Dorian LPG Ltd. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

STAMFORD, Conn., July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the "Company" or "Dorian LPG"), a leading owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers ("VLGCs"), today reported its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

Highlights for the First Quarter Fiscal Year 2018

    --  On May 31, 2017, we entered into an agreement to amend our $758 million
        debt facility that we entered into in March 2015 to relax certain
        covenants, release $26.8 million of restricted cash to be applied
        towards the next two debt principal payments, interest and certain fees,
        and modify certain other terms, including an expanded definition of the
        components of consolidated liquidity.
    --  On June 8, 2017, we entered into a $97.0 million bridge loan agreement
        with DNB Capital LLC and used the proceeds to pay off our term loans
        with the Royal Bank of Scotland (the "RBS Loan Facility") at 96% of the
        then outstanding principal amount and to pay accrued interest, legal,
        arrangement and advisory fees related to the bridge loan. As part of
        this transaction, $6.0 million of cash previously restricted under the
        RBS Loan Facility was released as unrestricted cash for use in
        operations.
    --  Revenues of $41.0 million and Daily Time Charter Equivalent ("TCE")((1)
        )rate for our fleet of $22,735 for the three months ended June 30, 2017.
    --  Net loss of $(6.7) million, or $(0.12) earnings/(loss) per basic and
        diluted share ("EPS"), and adjusted net income/(loss)((1)) of $(8.4)
        million, or $(0.16) adjusted diluted earnings/(loss) per share
        ("adjusted EPS")((1)), for the three months ended June 30, 2017.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA((1)) of $17.5 million for the three months ended June
        30, 2017.

    (1)                                       TCE, adjusted net income/
                                              (loss), adjusted EPS and
                                              adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP
                                              measures. Refer to the
                                              reconciliation of revenues to
                                              TCE, net income/(loss) to
                                              adjusted net income/(loss),
                                              EPS to adjusted EPS and net
                                              income/(loss) to adjusted
                                              EBITDA included in this press
                                              release.

John Hadjipateras, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "In our first quarter we took steps to strengthen our balance sheet and increase our financial flexibility. We are fortunate to have strong relationships with our lenders. Our focus continues to be on our financial and commercial activities and our goal to create shareholder value by leveraging the high quality of our fleet and operation. LPG trade fundamentals are developing favorably with increased trade gradually absorbing the 50% increase in the world fleet since 2014."

First Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Results Summary

Our net loss amounted to $(6.7) million, or $(0.12) per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to a net loss of $(1.3) million, or $(0.02) per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Our adjusted net loss amounted to $(8.4) million, or $(0.16) per share for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to adjusted net income of $3.1 million, or $0.07 per share for the three months ended June 30, 2016. We have adjusted our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2017 for unrealized loss on derivative instruments of $2.4 million and a gain on early extinguishment of debt of $4.1 million. Please refer to the reconciliation of net income/(loss) to adjusted net income/(loss), which appears later in this press release.

The decrease of $11.5 million in adjusted net income/(loss) for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016 is primarily attributable to reduced revenues of $9.5 million, a $2.9 million increase in general and administrative expenses, a $0.8 million increase in vessel operating expenses, and a $0.5 million increase in interest and finance costs, partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease in realized loss on derivatives and a $0.6 million decrease in voyage expenses.

The TCE rate for our fleet was $22,735 for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a 13.9% decrease from the $26,398 TCE rate from the same period in the prior year, primarily driven by increased bunker costs. Please see footnote 6 to the table in "--Financial Information" below for information related to how we calculate TCE. Total fleet utilization (including the utilization of our vessels deployed in the Helios Pool) decreased from 94.2% in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 to 89.6% in the quarter ended June 30, 2017.

Vessel operating expenses per day increased to $8,434 in the three months ended June 30, 2017 from $8,040 in the same period in the prior year. Please see "Vessel Operating Expenses" below for more information.

