- Net Income: $3.9 million in Q3; $10.3 million for the nine months
- EBITDA: $14.5 million in Q3; $41.6 million for the nine months
- Operating Surplus: $9.1 million in Q3; $25.6 million for the nine months
- 100% of available days fixed through 2018
- Quarterly Cash Distribution of $0.4225 per unit; $1.69 per unit, annualized
MONACO, Oct. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navios Maritime Midstream Partners L.P. (“Navios Midstream”) (NYSE:NAP), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, reported its financial results today for the third quarter and the nine month period ended September 30, 2017.
Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Navios Midstream, stated, “We are pleased to report results for the third quarter of 2017, for which we reported $14.5 million of EBITDA and net income of $3.9 million. We also announced a distribution of $0.4225 per unit, representing an annualized distribution of $1.69 per unit.”
Angeliki Frangou continued, “Continued volatility in the oil and oil transportation markets acts as an overhang. We have the luxury of being able to wait patiently, as Navios Midstream has long-term charters with a remaining average charter period of 3.6 years, that are expected to generate approximately $360.0 million in revenue. We also have no committed growth capex or any significant debt maturity until 2020."
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Cash Distribution
The Board of Directors of Navios Midstream declared a cash distribution for the third quarter of 2017 of $0.4225 per unit. The cash distribution is payable on November 14, 2017 to unitholders of record as of November 10, 2017.
Long-Term Cash Flow
Navios Midstream has entered into long-term charter-out agreements for its vessels, with a remaining average term of 3.6 years, which are expected to provide a stable base of revenue and distributable cash flow. Navios Midstream has currently contracted out 100% of its available days for 2017 and 2018 expecting to generate revenues, including the backstop commitment provided by Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, of approximately $82.2 million and $86.6 million for 2017 and 2018, respectively. The average expected daily charter-out rate for the fleet is $39,562 and $39,559 for 2017 and 2018, respectively.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For the following results and the selected financial data presented herein, Navios Midstream has compiled condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The information for the quarterly and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the respective periods. EBITDA and Operating Surplus are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be used in isolation or substitution for Navios Midstream’s results.
See Exhibit 3 under the heading, “Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” for a discussion of EBITDA and Operating Surplus, and a reconciliation of such measures to the most comparable measures calculated under U.S. GAAP.
| (in $‘000 except per unit data) | Three Month Period ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited) | Three Month Period ended September 30, 2016 (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2016 (unaudited) | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 20,742 | $ | 22,209 | $ | 60,352 | $ | 69,053 | |||||||||
| Net income | 3,870 | 5,457 | 10,332 | 18,841 | |||||||||||||
| EBITDA | 14,515 | 15,683 | 41,627 | 49,805 | |||||||||||||
| Earnings per common unit (basic and diluted) | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.48 | 0.91 | |||||||||||||
| Operating Surplus | 9,094 | 9,331 | 25,604 | 30,602 | |||||||||||||
| Maintenance and replacement capital expenditure reserve | (2,461 | ) | (3,581 | ) | (7,383 | ) | (10,741 | ) | |||||||||
Three month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
Revenue for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 decreased by $1.5 million to $20.7 million, as compared to $22.2 million for the same period in 2016, mainly due to the lack of profit share as a result of prevailing market conditions and unscheduled off-hires due to the prolonged drydock of one of our vessels. Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) was $39,292 for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 and $40,835 for the three month period ended September 30, 2016.
EBITDA decreased by $1.2 million to $14.5 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $15.7 million for the same period in 2016. The decrease in EBITDA was due to a $1.5 million decrease in revenue; partially mitigated by a: (a) $0.2 million decrease in time charter expenses; and (b) $0.1 million decrease in general and administrative expenses.
The reserve for estimated maintenance and replacement capital expenditures for the three month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $2.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3).
Navios Midstream generated an Operating Surplus for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 of $9.1 million. Operating Surplus is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to assist in evaluating a partnership’s ability to make quarterly cash distributions (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3).
Net income for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 was $3.9 million compared to $5.5 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in net income of approximately $1.6 million was due to a: (a) $1.2 million decrease in EBITDA; (b) $0.3 million increase in direct vessel expenses; (c) $0.2 million increase in interest expenses and finance cost; and (d) $0.1 million decrease in interest income; partially mitigated by a $0.1 million decrease in depreciation and amortization.
