TGH Textainer Group Holdings Limited

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: TGH; JSE: TXT) ("Textainer", "the Company", "we" and "our"), one of the world's largest lessors of intermodal containers, today reported financial results for the third-quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Key Financial Information (in thousands except for per share and TEU amounts) and Business Highlights:

• Net income of $64.7 million for the third quarter or $1.28 per diluted common share, as compared to $73.8 million, or $1.45 per diluted common share in the second quarter of 2021;
• Adjusted net income of $76.5 million for the third quarter, or $1.52 per diluted common share, as compared to $75.2 million, or $1.48 per diluted common share in the second quarter of 2021;
• Adjusted EBITDA of $184.2 million for the third quarter, as compared to $178.4 million in the second quarter of 2021;
• Average and ending utilization rate for the third quarter of 99.8%;
• Invested $622 million in containers delivered during the third quarter, for a total $1.7 billion delivered through the first nine months of the year, virtually all of which are currently on lease with tenors in excess of 12 years;
• As previously announced, issued $600 million of fixed-rate asset backed notes with an 11-year tenor on August 11, 2021. Additionally, issued a $209 million fixed-rate term loan with a 7-year tenor on October 18, 2021. The resulting proceeds from both issuances were used to pay down other debt facilities and create additional borrowing capacity for future container investments. The successful closing of these financings in turn further lowered our average effective interest rate to 2.60% as of the end of the quarter;
• As previously announced, repaid in full $208 million of term loans on August 20, 2021, which carried a blended interest rate of 4.30% and had an original maturity in February 2025. In accordance with the early redemption provisions of the term loans, Textainer made a loan termination payment of $10.6 million and incurred a write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.3 million;
• As previously announced, completed an underwritten public offering of 6,000,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of its 6.25% Series B cumulative redeemable perpetual preference shares, for an aggregate public offering price of $150 million;
• Repurchased 523,662 shares of common stock at an average price of $31.63 per share during the third quarter. Textainer's board of directors authorized a $50 million increase to the share repurchase program of the Company's outstanding shares in September 2021, bringing its total authorization level to $200 million since inception. As of the end of the third quarter, the remaining authority under the share repurchase program totaled $77.5 million;
• Textainer's board of directors approved and declared a quarterly preferred cash dividend on its 7.00% Series A and its 6.25% Series B cumulative redeemable perpetual preference shares, payable on December 15, 2021, to holders of record as of December 3, 2021; and
• Textainer's board of directors approved the reinstatement of the common dividend program and declared a $0.25 per common share cash dividend in the third quarter of 2021, payable on December 15, 2021 to holders of record as of December 3, 2021.

"We are proud to deliver yet another quarter of very positive results, which reflect the consistent execution of our strategy to maximize the current favorable market opportunities and drive profitable organic growth with a focus on optimized capex as well as continued operational and financial efficiencies. For the quarter, lease rental income increased to $196 million, a 31% increase over the same quarter last year driven by continued fleet growth in a strong demand environment. Adjusted EBITDA increased to $184 million, a 55% increase from the same quarter last year, and adjusted net income was $77 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, which represents an annualized ROE of 22%," stated Olivier Ghesquiere, President and Chief Executive Officer of Textainer Group Holdings Limited.

"During the third quarter, we deployed $622 million in capex, for a total of approximately $1.7 billion through the first nine months of the year and currently have committed orders in excess of $250 million for delivery in the fourth quarter. The current market environment remains favorable, as trade volumes and global supply-chain bottlenecks have continued to drive container demand. Furthermore, new container prices remain strong as we continue to successfully renew and extend expiring leases into life-cycle-leases, with maturities extending through the remaining useful life of the containers. The overall lease duration across the entirety of our fleet averages 6 years, thereby further securing stable future cash flows and mitigating possible future market cyclicality."

"The Board increased its authorization to repurchase shares by $50 million to an aggregate of $200 million, pursuant to its share repurchase program. To date, $122 million has been deployed, including $17 million in the third quarter, to repurchase approximately 16% of the shares outstanding when the program commenced in September 2019."

"Additionally, the Textainer board has decided to reinstate a quarterly common dividend program. This is supported by our confidence in the underlying long-term business fundamentals and our reliable and stable cash generation capability. Efficiently managing shareholder capital with a focus on shareholder returns is key to our capital allocation strategy and the reinstatement of the dividend program demonstrates this, adding to our already strong share repurchase program."

