DORIAN LPG LTD.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 29, 2025.
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Period ended 2024-03-31; filed 2024-05-29.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-29.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Current report
Executive Officer Compensation Matters
Current report
On May 15, 2025, we announced that the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of our Board of Directors elected to adopt certain performance measures under the Company’s incentive compensation plan going forward to structure pay practices for its named executive officers to more closely match the Company’s publicly traded peers and adopt best practices by using pre-established performance criteria and potential payouts.
Current report
The overall result of these changes is an executive compensation program that clearly defines and discloses performance metrics, thereby enabling shareholders to more directly observe the alignment between executive pay and Company performance. While the Committee always considered a broad range of metrics in its deliberations to determine executive pay, the pre-established performance criteria provides a heightened level of transparency and underscores the Company’s commitment to best-in-class corporate governance.
Current report
More specifically, the revised approach further promotes the Company’s long-term operating plan and business strategy, provides competitive compensation incentives, and mitigates the possibility of excessive risk-taking by discouraging disproportionate focus on any single performance measure. The formulas approved by the Committee are as follows:
Current report
Interest and finance costs amounted to $35.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $4.7 million from $40.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2024. The decrease of $4.7 million during the year ended March 31, 2025
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Interest Income
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Interest income amounted to $15.2 million for the year ended March 31, 2025, compared to $9.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2024. The increase of $5.7 million is mainly attributable to higher average cash balances for the year ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the year ended March 31, 2024.
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Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives
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definition of available days as we believe it is more reflective of industry practice and more consistent with the practice used in the Helios Pool, which now accounts for more than 95% of our revenue.
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** Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation of available days.
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On June 7, 2024, we issued 2 million shares to the public at a price of $44.50 per share with proceeds totaling $89.0 million, less (i) $2.225 per share, or $4.5 million, of underwriting discounts and commissions, and (ii) $0.1 million of legal and other offering costs.
Current report
On June 15, 2023, we paid $0.4 million of dividends that were deferred until the vesting of certain restricted stock.
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On August 5, 2023, we paid $0.7 million of dividends that were deferred until the vesting of certain restricted stock.
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On April 25, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors has declared an irregular cash dividend of $1.00 per share of the Company’s common stock totaling $40.6 million. We paid $40.4 million on May 29, 2024, with the remaining $0.2 million deferred until certain shares of restricted stock vest.
Current report
On July 24, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors declared an irregular cash dividend of $1.00 per share of the Company’s common stock to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 8, 2024, totaling $42.8 million. We paid $42.6 million on August 21, 2024, with the remaining $0.2 million deferred until certain shares of restricted stock vest.
Current report
On August 5, 2024, we paid $1.1 million of dividends that had been deferred until the vesting of certain restricted stock.
Current report
On October 24, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors declared an irregular cash dividend of $1.00 per share of the Company’s common stock to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 5, 2024, totaling $42.8 million. We paid $42.6 million on November 22, 2024, with the remaining $0.2 million deferred until certain shares of restricted stock vest.
Current report
On January 24, 2025, we announced that our Board of Directors declared an irregular cash dividend of $0.70 per share of the Company’s common stock totaling $30.0 million. We paid $29.8 million on February 27, 2025, with the remaining $0.2 million deferred until certain shares of restricted stock vest.
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Executive Officer Promotions and Compensation Matters
Previous report
On April 24, 2024, two of our current executives were promoted to increased positions of responsibility. The N&CG Committee established the following executive positions: Head of Energy Transition and Chief Operating Officer. John Lycouris, Chief Executive Officer of Dorian LPG (USA) LLC and director of the Board of Directors, was promoted to the position of Head of Energy Transition, and Alexander C. Hadjipateras, Senior Executive Vice President of Dorian LPG (USA) LLC and Managing Director of Dorian LPG Management Corp. (Athens), was promoted to Chief Operating Officer.
Previous report
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has also set the vesting condition for the last tranche of the shares of restricted stock granted in July 2023 to each of Theodore Young, John Lycouris and John Hadjipateras, as named executive officers of the Company. The Compensation Committee determined to apply the condition that the shares eligible to vest on August 5, 2025, with respect to Messrs. J. Hadjipateras and Young, and August 5, 2024, with respect to Mr. Lycouris (the “Scheduled Vesting Date”) shall vest when and only if the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common shares over any consecutive 15-day period prior to the final business day of the sixth fiscal quarter following the grant date of the vesting shares, as reported on Bloomberg (or on such other internationally recognized financial information provider), equals or exceeds, 95% of the book value of a Company share, which shall be determined (in good faith by the management of the Company) on June 30, 2024.
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Operating Days. We define operating days as available days less the aggregate number of days that the commercially managed vessels in our fleet are off‑hire for any reason other than major repairs and scheduled maintenance. We use operating days to measure the number of days in a period that our operating vessels are on hire.
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Fleet Utilization. We calculate fleet utilization by dividing the number of operating days during a period by the number of available days during that period. An increase in non‑scheduled off‑hire days, including waiting time, would reduce our operating days, and therefore, our fleet utilization. We use fleet utilization to measure our ability to efficiently find suitable employment for our vessels.
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$270.2 million. There were no indications of impairment on any of our vessels and no impairment was recorded during the year ended March 31, 2023.
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Depreciation and Amortization
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Depreciation and amortization was $68.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $5.3 million, or 8.3%, from $63.4 million for the year ended March 31, 2023, primarily resulting from the delivery of our Dual-fuel ECO VLGCCaptain Markosin March 2023.
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Unrealized Gain on Derivatives
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We determine operating days for each vessel based on the underlying vessel employment, including our vessels in the Helios Pool, or the Company Methodology. If we were to calculate operating days for each vessel within the Helios Pool as a variable rate time charter, or the Alternate Methodology, our operating days and fleet utilization would be increased with a corresponding reduction of our TCE rate. Operating data using both methodologies is as follows:
Previous report
We believe that Our Methodology using the underlying vessel employment provides more meaningful insight into market conditions and the performance of our vessels.
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Our Dual-fuel ECO VLGC was delivered to us in March 2023. Our nineteen ECO VLGCs, which incorporate fuel efficiency and emission-reducing technologies and certain custom features, were acquired by us for an aggregate purchase price of $1.4 billion and delivered to us between July 2014 and February 2016, seventeen of which were delivered during calendar year 2015 or later and fourteen, of which, are scrubber-equipped. Three of our four time chartered-in VLGCs are dual-fuel Panamax design and one of the time chartered-in VLGCs is scrubber-equipped.
