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Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year (Combined) Ended December 31, 2005

March 22, 2006 at 7:01 AM EST

PIRAEUS, Greece, March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. ("Navios") (Nasdaq: BULK, BULKU, BULKW), a leading vertically integrated global shipping company specializing in the dry-bulk shipping industry, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year (combined) ended December 31, 2005.

Ms. Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and CEO of Navios, stated: "I am pleased by Navios' performance with respect to 2005. We have increased our owned fleet by 170%, but Navios' business goes beyond mere ownership of assets; Navios' core strength is the flexibility of its business model. The vertically integrated business enables Navios to use Forward Freight Agreements, Contracts of Affreightment and short term chartering to manage its revenue sources and business risks by tailoring unique solutions through a mix of services. We believe that the inherent flexibility of Navios' business model will, over the long term, mitigate risk in down markets and allow us to capture the potential in up markets."

For the following results and the selected financial data presented herein, Navios has compiled consolidated statement of operations for the three month period ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 (including the predecessor business from January 1, 2005 to August 25, 2005 and successor business for the period from August 26, 2005 to December 31, 2005) and consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2004. The 2005 information was derived from the audited financial statements of the successor and predecessor. Navios has prepared this combined statement of operations information solely to enable comparisons for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004. The successor period in the combined statement of operations is not directly comparable to the predecessor period because it includes the effects of fair value purchase accounting adjustments. The combined information and EBITDA are non-US GAAP financial measures and should not be used in isolation or substitution for the predecessor and successor results.

    Fourth Quarter 2005 Results (in thousands of US Dollars):

                                         Successor            Predecessor
                                     Three Months ended    Three Months ended
                                     December 31, 2005     December 31, 2004

    Revenues                             $ 55,922               $ 62,910
    EBITDA                               $ 18,773               $ 33,362
    Net income                           $  1,124               $ 31,216

Navios earns revenue from both owned and chartered-in vessels, contracts of affreightment and port terminal operations. Revenues for the three months of operations ended December 31, 2005 were $55.9 million as compared to $62.9 million for the same period during 2004. The decline in revenues is mainly attributable to a decrease in the number of vessels operated by the company during the respective periods as shown in the exhibit under "Fleet Summary Data". The "Available Days" for the fleet declined 12.8% to 2,261 days for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same period for 2004. The "Time Charter Equivalent" rate per day, including Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs), declined 23.3% to $20,757 for the three months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same period for 2004.

EBITDA was $18.8 million for the fourth quarter 2005 as compared to $33.4 million for the same period of 2004. The decrease in EBITDA was primarily due to a loss in FFA trading of $1.9 million for the fourth quarter 2005 compared to a substantial gain of $15.3 million for the same period of 2004. Excluding this unfavorable variance of $17.2 million in FFA trading, EBITDA from operations was $2.6 million higher in the fourth quarter of 2005 than in the same period of 2004.

In the fourth quarter of 2005, there were $0.1 million of transaction costs incurred in connection with the sale of Navios and approximately $1.8 million of legal, audit, consulting and other fees borne by Navios as a publicly listed company. These were mitigated by a $1.3 million reduction in payroll costs.

Net income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005 was $1.1 million as compared to $31.2 million for the comparable period of 2004. In addition to the reasons mentioned above, this decline is also attributable to (a) a $7.1 million increase in amortization costs related to intangible assets established on the Company's balance sheet as part of the acquisition in accordance with purchase accounting principles under US GAAP and (b) a $7.8 million increase in interest expenses due to increased indebtedness to finance the acquisition of the company in August 2005 and purchase five additional vessels since the acquisition.

Navios' cash and cash equivalents balance at December 31, 2005 was $37.7 million.


