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Castor Maritime Inc. Reports Second Quarter and Half Year Results for 2025

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM) (“Castor” or the “Company”), a diversified global shipping and energy company, today announced its results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2025.

Highlights of the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2025:

  • Total vessel revenues: $10.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $16.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, or a 37.4% decrease;
  • Net income of $6.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $22.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, or a 72.5% decrease;
  • Adjusted net income(1) of $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $21.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024;
  • Earnings per common share, basic: $0.34 per share for the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $2.29 per share for the three months June 30, 2024;
  • EBITDA (1): $10.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $26.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024;
  • Adjusted EBITDA (1): $6.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $25.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024;
  • Cash of $44.8 million as of June 30, 2025, as compared to $87.9 million as of December 31, 2024; and
  • During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company completed two vessel disposals and whereas during the three months ended June 30, 2024, completed four vessel disposals.

Highlights of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025:

  • Total vessel revenues: $21.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $36.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, or a 41.4% decrease;
  • Net loss of $17.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to net income of $45.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, or a 137.6% decrease;
  • Adjusted net income(1) of $6.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $33.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024;
  • (Loss) / Earnings per common share, basic: $(1.84) per share for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $4.52 per share for the six months June 30, 2024;
  • EBITDA (1): $(7.6) million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $53.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024;
  • Adjusted EBITDA (1): $16.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $42.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024;
  • On March 24, 2025, March 31, 2025 and April 29, 2025, Castor made partial prepayments to the term loan from Toro Corp. (“Toro”), amounting to $13,500,000, $34,000,000 and $14,000,000, respectively, in addition to $2,500,000 as part of the scheduled repayment of the loan. On May 5, 2025, we prepaid the amount of $36,000,000 that remained outstanding as of that date; and
  • During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company completed four vessel disposals and whereas during the six months ended June 30, 2024, completed seven vessel disposals.

(1) EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income are not recognized measures under United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Please refer to Appendix B for the definition of these measures and reconciliation to Net income / (Loss), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Management Commentary for Second Quarter 2025:

Mr. Petros Panagiotidis, Chief Executive Officer of Castor, commented:

“Amid ongoing market headwinds in the dry bulk sector during the second quarter of 2025, we advanced our fleet renewal strategy through the sale of older vessels, further enhancing efficiency and overall quality.

While near-term market conditions remain challenging, we are confident in the sector’s long-term fundamentals and in our ability to capture future opportunities.

Backed by a solid balance sheet, the strength and strategic flexibility of our business model, reinforces our belief that disciplined capital deployment and portfolio renewal can deliver value.”

Earnings Commentary:

Second Quarter ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, Results

Total vessel revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2025, decreased to $10.2 million from $16.3 million in the same period of 2024. This variation was mainly driven by (i) the decrease in our Available Days (defined below), from 1,076 days in the three months ended June 30, 2024 to 825 days in the three months ended June 30, 2025, representing a 23.3% decrease, following the sale of one dry bulk vessel and one container vessel in the second quarter of 2025, as partially offset by the acquisitions of the M/V Magic Celeste on August 16, 2024, M/V Raphaela on October 3, 2024 and M/V Magic Ariel on October 9, 2024, and (ii) the decrease in prevailing charter rates of our dry bulk vessels.

Revenue from services for the three months ended June 30, 2025, amounted to $7.8 million and relates to revenue earned from our subsidiary acquired in late 2024, MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG (“MPC Capital”). Revenue from services is generated through the following streams: (i) transaction services, (ii) management services for companies and assets, and (iii) ship management services.

There was a decrease in voyage expenses to $0.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, from $1.0 million in the same period of 2024, which was mainly associated with the decrease in brokerage commissions to third parties mainly due to the decrease of the revenue of our fleet, partially offset by increased port and other expenses, brokerage commissions to related party and the loss on bunkers.

Vessel operating expenses decreased by $1.9 million to $4.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, from $6.5 million in the same period of 2024, mainly reflecting the decrease in the Ownership Days of our fleet to 883 days in the three months ended June 30, 2025, from 1,076 days in the same period in 2024.

Cost of revenue from services for the three months ended June 30, 2025 amounted to $5.8 million and relates to expenses for purchased services from third party providers and employee expenses from our subsidiary, MPC Capital.

Management fees in the three months ended June 30, 2025 amounted to $1.0 million, whereas in the same period of 2024, management fees totaled $1.1 million. This decrease in management fees is due to the net decrease in the total number of Ownership Days for which our managers charge us a daily management fee following the sales and acquisitions of vessels mentioned above, partly offset by a management fee adjustment for inflation under our Amended and Restated Master Management Agreement with effect from July 1, 2024.

