SEACOR Holdings Announces Second Quarter Results

Seacor Holdings Press Release Aug 09 2005

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2005--SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CKH) announced net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005 of $25.1 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $177.8 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, net earnings were $43.7 million, or $2.11 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $343.0 million.

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2004, net earnings were $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $97.4 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, net losses were $2.8 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $193.4 million.

For the immediately preceding quarter ended March 31, 2005, the Company reported net earnings of $18.6 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $165.2 million.

Financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005 as compared to the immediately preceding quarter ended March 31, 2005 were impacted by a variety of factors highlighted below.

-- Increased operating revenues. Operating revenues for the quarter were $177.8 million, an increase of $12.6 million from the previous quarter. Results improved due primarily to increased flight hours in Helicopter Services that included seasonal flight-seeing activities in Alaska, higher rates per day worked and utilization for vessels in Offshore Marine Services and fleet growth in Inland River Services. Operating revenues earned by Environmental Services remained constant between quarters.

-- Decreased operating income. Operating income for the quarter was $24.6 million, a decrease of $1.7 million from the previous quarter. This decline was largely due to $11.7 million less in gain on asset sales, primarily related to the disposition of offshore support vessels.

In the second quarter, improved results from helicopter and vessel operations, excluding the effect of asset sales, were partly offset by reduced earnings in environmental and inland river transportation activities. Results of Helicopter Services improved due to increased flight activities and decreased maintenance expenses. Cost and expenses of Offshore Marine Services remained steady against rising revenues. Spill response profit margins declined in Environmental Services. Margins for Inland River Services declined from the prior quarter in keeping with typical seasonal patterns. Revenues did increase due to the addition of small numbers of barges, but rates did not compensate for increased expenses.

-- Decreased derivative losses, net. Derivative transactions, primarily consisting of foreign currency contracts, resulted in losses for the current quarter of $0.2 million as compared to losses for the prior quarter of $1.6 million.

-- Increased foreign currency transaction gains, net. Foreign currency transaction gains for the current quarter were $4.4 million as compared to losses of $0.5 million in the previous quarter. Gains and losses resulted from the effect of currency exchange rate changes with respect to loans between SEACOR and certain of its foreign subsidiaries and other transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of various subsidiaries.

-- Increased marketable securities sale gains, net. Marketable securities sale transactions resulted in net gains of $8.5 million, an increase of $2.3 million from the previous quarter.

As previously announced, on July 1, 2005, the Company acquired Seabulk International, Inc. pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 16, 2005, among the Company, SBLK Acquisition Corp., CORBULK LLC, and Seabulk International, Inc. Seabulk will be filing a separate Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005. The Company also sold its "fixed wing" operations which were previously held for sale through the sale of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of Era Aviation, Inc. to Era Aviation Investment Group LLC for $15 million in cash.

During the quarter, the Company purchased additional dry cargo covered hopper barges, chemical tank barges and offshore support vessels for aggregate consideration of $107.3 million. At June 30, 2005, capital commitments for helicopters, dry cargo covered hopper barges, offshore support vessels and other equipment aggregated $342.7 million. In addition, the Company placed revocable orders for additional helicopters.

At June 30, 2005, the Company's cash, marketable securities and construction reserve funds totaled $533.4 million, a decrease of $82.0 million from the prior quarter, and long-term debt totaled $597.5 million. The Company has remaining authority of $37.7 million available for future purchases of the Company's common stock and its 5.875% and 7.2% notes.

SEACOR is a global provider of marine support and transportation service, primarily to the energy and chemical industries. SEACOR and its subsidiaries provide customers with a full suite of marine-related services including offshore services, U.S. coastwise shipping, inland river services, helicopter services, environmental services, and offshore and harbor towing services. SEACOR is uniquely focused on providing highly responsive local service, combined with the highest safety standards, innovative technology, modern efficient equipment, and dedicated, professional employees.

