STEALTHGAS INC. Reports Third Quarter And Nine Months 2024 Financial And Operating Results
| FLEET DATA | Q3 2023 | Q3 2024 | 9M 2023 | 9M 2024 | ||||
| Average number of vessels (1) | 27.6 | 27.0 | 30.1 | 27.0 | ||||
| Period end number of owned vessels in fleet | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Total calendar days for fleet (2) | 2,537 | 2,484 | 8,214 | 7,402 | ||||
| Total voyage days for fleet (3) | 2,529 | 2,381 | 8,125 | 7,231 | ||||
| Fleet utilization (4) | 99.7 | % | 95.9 | % | 98.9 | % | 97.7 | % |
| Total charter days for fleet (5) | 2,351 | 2,260 | 7,337 | 6,665 | ||||
| Total spot market days for fleet (6) | 178 | 121 | 788 | 566 | ||||
| Fleet operational utilization (7) | 96.9 | % | 92.6 | % | 96.6 | % | 95.5 | % |
1) Average number of vessels is the number of owned vessels that constituted our fleet for the relevant period, as measured by the sum of the number of days each vessel was a part of our fleet during the period divided by the number of calendar days in that period.
2) Total calendar days for fleet are the total days the vessels we operated were in our possession for the relevant period including off-hire days associated with major repairs, drydockings or special or intermediate surveys.
3) Total voyage days for fleet reflect the total days the vessels we operated were in our possession for the relevant period net of off-hire days associated with major repairs, drydockings or special or intermediate surveys.
4) Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels were available for revenue generating voyage days, and is determined by dividing voyage days by fleet calendar days for the relevant period.
5) Total charter days for fleet are the number of voyage days the vessels operated on time or bareboat charters for the relevant period.
6) Total spot market charter days for fleet are the number of voyage days the vessels operated on spot market charters for the relevant period.
7) Fleet operational utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels generated revenue, and is determined by dividing voyage days excluding commercially idle days by fleet calendar days for the relevant period.
Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS:
Adjusted net income represents net income before loss/gain on derivatives excluding swap interest paid/received, impairment loss, net gain/loss on sale of vessels and share based compensation. EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income and depreciation. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, depreciation, impairment loss, net gain/loss on sale of vessels, share based compensation and loss/gain on derivatives.
Adjusted EPS represents Adjusted net income divided by the weighted average number of shares.
EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS are included herein because they are a basis, upon which we and our investors assess our financial performance. They allow us to present our performance from period to period on a comparable basis and provide investors with a means of better evaluating and understanding our operating performance.
EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS are not recognized measurements under U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS may not be comparable to that reported by other companies in the shipping or other industries. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation.
| (Expressed in United States Dollars, except number of shares) | Third Quarter Ended September 30th, | Nine months Periods Ended September 30th, | ||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||
| Net Income - Adjusted Net Income | ||||||||
| Net income | 15,740,616 | 12,145,425 | 43,047,783 | 55,663,650 | ||||
| Less gain on derivatives | (197,247 | ) | - | (493,355 | ) | (99,286 | ) | |
| Plus swap interest received | 217,754 | - | 607,042 | 208,127 | ||||
| Less net gain on sale of vessels | (4,719,796 | ) | - | (7,645,781 | ) | (46,384 | ) | |
| Plus impairment loss | - | - | 2,816,873 | - | ||||
| Plus share based compensation | 920,688 | 2,017,049 | 1,649,189 | 5,120,512 | ||||
| Adjusted Net Income | 11,962,015 | 14,162,474 | 39,981,751 | 60,846,619 | ||||
| Net income - EBITDA | ||||||||
| Net income | 15,740,616 | 12,145,425 | 43,047,783 | 55,663,650 | ||||
| Plus interest and finance costs | 2,481,489 | 1,783,067 | 7,612,283 | 7,636,676 | ||||
| Less interest income | (834,799 | ) | (695,222 | ) | (2,759,952 | ) | (2,363,435 | ) |
| Plus depreciation | 5,549,825 | 6,492,714 | 18,141,842 | 19,478,138 | ||||
| EBITDA | 22,937,131 | 19,725,984 | 66,041,956 | 80,415,029 | ||||
| Net income - Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||
| Net income | 15,740,616 | 12,145,425 | 43,047,783 | 55,663,650 | ||||
| Less gain on derivatives | (197,247 | ) | - | (493,355 | ) | (99,286 | ) | |
