Operator
Operator
Good day and welcome to the First Quarter 2014 Results Conference Call. Today’s conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Harry Vafias. Please go ahead, sir.
StealthGas Inc. (GASS)
Q1 2014 Earnings Call· Thu, May 22, 2014
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Operator
Operator
Good day and welcome to the First Quarter 2014 Results Conference Call. Today’s conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Harry Vafias. Please go ahead, sir.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our conference call and webcast to discuss the results for Q1 2014. I’m Harry Vafias, the CEO of StealthGas. I would like to remind you that we’ll be discussing forward-looking statements in today’s call and presentation. And regarding the Safe Harbor language, I would like to refer you to Slide #1 of this presentation as well to our press release on the first quarter results. With me today is Mr. Stavros Papantonopoulos and if you need any further information on the conference call or the presentation, please contact Stavros or myself. Let me begin by saying this has been a very busy period for us lately. We closed the last quarter with significant improvements from the fourth quarter of 2013, our sentiment improved for LPG shipments and that led us to conclude a number of new charter arrangements. At the same time, we took delivery of one new building eco vessel vehicle stream and we increased our new building acquisitions to one more vessel bringing the total number of vehicle LPG ships to be acquired to 17. We also concluded a number of financing deals for these ships and by now almost all our vessels have been committed to various banks. And finally just few weeks ago, we concluded a secondary offering with 12 months with institutional investors including members of my family we have brought in another $47 million. So let us begin our presentation with Slide #2. As you can see, we are the leading company in the LPG Handysize segment. We owned 39 LPG ships and 4 tankers and with the additional vessels to be added to the fleet. We intend to solidify this position and gain market share by capturing about a quarter of the global pressurized market.…
Stavros Papantonopoulos
Management
Thank you, Harry. Good morning, everyone. So let me continue the presentation with Slide #9, the financial highlights for the first quarter of 2014. With an average of 42 vessels owned and operated in the first quarter compared to 37 last year, our revenues came in at $33.9 million, higher than last year’s $29.4 million. This increase was primarily due to the increased number of vessels in our fleet, but also due to the impairment charge market whereby the utilization of our fleet improved to 98.3%. Our voyage costs decreased to $3.1 million from $3.5 million, because we had fewer vessels under spot charges in the year 2014 period. Our operating expenses increased to $10.7 million from $8 million last year. This was primarily due to the result of the increase in number of vessels operating in the 2014 period, including both the vessels that were added to the fleet and vessels that came off bareboat charters, which we operate under the time charters during the first quarter of 2014. We also had dry docking costs of $0.4 million compared to $0.5 million for the same period last year. One vessel was drydock during each period for the remainder of the year, we do not have any other vessels scattered to be drydocked. Interest and finance costs are $2.1 million were similar to last years $2 million. Total debt at the end of the quarter was $359 million compared to $356 million last year. Our net income for the quarter was $7.6 million compared to $6.5 million last year, including a net income figure is $0.5 million gain from fair value changes in interest rate derivative instruments. Excluding these are adjusted net income figure for the quarter was $7.2 million compared to $5.3 million last year to significant 36% increase…
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Slide 12, this is an important slide as it shows what differentiates LPG Handysize sector from other LPG sizes and segments. You can see how the pictures changes favorably in the smaller LPG segment where the order book is relatively much smaller to the existing fleet. The Handysize pressure at LPG order book that’s highlighted in this bar chart is about 7% of the existing fleet and the majority part of it is contracted by StealthGas, which is a dominant player in this market. Additionally in the adjacent pie chart, we see the age distribution of the small LPG fleet. A key characteristic in the fleet distribution is that older vessels are a significant part of the total tonnage. A lot of these older vessels cannot compete for employment with our newer fleet as they do not maybe appropriate venting requirements. About 18% of the fleet is older than 31 years, so there is a substantial amount of scrapping capacity and the event of the decreasing rates. The fleet profile of the smaller vessel segment that we operate over has better fundamentals than the bigger vessel segments. Slide #13. What we can say about the LPG shipping market that we operate in comparison to the other shipping segments is that it has small freight rate volatility and few serious pure-play established companies. Rates do not fluctuate widely and that gives us downside protection. Historical rates range between $7,000 a day during the bottom and $13,000 a day during the peak. And now the positive characteristic is that when the markets are becoming hot, we should not expect a rush in new orders from speculative players since Japanese yard building ships are now full until the end of 2016 and Chinese yard that have ample capacity don’t build these vessels. Slide…
