Tidewater Inc. (TDW) saw its loss widen to $297.68 million, or $6.32 a share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2016. In the previous year period, the company reported a loss of $19.51 million, or $0.42 a share.
Revenue during the quarter plunged 40.78 percent to $129.22 million from $218.19 million in the previous year period. Gross margin for the quarter contracted 677 basis points over the previous year period to 34.16 percent.
Operating loss for the quarter was $287.03 million, compared with an operating loss of $9.40 million in the previous year period.
Operating cash flow turns negative
Tidewater Inc. has spent $40.33 million cash to meet operating activities during the nine month period as against cash inflow of $191.39 million in the last year period.
Cash flow from investing activities was $20.75 million for the nine month period as against cash outgo of $107.82 million in the last year period. It has incurred net capital expenditure of $4.81 million on net basis during the nine month period, down 96.66 percent or $139.20 million from year ago period.
The company has spent $9.06 million cash to carry out financing activities during the nine month period as against cash outgo of $114.16 million in the last year period.
Cash and cash equivalents stood at $649.80 million as on Dec. 31, 2016, up 1,254.32 percent or $601.82 million from $47.98 million on Dec. 31, 2015.
Working capital turns negative
Working capital of Tidewater Inc. has turned negative to $1,176.41 million on Dec. 31, 2016 from positive $338.13 million on Dec. 31, 2015. Current ratio was at 0.50 as on Dec. 31, 2016, down from 1.83 on Dec. 31, 2015.
Days sales outstanding went up to 281 days for the quarter compared with 256 days for the same period last year.
At the same time, days payable outstanding went up to 60 days for the quarter from 43 for the same period last year.
Debt increases substantially
Tidewater Inc. has witnessed an increase in total debt over the last one year. It stood at $2,036.06 million as on Dec. 31, 2016, up 40.25 percent or $584.33 million from $1,451.73 million on Dec. 31, 2015. Total debt was 47.18 percent of total assets as on Dec. 31, 2016, compared with 32.40 percent on Dec. 31, 2015. Debt to equity ratio was at 1.17 as on Dec. 31, 2016, up from 0.61 as on Dec. 31, 2015.
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