| Less net gain on sale of vessels | (4,719,796 | ) | - | (7,645,781 | ) | (46,384 | ) | |
| Plus impairment loss | - | - | 2,816,873 | - | ||||
| Plus share based compensation | 920,688 | 2,017,049 | 1,649,189 | 5,120,512 | ||||
| Plus interest and finance costs | 2,481,489 | 1,783,067 | 7,612,283 | 7,636,676 | ||||
| Less interest income | (834,799 | ) | (695,222 | ) | (2,759,952 | ) | (2,363,435 | ) |
| Plus depreciation | 5,549,825 | 6,492,714 | 18,141,842 | 19,478,138 | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 18,940,776 | 21,743,033 | 62,368,882 | 85,389,871 | ||||
| EPS - Adjusted EPS | ||||||||
| Net income | 15,740,616 | 12,145,425 | 43,047,783 | 55,663,650 | ||||
| Adjusted net income | 11,962,015 | 14,162,474 | 39,981,751 | 60,846,619 | ||||
| Weighted average number of shares, basic | 37,332,943 | 35,241,126 | 37,815,107 | 35,200,732 | ||||
| EPS - Basic | 0.41 | 0.33 | 1.12 | 1.52 | ||||
| Adjusted EPS - Basic | 0.31 | 0.38 | 1.04 | 1.67 |
| StealthGas Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Expressed in United States Dollars, except for number of shares) | ||||||||||||
| Quarters Ended September 30, | Nine month Periods Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | 34,653,846 | 40,445,006 | 109,388,521 | 123,795,068 | ||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||
| Voyage expenses | 1,951,151 | 2,420,995 | 8,550,984 | 6,914,953 | ||||||||
| Voyage expenses - related party | 426,428 | 499,366 | 1,353,380 | 1,527,237 | ||||||||
| Vessels' operating expenses | 12,102,515 | 12,058,117 | 39,516,125 | 35,556,412 | ||||||||
| Vessels' operating expenses - related party | 199,000 | 209,000 | 703,000 | 662,502 | ||||||||
| Drydocking costs | 62,409 | 2,881,407 | 2,614,010 | 3,456,942 | ||||||||
| Management fees - related party | 1,072,119 | 1,063,519 | 3,483,120 | 3,169,200 | ||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 1,652,958 | 2,657,696 | 3,673,358 | 7,298,960 | ||||||||
| Depreciation | 5,549,825 | 6,492,714 | 18,141,842 | 19,478,138 | ||||||||
| Impairment loss | -- | -- | 2,816,873 | -- | ||||||||
| Net gain on sale of vessels | (4,719,796 | ) | -- | (7,645,781 | ) | (46,384 | ) | |||||
| Total expenses | 18,296,609 | 28,282,814 | 73,206,911 | 78,017,960 | ||||||||
| Income from operations | 16,357,237 | 12,162,192 | 36,181,610 | 45,777,108 | ||||||||
| Other (expenses)/income | ||||||||||||
| Interest and finance costs | (2,481,489 | ) | (1,783,067 | ) | (7,612,283 | ) | (7,636,676 | ) | ||||
| Gain on derivatives | 197,247 | -- | 493,355 | 99,286 | ||||||||
| Interest income | 834,799 | 695,222 | 2,759,952 | 2,363,435 | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss | (29,894 | ) | (33,519 | ) | (162,893 | ) | (96,290 | ) | ||||
| Other expenses, net | (1,479,337 | ) | (1,121,364 | ) | (4,521,869 | ) | (5,270,245 | ) | ||||
| Income before equity in earnings of investees | 14,877,900 | 11,040,828 | 31,659,741 | 40,506,863 | ||||||||
| Equity earnings in joint ventures | 862,716 | 1,104,597 | 11,388,042 | 15,156,787 | ||||||||
| Net Income | 15,740,616 | 12,145,425 | 43,047,783 | 55,663,650 | ||||||||
| Earnings per share | ||||||||||||
| - Basic | 0.41 | 0.33 | 1.12 | 1.52 | ||||||||
| - Diluted | 0.41 | 0.33 | 1.12 | 1.52 | ||||||||
| Weighted average number of shares | ||||||||||||
| - Basic | 37,332,943 | 35,241,126 | 37,815,107 | 35,200,732 | ||||||||
| - Diluted | 37,436,333 | 35,322,675 | 37,855,518 | 35,307,660 |
| StealthGas Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Expressed in United States Dollars) | |||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | ||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | ||||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 77,202,843 | 73,417,570 | |||||
| Trade and other receivables | 4,506,741 | 2,613,904 | |||||
| Other current assets | 130,589 | 8,729 | |||||
| Claims receivable | 55,475 | 55,475 | |||||
| Inventories | 1,979,683 | 1,821,780 | |||||
| Advances and prepayments | 1,409,418 | 1,786,875 | |||||
| Restricted cash | 659,137 | -- | |||||
| Assets held for sale | 34,879,925 | -- | |||||
| Total current assets | 120,823,811 | 79,704,333 | |||||
| Non current assets | |||||||
| Advances for vessel acquisitions | 23,414,570 | -- | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 99,379 | 23,692 | |||||
| Vessels, net | 504,295,083 | 604,981,792 | |||||
| Other receivables | 48,040 | 508,548 | |||||
| Restricted cash | 5,893,721 | 3,942,924 | |||||
| Investments in joint ventures | 39,671,603 | 30,858,390 | |||||
| Deferred finance charges | 1,105,790 | -- | |||||
| Fair value of derivatives | 1,858,677 | 400,436 | |||||
| Total non current assets | 576,386,863 | 640,715,782 | |||||
