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Global Ship Lease, Inc. remains significantly undervalued, with a strong balance sheet, guaranteed backlog, and a P/E ratio just above 2, supporting a Strong Buy rating. The company's 69-ship fleet is fully leased for the next 2+ years, providing $1.24 billion in near-guaranteed cash flows versus an $885 million market cap. Management continues to execute well, selling older ships at a gain, growing backlog, and maintaining an attractive 8% dividend yield in a volatile market.

GSL's asset-light model, strong backlog, and robust Q1 results support our strong buy rating and target price increase to $33.30 per share. The company boasts a 93% contract coverage for 2024, 75% for 2026, and an 8.5% dividend yield, offering downside protection and earnings visibility. GSL's deleveraging, rising cash position, and disciplined fleet management enhance its financial strength, supporting ongoing free cash flow growth.

Despite tariff fears, GSL's focus on mid-sized vessels positions it to benefit from shifting trade flows and constrained supply in its segment. Management's expertise in fleet renewal and debt reduction has strengthened GSL's financial position, lowering leverage and borrowing costs significantly. GSL's stable, locked-in contracts and robust cash generation create a high margin of safety and underscore its undervaluation at current market prices.

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 19, 2025 10:30 AM ET Company Participants Thomas Lister - Chief Executive Officer George Youroukos - Executive Chairman Tassos Psaropoulos - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Liam Burke - B. Riley Securities Omar Nokta - Jefferies Operator Good day everyone and thank you for standing by.

Global Ship Lease (GSL) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.65 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.27 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.53 per share a year ago.

Forward contract cover locked in for 93% of 2025 days and 75% of 2026 days Annualized dividend increased to $2.10 per Class A Common Share ATHENS, Greece, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GSL) (the “Company”, “Global Ship Lease” or “GSL”), an owner of containerships, announced today its unaudited results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. First Quarter of 2025 Highlights and Other Recent Developments 1Q 2025 operating revenue of $191.0 million; up 6.3% on 1Q 2024.

ATHENS, Greece, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company”), a containership charter owner, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.525 per Class A common share for the first quarter of 2025, to be paid on June 3, 2025 to shareholders of record as of May 23, 2025.

ATHENS, Greece, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company”) has scheduled its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for June 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (the “Annual Meeting”). The record date for determining shareholders entitled to participate at the Annual Meeting is April 23, 2025. The business of the Annual Meeting is to elect three Term II Directors to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A., as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Annual Meeting documentation and instructions for voting were mailed to all shareholders of record on or about May 8, 2025, and will be furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

ATHENS, Greece, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company”), a containership charter owner, announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss the Company's results for the first quarter 2025 on Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company will issue financial results for the first quarter 2025 on Monday, May 19, 2025 before the open of market trading.

Global Ship Lease's strong backlog and improved balance sheet make both common and preferred shares appealing, despite potential volatility in charter rates. 2024 was a strong year with increased revenue and decreased net debt, resulting in a net profit of $92.6M and EPS of $2.54. The Series B preferred shares offer an 8.4% yield and are well covered, backed by a robust balance sheet with $1.35B in common equity.