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Preliminary Q3 2025 results and quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share
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Hamilton, Bermuda, November 11, 2025, SFL Corporation Ltd. ("SFL" or the
"Company") today announced preliminary financial results for the quarter ended
September 30, 2025, and its 87(th) consecutive quarterly dividend.
Highlights
* 87(th) consecutive quarterly dividend declared, $0.20 per share
* Generated total operating revenues of $178 million, of which approximately
86 % of charter hire from shipping and 14 % from energy
* Adjusted EBITDA of $113 million, including $8 million from associated
companies
* Reported net income of $8.6 million or $0.07 per share
* Continuous fleet optimization with the sale of older dry bulk and container
vessels and efficiency upgrades on multiple modern vessels
Ole B. Hjertaker, CEO of SFL Management AS, said in a comment:
«SFL continues to strengthen its position as a leading maritime infrastructure
company, with the majority of vessels and rigs on long term time charters to
industrial end users. This strategy provides strong earnings visibility and a
solid foundation for sustainable shareholder returns.
We remain focused on maintaining a modern and efficient fleet. So far, we have
invested nearly $100 million in fuel efficiency and cargo optimization upgrades,
improving both operational performance and environmental footprint. These
initiatives have contributed to adding approximately $1.2 billion to our fixed
rate charter backlog. And with the exception of our legacy drilling rig
Hercules, all our assets are employed on profitable charters with high
utilization. We remain optimistic about securing new employment for Hercules
next year and continue to explore strategic opportunities to unlock additional
value.
Our fixed rate charter backlog stands at approximately $4 billion, providing
strong cash-flow visibility and supporting our long term dividend distribution
capacity. Combined with our disciplined capital allocation and focus on
accretive investments, SFL remains well positioned to deliver consistent value
to its shareholders.»
Quarterly Dividend
The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per
share. The dividend will be paid on or around December 29, 2025. The record date
and ex-dividend date on the New York Stock Exchange will be on December
12, 2025.
The full report can be found in the link below and at the Company's website
www.sflcorp.com.
Webcast and Presentation
In connection with the earnings release, a webcast will be held today at 10:00
AM (EST) / 4:00 PM (CET)
In order to listen to the webcast and see the presentation, you may do one of
the following:
A: Join Webcast in Listen Only Mode:
Visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's website
at www.sflcorp.com and click on the link to "Webcasts", or access directly via
the webcast link below. The webcast with slideshow will be played from this
platform:
SFL Corporation Ltd. Q3 2025 Webcast (https://connectstudio-portal.world-
television.com/64c901b7ac3efa325c227857/registration)
(https://connectstudio-portal.world-
television.com/64c901b7ac3efa325c227857/registration)
B: Join Conference Call to Participate in Live Q&A through Zoom:
Join through the Zoom link below to ask a question:
SFL Q3 2025 Q&A
(https://wtvglobal.zoom.us/j/92202821319?pwd=kA3MDvDDPaae5NaZOM9zxkVWIi8gTg.1#su
ccess)
Meeting ID: 922 0282 1319
Passcode: 915411
The presentation material used in the webcast may be downloaded at
www.sflcorp.com and replay details are also available at the Company website.
Questions may be directed to SFL Management AS:
Investor and Analyst Contact
Espen Nilsen Gjøsund, Vice President - Investor Relations: +47 47500500
André Reppen, Chief Treasurer & Senior Vice President: +47 23114055
Aksel C. Olesen, Chief Financial Officer: +47 23114036
Media Contact
Ole B. Hjertaker, Chief Executive Officer: +47 23114011
About SFL
SFL has a unique track record in the maritime industry and has paid dividends
every quarter since its initial listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2004.
The Company's fleet of vessels is comprised of tanker vessels, bulkers,
container vessels, car carriers and offshore drilling rigs. SFL's long term
distribution capacity is supported by a portfolio of long term charters and
significant growth in the asset base over time. More information can be found on
the Company's website: www.sflcorp.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward looking statements. These statements are
based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further
assumptions, including SFL management's examination of historical operating
trends, data contained in the Company's records and other data available from
third parties. Although SFL believes that these assumptions were reasonable when
made, because assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties
and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond
its control, SFL cannot give assurance that it will achieve or accomplish these
expectations, beliefs or intentions.
Important factors that, in the Company's view, could cause actual results to
differ materially from those discussed in the forward looking statements include
the strength of world economies, fluctuations in currencies and interest rates,
general market conditions in the seaborne transportation industry, which is
cyclical and volatile, including fluctuations in charter hire rates and vessel
values, changes in demand in the markets in which the Company operates,
including shifts in consumer demand from oil towards other energy sources or
changes to trade patterns for refined oil products, changes in market demand in
countries which import commodities and finished goods and changes in the amount
and location of the production of those commodities and finished goods,
technological innovation in the sectors in which we operate and quality and
efficiency requirements from customers, increased inspection procedures and more
restrictive import and export controls, changes in the Company's operating
expenses, including bunker prices, dry docking and insurance costs, performance
of the Company's charterers and other counterparties with whom the Company
deals, the impact of any restructuring of the counterparties with whom the
Company deals, and timely delivery of vessels under construction within the
contracted price, governmental laws and regulations, including environmental
regulations, that add to our costs or the costs of our customers, potential
liability from pending or future litigation, potential disruption of shipping
routes due to accidents, political instability, terrorist attacks, piracy or
international hostilities, the length and severity of the coronavirus outbreak
and governmental responses thereto and the impact on the demand for commercial
seaborne transportation and the condition of the financial markets, and other
important factors described from time to time in the reports filed by the
Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. SFL disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
required by law.