Tidewater Inc. · NYSE:TDW

Tidewater — Howard Weil 40th Annual Energy Conference 2012

29 slides from Tidewater's conference presentation, Mar 28, 2012

  1. Slide 1: Howard Weil 40th Annual Energy Conference

    March 27, 2012 QUINN P. FANNING Executive VP and CFO DEAN E. TAYLOR Chairman, President and CEO Exhibit 99.1 HOWARD WEIL 40 ANNUAL ENERGY CONFERENCE th March 27, 2012 QUINN P. FANNING Executive VP and CFO DEAN E. TAYLOR Chairman, President and CEO HOWARD WEIL ANNUAL ENERGY CONFERENCE HOWARD WEIL ANN

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    Phone: 504.568.1010 Fax: 504.566.4580 Web: www.tdw.com Email: connect@tdw.com FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 2 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company notes that certain state

  3. Slide 3: Key Takeaways

    3 KEY TAKEAWAYS • Culture of safety & operating excellence • Macro picture improving – stable oil prices, increased E&P spending, improving rig count • History of earnings growth and solid returns • Unmatched scale and scope of operations • World’s largest and newest fleet provides basis for continu

  4. Slide 4: Safety Record Rivals Leading Companies

    4 SAFETY RECORD RIVALS LEADING COMPANIES 4 SAFETY RECORD RIVALS LEADING COMPANIES SAFETY RECORD RIVALS LEADING COMPANIES 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 CALENDAR YEARS TOTAL RECORDABLE INCIDENT RATES TIDEWATER DOW CHEMICAL CHEVRON EXXON/MOBIL

  5. Slide 5: Drivers of Our Business

    5 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater June 2008 (Peak) Jan. 2011 March 2012 Working Rigs 603 538 612 Rigs Under Construction 186 118 176 OSV Global Population 2,033 2,599 2,723 OSV’s Under Construction 736 367 436 OSV/Rig Ratio 3.37 4.83 4.45 DRIVERS OF OUR BUSINESS “Peak to Present” DRIVERS OF OUR

  6. Slide 6: The Worldwide OSV Fleet – Retirements Expected to Exceed New Deliveries

    6 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater THE WORLDWIDE OSV FLEET – RETIREMENTS EXPECTED TO EXCEED NEW DELIVERIES (Includes AHTS and PSV’s only) Estimated as of January 2012 Vessels > 25 years old today As of mid-March 2012, there are approximately 436 additional AHTS and PSV’s (~16% of the global fleet

  7. Slide 7: Vessel Population by Owner

    7 VESSEL POPULATION BY OWNER (AHTS and PSV’s only) – Estimated as of Mid-March 2012 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater VESSEL POPULATION BY OWNER (AHTS and PSV’s only) – Estimated as of Mid-March 2012 Tidewater Competitor #2 Competitor #3 Competitor #4 Competitor # 5 Competitor #1 Avg. All Others (

  8. Slide 8: History of Earnings Growth and Solid Through-Cycle Returns

    HISTORY OF EARNINGS GROWTH AND SOLID THROUGH-CYCLE RETURNS 8 ** EPS in Fiscal 2004 is exclusive of the $.30 per share after tax impairment charge. EPS in Fiscal 2006 is exclusive of the $.74 per share after tax gain from the sale of six KMAR vessels. EPS in Fiscal 2007 is exclusive of $.37 per share

  9. Slide 9: Our Global Footprint

    9 OUR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT Vessel Distribution by Region (excludes stacked vessels – as of 12/31/11) Americas 65 (25%) SS Africa/Europe 129 (49%) MENA 37 (14%) Asia/Pac 33 (12%) OUR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT Vessel Distribution by Region (excludes stacked vessels – as of 12/31/11) OUR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT Vessel Dis

  10. Slide 10: The Largest Modern OSV Fleet in the Industry

    10 Vessel Count Estimated Cost AHTS 101 $1,765m PSV’s 89 $1,927m Crewboats & Tugs 71 $302m TOTALS: 261 $3,994m (1) (1) $3,574m (89%) funded through 12/31/11 THE LARGEST MODERN OSV FLEET IN THE INDUSTRY…. . At 12/31/11, 211 new vessels were in our fleet with ~4.9 year average age Vessel Commitments J