Operator
Operator
Thank you. (Operator Instructions) We’ll now take our first question for Michael Webber from the company Wells Fargo. Please go ahead. Your line if open. Michael Webber – Wells Fargo Securities LLC: Hey, good morning, guys. How are you?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Hi, Michael. Michael Webber – Wells Fargo Securities LLC: Hey, just a couple of quick questions from me. Harry, you did a good job kind of laying out where rates could go and what that could mean from an EBITDA perspective and clearly it seems like we are still mid cycle from a rate perspective. But when you translate that to asset values, do you think that asset values within the space are starting to reflect rates that are a bit beyond where we are at right now, where we have started to see a degree of inflation there or is there a degree of parity?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Very good question Michael. I think it’s – the answer is two-fold, I think, yes, we are seeing values firm a bit for modern assets, but it’s not only the expectation of better rates, it’s also a lack of prompt slots, so people that need prompt ship or a new building with some delivery have to pay a premium to get it basically. Michael Webber – Wells Fargo Securities LLC: Right, right. If I translate that to your NAV, right, would you mean that NAV is reflecting to a degree a bit of the firming in rates already?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
I mean I haven’t done the latest calculations on our NAV, but we will hopefully see we’re trading at a very, very big discount on our NAV if you take the values of our ships plus the deposit space on all these new buildings, plus the cash at hand. Michael Webber – Wells Fargo Securities LLC: Right. And how do you think about it, is that – you and I talked about this offline in the past, but considering that discount to NAV, how do you think about, I don’t know how do you kind of prioritize ways to maybe fix that and on kind of the flip side of that coin, obviously if you’ve got a high quality growing fleet that is trading at a discount to NAV, I’m sure you get approached on a pretty regular basis around M&A opportunities considering that value. How do you guys think about that today and has that evolved at all in the past couple of quarters as we’ve seen some other companies come public in the U.S. in the LPG space?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Yes, I think we’ve done as you know well, a lot of hard work to push the evaluation up. I mean don’t forget that two years ago we were trading at only $6 and we had only one analyst covering the company and we were a nano cap and we had a very small daily share volume. So I think we’ve done over the last two years, not only we grew the company and added a lot of new executives to help that, but the stock price went from $6 to $10 or $11, which is hopefully still a discount to NAV, but much closer to NAV. Michael Webber – Wells Fargo Securities LLC: Yes.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
We’ve got seven or eight analysts now covering the company, which I think is very helpful. And obviously now we have comps, because as you remember very well, till when was it 18-months ago we didn’t even have comps, so people didn’t spend a lot of time to analyze totally the company and that was one of the reasons I think that we were so undervalued and so underestimated, I think now we’ve more comps out there. People can obviously do their math, do their comparison and of course invest depending on the risk appetite and depending on what they want to do and if they are short-term players or long-term players. Michael Webber – Wells Fargo Securities LLC: Sure, that make sense and just a couple more for me and to kind of come back to that point, at the end of your deck you just do an evaluation table kind of highlighting that discount to NAV and with the majority of the peer groups trading at premium in terms of M&A approaches and things like that, I know you cant get into too much detail. Has that picked up recently as some these other players have developed pretty strong currency, may be even the odds of M&A but has the activity picked up a little bit on that end or no?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
As you know we are very, very open minded, the people are very flexible people, obviously if we get approached for M&A deal or for some that wants to buy the (indiscernible) of the company at a very good valuation, hopefully we will definitely discuss it at board level definitely. Michael Webber – Wells Fargo Securities LLC: Okay, fair enough. One more for me and I’ll turn it over and it could just be I guess reading a bit too much into it, but if I remember correctly, the last couple calls, you kind of hinted or talked about the possibility of stepping up into some more of your assets as a use of capital and then I believe in this release and then its actually in the deck, but it seem like you kind of have gone on your way to kind of imply that you will staying in your lane specifically within the current sizes. Is that a function or just the returns within your current space or still better than anything that’s a bit larger or are we reading too much into that?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
