Textainer’s issued and outstanding common shares, payable on August 30, 2016 to shareholders of record as of August 19, 2016.

“We declared a dividend of $0.03 per share, a significant decline from the prior dividend level and an amount equal to 60% of this quarter’s adjusted net income⁽¹⁾. While we are not happy about reducing our dividend, our Board believes paying a lower dividend in order to preserve cash during these challenging times is in the best interests of our shareholders and the company and helps ensure that we have the resources to take advantage of opportunities that today’s challenging conditions may produce,” commented Mr. Brewer.

Based on the information available today, this distribution will qualify as a return of capital rather than a taxable dividend for U.S. tax purposes. Investors should consult with a tax adviser to determine the proper tax treatment of this distribution.

Outlook

“Based on recent discussions with our customers, we believe the strong increase in demand for dry containers we experienced in the second quarter will continue into the third quarter although possibly at a slightly reduced pace. We do not expect a significant improvement in new container prices occurring prior to year-end. As long as new container prices remain low, rental rates for new, depot and lease-renewal containers will remain under pressure and lease rental income can be expected to decline,” stated Mr. Brewer. “The credit quality of certain shipping lines is a major concern. While consolidation has strengthened some lines, the overall credit risk of our customer base has increased due to weak demand and low freight rates.”

“New dry freight container production could be less than 1.5 million TEU, compared to 2.5 million TEU produced last year, which is approximately equal to the quantity of containers disposed annually. Refrigerated container production is also expected to be below last year’s record level. This means the world’s container fleet is unlikely to grow and may decline this year. As containers are not in an oversupply situation, we expect our utilization to continue to improve in the third quarter. Furthermore, should there be an unexpected spike in demand as has often happened in the past, the container leasing market could strengthen quickly.”

“We benefited this quarter by purchasing many containers at attractive prices. These containers were leased out at terms which were better than the returns generated by containers leased during the preceding six months and they can be expected to perform very well over their useful lives as they depreciate,” concluded Mr. Brewer.

Investors’ Webcast

Textainer will hold a conference call and a Webcast at 11:00 am EDT on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 to discuss Textainer’s second quarter 2016 results. An archive of the Webcast will be available one hour after the live call through August 8, 2017. For callers in the U.S. the dial-in number for the conference call is 1-888-895-5271; for callers outside the U.S. the dial-in number for the conference call is 1-847-619-6547. The participant passcode for both dial-in numbers is 42901483. To access the live Webcast or archive, please visit Textainer’s investor 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 a total of 2.1 million containers representing 3.2 million TEU in our owned and managed fleet. We lease containers to approximately 350 customers, including all of the world’s leading international shipping lines, and other lessees. Our fleet consists of standard dry freight, dry freight specials, and refrigerated intermodal containers. We also lease tank containers through our relationship with Trifleet Leasing and are the primary 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 lease fleet, we buy older containers from our shipping line customers for trading and resale. We sold an average of almost 100,000 containers per year for the last five years to more than 1,200 customers making us the largest seller of used containers. Textainer operates via a network of 14 offices and approximately 500 depots worldwide.

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 include, without limitation, statements regarding: (i) Textainer’s belief that the strong increase in demand for dry containers it experienced in the second quarter will continue into the third quarter although possibly at a reduced pace; (ii) Textainer’s expectation that there will not be a significant improvement in new container prices occurring prior to year-end; (iii) Textainer’s belief that as long as new container prices remain low, rental rates for new, depot and lease-renewal containers will remain under pressure and lease rental income can be expected to decline, (iv) Textainer’s expectation that new dry freight container production could be less than 1.5 million TEU compared to 2.5 million TEU produced last year; (v) Textainer’s expectation that refrigerated container production will be below last year’s record level; (vi) Textainer’s belief that the world’s container fleet is unlikely to grow and may decline this year; (vii) Textainer’s expectation that utilization will improve in the third quarter since containers are not in an oversupply situation; (viii) Textainer’s belief that, should there be an unexpected spike in demand as has often happened in the past, the container leasing could strengthen quickly; and (ix) Textainer’s expectation that containers purchased during the second quarter at attractive prices will perform very well over their useful lives as they depreciate. 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: any deceleration or reversal of the current domestic and global economic conditions; lease rates may decrease and lessees may default, which could decrease revenue and increase storage, repositioning, collection and recovery expenses; the demand for leased containers depends on many political and economic factors and is tied to international trade and if demand decreases due to increased barriers to trade or political or economic factors, or for other reasons, it reduces demand for intermodal container leasing; as we increase the number of containers in our owned fleet, we increase our capital at risk and may need to incur more debt, which could result in financial instability; Textainer faces extensive competition in the container leasing industry which tends to depress returns; the international nature of the container shipping industry exposes Textainer to numerous risks; gains and losses associated with the disposition of used equipment may fluctuate; our indebtedness reduces our financial flexibility and could impede our ability to operate; 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 11, 2016.

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 AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures
Three and six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)
(All currency expressed in United States dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(1) The following is a reconciliation of certain GAAP measures to non-GAAP financial measures (such items listed in (a) to (d) below and defined as “Non-GAAP Measures”) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, including:

(a) net (loss) income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders to adjusted EBITDA (Adjusted EBITDA defined as net (loss) income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders before interest income and expense, realized and unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, collars and caps, net, income tax expense, net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests (“NCI”), depreciation expense, container impairment, amortization expense and the related impact of reconciling items on net income (loss) attributable to the NCI);

(b) net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted EBITDA;

(c) net (loss) income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders to adjusted net income (defined as net (loss) income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders before the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs, unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, collars and caps, net, the related impact of reconciling items on income tax expense and net income (loss) attributable to the NCI); and

(d) net (loss) income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share to adjusted net income per diluted common share (defined as net (loss) income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share before the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs, unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, collars and caps, net, the related impact of reconciling items on income tax expense and net income (loss) attributable to the NCI).

Non-GAAP Measures are not financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and should not be considered as an alternative to net (loss) income, income from operations or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Non-GAAP Measures are presented solely as supplemental disclosures. Management believes that adjusted EBITDA may be a useful performance measure that is widely used within our industry and adjusted net income may be a useful performance measure because Textainer intends to hold its interest rate swaps, collars and caps until maturity and over the life of an interest rate swap, collar or cap the unrealized losses (gains) will net to zero. Adjusted EBITDA is not calculated in the same manner by all companies and, accordingly, may not be an appropriate measure for comparison.

Management also believes that adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted common share are useful in evaluating our operating performance because unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, collars and caps, net is a noncash, non-operating item. We believe Non-GAAP Measures provide useful information on our earnings from ongoing operations. We believe that adjusted EBITDA provides useful information on our ability to service our long-term debt and other fixed obligations and on our ability to fund our expected growth with internally generated funds. Non-GAAP Measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider either of them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results or cash flows as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

• They do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
• They do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
• Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest expense or cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
• Although depreciation expense and container impairment is a noncash 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 noncash 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.

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Textainer Group Holdings Limited
Hilliard C. Terry, III, +1 415-658-8214
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
ir@textainer.com