Q4 2025 Costamare Inc Earnings Call
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Speaker #2: And wait for your name to be announced. I must advise you that this conference is being recorded today. Wednesday, February 18th, 2026. I would like to remind you that this conference contains forward-looking statements; please take a moment to read slide number two of the presentation, which contains the forward-looking statements.
Operator: I must advise you that this conference is being recorded today, Wednesday, 18 February 2026. I would like to remind you that this conference contains forward-looking statements. Please take a moment to read slide number 2 of the presentation, which contains the forward-looking statements. I will now pass the floor to your speaker, Mr. Zikos. Please go ahead, sir.
Operator: I must advise you that this conference is being recorded today, Wednesday, 18 February 2026. I would like to remind you that this conference contains forward-looking statements. Please take a moment to read slide number 2 of the presentation, which contains the forward-looking statements. I will now pass the floor to your speaker, Mr. Zikos. Please go ahead, sir.
Speaker #2: And I will now pass the floor to your speaker, Mr. Zikos. Please go ahead, sir. Thank you. And good morning, ladies and gentlemen. During the fourth quarter of the year, the company generated net income of about $73 million.
Gregory Zikos: Thank you, and good morning, ladies and gentlemen. During Q4 of the year, the company generated net income of about $73 million. The income for the whole year was about $370 million, with liquidity of $590 million. Executing on our strategy of securing long-term cash flows from high-quality counterparties in a healthy market environment, we have forward chartered 12 vessels from 4,000 to 14,000 TEUs, all commencing over the next three years with a TEU weighted average duration of 6 years. Incremental contracted revenues from the new charters amount to approximately $940 million. As a consequence, the fleet deployment now stands at 96% and 92% for 2026 and 2027 respectively. Total contracted revenues have reached $3.4 billion, with a remaining time charter duration of 4.5 years.
Gregory Zikos: Thank you, and good morning, ladies and gentlemen. During Q4 of the year, the company generated net income of about $73 million. The income for the whole year was about $370 million, with liquidity of $590 million. Executing on our strategy of securing long-term cash flows from high-quality counterparties in a healthy market environment, we have forward chartered 12 vessels from 4,000 to 14,000 TEUs, all commencing over the next three years with a TEU weighted average duration of 6 years. Incremental contracted revenues from the new charters amount to approximately $940 million. As a consequence, the fleet deployment now stands at 96% and 92% for 2026 and 2027 respectively. Total contracted revenues have reached $3.4 billion, with a remaining time charter duration of 4.5 years.
Speaker #2: The income for the whole year was about $370 million, with liquidity of $590 million. Executing on our strategy of securing long-term cash flows from high-quality counterparties in the healthy market environment, we have forward-chartered 12 assets from four to 14,000 EUs, all commencing over the next three years, with a TU weighted average duration of six years.
Speaker #2: Incremental contracted revenues from the new chart amount to approximately $940 million. As a consequence, the free deployment now stands at 96% and 92% for 2026 and '27, respectively.
Speaker #2: Total contracted revenues have reached $3.4 billion, with the remaining time-chartered duration of 4.5 years. With an added fleet of less than 1%, the chartered market remains strong, with continued high demand for tonnage and limited supply of vessels available for charter due to the ongoing shortage of prompt ships.
Gregory Zikos: With an added fleet of less than 1%, the charter market remains strong, with continued high demand for tonnages, a limited supply of vessels available for charter due to the ongoing shortage of newbuild ships. With respect to Neptune Maritime Leasing, in which we hold a controlling interest, 54 shipping assets have been funded or are on a commitment status basis, with total investments and commitments exceeding $665 million. Moving now to the slide presentation. On slide three, you can see our annual results. Adjusted net income for 2025 was about $376 million, or $3.12 per share. Adjusted net income for the quarter was about $72 million, or $0.60 per share. Our liquidity stands at $590 million. Slide four.
