Excluding long-lived asset impairments and one time expenses, net losses for the three and twelve months ended
Continued significant streamlining of shore-based operations resulted in a pro forma run rate for general and administrative expense of
Active utilization increased to 81.4% for the fourth quarter, up from 80.4% in the third quarter.
Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the quarter was a positive of
Completed a bond consent and
Continued high-grading active fleet by identifying 46 lower specification vessels to be disposed of in 2020.
'The team made significant strides in the fourth quarter and we are pleased to report that the business had positive operating cash flow in the fourth quarter, was free cash flow positive in the fourth quarter, and the strong performance in the fourth quarter also resulted in the business being free cash flow positive for the entire year of 2019. Free cash flow for the quarter was
'Market conditions around the world continue to improve. Our anticipated revenue for 2020 is similar to our total revenue for 2019, but with fewer ships as we continue to high-grade the active fleet. As of this call, we have
'Through process improvements, headcount reductions and technology implementation, the team successfully achieved merger-related general and administrative cost synergies of
'Part of achieving our return objectives is positioning the Tidewater fleet for the future by obtaining the highest disposal value for our fleet in lay-up. You will notice that we took the step of separating the value of the ongoing fleet from the value of the fleet we intend to sell or scrap, which we are now presenting on the balance sheet as 'assets held for sale', which is stated at our expected net realizable value. Marking that portion of the fleet to net realizable value resulted in an impairment in the fourth quarter of
Kneen concluded, 'All of these actions are part of our efforts to achieve our goal of maximizing free cash flow generation while preserving our pristine balance sheet. We believe the result is a nimble, efficient and scalable platform that will enable us to support our growth initiatives and further advance our leadership position in the offshore industry. This accomplishment was the result of our more than 5,000 employees pulling together to create a new culture focused on establishing the safest, most profitable, most investable offshore vessel company in the world.'
Included in the net loss for the three months and nine months ended
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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are widely used by investors and other users of our financial statements as a supplemental financial measure that, when viewed with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations, we believe provide additional information that is useful to gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our ability to service debt, pay taxes and fund drydocking and survey costs and capital expenditures. We also believe the disclosure of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA helps investors meaningfully evaluate and compare our cash flow generating capacity from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year.
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