And you outlook nearly there meaning that yes I mean we will still be investing in our core segment and that’s the segmented in what we’ve been for the last 10 years, but obviously being now quite a large company with 60 ships we need to look at alternatives and we need to look at how to serve our customers better. So if we have customers wanting us to do something slightly bigger we are not talking about VLGCs but slightly bigger ships. And we think there is some added value of giving comprehensive transportation services for the medium haul voyages and the short haul voyages, yes we will do it, but the core fleet will definitely be what you already have. Michael Webber – Wells Fargo Securities LLC: Okay, but no change of that philosophy recently quarter-over-quarter since the start of the years basically, but the same position you have been in for a while with regards to that.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Yes, those strategies are same, meaning that if you find the good opportunity in a slightly larger ship we will take it. Michael Webber – Wells Fargo Securities LLC: Okay, great perfect. Thank you very much. I appreciate the time.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Thank you Michael.
Operator
Operator
Thank you very much. We are now going to take our next question from Jon Chappell. for the company Evercore. Please go ahead, your line is open. Jonathan Chappell – Evercore Partners: Thank you. Good afternoon Harry.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Hi, Jonathan. Jonathan Chappell – Evercore Partners: I want to talk a little bit about the competitive landscape in your particular niche market, obviously epics made a pretty big push in the last year and half or so. If you look at the rest of those fleets on that Slide 2 that you presented, obviously some are captive or some traders, but are there any opportunities to kind a consolidate in a bigger way by taking maybe the seventh, eighth or ninth player in your market and rolling it up. And how do you kind of compare that to the new building opportunity where obviously you will be able to watch the construction of your own ship. From the start, but on the other hand wouldn’t want to add too much to the order book in a pretty delicate balance of supplying and demand.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Yes, I mean you know me Jonathan I never say no to anything, we firstly analyze any given opportunity and then we take a decision, but you have to remember that A, we don’t buy old ships and B, we don’t buy Chinese built ships. So if you take all ships and Chinese built ships out of the list in slide 2, there is very little left. So to be honestly with you, unless we find a capital of second hand ships here and there, the only way to grow is with new buildings fortunately or unfortunately from depending on what point of view you have. Jonathan Chappell – Evercore Partners: Okay and if you think about the net impact to your fleet and also the net impact on the industry you obviously have some elder vessels as well would you look to retire older ships as you start to take deliver either of your 17 new builds that are on order today, or as you potentially order more new buildings for delivery in maybe 2016 and beyond?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
I think we’ve discussed that extensively, I said before that if the ships are debt free or have a little debt on them and make money during the whole year, I mean, obviously we are going to lose some money in the summer because of the softness and going to make more money in the winter, but they are all basis are cash flow positive we actually retire them I know they are old ships, they might have higher running costs, but if at the end of the day they provide profitability for company we will not sell them, if we see that the market softens or that the charters become even stricter and they cannot touch those issues that we have faced with longer idle time and lose, of course we will sell them for scrap, obviously but for as long as the ships make money I think it’s a pity to let them go. Jonathan Chappell – Evercore Partners: Okay. One of the issues last year that led to some volatility in the earnings was fleet utilization there is repositioning cost and what not, if I heard Stavros correctly. There is no more drydockings this year; almost all of your shifts are on charters with a few re-chartering this year. Should we expect the first quarter utilization to be repeated throughout the remainder of this year and therefore look very long relative to some of the volatility last year?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Yes and no. There is always summer softness that’s the state of the LPG market; I can’t do anything obviously about what. Yes, we have been successful of fixing as you remember not of our older ship, not all of them, but lot of our older ships on period so that gives us some coverage, but I don’t expect Q2 or Q3 to be a strongest one, obviously that could not happen, because Q1 was winter and Q3 is the heart of the summer, but I do believe though with the information we have right now that Q2 and Q3 will be stronger than Q2 and Q3 of last year that I can I think I can say. Jonathan Chappell – Evercore Partners: Okay, that’s good. And then finally, we’ve noticed a change in the short-term debt Stavros ran through the refinancing earlier this year, but kind of quickly we are just hoping to, if you could potentially repeat exactly the refinancing that took place and what impact that may have in the debt amortization schedule going forward?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