Depreciation and amortization expenses are comprised of vessels’ depreciation, the amortization of vessels’ capitalized dry-dock costs, property and equipment depreciation and intangible assets amortization. Depreciation expenses decreased to $2.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, from $3.1 million in the same period of 2024. The decrease by $0.8 million reflects mainly the net decrease in the Ownership Days of our fleet following the sales and acquisitions of vessels discussed above. Dry-dock and special survey amortization charges amounted to $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to a charge of $0.4 million in the respective period of 2024. This variation in dry-dock amortization charges primarily resulted from the decrease in aggregate amortization days, mainly as a result of the sale of vessels mentioned above as partially offset by the amortization related to the vessels M/V Magic Starlight and M/V Magic Ariel, which initiated and completed their scheduled dry-dock during the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Further to the above, depreciation and amortization expenses for our asset management segment amounted to $0.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2025, comprising property and equipment depreciation and intangible assets amortization.

General and administrative expenses in the three months ended June 30, 2025, amounted to $5.4 million, whereas, in the same period of 2024, general and administrative expenses totaled $1.5 million. This increase mainly reflects the increase in professional fees and other expenses, audit fees and personnel expenses following the acquisition of MPC Capital.

Net gain/(loss) on sale of vessels in the three months ended June 30, 2025, amounted to $0.1 million following the sales of the: (i) M/V Gabriela A on May 7, 2025 and (ii) M/V Magic Callisto on April 28, 2025. Gain on sale of vessels in the three months ended June 30, 2024, amounted to $11.4 million following the sales of the: (i) M/V Magic Nebula on April 18, 2024, (ii) M/V Magic Venus on May 10, 2024, (iii) M/V Magic Vela on May 23, 2024, and (iv) M/V Magic Horizon on May 28, 2024.

Net gain on disposal of assets in the three months ended June 30, 2025, amounted to $0.4 million following the sale of an asset management contract.

Net loss from equity method investments in the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, amounted to $0.1 million and $0, respectively, representing our share in jointly owned companies or equity method investments (all of which relate to the asset management segment).

Net gain from equity method investments measured at fair value in the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, amounted to $1.6 million and $0, respectively, resulting from the revaluation of such investments. These represent our share in MPC Container Ships ASA (“MPCC”) and MPC Energy Solutions N.V for which we have elected the fair value option.

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, we incurred net interest and finance costs of $0.9 million, compared to $0.1 million during the same period in 2024. The increase is primarily due to a decrease in interest income earned from our time and cash deposits, which resulted from lower average cash balances during the three months ended June 30, 2025.

Other income in the three months ended June 30, 2025 amounted to $2.9 million and mainly includes (i) a gain of $3.2 million from our investments in listed equity securities, (ii) dividend income on equity securities of $1.4 million, (iii) dividend income of $0.4 million from our investment in 140,000 1.00% Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Shares of Toro (the “Toro Series A Preferred Shares”), (iv) foreign exchange losses amounting to $4.1 million, and (v) other net amounting to $2.0 million due to recoveries of prior year allowances and reversals of provisions.

Dividend income from equity method investments measured at fair value (related party) amounted to $5.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2025 and includes the dividend income from MPCC.

Other income, net in the three months ended June 30, 2024, amounted to $7.4 million, which includes (i) a gain of $5.1 million from our investments in listed equity securities, (ii) dividend income on equity securities of $2.0 million, and (iii) dividend income of $0.4 million from our investment in the Toro Series A Preferred Shares.

Recent Financial Developments Commentary:

Liquidity/Financing/Cash flow update

Our consolidated cash position as of June 30, 2025, decreased by $43.1 million to $44.8 million, as compared to our cash position on December 31, 2024, which amounted to $87.9 million. The decrease was mainly the result of: (i) $4.0 million of net operating cash outflows during the six months ended June 30, 2025, (ii) net outflows of $20.0 million associated with the sale and purchase of equity method investments, (iii) $101.1 million used for scheduled principal repayments, early prepayments in connection with the sale of vessels and voluntary prepayments, mainly to the term loan from Toro, on our debt, (iv) $2.1 million of dividends paid relating to our 5.00% Series D Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Shares, (v) $2.8 million for cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests, as offset by (vi) $61.9 million inflow of net proceeds from the sales of the M/V Ariana A, M/V Magic Eclipse, M/V Magic Callisto and M/V Gabriela A, (vii) $1.6 million proceeds related to a loan facility, and (viii) net inflows of $20.7 million associated with the purchase and sale of equity securities. 

As of June 30, 2025, our total debt, gross of unamortized deferred loan fees, was $5.3 million, of which $1.2 million is repayable within one year, as compared to $103.7 million of gross total debt as of December 31, 2024, a decrease mainly due to the prepayments made in connection with vessel dispositions and voluntary prepayments of our long term debt.

More specifically, on March 24, 2025 and March 31, 2025, Castor made partial prepayments to Toro for its term loan amounting to $13,500,000 and $34,000,000, respectively, in addition to $2,500,000 as part of the scheduled repayment of the loan. On April 29, 2025 we prepaid $14,000,000 of the term loan from Toro, and on May 5, 2025, we prepaid the amount of $36,000,000 that remained outstanding as of that date.

As of June 30, 2025, the remaining debt balance of $5.3 million pertained to our asset management segment.

