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 first-quarter ended March 31, 2023.

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

    QTD  
    Q1 2023     Q4 2022     Q1 2022  
Total lease rental income   $ 194,901     $ 202,912     $ 198,718  
Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net   $ 9,548     $ 15,033     $ 15,913  
Income from operations   $ 100,379     $ 111,544     $ 114,716  
Net income attributable to common shareholders   $ 53,626     $ 61,854     $ 72,705  
Net income attributable to common shareholders per diluted common share   $ 1.22     $ 1.38     $ 1.47  
Adjusted net income (1)   $ 53,624     $ 61,993     $ 72,869  
Adjusted net income per diluted common share (1)   $ 1.22     $ 1.38     $ 1.48  
Adjusted EBITDA (1)   $ 166,985     $ 179,464     $ 182,317  
Average fleet utilization (2)     98.8 %     99.0 %     99.7 %
Total fleet size at end of period (TEU) (3)     4,375,474       4,425,300       4,402,158  
Owned percentage of total fleet at end of period     93.7 %     93.6 %     93.0 %
  1. Refer to the “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” set forth below.
  2. Utilization is computed by dividing total units on lease in CEUs (cost equivalent unit) by the total units in our fleet in CEUs, excluding CEUs that have been designated as held for sale and units manufactured for us but not yet delivered to a lessee. CEU is a unit of measurement based on the approximate cost of a container relative to the cost of a standard 20-foot dry container. These factors may differ from CEU ratios used by others in the industry.
  3. TEU refers to a twenty-foot equivalent unit, which is a unit of measurement used in the container shipping industry to compare shipping containers of various lengths to a standard 20-foot container, thus a 20-foot container is one TEU and a 40-foot container is two TEU.  
  • Net income of $53.6 million for the first quarter, or $1.22 per diluted common share, as compared to $61.9 million, or $1.38 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2022;
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $167.0 million for the first quarter, as compared to $179.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022;
  • Average and current utilization rate for the first quarter of 98.8%;
  • Repurchased 1,266,182 common shares at an average price of $32.82 per share during the first quarter and the remaining available authority under the share repurchase program totaled $81 million as of the end of the first quarter;
  • 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 June 15, 2023, to holders of record as of June 2, 2023; and
  • Textainer’s board of directors approved and declared a $0.30 per common share cash dividend, payable on June 15, 2023 to holders of record as of June 2, 2023.

“We are very pleased with our continued elevated utilization rate and resilient lease rental income in this traditionally slower part of the year. For the quarter, lease rental income was $195 million, despite two fewer billing days. Adjusted EBITDA was $167 million, and adjusted net income was $54 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, resulting in an annualized ROE of 13%,” stated Olivier Ghesquiere, President and Chief Executive Officer.

“Following two years of surging container demand and significant fleet expansion, we are now experiencing a healthy consolidation phase with limited new container production. We have instead been focusing on optimizing capital allocation and operational efficiency, with a particular focus on lease renewals and disposal of older sales age containers. As a result, our utilization rate remains very firm at 98.8% as of today, and will remain elevated for the coming quarters, ensuring stable cash flows are available to optimize our balance sheet and continue to return capital to shareholders.”

“We remain optimistic that the market environment will start showing positive momentum as we approach the traditional summer peak season. Resale prices for older containers have now stabilized, which will continue to provide normalized earnings support. Additionally, we believe that the current drop in cargo volume, which has largely been driven by management of inventory levels, will soon correct itself and lead to higher cargo volumes over the coming months.”

“In the meantime, we continue to focus on long-term shareholder value creation with our capital allocation program and solid net income generation continuing to grow our book value per common share. In addition to de-leveraging, we repurchased a total of 1.3 million shares for the quarter, or approximately 3% of our outstanding common shares as of the beginning of the year. Since commencing our share repurchase program in September of 2019, we have repurchased 16.9 million shares or 30% of the then outstanding common shares,” concluded Ghesquiere.

First-Quarter Results

Total lease rental income for the quarter decreased $8.0 million from the fourth quarter of 2022 due to two fewer billing days in the current quarter and fleet attrition.

Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net for the quarter decreased $5.5 million from the fourth quarter of 2022 due to a reduction in average gain per container sold and slightly lower sales volumes. While resale prices have remained stable, the fourth quarter benefited from higher prices at the start of that quarter.

Direct container expense – owned fleet for the quarter decreased $0.9 million from the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily due to lower maintenance and handling expense from two fewer days in the current quarter, partially offset by a slight increase in storage expense.

Depreciation and amortization for the quarter decreased by $2.3 million from the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily due to two fewer days in the current quarter.

General and administrative expense for the quarter increased $1.2 million from the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily due to higher compensation and benefit costs.

