Scorpio is adding ships which I like.-
Scorpio Tankers generated its largest quarterly profit in the company's history. The quality of the company as an investment continues to improve.
And we are positioned to create shareholders' value in what we believe will be a multiyear cycle. We also believe consistent with our actions that the best way to do this is first through improving our balance sheet. In the first half of this year, we reduced our outstanding debt by $511 million. And in addition, our pro forma cash balance has increased by $360 million to $591 million through July.
As we start the second half of the year, the company has declared repurchase options on six MRs under sale-leaseback arrangements for $95 million. With this and scheduled amortization, we will reduce our debt by almost $700 million in the first nine months of the year. That accounts for a 22% reduction in overall indebtedness. This debt reduction, combined with rising asset values leads to a material improvement in the company's loan-to-value as well as net asset value.
The third quarter earnings have started strongly. We have booked 44% of the days in the third quarter at a rate close to $45,000 a day. If we were to average $10,000 less, so $35,000 a day for the entire third quarter, the company pro forma liquidity would be close to $700 million at the end of Q3. Our customers expect the current market conditions to be sustained as evidenced by the increase in time charter rates, duration, and activity, and we agree with our customers.//
The winner is STNG.