Recent Business Developments Commentary:

New Series E Preferred shares

On September 29, 2025, we agreed to issue 60,000 Series E Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Shares (the “Series E Preferred Shares”) having a stated amount of $1,000 each to Toro for a total consideration of $60.0 million in cash. The distribution rate of the Series E Preferred Shares is 8.75%, paid quarterly, and they are convertible into common shares of Castor from the first anniversary of the issue date at a conversion price equal to the 5-day value weighted average price immediately preceding the conversion, subject to a minimum conversion price of $0.30. The Company may at its option redeem the Series E Preferred Shares, in whole or in part, at any time, on or after October 30, 2025, for a cash consideration equal to 100% of the stated amount plus any accrued and unpaid distributions up until that date. This transaction and its terms were approved by the board of directors of Castor and Toro at the recommendation of their respective independent committees who negotiated the transaction.

Equity method investments

Castor’s subsidiary, MPCC CSI LTD., a company affiliated with MPC Capital, acquired during the second quarter of 2025, 3.44% shares in MPC Container Ships ASA (“MPCC”), resulting in MPC Capital and its affiliated entities, collectively increasing their holding of total shares and voting rights in MPCC from approximately 16.68% to 20.12%, or 89,260,056 shares. MPC Capital is the founding shareholder of MPCC.

Sale and Leaseback

On July 29, 2025, we successfully completed a sale and leaseback transaction for the M/V Magic Thunder, a 2011-built Kamsarmax bulk carrier vessel with a Japanese counterparty. The bareboat financing amounts to $14.6 million, has a duration of five years, and a purchase option for the Company, beginning at the end of the second year of the bareboat charter period.

Sale of vessels

We have completed the sale of the four vessels listed below:

Vessel Name Type Capacity
(dwt)
Year
Built
Country of
Construction
Date of
agreement
Sale Price
(in million)
Delivery date
Ariana A 2,700 TEU (Containership) 38,117 2005 Germany November 13, 2024 $16.50 January 22, 2025
Gabriela A 2,700 TEU (Containership) 38,121 2005 Germany December 4, 2024 $19.30 May 7, 2025
Magic Eclipse Panamax (Dry Bulk carrier) 74,940 2011 Japan March 6, 2025 $13.5 March 24, 2025
Magic Callisto Panamax (Dry Bulk carrier) 74,930 2012 Japan March 11, 2025 $14.5 April 28, 2025
 

Fleet Employment Status (as of October 1, 2025)

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, we operated on average 9.7 vessels earning a Daily TCE Rate(2) of $11,516 as compared to an average of 11.8 vessels earning a Daily TCE Rate(2) of $14,249 during the same period in 2024.

Our employment profile as of October 1, 2025 is presented immediately below.

(2) Daily TCE Rate is not a recognized measure under U.S. GAAP. Please refer to Appendix B for the definition and reconciliation of this measure to Total vessel revenues, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Dry Bulk Carriers
 
Vessel Name Type Capacity (dwt) Year
Built
Country of Construction Type of Employment(1) Daily Gross Charter Rate Estimated Redelivery Date
Earliest Latest
Magic Thunder Kamsarmax 83,375 2011 Japan TC period $13,450 per day(2)(3) -(4) -(4)
Magic Perseus Kamsarmax 82,158 2013 Japan TC period $12,550 per day(5) -(4) -(4)
Magic Starlight Kamsarmax 81,048 2015 China TC period $11,256 per day(6) -(4) -(4)
Magic Mars Panamax 76,822 2014 Korea TC period $13,300 per day(7) (8) -(4) -(4)
Magic P Panamax 76,453 2004 Japan Panamax Pool(9) N/A -(10) -(10)
Magic Pluto Panamax 74,940 2013 Japan TC period 100% of BPI4TC(7) -(4) -(4)
Magic Ariel Kamsarmax 81,845 2020 China TC period 108% of BPI5TC(2) -(4) -(4)
Magic Celeste Ultramax 63,310 2015 China TC period $14,150 per day(11)(12) -(4) -(4)
 
Containerships
Vessel Name Type Capacity (dwt) Year
Built
Country of Construction Type of Employment Daily Gross Charter Rate ($/day) Estimated Redelivery Date
Earliest Latest
Raphaela Containership 26,811 2008 Turkey TC period $19,250 Oct-25 Dec-25
 


