Matson, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2018 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-34187

Matson, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Hawaii	99-0032630
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1411 Sand Island Parkway Honolulu, HI (Address of principal executive offices)	96819 (Zip Code)

(808) 848-1211

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


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	Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2018: 42,697,456

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MATSON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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Part I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION		1

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income	1
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	3
	Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	4
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	13
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	20
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	20

Part II—OTHER INFORMATION		21

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	21
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	21
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	21
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	21
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	21
Item 5.	Other Information	21
Item 6.	Exhibits	22
	Signatures	23

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MATSON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(In millions, except per-share amounts)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Operating Revenue:
Ocean Transportation	$	406.6	$	392.7	$	785.9	$	762.7
Logistics		150.5		119.8		282.6		224.2
Total Operating Revenue		557.1		512.5		1,068.5		986.9

Costs and Expenses:
Operating costs		(465.9)		(422.4)		(905.2)		(834.2)
Equity in income of Terminal Joint Venture		9.1		6.9		19.6		11.8
Selling, general and administrative		(54.3)		(50.0)		(108.2)		(100.3)
Total Costs and Expenses		(511.1)		(465.5)		(993.8)		(922.7)

Operating Income		46.0		47.0		74.7		64.2
Interest expense		(5.0)		(6.3)		(10.0)		(12.6)
Other income (expense), net		0.4		(1.1)		1.2		(1.9)
Income before Income Taxes		41.4		39.6		65.9		49.7
Income taxes		(8.8)		(15.6)		(19.1)		(18.7)
Net Income	$	32.6	$	24.0	$	46.8	$	31.0

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes:
Net Income	$	32.6	$	24.0	$	46.8	$	31.0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Net gain in prior service cost		—		0.1		—		0.1
Amortization of prior service cost		(1.1)		(0.3)		(2.4)		(0.7)
Amortization of net loss		0.5		1.2		1.8		2.1
Other adjustments		(0.3)		—		(0.1)		0.2
Total Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income		(0.9)		1.0		(0.7)		1.7
Comprehensive Income	$	31.7	$	25.0	$	46.1	$	32.7

Basic Earnings Per-Share:	$	0.76	$	0.56	$	1.10	$	0.72
Diluted Earnings Per-Share:	$	0.76	$	0.55	$	1.09	$	0.72

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding:
Basic		42.7		43.1		42.6		43.1
Diluted		43.0		43.3		42.9		43.3

Cash Dividends Per-Share	$	0.20	$	0.19	$	0.40	$	0.38

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MATSON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)


	June 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2018		2017
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	12.8	$	19.8
Accounts receivable, net		221.7		194.6
Prepaid expenses and other assets		49.1		51.6
Total current assets		283.6		266.0
Long-term Assets:
Investment in Terminal Joint Venture		94.4		93.2
Property and equipment, net		1,307.1		1,165.7
Goodwill		323.7		323.7
Intangible assets, net		219.6		225.2
Deferred dry-docking costs, net		73.9		89.2
Other long-term assets		79.3		84.5
Total long-term assets		2,098.0		1,981.5
Total Assets	$	2,381.6	$	2,247.5

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of debt	$	36.3	$	30.8
Accounts payable		193.5		175.1
Accruals and other liabilities		85.7		80.4
Total current liabilities		315.5		286.3
Long-term Liabilities:
Long-term debt		896.2		826.3
Deferred income taxes		299.8		285.2
Other long-term liabilities		170.6		171.5
Total long-term liabilities		1,366.6		1,283.0
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock		32.0		31.9
Additional paid in capital		291.2		289.7
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net		(31.6)		(24.9)
Retained earnings		407.9		381.5
Total shareholders’ equity		699.5		678.2
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	2,381.6	$	2,247.5

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MATSON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)


	Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2018		2017
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income	$	46.8	$	31.0
Reconciling adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization		47.6		49.7
Deferred income taxes		14.6		11.0
Share-based compensation expense		5.5		4.9
Equity in income of Terminal Joint Venture		(19.6)		(11.8)
Distribution from Terminal Joint Venture		17.5		7.0
Other		(0.6)		1.1
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		(27.1)		(9.0)
Deferred dry-docking payments		(5.1)		(33.0)
Deferred dry-docking amortization		18.3		25.6
Prepaid expenses and other assets		3.0		(1.1)
Accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities		18.4		(9.4)
Other long-term liabilities		(0.2)		(2.6)
Net cash provided by operating activities		119.1		63.4

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capitalized vessel construction expenditures		(166.8)		(46.2)
Other capital expenditures		(25.5)		(37.1)
Proceeds from (payments for) disposal of property and equipment		11.0		(0.3)
Cash deposits into Capital Construction Fund		(198.3)		(12.2)
Withdrawals from Capital Construction Fund		199.2		43.4
Net cash used in investing activities		(180.4)		(52.4)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt and capital leases		(14.6)		(15.0)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		268.9		155.0
Repayments of revolving credit facility		(178.9)		(125.0)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock		0.5		0.4
Dividends paid		(17.3)		(16.5)
Repurchase of Matson common stock		—		(1.3)
Tax withholding related to net share settlements of restricted stock units		(4.3)		(7.2)
Net cash provided by financing activities		54.3		(9.6)

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents		(7.0)		1.4
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of the Period		19.8		13.9
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of the Period	$	12.8	$	15.3

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest	$	8.9	$	12.8
Income tax paid, net of income tax refunds	$	4.2	$	(0.3)

Non-cash Information:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities	$	0.8	$	1.1
Accrued dividends	$	9.0	$	8.7

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MATSON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANICAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

Matson, Inc., a holding company incorporated in January 2012 in the State of Hawaii, and its subsidiaries (“Matson” or the “Company”), is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. The Company consists of two segments, Ocean Transportation and Logistics:

Ocean Transportation: Matson’s Ocean Transportation business is conducted through Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (“MatNav”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matson, Inc. Founded in 1882, MatNav provides a vital lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, and to other island economies in Micronesia. MatNav also operates a premium, expedited service from China to Long Beach, California, and also provides services to Okinawa, Japan and various islands in the South Pacific. In addition, subsidiaries of MatNav provide container stevedoring, refrigerated cargo services, inland transportation and other terminal services for MatNav and other ocean carriers on the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai, and in the Alaska locations of Anchorage, Kodiak and Dutch Harbor.

