Safe Bulkers, Inc. Reports Second Quarter and Six Months 2016 Results

Monaco – July 21, 2016

Monaco, Monaco – July 28, 2016 -- Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today its unaudited financial results for the three and six months period ended June 30, 2016. Summary of Second Quarter 2016 Results

• Net revenue for the second quarter of 2016 decreased by 18% to $26.2 million from $31.8 million during the same period in 2015.

• Net loss for the second quarter of 2016 was $9.0 million as compared to $4.4 million, during the same period in 2015. Adjusted net loss (1) for the second quarter of 2016 was $8.7 million as compared to $3.9 million, during the same period in 2015.

• EBITDA (2) for the second quarter of 2016 decreased by 17% to $8.4 million as compared to $10.1 million during the same period in 2015. Adjusted EBITDA (3) for the second quarter of 2016 decreased by 18% to $8.8 million from $10.7 million during the same period in 2015.

• Loss per share (4) and Adjusted loss per share (4) for the second quarter of 2016 were $0.15 and $0.15 respectively, calculated on a weighted average number of 83,571,957 shares, as compared to a Loss per share of $0.10 and Adjusted loss per share of $0.09 during the same period in 2015, calculated on a weighted average number of 83,470,867 shares.

Full report: sbpr072816.pdf  

Safe Bulkers, Inc. press release