(1)  TC stands for time charter.
(2)  The benchmark vessel used in the calculation of the average Baltic Panamax Index 5TC routes (“BPI5TC”) is a non-scrubber fitted 82,000mt dwt vessel (Kamsarmax) with specific age, speed–consumption, and design characteristics.
(3) The vessel’s daily gross charter rate is equal to 97% of BPI5TC(2). In accordance with the prevailing charter party, on July 8, 2025, we converted the index-linked rate to fixed from August 1, 2025 until October 31, 2025 at a rate of $13,450 per day. Thereafter, the rate will be converted back to index-linked.
(4) In accordance with the prevailing charterparty, both parties (owners and charterers) have the option to terminate the charter by providing 3 months’ written notice to the other party.
(5) The vessel’s daily gross charter rate is equal to 100% of BPI5TC(2). In accordance with the prevailing charter party, on April 24, 2025, we converted the index-linked rate to fixed from May 1, 2025 until September 30, 2025 at a rate of $12,550 per day. Thereafter, the rate will be converted back to index-linked.
(6) The vessel’s daily gross charter rate is equal to 98% of BPI5TC(2). In accordance with the prevailing charter party, on April 10, 2025, we converted the index-linked rate to fixed from July 1, 2025 until September 30, 2025 at a rate of $11,256 per day. In accordance with the prevailing charter party, on August 14, 2025, we converted the index-linked rate to a fixed rate of $15,029 per day from October 1, 2025 until December 31, 2025. Thereafter, the rate will be converted back to index-linked.
(7) The benchmark vessel used in the calculation of the average of the Baltic Panamax Index 4TC routes (“BPI4TC”) is a non-scrubber fitted 74,000mt dwt vessel (Panamax) with specific age, speed – consumption, and design characteristics.
(8) The vessel’s daily gross charter rate is equal to 102% of BPI4TC(7). In accordance with the prevailing charter party, on August 5, 2025, we converted the index-linked rate to fixed from August 1, 2025 until December 31, 2025 at a rate of $13,300 per day. Thereafter, the rate will be converted back to index-linked.
(9) The vessel is currently participating in an unaffiliated pool specializing in the employment of Panamax/Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels.
(10) Under the prevailing pool agreement, owners may terminate the charter by giving three months’ written notice.
(11) The benchmark vessel used in the calculation of the average of the Baltic Supramax Index 10TC routes (“BSI10TC”) is a non-scrubber fitted 58,000mt dwt vessel (Supramax) with specific age, speed–consumption, and design characteristics.
(12) The vessel’s daily gross charter rate is equal to 111% of BSI10TC (11). In accordance with the prevailing charter party, on July 10, 2025, we converted the index-linked rate to fixed from August 1, 2025 until December 31, 2025 at a rate of $14,150 per day. Thereafter, the rate will be converted back to index-linked.
   

Financial Results Overview of Operations:

Set forth below are selected financial data of our dry bulk, containership and asset management segments for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively:

  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)   June 30,
2025
(unaudited)
  June 30,
2024
(unaudited)
    June 30,
2025
(unaudited)
  June 30,
2024
(unaudited)
Total vessel revenues $ 10,159,771   $ 16,279,529   $ 21,482,267   $ 36,669,776
Revenue from services $ 7,781,882   $   $ 16,803,545   $
Operating (loss)/income $ (816,556 ) $ 15,569,018   $ (34,264,782 ) $ 27,456,684
Net (loss)/income, net of taxes $ 6,338,275   $ 22,853,611   $ (17,008,587 ) $ 45,185,357
Adjusted net income, net of taxes   2,018,988     21,544,189     6,879,709     33,947,680
EBITDA(1) $ 10,747,001   $ 26,537,126   $ (7,568,625 ) $ 53,345,661
Adjusted EBITDA(1) $ 6,427,714   $ 25,227,704   $ 16,319,671   $ 42,107,984
Earnings / (Loss) per common share, basic attributable to Castor Maritime Inc. common shareholders $ 0.34   $ 2.29   $ (1.84 ) $ 4.52
Earnings / (Loss) per common share, diluted attributable to Castor Maritime Inc. common shareholders $ 0.10   $ 1.02   $ (1.84 ) $ 2.11
 

(1)  EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income are not recognized measures under U.S. GAAP. Please refer to Appendix B of this release for the definition and reconciliation of these measures to Net (loss)/income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Consolidated Fleet Selected Financial and Operational Data:

Set forth below are selected financial and operational data which are applicable only for our dry bulk and containership segments for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively, that we believe are useful in analyzing trends in our results of operations.

    Three MonthsEnded
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
(Expressed in U.S. dollars except for operational data)   2025
  2024
    2025
  2024
Ownership Days(1)(7)   883     1,076       1,977     2,517  
Available Days(2)(7)   825     1,076       1,893     2,517  
Operating Days(3)(7)   822     1,064       1,886     2,483  
Daily TCE Rate(4) $ 11,516   $ 14,249   $   10,410   $ 13,769  
Fleet Utilization(5)   100%     99%       100%     99%  
Daily vessel operating expenses(6) $ 5,184   $ 6,073   $   5,182   $ 5,823  
 


(1) Ownership Days are the total number of calendar days in a period during which we owned a vessel.
(2) Available Days are the Ownership Days in a period less the aggregate number of days our vessels are off-hire due to scheduled repairs, dry-dockings or special or intermediate surveys.
(3) Operating Days are the Available Days in a period after subtracting unscheduled off-hire and idle days.
(4) Daily TCE Rate is not a recognized measure under U.S. GAAP. Please refer to Appendix B for the definition and reconciliation of this measure to Total vessel revenues, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
(5) Fleet Utilization is calculated by dividing the Operating Days during a period by the number of Available Days during that period.
(6) Daily vessel operating expenses are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses for the relevant period by the Ownership Days for such period.
(7) Our definitions of Ownership Days, Available Days, Operating Days, Fleet Utilization may not be comparable to those reported by other companies.
   

