Tidewater Inc. · NYSE:TDW

Tidewater — 2006 Lehman Brothers CEO Energy Conference

59 slides from Tidewater's conference presentation, Sep 11, 2006

  1. Slide 1: 2006 Lehman Brothers CEO Energy Conference

    September 5, 2006 Dean E. Taylor – Chairman, President & CEO J. Keith Lousteau – Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President & Treasurer Exhibit 99.1 2006 Lehman Brothers CEO Energy Conference

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    TIDEWATER 601 Poydras Street, Suite 1900 New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504.568.1010 Fax: 504.566.4580 Web site address: www.tdw.com Email: connect@tdw.com In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company notes that certain statements s

  3. Slide 3: Our Workplace

    Our Workplace

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  7. Slide 7: Lost Time Accidents by Fiscal Year

    18 10 8 9 5 5 4 1 1 0 4 8 12 16 20 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Lost Time Accidents Fiscal Years

  8. Slide 8: Total Recordable Incident Rates

    Total Recordable Incident Rates Calendar Years 1.5 0 0.5 1 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 TIDEWATER DOW CHEMICAL DUPONT EXXON/MOBIL BP “Safest Company In The Industry”

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  12. Slide 12: Tidewater Highlights

    Largest new fleet in the industry … and counting Second highest dividend yield of the OSX (One of the) strongest balance sheets of the OSX Repurchasing common shares International, International, International …. also Gulf of Mexico. First call consensus earnings FYE ’07: $ 5.28 Tidewater

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  16. Slide 16: Favorable Market Drivers

    Favorable commodity prices E&P spending up Rig count up New rig construction Strong demand in virtually all areas of operation Growing financial effect of “new” fleet Favorable tax changes … And Also

  17. Slide 17: A Strong Global Presence

    Active Vessel Count By Region (excludes stacked vessels) North America 64 (17%) Central/ South America 96 (26%) West Africa 121 (33%) Europe/M.E. 39 (11%) Far East 48 (13%) Vessel count above includes only active vessels A Strong Global Presence

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  19. Slide 19: International Dayrate

    DAYRATE NOILYVZITLA

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  22. Slide 22: Dayrates and Utilization: International Vessel

    Dayrates and Utilization $100 change in dayrate = $9.6M in revenue 1% change in utilization = $9.3M in revenue 6/03 9/03 12/03 3/04 6/04 9/04 12/04 3/05 6/05 9/05 12/05 3/06 6/06 International Vessel 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% $5,000 $5,500 $6,000 $6,500 $7,000 $7,500 $8,000

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  26. Slide 26: International Dayrates

    $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000 $11,000 $12,000 $13,000 6/03 9/03 12/03 3/04 6/04 9/04 12/04 3/05 6/05 9/05 12/05 3/06 6/06 International Dayrates New Vessels Remaining Vessels

  27. Slide 27: Domestic Dayrate

    DAYRATE NOILVZIMILN

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  30. Slide 30: Dayrates and Utilization: Domestic Vessel

    Dayrates and Utilization $100 change in dayrate = $2.2M in revenue 1% change in utilization = $2.0M in revenue 6/03 9/03 12/03 3/04 6/04 9/04 12/04 3/05 6/05 9/05 12/05 3/06 6/06 Domestic Vessel 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000 $11,000 $12,000

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  34. Slide 34: Domestic Dayrates

    $3,000 $5,000 $7,000 $9,000 $11,000 $13,000 $15,000 6/03 9/03 12/03 3/04 6/04 9/04 12/04 3/05 6/05 9/05 12/05 3/06 6/06 Domestic Dayrates New Vessels Remaining Vessels

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  36. Slide 36: Vessel Commitments Post January 2000

    143 $1,771m 53 $200m 44 $699m 46 $872m 52 18 1 33 52 35 17 39 26 13 Vessel Commitments Post January 2000 Through 6/30/06 “$1,395 funded to date” (1) Includes vessels added to the fleet financed by bareboat charter. * Excludes ENSCO fleet acquisition effected April 1, 2003 TOTALS: (1) Vessels $ Commi

  37. Slide 37: Fleet Age and Profit Contribution

    44% 5 101 0% 0 56% 24 257 100% 19 509 Fiscal 2006 Profit Contribution Average Age Vessel Count Profit Contribution Average Age Vessel Count Vessels built or acquired since January 2000 Vessels built prior to January 2000 Fiscal 2000 Fleet Age And Profit Contribution * New vessel contribution for Fis

  38. Slide 38: And Counting (Present Order Book)

    18 5 5 28 … And Counting (Present Order Book) AHTS PSV’s Crewboats & Tugs Total Present Order Book

  39. Slide 39: A Rapid and Orderly Transition

    * New vessels added to the fleet since January 2000, including 29 vessels under construction * Since 4/01/05, 19 vessels have been scrapped and 51 have been sold Out With the Old---In With the New (last 7 years) 0 100 200 300 400 258 Sold 62 Scrapped 320 406 143 New Vessels A Rapid and Orderly Trans

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  42. Slide 42: Financial Strength

    Financial Strength Striving to Achieve Financial Balance

  43. Slide 43: Fiscal 2006 Financial Highlights

    $1,659,121 $172,408 $283,578 $4.07 $235,756 $877,617 $1,637,798 $40,108 $98,337 $1.23 $71,449 $269,820 Stockholders’ Equity Capital Expenditures Net Cash from Operations Earnings Per Share Net Earnings Revenues (000’s omitted, except per share data) FISCAL 2006 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FYE 3/31/06 QTR 6

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  48. Slide 48: Earnings Growth Over The Last Year

    1.23 259 120 (1) Exclusive of $42.8 million after tax gain ($.74 per share) resulting from the sale of six KMAR 404 vessels in July 2005 1.04 60 228 103 51 177 12/31/05 Qtr .50 29 185 106 35 150 6/30/06 Qtr .68 39 198 106 41 157 9/30/05 Qtr 1.11 65 236 116 3/31/06 Qtr 54 182 71 06/30/06 Qtr 62 197 (

  49. Slide 49: Current OSX Dividend Yields

    0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 1.8% 0.5% 0.7% 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 Schlumberger Halliburton Baker Hughes Global Santa Fe BJ Services Smith International 0.2% Noble Corp 0.2% Rowan Current OSX Dividend Yields 1.2% Tidewater

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  53. Slide 53: EPS, Active New Vessels and Fleet Age

    Fiscal 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 E.P.S. 1.37 .73 $1.78 $3.33 (4) $5.28 (1) $5.79 (1) Active New Vessels (2) --- 66 95 101 108 122 New Vessel Profit Contribution --- 24% 30% 44% --- --- Fleet Average Age (years) (3) 19 19 20 20 18.4 18.6 (1) First Call consensus estimates as of August 7, 2006, wh

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  57. Slide 57: Our Strategy - Steady as she goes

    Seek the right acquisition(s) at the right price– whole fleets or individual vessels Continue to renew the fleet in a disciplined way Maintain and grow market share – Domestic and International Continue to push dayrates to grow profits and cash flow Continue to Add Incremental Value (Implementation

  58. Slide 58: Celebrating our Anniversary at NYSE

    Celebrating our 50 th Anniversary at NYSE

  59. Slide 59: 2006 Lehman Brothers CEO Energy Conference

    September 5, 2006 2006 Lehman Brothers CEO Energy Conference

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