This release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements concerning management's expectations, strategic objectives, business prospects, anticipated economic performance and financial condition and other similar matters involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements discussed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other important factors include, among others: the cyclical nature of the oil and gas industry, the operation of Offshore Marine Services and Helicopter Services in a highly competitive environment, changes in foreign political, military and economic conditions, the dependence of Offshore Marine Services and Helicopter Services on several customers, industry fleet capacity, the ongoing need to replace aging vessels, restrictions imposed by the Shipping Acts and Aviation Acts on the amount of foreign ownership of the Company's Common Stock, safety record requirements related to Offshore Marine Services and Helicopter Services, changes in foreign and domestic oil and gas exploration and production activity, vessel and helicopter-related risks of Offshore Marine Services and Helicopter Services, effects of adverse weather conditions and seasonality on Helicopter Services, dependence of spill response revenue on the number and size of spills and upon continuing government regulation in this area and our ability to comply with such regulation and other governmental regulation, changes in NRC's OSRO classification, effects of adverse weather and river conditions and seasonality on inland river operations, the level of grain export volume, the effect of fuel prices on barge towing costs, variability in freight rates for inland river barges, liability in connection with providing spill response services, the effect of international economic and political factors in inland river operations, the intense competition faced by Inland River Services, adequacy of insurance coverage, currency exchange fluctuations, the attraction and retention of qualified personnel by the Company, and various other matters, many of which are beyond the Company's control and other factors. The words "estimate," "project," "intend," "believe," "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are made. We disclaim any obligation or undertaking to provide any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which the forward-looking statement is based. The forward-looking statements in this release should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect our businesses, particularly those mentioned under "Forward-Looking Statements" in Item 7 of our Form 10-K and SEACOR's periodic reporting on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K (if any), which we incorporate by reference.

For additional information, contact Timothy McKeand, Vice President, at (954) 524-4200 ext. 820 or visit SEACOR's website at www.seacorholdings.com.

 SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
 Consolidated Statements of Operations
 (in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)


 Three Months Six Months 
 Ended Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 ----------------- -----------------
 2005 2004 2005 2004
 -------- -------- -------- --------

Operating Revenues $177,831 $ 97,403 $343,016 $193,377
 -------- -------- -------- --------

Costs and Expenses:
 Operating expenses 117,179 73,759 232,780 148,789
 Administrative and general 19,329 13,857 37,824 28,933
 Depreciation and amortization 18,492 14,156 36,774 28,117
 -------- -------- -------- --------
 155,000 101,772 307,378 205,839
 -------- -------- -------- --------
Gains on Asset Sales 1,812 6,117 15,328 9,755
 -------- -------- -------- --------
Operating Income (Loss) 24,643 1,748 50,966 (2,707)
 -------- -------- -------- --------

Other Income (Expense):
 Interest income 4,484 1,663 8,163 3,042
 Interest expense (7,550) (5,388) (15,141) (10,766)
 Derivative loss, net (178) (560) (1,768) (481)
 Foreign currency transaction
 gains (losses), net 4,401 (689) 3,852 (223)
 Marketable securities sale
 gains, net 8,502 2,753 14,736 5,502
 Other, net 440 233 640 352
 -------- -------- -------- --------
 10,099 (1,988) 10,482 (2,574)
 -------- -------- -------- --------
Income (Loss) Before Income 
 Tax Expense (Benefit), Minority 
 Interest and Equity in Earnings
 of 50% or Less Owned Companies 34,742 (240) 61,448 (5,281)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 12,448 169 22,188 (1,333)
 -------- -------- -------- --------
Income (Loss) Before Minority 
 Interest and Equity in Earnings 
 of 50% or Less Owned Companies 22,294 (409) 39,260 (3,948)
Minority Interest in Income of
 Subsidiaries (154) (91) (120) (86)
Equity in Earnings of 50% or Less
 Owned Companies 2,594 673 4,211 1,243
 -------- -------- -------- --------
Income (Loss) From Continuing
 Operations 24,734 173 43,351 (2,791)
Income from Discontinued
 Operations, net of taxes 390 - 364 -
 -------- -------- -------- --------
Net Income (Loss) $ 25,124 $ 173 $ 43,715 $ (2,791)
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Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common
 Share:
 Income (Loss) from Continuing
 Operations $ 1.35 $ 0.01 $ 2.37 $ (0.15)
 Income from Discontinued
 Operations 0.02 - 0.02
 -------- -------- -------- --------
 Net Income (Loss) $ 1.37 $ 0.01 $ 2.39 $ (0.15)
 ======== ======== ======== ========
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common
 Share:
 Income (Loss) from Continuing
 Operations (1) $ 1.18 $ 0.01 $ 2.09 $ (0.15)
 Income from Discontinued
 Operations 0.02 - 0.02 -
 -------- -------- -------- --------
 Net Income (Loss) (1) $ 1.20 $ 0.01 $ 2.11 $ (0.15)
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Weighted Average Common 
 Shares Outstanding:
Basic 18,349 18,347 18,299 18,407
Diluted (1) 21,924 18,476 21,916 18,407


 (1) Outstanding stock options and restricted stock have been
 excluded from the computations of diluted loss per common
 share and diluted weighted average common shares for the six
 months ended June 30, 2004 as the effect was anti-dilutive.

 SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
 Supplemental Data
 (in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)


 Three Months Ended
 ----------------------------------------------
 Jun. 30, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sep. 30, Jun. 30,
 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004
 --------- -------- -------- --------- --------
Statements of Operations:
 Operating Revenues $177,831 $165,185 $181,997 $116,486 $ 97,403
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 Cost and Expenses:
 Operating expenses 117,179 115,601 126,240 79,134 73,759
 Administrative and
 general 19,329 18,495 17,592 14,900 13,857
 Depreciation and
 amortization 18,492 18,282 15,365 14,352 14,156
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 155,000 152,378 159,197 108,386 101,772
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 Gains (Losses) on
 Asset Sales 1,812 13,516 598 (119) 6,117
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 Operating Income 24,643 26,323 23,398 7,981 1,748
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 Other Income (Expense):
 Interest income 4,484 3,679 3,200 2,180 1,663
 Interest expense (7,550) (7,591) (6,154) (5,565) (5,388)
 Derivative income
 (loss), net (178) (1,590) 1,787 (140) (560)
 Foreign currency
 transaction gains
 (losses), net 4,401 (549) 1,944 (184) (689)
 Marketable securities
 sale gains 
 (losses), net 8,502 6,234 1,689 (756) 2,753
 Other, net 440 200 108 79 233
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 10,099 383 2,574 (4,386) (1,988)
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 Income (Loss) Before 
 Taxes, Minority Interest
 and Equity in Earnings
 of 50% or Less Owned 
 Companies 34,742 26,706 25,972 3,595 (240)
 Income Tax Expense 12,448 9,740 8,395 1,511 169
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 Income (Loss) Before 
 Minority Interest and 
 Equity in Earnings of 
 50% or Less Owned
 Companies 22,294 16,966 17,577 2,084 (409)
 Minority Interest in
 (Income) Loss of
 Subsidiaries (154) 34 (289) (108) (91)
 Equity in Earnings of
 50% or Less Owned
 Companies 2,594 1,617 2,028 1,388 673
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 Income from Continuing
 Operations 24,734 18,617 19,316 3,364 173
 Income (Loss) from
 Discontinued Operations, 
 net of tax 390 (26) - - -
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 Net Income $ 25,124 $ 18,591 $ 19,316 $ 3,364 $ 173
 ========= ======== ======== ======== =========
 Basic Earnings Per
 Common Share:
 Income from Continuing
 Operations $ 1.35 $ 1.02 $ 1.06 $ 0.18 $ 0.01
 Income (Loss) from
 Discontinued
 Operations 0.02 - - - -
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 Net Income $ 1.37 $ 1.02 $ 1.06 $ 0.18 $ 0.01
 ========= ======== ======== ======== =========
 Diluted Earnings Per
 Common Share:
 Income from Continuing
 Operations $ 1.18 $ 0.90 $ 1.03 $ 0.18 $ 0.01
 Income (Loss) from
 Discontinued
 Operations 0.02 - - - -
 --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
 Net Income $ 1.20 $ 0.90 $ 1.03 $ 0.18 $ 0.01
 ========= ======== ======== ======== =========
 Weighted Average Common 
 Shares Outstanding:
 Basic 18,349 18,249 18,203 18,211 18,347
 Diluted 21,924 21,908 18,973 18,357 18,476
 Common Shares Outstanding
 at Period End 18,466 18,442 18,307 18,292 18,313

 SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
 Supplemental Data
 (unaudited)

 Three Months Ended
 -----------------------------------------------------
 Jun. 30, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sep. 30, Jun. 30,
 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004
 --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------