Matson has a 35 percent ownership interest in SSA Terminals, LLC (“SSAT”), a joint venture between Matson Ventures, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MatNav, and SSA Ventures, Inc., a subsidiary of Carrix, Inc. SSAT provides terminal and stevedoring services to various carriers at seven terminal facilities on the U.S. West Coast, including four facilities which are used by MatNav (“Terminal Joint Venture”). Matson records its share of income in the Terminal Joint Venture in operating costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, and within the Ocean Transportation segment due to the nature of SSAT’s operations.

Logistics: Matson’s Logistics business is conducted through Matson Logistics, Inc. (“Matson Logistics”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MatNav. Established in 1987, Matson Logistics is an asset-light business that provides a variety of logistic services to its customers including: (i) multimodal transportation brokerage of domestic and international rail intermodal service, long-haul and regional highway trucking services, specialized hauling, flat-bed and project services, less-than-truckload services, and expedited freight services (collectively "Transportation Brokerage Services"); (ii) less-than-container load (“LCL”) consolidation and freight forwarding services (collectively “Freight Forwarding Services”); (iii) warehousing and distribution services; and (iv) supply chain management, non-vessel operating common carrier freight forwarding and other services.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation: The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, and include the accounts of Matson and all wholly-owned subsidiaries, after elimination of significant intercompany amounts and transactions. Significant investments in businesses, partnerships, and limited liability companies in which the Company does not have a controlling financial interest, but has the ability to exercise significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method. A controlling financial interest is one in which the Company has a majority voting interest or one in which the Company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. The Company accounts for its investment in the Terminal Joint Venture using the equity method of accounting.

Due to the nature of the Company’s operations, the results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for fair presentation of the results of the interim periods, and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete consolidated financial statements.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 23, 2018.

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Fiscal Period: The period end for Matson covered by this report is June 30, 2018. The period end for MatNav and its subsidiaries covered by this report occurred on the last Friday in June, or June 29, 2018, for the second quarter 2018.

Significant Accounting Policies: The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Recognition of Revenues and Expenses: Revenue in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is presented net of elimination of intercompany transactions. The following is a description of the Company’s principal revenue generating activities by segment, and the Company’s revenue recognition policy for each activity:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
Ocean Transportation (in millions) (1)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Ocean transportation services	$	401.2	$	388.2	$	775.9	$	753.2
Terminal and other related services		0.5		0.8		1.3		1.6
Fuel sales		3.1		2.0		5.2		4.5
Ship management services		1.8		1.7		3.5		3.4
Total	$	406.6	$	392.7	$	785.9	$	762.7

(1)

Ocean Transportation revenue transactions are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars except for approximately 3 percent of Ocean Transportation revenues and fuel sales which are denominated in foreign currencies.

Ocean Transportation services revenue is recognized ratably over the duration of a voyage based on the relative transit time completed in each reporting period. Vessel operating costs and other ocean transportation operating costs, such as terminal operating overhead and general and administrative expenses, are charged to operating costs as incurred.

Terminal and other related service revenues to third parties are recognized as the services are performed.

Fuel sales revenue is recognized when the Company has completed delivery of the product to the customer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.

Ship management services revenue and related costs are recognized in proportion to the services completed.


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
Logistics (in millions) (1)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Transportation brokerage and freight forwarding services	$	136.4	$	106.9	$	255.6	$	199.2
Warehouse and distribution services		7.8		7.3		15.2		14.5
Supply chain management and other services		6.3		5.6		11.8		10.5
Total	$	150.5	$	119.8	$	282.6	$	224.2

(1)

Logistics revenue transactions are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars except for approximately 3 percent of transportation brokerage and freight forwarding services revenue, and supply chain management and other services revenue categories are denominated in foreign currencies.

Logistics transportation brokerage and freight forwarding services revenue consists of amounts billed to customers for services provided. The primary costs include third-party purchased transportation services, labor and equipment costs. Revenue and the related purchased third-party transportation costs are recognized over the duration of a delivery based upon the relative transit time completed in each reporting period. Labor and other operating costs are expensed as incurred. The Company reports revenue on a gross basis as the Company serves as the principal in these transactions because it is responsible for fulfilling the contractual arrangements with the customer and has latitude in establishing prices.

Logistics warehousing and distribution services revenue consists of amounts billed to customers for storage, handling, and value-added packaging of customer merchandise. Storage revenue is recognized in the month the service is provided to the customer. Storage expenses are recognized as incurred. Other warehousing and distribution services revenue and expense are recognized in proportion to the services performed.

Supply chain management and other services revenue and related costs are recognized in proportion to the services performed.

The Company generally invoices its customers at the commencement of the voyage or the transportation service being provided, or as other services are being performed. Revenue is deferred when services are paid in advance by the

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customer. The Company’s receivables are classified as short-term as collection terms are for periods of less than one year.