It was a total of $33 million that we refinanced in a very fast way and have been extended for five years. Jonathan Chappell – Evercore Partners: Okay, similar terms?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
No, margin has to be higher I think. Jonathan Chappell – Evercore Partners: Right. Okay, thanks a lot Harry.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Yes, because as you remember, if we did those loans back in the good times, we are getting back then as you remember with a LIBOR plus 70 basis points. We still get that today below what our competitors get, but obviously 70 basis points is unheard of. Jonathan Chappell – Evercore Partners: Right, right yes that makes sense. And can you just remind us which facilities those were?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
It was for how many ships. Five ships with BBB and NIBC. Jonathan Chappell – Evercore Partners: Perfect. All right, thank you so much Harry.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Thank you.
Operator
Operator
Thank you. We are now going to take our next question from Taylor Mulherin from Deutsche Bank. Please go ahead your line is open. Taylor Mulherin – Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.: Good afternoon, Harry. How are you?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Hi, Taylor. Taylor Mulherin – Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.: So, I just wanted to ask a question about raising capital going forward. So, obviously you’ve done two equity raise so far this year. And just trying to get better senses of the thinking behind those versus focusing more on the debt financing. The reason I’m thing about this is, you mentioned you are obviously trading a pretty substantial discount to NAV and looking at your leverage from this quarter, it’s pretty small and so just trying to get your thoughts behind kind of how well those things work together?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Yes, as you know first of all the majority of these things would reverse inquiry, which means we do not ask for the money, the money came to us number one. Number two, if you see the prices offers was done, they were done at a tiny discount to that base closing twice. So, we did it of course with discount to NAV, but to close zero discount to that base closing terms. Number three, we brought in some strategic investors, some very, very important long-term investors, which I think is good for the company going forward including myself, my family bought which shows that I’m aligning my interests to shareholders. So that’s, I think another positive factor. Last but not least, I think we discussed it. Obviously now we are underleveraged because we have not put the money to work, but this is exactly what happened last May when we raised about $130 million and by September we have not announced anything and some investors lost patience and sold stock and the stock fell at $10. And in October, if I remember correctly, we announced a lot of acquisitions, both second hand and new buildings, and people realized that indeed we are not having summer month vacation. We were spending the whole summer finalizing deals and putting the money to work. So this is the exactly the same case again. We have nothing to announce at this moment, but we are working full speed as we always have. And when we’re ready we obviously are going to make announcement. I think people who buy Stealth Gas stock don’t only buy because of its very, very good value, but they buy it because of the earnings potential of all these new buildings and what I’m going to do with the money that we raise. That’s why people are buying the stock. So, I think we’ve being patient for one month or two months. In the end of the day it’s not a big thing to ask, if again we hopefully going to find very, very efficient and clever ways to put the money to work. Taylor Mulherin – Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.: All right, that makes sense. The other one I had was, (indiscernible) the idea of a dividend in the past, but you didn’t really put too much detail around or any sort of timeline or anything like that. So given that you’re still very firmly in expansion mode, just wanted to get an idea of how those two things could eventually, potentially work and balance with each other or if that’s something that would only happen if you kind of looked at the market and said there are really aren’t too many growth opportunities right now and kind of wanted to use cash return to the shareholders, that sort of thing.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
We have been asked the same question before and we said by Q1 or Q2 2015, when the majority of the new billings would be in the quarter, if they generate the cash that we expect to generate then we will go to the Board shortly and ask for the earning statement of the dividend. If obviously all ship tried less money than we expect, then obviously we cannot go to the Board and ask for a dividend. So I guess you have to be patient for six to eight months. Taylor Mulherin – Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.: Makes sense. Okay. Thanks for your time, Harry.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Thank you.