Balance Sheet Data,
 at period end (in
 thousands):
 Cash, Securities and
 Construction
 Reserve 
 Funds $ 533,417 $ 615,153 $ 495,387 $ 440,091 $ 441,805
 Total Assets 1,798,967 1,778,953 1,766,009 1,456,536 1,394,902
 Total Long-term
 Debt 597,467 582,416 582,367 382,319 342,271
 Stockholders'
 Equity 831,254 811,932 793,757 766,763 757,886

Operating Revenues by
 Segment (in thousands):
 Offshore Marine
 Services $ 84,043 $ 80,350 $ 80,841 $ 72,825 $ 67,039
 Environmental
 Services 35,635 35,893 62,824 21,144 14,654
 Inland River
 Services 27,333 25,530 31,878 16,076 10,038
 Helicopter
 Services 27,692 21,599 7,188 7,485 6,680
 Intersegment
 Eliminations
 and Other 3,128 1,813 (734) (1,044) (1,008)
 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 $ 177,831 $ 165,185 $ 181,997 $ 116,486 $ 97,403
 ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========

Operating Income
 (Loss) by Segment
 (in thousands):
 Offshore Marine
 Services $ 15,887 $ 22,252 $ 9,870 $ 6,360 $ 4,677
 Environmental
 Services 3,375 4,564 7,473 2,742 816
 Inland River
 Services 7,092 7,664 11,795 3,153 932
 Helicopter
 Services 1,738 (4,395) (668) (475) (1,308)
 Corporate
 Expenses and
 Other (3,449) (3,762) (5,072) (3,799) (3,369)
 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 $ 24,643 $ 26,323 $ 23,398 $ 7,981 $ 1,748
 ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========

Offshore Marine 
 Vessels - Available
 Days(1):
 Anchor Handling
 Towing Supply -
 Domestic 576 470 276 276 273
 Foreign 728 704 736 759 741
 Supply -
 Domestic 369 548 644 644 731
 Foreign 450 620 738 828 910
 Towing -
 Domestic 364 360 276 275 182
 Foreign 811 810 748 736 837
 Crew 6,697 6,783 6,446 6,024 5,921
 Mini-supply 2,427 2,464 2,576 2,619 2,708
 Other 91 90 92 50 -
 Standby Safety 1,911 1,890 1,932 1,932 1,911
 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 14,424 14,739 14,464 14,143 14,214
 ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========

 (1) Excludes vessels that are bareboat chartered-out, vessels
 owned by corporations that participate in pooling arrangements
 with the Company, minority owned joint venture vessels and
 managed vessels.

 SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
 Supplemental Data
 (unaudited)

 Three Months Ended
 ----------------------------------------------
 Jun. 30, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sep. 30, Jun. 30,
 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004
 -------- -------- --------- -------- --------

Offshore Marine Vessels -
 Rates Per Day Worked(1) (2):
 Anchor Handling Towing
 Supply -
 Domestic $23,850 $20,226 $18,815 $22,009 $19,115
 Foreign 10,228 10,848 9,964 9,534 9,539
 Supply -
 Domestic 7,255 7,924 7,769 6,720 5,994
 Foreign 9,350 13,789 16,124 10,095 9,729
 Towing -
 Domestic 10,083 9,061 8,209 6,118 6,040
 Foreign 7,581 6,959 7,096 6,769 6,775
 Crew 4,171 3,996 3,745 3,458 3,314
 Mini-supply 3,352 3,111 3,051 2,937 2,932
 Other - 17,000 14,000 14,000 -
 Standby Safety 8,228 8,229 8,127 7,839 7,719

Offshore Marine Vessels -
 Utilization(2):
 Anchor Handling Towing
 Supply -
 Domestic 83.9% 91.3% 98.0% 85.2% 68.3%
 Foreign 75.3% 73.2% 82.3% 90.4% 63.9%
 Supply -
 Domestic 95.9% 74.5% 73.8% 68.9% 76.1%
 Foreign 78.5% 68.8% 75.2% 86.9% 72.8%
 Towing -
 Domestic 91.0% 83.9% 97.9% 64.3% 91.8%
 Foreign 96.0% 90.5% 78.8% 61.7% 61.8%
 Crew 89.0% 86.1% 91.6% 93.5% 89.0%
 Mini-supply 89.9% 78.0% 88.7% 90.9% 86.7%
 Other 0.0% 33.3% 64.9% 50.0% -
 Standby Safety 88.8% 90.2% 91.9% 89.7% 85.9%