Earnings per common unit for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 were $0.18.
Nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
Revenue for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 decreased by $8.7 million to $60.4 million, as compared to $69.1 million for the same period in 2016, mainly due to the lack of profit share as a result of prevailing market conditions and certain unscheduled off-hires among which the prolonged drydock of one of our vessels. TCE was $39,043 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 and $43,295 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2016.
EBITDA decreased by $8.2 million to $41.6 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $49.8 million for the same period in 2016. The decrease in EBITDA was due to a: (i) $8.7 million decrease in revenue; and (ii) $0.2 million increase in other expense. The above decrease was partially mitigated by a: (a) $0.4 million decrease in time charter expenses and (b) $0.3 million decrease in general and administrative expenses.
The reserve for estimated maintenance and replacement capital expenditures for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $7.4 million and $10.7 million, respectively (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3).
Navios Midstream generated an Operating Surplus for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 of $25.6 million. Operating Surplus is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to assist in evaluating a partnership’s ability to make quarterly cash distributions (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3).
Net income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 was $10.3 million compared to $18.8 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2016. The decrease of $8.5 million in net income was mainly due to the $8.2 million decrease in EBITDA.
Earnings per common unit for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 was $0.48.
Fleet Employment Profile
The following table reflects certain key indicators of Navios Midstream’s core fleet performance for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.
| Three Month Period ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited) | Three Month Period ended September 30, 2016 (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2016 (unaudited) | |||||||||||||
| FLEET DATA | ||||||||||||||||
| Available days(1) | 522 | 534 | 1,525 | 1,568 | ||||||||||||
| Operating days(2) | 519 | 531 | 1,504 | 1,562 | ||||||||||||
| Fleet utilization(3) | 99.3 | % | 99.6 | % | 98.6 | % | 99.6 | % | ||||||||
| Vessels operating at period end | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS | ||||||||||||||||
| Time Charter Equivalent per day(4) | $ | 39,292 | $ | 40,835 | $ | 39,043 | $ | 43,295 | ||||||||
| (1 | ) | Available days for the fleet represent total calendar days the vessels were in Navios Midstream’s possession for the relevant period after subtracting off-hire days associated with scheduled repairs, drydock or special surveys. The shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in a relevant period during which a vessel is capable of generating revenues. |
| (2 | ) | Operating days is the number of available days in the relevant period less the aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to any reason, including unforeseen circumstances. The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a relevant period during which vessels actually generate revenues. |
| (3 | ) | Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that Navios Midstream’s vessels were available for revenue generating available days, and is determined by dividing the number of operating days during a relevant period by the number of available days during that period. The shipping industry uses fleet utilization to measure efficiency in finding employment for vessels and minimizing the amount of days that its vessels are off-hire for reasons other than scheduled repairs, drydock or special surveys. |
| (4 | ) | TCE rates are defined as voyage and time charter revenues less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of available days during the period. The TCE rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to present the actual daily earnings generated by vessels on various types of charter contracts for the number of available days of the fleet. |
Conference Call Details:
Navios Midstream’s management will host a conference call today, Thursday, October 19, 2017 to discuss the results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Conference Call details:
Call Date/Time: Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 8:30 am ET
Call Title: Navios Midstream Q3 2017 Financial Results Conference Call
US Dial In: +1.866.703.4207
International Dial In: +1.636.692.6440
Conference ID: 9209 2475
The conference call replay will be available two hours after the live call and remain available for one week at the following numbers:
US Replay Dial In: +1.800.585.8367
International Replay Dial In: +1.404.537.3406
Conference ID: 9209 2475
Slides and Audio Webcast:
There will also be a live webcast of the conference call, through Navios Midstream’s website (www.navios-midstream.com) under “Investors”. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
A supplemental slide presentation will be available on Navios Midstream’s website under the “Investors” section by 8:00 am ET on the day of the call.
About Navios Maritime Midstream Partners L.P.