APPENDIX A

CASTOR MARITIME INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)/Income
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars—except for number of share data)

(In U.S. dollars except for number of share data)   Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
    2025
  2024
    2025
  2024
REVENUES                  
Time charter revenues $ 9,291,086   $ 16,279,529     $ 20,213,839   $ 36,669,776  
Pool revenues   868,685           1,268,428      
Total vessel revenues $ 10,159,771   $ 16,279,529     $ 21,482,267   $ 36,669,776  
Revenue from services (including related party revenues) $ 7,781,882   $     $ 16,803,545   $  
Total revenues $ 17,941,653   $ 16,279,529     $ 38,285,812   $ 36,669,776  
EXPENSES                  
Voyage expenses (including commissions to related party)   (659,125 )   (948,040 )     (1,776,817 )   (2,012,774 )
Vessel operating expenses   (4,577,573 )   (6,534,454 )     (10,244,724 )   (14,657,651 )
Cost of revenue from services   (5,781,067 )         (10,504,581 )    
Management fees -related parties   (1,009,428 )   (1,063,894 )     (2,288,643 )   (2,486,692 )
Depreciation and amortization   (3,203,742 )   (3,532,023 )     (6,653,155 )   (7,387,855 )
General and administrative expenses (including related party fees)   (5,414,699 )   (1,457,521 )     (9,547,735 )   (3,387,071 )
Loss on vessels held for sale             (5,554,777 )    
Provision for doubtful accounts   (10,478 )         (15,459 )    
Net gain/(loss) on sale of vessel   82,643     11,414,065       (2,001,646 )   19,307,595  
Gain from a claim       1,411,356           1,411,356  
Net gain on disposal of assets   390,843           410,099      
Net (loss) / gain from equity method investments   (128,005 )         441,493      
Net gain / (loss) from equity method investments measured at
fair value
  1,552,422           (24,814,649 )    
Operating (loss)/income $ (816,556 ) $ 15,569,018     $ (34,264,782 ) $ 27,456,684  
Interest and finance costs, net(1)   (897,260 )   (120,172 )     (2,184,674 )   (677,840 )
Other income, net   2,892,749     7,436,085       9,432,415     18,501,122  
Dividend income from equity method investments measured at fair value (related party)   5,467,066           10,610,587      
Income taxes   (307,724 )   (31,320 )     (602,133 )   (94,609 )
Net income / (loss) $ 6,338,275   $ 22,853,611     $ (17,008,587 ) $ 45,185,357  
Less: Net (income) / loss attributable to the non-controlling interest   (1,070,017 )         3,191,062      
Net (loss)/income attributable to Castor Maritime Inc.   5,268,258     22,853,611       (13,817,525 )   45,185,357  
Dividend on Series D Preferred Shares   (1,263,889 )   (631,945 )     (2,513,889 )   (1,263,889 )
Deemed dividend on Series D Preferred Shares   (738,650 )   (125,702 )     (1,451,187 )   (249,515 )
Net income / (loss) attributable to common shareholders of Castor Maritime Inc. $ 3,265,719

  $ 22,095,964     $ (17,782,601

)

$ 43,671,953  
Other comprehensive income:                  
Foreign currency translation   19,399,435           28,586,783      
Net cash flow hedges   137,547           394,454      
Other comprehensive income   19,536,982           28,981,237      
Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (5,163,990 )         (7,622,435 )    
Other comprehensive income attributable to Castor
Maritime Inc.
  14,372,992           21,358,802      
                   
Total comprehensive income   25,875,257     22,095,964       11,972,650     45,185,357  
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to
noncontrolling interests
  (6,234,007 )         (4,431,373 )    
Total comprehensive income attributable to Castor Maritime Inc.   19,641,250     22,095,964       7,541,277     45,185,357  
                   
Earnings / (loss) per common share, basicattributable to Castor Maritime Inc. common shareholders $ 0.34   $ 2.29     $ (1.84 ) $ 4.52  
Earnings / (loss) per common share, dilutedattributable to Castor Maritime Inc. common shareholders $ 0.10   $ 1.02     $ (1.84 ) $ 2.11  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic   9,662,354     9,662,354       9,662,354     9,662,354  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted   54,503,652     22,335,320       9,662,354     21,397,406  
 

(1) Includes interest and finance costs and interest income, if any.