Revenues

Revenues, which represent net pool revenues--related party, time charters and other revenues earned by our vessels, were $41.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $9.5 million, or 18.8%, from $50.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in average TCE rates from $26,398 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 to $22,735 for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Spot market rates were relatively flat when comparing the three months ended June 30, 2017 with the three months ended June 30, 2016. 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 $28.813 during the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to an average of $28.148 for the three months ended June 30, 2016. Therefore, increased bunker costs, which are deducted from gross revenues when calculating TCE rates, drove the decline in TCE rates. Voyage expenses, including bunkers, are typically paid by the charterer under time charters, including our vessels chartered to the Helios Pool. Net pool revenues--related party are calculated on a net basis using gross revenues of the pool vessels less voyage expenses of the pool vessels and general and administrative expenses of the pool.

Voyage Expenses

Voyage expenses were $0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 68.3%, from $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. 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 vessels chartered to the Helios Pool. Accordingly, we mainly incur voyage expenses for voyage charters or during repositioning voyages between time charters for which no cargo is available or traveling to or from drydocking. The decrease for the three months ended June 30, 2017, when compared with the three months ended June 30, 2016, was mainly attributable to a reduction of port charges and other related expenses along with decreases in war risk insurance and security costs due to a reduction of transits in high-risk areas.

Vessel Operating Expenses

Vessel operating expenses were $16.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2017, or $8,434 per vessel per calendar day, which is calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by calendar days for the relevant time period for the vessels that were in our fleet. This was an increase of $0.8 million, or 4.9%, from $16.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. Vessel operating expenses per vessel per calendar day increased $394 from $8,040 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 to $8,434 for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in vessel operating expenses was primarily the result of (i) additional required maintenance on vessels in service for more than one year, (ii) certain spares and stores that were capitalized at delivery being replenished and expensed in the current period, and (iii) general crew wage increases coupled with short-term increases in selected crew complements on certain vessels. Partially offsetting the increases was a reduction of insurance costs reflecting a reduction in premiums for the three months ended June 30, 2017 when compared with the three months ended June 30, 2016.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $8.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, an increase of $2.9 million, or 52.1%, from $5.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The increase was mainly due to an increase of $2.4 million in salaries, wages and benefits and an increase of $0.5 million in stock-based compensation. The increase in salaries, wages and benefits was primarily due to $2.3 million in cash bonuses to various employees that were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and expensed and paid during the three months ended June 30, 2017. Cash bonuses of $3.0 million to various employees paid during the three months ended June 30, 2016 were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and expensed prior to the three months ended June 30, 2016. Other general and administrative expenses remained relatively constant for the three months ended June 30, 2017 when compared to June 30, 2016.

Interest and Finance Costs

Interest and finance costs amounted to $7.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, an increase of $0.5 million, or 6.2%, from $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The increase of $0.5 million during this period was due to (i) an increase in interest incurred on our long-term debt of $0.2 million resulting from an increase in LIBOR, partially offset by a decrease in average indebtedness, (ii) an increase of $0.2 million in amortization of deferred financing fees, and (iii) an increase of $0.1 million in loan expenses. Average indebtedness, excluding deferred financing fees, decreased from $835.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 to $759.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The outstanding balance of our long-term debt, net of deferred financing fees of $22.1 million, as of June 30, 2017 was $720.3 million.

Unrealized Loss on Derivatives

Unrealized loss on derivatives amounted to a loss of approximately $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to a loss of $4.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The $2.0 million change is primarily attributable to changes in the fair value of our interest rate swaps due to changes in forward LIBOR yield curves.

Realized Loss on Derivatives

Realized loss on derivatives amounted to a loss of approximately $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 72.8%, from a loss of $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease is attributable to (i) $1.0 million in realized loss on interest rate swaps related to the RBS Loan Facility during the three months ended June 30, 2016 that did not recur during the three months ended June 30, 2017 as the interest rate swaps related to the RBS Loan Facility were terminated subsequent to the three months ended June 30, 2016 and (ii) a decrease of $0.7 million on interest rate swaps related to the 2015 Debt Facility primarily resulting from increases in floating LIBOR.