Interest expense for the quarter decreased $1.0 million from the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily driven by two fewer days in the current quarter and a decrease in the average debt balance, partially offset by an increase in our average effective interest rate.

Other, net for the quarter increased $1.4 million from the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily related to the higher interest income and revaluation of cash balances which are denominated in currencies other than our functional currency.

Conference Call and Webcast

A conference call to discuss the financial results for the first quarter of 2023 will be held at 11:00 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The dial-in number for the conference call is 1-877-407-9039 (U.S. & Canada) and 1-201-689-8470 (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 more than 4 million TEU in our owned and managed fleet. We lease containers to approximately 200 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 and we are 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) As a result, our utilization rate remains very firm at 98.8% as of today, and will remain elevated for the coming quarters, ensuring stable cash flows are available to optimize our balance sheet and continue to return capital to shareholders; (ii) We remain optimistic that the market environment will start showing positive momentum as we approach the traditional summer peak season; (iii) Resale prices for older containers have now stabilized, which will continue to provide normalized earnings support; (iv) Additionally, we believe that the current drop in cargo volume, which has largely been driven by management of inventory levels, will soon correct itself and lead to higher cargo volumes over the coming months; 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 February 14, 2023.

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

TEXTAINER GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (All currency expressed in United States dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

  Three Months Ended March 31,  
  2023     2022  
Revenues:              
Operating leases - owned fleet   $ 145,324       $ 151,492  
Operating leases - managed fleet     11,110         12,641  
Finance leases and container leaseback financing receivable - owned fleet     38,467         34,585  
Total lease rental income     194,901         198,718  
               
Management fees - non-leasing     744         532  
               
Trading container sales proceeds     3,966         7,618  
Cost of trading containers sold     (4,121 )       (6,756 )
Trading container margin     (155 )       862  
               
Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net     9,548         15,913  
               
Operating expenses:              
Direct container expense - owned fleet     10,043         5,519  
Distribution expense to managed fleet container investors     9,925         11,173  
Depreciation and amortization     71,838         72,493  
General and administrative expense     13,119         11,527  
Bad debt (recovery) expense , net     (305 )       477  
Container lessee default expense, net     39         120  
Total operating expenses     104,659         101,309  
Income from operations     100,379         114,716  
Other (expense) income:              
Interest expense     (42,130 )       (35,309 )
Other, net     1,822         (94 )
Net other expense     (40,308 )       (35,403 )
Income before income taxes     60,071         79,313  
Income tax expense     (1,476 )       (1,639 )
Net income     58,595         77,674  
Less: Dividends on preferred shares     4,969         4,969  
Net income attributable to common shareholders   $ 53,626       $ 72,705  
Net income attributable to common shareholders per share:              
Basic   $ 1.24       $ 1.50  
Diluted   $ 1.22       $ 1.47  
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):              
Basic     43,115         48,403  
Diluted     43,850         49,303  

TEXTAINER GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (All currency expressed in United States dollars in thousands, except share data)

    March 31, 2023     December 31, 2022  
Assets            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 142,598     $ 164,818  
Marketable securities     755       1,411  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,716 and $1,582, respectively     116,960       114,805  
Net investment in finance leases, net of allowance of $190 and $252, respectively     130,381       130,913  
Container leaseback financing receivable, net of allowance of $47 and $62, respectively     54,710       53,652  
Trading containers     6,115       4,848  
Containers held for sale     37,368       31,637  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     18,028       16,703  
Due from affiliates, net     2,867       2,758  
Total current assets     509,782       521,545  
Restricted cash     102,011       102,591  
Containers, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,062,674 and $2,029,667, respectively     4,256,456       4,365,124  
Net investment in finance leases, net of allowance of $735 and $1,027 respectively     1,657,127       1,689,123  
Container leaseback financing receivable, net of allowance of $27 and $52, respectively     757,003       770,980  
Derivative instruments     124,151       149,244  
Deferred taxes     1,163       1,135  
Other assets     12,644       13,492  
Total assets   $ 7,420,337     $ 7,613,234  
Liabilities and Equity            
Current liabilities:            
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 20,235     $ 24,160  
Container contracts payable     1,817       6,648  
Other liabilities     5,203       5,060  
Due to container investors, net     15,518       16,132  
Debt, net of unamortized costs of $7,781 and $7,938, respectively     394,186       377,898  
Total current liabilities     436,959       429,898  
Debt, net of unamortized costs of $24,762 and $26,946, respectively     4,950,036       5,127,021  
Derivative instruments     4,885        
Income tax payable     13,483       13,196  
Deferred taxes     14,276       13,105  
Other liabilities     32,322       33,725  
Total liabilities     5,451,961       5,616,945  
Equity:            
Textainer Group Holdings Limited shareholders' equity:            
Cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred shares, $0.01 par value, $25,000 liquidation preference per share. Authorized 10,000,000 shares; 12,000 shares issued and outstanding (equivalent to 12,000,000 depositary shares at $25.00 liquidation preference per depositary share)     300,000       300,000  
Common shares, $0.01 par value. Authorized 140,000,000 shares; 59,970,152 shares issued and 42,395,343 shares outstanding at 2023; 59,943,282 shares issued and 43,634,655 shares outstanding at 2022     600       599  
Treasury shares, at cost, 17,574,809 and 16,308,627 shares, respectively     (379,210 )     (337,551 )
Additional paid-in capital     444,751       442,154  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     117,737       147,350  
Retained earnings     1,484,498       1,443,737  
Total shareholders’ equity     1,968,376       1,996,289  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 7,420,337     $ 7,613,234  
   