Gregory Zikos: With an added fleet of less than 1%, the charter market remains strong, with continued high demand for tonnages, a limited supply of vessels available for charter due to the ongoing shortage of newbuild ships. With respect to Neptune Maritime Leasing, in which we hold a controlling interest, 54 shipping assets have been funded or are on a commitment status basis, with total investments and commitments exceeding $665 million. Moving now to the slide presentation. On slide three, you can see our annual results. Adjusted net income for 2025 was about $376 million, or $3.12 per share. Adjusted net income for the quarter was about $72 million, or $0.60 per share. Our liquidity stands at $590 million. Slide four.
Speaker #2: With respect to maximum time leasing in which we hold the controlling interest, 54 shipping assets have been funded or are on a commitment status basis, with total investments and commitments exceeding $665 million.
Speaker #2: Moving now to the slide presentation, on slide three, you can see our annual results. As drafted, net income for '25 was about $376 million, or $3.12 per share.
Speaker #2: As drafted net income for the quarter was about $72 million, or $0.60 per share. Our liquidity stands at $590 million. Slide four, we have fixed on a forward basis 12 ships, securing incremental cash flows of $940 million.
Gregory Zikos: We have fixed on a forward basis 12 ships, securing incremental cash flows of $940 million. The average duration of the new charters on a TEU basis is 6 years. Following the above fixtures, our revenue days are fixed 96 and 96 percent for 2026 and 92 for 2027, while our contracted revenues are $3.4 billion, with a TEU weighted remaining duration of 4.5 years. Slide 5. Regarding our financing arrangements, we have agreed to the pre- and post-delivery financing of all 6 newbuild vessels. In addition, we have agreed to refinance 2 container ships at a substantially lower funding cost. We have no significant maturities till 2027. Slide 6.
Gregory Zikos: We have fixed on a forward basis 12 ships, securing incremental cash flows of $940 million. The average duration of the new charters on a TEU basis is 6 years. Following the above fixtures, our revenue days are fixed 96 and 96 percent for 2026 and 92 for 2027, while our contracted revenues are $3.4 billion, with a TEU weighted remaining duration of 4.5 years. Slide 5. Regarding our financing arrangements, we have agreed to the pre- and post-delivery financing of all 6 newbuild vessels. In addition, we have agreed to refinance 2 container ships at a substantially lower funding cost. We have no significant maturities till 2027. Slide 6.
Speaker #2: The average duration of the new charters on a TU basis is six years. Following the above pictures, our revenue days are fixed at 96% and 96% for 2026, and 92% for '27, while our contracted revenues are $3.4 billion, with a TU-weighted remaining duration of four and a half years.
Speaker #2: Slide five, regarding our financing arrangements, we have agreed the pre- and post-delivery financing of all six new build vessels. In addition, we have agreed to refinance two container ships at a substantially lower funding cost.
Speaker #2: We have no significant maturity till '27. Slide six, on our leasing platform, we increased our investment commitment to about $250 million out of which close $280 million have been invested to date.
Gregory Zikos: On our leasing platform, we increased our investment commitment to about $250 million, out of which close to $180 million have been invested to date. NML has funded or committed to fund 54 assets for a total amount of more than $665 million. Finally, we continue to have a long, uninterrupted dividend track record. Moving to the last slide, charter rates in the contingency market remain at robust levels. The idle fleet remains at very low levels of 0.5%, indicating a fully employed market. With that, we can conclude our presentation, and we can now take questions. Thank you. Operator, we can take questions now.
Gregory Zikos: On our leasing platform, we increased our investment commitment to about $250 million, out of which close to $180 million have been invested to date. NML has funded or committed to fund 54 assets for a total amount of more than $665 million. Finally, we continue to have a long, uninterrupted dividend track record. Moving to the last slide, charter rates in the contingency market remain at robust levels. The idle fleet remains at very low levels of 0.5%, indicating a fully employed market. With that, we can conclude our presentation, and we can now take questions. Thank you. Operator, we can take questions now.
