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| In addition to the healthy and positive ton mile scenario as discussed in the Capesize segment, the order book is closing in on a 30-year low |
| So we're quite optimistic about the ton mile and also the freight that we see on the Capesize going forward due to the volumes |
| The financing has a weighted average tenor of 5.7 years and a weighted margin of 172 basis points, which evidences Golden Ocean's strong position in the global financing markets including now a broad exposure to Asian debt capital |
| This is to be able to capture the spikes in the Capesize sector as described in the right graph, where you can see over time, holds the highest income potential compared to the smaller sizes |
| It sustains well with maintaining healthy balance sheet throughout the cycles and maintaining a sustainable cost level throughout the cycles |
| The Panamax market has benefited well from the ton mile agribulk trade, which is up 5.5% year-on-year, much thanks to the strong soybean season from the East Coast South America |
| Also, the steel exports from China, which we saw increased by a healthy 35% in 2023 is forecasted to continue at a good level this year India continued their mission to double steel capacity by the end of this decade, and had a healthy growth of 12.5% in 2023 |
| Last but not least, the rest of the world after struggling with the inflation ghost, is finally showing signs of a steel production rebound, a solid 7% increase in Q4 and a forecast of 6% increase in the next two years paint a positive picture for global steel production |
| It means that we can continue to look for pockets of strength in the market and tune our fleet into the spot market where we see opportunities |
| To round off this presentation, we would like to remind you of the strong cash flow potential we hold in Golden Ocean |
| As related to our bookings into Q2 at $25,000 a day, we're quite happy with that level |
| Compared to the other dry segments, Capesize holds the most promise when it comes to vessel supply |
| As the spot freight market continues to push close to the $30,000 mark, Golden Ocean yields well above 20% |
| The Capesize market rebounded in the fourth quarter of 2023, and the strong push has continued into the traditionally slow Q1 |
| And then secondly, both the Cape FFA curve in your guidance suggests that 1Q will be a strong quarter despite the seasonal softness |
| Lars-Christian Svensen Very good |
| Yet again, the Golden Ocean model with downside protection in weak markets and upside potential in solid markets are proven substance |
| We continue to prioritize dividends, and we are pleased to declare a dividend of $0.30 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023 |
| That creates pockets of strength, which will also be shown by the volatility going forward |
| With our company being dual listed in New York and Oslo and a market cap of around $2.4 billion, we offer large liquidity and exposure to the most favorable Dry Bulk segment which we will substantiate further in this presentation |
| Since 2019, this is an increase of almost 6% |
| No, we have had a very interesting start to the year |
| How surprised you were about the strength of the market in Q1? We weren't very surprised about that |
| Hello everyone |
| We recorded a fleet-wide TCE rate of $22,000 in Q4, up from $17,000 in Q3 |
| So it's likely that we will try to divest those at attractive prices as we go forward as well |
| Lars-Christian Svensen Thank you very much |
| Thank you very much |
| Colombia, Brazil, West Africa and Indonesia have increased year-to-year exports in drastic numbers, and the limited activity through the Suez Canal has created even longer holes, which have an instant impact on the Capesize ton mile scenario in addition to the added market volumes |
| Thank you |
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| Our charter hire expense came in at $6.9 million, down from $8.3 million in Q3 as a result of fewer vessel days in our trading portfolio |
| So far, however, 2024 has been anything but slow |
| And although asset values has come up massively, we know that they are very volatile |
| The congestion in the Cape space is close to a historical low, meaning that the downside risk to fleet efficiency has already been priced |
| The running expenses were largely unchanged quarter-by-quarter, while the OpEx reclassified from charter hire was $3 million this quarter, $1.9 million lower than Q3 |
| The biggest contributor to this is a $9.5 million loss on interest rate swaps, which is combined result of $13.6 million mark-to-market unrealized loss, offset by a $4.1 million realized cash gain under our interest rate swap portfolio |
| Debt and finance lease liabilities totaled $1.5 billion end quarter, down by approximately $70 million quarter-on-quarter |
| On derivatives and other financial income, we recorded a loss of $5.8 million compared to a gain of $11.9 million in Q3 |
| This year, however, due to dry weather in Brazil, we have seen both exports route active in large volumes with Brazil exporting about 20% more year-on-year |
| Our net financial expenses came in at $27.4 million, down from $28.1 million in Q3, a change mainly due to lower average debt and higher return on short-term deposits |
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