    Year 2005 Results (in thousands of US Dollars):

                      Successor     Predecessor     Combined      Predecessor
                      August 26,     January 1,    Year Ended      Year Ended
                       2005 to        2005 to     December 31,    December 31,
                     December 31,    August 25,       2005            2004
                        2005           2005

    Revenues         $ 76,376       $ 158,630      $ 235,006       $ 279,184
    EBITDA           $ 26,537       $  55,696      $  82,233       $ 135,967
    Net income       $  2,161       $  51,337      $  53,498       $ 127,132

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $235.0 million as compared to $279.2 million for the same period during 2004. This decline in revenues is mainly attributable to a decrease in the number of vessels operated by the company during the respective periods as shown in the exhibit under "Fleet Summary Data". The "Available Days" for the fleet declined 23.5% to 9,147 days for the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same period for 2004. The "Time Charter Equivalent" rate per day, including FFAs, declined 12.4% to $22,771 for the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same period for 2004.

EBITDA was $82.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to $136.0 million for the same period of 2004. This unfavorable variance in EBITDA was primarily due to substantial gains in FFA trading in the year ended December 31, 2004 of $57.7 million as compared to a gain of $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. Excluding results from FFA trading, EBITDA from operations was $3.8 million higher in the year ended December 31, 2005 than in the year ended December 31, 2004.

In the year ended December 31, 2005 there were $2.3 million of transaction costs incurred in connection with the sale of Navios, $1.4 million of one-time severance payments to the former CEO, and $1.8 million of legal, audit, consulting and other fees borne by Navios as a publicly listed company. These were mitigated by a $3.0 million reduction in payroll and office related costs for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $53.5 million as compared to $127.1 million for the comparable period of 2004. In addition to the reasons mentioned above, this decline is also attributable to (a) a $10.0 million increase in amortization costs related to intangible assets established on the Company's balance sheet as part of the acquisition in accordance with purchase accounting principles under US GAAP and (b) a $10.1 million increase in interest expenses due to increased indebtedness to finance the acquisition of the company in August 2005 and purchase five additional vessels since the acquisition.

Restatement of Third Quarter Balances

In connection with the acquisition of Navios by International Shipping Enterprises, Inc. and the subsequent downstream merger that occurred on August 25, 2005, the Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to the fair value of favorable lease contracts associated with its vessels. Some of these lease contracts include purchase options whereby the Company can acquire the vessel for a fixed price before the end of the lease term. The portion of the intangible asset associated with the purchase option for the vessels is not amortized and when the purchase options are exercised, it will be capitalized as part of the cost of the vessel and will be depreciated over the remaining useful life of the vessel.

The Company's policy is to recognize lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company's calculation of lease expense for the successor period from August 26, 2005 to September 30, 2005 was inconsistent with this policy. The Company has corrected lease expense for this period to be consistent with this policy.

These resulted in non-cash adjustments that have no effect on the Company's cash flow from operations or its previously announced EBITDA or cash position or financial position. They also do not have an effect on the Predecessor periods since the adjustments relate to post-acquisition amortization periods.

These adjustments have the following impact on the Company's Q3 2005 (Successor) financial statements:

    * Increase amortization expense for the Successor period August 26, 2005
      to September 30, 2005 by $1.66 million.

    * Reduce the intangible asset associated with the favorable leases at
      September 30, 2005 by $1.66 million.

    * Reduce net income for the Successor period August 26, 2005 to September
      30, 2005 by $1.66 million.

The following items in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Balance Sheets have been restated as follows:


    Consolidated Statement of Operations
    (in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

                                                   Successor
                                    August 26, 2005         August 26, 2005
                                 to September 30, 2005   to September 30, 2005
                                 (Previously Reported        (As Restated)
                                        in F-1A)

    Depreciation and amortization       ($2,187)                 ($3,847)
    Income before equity in net
     earnings of affiliate
     companies                           $2,569                     $909
    Net income                           $2,697                   $1,037

    Net income per share
     Basic                               $0.068                   $0.026
     Diluted                             $0.054                   $0.021


    Consolidated Balance Sheets
    (in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

                                                    Successor
                                   September 30, 2005      September 30, 2005
                                 (Previously Reported         (As Restated)
                                        in F-1A)

    Favorable leases terms             $138,780                 $137,120
    Total non-current assets           $545,753                 $544,093
    Total assets                       $744,812                 $743,152
    Retained earnings                    $2,697                   $1,037
    Total stockholders' equity         $186,949                 $185,289
    Total liabilities and
     stockholders' equity              $744,812                 $743,152


    Fleet Summary Data:

    The following table reflects certain key indicators indicative of the
Company's and its fleet's performance for the three month periods ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the years ended December 31, 2005 (combined)
and 2004.