Speaker #2: NML has funded or committed to fund 54 assets for a total amount of more than $665 million. Finally, we continue to have a long, uninterrupted dividend track record.
Speaker #2: Moving to the last slide, charter rates, the continuously market remain at robust levels. The added fleet remains at very low levels of 0.5%, indicating a fully employed market.
Speaker #2: With that, we can conclude our presentation and we can now take questions. Thank you. Operator, we can take a question now.
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Speaker #3: The first question comes from Clement Mullins from Value Investors. Please go ahead.
Speaker #4: Hi. Good afternoon and thank you for taking my questions. I wanted to start by asking hi. I wanted to start by asking about your debt.
Climent Molins: Hi, good afternoon, and thank you for taking my questions.
Climent Molins: Hi, good afternoon, and thank you for taking my questions.
Gregory Zikos: Sure.
Gregory Zikos: Sure.
Climent Molins: Hi. I wanted to start by asking about your debt. You're currently generating very solid free cash flow, and I was wondering, to what extent do you expect to conduct debt repayments on top of regular scheduled debt amortization? And obviously, this stays back to your investment expectations over the coming year.
Climent Molins: Hi. I wanted to start by asking about your debt. You're currently generating very solid free cash flow, and I was wondering, to what extent do you expect to conduct debt repayments on top of regular scheduled debt amortization? And obviously, this stays back to your investment expectations over the coming year.
Speaker #4: Your currently generating very solid free cash flow. And I was wondering, to what extent do you expect to conduct debt repayments on top of regular scheduled debt amortization?
Speaker #4: And obviously, this stays back to your investment expectations over the coming year.
Speaker #2: Yeah, thank you for that. On a net debt basis, our debt at the company has a relatively low leverage. Also, considering the contracted cash flows, and we have always been repaying our debt quite prudently.
Gregory Zikos: Yeah, we could thank you for that. On a net debt basis, our debt is at, the company has a relatively low leverage. Also considering the contracted cash flows, and we have always been repaying our debt quite prudently without having any backloaded debt payments. So I think the way it stands now, we have no reason to prepay debt earlier than the original maturity. We may be doing some refinancing here and there, but I don't think that it makes sense now based on the company's low leverage to prepay today any additional debt.
Gregory Zikos: Yeah, we could thank you for that. On a net debt basis, our debt is at, the company has a relatively low leverage. Also considering the contracted cash flows, and we have always been repaying our debt quite prudently without having any backloaded debt payments. So I think the way it stands now, we have no reason to prepay debt earlier than the original maturity. We may be doing some refinancing here and there, but I don't think that it makes sense now based on the company's low leverage to prepay today any additional debt.
Speaker #2: Without having any backloaded debt payments. So I think the way it stands now, we have no reason to repay debt earlier than the original maturity.
Speaker #2: We may be doing some refinancing here and there, but I don't think that it makes sense now, based on the company's low leverage, to repay today any additional debt.
Speaker #4: That's helpful. Thank you. And I also wanted to ask about how should we expect the amortization of deferred revenues to move going forward? Because there was kind of like a substantial increase quarter over quarter.
Climent Molins: That's helpful. Thank you. And I also wanted to ask about how should we expect the amortization of deferred revenues to move going forward? Because there was kind of like a substantial increase quarter-over-quarter. Could you talk a bit about what drove that and whether we should expect this to continue?
Climent Molins: That's helpful. Thank you. And I also wanted to ask about how should we expect the amortization of deferred revenues to move going forward? Because there was kind of like a substantial increase quarter-over-quarter. Could you talk a bit about what drove that and whether we should expect this to continue?
Speaker #4: Could you talk a bit about what drove that and whether we should expect this to continue?
Speaker #2: No. The deferred revenues, it's mainly an accounting treatment that sort of has to do with, in cases where there is an increase or, like, decrease of the charter hire, for a long-term time charter.
