Tidewater Inc. · NYSE:TDW

Tidewater — 2012 UBS Global Oil & Gas Conference

32 slides from Tidewater's conference presentation, May 25, 2012

  1. Slide 1: 2012 UBS Global Oil & Gas Conference

    2012 UBS GLOBAL OIL & GAS CONFERENCE May 22, 2012 JOSEPH M. BENNETT Executive VP & Chief Investor Relations Officer JEFFREY M. PLATT Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer 2012 UBS GLOBAL OIL & GAS CONFERENCE 2012 UBS GLOBAL OIL & GAS CONFERENCE May 22, 2012 JOSEPH M. BENNETT Executive VP & Chief In

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    2 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 sta

  3. Slide 3: Key Takeaways

    3 KEY TAKEAWAYS KEY TAKEAWAYS 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 flee

  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: Peak to Present

    5 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater June 2008 (Peak) Working Rigs 603 Rigs Under Construction 186 OSV Global Population 2,033 OSV’s Under Construction 736 OSV/Rig Ratio 3.37 DRIVERS OF OUR BUSINESS “Peak to Present” DRIVERS OF OUR BUSINESS “Peak to Present” DRIVERS OF OUR BUSINESS “Peak to Present

  6. Slide 6: Drivers of Our Business: Peak to Present

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

  7. Slide 7: Drivers of Our Business: Peak to Present

    7 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater June 2008 (Peak) Jan. 2011 May 2012 Working Rigs 603 538 611 Rigs Under Construction 186 118 188 OSV Global Population 2,033 2,599 2,756 OSV’s Under Construction 736 367 404 OSV/Rig Ratio 3.37 4.83 4.51 DRIVERS OF OUR BUSINESS “Peak to Present” DRIVERS OF OUR BU

  8. Slide 8: Drivers of Our Business: Peak to Present

    8 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater June 2008 (Peak) Jan. 2011 May 2012 Working Rigs 603 538 611 Rigs Under Construction 186 118 188 OSV Global Population 2,033 2,599 2,756 OSV’s Under Construction 736 367 404 OSV/Rig Ratio 3.37 4.83 4.51 DRIVERS OF OUR BUSINESS “Peak to Present” DRIVERS OF OUR BU

  9. Slide 9: The Worldwide OSV Fleet – Retirements Expected to Exceed New Deliveries

    9 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater Vessels > 5 years old today THE WORLDWIDE OSV FLEET – RETIREMENTS EXPECTED TO EXCEED NEW DELIVERIES (Includes AHTS and PSV’s only) Estimated as of May 2012 As of May 2012, there are approximately 404 additional AHTS and PSV’s (~15% of the global fleet) under con

  10. Slide 10: Vessel Population by Owner

    10 VESSEL POPULATION BY OWNER Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater (AHTS and PSV’s only) – Estimated as of May 2012 VESSEL POPULATION BY OWNER VESSEL POPULATION BY OWNER Tidewater Competitor #2 Competitor #3 Competitor #4 Competitor # 5 Competitor #1 Avg. All Others (1,993 total vessels for 350+ owne

  11. Slide 11: History of Earnings Growth and Solid Through-Cycle Returns

    11 HISTORY OF EARNINGS GROWTH AND SOLID THROUGH-CYCLE RETURNS ** 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 shar

  12. Slide 12: Our Global Footprint

    OUR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT Vessel Distribution by Region (excludes stacked vessels – as of 3/31/12) 12 Americas 63 (24%) SS Africa/Europe 132 (50%) MENA 35 (13%) Asia/Pac 33 (13%) OUR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT Vessel Distribution by Region (excludes stacked vessels – as of 3/31/12) OUR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT Vessel Dist

  13. Slide 13: The Largest Modern OSV Fleet in the Industry

    13 Vessel Count Estimated Cost AHTS 101 $1,765m PSV’s 91 $1,934m Crewboats & Tugs 71 $301m TOTALS: 263 $4,000m (1) (1) $3,640m (91%) funded through 3/31/12 THE LARGEST MODERN OSV FLEET IN THE INDUSTRY…. . At 3/31/12, 215 new vessels were in our fleet with ~5.7 year average age Vessel Commitments Jan

  14. Slide 14: ...And More to Come: Vessels Under Construction

    14 Count AHTS 2 PSV 18 Crew and Tug 5 Total 25 Estimated delivery schedule – 13 in FY ‘13, 10 in FY ‘14 and 2 thereafter. CAPX of $220m in FY ‘13, $95m in FY ‘14 and $44m in FY ’15. …. AND MORE TO COME Vessels Under Construction* As of March 31, 2012 * Includes 3 new vessel purchase commitments at 3

  15. Slide 15: Through-Cycle, EVA-Based Investment; Balance Between Buy and Build

    15 THROUGH-CYCLE, EVA-BASED INVESTMENT; BALANCE BETWEEN “BUY” and “BUILD” Fiscal Year Actual vessel deliveries through 3/31/12; estimated vessel deliveries based on commitments to build or acquire as of 3/31/12 Through 3/31/12, vessel commitments include 263 vessels with a capital cost of $4.0 billi

  16. Slide 16: Recent Vessel Commitments

    16 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

  17. Slide 17: Fleet Renewal & Expansion Funded by CFFO Through Fiscal 2012

    17 FLEET RENEWAL & EXPANSION FUNDED BY CFFO THROUGH FISCAL 2012 Over a 13-year period, Tidewater has invested $4.1 billion in CapEx ($3.6 billion in the “new” fleet), and paid out ~$1 billion through dividends and share repurchases. Over the same period, CFFO and proceeds from dispositions were $3.6