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Our Dual-fuel ECO VLGC was delivered to us in March 2023. Our nineteen ECO VLGCs, which incorporate fuel efficiency and emission-reducing technologies and certain custom features, were acquired by us for an aggregate purchase price of $1.4 billion and delivered to us between July 2014 and February 2016, seventeen of which were delivered during calendar year 2015 or later and fifteen, of which, are scrubber-equipped. Three of our four time chartered-in VLGCs are dual-fuel Panamax design and one of the time chartered-in VLGCs is scrubber-equipped. On November 24, 2023, we entered into an agreement for a newbuilding VLGC/AC, with a cargo carrying capacity of 93,000 cbm that can transport LPG or ammonia and is expected to be delivered from Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd. in the second calendar quarter of 2026.
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On April 1, 2015, Dorian and MOL Energia began operations of the Helios Pool, which entered into pool participation agreements for the purpose of establishing and operating, as charterer, under a variable rate time charter to be entered into with owners or disponent owners of VLGCs, a commercial pool of VLGCs whereby revenues and expenses are shared. The vessels entered into the Helios Pool may operate either in the spot market, pursuant to COAs or on time charters of two years' duration or less (unless agreed otherwise). As of May 23, 2024, twenty-four of our twenty-five VLGCs, including the four time chartered-in vessels, were deployed in the Helios Pool.
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On April 1, 2015, Dorian and MOL Energia began operations of the Helios Pool, which entered into pool participation agreements for the purpose of establishing and operating, as charterer, under a variable rate time charter to be entered into with owners or disponent owners of VLGCs, a commercial pool of VLGCs whereby revenues and expenses are shared. The vessels entered into the Helios Pool may operate either in the spot market, pursuant to COAs or on time charters of two years' duration or less (unless agreed otherwise). As of May 23, 2025, all twenty-five of our VLGCs, including the four time chartered-in vessels, were deployed in the Helios Pool.
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Our customers, either directly or through the Helios Pool, include or have included global energy companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., China International United Petroleum & Chemicals Co., Ltd., Royal Dutch Shell plc, Equinor ASA, Total S.A., and Sunoco LP, commodity traders such as Glencore plc, Itochu Corporation, Bayegan Group, and the Vitol Group and importers such as E1 Corp., Indian Oil Corporation, SK Gas Co. Ltd., and Astomos Energy Corporation, or subsidiaries of the foregoing. For the year ended March 31, 2024, the Helios Pool accounted for 95% of our total revenues. No other individual charterer accounted for more than 10%. Within the Helios Pool, one charterer represented more than 10% of net pool revenues—related party. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Helios Pool accounted for 94% of our total revenues. No other individual charterer accounted for more than 10%. Within the Helios Pool, two charterers represented more than 10% of net pool revenues—related party. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Helios Pool accounted for 90% of our total revenues. No other individual charterer accounted for more than 10%. Within the Helios Pool, no charterers represented more than 10% of net pool revenues—related party. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—We operate exclusively in the LPG shipping industry. Due to the general lack of industry diversification, adverse developments in the LPG shipping industry may adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors—We expect to be dependent on a limited number of customers for a material part of our revenues, and failure of such customers to meet their obligations could cause us to suffer losses or negatively impact our results of operations and cash flows.”
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Our customers, either directly or through the Helios Pool, include or have included global energy companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., China International United Petroleum & Chemicals Co., Ltd., Royal Dutch Shell plc, Equinor ASA, Total S.A., and Energy Transfer Partners, commodity traders such as Glencore plc, Itochu Corporation, Bayegan Group, Gunvor Group, and the Vitol Group and importers such as E1 Corp., Indian Oil Corporation, SK Gas Co. Ltd., and Astomos Energy Corporation, or subsidiaries of the foregoing. For the year ended March 31, 2025, the Helios Pool accounted for 97% of our total revenues. No other individual charterer accounted for more than 10% of our total revenues. Within the Helios Pool, one charterer represented more than 10% of net pool revenues—related party. For the year ended March 31, 2024, the Helios Pool accounted for 95% of our total revenues. No other individual charterer accounted for more than 10% of our total revenues. Within the Helios Pool, one charterer represented more than 10% of net pool revenues—related party. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Helios Pool accounted for 94% of our total revenues. No other individual charterer accounted for more than 10% of our total revenues. Within the Helios Pool, two charterers each represented more than 10% of net pool revenues—related party. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—We operate exclusively in the LPG shipping industry. Due to the general lack of industry diversification, adverse developments in the LPG shipping industry may adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors—We expect to be dependent on a limited number of customers for a material part of our revenues, and failure of such customers to meet their obligations could cause us to suffer losses or negatively impact our results of operations and cash flows.”
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We continue to pursue a balanced chartering strategy by employing our vessels on a mix of multi-year time charters, some of which may include a profit-sharing component, shorter-term time charters, spot market voyages and COAs. One of our vessels is currently on a fixed time charter outside of the Helios Pool. See “Item 1. Business—Our Fleet” above for more information.
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We continue to pursue a balanced chartering strategy by employing our vessels on a mix of multi-year time charters, some of which may include a profit-sharing component, shorter-term time charters, spot market voyages and
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Additional information relating to compensation paid to each of the Company’s named executive officers in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 and to be paid in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 will be included in the Company’s DEF14A Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission in connection with the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders.
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Additional information relating to compensation paid in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 or earned by each of the Company’s named executive officers in respect of the same period will be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission with respect to the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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On April 25, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors has declared an irregular cash dividend of $1.00 per share of the Company’s common stock totaling $40.6 million. The dividend is payable on or about May 30, 2024 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 8, 2024.
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On May 2, 2025, we announced that our Board of Directors has declared an irregular cash dividend of $0.50 per share of the Company’s common stock totaling $21.3 million. The dividend is payable on or about May 30, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 16, 2025.