  11. Slide 11: …And More to Come: Vessels Under Construction

    11 Count AHTS 6 PSV 19 Crew and Tug 5 Total 30 Estimated delivery schedule – 7 in FY ‘12, 13 in FY ‘13 and 10 thereafter. CAPX of $99m in remainder of FY ‘12, $246m in FY ‘13 and $75m in FY ’14. …. AND MORE TO COME Vessels Under Construction* As of December 31, 2011 * Includes 7 new vessel purchase

  12. Slide 12: Through-Cycle, EVA-Based Investment; Balance Between Buy and Build

    THROUGH-CYCLE, EVA-BASED INVESTMENT; BALANCE BETWEEN “BUY” and “BUILD” 12 Fiscal Year Actual vessel deliveries through 12/31/11; estimated vessel deliveries based on commitments to build or acquire as of 12/31/11 Through 12/31/11, vessel commitments include 261 vessels with a capital cost of $3.994

  13. Slide 13: Recent Vessel Commitments

    13 RECENT VESSEL COMMITMENTS Amounts depict vessel count and total cost in quarter commitment was made to acquire (not when delivery or payments were made) RECENT VESSEL COMMITMENTS RECENT VESSEL COMMITMENTS 9/30/09 Qtr 12/31/09 Qtr 3/31/10 Qtr 6/30/10 Qtr 9/30/10 Qtr 12/31/10 Qtr 3/31/11 Qtr 6/30/1

  14. Slide 14: Fleet Renewal & Expansion Funded by CFFO Through Fiscal 2011

    14 FLEET RENEWAL & EXPANSION FUNDED BY CFFO THROUGH FISCAL 2011 Over a 12-year period, Tidewater has invested $3.8 billion in CapEx ($3.3 billion in the “new” fleet), and paid out $995 million through dividends and share repurchases. Over the same period, CFFO and proceeds from dispositions were $3.

  15. Slide 15: Recent Financings Will Fund Growth at an Attractive Relative Cost

    15 Senior Unsecured Notes $590 million Average Life to Maturity (as of 12/31/11) ~ 8.5 years Weighted Average Coupon 4.30% Term Loan $125 million Revolving Line of Credit $450 million Remaining Term ~ 4½ years Interest Rate LIBOR plus 1.5% to 2.25%, based on leverage RECENT FINANCINGS WILL FUND GROW

  16. Slide 16: Strong Financial Position Provides Additional Strategic Optionality

    16 Cash & Cash Equivalents $188 million Total Debt $825 million Shareholders Equity $2,502 million Net Debt / Net Capitalization 20% Total Debt / Capitalization 25% STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION PROVIDES ADDITIONAL STRATEGIC OPTIONALITY As of December 31, 2011 ~$750 million of pro forma liquidity as of

  17. Slide 17: New Fleet Driving Results

    17 NEW FLEET DRIVING RESULTS Vessel Revenue ($) Average Fleet Count 205 Average New Vessels in Q3 2012 $270 million Vessels Revenue in Q3 2012 (87% from New Vessels) NEW FLEET DRIVING RESULTS NEW FLEET DRIVING RESULTS

  18. Slide 18: Cyclical Upturn Should Drive Margin Expansion

    18 CYCLICAL UPTURN SHOULD DRIVE MARGIN EXPANSION Vessel Cash Operating Margin ($) Vessel Cash Operating Margin (%) $115 million Vessel Margin in Q3 2012 (91% from New Vessels) Q3 2012 Vessel Margin: 42% CYCLICAL UPTURN SHOULD DRIVE MARGIN EXPANSION CYCLICAL UPTURN SHOULD DRIVE MARGIN EXPANSION