Navios Maritime Midstream Partners L.P. is a publicly traded master limited partnership which owns and operates crude oil tankers under long-term employment contracts. For more information, please visit our website at www.navios-midstream.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and expectations, including with respect to Navios Midstream’s future dividends and Navios Midstream's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as “may,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “hopes,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include comments regarding expected revenue and time charters. These forward-looking statements are based on the information available to, and the expectations and assumptions deemed reasonable by, Navios Midstream at the time these statements were made. Although Navios Midstream believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Navios Midstream. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the creditworthiness of our charterers and the ability of our contract counterparties to fulfill their obligations to us, tanker industry trends, including charter rates and vessel values and factors affecting vessel supply and demand, the aging of our vessels and resultant increases in operation and drydocking costs, the loss of any customer or charter or vessel, our ability to repay outstanding indebtedness, to obtain additional financing and to obtain replacement charters for our vessels, in each case, at commercially acceptable rates or at all, increases in costs and expenses, including but not limited to: crew wages, insurance, provisions, port expenses, lube oil, bunkers, repairs, maintenance and general and administrative expenses, the expected cost of, and our ability to comply with, governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards, as well as standard regulations imposed by our charterers applicable to our business, potential liability from litigation and our vessel operations, including discharge of pollutants, general domestic and international political conditions, competitive factors in the market in which Navios Midstream operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in Navios Midstream’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 20-Fs and Form 6-Ks. Navios Midstream expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Navios Midstream’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based. Navios Midstream makes no prediction or statement about the performance of its common units.
Investor Relations Contact
Navios Maritime Midstream Partners L.P.
+1 (212) 906 8647
Investors@navios-midstream.com
EXHIBIT 1
| NAVIOS MARITIME MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P. | ||||||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||||||
| (Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars) | ||||||||||||
| September 30, 2017 (unaudited) | December 31, 2016 | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 30,029 | $ | 52,791 | ||||||||
| Restricted cash | 10,000 | — | ||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,371 | 2,264 | ||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,346 | 1,168 | ||||||||||
| Due from related parties, current | 15,228 | 4,864 | ||||||||||
| Total current assets | 59,974 | 61,087 | ||||||||||
| Vessels, net | 361,776 | 378,444 | ||||||||||
| Intangible assets | 23,021 | 25,164 | ||||||||||
| Deferred drydock and special survey costs, net | 14,038 | 11,086 | ||||||||||
| Due from related parties, non-current | 2,565 | — | ||||||||||
| Total non-current assets | 401,400 | 414,694 | ||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 461,374 | $ | 475,781 | ||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL | ||||||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 2,000 | $ | 2,386 | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 502 | 602 | ||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 1,730 | 2,494 | ||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt, net of deferred finance costs and discount | 672 | 661 | ||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 4,904 | 6,143 | ||||||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion and net of deferred finance costs | 196,007 | 196,515 | ||||||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 196,007 | 196,515 | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 200,911 | $ | 202,658 | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | ||||||||||
| Total Partners’ capital | ||||||||||||
| Common Unitholders (10,011,806 units and 9,675,795 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively) | 121,797 | 125,635 | ||||||||||
| Subordinated Series A Unitholders (1,592,920 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and at December 31, 2016, respectively) | 25,345 | 26,593 | ||||||||||
| Subordinated Unitholders (9,342,692 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively) | 108,230 | 115,552 | ||||||||||
| General Partner (427,499 units and 420,641 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and at December 31, 2016, respectively) | 5,091 | 5,343 | ||||||||||
| Partners’ capital | 260,463 | 273,123 | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities and Partners’ capital | $ | 461,374 | $ | 475,781 | ||||||||
| NAVIOS MARITIME MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per unit amounts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Month Period ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited) | Three Month Period ended September 30, 2016 (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2016 (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue (includes related party revenue of $6,018 and $11,248 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016) | $ | 20,742 | $ | 22,209 | $ | 60,352 | $ | 69,053 | ||||||||||||||||