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We seek to employ our vessels in a manner that maximizes fleet utilization and earnings upside through our chartering strategy in line with our goal of maximizing shareholder value and returning capital to shareholders when appropriate, taking into account fluctuations in freight rates in the market and our own views on the direction of those rates in the future. As of May 23, 2024, twenty-four of our twenty-five VLGCs, including the four time chartered-in vessels, were employed in the Helios Pool, which includes time charters with a term of less than two years unless otherwise agreed.
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We seek to employ our vessels in a manner that maximizes fleet availability and earnings upside through our chartering strategy in line with our goal of maximizing shareholder value and returning capital to shareholders when appropriate, taking into account fluctuations in freight rates in the market and our own views on the direction of those rates in the future. As of May 23, 2025, all twenty-five of our VLGCs, including the four time chartered-in vessels, were employed in the Helios Pool, which includes time charters with a term of less than two years unless otherwise agreed.
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A spot market voyage charter is generally a contract to carry a specific cargo from a load port to a discharge port for an agreed upon freight per ton of cargo or a specified total amount. Under spot market voyage charters, we pay voyage expenses such as port and fuel costs. A time charter is generally a contract to charter a vessel for a fixed period of time at a set daily or monthly rate. Under time charters, the charterer pays voyage expenses such as port and fuel costs. Vessels operating on time charters provide more predictable cash flows, but can yield lower profit margins than vessels operating in the spot market during periods characterized by favorable market conditions. Vessels operating in the spot market generate revenues that are less predictable but may enable us to capture increased profit margins during periods of improvements in the freight market although we are exposed to the risk of a decline in the freight market and lower utilization. Pools generally consist of a number of vessels which may be owned by a number of different ship owners which operate as a single marketing entity in an effort to produce freight efficiencies. Pools typically employ experienced commercial charterers and operators who have close working relationships with customers and brokers while technical management is typically the responsibility of each ship owner. Under pool arrangements, vessels typically enter the pool under a time charter agreement whereby the cost of bunkers and port expenses are borne by the charterer (i.e., the pool) and operating costs, including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel. Pools, in
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A spot market voyage charter is generally a contract to carry a specific cargo from a load port to a discharge port for an agreed upon freight per ton of cargo or a specified total amount. Under spot market voyage charters, we pay voyage expenses such as port and fuel costs. A time charter is generally a contract to charter a vessel for a fixed period of time at a set daily or monthly rate. Under time charters, the charterer pays voyage expenses such as port and fuel costs. Vessels operating on time charters provide more predictable cash flows, but can yield lower profits than vessels operating in the spot market during periods characterized by favorable market conditions. Vessels operating in the spot market generate revenues that are less predictable but may enable us to capture increased profits during periods of improvements in the freight market although we are exposed to the risk of a decline in the freight market and lower vessel availability. Pools generally consist of a number of vessels which may be owned by a number of different ship owners which operate as a single marketing entity in an effort to produce freight efficiencies. Pools typically employ experienced commercial charterers and operators who have close working relationships with customers and brokers while technical management is typically the responsibility of each ship owner. Under pool arrangements, vessels typically enter the pool under a time charter agreement whereby the cost of bunkers and port expenses are borne by the charterer (i.e., the pool) and operating costs, including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel. Pools, in return, typically negotiate charters with customers primarily in the spot market. Since the members of a pool typically share in the revenue generated by the entire group of vessels in the pool, and since pools operate primarily in the spot market, including the pool in which we participate, the revenue earned by vessels placed in spot market related pools is subject to the fluctuations of the spot market and the ability of the pool manager to effectively employ its fleet. We believe that vessel pools can provide cost-effective commercial management activities for a group of similar class vessels and potentially result in lower waiting times and higher earnings.
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On April 1, 2015, Dorian and MOL Energia began operation of the Helios Pool, which is a pool of VLGC vessels. We believe that the operation of certain of our VLGCs in this pool allows us to achieve better market coverage and utilization. Vessels entered into the Helios Pool are commercially managed jointly by Dorian LPG (DK) ApS, our wholly-owned subsidiary, and MOL Energia. The members of the Helios Pool share in the net pool revenues generated by the entire group of vessels in the pool, weighted according to certain technical vessel characteristics, and net pool revenues (see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included herein) are distributed as variable rate time charter hire to each participant. The vessels entered into the Helios Pool may operate either in the spot market, COAs, or on time charters of two years' duration or less. As of May 23, 2024, the Helios Pool operated thirty VLGCs, including twenty-four vessels from our fleet, five MOL Energia vessels and one time chartered-in vessel.
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On April 1, 2015, Dorian and MOL Energia began operation of the Helios Pool, which is a pool of VLGC vessels. We believe that the operation of certain of our VLGCs in this pool allows us to achieve better market coverage. Vessels entered into the Helios Pool are commercially managed jointly by Dorian LPG (DK) ApS, our wholly-owned subsidiary, and MOL Energia. The members of the Helios Pool share in the net pool revenues generated by the entire group of vessels in the pool, weighted according to certain technical vessel characteristics, and net pool revenues (see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included herein) are distributed as variable rate time charter hire to each participant. The vessels entered into the Helios Pool may operate either in the spot market, COAs, or on time charters of two years' duration or less. As of May 23, 2025, the Helios Pool operated twenty-eight VLGCs, including all twenty-five vessels from our fleet and three MOL Energia vessels.
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For the years ended March 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, 95%, 94% and 90% of our revenue, respectively, was generated through the Helios Pool as net pool revenues—related party.
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For the years ended March 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, 97%, 95% and 94% of our revenue, respectively, was generated through the Helios Pool as net pool revenues—related party.
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Voyage Charters. A voyage charter, or spot charter, is a contract for transportation of a specified cargo between two or more designated ports. This type of charter is priced at a current or "spot" market rate, typically on a price per ton of product carried. Under voyage charters, we are responsible for all of the voyage expenses in addition to providing the crewing and other vessel operating services. Revenues for voyage charters are more volatile as they are typically tied to prevailing market rates at the time of the voyage. Our gross revenue under voyage charters is generally higher than under comparable time charters so as to compensate us for our bearing all voyage expenses. As a result, our revenue and voyage expenses may vary significantly depending on our mix of time charters and voyage charters. None of our revenue was generated pursuant to voyage charters from our VLGCs not in the Helios Pool for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.