  19. Slide 19: Where Could Fiscal 2014 Find Us?

    19 WHERE COULD FISCAL 2014 FIND US? Potential for Earnings Acceleration ~$3.00 EPS ~$5.60 EPS ~$9.25 EPS 266 vessel assumption (211 current new vessels + 30 under construction + ~ 20 additional new vessels per year for next one and a quarter years). WHERE COULD FISCAL 2014 FIND US? Potential for Ear

  20. Slide 20: Financial Strategy Focused on Creating Long-Term Shareholder Value

    20 FINANCIAL STRATEGY FOCUSED ON CREATING LONG-TERM SHAREHOLDER VALUE FINANCIAL STRATEGY FOCUSED ON CREATING LONG-TERM SHAREHOLDER VALUE FINANCIAL STRATEGY FOCUSED ON CREATING LONG-TERM SHAREHOLDER VALUE Maintain Maintain Financial Strength Financial Strength EVA-Based Investments EVA-Based Investme

  21. Slide 21: Howard Weil Annual Energy Conference

    HOWARD WEIL 40 ANNUAL ENERGY CONFERENCE March 27, 2012 QUINN P. FANNING Executive VP and CFO DEAN E. TAYLOR Chairman, President and CEO th HOWARD WEIL ANNUAL ENERGY CONFERENCE HOWARD WEIL ANNUAL ENERGY CONFERENCE March 27, 2012 QUINN P. FANNING Executive VP and CFO DEAN E. TAYLOR Chairman, President

  22. Slide 22: Appendix

    22 APPENDIX APPENDIX APPENDIX

  23. Slide 23: Current Revenue Mix: Quality of Customer Base

    23 CURRENT REVENUE MIX Quality of Customer Base CURRENT REVENUE MIX Quality of Customer Base CURRENT REVENUE MIX Quality of Customer Base Super Majors 36% NOC's 28% Others 36% Our top 10 customers in Fiscal 2011 (5 Super Majors, 3 NOC’s and 2 large independents) accounted for 63% of our revenue

  24. Slide 24: Rigs Contracted by Our Top 10 Customers

    24 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater RIGS CONTRACTED BY OUR TOP 10 CUSTOMERS (Estimated as of January 2012) Other Operators Top 10 Customers Tidewater’s top 10 customers contract ~23% of the working worldwide jackup fleet and ~50% of the working worldwide floater fleet Jackups (348 Working Rigs) F

  25. Slide 25: Fleet Cash Operating Margins

    25 FLEET CASH OPERATING MARGINS Note: Cash operating margins are defined as vessel revenue less vessel operating expenses FLEET CASH OPERATING MARGINS FLEET CASH OPERATING MARGINS Traditional Vessels New Vessels Cash Oper Margin 38.6% 37.6% 46.5% 41.9% 36.9% 38.7% 49.1% 54.6% 51.9% 51.3% 46.8% 39.3%

  26. Slide 26: Recent Financial Results Reflect Cyclical Downturn

    26 Nine Months Ended 12/31/11 12/31/10 Revenues $778 $801 Net Earnings* $76 $94 EPS* $1.47 $1.82 Net Cash from Operations $158 $218 Capital Expenditures $297 $509 * Excludes $22.1 million, or $0.43 per share, goodwill impairment charge in September 2011 RECENT FINANCIAL RESULTS REFLECT CYCLICAL DOWN

  27. Slide 27: Significant Average Age Improvement

    27 SIGNIFICANT AVERAGE AGE IMPROVEMENT SIGNIFICANT AVERAGE AGE IMPROVEMENT SIGNIFICANT AVERAGE AGE IMPROVEMENT Assumptions: 1) Average 45 vessel disposals per year in future (versus an average of 52 vessel dispositions per year over last 3 years). 2) Includes 30 vessels under construction, including

  28. Slide 28: Vessel Utilization by Segment

    28 VESSEL UTILIZATION BY SEGMENT VESSEL UTILIZATION BY SEGMENT VESSEL UTILIZATION BY SEGMENT

  29. Slide 29: Vessel Dayrates by Segment

    29 VESSEL DAYRATES BY SEGMENT VESSEL DAYRATES BY SEGMENT VESSEL DAYRATES BY SEGMENT

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