The Company expenses sales commissions and contract acquisition costs as incurred because the amounts are generally immaterial. These expenses are included in selling, general and administration expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

Capital Construction Fund: The Company’s Capital Construction Fund (“CCF”) is described in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the following amounts related to the Company’s CCF:


	June 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2018		2017
Capital Construction Fund:
Cash on deposit	$	—	$	0.9
Assigned accounts receivables	$	124.7	$	134.8

Cash on deposit in the CCF is held in a money market account and classified as long-term assets in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as the Company intends to use qualified cash withdrawals to fund long-term investment in the construction of new vessels. During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company deposited $198.3 million and $12.2 million into the CCF, respectively, and made qualifying cash withdrawals of $199.2 million and $43.4 million from the CCF, respectively. Eligible accounts receivable that are assigned into the CCF are classified as part of accounts receivable in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements due to the nature of the assignment.

Investment in Terminal Joint Venture: The Company’s investment in the Terminal Joint Venture was $94.4 million and $93.2 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Condensed income statement information (unaudited) for the Terminal Joint Venture for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 consisted of the following:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
Condensed Statements of Operating Income and Net Income (unaudited) (in millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Operating revenue	$	266.1	$	214.1	$	517.0	$	410.8
Operating costs and expenses		(240.4)		(194.0)		(460.1)		(378.0)
Operating income		25.7		20.1		56.9		32.8
Net Income (1)		24.3		19.5		55.0		33.8
Company Share of Net Income	$	9.1	$	6.9	$	19.6	$	11.8

(1)

Includes earnings from equity method investments held by the Terminal Joint Venture less earnings allocated to non-controlling interests.

Income Taxes: In connection with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was signed into law on December 22, 2017 (the “Tax Act”), the Company recorded a non-cash tax adjustment that decreased income tax expense by $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, and increased income tax expense by $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. These adjustments were due to the application of an estimated 6.2 percent sequestration on alternative minimum tax (AMT) refunds for the years 2018 to 2021, and were based on new guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service and emerging interpretations of the Tax Act.

The Company continues to assess the impact of the Tax Act and any related interpretations, when issued, on the Company’s income tax estimates. These and other factors could materially affect the Company’s financial condition or its future operating results.

Contingencies: Environmental Matters: The Company’s Ocean Transportation business has certain risks that could result in expenditures for environmental remediation. The Company believes that based on all information available to it, the Company is currently in compliance, in all material respects, with applicable environmental laws and regulations.

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consultation with counsel, would not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

New Accounting Pronouncements: Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”): The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. This method allowed the Company to recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 as an adjustment to retained earnings as of December 31, 2017. Prior to adopting ASU 2014-09, the Company performed a review of its revenue contracts and evaluated the Company’s current accounting policies and procedures for recognizing revenues in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, and compared these to the new requirements of ASU 2014-09. In addition, the Company identified the performance obligations and consideration applicable under each contract.

Based upon this evaluation, the Company determined that the impact of adopting ASU 2014-09 was immaterial because the analysis of the Company’s contracts under ASU 2014-09 supports the recognition of revenue over time as the service is performed, which is consistent with the Company’s current revenue recognition accounting policy. The majority of the Company’s contracts require the Company to provide ocean and logistics transportation services to its customers. Such services are provided by the Company over a period of time, generally, when cargo is being delivered from source to destination point, or as the service is being performed. Therefore, performance obligations are completed in a short period of time due to the nature of the services provided by the Company. Under the new standard, revenues from the majority of the Company’s contracts will continue to be recognized over time as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefit of these services as described in ASU 2014-09. In addition, the identification of performance obligations and related consideration under the new standard is not materially different from our current accounting treatment.

Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) (“ASU 2018-02”): ASU 2018-02 allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to retained earnings for the remeasurement tax effects resulting from the Tax Act. The Company elected to adopt early ASU 2018-02 during the three months ended March 31, 2018, and recorded a reclassification adjustment of $6.0 million between accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and retained earnings (see Note 7).

Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Benefit Cost (“ASU 2017-07”): ASU 2017-07 requires employers that sponsor defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans to present the service cost component of net benefit cost in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered, and that only the service cost component will be eligible for capitalization. The other components of the net periodic benefit cost must be presented separately from the line item that includes the service cost component and outside of the income from operations subtotal.

The Company adopted ASU 2017-07 during the three months ended March 31, 2018. To conform prior period amounts to current period presentation as required by ASU 2017-07, the Company recorded retrospective adjustments and reclassified $1.1 million and $1.9 million of expenses from operating costs to other income (expense) in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. There was no change to income before income taxes for all periods presented as a result of adopting ASU 2017-07.

Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”): ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to record most leases on their balance sheets but recognize the expenses in their income statements in a manner similar to current practice. ASU 2016-02 states that a lessee would recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments, and a right-of-use asset for the underlying leased asset for the period of the lease term. The new standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the implementation of this guidance.

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3. REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

Reportable segments are components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and for which discrete financial information is available. The Company's chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer.

The Company consists of two reportable segments, Ocean Transportation and Logistics, which are further described in Note 1. Reportable segments are measured based on operating income, exclusive of interest expense and income taxes. In arrangements where the customer purchases ocean transportation and logistics services, the revenues are allocated to each reportable segment based upon the contractual amounts for each type of service. The Company’s Terminal Joint Venture segment has been aggregated into the Company’s Ocean Transportation segment due to the operations of the Terminal Joint Venture being an integral part of the Company’s Ocean Transportation business.

The Company’s Ocean Transportation segment provides ocean transportation services to the Logistics segment, and the Logistics segment provides logistics services to the Ocean Transportation segment. Accordingly, inter-segment revenue of $26.8 million and $21.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, and $45.1 million and $38.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, have been eliminated from operating revenue in the table below.