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Voyage Charters. A voyage charter, or spot charter, is a contract for transportation of a specified cargo between two or more designated ports. This type of charter is priced at a current or "spot" market rate, typically on a price per ton of product carried. Under voyage charters, we are responsible for all of the voyage expenses in addition to providing the crewing and other vessel operating services. Revenues for voyage charters are more volatile as they are typically tied to prevailing market rates at the time of the voyage. Our gross revenue under voyage charters is generally higher than under comparable time charters so as to compensate us for our bearing all voyage expenses. As a result, our revenue and voyage expenses may vary significantly depending on our mix of time charters and voyage charters. None of our revenue was generated pursuant to voyage charters from our VLGCs outside of the Helios Pool for the years ended March 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023.
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Time Charters. A time charter is a contract under which a vessel is chartered for a defined period of time at a fixed daily or monthly rate. Under time charters, we are responsible for providing crewing and other vessel operating services, the cost of which is intended to be covered by the fixed rate, while the customer is responsible for substantially all of the voyage expenses, including bunker fuel consumption, port expenses and canal tolls. LPG is frequently transported under a time charter arrangement, with terms ranging from one to seven years. In addition, we may also have profit-sharing arrangements with some of our customers that provide for additional payments above a floor monthly rate (usually up to an agreed ceiling) based on the actual, average daily rate quoted by the Baltic Exchange for VLGCs on the benchmark Ras Tanura‑Chiba route over an agreed time period converted to a time charter equivalent (“TCE”) monthly rate. For the years ended March 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, approximately 4.6%, 5,8% and 8.2%, respectively, of our revenue was generated pursuant to time charters from our VLGCs not in the Helios Pool.
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Time Charters. A time charter is a contract under which a vessel is chartered for a defined period of time at a fixed daily or monthly rate. Under time charters, we are responsible for providing crewing and other vessel operating services, the cost of which is intended to be covered by the fixed rate, while the customer is responsible for substantially all of the voyage expenses, including bunker fuel consumption, port expenses and canal tolls. LPG is frequently transported under a time charter arrangement, with terms ranging from one to seven years. In addition, we may also have profit-sharing arrangements with some of our customers that provide for additional payments above a floor monthly rate (usually up to an agreed ceiling) based on the actual, average daily rate quoted by the Baltic Exchange for VLGCs on one or more of the benchmark routes over an agreed time period converted to a time charter equivalent (“TCE”) monthly rate. For the years ended March 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, approximately 2.3%, 4.6% and 5.8%, respectively, of our revenue was generated pursuant to time charters from our VLGCs not in the Helios Pool.
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Other Revenues, net. Other revenues, net represent income from charterers, including the Helios Pool, relating to reimbursement of expenses such as costs for security guards and war risk insurance for voyages operating in high-risk areas. For the years ended March 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, approximately 0.3%, 0.6% and 2.0%, respectively, of our revenue was generated pursuant to other revenues, net.
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Other Revenues, net. Other revenues, net represent income from charterers, including the Helios Pool, relating to reimbursement of expenses such as costs for security guards and war risk insurance for voyages operating in
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Of these revenue streams, revenue generated from voyage charter agreements is further described in our revenue recognition policy as described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. Revenue generated from pools and time charters is accounted for as revenue earned under recently adopted accounting guidance to update the requirements of financial accounting and reporting for lessees and lessors as described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.
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Of these revenue streams, revenue generated from voyage charter agreements is further described in our revenue recognition policy as described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. Revenue generated from pools and time charters is accounted for as revenue earned under the requirements of financial accounting and reporting for lessees and lessors as described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.
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Available Days. We define available days as the sum of calendar days and time chartered-in days (collectively representing our commercially managed vessels) less aggregate off hire days associated with major repairs and scheduled maintenance, which include drydockings, vessel upgrades or special or intermediate surveys. We use available days to measure the aggregate number of days in a period that our vessels should be capable of generating revenues.
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Available Days. We define available days as the sum of calendar days and time chartered-in days (including waiting time) collectively representing our commercially-managed vessels, less aggregate off hire days associated with both unscheduled and scheduled maintenance, which include major repairs, drydockings, vessel upgrades or special or intermediate surveys. We use available days to measure the aggregate number of days in a period that our vessels should be capable of generating revenues. Note that during the year ended March 31, 2025, we have updated our definition of available days to include unscheduled maintenance as we believe it is more reflective of industry practice and more consistent with the practice used in the Helios Pool, which now accounts for more than 95% of our revenue.
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a vessel under 15 years of age once every five years unless an extension of the drydocking to seven and one-half years is granted by the classification society and the vessel is not older than 20 years of age. We capitalize costs directly associated with the drydockings that extend the life of the vessel and amortize these costs on a straight-line basis over the period through the date the next survey is scheduled to become due under the "Deferral" method permitted under U.S. GAAP. Costs incurred during the drydocking period which relate to routine repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. The number of drydockings undertaken in a given period and the nature of the work performed determine the level of drydocking expenditures.
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Drydocking. We must periodically drydock each of our vessels for any major repairs and maintenance and for inspection of the underwater parts of the vessel that cannot be performed while the vessels are operating and for any modifications to comply with industry certification or governmental requirements. The classification societies provide guidelines applicable to LPG vessels relating to extended intervals for drydocking. Generally, we are required to drydock a vessel under 15 years of age once every five years unless an extension of the drydocking to seven and one-half years is granted by the classification society and the vessel is not older than 20 years of age. We capitalize costs directly associated with the drydockings that extend the life of the vessel and amortize these costs on a straight-line basis over the period through the date the next survey is scheduled to become due under the "Deferral" method permitted under U.S. GAAP. Costs incurred during the drydocking period which relate to routine repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. The number of drydockings undertaken in a given period and the nature of the work performed determine the level of drydocking expenditures.
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Voyage Expenses. Voyage expenses are all expenses unique to a particular voyage, including bunker fuel consumption, port expenses, canal fees, charter hire commissions, war risk insurance and security costs. Voyage expenses are typically paid by us under voyage charters and by the charterer under time charters, including our VLGCs chartered to the Helios Pool. Accordingly, we generally only incur voyage expenses for our own account when performing voyage charters or during repositioning voyages between time charters for which no cargo is available or travelling to or from drydocking. We generally bear all voyage expenses under voyage charters and, as such, voyage expenses are generally greater under voyage charters than time charters. As a result, our voyage expenses may vary significantly depending on our mix of time charters and voyage charters.