Operator
Operator
Thank you. We are going our next question from Jeff Geygan from the company Milwaukee Private Wealth Management. Please go ahead. Your line is open. Jeff R. Geygan – Milwaukee Private Wealth Management, Inc.: Thank you. Good morning Harry.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Hi, Jeff. Jeff R. Geygan – Milwaukee Private Wealth Management, Inc.: Just a quick comment and one question. I think the slide that you put for today was excellent, great detail. Thank you for that. And my question, you didn’t make any particular investment in your product carriers. Can you please give us an update on those and provide any color that you might with respect to how those vessels will play into your future business plan and as your obvious focus is on the LPG piece of your business?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Yes, there’s not much to show are in the product tankers. They are fixed until 2016 at above market rates. We’re very happy for that. We have no plans to increase the fleet. We are an LPG company. That’s a side business, if I can say so. In 2016, depending on market conditions we will oversell them or we fix them if we think that’s going to be cash flow positive and beneficial for the bottom line. Jeff R. Geygan – Milwaukee Private Wealth Management, Inc.: All right, thanks. I appreciate. And just a point of reference here. All the statics you’ve given on the fleet across the industry exclude any Chinese connection, is that correct?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
No, I don’t think so. I think I haven’t – this is not our own statics result from external brokers, but I don’t think they exclude Chinese ships. Jeff R. Geygan – Milwaukee Private Wealth Management, Inc.: So the Chinese ships in facts are included in those numbers?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Yes. I think so. Jeff R. Geygan – Milwaukee Private Wealth Management, Inc.: Okay, great. Thank you.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Thank you.
Operator
Operator
We will now take our next question from Keith Mori from the company Barclays. Please go ahead. Your line is open. Keith S. Mori – Barclays Capital, Inc.: Hi, good morning, Harry.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Hi, Keith. Keith S. Mori – Barclays Capital, Inc.: A lot of my questions actually have been answered, but I had one. We talked to a lot of positive about the market. We continue to see the supply and demand kind of drive rates higher maybe over the next year or two. What’s the risk that a lot of capital comes into the market? You raise some capital looking at potentially ordering more ships. What’s the risks that that kind of weighs on rates going higher here over the next two years? Just the demand really need to ramp up in year two, what’s kind of your outlook the risk that that could happen?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
For me the risk is very, very minimal because as I said before this is not dry bulk where you can suddenly raise $1 billion and go north of 20 and 40 capes in one go. This is a business which is very niche, the shipyards, the majority of the shipyards do not build those ships, and the shipyards that do build the ships are now booked until 2016. So, even if you have all the money in the world, you have to wait in line and get your ships in 2017. So I’m not worried because there’s not a liquid and vast market like the dry or other bigger segments. So I’m not worried about that. Keith S. Mori – Barclays Capital, Inc.: So you right now, you’re negotiations or your conversations with the ER to imply that new builds when necessarily be delivered to maybe 2017 or beyond, in your slide…
Harry N. Vafias
Management
That depends, that depends, if I have done – if I have options or if I have held discussions before and my exercising of those rights is now may be get 2016, but yes, if you start from scratch and you go out of the (indiscernible) your delivery will be Q1 or Q2 2017. Keith S. Mori – Barclays Capital, Inc.: Okay and so maybe you could refresh us, do you sales guys have any option at the new build yards or at the yards for…
Harry N. Vafias
Management
No, that was a theoretical – that was a theoretical reply. Keith S. Mori – Barclays Capital, Inc.: I guess I’m trying to take time here on Slide 14, or maybe I’m just reading too much into you show potentially 10 extra vessels gradually delivered. I mean, should we think of those as maybe then second hand ships, given what we just talked?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Good comment, good comment, we did this because we didn’t actually say that all this will be new buildings obviously we cannot get 10 new buildings for 2016 out of the blue as we just discussed. So, this was mostly usage of the extra money that we have in place. So, if these were new buildings then probably that would apply for 2017. If we say this should deliver 2016, then probably two thirds must be second hand and one third must be new buildings. Keith S. Mori – Barclays Capital, Inc.: Okay that’s helpful. And then I guess one more from me, a little bit on the quarter here. It seems that the cost structure was a little bit higher than we anticipated, vessel OpEx on a daily basis was around 4,500, and if I heard the comments correctly, I think, we should think about the cost structure staying where it is today. So I mean is that – it’s a little bit higher than I think we’ve previously spoke about on calls. How should we think about this going forward?