Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (HSHP) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Lars-Christian Svensen Contracted Chief Executive Officer Thank you, operator. Welcome to the Q2 2026 Conference Call for Himalaya Shipping. My name is Lars-Christian Svensen, and I will be joined here today by our CFO, Vidar Hasund. Before we start the presentation, I would like to remind you that we will be discussing matters that are forward-looking. These assumptions reflect the company's current views regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. I will now continue with the highlights of the quarter. We reported a net profit of $24.6 million and an EBITDA of $44 million. The time charter equivalent earnings for the quarter was approximately $50,600 per day. We entered into a new index time charter agreement for the Mount Emai for a period of 12 to 14 months at a significant premium to the prevailing index. We also converted four of our vessels from index to fixed rate contracts for the month of June at an average of $56,500 per day. Cash distributions for the quarter totaled $0.59. In subsequent events, we achieved time charter equivalent earnings for July 2026 of about $51,200 per day, and we declared a cash distribution of $0.22 for the month. We also entered into a new time charter agreement for the Mount Aconcagua for a period of 16 to 18