CASTOR MARITIME INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars—except for number of share data)

    June 30,
2025
  December 31,
2024
ASSETS        
CURRENT ASSETS:        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 44,761,426 $ 87,896,786  
Due from related parties   11,218,334   6,393,625  
Assets held for sale   35,793,985   69,430,788  
Investment in equity securities   53,946,029   69,119,010  
Other current assets   27,013,510   21,018,015  
Total current assets   172,733,284   253,858,224  
         
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:        
Vessels, net   160,905,994   200,443,193  
Due from related parties   2,893,839   3,504,667  
Investment in related party   117,564,356   117,560,467  
Equity method investments   51,758,664   50,503,722  
Equity method investments measured at fair value   122,478,949   115,455,048  
Intangible assets, net   20,671,700   19,323,603  
Goodwill   23,813,811   17,932,243  
Other non-currents assets   29,988,900   18,795,754  
Total non-current assets   530,076,213   543,518,697  
Total assets   702,809,497   797,376,921  
         
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Current portion of long-term debt, net   1,171,590   1,053,156  
Current portion of long-term debt, related party, net     9,970,623  
Accrued liabilities   16,145,159   23,045,515  
Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale   17,896,996   17,656,371  
Due to related parties, current   1,104,166   889,020  
Other current liabilities   11,180,475   11,787,100  
Total current liabilities   47,498,386   64,401,785  
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Long-term debt, net   4,100,565   2,603,900  
Long-term debt, related party, net     89,921,162  
Deferred tax liabilities   11,794,639   8,096,383  
Other non-current liabilities   6,951,798   6,887,969  
Total non-current liabilities   22,847,002   107,509,414  
Total liabilities   70,345,388   171,911,199  
         
MEZZANINE EQUITY        
5.00% Series D fixed rate cumulative perpetual convertible preferred shares: 100,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, aggregate liquidation preference of $100,000,000 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 respectively.   79,159,445   77,708,258  
Total mezzanine equity   79,159,445   77,708,258  
         
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Common shares, $0.001 par value; 1,950,000,000 shares authorized; 9,662,354 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.   9,662   9,662  
Series B Preferred Shares - 12,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024   12   12  
Additional paid-in capital   265,341,318   265,389,338  
Retained Earnings   210,744,552   228,527,153  
Accumulated other comprehensive income/ (loss)   19,849,615   (1,509,187 )
Total Castor Maritime Inc. shareholders’ equity   495,945,159   492,416,978  
Noncontrolling interests   57,359,505   55,340,486  
Total shareholders’ equity   553,304,664   547,757,464  
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity $ 702,809,497 $ 797,376,921  
 


CASTOR MARITIME INC.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) Six months Ended
June 30,
    2025
  2024
Cash Flows provided by Operating Activities:        
Net (loss)/ income $ (17,008,587 ) $ 45,185,357  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) / income to net cash (used in) / provided by Operating Activities:        
Depreciation and amortization   6,653,155     7,387,855  
Amortization and write off of deferred finance charges   108,215     451,227  
Amortization of fair value of acquired time charters   119,733     265,173  
Straight line amortization of hire   125,507     (176,850 )
Net loss / (gain) on sale of vessels   2,001,646     (19,307,595 )
Loss on vessels held for sale   5,554,777      
Provision for doubtful accounts   15,459      
Non-cash compensation (transfer of shares)   272,780      
Net gain on dispositions of assets   (410,099 )    
Non-cash effects from translation to reporting currency   28,458      
Share-based compensation   115,044      
Unrealized gain from equity method investments   (441,493 )    
Unrealized losses from equity method investments measured at fair value   24,814,649      
Dividend income from equity method investments measured at fair value (related party)   (10,610,587 )    
Unrealized foreign exchange loss from equity method investments   1,084,348      
Realized loss / (gain) on sale of equity securities   2,029,190     (3,618,022 )
Unrealized gain on equity securities   (7,511,809 )   (11,237,677 )
Gain from a claim       (1,411,356 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable trade, net   (1,221,358 )   1,937,752  
Inventories   784,160     615,101  
Due from/to related parties   656,457     5,633,489  
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (308,770 )   1,110,733  
Accounts payable   (172,965 )   (1,291,988 )
Accrued liabilities   (8,601,118 )   (658,389 )
Income tax receivable / payable   (4,596,126 )    
Derivative assets and liabilities, net   (1,084,289 )    
Deferred revenue   227,194     (1,036,689 )
Dry-dock costs paid   (2,397,313 )    
Dividends received from equity method investments measured at fair value   5,797,456      
Net Cash (used in) / provided by Operating Activities:   (3,976,286 )   23,848,121  
         
Cash flow provided by Investing Activities:        
Other vessel improvements   (260,169 )   (26,494 )
Purchase of equity securities   (11,012,514 )   (18,114,116 )
Payments for acquisition of equity method investments   (24,119,428 )    
Acquisitions of property and equipment, net   (112,563 )    
Proceeds from a claim       1,411,356  
Proceeds from sale of equity securities   31,668,114     46,088,578  
Net proceeds from sale of vessels   61,939,798     107,876,357  
Return of invested capital from equity method investments   4,137,792      
Net proceeds from dispositions of long term assets   357,048      
Net cashprovided by Investing Activities:   62,598,078     137,235,681  
         
