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Tidewater — Dahlman Rose & Co. Ultimate Oil Services and E&P Conference 2012

30 slides from Tidewater's conference presentation, Dec 6, 2012

  1. Slide 1: Dahlman Rose & Co. Ultimate Oil Services and E&P Conference

    December 3, 2012 DAHLMAN ROSE & CO. ULTIMATE OIL SERVICES AND E&P CONFERENCE Executive Vice President and Chief Investor Relations Officer President and CEO Joseph M. Bennett Jeffrey M. Platt Exhibit 99.1

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    2 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 2 Fax: 504.566.4580 Web: www.tdw.com connect@tdw.com Phone: 504.568.1010 • • Email: 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

  3. Slide 3: Key Takeaways

    KEY TAKEAWAYS 3 KEY TAKEAWAYS KEY TAKEAWAYS • Focus on safety, compliance & operating excellence • “The Tide is Turning”– improved working rig count is positively impacting deepwater and jackup support vessels globally • History of earnings growth and solid returns • Unmatched scale and scope of ope

  4. Slide 4: Safety Record Rivals Leading Companies

    4 SAFETY RECORD RIVALS LEADING COMPANIES SAFETY RECORD RIVALS LEADING COMPANIES SAFETY RECORD RIVALS LEADING COMPANIES TOTAL RECORDABLE INCIDENT RATES 0.80 0.70 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 CALENDAR YEARS TIDEWATER DOW CHEMICAL CHEVRON EXXON/MO

  5. Slide 5: Working Offshore Rig Trends

    5 WORKING OFFSHORE RIG TRENDS Note: 45 “Other” rigs, along with the Jackups and Floaters, provide a total working rig count of 643 in November 2012. WORKING OFFSHORE RIG TRENDS WORKING OFFSHORE RIG TRENDS Floaters Jackups Prior peak (summer 2008) Source: ODS-Petrodata

  6. Slide 6: Drivers of Our Business

    6 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater July 2008 (Peak) Jan. 2011 (Trough) November 2012 Working Rigs 603 538 643 Rigs Under Construction 186 118 199 OSV Global Population 2,033 2,599 2,820 OSV’s Under Construction 736 367 441 OSV/Rig Ratio 3.37 4.83 4.39 DRIVERS OF OUR BUSINESS “Peak to Present” DRI

  7. Slide 7: The Worldwide OSV Fleet – Retirements Expected to Exceed New Deliveries

    Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater THE WORLDWIDE OSV FLEET – RETIREMENTS EXPECTED TO EXCEED NEW DELIVERIES (Includes AHTS and PSV’s only) Estimated as of November 2012 Vessels > 25 years old today 7 As of November 2012, there are approximately additional AHTS and PSV’s (~16% of the global fleet) un

  8. Slide 8: Tidewater's Active Fleet

    TIDEWATER’S ACTIVE FLEET 8 as of September 30, 2012 TIDEWATER’S ACTIVE FLEET TIDEWATER’S ACTIVE FLEET Year Built Deepwater vessels Towing Supply/Supply Other vessels 221 “New” vessels – 5.5 avg yrs 39 “Traditional” vessels – 27.5 avg yrs 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

  9. Slide 9: Vessel Population by Owner

    VESSEL POPULATION BY OWNER Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater (AHTS and PSV’s only) – Estimated as of November 2012 9 VESSEL POPULATION BY OWNER VESSEL POPULATION BY OWNER Tidewater AHTS and PSV fleet includes vessel additions since 2000 Tidewater Competitor #1 Competitor #2 Competitor #3 Competito

  10. Slide 10: History of Earnings Growth and Solid Through-Cycle Returns

    HISTORY OF EARNINGS GROWTH AND SOLID THROUGH-CYCLE RETURNS 10 ** 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

  11. Slide 11: Global Strength

    GLOBAL STRENGTH 11 GLOBAL STRENGTH GLOBAL STRENGTH Unique global footprint; 50+ years of Int’l experience Unmatched scale and scope of operations Strength of International business complements U.S. activity Secular growth Longer contracts Better utilization Higher day rates Solid customer base of NO

  12. Slide 12: Our Global Footprint

    MENA 37(14%) Americas 66(26%) SS Africa/Europe 128(49%) Asia/Pac 29(11%) Vessel Distribution by Region OUR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT 12 (excludes stacked vessels – as of 9/30/12) OUR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT OUR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT In 2Q FY 2013, ~8% of vessel revenue was generated in the U.S. by < 15 vessels; however,

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

    13 Vessel Count (2) Total Cost (2) Deepwater PSVs 78 $1,866m Deepwater AHTSs 11 $358m Towing Supply/Supply 106 $1,564m Other 57 $289m TOTALS: 252 $4,077m (1) (1) $3,592m (88%) funded through 9/30/12 THE LARGEST MODERN OSV FLEET IN THE INDUSTRY…. (2) Vessel count and total cost is net of 23 vessel di

  14. Slide 14: ...And More to Come

    14 Count Deepwater PSVs 19 Deepwater AHTSs - Towing Supply/Supply 4 Other 7 Total 30 Estimated delivery schedule – 8 remaining in FY ‘13, 11 in FY ‘14 and 11 thereafter. CAPX of $142m remaining in FY ‘13, $174m in FY ‘14 and $169m in FY ’15. …. AND MORE TO COME Vessels Under Construction* As of Sept