Gregory Zikos: No, the deferred revenues, it's mainly an accounting treatment that has to do with in case where there is an increase of or like a decrease of the charter hire for a for a long-term time charter. So it's mainly an accounting treatment, and I don't think... I think that we should be focusing on the cash revenue basis. And we and we do provide an adjustment in order to arrive on a cash basis figure for the revenue. So I don't think that this is something that we have to worry about, and this is something that it is dictated under under US GAAP.
Gregory Zikos: No, the deferred revenues, it's mainly an accounting treatment that has to do with in case where there is an increase of or like a decrease of the charter hire for a for a long-term time charter. So it's mainly an accounting treatment, and I don't think... I think that we should be focusing on the cash revenue basis. And we and we do provide an adjustment in order to arrive on a cash basis figure for the revenue. So I don't think that this is something that we have to worry about, and this is something that it is dictated under under US GAAP.
Speaker #2: So, it's mainly an accounting treatment. And I don't think—I think that we should be focusing on the cash revenue basis, and we do provide an adjustment in order to arrive at a cash basis.
Speaker #2: Figure for the revenue. So I don't think that this is something that we have to worry about. And this is something that it is dictated under US GAAP.
Speaker #4: Yeah. Makes sense. It was simply to help us model it a bit better. But we obviously focus on the cash. And that's everything from me.
Climent Molins: Yeah, makes sense. It was simply to help us model it a bit better, but we obviously focus on the cash. And that's everything from me. Thank you for taking my questions.
Climent Molins: Yeah, makes sense. It was simply to help us model it a bit better, but we obviously focus on the cash. And that's everything from me. Thank you for taking my questions.
Speaker #4: Thank you for taking my questions.
Speaker #2: It is mainly to streamline in case you have a decreasing or increasing charter hire during the tenor of the charter party, in order to have a smooth payment.
Gregory Zikos: It is mainly to streamline, in case you have a decreasing or increasing charter hire during the tenure of the charter party, in order to have a smooth payment. But this comes from accounting. We make an adjustment, so for revenues on a cash basis. So I think it's clear.
Gregory Zikos: It is mainly to streamline, in case you have a decreasing or increasing charter hire during the tenure of the charter party, in order to have a smooth payment. But this comes from accounting. We make an adjustment, so for revenues on a cash basis. So I think it's clear.
Speaker #2: But this comes from accounting. We make an adjustment, so for revenues on a cash basis. So I think it's clear.
Speaker #4: Yeah. It is. Thank you.
Climent Molins: Yeah, it is. Thank you.
Climent Molins: Yeah, it is. Thank you.
Speaker #3: Again, if you have a question, please press star one. Seeing as there are no further questions in the queue, I would like to turn it back to Mr. Zikos for closing remarks.
Operator: Again, if you have a question, please press star one. Seeing that there are no further questions in the queue, I would like to turn it back to Mr. Zikos for closing remarks.
Operator: Again, if you have a question, please press star one. Seeing that there are no further questions in the queue, I would like to turn it back to Mr. Zikos for closing remarks.
Speaker #2: Thank you for dialing in today and thank you for your interest in Costamare. We're looking forward to speaking with you again during the next quarterly results call.
Gregory Zikos: Thank you for dialing in today, and thank you for your interest in Costamare. We're looking forward to speaking with you again during the next quarterly results call. Thank you. Operator, we can conclude the call now. Thank you.
Gregory Zikos: Thank you for dialing in today, and thank you for your interest in Costamare. We're looking forward to speaking with you again during the next quarterly results call. Thank you. Operator, we can conclude the call now. Thank you.
Speaker #2: Thank you. Operator, we can conclude the call now. Thank you.
Operator: Thank you. That does conclude our conference for today. Thank you for all for participating. You may now disconnect.
Operator: Thank you. That does conclude our conference for today. Thank you for all for participating. You may now disconnect.