Tidewater Inc. · NYSE:TDW

Tidewater — Pareto's 17th Annual Oil & Offshore Conference 2010

32 slides from Tidewater's conference presentation, Sep 8, 2010

  1. Slide 1: Pareto's 17th Annual Oil & Offshore Conference

    Pareto’s 17 Annual Oil & Offshore Conference September 2, 2010 Dean E. Taylor Quinn P. Fanning Exhibit 99.1 th Pareto’s 17 Annual Oil & Offshore Conference September 2, 2010 Dean E. Taylor Chairman, President and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Quinn P. Fannin

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Phone: 504.568.1010 Fax: 504.566.4580 Web: 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 set forth in this presentation provide other than

  3. Slide 3: Key Takeaways

    KEY TAKEAWAYS History of earnings growth and solid returns World’s largest and newest fleet provides basis for continued earnings growth Strong balance sheet

  4. Slide 4: Safety – A Top Priority

    SAFETY – A TOP PRIORITY SM SAFETY – A TOP PRIORITY

  5. Slide 5: Safety Record Rivals Leading Companies

    0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 Total Recordable Incident Rates Calendar Years 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 TIDEWATER DUPONT DOW CHEMICAL EXXON MOBIL SAFETY RECORD RIVALS LEADING COMPANIES SAFETY RECORD RIVALS LEADING COMPANIES

  6. Slide 6: Significant Earnings Growth

    32% Six-Year Compounded Annual Earnings Growth Rate ** 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 of after

  7. Slide 7: The Largest Modern Fleet in the Industry…

    Vessel Count Estimated Cost AHTS 86 $1,557m PSV’s 77 $1,507m Crewboats & Tugs 67 $290m TOTALS: 230 $3,354m (1) (1) $2,850m (85%) funded through 6/30/10 THE LARGEST MODERN FLEET IN THE INDUSTRY… Vessel Commitments Jan. ’00 – June ‘10 . THE LARGEST MODERN FLEET IN THE INDUSTRY… At 6/30/10, 177 new ves

  8. Slide 8: …And Our Lead Is Growing

    Count AHTS 16 PSV 17 Crew and Tug 2 Total 35 Vessels Under Construction* As of June 30, 2010 … AND OUR LEAD IS GROWING * Includes eleven new vessels committed to purchase as of 6/30/10 Estimated delivery schedule – 20 in remainder of FY ‘11, 13 in FY ‘12 and 2 thereafter. CAPX of $366m in remainder

  9. Slide 9: Vessel Population by Owner

    VESSEL POPULATION BY OWNER (Includes AHTS and PSV’s only) Estimated as of Late-July 2010 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater Tidewater Competitor #2 Competitor #3 Competitor #4 Competitor # 5 Competitor #1 Avg. All Others (1,774 total vessels for 300+ owners) 5 60 65 72 110 119 287 0 100 200 300 400

  10. Slide 10: Significant Average Age Improvement

    0 5 10 15 20 3/31/06 3/31/07 3/31/08 12/31/08 12/31/09 12/31/10 12/31/11 12/31/12 12/31/13 SIGNIFICANT AVERAGE AGE IMPROVEMENT Assumptions: 1) Average 45 vessel disposals per year in future (averaged 47 per year last three years). 2) Includes 35 vessels under construction (including eleven purchase

  11. Slide 11: Where Could Fiscal 2014 Find Us?

    Avg. Dayrates $14,943* $16,437 (+ 10%) $18,081 (+ 10%) 85.3%* 85.0% 90.0% 263 Vessel count assumption (177 current new vessels + 35 under construction + ~ average 20 additional new vessels per year for three years). WHERE COULD FISCAL 2014 FIND US? Potential for Earnings Acceleration * 6/30/10 quart

  12. Slide 12: The Worldwide Fleet - Retirements Expected to Exceed New Deliveries

    0 50 100 150 200 250 300 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 THE WORLDWIDE FLEET - RETIREMENTS EXPECTED TO EXCEED NEW DELIVERIES (Includes AHTS and PSV’s only) Estimated as of Late-July 2010 Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater As of late-July 2010, there are approximately 411 additiona

  13. Slide 13: International Strength

    Unique global footprint; 50+ years of Int’l experience Unmatched scale and scope of operations International market opportunities Growth Longer contracts Better utilization Higher dayrates Solid customer base of NOC’s and IOC’s INTERNATIONAL STRENGTH • • • • INTERNATIONAL STRENGTH

  14. Slide 14: Tidewater

    TIDEWATER

  15. Slide 15: Current Revenue Mix - Quality of Customer Base

    NOC's 24% Others 35% Super Majors 41% Our top 10 customers in Fiscal 2010 (6 Super Majors, 3 NOC’s and one large independent) accounted for 63% of our revenue CURRENT REVENUE MIX Quality of Customer Base CURRENT REVENUE MIX Quality of Customer Base

  16. Slide 16: Five Year Stockholder Return

    -50% 0% 50% 100% 150% 200% Mar-05 Mar-06 Mar-07 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10 TDW DJIA S&P500 OSX RETURNS vs the MARKET FIVE YEAR STOCKHOLDER RETURN OSX 52% S&P 500 9% DJIA 16% TDW 36% RETURNS vs the MARKET FIVE YEAR STOCKHOLDER RETURN

