据8月9日Offshore Energy报道，美国海上支援船供应商Seacor Marine，因市场复苏速度低于预期，已开始实施成本削减措施，包括裁员和关闭数个地点的某些设施，以节省至少800万美元。
Seacor在本周早些时候发布的季度报告中表示，在2019年第二季度结束后，该公司已经启动了削减成本的举措，旨在更好地根据当前和未来市场状况调整运营成本。这些成本削减措施包括裁员、重组管理结构、关闭和/或合并美国墨西哥湾、中东和欧洲的某些设施。
该公司预计，在完成这些计划后，它将实现每年至少800万美元的经常性行政和一般开支节省，约占公司过去12个月行政和一般开支总额的17%。这些举措将影响其所有可报告分布，并预计大部分举措将在2020年第二季度前完成。这些举措将在2019年第三季度产生一次性重组费用。
该公司首席执行官John Gellert在评论Seacor Marine第二季度业绩时表示:“我们船队的利用率和日费率继续呈上升趋势，反映出自2017年第一季度海上周期低谷以来，资产状况持续改善。由于客户需求对石油和天然气价格高度敏感，美国墨西哥湾的活动依然不温不火。投标活动，特别是在我们的资产组合所服务的国际市场上，显示出持续的复苏。不幸的是，复苏的步伐比我们希望的要慢，这导致我们实施了积极的成本削减计划。”
他还表示:“我们专注于恢复盈利和创造现金，同时保持警惕，在任何市场条件下都要抓住机遇。我们已经积极地重新评估了我们的成本结构和区域足迹，并开始努力优化两者。我相信，这些努力，以及我们对利润率提高潜力最大的核心资产、地区和服务的持续重视，使我们能够在不依赖油气服务市场全面复苏的情况下，规划自己的盈利道路。”
在该公司2019年第二季度的财务业绩方面，Seacor Marine的净亏损为2840万美元，运营亏损为1650万美元。2018年第二季度，Seacor Marine净亏损2500万美元，运营亏损2100万美元。
Seacor Marine在2019年第二季度的收入为6,430万美元，去年同期为6,070万美元。
据该公司表示，与2018年第二季度相比，营业总收入增长了6%，这主要是因为利用率增长了10%。尽管过去12个月的资产销售导致可用天数减少了8%，但利用率的提高反映了租赁天数增加了7%。与2018年第二季度运营亏损相比，减少了450万到1650万美元（2018年第二季度运营亏损2100万美元）。
邹勤 摘译自 Offshore Energy
原文如下：
Seacor Marine cutting costs amid slow market recovery
U.S. offshore support vessel provider Seacor Marine has started implementing cost-reducing measures, including reduction of the workforce and closure of certain facilities at several locations, to save at least $8 million amid slower than expected market recovery.
Seacor said in its quarterly report published earlier this week that, following the end of the second quarter of 2019, the company had initiated cost-reduction initiatives aimed at better aligning its operating expenses with its view of current and prospective market conditions.
These cost-reduction measures include a reduction of the workforce, reorganization of the management structure, and closure and/or consolidation of certain facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, and Europe.
The company expects that, upon completion of these initiatives, it will realize annualized recurring administrative and general savings of at least $8 million, representing approximately 17% of the company’s total administrative and general expense over the last twelve months.
The company anticipates that the initiatives will impact all of its reportable segments and expects the bulk of the initiatives to be completed by the second quarter of 2020. These initiatives will result in a one-time restructuring charge in the third quarter of 2019.
Chief Executive Officer, John Gellert, commented on Seacor Marine’s second quarter results: “Our fleet continued to experience an upward trend in utilization and dayrates, reflecting consistent improvement for assets since the offshore cycle trough in the first quarter of 2017. Activity levels in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico remain tepid as customer demand is highly sensitive to oil and gas prices. Tendering activity, especially in international markets served by our asset portfolio, points to a continuing recovery. Unfortunately, the pace of the recovery is slower than we had hoped, leading us to implement our aggressive cost-cutting initiative.”
Gellert also said: “We are focused on returning to profit and generating cash, while remaining vigilant in positioning ourselves to take advantage of opportunities in any market conditions. We have proactively reassessed our cost structure and regional footprint and initiated efforts to optimize both. I am confident that these efforts, and our continued emphasis on core assets, regions, and services with the highest potential for improved margins, allow us to chart our own path to profitability without depending on a full market recovery in oil and gas services.”
When it comes to the company’s 2Q 2019 financial performance, net loss attributable to Seacor Marine was $28.4 million, and operating loss was $16.5 million. Net loss attributable to Seacor Marine for the second quarter of 2018 was $25 million and operating loss was $21 million.
Seacor Marine recorded revenues of $64.3 million in 2Q 2019 compared to $60.7 million in the same period last year.
According to the company, a 6% increase in total operating revenues, as compared with the second quarter of 2018, was primarily due to a 10% increase in utilization. The improved utilization reflects a 7% increase in on hire days despite an 8% decrease in the number of available days as a result of asset sales during the last twelve months, compared with the second quarter of 2018 Operating loss decreased by $4.5 million to $16.5 million compared with $21 million in the second quarter of 2018.
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