                            Successor   Predecessor   Combined    Predecessor
                               Three Months Ended          Years Ended
                           December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31,
                               2005         2004        2005         2004
                           (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)

    Available Days  (1)       2,261        2,594       9,147        11,952
    Operating Days  (2)       2,253        2,558       9,110        11,900
    Fleet Utilization  (3)     99.6 %       98.6 %      99.6 %        99.6 %
    Time Charter Equivalent
     (TCE)*  (4)            $20,757      $27,059     $22,771       $25,985

* Including gains and losses from FFAs. While FFAs are an integral part of our shipping business they are, for accounting purposes, a distinct activity. TCE rates excluding FFAs were, for the three months ending December 31, 2005 and 2004, $21,583 and $21,178, respectively and for the year ending December 31, 2005 and 2004, $22,760 and $21,153, respectively.

    (1) Available days for fleet are total calendar days the vessels were in
        our possession for the relevant period after subtracting off-hire days
        associated with major repairs, drydocks or special surveys. The
        shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in
        a relevant period during which vessels should be capable of generating
        revenues.
    (2) Operating days is the number of available days in the relevant period
        less the aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to
        any reason, including unforeseen circumstances. The shipping industry
        uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a
        relevant period during which vessels actually generate revenues.
    (3) Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels were
        available for revenue generating available days, and is determined by
        dividing the number of operating days during a relevant period by the
        number of available days during that period.  The shipping industry
        uses fleet utilization to measure a company's efficiency in finding
        suitable employment for its vessels.
    (4) Time Charter Equivalent, or TCE, are defined as voyage and time
        charter revenues plus gains or losses on FFAs less voyage expenses
        during a relevant period divided by the number of available days
        during the period.


    Fleet Employment Profile:

Following is the "core fleet" employment profile, including newbuilds to be delivered. The "core fleet" includes the owned vessels and the long term chartered-in vessels. Navios' core fleet consists of a total of 32 vessels, totaling 2.1 million deadweight tons. Eight of these vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the fleet within the next two years.

Currently, the company operates a fleet of 24 vessels of which 13 are owned and 11 are chartered-in under long-term time charters. These vessels aggregate approximately 1.55 million deadweight tons and have an average age of 4.3 years. Navios has currently fixed 78.2% of its 2006 available days on a time charter-out basis. The average daily charter-out rate for the fleet is $17,179 for 2006. The average daily charter-in rate for the long term charter-in vessels is $9,457 for 2006.



    Owned Vessels

    Vessels    Type           Built     DWT      Charter      Expiration
                                                 Rate(1)       Date (2)

    Navios     Ultra
     Achilles   Handymax      2001     52,063     15,533      10/08/2006
    Navios     Ultra
     Apollon    Handymax      2000     52,073     16,150      08/21/2007
    Navios     Ultra
     Herakles   Handymax      2001     52,061     18,050      03/15/2006
                                                  15,437      02/15/2007
    Navios     Ultra
      Hios      Handymax      2003     55,180     19,237      09/15/2006
    Navios     Ultra
     Ionian     Handymax      2000     52,068     17,212      03/01/2006
                                                  15,152      02/01/2007
    Navios     Ultra
     Kypros     Handymax      2003     55,222     24,063      04/27/2006
    Navios     Ultra
     Meridian   Handymax      2002     50,316     20,045      10/15/2006
    Navios     Ultra
     Mercator   Handymax      2002     53,400     21,175      10/01/2006
    Navios
     Libra II  Panamax        1995     70,135     16,150       3/11/2006
                                                  17,385      07/11/2006
    Navios
     Alegria   Panamax        2004     74,466     23,750      08/03/2006
    Navios
     Felicity  Panamax        1997     73,867      9,144      03/25/2007
    Navios
     Gemini S  Panamax        1994     68,636     19,000      06/15/2006
    Navios     Ultra
     Arc        Handymax      2003     53,514     17,908      04/15/2006
                                                  15,438      03/15/2007