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Yes, it was mostly due to the old vessels as always don’t forget that all these expenses, repairs and spare parts, and so on and so forth, most of it not all of course, most of it is due to the old vessels. Hopefully now with 70 new technology ships and slowly, slowly the exits of the older ships, of course we expect there are in course to say same or go down, obviously. Keith S. Mori – Barclays Capital, Inc.: So we should think like run rate from around 4,500 should be the right number to go from here?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
To be conservative I would use the same numbers, yes. Keith S. Mori – Barclays Capital, Inc.: Okay, all right, Harry well, thanks for the time. I’ll pass it on.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Thank you, Keith.
Operator
Operator
Thank you. We’re now going to take our next question from Omar Nokta from the company Global Hunter Securities. Please go ahead, your line is open. Omar M. Nokta – Global Hunter Securities, LLC: Thank you. Hi Harry, I just actually had a couple of follow-up questions on the chartering profile. I know in the release, I’m not sure, I joined the call later, I apologize if you addressed this already. But I know in the release you mentioned that you deployed several ships on long-term charter, any of those incremental to which had previously disclosed, I think with five or six ships previously put on may be six year or eight year contracts. Is there anything in addition to that you’ve done since then?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Long no, we’ve done a few shorter term contracts yes. From our last announcement about those ships on the eight year contracts we haven’t done any very long, but we have done a lot and lot, we have done a few that are short and medium term. Omar M. Nokta – Global Hunter Securities, LLC: Okay would you be interested in going long on some of the especially on the say the latest new building, which was about saying that 7,200 cubic meter which you’d put away for eight years, would you be interested in going on again on that one?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Sorry on which one? Omar M. Nokta – Global Hunter Securities, LLC: I guess you’ve currently got the Eco Stream, the 7,200 cubic meter one and you have another sister ship to that one that’s still under construction and those two you deployed on those long term contract.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Correct. Omar M. Nokta – Global Hunter Securities, LLC: I think you got a third one that you just ordered wondering if you are putting that one on long term charter as well?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
But we have 7 new buildings, I’m not sure, I don’t understand the question, what do you mean, our charting strategy is mixed and staggered meaning that some ship for the fixed rate yes, some ships they will be fixed for two and three years and some ships will be fixed for one year. It’s not about the size of the ship it’s about that we need to some ships open if open sooner if we expect the firming in the spot market and therefore the period rates. Omar M. Nokta – Global Hunter Securities, LLC: No, I understand that thank you, I was just wondering, if there was an opportunity if obviously you got a pretty big order book and what I was just wondering was, are you getting interest from third parties to come in and take these vessels from you long term, and now I was just wondering because you have already fixed the first two of those 7,200 size, I was just wondering since you ordered a third one most recently I was wondering if that was maybe against the expectation of being able to deploy that one on a long term charter as well.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
I will give an example, Omar which I think we’ll answer your question. We fix two ships about 15 year old for eight years I hope that answers your question. Omar M. Nokta – Global Hunter Securities, LLC: All right, thank you Harry.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Thank you, Omar. Omar M. Nokta – Global Hunter Securities, LLC: Yes, just one quick follow-up I just want to make sure I had the numbers right. I know in the annual filing you had $197 million or so and then finance for 14 out of the 17 new buildings and I think in your commentary you mentioned that you’ve been able to secure two of the remaining three for about $40 million. Is that about right?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Omar, sorry about that I don’t understand the question, it’s all in the script I mean in the slides everything is there, if you need something extra please mail us because we don’t have information in front of me. Omar M. Nokta – Global Hunter Securities, LLC: All right, thank you.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Thank you.
