GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:GLF)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

The Company and its subsidiaries, provides offshore marine services primarily to companies involved in offshore exploration and production of oil and natural gas.

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Player Avatar Lokh (< 20) Submitted: 2/3/2010 12:19:35 AM : Outperform Start Price: $25.32 GLF Score: +20.38

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" For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we had net income of $61.8 million, or $2.44 per diluted share, on revenues of $304.2 million. During the same period in 2008, net income was $124.5 million, or $5.19 per diluted share, on revenues of $289.9 million... Operating income decreased by $73.3 million, from $133.6 million in 2008 to $60.3 million this year. The decrease is due largely to the $46.2 million impairment charge resulting from a shipyard defaulting on the construction of three vessels. Also contributing to the decrease was an increase in operating cost related to the increase in vessel count and a smaller gain on sale of assets of $13.3 million... In late February 2009, one of our vessels in Southeast Asia, the Sea Searcher, was damaged in a ship fire. The company’s insurance underwriters deemed the vessel a constructive total loss and a gain on the involuntary conversion of approximately $1.4 million was recognized in the first quarter related to this event. In March 2009, we notified a shipyard building three of the vessels in our new build program that they were in default under the construction contract. Construction on these vessels has stopped and in April 2009, we concluded that we had a material impairment and recognized a charge of $46.2 million in the first quarter of 2009. " Good: I like the company's performance for the last 10 years.

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