    Long Term Chartered-in Vessels

    Vessels    Type         Built    DWT     Purchase    Charter    Expiration
                                              Option     Rate (1)     Date (2)

    Navios     Ultra
     Horizon    Handymax    2001   50,346    Exercised   12,588    05/30/2006
    Navios     Ultra
     Vector     Handymax    2002   50,300       No        8,811    12/17/2007
    Navios     Panamax
     Aurora                 2005   75,200      Yes       24,063    05/27/2008
    Navios
     Cielo     Panamax      2003   75,834       No       18,050    04/30/2006
    Navios
     Galaxy    Panamax      2001   74,195   Exercised    24,062    12/25/2007
    Navios
     Hyperion  Panamax      2004   75,500      Yes       15,400    01/05/2007
    Navios
     Magellan  Panamax      2000   74,333   Exercised    18,050    03/17/2006
                                                         14,963    02/17/2007
    Navios
     Orbiter   Panamax      2004   76,000      Yes       16,150    10/16/2006
    Navios
     Orion     Panamax      2005   76,000       No       21,175    01/15/2007
    Navios
     Star      Panamax      2002   76,662      Yes       15,343    01/13/2007
    Navios
     Titan     Panamax      2005   82,300       No       20,000    10/09/2007


    Long Term Chartered-in Vessels to be delivered

    Vessels        Type                To Be        Purchase           DWT
                                     Delivered       Option

    Navios TBN     Ultra Handymax     05/2006          Yes            53,500
    Navios TBN     Panamax            08/2006           No            82,800
    Navios TBN     Panamax            01/2007          Yes            75,500
    Navios TBN     Ultra Handymax     04/2007          Yes            53,500
    Navios TBN     Panamax            09/2007          Yes            82,000
    Navios TBN     Panamax            11/2007           No            75,200
    Navios TBN     Panamax            03/2008          Yes            76,500
    Navios TBN     Ultra Handymax     05/2008           No            55,100

    (1) Time Charter Rate per day net of commissions
    (2) Estimated dates assuming earliest redelivery by charterers

    Dividend:

Navios has already announced that its Board of Directors has declared the company's quarterly cash dividend of $0.0666 per common share, payable on March 13, 2006 to stockholders of record as of February 27, 2006.

Conference Call:

As already announced, today, Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 08:30 AM EST, the Company's management will host a conference call to discuss the results.

Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: (800) 309-9171 (from the US) or (706) 643-3639 (from outside the US). Pass code: 6683465

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available until Wednesday, March 29, 2006 by dialing (800) 642-1687 (from the US) or (706) 645-9291 (from outside the US). Pass code: 6683465

    Webcast:
    This call will simultaneously be Webcast at the following Web address:
    http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=32868

The Webcast will be archived and available at this same Web address for one year following the call.

ABOUT NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC.

On August 25, 2005, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 28, 2005, as amended, by and among International Shipping Enterprises, Inc. ("ISE"), Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. ("Navios") and all the shareholders of Navios, ISE acquired Navios through the purchase of all of its outstanding shares of common stock. As a result of this acquisition, Navios became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ISE. In addition, on August 25, 2005, simultaneously with the acquisition of Navios, ISE effected a reincorporation from the State of Delaware to the Republic of the Marshall Islands through a downstream merger with and into its newly acquired wholly-owned subsidiary, whose name was and continued to be Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.

