Arctic: Credit Daily - Ocean Yield, BW Energy, Jadestone Energy, Sono Group, SP Cruises ++

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Arctic: Credit Daily - Ocean Yield, BW Energy, Jadestone Energy, Sono Group, SP Cruises ++

Credit Daily

20 May 2026 | 08:19

Ocean Yield, BW Energy, Jadestone Energy, Sono Group, SP Cruises ++ Key figures & indices Arctic HY Index

Ocean Yield: Yielding more than expected

Ocean Yield reported lease-adjusted EBITDA was USD 82.3m (+3% vs ARCe). Net leverage

ended the quarter at 3.8x (Q4/25: 3.9x), while the equity ratio stood at 32 (Q4/25: 30.7%).The key

news of the quarter was the announcement of a USD 100m dividend, to be paid in Q2/26. Our

2026e estimate assumed a 90% dividend payout (USD ~70m), which was clearly too low. Whether

this is simply liquidity management by OCY/KKR, (USD 268m of available liquidity), an advance

payment of the typical full-year Q3 dividend, or a discretionary extra dividend remains to be seen -

and likely dependent on investment opportunities available during 2026. Keeping our Q3 dividend

assumption unchanged (USD 70m), the dividend increases our 2026e leverage estimate from 4.4x

to 4.8x. On the contracting side, all material deals where pre-announced. Q1/26 was slightly credit

negative due to the dividend surprise, although the overall impact on financial risk is limited.

BW Energy: Reduced 2026 guidance more than offset by solid outlook

Q1 EBIT came in at USD 62m, around 15% below consensus (mainly due to lagging estimates),

while net debt was roughly USD 110m above expectations due to a USD 125m working capital

build tied to a lifting late in quarter. The company lowered 2026 production guidance by around 7%

to 24–27 kbopd, mainly due to the deferral of MaBoMo Phase 2 first oil to Q1 2027 and continued

Golfinho maintenance work. 2026 capex guidance was raised to USD 600–650m following new

two new FIDs (Bourdon and Golfinho infill projects).