  15. Slide 15: Fleet Renewal & Expansion Funded by CFFO Through Fiscal 2012

    FLEET RENEWAL & EXPANSION FUNDED BY CFFO THROUGH FISCAL 2012 15 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

  16. Slide 16: Strong Financial Position Provides Strategic Optionality

    Cash & Cash Equivalents $137 million Total Debt $890 million Shareholders Equity $2,520 million Net Debt / Net Capitalization 23% Total Debt / Capitalization 26% STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION PROVIDES STRATEGIC OPTIONALITY 16 As of September 30, 2012 ~$590 million of available liquidity as of 9/30/12, i

  17. Slide 17: Total Revenue and Margin Fiscal 2008–2013

    Total Revenue and Margin Fiscal 2008 – 2013 Note: Vessel operating margin is defined as vessel revenue less vessel operating expenses. Vessel revenue and operating margin for Q4-12 through Q2-13 adjusted for retroactive rate increases recognized in Q2-13. 17 Total Revenue and Margin Fiscal 2008 – 20

  18. Slide 18: New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type: Deepwater PSVs

    New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type Deepwater PSVs $120 million, or 40%, of Vessel Revenue in Q2 Fiscal 2013 18 New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type Deepwater PSVs New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type Deepwater PSVs Q2 Fiscal 2013 Avg Day Rate: $27,034 Utilization: 84.6% Average Day Rate, Adjusted Average Day

  19. Slide 19: New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type: Deepwater AHTS

    New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type Deepwater AHTS $24 million, or 8%, of Vessel Revenue in Q2 Fiscal 2013 19 New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type Deepwater AHTS New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type Deepwater AHTS Q2 Fiscal 2013 Avg Day Rate: $29,331 Utilization: 79.3% Average Day Rate, Adjusted Average Day Ra

  20. Slide 20: New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type: Towing Supply/Supply Vessels

    New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type Towing Supply/Supply Vessels $113 million, or 37%, of Vessel Revenue in Q2 Fiscal 2013 20 New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type Towing Supply/Supply Vessels New Vessel Trends by Vessel Type Towing Supply/Supply Vessels Q2 Fiscal 2013 Avg Day Rate: $13,877 Utilization: 87.

  21. Slide 21: Potential for Future Earnings Acceleration

    POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE EARNINGS ACCELERATION 272 vessel assumption (222 current new vessels + 30 under construction + 20 additional new vessels next year). 21 ~$10.40 EPS ~$6.10 EPS ~$4.20 EPS POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE EARNINGS ACCELERATION POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE EARNINGS ACCELERATION Average Day rates $16,2

  22. Slide 22: Dahlman Rose & Co. Ultimate Oil Services and E&P Conference

    December 3, 2012 DAHLMAN ROSE & CO. ULTIMATE OIL SERVICES AND E&P CONFERENCE Executive Vice President and Chief Investor Relations Officer President and CEO Joseph M. Bennett Jeffrey M. Platt

  23. Slide 23: Appendix

    APPENDIX 23 APPENDIX APPENDIX

  24. Slide 24: New Fleet Driving Results

    NEW FLEET DRIVING RESULTS Note: Vessel revenue for Q4-12 through Q2-13 adjusted for retroactive rate increases recognized in Q2-13. 24 Vessel Revenue ($) Average Fleet Count NEW FLEET DRIVING RESULTS NEW FLEET DRIVING RESULTS Average New Vessels in Q2 2013 $302 million Vessel Revenue in Q2 2013 (92%

  25. Slide 25: Cyclical Upturn Should Drive Margin Expansion

    CYCLICAL UPTURN SHOULD DRIVE MARGIN EXPANSION Note: Vessel cash operating margin for Q4-12 through Q2-13 adjusted for retroactive rate increases recognized in Q2-13. 25 Vessel Cash Operating Margin ($) Vessel Cash Operating Margin (%) CYCLICAL UPTURN SHOULD DRIVE MARGIN EXPANSION CYCLICAL UPTURN SHO

  26. Slide 26: Vessel Utilization by Segment

    VESSEL UTILIZATION BY SEGMENT 26 90% 80% 70% Americas Asia/Pac MENA Sub Sah Africa 60% 50% 40% VESSEL UTILIZATION BY SEGMENT VESSEL UTILIZATION BY SEGMENT 30%

  27. Slide 27: Vessel Dayrates by Segment

    Impact of $7.4 million of retroactive revenue recorded in September 2012 quarter is excluded from 9/12 average dayrates and included in the respective March 2012 and June 2012 quarterly average dayrates. 27 VESSEL DAYRATES BY SEGMENT Americas Asia/Pac MENA Sub Sah Africa $22,000 $20,000 $18,000 $16,

  28. Slide 28: Current Revenue Mix: Quality of Customer Base

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

  29. Slide 29: Rigs Contracted by Our Top 10 Customers

    Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater (Estimated as of November 2012) 29 RIGS CONTRACTED BY OUR TOP 10 CUSTOMERS Other Operators Top 10 Customers Tidewater’s top 10 customers contract ~20% of the working worldwide jackup fleet and ~51% of the working worldwide floater fleet Jackups (354 Working Rigs)

  30. Slide 30: Financial Strategy Focused on Creating Long-Term Shareholder Value

    30 FINANCIAL STRATEGY FOCUSED ON CREATING LONG-TERM SHAREHOLDER VALUE Maintain Maintain Financial Strength Financial Strength EVA-Based Investments EVA-Based Investments On Through-cycle Basis On Through-cycle Basis Deliver Results Deliver Results FINANCIAL STRATEGY FOCUSED ON CREATING LONG-TERM SHA

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