Reportable segment results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 consisted of the following:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(In millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Operating Revenue:
Ocean Transportation	$	406.6	$	392.7	$	785.9	$	762.7
Logistics		150.5		119.8		282.6		224.2
Total Operating Revenue	$	557.1	$	512.5	$	1,068.5	$	986.9
Operating Income:
Ocean Transportation (1)	$	36.5	$	40.0	$	61.0	$	55.3
Logistics		9.5		7.0		13.7		8.9
Total Operating Income		46.0		47.0		74.7		64.2
Interest expense, net		(5.0)		(6.3)		(10.0)		(12.6)
Other income (expense), net		0.4		(1.1)		1.2		(1.9)
Income before Income Taxes		41.4		39.6		65.9		49.7
Income taxes		(8.8)		(15.6)		(19.1)		(18.7)
Net Income	$	32.6	$	24.0	$	46.8	$	31.0

(1)

Ocean Transportation segment information includes $9.1 million and $6.9 million of equity in income from the Terminal Joint Venture for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, and $19.6 million and $11.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:


	June 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2018		2017
Cost:
Vessels	$	1,442.1	$	1,433.6
Containers and equipment		530.2		543.0
Terminal facilities and other property		65.9		64.8
Vessel construction in progress		543.4		376.6
Other construction in progress		35.8		26.2
Total Property and Equipment		2,617.4		2,444.2
Less: Accumulated Depreciation		(1,310.3)		(1,278.5)
Total Property and Equipment, net	$	1,307.1	$	1,165.7

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Vessel construction in progress relates to progress payments for the construction of four new vessels to be used within the Hawaii service, capitalized owners’ items and capitalized interest. Capitalized interest included in vessel construction in progress was $18.6 million and $10.4 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

5. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES

Goodwill by segment at both June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:


	Ocean
(In millions)	Transportation		Logistics		Total
Goodwill	$	218.5	$	105.2	$	323.7

Intangible assets at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:


	June 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2018		2017
Customer Relationships:
Ocean Transportation	$	140.6	$	140.6
Logistics		90.1		90.1
Total		230.7		230.7
Less: Accumulated Amortization		(38.4)		(32.8)
Total Customer Relationships, net		192.3		197.9
Trade name - Logistics		27.3		27.3
Total Intangible Assets, net	$	219.6	$	225.2

6. DEBT

Debt at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:


	June 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2018		2017
Private Placement Term Loans:
5.79 %, payable through 2020	$	14.0	$	17.5
3.66 %, payable through 2023		45.6		50.1
4.16 %, payable through 2027		47.1		49.8
3.37 %, payable through 2027		75.0		75.0
3.14 %, payable through 2031		200.0		200.0
4.31 %, payable through 2032		33.9		35.1
4.35 %, payable through 2044		100.0		100.0
3.92 %, payable through 2045		73.2		73.2
Title XI Bonds:
5.34 %, payable through 2028		23.1		24.2
5.27 %, payable through 2029		25.3		26.4
Revolving credit facility		295.0		205.0
Capital leases		0.3		0.8
Total Debt		932.5		857.1
Less: Current portion		(36.3)		(30.8)
Total Long-term Debt	$	896.2	$	826.3

The Company’s debt is described in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are classified as long-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as principal payments are not required until the maturity date of June 29, 2022.

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As of June 30, 2018, the Company had $236.3 million of remaining availability under the revolving credit facility. The interest rate on borrowings under the revolving credit facility approximated 3.33 percent during the three months ended June 30, 2018.

7. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component, net of tax, for the six months ended June 30, 2018 consisted of the following:


									Accumulated
					Non-				Other
			Post		Qualified				Comprehensive
(In millions)	Pensions		Retirement		Plans		Other		Income (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(40.6)	$	15.6	$	(0.3)	$	0.4	$	(24.9)
Amortization of prior service cost		(0.4)		(0.9)		—		—		(1.3)
Amortization of net loss		0.9		0.3		0.1		—		1.3
Remeasurement adjustment related to the Tax Act (1)		(9.2)		3.4		(0.2)		—		(6.0)
Other adjustments		—		—		—		0.2		0.2
Balance at March 31, 2018		(49.3)		18.4		(0.4)		0.6		(30.7)
Amortization of prior service cost		(0.5)		(0.5)		(0.1)		—		(1.1)
Amortization of net loss		0.9		0.2		0.1		(0.7)		0.5
Other adjustments		—		—		—		(0.3)		(0.3)
Balance at June 30, 2018	$	(48.9)	$	18.1	$	(0.4)	$	(0.4)	$	(31.6)

(1)

Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to retained earnings for the remeasurement tax effects resulting from the Tax Act in accordance with ASU 2018-02.

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component, net of tax, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 consisted of the following:


									Accumulated
					Non-				Other
			Post		Qualified				Comprehensive
(In millions)	Pensions		Retirement		Plans		Other		Income (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	(41.4)	$	18.1	$	(0.4)	$	0.1	$	(23.6)
Amortization of prior service cost		(0.4)		—		—		—		(0.4)
Amortization of net loss		0.8		0.1		—		—		0.9
Other adjustments		—		—		—		0.2		0.2
Balance at March 31, 2017		(41.0)		18.2		(0.4)		0.3		(22.9)
Net gain in prior service cost		—		—		—		0.1		0.1
Amortization of prior service cost		(0.3)		—		—		—		(0.3)
Amortization of net loss		0.8		0.3		0.1		—		1.2
Balance at June 30, 2017	$	(40.5)	$	18.5	$	(0.3)	$	0.4	$	(21.9)

8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company values its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy of valuation techniques for fair value measurements. Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices observable for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. If the technique used to measure fair value includes inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy, the lowest level of significant input determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy.

