HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Triton International Limited (NYSE: TRTN) ("Triton")

First Quarter Highlights:

• Triton reported Net income attributable to shareholders of $80.9 million.
• Triton reported Adjusted net income of $79.8 million or $0.99 per diluted share.
• Container pick-up activity was solid and drop-offs were exceptionally low leading to average utilization of 98.6% for the first quarter of 2018.
• Triton announced a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share payable on June 22, 2018 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2018.

Financial Results

The following table summarizes Triton’s selected key financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017.

Operating Performance

“Triton’s strong results in the first quarter of 2018 were supported by favorable market conditions and outstanding operational performance,” commented Brian Sondey, Chief Executive Officer of Triton. “We generated $79.8 million in Adjusted net income for the quarter, a sequential increase of 16.8%, which is particularly impressive given our first quarter typically represents a seasonally slow quarter and has the fewest number of revenue days. We are off to a great start to the year, and look forward to carrying the momentum forward as we head toward the peak shipping season.”

“Our key operating metrics remain strong. Container pick-up and deal activity was solid in the first quarter despite the seasonality, while container drop-offs remained exceptionally low. Our utilization increased 10 basis points during the quarter to reach 98.7% as of March 31, 2018, and our utilization currently stands at 98.8%. New container prices held firm in the quarter, while used container sale prices increased, reflecting very low inventories of sale containers. We also benefited from a reduction in our average tax rate during the quarter as a result of corporate tax legislation enacted at the end of last year. We expect our average tax rate will remain in the 10-12% range for the full year of 2018. We have purchased over $850 million of containers for delivery in 2018, which puts us on track for another year of successful investment and growth.”

Outlook

Mr. Sondey continued, “We expect market conditions to remain favorable. Trade growth is anticipated to remain positive, and many of our customers continue to rely heavily on leasing for new container additions to their fleets. The inventory of new containers has increased in the run up to the peak shipping season, but the availability of used leasing containers is exceptionally low, which has kept the overall supply and demand balance for containers favorable. Overall, we expect Adjusted net income to increase gradually throughout 2018.”

Dividend

Triton’s Board of Directors has approved and declared a $0.52 per share quarterly cash dividend on its issued and outstanding common shares, payable on June 22, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2018.

Mr. Sondey concluded, “Our $0.52 per share quarterly dividend represents a 15% increase from our previous dividend level. The increase reflects the strength of our cash flow as well as our optimistic outlook for continued strong performance.”

Investors’ Webcast

Triton will hold a Webcast at 8:30 a.m. (New York time) on Friday, May 4, 2018 to discuss its first quarter results. To listen by phone, please dial 1-866-524-3159 (domestic) or 1-412-317-6759 (international) approximately 15 minutes prior to the start time and reference the Triton International Limited conference call. To access the live Webcast please visit Triton's website at http://www.trtn.com. An archive of the Webcast will be available one hour after the live call.

About Triton International Limited

Triton International Limited is the world’s largest lessor of intermodal freight containers. With a container fleet of 5.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units ("TEU"), Triton’s global operations include acquisition, leasing, re-leasing and subsequent sale of multiple types of intermodal containers and chassis.

The following table sets forth the equipment fleet utilization for the periods indicated:

The following table summarizes the equipment fleet as of March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017:

Important Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release, other than purely historical information, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements that include the words "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "project," "anticipate," "will," "may," "would" and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature may be used to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Triton's control. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any such statements.

These factors include, without limitation, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions and the following: uncertainty as to the long-term value of Triton's common shares; decreases in the demand for leased containers; decreases in market leasing rates for containers; difficulties in re-leasing containers after their initial fixed-term leases; our customers' decisions to buy rather than lease containers; our dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; customer defaults; decreases in the selling prices of used containers; extensive competition in the container leasing industry; difficulties stemming from the international nature of our business; decreases in the demand for international trade; disruption to our operations resulting from the political and economic policies of the United States and other countries, particularly China, including increased tariffs; disruption to our operations from failures of, or attacks on, our information technology systems; our compliance or failure to comply with laws and regulations related to economic and trade sanctions, security, anti-terrorism, environmental protection and corruption; our ability to obtain sufficient capital to support our growth; restrictions on our businesses imposed by the terms of our debt agreements; changes in tax laws in the United States and other countries and other risks and uncertainties, including those risk factors set forth in the section entitled "Risk Factors" to in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC, on February 27, 2018.

The foregoing list of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and elsewhere. Any forward-looking statements made herein are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on Triton or its business or operations. Except to the extent required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

-Financial Tables Follow-

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use the term "Adjusted net income" throughout this press release.

Adjusted net income is adjusted for certain items management believes are not representative of our operating performance. Adjusted net income is defined as net income attributable to shareholders excluding the write-off of deferred financing costs net of tax, gains and losses on interest rate swaps net of tax, transaction and other costs net of tax, and any foreign income and withholding tax adjustments.

Adjusted net income is not a presentation made in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted net income should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, amounts determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including net income.

We believe that Adjusted net income is useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance because this measure:

• is widely used by securities analysts and investors to measure a company’s operating performance;
• helps investors to more meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure, our asset base and certain non-routine events which we do not expect to occur in the future; and
• is used by our management for various purposes, including as measures of operating performance and liquidity, to assist in comparing performance from period to period on a consistent basis, in presentations to our board of directors concerning our financial performance and as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting.

We have provided a reconciliation of Net income attributable to shareholders, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, to Adjusted net income in the table below for the three months ended March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017.

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