| Total assets | 697,210,674 | 720,420,115 | |||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Payable to related parties | 955,567 | 874,458 | |||||
| Trade accounts payable | 9,953,137 | 10,844,238 | |||||
| Accrued liabilities | 5,681,144 | 4,318,564 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 71,173 | 23,692 | |||||
| Deferred income | 5,386,126 | 7,709,051 | |||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 16,624,473 | 6,246,426 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 38,671,620 | 30,016,429 | |||||
| Non current liabilities | |||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 28,206 | -- | |||||
| Deferred income | 1,928,712 | 65,535 | |||||
| Long-term debt | 106,918,176 | 80,203,354 | |||||
| Total non current liabilities | 108,875,094 | 80,268,889 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 147,546,713 | 110,285,318 | |||||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
| Stockholders' equity | |||||||
| Capital stock | 453,434 | 462,937 | |||||
| Treasury stock | (44,453,836 | ) | (44,792,012 | ) | |||
| Additional paid-in capital | 446,938,868 | 452,406,127 | |||||
| Retained earnings | 145,993,681 | 201,657,331 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 731,814 | 400,414 | |||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 549,663,961 | 610,134,797 | |||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 697,210,674 | 720,420,115 |
| StealthGas Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Expressed in United States Dollars) | |||||||
| Nine month Periods Ended September 30, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||
| Net income for the period | 43,047,783 | 55,663,650 | |||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash | |||||||
| provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation | 18,141,842 | 19,478,138 | |||||
| Amortization of deferred finance charges | 1,263,253 | 659,660 | |||||
| Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets | 70,636 | 75,687 | |||||
| Share based compensation | 1,649,189 | 5,120,512 | |||||
| Change in fair value of derivatives | 317,341 | 108,841 | |||||
| Proceeds from disposal of interest rate swaps | -- | 1,018,000 | |||||
| Equity earnings in joint ventures | (11,388,042 | ) | (15,156,787 | ) | |||
| Dividends received from joint ventures | 14,589,215 | 21,930,000 | |||||
| Impairment loss | 2,816,873 | -- | |||||
| Gain on sale of vessels | (7,645,781 | ) | (46,384 | ) | |||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
| (Increase)/decrease in | |||||||
| Trade and other receivables | 995,286 | 1,432,329 | |||||
| Other current assets | 227,290 | 121,860 | |||||
| Inventories | 1,500,675 | 404,631 | |||||
| Changes in operating lease liabilities | (70,636 | ) | (75,687 | ) | |||
| Advances and prepayments | (987,802 | ) | (377,457 | ) | |||
| Increase/(decrease) in | |||||||
| Balances with related parties | (354,739 | ) | (69,261 | ) | |||
| Trade accounts payable | (2,653,718 | ) | 713,621 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | (1,206,302 | ) | (1,362,580 | ) | |||
| Deferred income | (1,307,450 | ) | 459,748 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 59,004,913 | 90,098,521 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||
| Insurance proceeds | 126,666 | -- | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of vessels, net | 80,109,781 | 34,679,584 | |||||
| Acquisition and improvements of vessels | (71,729 | ) | (96,572,799 | ) | |||
| Maturity of short term investments | 26,500,000 | -- | |||||
| Return of investments from joint ventures | 4,688,785 | 2,040,000 | |||||
| Advances to joint ventures | (2,636 | ) | -- | ||||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | 111,350,867 | (59,853,215 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 747,500 | 356,250 | |||||
| Stock repurchase | (8,815,843 | ) | (338,176 | ) | |||
| Deferred finance charges paid | (988,166 | ) | (22,167 | ) | |||
| Advances to joint ventures | -- | (11,848 | ) | ||||
| Loan repayments | (150,654,446 | ) | (106,624,572 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from long-term debt | -- | 70,000,000 | |||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (159,710,955 | ) | (36,640,513 | ) | |||
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 10,644,825 | (6,395,207 | ) | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 69,154,944 | 83,755,701 | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | 79,799,769 | 77,360,494 | |||||
| Cash breakdown | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 73,216,142 | 73,417,570 | |||||
| Restricted cash, current | 667,458 | -- | |||||
| Restricted cash, non current | 5,916,169 | 3,942,924 | |||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statements of cash flows | 79,799,769 | 77,360,494 |

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