The Company uses Level 1 inputs for the fair values of its cash equivalents, and Level 2 inputs for its CCF – cash on deposit, and variable and fixed rate debt. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, CCF – cash on deposit, and variable rate debt approximate their carrying values due to the nature of the instruments. The fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt is calculated based upon interest rates available for debt with terms and maturities similar to the Company’s existing debt arrangements.

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The carrying value and fair value of the Company’s financial instruments as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:


					Quoted Prices in		Significant		Significant
	Total				Active Markets		Observable		Unobservable
	Carrying Value		Total		(Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)
(In millions)	June 30, 2018		Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	12.8	$	12.8	$	12.8	$	—	$	—
Variable rate debt		295.0		295.0		—		295.0		—
Fixed rate debt		637.5		616.3		—		616.3		—


(In millions)	December 31, 2017		Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	19.8	$	19.8	$	19.8	$	—	$	—
CCF - cash on deposit		0.9		0.9		—		0.9		—
Variable rate debt		205.0		205.0		—		205.0		—
Fixed rate debt		652.1		651.4		—		651.4		—

9. EARNINGS PER-SHARE

The number of shares used to compute basic and diluted earnings per-share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, were as follows:


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018					Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
			Weighted	Per				Weighted	Per
			Average	Common				Average	Common
	Net		Common	Share		Net		Common	Share
(In millions, except per-share amounts)	Income		Shares	Amount		Income		Shares	Amount
Basic:	$	32.6	42.7	$	0.76	$	46.8	42.6	$	1.10
Effect of Dilutive Securities:			0.3		—			0.3		(0.01)
Diluted:	$	32.6	43.0	$	0.76	$	46.8	42.9	$	1.09


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017					Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
			Weighted	Per				Weighted	Per
			Average	Common				Average	Common
	Net		Common	Share		Net		Common	Share
(In millions, except per-share amounts)	Income		Shares	Amount		Income		Shares	Amount
Basic:	$	24.0	43.1	$	0.56	$	31.0	43.1	$	0.72
Effect of Dilutive Securities:			0.2		(0.01)			0.2		—
Diluted:	$	24.0	43.3	$	0.55	$	31.0	43.3	$	0.72

Basic earnings per-share is determined by dividing net income by the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period. The calculation of diluted earnings per-share includes the dilutive effect of unexercised non-qualified stock options and non-vested restricted stock units.

The computation of weighted-average dilutive shares outstanding excludes certain non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of common stock where the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the periods presented and, therefore, the effect would be anti-dilutive. The number of such shares excluded was nominal.

10. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company granted approximately 29,400 and 381,000 in total of time-based restricted stock units and performance-based shares to certain of its employees at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $29.09 and $31.18, respectively.

Total share-based compensation cost recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses was $2.8 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, and $5.5 million and $4.9 million for the six months ended

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June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements was $17.4 million at June 30, 2018, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years. Total unrecognized compensation cost may be adjusted for any unearned performance shares or forfeited shares.

11. PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT PLANS

The Company’s pension and post-retirement plans are described in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s qualified defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:


	Pension Benefits				Post-retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Components of net periodic benefit cost (benefit):
Service cost	$	1.1	$	0.9	$	0.1	$	0.4
Interest cost		2.1		2.4		0.3		0.7
Expected return on plan assets		(3.4)		(3.4)		—		—
Amortization of net loss		1.3		1.3		0.4		0.3
Amortization of prior service credit		(0.6)		(0.5)		(0.9)		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	0.5	$	0.7	$	(0.1)	$	1.4


	Pension Benefits				Post-retirement Benefits
	Six Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Components of net periodic benefit cost (benefit):
Service cost	$	2.2	$	1.9	$	0.3	$	0.8
Interest cost		4.3		4.8		0.5		1.4
Expected return on plan assets		(6.8)		(6.8)		—		—
Amortization of net loss		2.4		2.5		0.8		0.6
Amortization of prior service credit		(1.2)		(1.1)		(1.8)		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	0.9	$	1.3	$	(0.2)	$	2.8

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes, and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for historical information, the statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Security Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may be contained in, among other things, SEC filings, such as reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, the Annual Report to Shareholders, press releases made by the Company, the Company’s Internet Websites (including Websites of its subsidiaries), and oral statements made by officers of the Company.

This report, and other statements that the Company may make, may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the Company’s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” or similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions.

The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time, including, but not limited to, the risk factors that are described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of Matson’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company assumes no duty to and does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

OVERVIEW

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is designed to provide a discussion of the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect its future results from the perspective of management. The discussion that follows is intended to provide information that will assist in understanding the changes in the Company’s financial statements from period to period, the primary factors that accounted for those changes, and how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect the Company’s financial statements. MD&A is provided as a supplement to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes herein, and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company’s reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K, and other publicly available information.

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

Ocean Transportation: The Company’s container volume in the Hawaii service in the second quarter 2018 was flat year-over-year. The Hawaii economy continues to be strong, supported primarily by healthy tourism activity and low unemployment. The Company expects volume in 2018 to approximate the level achieved in 2017, reflecting a solid Hawaii economy and stable market share.

In China, the Company’s container volume in the second quarter 2018 was 5.9 percent lower year-over-year largely due to one less sailing. Matson continued to realize a sizeable rate premium in the second quarter 2018 and achieved average freight rates modestly higher than the second quarter 2017. For 2018, the Company expects pricing to approximate the average rate achieved in 2017 and volume to be modestly lower than the level achieved in 2017.