TEXTAINER GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (All currency expressed in United States dollars in thousands)

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2023     2022  
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net income   $ 58,595     $ 77,674  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:            
Depreciation and amortization     71,838       72,493  
Bad debt (recovery) expense, net     (305 )     477  
Amortization of unamortized debt issuance costs and accretion of bond discounts     2,344       2,615  
Gain on sale of owned fleet containers, net     (9,548 )     (15,913 )
Share-based compensation expense     2,261       1,727  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities     27,056       48,886  
Total adjustments     93,646       110,285  
Net cash provided by operating activities     152,241       187,959  
Cash flows from investing activities:            
Purchase of containers     (7,775 )     (204,445 )
Payment on container leaseback financing receivable           (303,894 )
Proceeds from sale of containers     41,908       29,656  
Receipt of principal payments on container leaseback financing receivable     13,156       7,444  
Other     5       (2,031 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     47,294       (473,270 )
Cash flows from financing activities:            
Proceeds from debt           482,100  
Payments on debt     (163,041 )     (149,262 )
Principal repayments on container leaseback financing liability, net     (204 )     (200 )
Purchase of treasury shares     (41,659 )     (36,409 )
Issuance of common shares upon exercise of share options     337       3,906  
Dividends paid on common shares     (12,865 )     (12,054 )
Dividends paid on preferred shares     (4,969 )     (4,969 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     (222,401 )     283,112  
Effect of exchange rate changes     66       (56 )
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (22,800 )     (2,255 )
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of the year     267,409       282,572  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of the period   $ 244,609     $ 280,317  
             
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:            
Interest paid   $ 39,475     $ 32,266  
Income taxes paid   $ 3     $ 140  
Receipt of payments on finance leases, net of income earned   $ 33,142     $ 53,132  
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing activities:            
Decrease in accrued container purchases   $ 4,831     $ 10,913  
Containers placed in finance leases   $ 736     $ 57,361  

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 unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities and the related impacts on income taxes. 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 months ended March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022.

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.
    Three Months Ended,  
    March 31, 2023     December 31, 2022     March 31, 2022  
    (Dollars in thousands,  
    except per share amounts)  
    (Unaudited)  
Reconciliation of adjusted net income:                  
Net income attributable to common shareholders   $ 53,626     $ 61,854     $ 72,705  
Adjustments:                  
Unrealized (gain) loss on marketable securities, net     (3 )     176       207  
Impact of reconciling items on income tax     1       (37 )     (43 )
Adjusted net income   $ 53,624     $ 61,993     $ 72,869  
                   
Adjusted net income per diluted common share   $ 1.22     $ 1.38     $ 1.48  
                   
    Three Months Ended,  
    March 31, 2023     December 31, 2022     March 31, 2022  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
    (Unaudited)  
Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA:                  
Net income attributable to common shareholders   $ 53,626     $ 61,854     $ 72,705  
Adjustments:                  
Interest income     (2,082 )     (1,818 )     (36 )
Interest expense     42,130       43,105       35,309  
Unrealized (gain) loss on marketable securities, net     (3 )     176       207  
Income tax expense     1,476       2,007       1,639  
Depreciation and amortization     71,838       74,140       72,493  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 166,985     $ 179,464     $ 182,317  
                   
    Three Months Ended,  
    March 31, 2023     December 31, 2022     March 31, 2022  
    (Dollars in thousands,  
    except per share amount)  
    (Unaudited)  
Reconciliation of headline earnings:                  
Net income attributable to common shareholders   $ 53,626     $ 61,854     $ 72,705  
Adjustments:                  
                   
Headline earnings   $ 53,626     $ 61,854     $ 72,705  
                   
Headline earnings per basic common share   $ 1.24     $ 1.40     $ 1.50  
Headline earnings per diluted common share   $ 1.22     $ 1.38     $ 1.47  
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