"The current market fundamentals are expected to continue to be favorable as cargo demand remains strong and supply chain disruptions are widely predicted to sustain through most of 2022. We plan to maintain our disciplined approach towards fleet growth, investing selectively in the most attractive long-term opportunities, and remain committed to enhancing our financial performance to deliver long-term value to our common shareholders focusing on dividends and share repurchases to return capital to shareholders," concluded Ghesquiere.

Third-Quarter Results

Lease rental income increased $8.4 million from the second quarter of 2021 due to an increase in fleet size and average rental rate, showing growth even when considering $5.9 million of non-recurring revenue recorded in the second quarter of 2021.

Trading container margin decreased $1.6 million from the second quarter of 2021, due to a reduction in the number of containers sold.

Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net increased $1.2 million from the second quarter of 2021, due to an increase in the average gain per container sold.

Depreciation expense increased $2.8 million from the second quarter of 2021, primarily due to an increase in fleet size. 

General and administrative expense increased $1.7 million from the second quarter of 2021, primarily due to an increase in incentive compensation and benefit costs associated with improved company performance.

Interest expense increased $3.0 million compared to the second quarter of 2021, due to a higher average debt balance, partially offset by a decrease in our average effective interest rate.

Debt termination expense amounted to $11.9 million in the quarter, which included a $10.6 million loan termination payment and a $1.3 million write off of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs, resulting from the early redemption of higher-priced fixed-rate asset backed notes with proceeds from our lower-priced debt facilities.

Realized loss on financial instruments, net decreased $2.3 million, and unrealized gain on financial instruments, net decreased $1.3 million from the second quarter of 2021 to a minimal amount, due to the termination of all interest rate swaps not designated under hedge accounting during the second and third quarter of 2021. As of September 30, 2021, all of our outstanding interest rate swaps were designated under hedge accounting and will no longer generate realized or unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments.

Conference Call and Webcast

A conference call to discuss the financial results for the third quarter 2021 will be held at 5:00 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, November 4, 2021. The dial-in number for the conference call is 1-855-327-6838 (U.S. & Canada) and 1-604-235-2082 (International). The call and archived replay may also be accessed via webcast on Textainer's Investor Relations 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 approximately 4.3 million TEU in our owned and managed fleet. We lease containers to approximately 250 customers, including all of the world's leading international shipping lines, and other lessees. Our fleet consists of standard dry freight, refrigerated intermodal containers, and dry freight specials. We also lease tank containers through our relationship with Trifleet Leasing and are a 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 fleet, we buy older containers from our shipping line customers for trading and resale. We sold an average of approximately 150,000 containers per year for the last five years to more than 1,500 customers making us one of the largest sellers of used containers. Textainer operates via a network of 14 offices and approximately 400 independent depots worldwide. Textainer has a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TGH) and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: TXT). Visit www.textainer.com for additional information about Textainer.

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 may relate to, but are not limited to, expectations or estimates of future operating results or financial performance, capital expenditures, introduction of new products, regulatory compliance, plans for growth and future operations, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "intend," "potential," "continue" or the negative of these terms or other similar terminology. 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: (i) current market fundamentals are expected to continue to be favorable; (ii) disruptions are predicted to sustain through most of 2022; 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 18, 2021.

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
Investor Relations
Phone: +1 (415) 658-8333
ir@textainer.com

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement Textainer's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted common share, adjusted EBITDA, headline earnings and headline earnings per basic and diluted common share.

Management believes that adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted common share are useful in evaluating Textainer's operating performance. Adjusted net income is defined as net income attributable to common shareholders excluding debt termination expense, unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and marketable securities and the related impacts on income taxes and non-controlling interest. Management considers adjusted EBITDA a widely used industry measure and useful in evaluating Textainer's ability to fund growth and service long-term debt and other fixed obligations. Headline earnings is reported as a requirement of Textainer's listing on the JSE. Headline earnings and headline earnings per basic and diluted common shares are calculated from net income which has been determined based on GAAP.

Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in the tables below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Non-GAAP measures are not financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and are presented solely as supplemental disclosures. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be relied upon in isolation, or as a substitute to net income, income from operations, cash flows from operating activities, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

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