In Guam, as expected, the Company’s container volume in the second quarter 2018 was lower on a year-over-year basis, the result of competitive losses. For 2018, the Company expects a heightened competitive environment and lower volume than the levels achieved in 2017.

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In Alaska, the Company’s container volume for the second quarter 2018 was 0.6 percent lower year-over-year, primarily due to lower southbound volume as a result of a delayed start to the seafood season. For 2018, the Company expects volume to be modestly higher than the level achieved in 2017 with improvement in northbound volume, partially offset by lower southbound seafood-related volume due to a moderation from the very strong seafood harvest levels in 2017.

As a result of the second quarter performance and the outlook trends noted above, the Company expects full year 2018 Ocean Transportation operating income to be modestly higher than the operating income of $126.4 million achieved in 2017. In the third quarter 2018, the Company expects Ocean Transportation operating income to be modestly lower than the operating income of $51.0 million achieved in the third quarter 2017.

Logistics: In the second quarter 2018, operating income for the Company’s Logistics segment was $2.5 million higher compared to the operating income achieved in the second quarter 2017 due to improved performance across all of the service lines. For the second half of 2018 in Logistics, the Company expects year-over-year improvement in operating income to approximate the year-over-year increase achieved in the first half of 2018. In the third quarter 2018, the Company expects operating income to be moderately higher than the level achieved in the third quarter 2017.

Depreciation and Amortization: For the full year 2018, the Company expects depreciation and amortization expense to be approximately $132 million, inclusive of dry-docking amortization of approximately $36 million.

EBITDA: The Company expects full year 2018 EBITDA to be modestly lower than the $296.0 million achieved in 2017.

Other Income/(Expense): The Company expects full year 2018 other income/(expense) to be approximately $2.4 million, which is attributable to other component costs related to the Company’s pension and post-retirement plans.

Interest Expense: The Company expects interest expense for the full year 2018 to be approximately $22 million.

Income Tax Expense: In the second quarter 2018, the Company’s effective tax rate was 21.3 percent. For the balance of 2018, the Company expects its effective tax rate to be approximately 28 percent.

Capital and Vessel Dry-docking Expenditures: In the second quarter 2018, the Company made maintenance capital expenditure payments of $12.4 million, capitalized vessel construction expenditures of $109.1 million, and dry-docking payments of $0.5 million. For the full year 2018, the Company expects to make maintenance capital expenditure payments of approximately $83 million, vessel construction expenditures (inclusive of capitalized interest and owner’s items) of approximately $388 million, and dry-docking payments of approximately $17 million.

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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated Results: Three months ended June 30, 2018, compared with 2017:


	Three Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)	2018		2017		Change
Operating revenue	$	557.1	$	512.5	$	44.6	8.7	%
Operating costs and expenses		(511.1)		(465.5)		(45.6)	9.8	%
Operating income		46.0		47.0		(1.0)	(2.1)	%
Interest expense		(5.0)		(6.3)		1.3	(20.6)	%
Other income (expense), net		0.4		(1.1)		1.5	(136.4)	%
Income before income taxes		41.4		39.6		1.8	4.5	%
Income taxes		(8.8)		(15.6)		6.8	(43.6)	%
Net income	$	32.6	$	24.0	$	8.6	35.8	%
Basic earnings per-share	$	0.76	$	0.56	$	0.20	35.7	%
Diluted earnings per-share	$	0.76	$	0.55	$	0.21	38.2	%

Changes in operating revenue, and operating costs and expenses are further described below in the Analysis of Operating Revenue and Income by Segment.

The decrease in interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2017, was due to increased interest expense offset by a higher amount of capitalized interest.

Other income was $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to other expense of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Changes in other income (expense) relate to the amortization of certain components of net periodic benefit costs or gains related to the Company’s pension and post-retirement plans.

Income tax expense was $8.8 million or 21.3 percent of income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $15.6 million or 39.4 percent of income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The decrease in the effective income tax rate during the three months ended June 30, 2018, was primarily due to applying the tax law changes resulting from the Tax Act which lowered the federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% commencing January 1, 2018. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2018 also benefited from other tax adjustments which further lowered the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was also impacted by non-deductible expenses.

Consolidated Results: Six months ended June 30, 2018, compared with 2017:


	Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)	2018		2017		Change
Operating revenue	$	1,068.5	$	986.9	$	81.6	8.3	%
Operating costs and expenses		(993.8)		(922.7)		(71.1)	7.7	%
Operating income		74.7		64.2		10.5	16.4	%
Interest expense		(10.0)		(12.6)		2.6	(20.6)	%
Other income (expense), net		1.2		(1.9)		3.1	(163.2)	%
Income before income taxes		65.9		49.7		16.2	32.6	%
Income taxes		(19.1)		(18.7)		(0.4)	2.1	%
Net income	$	46.8	$	31.0	$	15.8	51.0	%
Basic earnings per-share	$	1.10	$	0.72	$	0.38	52.8	%
Diluted earnings per-share	$	1.09	$	0.72	$	0.37	51.4	%

Changes in operating revenue, and operating costs and expenses are further described below in the Analysis of Operating Revenue and Income by Segment.

The decrease in interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017, was due to increased interest expense offset by a higher amount of capitalized interest.

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Other income was $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to other expense of $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Changes in other income (expense) includes the amortization of certain components of net periodic benefit costs or gains related to the Company’s pension and post-retirement plans.

Income tax expense was $19.1 million or 29.0 percent of income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $18.7 million or 37.6 percent of income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The decrease in the effective income tax rate during the six months ended June 30, 2018, was primarily due to applying the tax law changes resulting from the Tax Act which lowered the federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% commencing January 1, 2018. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was also impacted by the recording of a non-cash tax adjustment of $3.1 million due to the application of an estimated 6.2 percent sequestration on alternative minimum tax (AMT) refunds based on new guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service and emerging interpretations of the Tax Act.

