Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.05 Per Share
Stamatis Tsantanis, the Company’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, stated:
“Despite a volatile start to 2025, Seanergy returned to profitability in the second quarter, thanks to a stronger Capesize market and our strategic hedging activities. With a fleet of 21 Capesize vessels and a modest loan-to-value ratio of approximately 50%, we are well-positioned to capitalize on favorable market fundamentals. Our board of directors has declared a discretionary dividend of $0.05 per share under our dividend policy, our 15th consecutive quarterly distribution, reflecting our healthy balance sheet and the positive market direction. We are optimistic about enhancing shareholder rewards in the seasonally stronger second half of the year.
“Turning to our commercial performance for the quarter, our daily time charter equivalent of $19,807 outperformed the Baltic Capesize Index by around 6%. Our strategy enabled us to take advantage of the abrupt upward move in the Capesize market in June, while maintaining downside protection through hedging part of our index-linked exposure. For the third quarter, we have already fixed about 62% of our days at a rate of $22,375, with a projected total fleet TCE of $23,081. For the second half of the year, seven of our 21 vessels will earn an average fixed rate of approximately $22,400, providing clear earnings visibility amidst an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, while our open exposure positions us to benefit from potential upside in what remains a constructive Capesize market.
“Concerning our financing activities, we have completed $110.6 million total financings and refinancings year-to-date, including a $22.5 million sale and leaseback transaction for the M/V Blueship. We now have no further debt maturities in 2025. This, along with our prudent approach on leverage and liquidity, ensures we can generate sustainable cash flows, return value to shareholders, and retain flexibility for future growth.
“The Capesize market showed meaningful improvement in the second quarter of the year, with the Baltic Capesize Index averaging approximately $18,700 per day, up from about $13,000 in the first quarter. This was driven mainly by a 16% rise in combined iron ore exports from Australia and Brazil, following the seasonally weak first quarter. West African Bauxite exports continued their strong momentum, rising approximately 33% year-over-year in the first half of 2025. This growth trend is expected to continue through year-end, supported by the increasing demand of the commodity.
“On the supply side, the Capesize orderbook remains at historically low levels at around 8% of the existing fleet, while approximately 7% of the fleet is 20 years or older. With tightening environmental regulations rendering older tonnage less competitive, we expect net fleet growth to remain modest in the coming years. Taken together with the trend of rising Atlantic Basin mineral exports, market fundamentals point to a favorable balance and continued resilience in Capesize charter rates, even amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty.
“Looking forward we believe that our fleet composition, healthy balance sheet and favorable mix of index-linked and fixed-rate charters position Seanergy well in this market environment.”
Conference Call:
The Company’s management will host a conference call to discuss financial results on August 5, 2025, at 09:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Audio Webcast and Earnings Presentation:
There will be a live, and then archived, webcast of the conference call available and accompanying presentation available through the Company’s website. To access the presentation and listen to the archived audio file, visit our website, following the Webcast & Presentations section under our Investor Relations page. Participants to the live webcast should register on Seanergy’s website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast, following this link.