Case study B: sale and leaseback of mid-life vessel with liner operator
● PV of arbitrage between bareboat and timecharter, before co-investment and / or management fees
− Year 5 purchase option not exercised: ~$2.3 million
− Year 5 purchase option exercised: ~$6.5 million
● Cash flow positive for duration of initial three year timecharter (aggregate $3.4 million positive)
● However:
− Exposed to spot market volatility for remaining two years prior to purchase option
− Sale and leaseback transactions tend to be derived from liner operators with balance sheet challenges and
comparatively higher credit risk (unless there is a strategic component to the transaction)
− Mid-life vessels purchased at substantial premium to charter-free market value