DRYS beats by $0.08, beats on revs Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $4.13 per share, $0.08 better than the First Call consensus of $4.05; revenues rose 167.8% year/year to $232.1 mln vs the $218.6 mln consensus. the co reported an average number of vessels operated of 38.3 at an average day rate of $63,127 , which compares with the prior period of 32.1 ships at an average day rate of $28,930.
Co says, "The acquisition of Ocean Rig, which already operates two UDW rigs, and the agreement to construct two state of the art drillships creates a significant platform for our foray into this sector. As we have mentioned before, we to spin off this business unit to our shareholders through a U.S. listing within the next 12 month."
Voyage revenue more than doubled to $232.1 million. Net revenue -- which is voyage revenue less voyage expenses -- rose to $217.9 million, compared with $81.4 million, a year earlier.
DryShips, which predominantly deploys its vessels in the spot market, said quarterly time charter equivalent rate surged about 118 percent to $63,127, helped by a strong spot rates.
Average number of vessels deployed during the quarter rose to 38.3 from 32.1, a year ago, and the fleet utilization stood at 99.1 percent.
Shares of the company were trading up about 2 percent at $107 after the bell. They closed at $105 Monday on Nasdaq.

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