Operator
Operator
Thank you, and now we are going to take our next question from George Burmann from the company J.P. Turner. Please go ahead. Your line is open. George Burmann – J.P. Turner Co.: Good afternoon (indiscernible).
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Hi George. George Burmann – J.P. Turner Co.: Thanks for taking my call. Harry, very nice quarter. It looks like you got the company set for the upcoming boom in the LPG market?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Let’s see what happens. George Burmann – J.P. Turner Co.: I’ve got one quick question knowing the industry and knowing what’s going on in the United States when do you expect this export boom to really happen from the U.S.?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
I’m in Greece you are in the U.S. so I think you know better than me. George Burmann – J.P. Turner Co.: I’m a land animal.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
According to the analyst and of course I just read what you read. I’m not U.S. based and I’m not a shareholder of Paragon enterprise and these guys, but from what we hear all of this that the peak of these excess would been 16 and 17 from what I hear. George Burmann – J.P. Turner Co.: Okay so it would basically coincide with when the LNG export facilities they all come in online. Is that about sort of when you think there is going to be a lot of demand for export for LPG and that sort of thing?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
All our ship sizes we have discussed would be delivered by 2016 so hopefully if that’s the case all our ships will be available for charter at that time. George Burmann – J.P. Turner Co.: Okay, and there is no problem you can have them delivered to the U.S. ports than right away because you have most of your ships currently operating in Asia and South America right?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Yes, so what our ships can go anywhere we want them to go. George Burmann – J.P. Turner Co.: Okay, good luck for the future.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Thank you, George.
Operator
Operator
Thank you. We are now going to take our next question from Adam France from the company 1492 Capital. Please go ahead, your line is open. Adam M. France – 1492 Capital Management LLC: Hi Harry thank you for squeezing me in here. Could you repeat what you said, did I hear you say that you fixed a 15-year old ship for eight years?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
14 year old to be correct. Adam M. France – 1492 Capital Management LLC: 14 year old ship for eight years okay and…
Harry N. Vafias
Management
What bother? Adam M. France – 1492 Capital Management LLC: No, no that fantastic any can you comment on the rate?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
No, I cannot comment on the rate because I actually don’t remember the rate to be honest with you, I don’t have this information in front of me, but just thinking as we fixed the 14 year old freight yes, just that I think it’s a very, very big successful chartering team I think. Adam M. France – 1492 Capital Management LLC: Okay and just looking at your fleet, how many more opportunities amongst your older ships could there be for a similar size deals?
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Not, many. Adam M. France – 1492 Capital Management LLC: Okay, very good thank you
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Have to be conservative then we know that the good charters and the all majors want the modern ships, so we cannot believe that all our old ships will go on long term charters that would be completely unrealistic. Adam M. France – 1492 Capital Management LLC: Very good.
Operator
Operator
We have no further question.
Harry N. Vafias
Management
Do you have any questions on them?
Operator
Operator
There are no further questions at the moment sir.