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Voyage Expenses. Voyage expenses are all expenses unique to a particular voyage, including bunker fuel consumption, port expenses, canal fees, charter hire commissions, war risk insurance and security costs. Voyage expenses are typically paid by us under voyage charters and by the charterer under time charters, including our VLGCs chartered to the Helios Pool. Accordingly, we generally only incur voyage expenses for our own account when performing voyage charters or during repositioning voyages between time charters for which no cargo is available or travelling to or from drydocking. We generally bear all voyage expenses under voyage charters and, as such, voyage expenses are generally
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General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses principally consist of the costs incurred in the corporate administration of the vessel and non‑vessel owning subsidiaries. We have granted restricted stock awards to certain of our officers, directors and employees that vest over various periods (see Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included herein). Granting of restricted stock results in an increase in expenses. Stock-based compensation expense for officers, directors and employees is measured at the grant date stock price (or, if a market
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General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses principally consist of the costs incurred in the corporate administration of the vessel and non‑vessel owning subsidiaries. We have granted restricted stock awards to certain of our officers, directors and employees that vest over various periods (see Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included herein). Granting of restricted stock results in an increase in expenses. Stock-based compensation expense for officers, directors and employees is measured at the grant date stock price (or, if a market condition is attached to the award, at the estimated fair value of the award on grant date) and is recognized over the vesting period.
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We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make estimates in the application of our accounting policies based on our best assumptions, judgments and opinions. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our consolidated financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. Accounting estimates and assumptions discussed in this section are those that we consider to be the most critical to an understanding of our financial statements because they inherently involve significant judgments and uncertainties. For a description of our significant accounting policies, see Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements included herein.
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We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make estimates in the application of our accounting policies based on our best assumptions, judgments and opinions. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our consolidated financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. Accounting estimates and assumptions discussed in this section are those that we consider to be the most critical to an understanding of our financial statements because they inherently involve significant judgments and uncertainties. For a description of our significant accounting policies, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
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Vessel Depreciation. The cost of our vessels less their estimated residual value is depreciated on a straight‑line basis over the vessels' estimated useful lives. We estimate the useful life of each of our vessels to be 25 years from the date the vessel was originally delivered from the shipyard. Based on the current market and the types of vessels we have in our fleet, the residual values of our vessels are based upon a value of approximately $400 per lightweight ton. An increase in the useful life of our vessels or in their residual value would have the effect of decreasing the annual depreciation charge and extending it into later periods. An increase in the useful life of a vessel may occur as a result of superior vessel maintenance performed, favorable ocean going and weather conditions the vessel is subjected to, superior quality of the shipbuilding or yard, or high freight market rates, which result in owners scrapping the vessels later due to the attractive cash flows. A decrease in the useful life of our vessels or in their residual value would have the effect of increasing the annual depreciation charge and possibly result in an impairment charge. A decrease in the useful life of a vessel may occur as a result of poor vessel maintenance performed, harsh ocean going and weather conditions the vessel is subjected to, or poor quality of the shipbuilding or yard. If regulations place limitations over the ability of a vessel to trade on a worldwide basis, we will adjust the vessel's useful life to end at the date such regulations preclude such vessel's further commercial use.
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Vessel Depreciation. The cost of our vessels less their estimated residual value is depreciated on a straight‑line basis over the vessels' estimated useful lives. We estimate the useful life of each of our vessels to be 25 years from the date the vessel was originally delivered from the shipyard. Based on the current market and the types of vessels we have in our fleet, the residual values of our vessels are based upon a value of approximately $400 per lightweight ton. An increase in the useful life of our vessels or in their residual value would have the effect of decreasing the annual depreciation charge and extending it into later periods. An increase in the useful life of a vessel may occur as a result of superior vessel maintenance performed, favorable ocean going and weather conditions the vessel is subjected to, superior quality of the shipbuilding or yard, or high freight market rates, which result in owners scrapping the vessels later due to the attractive cash flows. A decrease in the useful life of our vessels or in their residual value would have the effect of increasing the annual depreciation charge and possibly result in an impairment charge. A decrease in the useful life of a
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As of March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, independent appraisals of the commercially and technically managed VLGCs in our fleet had no indicators of impairment on any of our VLGCs in accordance with ASC 360Property, Plant, and Equipment. No impairment charges were recognized for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
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As of March 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, independent appraisals of the commercially and technically managed VLGCs in our fleet had no indicators of impairment on any of our VLGCs in accordance with ASC 360Property, Plant, and Equipment. Accordingly, no undiscounted cash flow tests were required to be performed for any of our vessels, and, as a result, this is not considered a critical accounting estimate and no impairment charges were recognized for each years ended March 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
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Revenues, which represent net pool revenues—related party, time charters and other revenues, net, were $560.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $171.0 million, or 43.9%, from $389.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2023. The increase is primarily attributable to increased average TCE rates and fleet size, partially offset by a slight decrease in fleet utilization. Average TCE rates of $65,986 for the year ended March 31, 2024 increased by $15,524 from $50,462 for the year ended March 31, 2023, 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 $104.948 during the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to an average of $87.009 for the year ended March 31, 2023. The average price of very low sulfur fuel oil (expressed as U.S. dollars per metric ton) from Singapore and Fujairah decreased from $773 during the year ended March 31, 2023, to $623 during the year ended March 31, 2024. Our available days increased from 8,053 for the year ended March 31, 2023 to 9,003 for the year ended March 31, 2024 due to three additional vessels in our fleet. Our fleet utilization decreased from 95.0% during the year ended March 31, 2023 to 93.9% during the year ended March 31, 2024.
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Revenues, which represent net pool revenues—related party, time charters and other revenues, net, were $353.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $207.4 million, or 37.0%, from $560.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to reduced average TCE rates and available days. TCE rates declined by $22,351 per available day from $62,129 for the year ended March 31, 2024 to $39,778 for the year ended March 31, 2025. This reduction was primarily due tolower spot rates, partially offset by moderately 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 $104.948 during the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to an average of $57.951 for the year ended March 31, 2025. The average price of very low sulfur fuel oil (expressed as U.S. dollars per metric ton) from Singapore and Fujairah decreased from $621 during the year ended March 31, 2024, to $591 during the year ended March 31, 2025. Additionally, available days for our fleet declined from 8,982 for the year ended March 31, 2024 to 8,776 for the year ended March 31, 2025, mainly driven by an increase in the number of vessels drydocked.