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

Gain on early extinguishment of debt amounted to $4.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and was attributable to the repayment of the RBS Loan Facility, net of deferred financing fees. There was no gain on early extinguishment of debt for the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Fleet

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our fleet as of July 24, 2017. We classify vessel employment as either Time Charter, Pool or Pool-TCO.


                                  Capacity                                                Sister                               ECO                         Charter

                                   (Cbm)                       Shipyard                    Ships            Year Built      Vessel(1)    Employment     Expiration(2)
                                    ----                       --------                    -----            ----------      --------     ----------      ------------

    VLGCs

    Captain Markos NL                        82,000              Hyundai                      A                        2006           - Time Charter(3)      Q4 2019

    Captain John NP                          82,000              Hyundai                      A                        2007           -     Pool(4)                   -

    Captain Nicholas ML                      82,000              Hyundai                      A                        2008           -   Pool-TCO(5)        Q2 2018

    Comet                                    84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2014       X     Time Charter(6)      Q3 2019

    Corsair                                  84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2014       X     Time Charter(7)      Q3 2018

    Corvette                                 84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Cougar                                   84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Concorde                                 84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Cobra                                    84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X       Pool-TCO(5)        Q3 2018

    Continental                              84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Constitution                             84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Commodore                                84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X       Pool-TCO(5)        Q3 2017

    Cresques                                 84,000              Daewoo                       C                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Constellation                            84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Cheyenne                                 84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Clermont                                 84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Cratis                                   84,000              Daewoo                       C                        2015       X       Pool-TCO(5)        Q4 2017

    Chaparral                                84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Copernicus                               84,000              Daewoo                       C                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Commander                                84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X     Time Charter(8)      Q4 2020

    Challenger                               84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2015       X         Pool(4)                   -

    Caravelle                                84,000              Hyundai                      B                        2016       X         Pool(4)                   -
                                             ------

    Total                                 1,842,000


    (1)                  Represents vessels with very low revolutions per minute, long?stroke,
                         electronically controlled engines, larger propellers, advanced hull design, and
                         low friction paint.

    (2)                 Represents calendar year quarters.

    (3)                 Currently on time charter with an oil major that began in December 2014.

    (4)                  "Pool" indicates that the vessel is operated in the Helios Pool on voyage charters
                         with third parties and receives as charter hire a portion of the net revenues of
                         the pool calculated according to a formula based on the vessel's pro rata
                         performance in the pool.

    (5)                  "Pool-TCO" indicates that the vessel is operated in the Helios Pool on a time
                         charter out to a third party and receives as charter hire a portion of the net
                         revenues of the pool calculated according to a formula based on the vessel's pro
                         rata performance in the pool.

    (6)                 Currently on a time charter with an oil major that began in July 2014.

    (7)                 Currently on time charter with an oil major that began in July 2015.

    (8)                 Currently on a time charter with a major oil company that began in November 2015.

Market Outlook Update

After reaching record levels during the first four months of 2017, U.S. LPG export cargoes have seen a number of cancellations or deferments in June and July. Steady domestic demand has kept U.S. propane prices firm and, therefore, priced above levels conducive to the arbitrage trade. U.S. propane inventories have continued to build in recent weeks and could reach levels of 75 million barrels by the end of September 2017. The overall U.S. exports at the half-year mark remain at similar levels to 2016 due to the cancelled cargo volumes from the U.S., driven by waning Far East demand caused by seasonal factors and high inventories. Chinese imports in May 2017 hit a new record of over 2 million metric tons, reaching a monthly average year-to-date of over 1.5 million tons, a level higher than the 1-1.25 million tons originally projected. Chinese import volumes in June 2017 followed the trend higher, and firm propylene prices have recently supported good CFR pricing from PDH plants. The congestion experienced with Panama Canal transits, coupled with steady decline in freight rates for the Houston to Chiba voyage, has caused VLGCs to opt for the long route around the Cape of Good Hope, thus creating more ton miles and global fleet utilization. The Eastern market may be moving into contango as more vessels are requested to slow steam and recent fixtures provide for storage options. The order book stands at approximately 11% of the VLGC fleet while the old VLGCs over 20 years of age currently comprise 15% of the fleet. We maintain our thinking that stronger demolition prices and new environmental regulations will make older VLGC vessels more attractive demolition candidates that will be removed from the global fleet. However, there can be no assurances that any such developments will occur.