ANALYSIS OF OPERATING REVENUE AND INCOME BY SEGMENT

Ocean Transportation Operating Results: Three months ended June 30, 2018, compared with 2017:


	Three Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions)	2018			2017			Change
Ocean Transportation revenue	$	406.6		$	392.7		$	13.9	3.5	%
Operating costs and expenses		(370.1)			(352.7)			(17.4)	4.9	%
Operating income	$	36.5		$	40.0		$	(3.5)	(8.8)	%
Operating income margin		9.0	%		10.2	%

Volume (Forty-foot equivalent units (FEU) except for automobiles) (1)
Hawaii containers		38,600			38,600			—	—	%
Hawaii automobiles		16,000			16,500			(500)	(3.0)	%
Alaska containers		17,400			17,500			(100)	(0.6)	%
China containers		15,900			16,900			(1,000)	(5.9)	%
Guam containers		4,800			5,400			(600)	(11.1)	%
Other containers (2)		3,700			2,500			1,200	48.0	%

(1)

Approximate volumes included for the period are based on the voyage departure date, but revenue and operating income are adjusted to reflect the percentage of revenue and operating income earned during the reporting period for voyages in transit at the end of each reporting period.

(2)

Includes containers from services in various islands in Micronesia and the South Pacific, and in Okinawa, Japan.

Ocean Transportation revenue increased $13.9 million, or 3.5 percent, during the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to higher fuel surcharge revenue, revenue from the new Okinawa service and higher rates in Hawaii, partially offset by lower revenue in Guam.

On a year-over-year FEU basis, Hawaii container volume was flat; Alaska volume decreased by 0.6 percent primarily due to lower southbound volume as a result of a delayed start to the seafood season; China volume was 5.9 percent lower primarily due to one less sailing; and Guam volume was 11.1 percent lower due to increased competition.

Ocean Transportation operating income decreased $3.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2017. This decrease was primarily due to higher terminal handling costs and lower revenue in Guam, partially offset by lower vessel operating costs, higher container rates in Hawaii and a higher contribution from SSAT.

The Company’s SSAT terminal joint venture investment contributed $9.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to a $6.9 million contribution during the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to higher lift volume.

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Ocean Transportation Operating Results: Six months ended June 30, 2018, compared with 2017:


	Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions)	2018			2017			Change
Ocean Transportation revenue	$	785.9		$	762.7		$	23.2	3.0	%
Operating costs and expenses		(724.9)			(707.4)			(17.5)	2.5	%
Operating income	$	61.0		$	55.3		$	5.7	10.3	%
Operating income margin		7.8	%		7.3	%

Volume (Forty-foot equivalent units (FEU) except for automobiles) (1)
Hawaii containers		74,300			75,000			(700)	(0.9)	%
Hawaii automobiles		32,800			30,300			2,500	8.3	%
Alaska containers		34,800			33,300			1,500	4.5	%
China containers		27,800			32,200			(4,400)	(13.7)	%
Guam containers		9,700			10,800			(1,100)	(10.2)	%
Other containers (2)		6,800			4,600			2,200	47.8	%

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(2)

Includes containers from services in various islands in Micronesia and the South Pacific, and in Okinawa, Japan.

Ocean Transportation revenue increased $23.2 million, or 3.0 percent, during the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to higher fuel surcharge revenue and revenue from the new Okinawa service, partially offset by lower revenue in Guam and lower volume in China.

On a year-over-year FEU basis, Hawaii container volume decreased by 0.9 percent primarily due to lower eastbound volume; Alaska volume increased by 4.5 percent primarily due to an increase in northbound volumes mainly related to the dry-docking of a competitor’s vessel and one additional sailing; China volume was 13.7 percent lower primarily due to fewer sailings and lower volume during the Lunar New Year period; and Guam volume was 10.2 percent lower due to increased competition.

Ocean Transportation operating income increased $5.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to lower vessel operating costs and a higher contribution from SSAT, partially offset by higher terminal handling costs and lower revenue in Guam.

The Company’s SSAT terminal joint venture investment contributed $19.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to an $11.8 million contribution during the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to higher lift volume.

Logistics Operating Results: Three months ended June 30, 2018, compared with 2017:


	Three Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions)	2018			2017			Change
Logistics revenue	$	150.5		$	119.8		$	30.7	25.6	%
Operating costs and expenses		(141.0)			(112.8)			(28.2)	25.0	%
Operating income	$	9.5		$	7.0		$	2.5	35.7	%
Operating income margin		6.3	%		5.8	%

Logistics revenue increased $30.7 million, or 25.6 percent, during the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to higher highway and intermodal brokerage revenue.

Logistics operating income increased $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared with the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was due primarily to higher contributions from highway brokerage.

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Logistics Operating Results: Six months ended June 30, 2018, compared with 2017:


	Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions)	2018			2017			Change
Logistics revenue	$	282.6		$	224.2		$	58.4	26.0	%
Operating costs and expenses		(268.9)			(215.3)			(53.6)	24.9	%
Operating income	$	13.7		$	8.9		$	4.8	53.9	%
Operating income margin		4.8	%		4.0	%

Logistics revenue increased $58.4 million, or 26.0 percent, during the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to higher highway and intermodal brokerage revenue.