 Overall Utilization 87.9% 83.5% 88.4% 88.2% 83.2%
 Utilization Lost to
 Market Conditions 7.6% 12.4% 7.5% 7.9% 12.9%
 Utilization Lost to
 Operating Conditions 4.5% 4.1% 4.1% 3.9% 3.9%

Helicopter Flight Hours 14,188 9,448 6,453 7,431 6,714


 (1) Revenues for certain vessels, primarily North Sea standby
 safety, are earned in foreign currencies, principally British
 Pounds Sterling. These revenues have been converted to U.S.
 dollars at the weighted average exchange rate for the periods
 indicated.

 (2) Excludes vessels that are bareboat chartered-out, vessels
 owned by corporations that participate in pooling arrangements
 with the Company, minority owned joint venture vessels and
 managed vessels.

 SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
 Supplementary Data
 (unaudited)

 June 30, 2005
 ------------------------------------------
 Joint Pooled/
 Owned Leased-in Ventured Managed Total
 ----- --------- -------- ------- -----
Offshore Marine Fleet Count:
 Domestic Operations -
 Anchor Handling Towing
 Supply 6 1 1 - 8
 Crew 37 19 1 - 57
 Mini-supply 21 4 - - 25
 Supply 2 2 - 1 5
 Towing 2 2 - - 4
 ----- ------- ------- ------- ------
 68 28 2 1 99
 ----- ------- ------- ------- ------

 Foreign Operations -
 Anchor Handling Towing
 Supply 11 - 2 - 13
 Crew 19 - 5 - 24
 Mini-supply 2 - 2 - 4
 Other 1 - 1 - 2
 Standby Safety 19 - 3 5 27
 Supply 4 1 4 - 9
 Towing 8 - 20 - 28
 ----- ------ ------- ------ ------
 64 1 37 5 107
 ----- ------ ------- ------- ------

 Worldwide Operations -
 Anchor Handling Towing 
 Supply 17 1 3 - 21
 Crew 56 19 6 - 81
 Mini-supply 23 4 2 - 29
 Other 1 - 1 - 2
 Standby Safety 19 - 3 5 27
 Supply 6 3 4 1 14
 Towing 10 2 20 - 32
 ----- ------ ------ ------ ------
 132 29 39 6 206
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Inland Barges
 Dry Cargo Hopper 719 182 6 207 1,114
 Chemical Tank 36 - - - 36
 ----- ------ ------ ----- ------
 755 182 6 207 1,150
 ===== ====== ====== ===== ======

Helicopters 99 16 - 1 116
 ===== ====== ====== ===== ======


 Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sep. 30, Jun. 30,
 2005 2004 2004 2004
 -------- -------- -------- --------
Offshore Marine Fleet Count:
 Domestic Operations -
 Anchor Handling Towing 
 Supply 7 4 4 4
 Crew 58 58 54 49
 Mini-supply 25 26 26 26
 Supply 6 8 8 8
 Towing 4 4 3 2
 ------ ------ ------ -----
 100 100 95 89
 ------ ------ ------ -----

 Foreign Operations -
 Anchor Handling Towing Supply 14 14 13 14
 Crew 23 24 23 26
 Mini-supply 4 4 4 5
 Other 2 2 2 1
 Standby Safety 27 27 27 27
 Supply 8 12 13 14
 Towing 29 29 30 31
 ------ ------ ------ -----
 107 112 112 118
 ------ ------ ------ -----

 Worldwide Operations -
 Anchor Handling Towing Supply 21 18 17 18
 Crew 81 82 77 75
 Mini-supply 29 30 30 31
 Other 2 2 2 1
 Standby Safety 27 27 27 27
 Supply 14 20 21 22
 Towing 33 33 33 33
 ------ ------ ------ -----
 207 212 207 207
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 Inland Barges
 Dry Cargo Hopper 1,097 1,072 1,029 911
 Chemical Tank 27 20 14 1
 ------ ------ ------ -----
 1,124 1,092 1,043 912
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 Helicopters 120 127 44 43
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Contacts

SEACOR
Timothy McKeand, 954-524-4200 ext. 820
www.seacorholdings.com.

Date released: Aug 09 2005