Seasonality

Liquefied gases are primarily used for industrial and domestic heating, as a chemical and refinery feedstock, as a transportation fuel and in agriculture. The LPG shipping market is typically stronger in the spring and summer months in anticipation of increased consumption of propane and butane for heating during the winter months. In addition, unpredictable weather patterns in these months tend to disrupt vessel scheduling and the supply of certain commodities. Demand for our vessels therefore may be stronger in our quarters ending June 30 and September 30 and relatively weaker during our quarters ending December 31 and March 31, although 12-month time charter rates tend to smooth these short-term fluctuations. To the extent any of our time charters or the charters of the vessels in the Helios Pool expire during the relatively weaker fiscal quarters ending December 31 and March 31, it may not be possible to re-charter the vessels at similar rates. As a result, we and the Helios Pool may have to accept lower rates or experience off-hire time for the vessels, which may adversely impact our business, financial condition and operating results.

Financial Information

The following table presents our selected financial data and other information for the periods presented:


                                                Three months ended
                                                ------------------

    (in U.S. dollars, except fleet data)           June 30, 2017                June 30, 2016
                                                   -------------                -------------

    Statement of Operations Data

    Revenues                                                        $41,025,472                 $50,515,776

    Expenses

            Voyage expenses                                             239,445                     755,804

            Vessel operating expenses                                16,885,289                  16,095,552

            Depreciation and amortization                            16,293,158                  16,192,745

            General and administrative expenses                       8,534,909                   5,611,310
                                                                      ---------                   ---------

          Total expenses                                             41,952,801                  38,655,411

    Other income-related parties                                        633,883                     552,901
                                                                        -------                     -------

    Operating income/(loss)                                           (293,446)                 12,413,266

    Other income/(expenses)

    Interest and finance costs                                      (7,477,734)                (7,038,209)

    Interest income                                                      15,816                      23,178

    Unrealized loss on derivatives                                  (2,370,191)                (4,369,859)

    Realized loss on derivatives                                      (612,863)                (2,256,788)

    Gain on early extinguishment of debt                              4,117,364                           -

    Foreign currency loss, net                                         (68,916)                   (62,709)
                                                                        -------                     -------

    Total other income/(expenses), net                              (6,396,524)               (13,704,387)
                                                                     ----------                 -----------

    Net loss                                                       $(6,689,970)               $(1,291,121)
                                                                    -----------                 -----------

    Loss per common share-basic                                          (0.12)                     (0.02)

    Loss per common share-diluted                                       $(0.12)                    $(0.02)

    Other Financial Data

    Adjusted EBITDA(1)                                              $17,470,829                 $29,576,278

    Fleet Data

    Calendar days(2)                                                      2,002                       2,002

    Available days(3)                                                     2,002                       2,002

    Operating days(4)(7)                                                  1,794                       1,885

    Fleet utilization(5)(7)                                               89.6%                      94.2%

    Average Daily Results

    Time charter equivalent rate(6)(7)                                  $22,735                     $26,398

    Daily vessel operating expenses(8)                                   $8,434                      $8,040