Logistics operating income increased $4.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared with the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was due primarily to higher contributions from highway brokerage and freight forwarding.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Sources of Liquidity: Sources of liquidity available to the Company at June 30, 2018, compared to December 31, 2017 were as follows:


	June 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2018		2017		Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$	12.8	$	19.8	$	(7.0)
Accounts receivable, net (1)	$	221.7	$	194.6	$	27.1
CCF - cash on deposit	$	—	$	0.9	$	(0.9)

(1)

As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, $124.7 million and $134.8 million, respectively, of eligible accounts receivable were assigned to the CCF (see Note 2 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

Revolving Credit Facility: As of June 30, 2018, the Company had $236.3 million of availability under the revolving credit facility, with a maturity date of June 29, 2022. The Company’s revolving credit facility is described in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Changes in Cash and Cash Equivalents: Significant changes in the Company’s cash and cash equivalents for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017 were as follows:


	Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2018		2017		Change
Net cash provided by operating activities (1)	$	119.1	$	63.4	$	55.7
Net cash used in investing activities (2)		(180.4)		(52.4)		(128.0)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (3)		54.3		(9.6)		63.9
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(7.0)		1.4		(8.4)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period		19.8		13.9		5.9
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period	$	12.8	$	15.3	$	(2.5)

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(1) Change in net cash provided by operating activities:

Changes in net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017, were due to the following:


(In millions)	Change
Net income from operations	$	15.8
Non-cash deferred income taxes		3.6
Other non-cash related changes, net		(18.3)
Distributions from Terminal Joint Venture		10.5
Deferred dry-docking payments		27.9
Accounts receivable, net		(18.1)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		4.1
Accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities		27.8
Other long-term liabilities		2.4
Total	$	55.7

Distributions received from the Company’s Terminal Joint Venture for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were $17.5 million, compared to $7.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in distributions was primarily due to favorable operating results of the Company’s Terminal Joint Venture. Deferred dry-docking payments decreased from $33.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $5.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to fewer vessels in dry-docking during the period. Changes in accounts receivable were primarily due to increased receivables resulting from higher revenues during the six months ended June 30, 2018, and the timing of billings and collections associated with those receivables. Changes in prepaid expenses and other assets primarily relates to the timing of prepayments and other assets. Changes in accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities were due to the increased accounts payables and accrued costs resulting from operations during the six months ended June 30, 2018, and the timing of payments associated with those liabilities.

(2) Change in net cash used in investing activities:

Changes in net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017, were due to the following:


(In millions)	Change
Capitalized vessel construction expenditures	$	(120.6)
Other capital expenditures		11.6
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment, net		11.3
Cash deposits into CCF		(186.1)
Withdrawals from CCF		155.8
Total	$	(128.0)

Vessel construction expenditures (including capitalized interest) were $166.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $46.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Vessel construction expenditures relate to progress payments for the construction of four new vessels for the Hawaii service. Other capital expenditures payments decreased to $25.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $37.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to fewer other capital projects incurring costs during 2018 as compared to 2017. Proceeds from the disposal of property and equipment, net, includes approximately $9.8 million related to the sale and leaseback of certain equipment previously owned by the Company. Changes in cash deposited into CCF, and withdrawals from CCF primarily relate to the timing of when deposits are made into the CCF, and when the subsequent withdrawals are made during the six month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

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(3) Change in net cash used in financing activities:

Changes in net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017, were due to the following:



(In millions)	Change
Repayments of debt and capital leases	$	0.4
Increase in borrowings under revolving credit facility, net		60.0
Repurchase of Matson common stock		1.3
Dividends paid		(0.8)
Change in other payments, net		3.0
Total	$	63.9

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company paid $14.6 million in scheduled fixed debt and capital lease repayments compared to $15.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company increased net borrowings under the revolving credit facility by $90.0 million, compared to $30.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Borrowings from the Company’s revolving credit facility were primarily used to fund progress payments related to the construction of four new vessels for the Hawaii service. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company paid $17.3 million in dividends, compared to $16.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company paid $1.3 million in the repurchase of Matson common stock. There was no repurchase of Matson common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

Working Capital: The Company had a working capital deficiency of $31.9 million and $20.3 million at June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

There were no material changes during this quarter to the Company’s contractual obligations, commitments, contingencies and off-balance sheet arrangements that are described in Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and Part I, Item 2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

There have been no changes during this quarter to the Company’s critical accounting estimates as discussed in Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

OTHER MATTERS

The Company’s second quarter 2018 cash dividend of $0.20 per-share was paid on June 7, 2018 to shareholders of record as of May 10, 2018. On June 29, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per-share payable on September 6, 2018 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 2, 2018.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes to the Company’s market risk position from the information provided under Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-

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15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2018, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2018, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Environmental Matters: The Company’s Ocean Transportation business has certain risks that could result in expenditures for environmental remediation. The Company believes that based on all information available to it, the Company is currently in compliance, in all material respects, with applicable environmental laws and regulations.

Other Matters: The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to, or may be contingently liable in connection with other legal actions arising in the normal course of their businesses, the outcomes of which, in the opinion of management after consultation with counsel, would not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There were no material changes to the Company’s risk factors that are described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Share Repurchases: On November 4, 2015, the Company announced that Matson’s Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program of up to 3.0 million shares of common stock through November 2, 2018. Shares can be repurchased in the open market from time to time, and may be made pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, no shares were repurchased, excluding shares withheld for employee taxes upon vesting of share-based awards. The maximum number of remaining shares that may be purchased under the share repurchase program was 1,151,288 as of June 30, 2018.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS


31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

101.INS	XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	MATSON, INC.
	(Registrant)


Date: August 1, 2018	/s/ Joel M. Wine
	Joel M. Wine
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer


Date: August 1, 2018	/s/ Kevin L. Stuck
	Kevin L. Stuck
	Vice President and Controller
	(Principal Accounting Officer)