LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / May 7, 2018 / Active-Investors has a free review on Navios Maritime Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE: NAP) following the Company's announcement that it will begin trading ex-dividend on May 08, 2018. To capture the dividend payout, investors must purchase the stock a day prior to the ex-dividend date that is by latest at the end of the trading session on May 07, 2018. Active-Investors has initiated due-diligence on this dividend stock. Register with us for more free research including the one on NAP:

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Dividend Declared

On April 26, 2018, Navios Maritime announced that its Board of Directors adopted an annual distribution policy of $0.50 per unit. The $0.125 quarterly cash distribution commenced with the quarter ended March 31, 2018, and will be payable on May 11, 2018, to unit holders of record as of May 09, 2018.

Navios Maritime's indicated dividend represents a yield of 11.14%, which is more than five times higher than the average dividend yield of 2.03% for the Services sector.

Dividend Insight

Navios Maritime has a dividend payout ratio of 72.5%, which means that the Company spends approximately $0.73 for dividend distribution out of every $1.00 earned. The dividend payout ratio reflects how much amount a company is returning to shareholders versus how much money it is keeping on hand to reinvest in growth, to pay off debt, and/or to add to its cash reserves.

Navios Maritime's trailing twelve months earnings were $0.70 per share, which is substantially higher than the Company's annualized dividend of $0.50 per share.

As of March 31, 2018, Navios Maritime's cash and cash equivalents totaled $21.47 million. The Company generated an Operating Surplus for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 of $7.8 million. Operating Surplus assists in evaluating a partnership's ability to make quarterly cash distributions. The Company's strong financial position indicates its ability to absorb any fluctuations in earnings and cash flow and to sustain the dividend distribution for a long period.

Earnings Update

On May 03, 2018, Navios Maritime announced results for first quarter 2018. The Company reported revenue of $19.8 million, as compared to $21.1 million for Q1 2017. The decrease was attributable to less available days from 540 for Q1 2017 to 500 days for Q1 2018.

During Q1 2018, Navios Maritime's adjusted EBITDA was $13.7 million compared to $14.7 million for Q1 2017. The Company's net loss for the reported quarter amounted to $29.6 million, or $1.38 per share, compared to net income of $4.5 million, or $0.21 per share, for the year ago same period. Navios Maritime's Q1 2018 results included a $32.4 million loss on sale of vessel. Excluding this item, the Company's adjusted net income was $2.88 million compared to $4.50 million for Q1 2017.

About Navios Maritime L.P.

Navios Maritime is a publicly traded master limited partnership which owns and operates crude oil tankers under long-term employment contracts. The Company was founded in 2014 and is based in Monaco.

Stock Performance Snapshot

May 04, 2018 - At Friday's closing bell, Navios Maritime Midstream Partners' stock advanced 1.14%, ending the trading session at $4.45.

Volume traded for the day: 148.73 thousand shares.

Stock performance in the last month - up 23.61%

After last Friday's close, Navios Maritime Midstream Partners' market cap was at $86.91 million.

Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio was at 6.36.

The stock has a dividend yield of 44.94%.

The stock is part of the Services sector, categorized under the Shipping industry. This sector was up 1.5% at the end of the session.

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