  17. Slide 17: A Strong Balance Sheet and Ready Liquidity

    June 2010 March 2010 Cash $123 $223 Stockholders’ Equity $2,474 $2,464 Long-term Debt $300 $275 Net Debt to Total Cap 6.7% 2.1% A STRONG BALANCE SHEET AND READY LIQUIDITY ~ $575 million of Available Liquidity at 6/30/10 (Cash plus $450m Revolver) ($ in Millions) A STRONG BALANCE SHEET AND READY LIQU

  18. Slide 18: Selected Financial Highlights

    Quarter Ended 6/30/10 6/30/09 Revenues $263 $327 Adjusted Net Earnings* $40 $92 Adjusted EPS* $0.77 $1.79 Net Cash from Operations $53 $70 Capital Expenditures $141 $92 * Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted EPS for the quarter ended 6/30/09 excludes $47.7 million, or $0.93 per share, related to provi

  19. Slide 19: Primary Uses of Cash

    Over an 11-year period, Tidewater invested $3.2 billion in CAPX ($2.8 billion in the “new” fleet), and paid out $923 million through dividends and share repurchases. Over the same period, CFFO and proceeds from dispositions were $3.1 billion and $640 million, respectively PRIMARY USES OF CASH PRIMAR

  20. Slide 20: What Tidewater Offers Investors

    WHAT TIDEWATER OFFERS INVESTORS History of earnings growth and solid returns World’s largest and newest fleet provides basis for continued earnings growth Strong balance sheet WHAT TIDEWATER OFFERS INVESTORS

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

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

  22. Slide 22: Pareto's 17th Annual Oil & Offshore Conference

    Pareto’s 17 Annual Oil & Offshore Conference September 2, 2010 Dean E. Taylor Quinn P. Fanning th Pareto’s 17 Annual Oil & Offshore Conference September 2, 2010 Dean E. Taylor Chairman, President and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Quinn P. Fanning Executive V

  23. Slide 23: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix

  24. Slide 24: Recent Accomplishments

    RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS First full fiscal year without a lost time accident (FY 2010) Respectable earnings & returns in a trough (tough) market Selected acquisitions of choice assets Disciplined disposal of traditional equipment Delivery of 45 new vessels over last two full fiscal years Balance sheet

  25. Slide 25: Continually Acquiring New and Disposing of Mature Vessels

    0 100 200 300 400 500 Active Fleet Dispositions CONTINUALLY ACQUIRING NEW AND DISPOSING OF MATURE VESSELS (As of 6/30/10) 320 (B) 517 (C) 212 New Vessels (A) 420 Sold 97 Scrapped (A) Net new vessels added to the fleet since January 2000, including 35 vessels under construction at 6/30/10. This new v

  26. Slide 26: Fleet Cash Operating Margins

    FLEET CASH OPERATING MARGINS Note: Cash operating margins are defined as vessel revenue less vessel operating expenses. $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Fiscal Years 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 60% Total Fleet Operating Margin % New Vessels Traditi

  27. Slide 27: International Vessels Dayrates and Utilization

    6/07 12/07 6/08 12/08 6/09 12/09 6/10 * Dayrate and utilization information is for all classes of vessels operating international. INTERNATIONAL VESSELS Dayrates and Utilization $100 change in dayrate = $7.8M in revenue 1% change in utilization = $15.4M in revenue 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Utilization $4,

  28. Slide 28: International Vessel Dayrates

    INTERNATIONAL VESSEL DAYRATES * Dayrate and utilization information is for all classes of vessels operating international. $3,000 $5,000 $7,000 $9,000 $11,000 $13,000 $15,000 $17,000 $19,000 06/07 12/07 06/08 12/08 06/09 12/09 06/10 INTERNATIONAL VESSEL DAYRATES Traditional Vessels New Vessels

  29. Slide 29: Domestic Vessels Dayrates and Utilization

    6/07 12/07 6/08 12/08 6/09 12/09 6/10 DOMESTIC VESSELS Dayrates and Utilization * Dayrate and utilization information is for all classes of vessels operating in the U.S. 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Utilization $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 $16,000 $18,000 Dayrate DOMESTIC VESSELS Dayr

  30. Slide 30: Domestic Vessel Dayrates

    DOMESTIC VESSEL DAYRATES * Dayrate and utilization information is for all classes of vessels operating in the U.S. $3,000 $5,000 $7,000 $9,000 $11,000 $13,000 $15,000 $17,000 $19,000 $21,000 $23,000 06/07 12/07 06/08 12/08 06/09 12/09 06/10 DOMESTIC VESSEL DAYRATES Traditional Vessels New Vessels

  31. Slide 31: Working Rig Counts

    Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater WORKING RIG COUNTS “ Peak to Present ” Jackups Semis Drillships Total June 2008 (Peak) 379 145 30 554 Late-April 2010 (pre-Horizon) 323 150 46 519 Late-July 2010 (post-Horizon) 308 142 38 488 WORKING RIG COUNTS “ Peak to Present ” GOM accounts for of the working j

  32. Slide 32: Rigs Contracted by Our Top 10 Customers

    Other Operators Top 10 Customers Jackups (308 Working Rigs) Floater Rigs (180 Working Rigs) 76 232 88 RIGS CONTRACTED BY OUR TOP 10 CUSTOMERS (Estimated as of Late-July 2010) Source: ODS-Petrodata and Tidewater Other Operators Top 10 customers 92 Tidewater’s top 10 customers contract nearly 25% of t

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