STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the “Company,” “Dorian LPG,” “we,” “us,” and “our”), a leading owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers (“VLGCs”), today reported its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025.
The Challenger – 2015 built VLGC
The Challenger – 2015 built VLGC
Key Recent Development
Declared an irregular dividend totaling approximately $29.9 million, or $0.70 per share, to be paid on or about on or about February 24, 2026 to all shareholders of record as of February 9, 2026.
Highlights for the Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026
Revenues of $120.0 million.
Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) (1) rate per available day for our fleet of $50,333.
Net income of $47.2 million, or $1.11 earnings per diluted share (“EPS”), and adjusted net income (1) of $47.4 million, or $1.11 adjusted earnings per diluted share (“adjusted EPS”). (1)
Adjusted EBITDA (1) of $74.2 million.
Declared an irregular cash dividend totaling $27.8 million in November 2025, which was paid in December 2025.
TCE, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS and adjusted EBITDA are non-U.S. GAAP measures. Refer to the reconciliation of revenues to TCE, net income to adjusted net income, EPS to adjusted EPS and net income to adjusted EBITDA included in this press release under the heading “Financial Information.”
John C. Hadjipateras, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “Our seafaring and shoreside team delivered a strong operating performance in the quarter. We declared our 17th consecutive quarterly irregular dividend bringing total capital returned including buy backs, since our IPO, to over $960 million. Last quarter the VLGC market again reached a new export record. Demand, as well as freight rates have continued to be strong into the current quarter. We look forward to the delivery, in March, of a newbuilding dual fuel VLGC/AC.”
Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results Summary
Net income amounted to $47.2 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $21.4 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Adjusted net income amounted to $47.4 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to adjusted net income of $18.5 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Adjusted net income for the three months ended December 31, 2025 is calculated by adjusting net income for the same period to exclude an unrealized loss on derivative instruments of $0.2 million. Please refer to the reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income, which appears later in this press release.
The $28.9 million increase in adjusted net income for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024, is primarily attributable to (i) an increase of $39.3 million in revenues; (ii) decreases of $1.8 million in interest and finance costs, $0.7 million of which is due to increased capitalized interest, and $1.5 million in vessel operating expenses, and (iii) a favorable change of $0.6. million in other gain/(loss), net; partially offset by increases of $7.6 million in charter hire expenses, $3.3 million in general and administrative expenses, $0.7 million in voyage expenses, $0.7 million in profit sharing expenses; $0.6 million in depreciation and amortization expenses; and decreases of $1.0 million in interest income and $0.4 million in realized gain on derivatives.
The TCE rate per available day for our fleet was $50,333 for the three months ended December 31, 2025, a 39.5% increase from $36,071 for the same period in the prior year. Please see footnote 5 to the table in “Financial Information” below for information related to how we calculate TCE.
Vessel operating expenses per vessel per calendar day decreased to $10,275 for the three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to $11,097 in the same period in the prior year. Please see “Vessel Operating Expenses” below for more information.
Revenues
Revenues, which represent net pool revenues—related party, time charter revenues, and other revenues, net, were $120.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $39.3 million, or 48.7%, from $80.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to higher average TCE rates and increased available days. TCE rates rose by $14,262 per available day from $36,071 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 to $50,333 for the three months ended December 31, 2025. The increase in TCE rates was primarily due to higher spot rates and lower bunker prices. The Baltic Exchange Liquid Petroleum Gas Index, an index published daily by the Baltic Exchange for the spot market rate for the benchmark Ras Tanura-Chiba route (expressed as U.S. dollars per metric ton), averaged $67.767 during the three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to an average of $55.717 during the three months ended December 31, 2024. The average price of very low sulfur fuel oil (expressed as U.S. dollars per metric ton) from Singapore and Fujairah decreased from $570 during the three months ended December 31, 2024, to $452 during the three months ended December 31, 2025. Available days for our fleet increased from 2,210 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 to 2,349 for the three months ended December 31, 2025, mainly driven by an increase in the number of vessels in our fleet, partially offset by a modest increase in off-hire days due to drydocking.
Vessel Operating Expenses
Vessel operating expenses were $19.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2025, or $10,275 per vessel per calendar day, which is calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by calendar days for the relevant time-period for the technically-managed vessels that were in our fleet and decreased by $1.5 million, or 7.4% from $21.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The decrease of $822 per vessel per calendar day, from $11,097 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 to $10,275 per vessel per calendar day for the three months ended December 31, 2025 was partially due to a decrease of non-capitalizable drydock-related operating expenses. Excluding non-capitalizable drydock-related operating expenses, daily operating expenses decreased by $603, or 5.9%, from $10,161 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 to $9,558 for the three months ended December 31, 2025, primarily resulting from reductions of spares and stores.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $10.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $3.3 million, or 44.4%, from $7.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, driven by increases of $2.0 million in expenses under our Cash Incentive Compensation Plan, $0.6 million in employee-related costs and benefits, $0.3 million in stock-based compensation expense, and $0.4 million in other general and administrative expenses in the period ended December 31, 2025 when compared to the period ended December 31, 2024.
Interest and Finance Costs
Interest and finance costs amounted to $7.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 20.5%, from $8.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The decrease of $1.8 million during this period was mainly due to (i) a reduction of $1.0 million in interest on our long-term debt, (ii) an increase of $0.7 million in capitalized interest, and (iii) a decrease of $0.1 million in loan expenses and bank charges. The decrease of $1.0 million in loan interest on our long-term debt was driven by a reduction of average indebtedness, excluding deferred financing fees, from $579.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, to $526.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, as well as a lower SOFR rate on the 2023 A&R Debt Facility during the three months ended December 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Interest Income
Interest income amounted to $2.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $3.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The decrease of $1.1 million is mainly attributable to (i) reduced interest rates over the periods presented, and (ii) moderately lower average cash balances for the three months ended December 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives
Unrealized loss on derivatives amounted to $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to a gain of $2.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The $3.1 million difference is primarily attributable to changes in forward SOFR yield curves and changes in notional amounts.
Realized Gain on Derivatives
Realized gain on derivatives amounted to $0.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $0.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The unfavorable $0.4 million change is primarily attributable to (i) a $0.9 million reduction of realized gains on our interest rate swaps (ii) partially offset by reduced realized losses on our FFAs of $0.5 million.
Fleet
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our fleet as of January 31, 202