Cash flows used in Financing Activities:        
Repurchase of warrants       (1,058,481 )
Dividends paid on Series D Preferred Shares   (2,097,222 )   (1,250,000 )
Repayment of long-term debt (including related party)   (101,057,645 )   (43,383,257 )
Proceeds from long-term debt   1,577,002      
Payment of deferred financing costs   (110,000 )    
Cash dividends paid to noncontrolling interests   (2,848,198 )    
Net cash used in Financing Activities:   (104,536,063 )   (45,691,738 )
         
         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   3,206,933      
Net (decrease) / increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash   (42,707,338 )   115,392,064  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period   88,616,996     120,901,147  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period $ 45,909,658   $ 236,293,211  
             

APPENDIX B

Non-GAAP Financial Information
Daily Time Charter (“TCE”) Rate. The Daily Time Charter Equivalent Rate (“Daily TCE Rate”) is a measure of the average daily revenue performance of a vessel. The Daily TCE Rate is not a measure of financial performance under U.S. GAAP (non-GAAP measure) and should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of financial performance presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We calculate Daily TCE Rate by dividing total revenues (time charter and/or voyage charter revenues, and/or pool revenues, net of charterers’ commissions), less voyage expenses, by the number of Available Days during that period. Under a time charter, the charterer pays substantially all the vessel voyage related expenses. However, we may incur voyage related expenses when positioning or repositioning vessels before or after the period of a time or other charter, during periods of commercial waiting time or while off-hire during dry-docking. Under voyage charters, the majority of voyage expenses are generally borne by us whereas for vessels in a pool, such expenses are borne by the pool operator. The Daily TCE Rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period-to-period changes in a company’s performance and management believes that the Daily TCE Rate provides meaningful information to our investors since it compares daily net earnings generated by our vessels irrespective of the mix of charter types (i.e., time charter, voyage charter, or other) under which our vessels are employed between the periods while it further assists our management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of our vessels and in evaluating our financial performance. Our calculation of the Daily TCE Rates may be different from and may not be comparable to that reported by other companies.

The following table reconciles the calculation of the Daily TCE Rate which is applicable only for our dry bulk and containership fleet to Total vessel revenues (applicable only to dry bulk and containership segments) for the periods presented (amounts in U.S. dollars, except for Available Days):

  Three Months Ended 
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In U.S. dollars, except for Available Days)   2025
  2024
    2025
  2024
Total vessel revenues $ 10,159,771   $ 16,279,529     $ 21,482,267   $ 36,669,776  
Voyage expenses - including commissions to related party   (659,125 )   (948,040 )     (1,776,817 )   (2,012,774 )
TCE revenues $ 9,500,646   $ 15,331,489     $ 19,705,450   $ 34,657,002  
Available Days $ 825   $ 1,076     $ 1,893   $ 2,517  
DailyTCE Rate $ 11,516   $ 14,249     $ 10,410   $ 13,769  
 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance under U.S. GAAP, do not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income, cash flow from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We define EBITDA as earnings before interest and finance costs (if any), net of interest income, taxes (when incurred), depreciation and amortization of deferred dry-docking costs. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted to exclude unrealized gain/loss on equity securities and equity method investments (including those measured at fair value) and non-recurring expenses, which the Company believes are not indicative of the ongoing performance of its core operations. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used as supplemental financial measure by management and external users of financial statements to assess our operating performance. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA assists our management by providing useful information that increases the comparability of our operating performance from period to period and against the operating performance of other companies in our industry that provide EBITDA information. This increased comparability is achieved by excluding the potentially disparate effects between periods or companies of interest, other financial items, depreciation and amortization and taxes for EBITDA, and further excluding unrealized gains/loss on securities and non-recurring expenses for Adjusted EBITDA, which items are affected by various and possibly changing financing methods, capital structure and historical cost basis and which items may significantly affect net income between periods. We believe that including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as measures of operating performance benefits investors in (a) selecting between investing in us and other investment alternatives and (b) monitoring our ongoing financial and operational strength. Our basis of computing EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as presented below may be different from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

The following table reconciles EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net (loss)/ income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, for the periods presented:

    Three Months Ended 
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In U.S. dollars)   2025
  2024
    2025
  2024
Net income / (loss), net of taxes $ 6,338,275   $ 22,853,611     $ (17,008,587 ) $ 45,185,357  
Depreciation and amortization   3,203,742     3,532,023       6,653,155     7,387,855  
Interest and finance costs, net(1)   897,260     120,172       2,184,674     677,840  
Income taxes   307,724     31,320       602,133     94,609  
EBITDA $ 10,747,001   $ 26,537,126     $ (7,568,625 ) $ 53,345,661  
Unrealized gain on equity securities   (7,220,462 )   (1,309,422 )     (7,511,809 )   (11,237,677 )
Net loss / (gain) from equity method investments   128,005           (441,493 )    
Unrealized (gains) / losses from equity method investments measured at fair value   (1,552,422 )         24,814,649      
Unrealized foreign exchange losses / (gains) from equity method investments   4,264,301           1,084,348      
(Gain) / Loss on vessels held for sale             5,554,777      
Share-based compensation   61,291           115,044      
Non-cash compensation (transfer of shares)             272,780      
Adjusted EBITDA $ 6,427,714   $ 25,227,704     $ 16,319,671   $ 42,107,984  
 

(1)  Includes interest and finance costs and interest income, if any.