  18. Slide 18: Recent Financings Will Fund Growth at an Attractive Relative Cost

    18 Senior Unsecured Notes $590 million Average Life to Maturity (as of 3/31/12) ~ 7.9 years Weighted Average Coupon 4.30% Term Loan $125 million* Revolving Line of Credit $450 million Remaining Term ~ 3.8 years Interest Rate LIBOR plus 1.5% to 2.25%, based on leverage RECENT FINANCINGS WILL FUND GRO

  19. Slide 19: Strong Financial Position Provides Additional Strategic Optionality

    19 Cash & Cash Equivalents $321 million Total Debt $950 million Shareholders Equity $2,526 million Net Debt / Net Capitalization 20% Total Debt / Capitalization 27% STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION PROVIDES ADDITIONAL STRATEGIC OPTIONALITY As of March 31, 2012 ~$770 million of pro forma liquidity as of 3/3

  20. Slide 20: Where Could Fiscal 2014 Find Us?

    20 WHERE COULD FISCAL 2014 FIND US? Potential for Earnings Acceleration 260 vessel assumption (215 current new vessels + 25 under construction + 20 additional new vessels next year). ~$3.40 EPS ~$5.50 EPS ~$9.50 EPS WHERE COULD FISCAL 2014 FIND US? Potential for Earnings Acceleration WHERE COULD FIS

  21. Slide 21: Financial Strategy Focused on Creating Long-Term Shareholder Value

    FINANCIAL STRATEGY FOCUSED ON CREATING LONG-TERM SHAREHOLDER VALUE 21 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

  22. Slide 22: 2012 UBS Global Oil & Gas Conference

    2012 UBS GLOBAL OIL & GAS CONFERENCE May 22, 2012 JOSEPH M. BENNETT Executive VP & Chief Investor Relations Officer JEFFREY M. PLATT Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer 2012 UBS GLOBAL OIL & GAS CONFERENCE 2012 UBS GLOBAL OIL & GAS CONFERENCE May 22, 2012 JOSEPH M. BENNETT Executive VP & Chief In

  23. Slide 23: Appendix

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  24. Slide 24: Current Revenue Mix: Quality of Customer Base

    CURRENT REVENUE MIX Quality of Customer Base 24 CURRENT REVENUE MIX Quality of Customer Base CURRENT REVENUE MIX Quality of Customer Base Super Majors 35% NOC's 23% Others 42% Our top 10 customers in Fiscal 2012 (4 Super Majors, 3 NOC’s and 3 IOC’s) accounted for 59% of our revenue

  25. Slide 25: Rigs Contracted by Our Top 10 Customers

    Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater RIGS CONTRACTED BY OUR TOP 10 CUSTOMERS (Estimated as of May 2012) 25 Other Operators Top 10 Customers Tidewater’s top 10 customers contract ~19% of the working worldwide jackup fleet and ~50% of the working worldwide floater fleet Jackups (334 Working Rigs) Float

  26. Slide 26: Fleet Cash Operating Margins

    FLEET CASH OPERATING MARGINS Note: Cash operating margins are defined as vessel revenue less vessel operating expenses 26 FLEET CASH OPERATING MARGINS FLEET CASH OPERATING MARGINS Traditional Vessels New Vessels Fiscal Years $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20

  27. Slide 27: Recent Financial Results Reflect Cyclical Downturn

    Twelve Months Ended 3/31/12 3/31/11 Revenues $1,067 $1,055 Net Earnings* $110 $123 EPS* $2.13 $2.40 Net Cash from Operations $222 $264 Capital Expenditures $357 $615 *Fiscal 2012 excludes $22.1 million, or $0.43 per share, goodwill impairment charge in September 2011 Fiscal 2011 excludes an after-ta

  28. Slide 28: Significant Average Age Improvement

    SIGNIFICANT AVERAGE AGE IMPROVEMENT 28 SIGNIFICANT AVERAGE AGE IMPROVEMENT SIGNIFICANT AVERAGE AGE IMPROVEMENT 2) Includes 25 vessels under construction, including 3 vessel purchase commitments (based on current estimated delivery schedule), plus additional newbuilds/acquisitions of ~20 vessels per

  29. Slide 29: Vessel Utilization by Segment

    VESSEL UTILIZATION BY SEGMENT 29 VESSEL UTILIZATION BY SEGMENT VESSEL UTILIZATION BY SEGMENT 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Americas Asia/Pac MENA Sub Sah Africa

  30. Slide 30: Vessel Dayrates by Segment

    VESSEL DAYRATES BY SEGMENT 30 VESSEL DAYRATES BY SEGMENT VESSEL DAYRATES BY SEGMENT $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 $16,000 $18,000 $20,000 Americas Asia/Pac MENA Sub Sah Africa

  31. Slide 31: New Fleet Driving Results

    NEW FLEET DRIVING RESULTS 31 Vessel Revenue ($) Average Fleet Count Average New Vessels in Q4 2012 $288 million Vessel Revenue in Q4 2012 (88% from New Vessels) NEW FLEET DRIVING RESULTS NEW FLEET DRIVING RESULTS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 New Tra

  32. Slide 32: Cyclical Upturn Should Drive Margin Expansion

    CYCLICAL UPTURN SHOULD DRIVE MARGIN EXPANSION 32 Vessel Cash Operating Margin ($) Vessel Cash Operating Margin (%) $120 million Vessel Margin in Q4 2012 (91% from New Vessels) Q4 2012 Vessel Margin: 41% CYCLICAL UPTURN SHOULD DRIVE MARGIN EXPANSION CYCLICAL UPTURN SHOULD DRIVE MARGIN EXPANSION Q1 Q2

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