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Charter hire expenses for the vessels chartered in from third parties were $43.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to $23.2 million for the year ended March 31, 2023. The increase of $20.5 million, or 88.3%, was mainly caused by an increase in time chartered-in days from 791 for the year ended March 31, 2023 to 1,512 for the year ended March 31, 2024, partially offset by a slight decline in time charter hire expense per day.
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Charter hire expenses for the vessels chartered in from third parties were $41.4 million for the year ended March 31, 2025 compared to $43.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2024. The decrease of $2.3 million, or 5.2%, was mainly caused by a decrease in time chartered-in days from 1,512 for the year ended March 31, 2024 to 1,460 for the year ended March 31, 2025.
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Vessel operating expenses were $80.5 million during the year ended March 31, 2024, or $10,469 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. This was an increase of $9.0 million, or 12.5%, from $71.5 million, or $9,793 per vessel per calendar day, for the year ended March 31, 2023. The increase was partially due to an increase in operating expenses per vessel per calendar day along with an increase of calendar days for our fleet from 7,301 during the year ended March 31, 2023 to 7,686 days during the year ended March 31, 2024 resulting from the delivery of our Dual-fuel ECO VLGCCaptain Markosfrom Kawasaki Heavy Industries in March 2023. The increase of $676 per vessel per calendar day, from $9,793 for the year ended March 31, 2023 to $10,469 per vessel per calendar day for the year ended March 31, 2024 was primarily the result of increases per vessel per calendar day of $391 for spares and stores, $231 for repairs and maintenance, and $191 for miscellaneous operating expenses, partially offset by a decrease of $166 per vessel per calendar day for crew related costs. Of the $676 per day increase in daily operating expense, $307 per vessel per calendar day was related to non-capitalizable drydock-related operating expenses. Excluding those amounts, daily operating expenses increased by $369 from the year ended March 31, 2023.
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Vessel operating expenses were $85.4 million during the year ended March 31, 2025, or $11,143 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 increased by $4.9 million, or 6.1%, from $80.5 million, or $10,469 per vessel per calendar day, for the year ended March 31, 2024. The increase of $674 per vessel per calendar day, from $10,469 for the year ended March 31, 2024 to $11,143 per vessel per calendar day for the year ended March 31, 2025 was primarily the result of an increase of $404 per vessel per calendar day of non-capitalizable drydock-related operating expenses. Excluding non-capitalizable drydock-related operating expenses, daily operating expenses increased by $271 from $10,112 for the year ended March 31, 2024 to $10,383 for the year ended March 31, 2025 mainly as a result of increases in vessel communications, crew related costs, and spares and stores.
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General and administrative expenses were $39.0 million for the year ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $6.9 million, or 21.6%, from $32.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2023, primarily driven by increases of $4.1 million in stock-based compensation expense (largely due to higher stock price on the grant date in fiscal year 2024 compared to fiscal year 2023), $1.8 million in cash bonuses, and $1.5 million in employee-related costs and benefits, partially offset by a reduction of $0.5 million in other general and administrative expenses.
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General and administrative expenses were $42.6 million for the year ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $3.6 million, or 9.3%, from $39.0 million for the year ended March 31, 2024, primarily driven by increases of $2.1 million in stock-based compensation expense, $1.0 million in cash bonuses, and $0.9 million in employee-related costs and benefits, partially offset by a reduction of $0.4 million in other general and administrative expenses.
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Interest and finance costs amounted to $40.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $2.7 million from $37.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2023. The increase of $2.7 million during the year ended March 31, 2024 was driven by increases of $6.6 million in interest incurred on our long-term debt and a decrease of $1.4 million in capitalized interest, partially offset by decreases of $4.4 million in amortization of financing costs and $0.9 in loan expenses and bank charges. The increase in interest on our long-term debt was driven by an increase in average interest rates due to rising SOFR on our floating-rate long-term debt, partially offset by a decrease in average indebtedness, excluding deferred financing fees, from $649.0 million for the year ended March 31, 2023 to $639.9 million for the year ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of our long-term debt, excluding deferred financing fees, was $610.5 million.
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was driven by a decrease of $4.4 million in interest incurred on our long-term debt and an increase of $0.4 million in capitalized interest, partially offset by a decrease of $0.1 million in loan expenses and bank charges. The decrease in interest on our long-term debt was driven by a reduction of average indebtedness, excluding deferred financing fees, from $639.9 million for the year ended March 31, 2024 to $586.6 million for the year ended March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding balance of our long-term debt, excluding deferred financing fees, was $557.4 million.
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Unrealized gain on derivatives amounted to less than $0.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to $2.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2023. The $2.8 million difference is primarily attributable to changes in forward SOFR yield curves and reductions in notional amounts.
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Unrealized loss on derivatives amounted to $5.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2025 compared to a gain of less than $0.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2024. The $5.8 million difference is primarily attributable to changes in forward SOFR yield curves and changes in notional amounts.
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Realized gain on derivatives was $7.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2024, compared to $3.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2023. The favorable $3.7 million difference is largely due to an increase in floating SOFR resulting in the realized gain on our interest rate swaps.
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Realized gain on derivatives was $5.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2025, compared to $7.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2024. The unfavorable $2.2 million difference is largely due to (1) a $1.7 million decrease in realized gains on our interest rate swaps and (2) a realized loss on our FFAs totaling $0.5 million.
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results and earnings and are measures commonly used by shareholders to measure our performance. We believe that these adjusted measures, when considered together with the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to those measures, provide meaningful supplemental information to assist investors and analysts in understanding our business results and assessing our prospects for future performance.
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We use these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing the performance of our ongoing operations and in planning and forecasting future periods. These adjusted measures provide a more comparable basis to analyze operating results and earnings and are measures commonly used by shareholders to measure our performance. We believe that these adjusted measures, when considered together with the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures and the
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Time Charter Equivalent Rate. TCE rate is a measure of the average daily revenue performance of a vessel. TCE rate is a shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period‑to‑period changes in a shipping company’s performance despite changes in the mix of charter types (such as time charters, voyage charters) under which the vessels may be employed between the periods. Our method of calculating TCE rate is to divide revenue net of voyage expenses by operating days for the relevant time period.