Adjusted Net Income. To derive Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) from Net Income/(Loss), we exclude certain non-cash items, as provided in the table below. We believe that Adjusted Net Income assists our management and investors by increasing the comparability of our performance from period to period since each such measure eliminates the effects of such non-cash item as unrealized losses from investments measured at fair value and other items which may vary from year to year, for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. Our method of computing Adjusted Net Income may not necessarily be comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation. The following table reconciles Adjusted Net Income for the periods presented:

Adjusted Net Income Reconciliation

    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In U.S. dollars)   2025
  2024
    2025
  2024
Net income / (loss), net of taxes $ 6,338,275   $ 22,853,611     $ (17,008,587 ) $ 45,185,357  
Unrealized gain on equity securities   (7,220,462 )   (1,309,422 )     (7,511,809 )   (11,237,677 )
Net loss / (gain) from equity method investments   128,005           (441,493 )    
Unrealized (gains) / losses from equity method investments measured at fair value   (1,552,422 )         24,814,649      
Unrealized foreign exchange losses / (gains) from equity method investments   4,264,301           1,084,348      
(Gain) / Loss on vessels held for sale             5,554,777      
Share-based compensation   61,291           115,044      
Non-cash compensation (transfer of shares)             272,780      
Adjusted net income, net of taxes $ 2,018,988   $ 21,544,189     $ 6,879,709   $ 33,947,680  
 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. We are including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “plan”, “potential”, “will”, “may”, “should”, “expect”, “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management’s examination of current or historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these forward-looking statements, including these expectations, beliefs or projections. In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward‐looking statements include generally: the effects of the spin-off of our tanker business, the effects of our acquisition of MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG, our business strategy, expected capital spending and other plans and objectives for future operations, dry bulk and containership market conditions and trends, including volatility in charter rates (particularly for vessels employed in short-term time charters or index linked period time charters), factors affecting supply and demand, fluctuating vessel values, opportunities for the profitable operations of dry bulk and container vessels and the strength of world economies, changes in the size and composition of our fleet, our ability to realize the expected benefits from our past or future vessel acquisitions, our ability to realize the expected benefits of vessel acquisitions, increased transactions costs and other adverse effects (such as lost profit) due to any failure to consummate any sale of our vessels, our relationships with our current and future service providers and customers, including the ongoing performance of their obligations, dependence on their expertise, compliance with applicable laws, and any impacts on our reputation due to our association with them, our ability to borrow under existing or future debt agreements or to refinance our debt on favorable terms and our ability to comply with the covenants contained therein, in particular due to economic, financial or operational reasons, our continued ability to enter into time or voyage charters with existing and new customers and to re-charter our vessels upon the expiry of the existing charters, changes in our operating and capitalized expenses, including bunker prices, dry-docking, insurance costs, costs associated with regulatory compliance, and costs associated with climate change, our ability to fund future capital expenditures and investments in the acquisition and refurbishment of our vessels (including the amount and nature thereof and the timing of completion thereof, the delivery and commencement of operations dates, expected downtime and lost revenue), instances of off-hire, due to vessel upgrades and repairs, competition in the shipping and energy infrastructure management business, our ability to identify and develop new investment projects, our ability to maintain and increase the volume of the assets under our management and therefore our ability to earn fees, the financial performance or our investees over which we do not exercise control, fluctuations in interest rates and currencies, including the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies, any malfunction or disruption of information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on or any impact of a possible cybersecurity breach, existing or future disputes, proceedings or litigation, future sales of our securities in the public market and our ability to maintain compliance with applicable listing standards, volatility in our share price, including due to high volume transactions in our shares by retail investors, potential conflicts of interest involving affiliated entities and/or members of our board of directors, senior management and certain of our service providers that are related parties, general domestic and international political conditions or events, including armed conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East, acts of piracy or maritime aggression, such as recent maritime incidents involving vessels in and around the Red Sea, sanctions, “trade wars”, tariffs, global public health threats and major outbreaks of disease, changes in seaborne and other transportation, including due to the maritime incidents in and around the Red Sea, fluctuating demand for dry bulk and container vessels and/or disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, political events, international sanctions, international hostilities and instability, piracy or acts of terrorism, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, including changes to environmental regulations applicable to the shipping industry, accidents, the impact of adverse weather and natural disasters and any other factors described in our filings with the SEC. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication, except to the extent required by applicable law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all or any of these factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these foregoing and other risks and uncertainties. These factors and the other risk factors described in this press release are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

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Castor Maritime Inc.
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