STEALTHGAS INC. Reports Second Quarter and Six Months 2024 Financial and Operating Results

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STEALTHGAS INC.
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ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STEALTHGAS INC. (NASDAQ: GASS), a ship-owning company serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced today its unaudited financial and operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2024.

OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • All-time record quarterly Net Income of $25.8 million for the second quarter of 2024, a 145.8% increase compared to last year’s second quarter, corresponding to a basic EPS of $0.70.

  • Revenues increased by 13.9% compared to the same period of last year to $41.8 million. Voyage and operating expenses decreased by 10% and Income from operations increased by 59.5% compared to the same period of last year.

  • Further increased period coverage. About 85% of fleet days for remainder of 2024 are secured on period charters, with total fleet employment days for all subsequent periods generating over $220 million (excl. JV vessels) in contracted revenues.

  • Continued to repay debt, making $85.3 million in debt repayments during the first six months and $21.3 million so far during the third quarter.

  • Maintaining ample cash and cash equivalents (incl. restricted cash) of $76.6 million as of June 30, 2024 enabling the Company to further reduce debt.

Second Quarter 2024 Results1:

  • Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2024 amounted to $41.8 million compared to revenues of $36.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, based on an average of 27.0 vessels and 30.5 vessels owned by the Company, respectively, as the vessels remaining in the fleet earned higher revenues due to better market conditions.

  • Voyage expenses and vessels’ operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 were $2.7 million and $12.5 million, respectively, compared to $3.5 million and $13.4 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The $0.8 million decrease in voyage expenses was the result of lower spot days, while the $0.9 million, or 6.7%, decrease in vessels’ operating expenses was mainly due to the decrease in the average number of owned vessels in our fleet.

  • Drydocking costs for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were $0.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Drydocking expenses during the second quarter of 2024 mainly relate to the completed drydocking of one vessel, while the drydocking of one vessel was still in progress, compared to the completed drydocking of two of the larger handysize vessels in the fleet in the same period of last year.

  • General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were $2.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The change is mainly attributed to the increase in stock-based compensation expense.

  • Depreciation for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $6.5 million and $6.0 million, respectively, a $0.5 million increase despite the decrease in average vessels owned by the Company, as the Company partly replaced some of the older vessels with newer and bigger ones which have a higher cost.

  • Impairment loss for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was nil compared to $2.8 million for the same period of last year, which related to two vessels for which the Company had entered into separate agreements to sell them to third parties.

  • Gain on sale of vessels for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was nil compared to $2.9 million for the same period last year, which was primarily due to the sale of two of the Company’s vessels.

  • Interest and finance costs for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, were $2.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively. The $0.2 million increase from the same period of last year is mostly due to the reduction of income from closing of interest rate swap positions as a result of debt prepayments and due to the increase in variable interest rates.

  • Equity earnings in joint ventures for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was a gain of $11.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The $9.8 million increase was mainly due to the gain derived from the sale of one vessel owned by one of our joint ventures.

  • As a result of the above, for the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company reported net income of $25.8 million, compared to net income of $10.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic, for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was 35.2 million and 38.1 million, respectively.

  • Earnings per share, basic and diluted, for the three months ended June 30, 2024 amounted to $0.70 compared to earnings per share of $0.27 for the same period of last year.

  • Adjusted net income was $27.5 million corresponding to an Adjusted EPS, basic, of $0.75 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to Adjusted net income of $10.7 million corresponding to an Adjusted EPS of $0.28 for the same period of last year.

  • EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2024 amounted to $34.1 million. Reconciliations of Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income are set forth below.

  • An average of 27.0 vessels were owned by the Company during the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to 30.5 vessels for the same period of 2023.