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Time charter equivalent rate, or TCE rate, is a non-U.S. GAAP measure of the average daily revenue performance of a vessel. TCE rate is a shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period‑to‑period changes in a shipping company’s performance despite changes in the mix of charter types (such as time charters, voyage charters) under which the vessels may be employed between the periods and is a factor in management’s business decisions and is useful to investors in understanding our underlying performance and business trends. Our method of calculating TCE rate is to divide revenue net of voyage expenses by available days for the relevant time period, which may not be calculated the same by other companies. Note that we have updated the denominator of our calculation of TCE to be our updated
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Adjusted for the effects of reallocations of pool profits in accordance with the pool participation agreements as a result of the actual speed and consumption performance of the vessels operating in the Helios Pool exceeding the originally estimated speed and consumption levels.
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Adjusted for the effects of reallocations of pool profits in accordance with the pool participation agreements primarily resulting from the actual speed and consumption performance of the vessels operating in the Helios Pool exceeding the originally estimated speed and consumption levels.
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Our business is capital intensive, and our future success depends on our ability to maintain a high‑quality fleet. As of March 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $282.5 million and non-current restricted cash of $0.1 million.
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Our business is capital intensive, and our future success depends on our ability to maintain a high‑quality fleet. As of March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $316.9 million and non-current restricted cash of $0.1 million.
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Our primary sources of capital during the year ended March 31, 2024 were $388.4 million in cash generated from operations.* *As of March 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of our long-term debt, net of deferred financing fees of $5.4 million, was $605.1 million including $53.5 million of principal on our long-term debt scheduled to be repaid during the year ending March 31, 2025.
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Our primary sources of capital during the year ended March 31, 2025 were (i) $173.0 million in cash generated from operations and (ii) the net cash proceeds from the issuance of our common stock in June 2024 amounted to approximately $84.4 million, net of underwriting discounts and commission, and legal and other offering costs.* *As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding balance of our long-term debt, net of deferred financing fees of $4.1 million, was $553.3 million including $54.5 million of principal on our long-term debt scheduled to be repaid during the year ending March 31, 2026.
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liquidity needs as of March 31, 2024. We anticipate satisfying our liquidity needs for at least the twelve months following March 31, 2024 with cash on hand and cash from operations and drawdowns on the revolving credit facility available under the 2023 A&R Debt Facility, if needed. We may also seek additional liquidity through alternative sources of debt financings and/or through equity financings by way of private or public offerings. However, if these sources are insufficient to satisfy our short-term liquidity needs, or to satisfy our future medium-term or long-term liquidity needs, we may need to seek alternative sources of financing and/or modifications of our existing credit facility and financing arrangements. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain any such financing or modifications to our existing credit facility and financing arrangements on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
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Operating expenses, including expenses to maintain the quality of our vessels in order to comply with international shipping standards and environmental laws and regulations, the funding of working capital requirements, long-term debt repayments, financing costs, commitments, as described in Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements, for the building of a VLGC/AC, the fabrication and installation of scrubber, and drydocking represent our short-term, medium-term and long-term liquidity needs as of March 31, 2025. We anticipate satisfying our liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months with cash on hand, cash from operations and, if needed, drawdowns on the revolving credit facility available under the 2023 A&R Debt Facility. We may also seek additional liquidity through alternative sources of debt financings and/or through equity financings by way of private or public offerings. However, if these sources are insufficient to satisfy our short-term liquidity needs, or to satisfy our future medium-term or long-term liquidity needs, we may need to seek alternative sources of financing and/or modifications of our existing credit facility and financing arrangements. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain any such financing or modifications to our existing credit facility and financing arrangements on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
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On February 2, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100.0 million of our common shares under the 2022 Common Share Repurchase Authority. Under this authorization, when in force, purchases were and may be made at our discretion in the form of open market repurchase programs, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs or a combination of these methods. The actual amount and timing of share repurchases are subject to capital availability, our determination that share repurchases are in the best interest of our shareholders, and market conditions. As of March 31, 2024, our total purchases under the 2022 Common Share Repurchase Authority totaled 75,000 shares for an aggregate consideration of $1.8 million. We are not obligated to make any common share repurchases. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements included herein for a discussion of our 2022 Common Share Repurchase Authority.
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On February 2, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100.0 million of our common shares under the 2022 Common Share Repurchase Authority. Under this authorization, when in force, purchases were and may be made at our discretion in the form of open market repurchase programs, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs or a combination of these methods. The actual amount and timing of share repurchases are subject to capital availability, our determination that share repurchases are in the best interest of our shareholders, and market conditions. our total purchases under the 2022 Common Share Repurchase Authority totaled 261,500 shares for an aggregate consideration of $5.6 million. We are not obligated to make any common share repurchases. See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included herein for a discussion of our 2022 Common Share Repurchase Authority.
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On April 25, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors has declared an irregular cash dividend of $1.00 per share of the Company’s common stock totaling $40.6 million. The dividend is payable on or about May 30, 2024 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 8, 2024.
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On May 2, 2025, we announced that our Board of Directors has declared an irregular cash dividend of $0.50 per share of the Company’s common stock totaling $21.3 million. The dividend is payable on or about May 30, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 16, 2025.
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These were irregular dividends. All declarations of dividends are subject to the determination and discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors based on its consideration of various factors, including the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, level of indebtedness, anticipated capital requirements, contractual restrictions, restrictions in its debt agreements, restrictions under applicable law, its business prospects and other factors that the Company’s Board of Directors may deem relevant. Our dividend policy will also impact our future liquidity position. Marshall Islands law
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These were irregular dividends. All declarations of dividends are subject to the determination and discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors based on its consideration of various factors, including the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, level of indebtedness, anticipated capital requirements, contractual restrictions, restrictions in its debt agreements, restrictions under applicable law, its business prospects and other factors that the Company’s Board of Directors may deem relevant. Our dividend policy will also impact our future liquidity position. Marshall Islands law generally prohibits the payment of dividends other than from surplus or while a company is insolvent or would be rendered insolvent by the payment of such a dividend.
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On January 16, 2024, we paid $23.8 million to Hanwha Ocean Ltd. as the first installment under the shipbuilding contract for the VLGC/AC.