Navios owns and operates a fleet of nine Ultra Handymax and four Panamax vessels. It also time charters in and operates a fleet of two Ultra Handymax and nine Panamax vessels that are employed to provide worldwide transportation of bulk commodities on a long term basis. Furthermore, it also operates a port and transfer terminal located in Nueva Palmira, Uruguay. The facility consists of docks, conveyors and silo storage capacity totaling 270,440 tons. The owned fleet has a total capacity of 763,001 dwt and an average age of approximately 5.4 years. Of the 11 chartered-in vessels, Navios has options to acquire seven of them, two of which are expected to be delivered in the week starting March 20, 2006 and one in the first week of April 2006, thereby increasing the owned fleet capacity by 198,874 dwt. Furthermore, it also has eight long term chartered-in vessels scheduled to be delivered on various dates from May 2006 to May 2008. Navios has options to purchase five of these vessels.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include comments regarding expected revenues and time charters. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for dry bulk vessels, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.



                        NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC.
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                    (expressed in thousands of US Dollars)

                                                     Successor    Predecessor
                                                    December 31,  December 31,
                                                        2005           2004
    ASSETS

    Current Assets
    Cash and cash equivalents                         $ 37,737      $ 46,758
    Restricted cash                                      4,086         3,513
    Accounts receivable, net                            13,703        15,200
    Short term derivative assets                        45,556       109,310
    Short term backlog assets                            7,019             -
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets            6,438        13,163
    Total current assets                               114,539       187,944

    Deposit on exercise of vessels purchase options      8,322             -
    Vessels, port terminal and other fixed
     assets, net                                       365,997       138,199
    Fixed assets under construction                          -         2,794
    Long term derivative assets                             28           708
    Deferred financing costs, net                       11,677           425
    Deferred dry dock and special survey costs, net      2,448           435
    Investments in affiliates                              657           557
    Long term back log asset                             7,744             -
    Trade name                                          89,014         2,004
    Port terminal operating rights                      30,728             -
    Favorable lease terms                              117,440             -
    Goodwill                                            40,789           226
    Total non-current assets                           674,844       145,348

    Total Assets                                     $ 789,383     $ 333,292

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current Liabilities
    Accounts payable                                  $ 13,886      $ 14,883
    Accrued expenses                                    11,253         7,117
    Deferred voyage revenue                              6,143        15,135
    Short term derivative liability                     39,992        65,392
    Short term backlog liability                         8,109             -
    Current portion of long term debt                   54,221         1,000
    Total current liabilities                          133,604       103,527

    Long term debt, net of current portion             439,179        49,506
    Long term liabilities                                2,297         3,024
    Long term derivative liability                         598         2,444
    Long term backlog liability                          5,947             -
    Total non-current liabilities                      448,021        54,974
    Total liabilities                                  581,625       158,501

    Commitments and Contingencies

    Stockholders' Equity
    Successor
    Preferred stock -- $0.0001 par value,
     authorized 1,000,000 shares. None issued                -             -
    Common stock -- $ 0.0001 par value, authorized
     120,000,000 shares, issued and
     outstanding 44,239,319                                  4             -
    Predecessor
    Common stock - $0.10 par value - authorized,
     issued and outstanding 874,584 shares                   -            87
    Additional paid-in capital                         205,593        60,570
    Legal Reserve, restricted                                -           289
    Retained earnings                                    2,161       113,845
    Total stockholders' equity                         207,758       174,791

    Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity       $ 789,383     $ 333,292



                        NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
        (expressed in thousands of US Dollars - except per share data)

                              Successor  Predecessor    Combined   Predecessor
                              August 26,   January 1,     Year        Year
                                2005         2005        Ended       Ended
                                 To           To     December 31, December 31,
                             December 31,  August 25,     2005        2004
                                2005          2005

