SEA CONTAINERS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SCL)

SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

   Three months ended September 30,

 

         2004

         2003

Revenue:

 

 

  Ferry operations - Silja

 $181,940,000

 $181,813,000

                   -  Other

   43,940,000

   54,793,000

  Rail operations

  224,945,000

  197,364,000

  Container operations

   36,104,000

   25,922,000

  Other

    5,307,000

    5,126,000

 

 

 

Total revenue

 $492,236,000

 $465,018,000

 

 

 

Earnings/(losses) before net finance costs:

 

 

  Ferry operations:

 

 

   Silja

 $ 20,544,000

 $ 27,360,000

   Other

   (2,824,000)

    1,514,000

 

   17,720,000

   28,874,000 

 

 

 

  Rail operations

   10,588,000

   28,757,000

 

 

 

  Container operations:

 

 

   GE SeaCo        

    8,573,000 

    5,945,000

   Other

    4,375,000  

    2,789,000

 

   12,948,000  

    8,734,000

 

  Other, including property, publishing

  and plantations*

    5,102,000

    4,771,000

 

 

 

Gains on sale of assets and non-recurring charges**

            -

   60,000,000

 

 

 

Corporate costs

   (5,102,000)

   (4,067,000)

 

 

 

Total earnings before net finance costs ***

   41,256,000

  127,069,000

 

 

 

Net finance costs

  (19,303,000)

  (19,577,000)

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

   21,953,000

  107,492,000

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

    8,393,000

   10,300,000

 

 

 

Earnings before earnings from investment in

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.

   13,560,000

   97,192,000

 

 

 

Investment in Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.

    4,834,000

    3,824,000

 

 

 

Net earnings

   18,394,000

  101,016,000

 

 

 

Preferred share dividends

      272,000

      272,000

 

 

 

Net earnings on class A and class B common shares

 $ 18,122,000

 $100,744,000

 

 

 

Net earnings per class A and class B common share:

 

 

 Basic

 $       0.77

 $       4.79

 Diluted

 $       0.76

 $       4.68

 

 

 

Weighted average number of class A and class B

common shares:

 

 

 

 Basic

   23,478,902

   21,021,355

 Diluted

   24,070,535

   21,592,916

 

 

 

 

 

*           Includes gains of $5,732,000 on the sale of Folkestone port in 2004 and $5,000,000 on the sale of Newhaven property in 2003.

 

**         Reflects the gain of $100,000,000 on the sale of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company effective July 1, 2003 less non-recurring charges of $40,000,000.

 

***        Includes depreciation and amortization of $28,889,000 (2003 - $26,307,000) so that earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was $70,145,000 (2003 - $153,376,000 or $93,376,000 excluding the effect of the sale of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company).

 

SEA CONTAINERS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SCL)

SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

    Nine months ended September 30,

 

          2004

          2003

Revenue:

 

 

  Ferry operations - Silja

$  481,010,000

$  451,082,000

                   -  Other

    78,459,000

   143,335,000

  Rail operations

   633,411,000

   526,947,000

  Container operations

    88,650,000

    85,024,000

  Other

    16,373,000

    17,118,000

 

 

 

Total revenue

$1,297,903,000

$1,223,506,000

 

 

 

Earnings/(losses) before net finance costs:

 

 

  Ferry operations:

 

 

   Silja

$   26,019,000

$   30,741,000

   Other

   (18,808,000)

    (6,599,000)

 

     7,211,000

    24,142,000 

 

 

 

  Rail operations

    34,021,000

    63,219,000

 

 

 

  Container operations:

 

 

   GE SeaCo       

    23,696,000 

    15,548,000

   Other

     9,770,000  

    11,148,000

 

    33,466,000  

    26,696,000

  Other, including property, publishing

  and plantations *

     4,125,000

     5,779,000

 

 

 

Gains on sale of assets and non-recurring charges**

             -

    60,000,000

 

 

 

 

Corporate costs

   (13,471,000)

   (11,759,000)

 

 

 

Total earnings before net finance costs ***

    65,352,000

   168,077,000

 

 

 

Net finance costs

   (59,906,000)

   (67,501,000)

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

     5,446,000

   100,576,000

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

     4,893,000

     7,032,000

 

 

 

Earnings before earnings from investment in

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.

       553,000

    93,544,000

 

 

 

Investment in Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.

     8,326,000

     7,010,000

 

 

 

Net earnings

     8,879,000

   100,554,000

 

 

 

Preferred share dividends

       816,000

       816,000

 

 

 

Net earnings on class A and class B common shares

$    8,063,000

$   99,738,000

 

 

 

Net earnings per class A and class B common share:

 

 

 Basic

$         0.35

 $        4.74

 Diluted

$         0.35

 $        4.66

 

 

 

Weighted average number of class A and class B

common shares:

 

 

 

 Basic

    23,125,682

   21,020,528

 Diluted

    23,261,232

   21,556,745

 

*           Includes gains of $5,732,000 on the sale of Folkestone port in 2004 and $5,000,000 on the sale of Newhaven property in 2003.

 

**         Reflects the gain of $100,000,000 on the sale of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company effective July 1, 2003 less non-recurring charges of $40,000,000.

 

***        Includes depreciation and amortization of $86,828,000 (2003 - $82,994,000) so that earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was $152,180,000 (2003 - $251,071,000 or $191,071,000 excluding the effect of the sale of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company).

 

SEA CONTAINERS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SCL)

CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

  September 30,

          2004

   December 31,

          2003

 

 

 

Cash

$  122,532,000

$  213,313,000

 

 

 

Receivables

   262,451,000

   247,303,000

 

 

 

Containers and ships, net

 book value

 

 1,591,078,000

 

 1,637,666,000

 

 

 

Real estate and other fixed assets,

 net book value

   

   135,714,000

  

   145,294,000

 

 

 

Assets under capital leases, net

 book value

    

     9,901,000

    

    12,494,000

 

 

 

Inventories

    46,391,000

    45,991,000

 

 

 

Investments

   385,472,000

   356,024,000

 

 

 

Other assets

   109,960,000

   103,832,000

 

 

  

 

$2,663,499,000

$2,761,917,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$  386,236,000

$  427,896,000

 

 

 

Liabilities with respect to containers

 and ships

 

 1,032,986,000

 

 1,052,233,000

 

 

 

Bank loans with respect to real estate

 and other fixed assets

   

    43,520,000

   

   143,756,000

 

 

 

Obligations under capital leases

     4,955,000

     8,260,000

 

 

 

Senior notes

   406,380,000

   305,806,000

 

 

 

Senior subordinated debentures

             -

    79,571,000

 

 

 

Minority interests and deferred revenue

    16,879,000

    12,582,000

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 1,163,804,000

 1,123,074,000

 

 

  

Class B common shares with voting

 rights owned by a subsidiary

 

  (391,261,000)

 

  (391,261,000)

 

 

 

 

$2,663,499,000

$2,761,917,000