    (1)              Adjusted EBITDA is a
                     non-GAAP financial
                     measure and
                     represents net
                     income/(loss) before
                     interest and finance
                     costs, unrealized
                     (gain)/loss on
                     derivatives, realized
                     loss on derivatives,
                     gain on early
                     extinguishment of
                     debt, stock-based
                     compensation expense,
                     impairment, and
                     depreciation and
                     amortization and is
                     used as a
                     supplemental
                     financial measure by
                     management to assess
                     our financial and
                     operating
                     performance. We
                     believe that adjusted
                     EBITDA assists our
                     management and
                     investors by
                     increasing the
                     comparability of our
                     performance from
                     period to period.
                     This increased
                     comparability is
                     achieved by excluding
                     the potentially
                     disparate effects
                     between periods of
                     derivatives, interest
                     and finance costs,
                     gain on early
                     extinguishment of
                     debt, stock-based
                     compensation expense,
                     impairment, and
                     depreciation and
                     amortization expense,
                     which items are
                     affected by various
                     and possibly changing
                     financing methods,
                     capital structure and
                     historical cost basis
                     and which items may
                     significantly affect
                     net income/(loss)
                     between periods. We
                     believe that
                     including adjusted
                     EBITDA as a financial
                     and operating measure
                     benefits investors in
                     selecting between
                     investing in us and
                     other investment
                     alternatives.


                    Adjusted EBITDA has
                     certain limitations
                     in use and should not
                     be considered an
                     alternative to net
                     income/(loss),
                     operating income,
                     cash flow from
                     operating activities
                     or any other measure
                     of financial
                     performance presented
                     in accordance with
                     GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA
                     excludes some, but
                     not all, items that
                     affect net income/
                     (loss). Adjusted
                     EBITDA as presented
                     below may not be
                     computed consistently
                     with similarly titled
                     measures of other
                     companies and,
                     therefore, might not
                     be comparable with
                     other companies.


                    The following table
                     sets forth a
                     reconciliation of net
                     income/(loss) to
                     Adjusted EBITDA
                     (unaudited) for the
                     periods presented:


                                                     Three months ended
                                                     ------------------

    (in U.S. dollars)                    June 30, 2017                  June 30, 2016
                                         -------------                  -------------

    Net loss                                             $(6,689,970)                 $(1,291,121)

    Interest and finance costs                              7,477,734                     7,038,209

    Unrealized loss on derivatives                          2,370,191                     4,369,859

    Realized loss on derivatives                              612,863                     2,256,788

    Gain on early extinguishment of debt                  (4,117,364)                            -

    Stock-based compensation expense                        1,524,217                     1,009,798

    Depreciation and amortization                          16,293,158                    16,192,745
                                                           ----------                    ----------

    Adjusted EBITDA                                       $17,470,829                   $29,576,278
                                                          -----------                   -----------



    (2)               We define calendar
                      days as the total
                      number of days in
                      a period during
                      which each vessel
                      in our fleet was
                      owned. Calendar
                      days are an
                      indicator of the
                      size of the fleet
                      over a period and
                      affect both the
                      amount of
                      revenues and the
                      amount of
                      expenses that are
                      recorded during
                      that period.


    (3)               We define
                      available days as
                      calendar days
                      less aggregate
                      off hire days
                      associated with
                      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.


    (4)               We define
                      operating days as
                      available days
                      less the
                      aggregate number
                      of days that our
                      vessels are
                      off?hire for any
                      reason other than
                      scheduled
                      maintenance. We
                      use operating
                      days to measure
                      the number of
                      days in a period
                      that our
                      operating vessels
                      are on hire
                      (refer to 7
                      below).


    (5)               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 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.


    (6)               Time charter
                      equivalent rate,
                      or TCE rate, is a
                      non-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. 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.


                     The following
                      table sets forth
                      a reconciliation
                      of revenues to
                      TCE rate
                      (unaudited) for
                      the periods
                      presented:


                                             Three months ended
                                             ------------------

    (in U.S. dollars, except operating days)    June 30, 2017               June 30, 2016
                                                -------------               -------------

    Numerator:

    Revenues                                                    $41,025,472               $50,515,776

    Voyage expenses                                               (239,445)                (755,804)
                                                                   --------                  --------

    Time charter equivalent                                     $40,786,027               $49,759,972
                                                                -----------               -----------

    Denominator:

    Operating days                                                    1,794                     1,885
                                                                      -----                     -----

    TCE rate:

    Time charter equivalent rate                                    $22,735                   $26,398
                                                                    -------                   -------



    (7)              We determine
                     operating
                     days for each
                     vessel based
                     on the
                     underlying
                     vessel
                     employment,
                     including our
                     vessels in
                     the Helios
                     Pool, or Our
                     Methodology.
                     If we were to
                     calculate
                     operating
                     days for each
                     vessel within
                     the Helios
                     Pool as a
                     variable rate
                     time charter,
                     or Alternate
                     Methodology,
                     our operating
                     days and
                     fleet
                     utilization
                     would be
                     increased
                     with a
                     corresponding
                     reduction to
                     our TCE rate.
                     Operating
                     data using
                     both
                     methodologies
                     since the
                     inception of
                     the Helios
                     Pool is as
                     follows:


                            Three months ended
                            ------------------

                               June 30, 2017           June 30, 2016
                               -------------           -------------

    Our Methodology:

    Operating Days                               1,794                 1,885

    Fleet Utilization                            89.6%                94.2%

    Time charter equivalent                    $22,735               $26,398


    Alternate Methodology:

    Operating Days                               2,002                 2,002

    Fleet Utilization                           100.0%               100.0%

    Time charter equivalent                    $20,373               $24,855



                    We believe that Our
                     Methodology using the
                     underlying vessel
                     employment provides more
                     meaningful insight into
                     market conditions and
                     the performance of our
                     vessels.


    (8)              Daily vessel operating
                     expenses are calculated
                     by dividing vessel
                     operating expenses by
                     calendar days for the
                     relevant time period.

In addition to the results of operations presented in accordance with GAAP, we provide adjusted net income/(loss) and adjusted EPS. We believe that adjusted net income/(loss) and adjusted EPS are useful to investors in understanding our underlying performance and business trends. Adjusted net income/(loss) and adjusted EPS are not a measurement of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP; therefore, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative or substitute for GAAP. The following table reconciles net income/(loss) and EPS to adjusted net income/(loss) and adjusted EPS, respectively, for the periods presented:


                                                                  Three months ended
                                                                  ------------------

    (in U.S. dollars, except share data)              June 30, 2017                  June 30, 2016
                                                      -------------                  -------------

    Net loss                                                          $(6,689,970)                 $(1,291,121)

    Unrealized loss on derivatives                                       2,370,191                     4,369,859

    Gain on early extinguishment of debt                               (4,117,364)                            -
                                                                        ----------                           ---

    Adjusted net income/(loss)                                        $(8,437,143)                   $3,078,738
                                                                       -----------                    ----------


    Loss per common share-diluted                                          $(0.12)                      $(0.02)

    Unrealized loss on derivatives                                            0.04                          0.09

    Gain on early extinguishment of debt                                    (0.08)                            -
                                                                             -----                           ---

    Adjusted earnings/(loss) per common share-diluted                      $(0.16)                        $0.07
                                                                            ------                         -----

Conference Call

A conference call to discuss the results will be held today, July 31, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. ET. The conference call can be accessed live by dialing 1-877-407-9039, or for international callers, 1-201-689-8470, and request to be joined into the Dorian LPG call. A replay will be available at 2:00 p.m. ET the same day and can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or for international callers, 1-412-317-6671. The pass code for the replay is 13667502. The replay will be available until August 7, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of the conference call will also be available under the investor relations section at www.dorianlpg.com.

About Dorian LPG Ltd.

Dorian LPG is a liquefied petroleum gas shipping company and a leading owner and operator of modern VLGCs. Dorian LPG currently owns and operates twenty-two modern VLGCs. Dorian LPG has offices in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, London, United Kingdom and Athens, Greece.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements." Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "may," "should" and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent onlybryan the Company's belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company's control. Actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect future results, see the discussion in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, under the heading "Risk Factors." The Company does not assume any obligation to update the information contained in this press release.

Contact Information

Ted Young; Chief Financial Officer: Tel.: +1 (203) 674-9900 or IR@dorianlpg.com

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