Επιστροφή στην κερδοφορία για την Globus Maritime

Η Globus Maritime των Γιώργου Φειδάκη και Γιώργου Καραγεωργίου ανακοίνωσε για το τέταρτο τρίμηνο του 2013 κέρδη 4,29 εκατ. δολ έναντι ζημιών 81,2 εκατ.
δολ το τέταρτο τρίμηνο του 2012, ενώ για το σύνολο της χρήσης τα κέρδη ανήλθαν στα 5,67 εκατ. δολ έναντι ζημιών 82,8 εκατ. δολ ένα χρόνο πριν. Τα έσοδα της εταιρείας το 2013 ήταν 29,4 ελατ. δολ ενώ το 2012 ήταν περισσότερα στα 32,1 εκατ. δολ. Η Globus ελέγχει ένα στόλο από επτά πλοία μεταφοράς χύδην φορτίου. Ο Γιώργος Καραγεωργίου δήλωσε, μεταξύ άλλων, ότι το 2014 τα μεγέθη της αγοράς χύδην ξηρού φορτίου έχουν αρχίσει να βελτιώνονται. Τόνισε ότι παραμένουν προσηλωμένοι στην τρέχουσα στρατηγική ανάπτυξη του στόλου της Globus Maritime. Επίσης δήλωσε αισιόδοξος καθώς όπως είπε υπάρχουν ενδείξεις ότι το κλίμα της αγοράς βελτιώνεται.

Globus Maritime Limited Reports Financial Results for the 4th Quarter and Year Ended December 31st, 2013

Globus Maritime Limited, a dry bulk shipping company, reported its unaudited consolidated operating and financial results for the 4th quarter and year ended December 31st, 2013.
George Karageorgiou, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Globus Maritime Limited, stated: “We are very pleased to report a net income of $4.3 million or $0.40 per share for the fourth quarter 2013 and $5.7 million or $0.52 per share for fiscal year 2013. We consider this a solid performance, due in part to our lean, cost‐efficient operations, which saw a 4% decrease year over year, from 2012. We believe that 2014 will be a significant turning point in the trajectory of charter rates, as much of the underlying fundamentals of the dry bulk market have begun to improve. We have positioned the Company to make certain that our vessels are available for employment, in order to have the ability to capture more attractive rates upon a meaningful recovery in charter rates. For 2014, only approximately 29% of our fleet days have secured employment.

“Looking ahead, the fundamentals of the dry bulk market have shown signs of improvement over 2013, significantly and the market has already shown some signs of a potential recovery. Following a lengthy period of oversupply with regards to dry bulk ships, we’ve seen an improvement in the orderbook. In fact, 2013 new building deliveries were 37% lower than in 2012, which led to just 6% growth in the overall fleet – the slowest growth level since 2003. In addition, spot and short term charter rates continue to fluctuate, while asset values have risen throughout the end of 2013 and into the first quarter of 2014. These are strong indicators that the market sentiment is improving, along with the supply‐demand balance.
“In the meantime, we remain committed to our ongoing fleet deployment strategy of short‐term (Spot) time charters that maximize our revenue capability, and capitalize upon a market recovery. We maintain strong competitive advantages which include a modern fleet, tested management, efficient in‐house technical and commercial management, and significant exposure to an improving dry bulk market. We continue to be optimistic about the long‐term fundamentals of the industry in stimulating a more sustainable, long term recovery, one which will bring significant value to Globus, and our loyal shareholders.

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