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On January 16, 2024, we paid $23.8 million to Hanwha Ocean Ltd. as the first installment under the shipbuilding contract for the VLGC/AC. On January 22, 2025, we paid $11.9 million as the second installment under this contract.
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Operating Cash Flows. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended March 31, 2024 was $388.4 million compared with $224.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2023. The increase is primarily related to an increase in operating income.** **For a discussion of the year ended March 31, 2023 compared to the year ended March 31, 2022, please refer to Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2023.
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Operating Cash Flows. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended March 31, 2025 was $173.0 million compared with $388.4 million for the year ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in cash generated from operations of $215.4 million is primarily related to reduced cash flows from operating profits (refer to Results of Operations – For the year ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the year ended March 31, 2024, for drivers of changes in revenues and expenses for the applicable periods), along with changes in working capital, mainly from amounts due from the Helios Pool as distributions from the Helios Pool are impacted by the timing of the completion of voyages, spot market rates and bunker prices. For a discussion of the year ended March 31, 2024 compared to the year ended March 31, 2023, please refer to Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2024.
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Investing Cash Flows. Net cash used in investing activities was $34.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2024, compared with net cash used in investing activities of $76.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2023. For the year ended March 31, 2024, net cash used in investing activities was comprised of $32.9 million in payments for a vessel under construction and vessel capital expenditures, and $6.0 million in purchases of investment securities, partially offset by $4.0 million in proceeds from the sale of investment securities. For the year ended March 31, 2023, net cash provided by investing activities was comprised of $68.8 million in payments for a vessel under construction and vessel capital expenditures, and $11.3 million in purchases of U.S treasury notes, partially offset by $3.7 million in proceeds from the sale of investment securities. For a discussion of the year ended March 31, 2023 compared to the year ended March 31, 2022, please refer to Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2023.
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Investing Cash Flows. Net cash used in investing activities was $7.4 million for the year ended March 31, 2025, compared with net cash used in investing activities of $34.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2024. For the year ended March 31, 2025, net cash used in investing activities was comprised of $18.9 million in payments for a vessel under construction and vessel capital expenditures, partially offset by $11.8 million in proceeds from maturity of available-for-sale debt securities. For the year ended March 31, 2024, net cash used in investing activities was comprised of $32.9 million in payments for a vessel under construction and vessel capital expenditures, and $6.0 million in purchases of investment securities, partially offset by $4.0 million in proceeds from the sale of investment securities.
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COAs. None of our vessels is currently on a fixed time charter outside of the Helios Pool. See “Item 1. Business—Our Fleet” above for more information.
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high-risk areas. For the years ended March 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, approximately 1.0%, 0.3% and 0.6%, respectively, of our revenue was generated pursuant to other revenues, net.
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Time Charter Equivalent Rate. TCE rate is a non-U.S. GAAP measure of the average daily revenue performance of a vessel. TCE rate is a shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period‑to‑period changes in a shipping company’s performance despite changes in the mix of charter types (such as time charters, voyage charters) under which the vessels may be employed between the periods and is a factor in management’s business decisions and is useful to investors in understanding our underlying performance and business trends. Our method of calculating TCE rate is to divide revenue net of voyage expenses by available days for the relevant time period, which may not be calculated the same by other companies. Note that we have updated the denominator of our calculation of TCE to be our updated definition of available days (see note 4 above) as we believe it is more reflective of industry practice and more consistent with the practice used in the Helios Pool, which now accounts for more than 95% of our revenue.
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greater under voyage charters than time charters. As a result, our voyage expenses may vary significantly depending on our mix of time charters and voyage charters.
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vessel may occur as a result of poor vessel maintenance performed, harsh ocean going and weather conditions the vessel is subjected to, or poor quality of the shipbuilding or yard. If regulations place limitations over the ability of a vessel to trade on a worldwide basis, we will adjust the vessel's useful life to end at the date such regulations preclude such vessel's further commercial use.
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reconciliations to those measures, provide meaningful supplemental information to assist investors and analysts in understanding our business results and assessing our prospects for future performance.
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Capital Expenditures. LPG transportation is a capital‑intensive business, requiring significant investment to maintain an efficient fleet and to stay in regulatory compliance.
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As our vessels age and our fleet expands, our drydocking expenses will increase. We estimate the current cash outlay for a VLGC special survey to be approximately $1.2 million per vessel (excluding any capital improvements, such
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return, typically negotiate charters with customers primarily in the spot market. Since the members of a pool typically share in the revenue generated by the entire group of vessels in the pool, and since pools operate primarily in the spot market, including the pool in which we participate, the revenue earned by vessels placed in spot market related pools is subject to the fluctuations of the spot market and the ability of the pool manager to effectively employ its fleet. We believe that vessel pools can provide cost-effective commercial management activities for a group of similar class vessels and potentially result in lower waiting times and higher earnings.
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Drydocking. We must periodically drydock each of our vessels for any major repairs and maintenance and for inspection of the underwater parts of the vessel that cannot be performed while the vessels are operating and for any modifications to comply with industry certification or governmental requirements. The classification societies provide guidelines applicable to LPG vessels relating to extended intervals for drydocking. Generally, we are required to drydock
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condition is attached to the award, at the estimated fair value of the award on grant date) and is recognized over the vesting period.
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We use these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing the performance of our ongoing operations and in planning and forecasting future periods. These adjusted measures provide a more comparable basis to analyze operating
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Time charter equivalent rate, or TCE rate, is a non-U.S. GAAP measure of the average daily revenue performance of a vessel. TCE rate is a shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period‑to‑period changes in
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a shipping company’s performance despite changes in the mix of charter types (such as time charters, voyage charters) under which the vessels may be employed between the periods. Our method of calculating TCE rate is to divide revenue net of voyage expenses by operating days for the relevant time period, which may not be calculated the same by other companies.
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Operating expenses, including expenses to maintain the quality of our vessels in order to comply with international shipping standards and environmental laws and regulations, the funding of working capital requirements, long-term debt repayments, financing costs, and commitments, as described in Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements, to build a VLGC/AC and for drydocking and scrubbers, represent our short-term, medium-term and long-term
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generally prohibits the payment of dividends other than from surplus or while a company is insolvent or would be rendered insolvent by the payment of such a dividend.