    Revenue                    $ 76,376   $ 158,630   $ 235,006    $ 279,184
    Gain (loss) on Forward
     Freight Agreements          (2,766)      2,869         103       57,746
    Time charter, voyage and
     port terminal expenses     (39,530)    (91,806)   (131,336)    (180,026)
    Direct vessel expenses       (3,137)     (5,650)     (8,787)      (8,224)
    General and
     administrative expenses     (4,582)     (9,964)    (14,546)     (12,722)
    Depreciation and
     amortization               (13,582)     (3,872)    (17,454)      (5,925)
    Gain on sale of vessels           -           -           -           61
    Interest income               1,163       1,350       2,513          789
    Interest expense and
     finance cost, net          (11,892)     (1,677)    (13,569)      (3,450)
    Other income                     52       1,426       1,478          374
    Other expense                  (226)       (757)       (983)      (1,438)
    Income before equity in
     net earning of affiliate
     companies                    1,876      50,549      52,425      126,369
    Minority Interest                 -           -           -
    Equity in net Earnings
     of Affiliated Companies        285         788       1,073          763
    Net income                  $ 2,161    $ 51,337    $ 53,498    $ 127,132
    Earnings per share,
     basic                       $ 0.05     $ 58.70                 $ 139.83
    Weighted average number
     of shares, basic        40,189,356     874,584                  909,205
    Earnings per share,
     diluted                     $ 0.05     $ 58.70                 $ 139.83
    Weighted average number
     of shares, diluted      45,238,544     874,584                  909,205


                                             Successor          Predecessor
                                           Three Months        Three Months
                                               ended               ended
                                           December 31,        December 31,
                                               2005                2004


    Revenue                                 $ 55,922            $ 62,910
    Gain (loss) on Forward Freight
     Agreements                               (1,868)             15,254
    Time charter, voyage and port
     terminal expenses                       (29,351)            (38,532)
    Direct vessel expenses                    (2,278)             (2,106)
    General and administrative expenses       (3,717)             (3,422)
    Depreciation and amortization             (9,735)             (1,487)
    Interest income                              921                 303
    Interest expense and finance cost,
     net                                      (8,714)               (901)
    Gain on sale of vessels                        -                  61
    Other income                                 407                   -
    Other expense                               (620)             (1,014)
    Income before equity in net earning
     of affiliate companies                      967              31,066
    Minority Interest                              -
    Equity in net Earnings of Affiliated
     Companies                                   157                 150
    Net income                               $ 1,124            $ 31,216

    Earnings per share, basic                $  0.03             $ 35.69

    Weighted average number of shares,
     basic                                40,302,583             874,584

    Earnings per share, diluted               $ 0.03             $ 35.69

    Weighted average number of shares,
     diluted                              43,304,873             874,584



                        NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                    (expressed in thousands of US Dollars)

                                      Successor     Predecessor   Predecessor
                                      August 26,     January 1,       Year
                                        2005           2005          Ended
                                         To             To        December 31,
                                     December 31,   August 25,       2004
                                         2005          2005

    OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    Net income                         $ 2,161      $ 51,337     $ 127,132
    Adjustments to reconcile net
     income to net cash
    provided by operating
     activities:
    Depreciation and amortization       13,582         3,872         5,925
    Amortization of deferred
     financing cost                      1,253           425           773
    Amortization of deferred dry
     dock costs                            143           160           249
    Amortization of backlog                (78)            -             -
    Provision for losses on
     accounts receivable                   411          (880)         (573)
    (Gain) on sale of fixed assets           -             -           (61)
    Unrealized (gain)/loss on FFA
     derivatives                        17,074        23,793          (599)
    Unrealized (gain)/loss on
     foreign exchange contracts           (212)          338            44
    Unrealized (gain)/loss on
     interest rate swaps                  (384)         (403)          301
    Earnings in affiliates, net of
     dividends received                   (285)          185           (64)
    Changes in operating assets
     and liabilities:
    Decrease (increase) in
     restricted cash                       433        (1,005)         (281)
    (Increase) decrease in
     accounts receivable                (9,193)       11,768         2,721
    Decrease (increase)  in
     prepaid expenses and other          2,896         3,762         4,755
    (Decrease) increase in
     accounts payable                   (1,321)      (10,172)          708
    Increase (decrease) in accrued
     expenses                            2,332        (1,229)          191
    (Decrease) increase in
     deferred voyage revenue            (3,961)       (5,032)       (1,833)
    (Decrease) increase in long
     term liability                       (275)         (451)          148
    Increase (decrease) in
     derivative accounts                 1,505        (4,523)       (2,318)
    Net cash provided by operating
     activities                         26,081        71,945       137,218

    INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Deposit on exercise of vessel
     purchase options                   (8,322)            -             -
    Deferred drydock and special
     survey costs                       (1,710)            -             -
    Acquisition of vessels            (110,831)            -             -
    Purchase of property and
     equipment                            (294)       (4,264)       (5,103)
    Proceeds from sale of fixed
     assets                                  -             -           136
    Net cash used in investing
     activities                       (121,157)       (4,264)       (4,967)

    FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Proceeds from long term loan       105,900             -        91,506
    Repayment of long term debt       (126,870)      (50,506)     (139,189)
    Repayment of shareholders loan      (8,622)            -           367
    Deferred financing costs            (3,787)            -          (438)
    Acquisition of common stock              -             -        (9,000)
    Redemption of preferred stock            -             -       (15,189)
    Dividends paid                           -             -       (40,000)
    Cash received from downstream
     merger                            102,259             -             -
    Net cash provided (used in)
     by financing activities            68,880       (50,506)     (111,943)
    (Decrease) increase in cash
     and cash equivalents              (26,196)       17,175        20,308
    Cash and cash equivalents,
     beginning of year                  63,933        46,758        26,450
    Cash and cash equivalent, end
     of year                          $ 37,737      $ 63,933      $ 46,758

    SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH
    FLOW INFORMATION
    Cash paid for interest             $ 9,932       $ 2,358       $ 5,159


    Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA represents net income plus interest and finance costs plus depreciation and amortization and income taxes, if any. EBITDA is included because it is used by certain investors to measure a company's financial performance. EBITDA is a "non-GAAP financial measure" and should not be considered a substitute for net income, cash flow from operating activities and other operations or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or as a measure of profitability or liquidity. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information with respect to the Company's ability to satisfy its obligations including debt service, capital expenditures, working capital requirements and determination of dividends. While EBITDA is frequently used as a measure of operating results and the ability to meet debt service requirements, the definition of EBITDA used here may not be comparable to that used by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.


    EBITDA Reconciliation to Cash from Operations

    Three Months Ended December 31,
    (in thousands of US Dollars)

                                                   Successor      Predecessor
                                                  December 31,    December 31,
                                                      2005            2004

    Net cash provided by operating activities      $ 26,609        $ 24,552
    Net increase (decrease) in operating assets        (418)          2,651
    Net increase (decrease) in operating
     liabilities                                     (5,916)         (3,928)
    Net interest cost excluding finance cost          6,707             221
    Provision for losses on accounts receivable        (404)             17
    Gain on sale of fixed assets                          -              61
    Unrealized gain (loss) on FFA derivatives,
     FECs and interest rate swaps                    (7,962)          9,638
    Earnings in affiliates, net of dividends
     received                                           157             150
    EBITDA                                         $ 18,773        $ 33,362


    Year ended December 31,
    (in thousands of US Dollars)

                                       Successor    Predecessor   Predecessor
                                       August 26,    January 1,    Year ended
                                        2005 to      2005 to      December 31,
                                        December    August 26,        2004
                                        31, 2005      2005

    Net cash provided by operating
     activities                         $ 26,081    $ 71,945       $ 137,218
    Net increase (decrease) in
     operating assets                      5,864     (14,525)         (7,195)
    Net (increase) decrease in
     operating liabilities                 1,721      21,407           3,104
    Net interest cost excluding
     finance cost                          9,476         (98)          1,888
    Provision for losses on
     accounts receivable                    (411)        880             573
    Gain/loss on sale of fixed
     assets                                    -           -              61
    Unrealized gain (loss) on FFA
     derivatives, FECs and interest
     rate swaps                          (16,479)    (23,728)            254
    Earnings in affiliates, net of
     dividends received                      285        (185)             64
    EBITDA                              $ 26,537    $ 55,696       $ 135,967

SOURCE  Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., Investor Relations,
+1-212-279-8820, investors@navios.com /
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CO:  Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
ST:  Greece, Delaware
IN:  MAR
SU:  ERN CCA

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