| Time charter expenses | (224 | ) | (412 | ) | (793 | ) | (1,161 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Direct vessel expenses | (999 | ) | (724 | ) | (2,774 | ) | (2,312 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Management fees (entirely through related party transactions) | (5,244 | ) | (5,244 | ) | (15,561 | ) | (15,618 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | (753 | ) | (866 | ) | (2,107 | ) | (2,416 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (6,259 | ) | (6,377 | ) | (18,811 | ) | (19,156 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 8 | 82 | 19 | 151 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expenses and finance cost | (3,395 | ) | (3,207 | ) | (9,729 | ) | (9,647 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other (expense), net | (6 | ) | (4 | ) | (264 | ) | (53 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 3,870 | $ | 5,457 | $ | 10,332 | $ | 18,841 | ||||||||||||||||
| Earnings attributable to: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common unit holders | $ | 1,813 | $ | 2,480 | $ | 4,839 | $ | 8,523 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated Series A unit holders | $ | 289 | $ | 418 | $ | 771 | $ | 1,448 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated unit holders | $ | 1,692 | $ | 2,455 | $ | 4,519 | $ | 8,498 | ||||||||||||||||
| General Partner | $ | 76 | $ | 104 | $ | 203 | $ | 372 | ||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per unit (basic and diluted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common unitholders | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated Series A unitholders | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated unitholders | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||
| General Partner | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||
| NAVIOS MARITIME MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P. | ||||||||||||
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||||||
| (Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars) | ||||||||||||
| Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2016 (unaudited) | |||||||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 10,332 | $ | 18,841 | ||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 18,811 | 19,156 | ||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred finance fees | 1,040 | 1,056 | ||||||||||
| Amortization of drydock and special survey costs | 2,774 | 2,312 | ||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||
| Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets | (2,178 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||||||
| Payments for drydocking | (5,725 | ) | (8,113 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease in accounts receivable | 893 | 3,258 | ||||||||||
| Increase in due from related parties, current | (10,364 | ) | (2,384 | ) | ||||||||
| (Decrease) / increase in accounts payable | (386 | ) | 1,679 | |||||||||
| (Decrease) in accrued expenses | (100 | ) | (135 | ) | ||||||||
| (Increase) in due from related parties, non-current | (2,565 | ) | — | |||||||||
| (Decrease) / increase in deferred revenue | (764 | ) | 563 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 11,768 | $ | 36,219 | ||||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition of vessels | — | (500 | ) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | — | $ | (500 | ) | |||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
| Loan repayment | (1,538 | ) | (1,538 | ) | ||||||||
| Dividend paid | (27,080 | ) | (26,295 | ) | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of general partner units | 84 | 75 | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common units | 4,004 | 3,433 | ||||||||||
| Increase in restricted cash | (10,000 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (34,530 | ) | $ | (24,325 | ) | ||||||
| Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents | (22,762 | ) | 11,394 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | $ | 52,791 | $ | 37,834 | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 30,029 | $ | 49,228 | ||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | ||||||||||||
| Cash interest paid | $ | 8,660 | $ | 8,613 | ||||||||
EXHIBIT 2
| Owned Vessels | Type | Built | Capacity (DWT) | |||||||
| Shinyo Kieran | VLCC | 2011 | 297,066 | |||||||
| Shinyo Saowalak | VLCC | 2010 | 298,000 | |||||||
| Nave Celeste | VLCC | 2003 | 298,717 | |||||||
| Shinyo Kannika | VLCC | 2001 | 287,175 | |||||||
| Shinyo Ocean | VLCC | 2001 | 281,395 | |||||||
| C. Dream | VLCC | 2000 | 298,570 | |||||||
| Option Vessels(1) | Type | Built | Capacity (DWT) | Expiration Date | ||||||||
| Nave Buena Suerte | VLCC | 2011 | 297,491 | November 18, 2018 | ||||||||
| Nave Neutrino | VLCC | 2003 | 298,287 | November 18, 2018 | ||||||||
| Nave Electron | VLCC | 2002 | 305,178 | November 18, 2018 | ||||||||
(1) Navios Midstream has options, to acquire up to three VLCCs at fair market value from Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation until November 18, 2018.
EXHIBIT 3
Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
1. EBITDA
EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, before depreciation and amortization and income taxes. We use EBITDA as a liquidity measure and reconcile EBITDA to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities, the most comparable U.S. GAAP liquidity measure. EBITDA in this document is calculated as follows: net cash provided by /(used in) operating activities adding back, when applicable and as the case may be, the effect of: (i) net increase /(decrease) in operating assets; (ii) net (increase)/decrease in operating liabilities; (iii) net interest cost; (iv) amortization of deferred finance charges and other related expenses; (v) provision for losses on accounts receivable; (vi) equity in affiliates, net of dividends received; (vii) payments for drydock and special survey costs; (viii) gain /(loss) on sale of assets/subsidiaries; and (ix) impairment charges. Navios Midstream believes that EBITDA is the basis upon which liquidity can be assessed and presents useful information to investors regarding Navios Midstream’s ability to service and/or incur indebtedness, pay capital expenditures, meet working capital requirements and make cash distributions. Navios Midstream also believes that EBITDA is used: (i) by potential lenders to evaluate potential transactions; (ii) to evaluate and price potential acquisition candidates; and (iii) by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.
EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the analysis of Navios Midstream’s results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (i) EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs; and (ii) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future. EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such capital expenditures. As a result of these limitations, EBITDA should not be considered as a principal indicator of Navios Midstream’s performance. Furthermore, our calculation of EBITDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.
2. Operating Surplus
Operating Surplus represents net income adjusted for depreciation and amortization expense, non-cash interest expense and estimated maintenance and replacement capital expenditures. Maintenance and replacement capital expenditures are those capital expenditures required to maintain over the long term the operating capacity of, or the revenue generated by, Navios Midstream’s capital assets.
Operating Surplus is a quantitative measure used in the publicly-traded partnership investment community to assist in evaluating a partnership’s ability to make quarterly cash distributions. Operating Surplus is not required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered a substitute for net income, cash flow from operating activities and other operations or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of profitability or liquidity.
3. Available Cash
Available Cash generally means for each fiscal quarter, all cash on hand at the end of the quarter:
| • | less the amount of cash reserves established by the Board of Directors to: | ||||
| • | provide for the proper conduct of Navios Midstream’s business (including reserve for maintenance and replacement capital expenditures); | ||||
| • | comply with applicable law, any of Navios Midstream’s debt instruments, or other agreements; or | ||||
| • | provide funds for distributions to the unitholders and to the general partner for any one or more of the next four quarters; | ||||
| • | plus all cash on hand on the date of determination of available cash for the quarter resulting from working capital borrowings made after the end of the quarter. Working capital borrowings are generally borrowings that are made under any revolving credit or similar agreement used solely for working capital purposes or to pay distributions to partners. | ||||
Available Cash is a quantitative measure used in the publicly-traded partnership investment community to assist in evaluating a partnership’s ability to make quarterly cash distributions. Available cash is not required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered a substitute for net income, cash flow from operating activities and other operations or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of profitability or liquidity.
4. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
| Three Month Period ended September 30, 2017 ($ ‘000) (unaudited) | Three Month Period ended September 30, 2016 ($ ‘000) (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2017 ($ ‘000) (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2016 ($ ‘000) (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 3,796 | $ | 16,825 | $ | 11,768 | $ | 36,219 | |||||||||
| Net increase/ (decrease) in operating assets | 7,918 | (2,061 | ) | 19,939 | 4,869 | ||||||||||||
| Net (increase)/ decrease in operating liabilities | (236 | ) | (1,851 | ) | 1,250 | 277 | |||||||||||
| Net interest cost | 3,387 | 3,125 | 9,710 | 9,496 | |||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred finance cost and bond premium | (350 | ) | (355 | ) | (1,040 | ) | (1,056 | ) | |||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 14,515 | $ | 15,683 | $ | 41,627 | $ | 49,805 | |||||||||
| Cash interest paid | $ | (2,968 | ) | $ | (2,853 | ) | $ | (8,660 | ) | $ | (8,613 | ) | |||||
| Cash interest income | 8 | 82 | 20 | 151 | |||||||||||||
| Maintenance and replacement capital expenditures | $ | (2,461 | ) | $ | (3,581 | ) | $ | (7,383 | ) | $ | (10,741 | ) | |||||
| Operating Surplus | $ | 9,094 | $ | 9,331 | $ | 25,604 | $ | 30,602 | |||||||||
| Cash distribution paid relating to the first six months | — | — | (18,053 | ) | (17,485 | ) | |||||||||||
| Cash reserves | $ | (63 | ) | $ | (469 | ) | $ | 1,480 | $ | (4,255 | ) | ||||||
| Available cash for distribution | $ | 9,031 | $ | 8,862 | $ | 9,031 | $ | 8,862 | |||||||||
| Three Month Period ended September 30, 2017 ($ ‘000) (unaudited) | Three Month Period ended September 30, 2016 ($ ‘000) (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2017 ($ ‘000) (unaudited) | Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2016 ($ ‘000) (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 3,796 | $ | 16,825 | $ | 11,768 | $ | 36,219 | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (500 | ) | ||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (9,544 | ) | $ | (5,816 | ) | $ | (34,530 | ) | $ | (24,325 | ) | |||||