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Nov. 11, 2014 2:11 AM ET | About: Textainer Group Holdings Limited (TGH) by: Robin Nieland zim container tracking
Summary Textainer zim container tracking Group Holdings recently released their 3rd-quarter results. Overall the results look great. Revenue, net income, EBITDA and utilization are all up. TGH reduced funding costs by 48 basis points year over year, which increases the coverage ratio to 2.9x. However, TGH remains a hold for me because zim container tracking of the recent price rally coupled with the lack of a dividend raise.
Textainer Group Holdings (NYSE: TGH ) recently released their 3rd-quarter zim container tracking results. Overall the results look great. The strong increase in container demand during the 2nd quarter continued zim container tracking into the 3rd quarter. Revenue for the quarter totaled $143.8 million which is an increase of 8% compared to the third quarter of 2013. Adjusted net income was $50.2 million for the quarter or $0.88 per diluted common share, an increase of 26% compared to the prior-year third quarter. TGH continues to invest zim container tracking in new and used containers. zim container tracking So far this year, they acquired more than 430.000 TEU for capital expenditures of more than $800 million.
In my earlier article I mentioned the declining interest coverage ratio as a potential problem. In the past 10 quarters (excluding Q3 2014), the interest coverage ratio has declined from over 4x to under 3x. Normally zim container tracking I'd like to see this ratio over 3x in order to be safe (or at least safer) zim container tracking in times of rising interest rates. zim container tracking
In the recent quarter TGH did two things that helped the interest coverage ratio to increase to 2.9x compared to 2.7x in Q2 2014. Early in the quarter, they refinanced a $1.2 billion warehouse facility, lowering the borrowing cost by 25 basis points to LIBOR plus 1.7%. They also recently issued 301 million of 10-year fixed rate ABS debt at 3.27%
This resulted in an average effective interest rate of 3.08%, a decline of 48 basis points compared to last year. What I did not mention in my previous article is that 80% of their debt is fixed or hedged which is consistent with the percentage of their fleets subject to long-term leases. The increased focus on refinancing debt at lower interest rates shows that management knows what they are doing.
What does draw my attention is the lack of a dividend increase. TGH paid the same quarterly dividend during the past 5 quarters ($0.47 per share). In the recent earnings call transcript I could not find any indication as to why the dividend was not raised or what management is expecting to do in future quarters.
To finalize, the stock price has declined by 15% in the beginning of October. However, the stock rallied alongside the rest of the markets. Currently the shares are trading at around $35-36 which is more or less the same price as 3 months ago. I am slightly more positive about the debt situation and in hindsight; the drop to $30 provided a nice entry point to add to my existing position. But for now, TGH continues to be a hold for me.
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Nov. 11, 2014 2:11 AM ET | About: Textainer Group Holdings Limited (TGH) by: Robin Nieland zim container tracking
Summary Textainer zim container tracking Group Holdings recently released their 3rd-quarter results. Overall the results look great. Revenue, net income, EBITDA and utilization are all up. TGH reduced funding costs by 48 basis points year over year, which increases the coverage ratio to 2.9x. However, TGH remains a hold for me because zim container tracking of the recent price rally coupled with the lack of a dividend raise.
Textainer Group Holdings (NYSE: TGH ) recently released their 3rd-quarter zim container tracking results. Overall the results look great. The strong increase in container demand during the 2nd quarter continued zim container tracking into the 3rd quarter. Revenue for the quarter totaled $143.8 million which is an increase of 8% compared to the third quarter of 2013. Adjusted net income was $50.2 million for the quarter or $0.88 per diluted common share, an increase of 26% compared to the prior-year third quarter. TGH continues to invest zim container tracking in new and used containers. zim container tracking So far this year, they acquired more than 430.000 TEU for capital expenditures of more than $800 million.
In my earlier article I mentioned the declining interest coverage ratio as a potential problem. In the past 10 quarters (excluding Q3 2014), the interest coverage ratio has declined from over 4x to under 3x. Normally zim container tracking I'd like to see this ratio over 3x in order to be safe (or at least safer) zim container tracking in times of rising interest rates. zim container tracking
In the recent quarter TGH did two things that helped the interest coverage ratio to increase to 2.9x compared to 2.7x in Q2 2014. Early in the quarter, they refinanced a $1.2 billion warehouse facility, lowering the borrowing cost by 25 basis points to LIBOR plus 1.7%. They also recently issued 301 million of 10-year fixed rate ABS debt at 3.27%
This resulted in an average effective interest rate of 3.08%, a decline of 48 basis points compared to last year. What I did not mention in my previous article is that 80% of their debt is fixed or hedged which is consistent with the percentage of their fleets subject to long-term leases. The increased focus on refinancing debt at lower interest rates shows that management knows what they are doing.
What does draw my attention is the lack of a dividend increase. TGH paid the same quarterly dividend during the past 5 quarters ($0.47 per share). In the recent earnings call transcript I could not find any indication as to why the dividend was not raised or what management is expecting to do in future quarters.
To finalize, the stock price has declined by 15% in the beginning of October. However, the stock rallied alongside the rest of the markets. Currently the shares are trading at around $35-36 which is more or less the same price as 3 months ago. I am slightly more positive about the debt situation and in hindsight; the drop to $30 provided a nice entry point to add to my existing position. But for now, TGH continues to be a hold for me.
Disclosure: The author is long TGH. The author wrote this article themselves, and it expresses their own opinions. The author is not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). The author has no business relationship zim container tracking with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. (More...)
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