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Borr Drilling — Earnings Release 2022
Aug 9, 2022
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Borr Drilling Limited Announces Second Quarter and Six Months 2022 Preliminary Results
Borr Drilling Limited Announces Second Quarter and Six Months 2022 Preliminary Results
Hamilton, Bermuda, August 9, 2022: Borr Drilling Limited ("Borr", "Borr
Drilling" or the "Company") announces preliminary unaudited results for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Highlights Second Quarter of 2022
· Total operating revenues of $105.3 million, an increase of $23.3 million or
28% compared to the first quarter of 2022
· Net loss of $165.3 million, an increase in loss of $114.0 million compared
to the first quarter of 2022, mainly attributable to an impairment loss in Q2
2022 of $124.4 million due to an LOI entered into in June for the sale of three
newbuild rigs, resulting in a decrease in net loss quarter on quarter of $10.4
million when excluding impairment
· Cash and cash equivalents of $29.7 million at the end of the second quarter
of 2022, a decrease of $20.5 million from the end of the first quarter of 2022
of which $15.9 million was used on rig activations
· Adjusted EBITDA of $37.0 million, an increase of $15.6 million or 73%
compared to the first quarter of 2022
· Raised net proceeds of $3.6 million under the At-The-Market ("ATM") program
during the quarter
· Entered into a letter of intent ("LOI") to sell three newbuild rigs we have
ordered from Keppel FELS Shipyard
Subsequent events
· Year to date in 2022, we have been awarded fourteen new contracts,
extensions, exercised options and letters of awards ("LOAs") representing 5,610
days, or 15.4 years, and $650.2 million of potential revenue (including
mobilization revenues but excluding options).
· Reached agreements in principle with all secured creditors to defer all
secured debt to 2025 subject to raising equity and the boards' and credit
committees' approvals and final documentation.
CEO, Patrick Schorn commented:
"Second quarter performance clearly demonstrates the compounding impact of
improving day rates combined with incremental activity, resulting in a top-line
increase of 28% with an EBITDA fall through of 73%, while still being in the
early stages of this upcycle. Our operational team has remained very focused on
bringing out additional rigs to meet our customers' requirements. We are on
track to have all 23 rigs contracted by year-end and currently the day rates are
increasing faster than previously anticipated. We have been working closely with
our customers to ensure we provide them with the necessary assurances regarding
equipment availability as many of them are valuing this over a lower day rate
with operational uncertainties.
Utilization of the modern jack-up fleet (rigs built after 2000) has now
surpassed 92%, representing an increase of 10 percentage points year to date,
and day rates are increasing meaningfully as evidenced by our recent awards and
extensions in Africa and Asia. We expect modern rig utilization to soon reach
95% as certain ongoing tenders are being awarded. With the tight availability of
marketed rigs, a limited number of new builds left at shipyards, and
opportunities to deploy additional rigs presenting themselves on a weekly basis,
we reiterate our belief that demand for modern jack-ups is expected to outstrip
supply in the coming quarters. We are confident that the current commodities'
price levels in combination with the structurally under supplied oil and gas
market, is the right foundation for a long-term and strong bull market for
modern jack-up rigs.
Refinancing the company's capital structure has reached the final phase and we
expect to be concluding this shortly. This important milestone will provide us
with a sustainable financing cost, which when combined with opex, activation
capex and amortization, will be in the range of approximately $90-95K per day
per rig in total cash cost. This represents a cost level well below the leading
day rates in contracts being awarded presently. Based on the market outlook for
our available rigs, already contracted revenue, and operating costs, we
anticipate generating $290-330 million Adjusted EBITDA in 2023, with an early
estimate to double this number again in 2024. Our industry has shown an
incredible ability to rebound from an extended downturn. We are now putting the
recent challenging periods behind us and entering into a phase which will
provide shareholders with the returns they expect, while we maintain our focus
on providing customers with assets that are performing safely and with
operational excellence."