Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ:CPLP)

Shippers are back in 2022. I own ZIM, GSL, and GOGL but cannot add them all in CAPS.

Capital Product Partners LP (CPLP) is an international owner of tanker, container and drybulk vessels. As of Dec 31, 2017 their fleet consists of 36 high specification vessels (2.6 million dwt) with an average age of approximately 8.4 years. The fleet includes four Suezmax crude oil tankers, 21 Medium Range Product/Chemical tankers, ten Neo-Panamax container carrier vessels and one Capesize bulk carrier. As of Dec 31, 2017, 33 of their vessels were chartered under time and bareboat charters with a revenue weighted average remaining term of approximately 5.3 years.

Vessel charter companies are subject to rate change risks during charter transitions. Rates are influenced by the number of vessels in the world's fleet vs. the level of international trade. CPLP has 12 product tankers and 3 crude tankers subject to contract renewal during 2018. CPLP has also seen steady increases in vessel operating costs in the last couple of years, which has reduced the dividends paid to the common shareholders.

Assets are almost entirely in the value of the vessels and are financed by 36.3% liabilities and 63.7% equity.

127,246,692 Common Units
2,439,989 General Partner Units
12,983,333 Class B Convertible Preferred Units ($9/sh conversion, $0.214/qtr distribution)

Completion and delivery of newly-built vessels to the world's fleet has returned to a sustainable level, while world economic growth is expected to increase, especially in southern Asia. If this leads to a return to average historic shipping rates, CPLP will benefit. Rates have been in a general uptrend since early 2016, and have spent the last year in the lower half of the traditional range.

Common Price: $3.28 | Annualized Distribution: $0.32 | Yield: 9.76%