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Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025; Declares Cash Dividend of $0.01 Per Common Share for the Second Quarter 2025
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Jul 30 2025
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Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025; Declares Cash Dividend of $0.01 Per Common Share for the Second Quarter 2025

ATHENS, Greece, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today reported net income of $4.5 million and net income attributable to common stockholders of $3.1 million for the second quarter of 2025. This compares to a net loss of $2.8 million and a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $4.2 million for the second quarter of 2024. Earnings per share for the second quarter of 2025 were $0.03 basic and diluted, compared to loss per share of $0.04 basic and diluted in the same quarter of 2024.

Time charter revenues were $54.7 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $56.0 million for the same quarter of 2024. The decrease in time charter revenues, compared to the same quarter last year, was due to decreased ownership days and was partly offset by increased average charter rates.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2025, amounted to $7.5 million and net income attributable to common stockholders amounted to $4.7 million. This compares to a net loss of $0.7 million and a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $3.6 million for the same period in 2024. Time charter revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2025, were $109.6 million, compared to $113.6 million for the same period in 2024. Earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were $0.04 basic and diluted, compared to a loss per share of $0.03 basic and diluted for the same period in 2024.

Dividend Declaration

The Company has declared a cash dividend on its common stock of $0.01 per share, based on the Company’s results of operations during the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The cash dividend will be payable on September 11, 2025, to all common shareholders of record as of August 21, 2025. As of July 29, 2025, the Company has 115,775,463 common shares issued and outstanding and there were 16,211,330 outstanding warrants.

Fleet Employment (As of July 29, 2025)

VESSEL

SISTER SHIPS*

GROSS RATE (USD PER DAY)

COM**

CHARTERERS

DELIVERY DATE TO CHARTERERS***

REDELIVERY DATE TO OWNERS****

NOTES

BUILT DWT

9 Ultramax Bulk Carriers

1

DSI Phoenix

A

16,500

5.00

%

Bulk Trading SA

6/May/2024

3/Aug/2025

1

2017 60,456

13,500

4.75

%

Cargill Ocean Transportation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

3/Aug/2025

1/Oct/2026 - 30/Nov/2026

2

2

DSI Pollux

A

14,000

4.75

%

Cargill Ocean Transportation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

28/Dec/2023

20/Aug/2025 - 20/Oct/2025

2015 60,446

3

DSI Pyxis

A

13,100

5.00

%

Stone Shipping Ltd.

8/Nov/2024

20/Feb/2026 - 20/Apr/2026

2018 60,362

4

DSI Polaris

A

15,400

5.00

%

Stone Shipping Ltd.

20/Jul/2024

1/Jul/2025

2018 60,404

12,250

4.75

%

Cargill Ocean Transportation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

1/Jul/2025

21/Jul/2026 - 21/Sep/2026

5

DSI Pegasus

A

15,250

4.75

%

Cargill Ocean Transportation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

5/Sep/2024

25/Jul/2025

3

2015 60,508

6

DSI Aquarius

B

13,300

5.00

%

Bunge SA, Geneva

6/Dec/2024

6/Oct/2025 - 21/Dec/2025

2016 60,309

7

DSI Aquila

B

12,250

5.00

%

Western Bulk Carriers AS

21/Jan/2025

1/Aug/2025 - 5/Sep/2025

4

2015 60,309

8

DSI Altair

B

15,750

5.00

%

Propel Shipping Pte. Ltd.

28/Sep/2024

1/Nov/2025 - 31/Dec/2025

2016 60,309

9

DSI Andromeda

B

14,000

4.75

%

Cargill Ocean Transportation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

28/Mar/2025

15/Nov/2025-15/Jan/2026

5

2016 60,309

6 Panamax Bulk Carriers

10

LETO

12,275

4.75

%

Cargill International SA, Geneva

4/Apr/2025

16/Jul/2026 - 16/Sep/2026

6

2010 81,297

11

SELINA

C

10,500

5.00

%

Raffles Shipping International Pte. Ltd.

17/Oct/2024

14/Apr/2025

7

2010 75,700

6,500

5.00

%

Reachy Shipping (SGP) Pte. Ltd.

13/May/2025

12/Jul/2025

8

12

MAERA

C

8,400

5.00

%

China Resource Chartering Limited

15/Dec/2024

20/Sep/2025-20/Nov/2025

2013 75,403

13

ISMENE

12,650

5.00

%

Paralos Shipping Pte., Ltd.

13/Sep/2023

24/Apr/2025

2013 77,901

11,000

5.00

%

China Resource Chartering Pte. Ltd.

24/Apr/2025

20/Mar/2026 - 20/May/2026

14

CRYSTALIA

D

13,900

5.00

%

Louis Dreyfus Company Freight Asia Pte. Ltd.

4/May/2024

4/Feb/2026 - 4/Jun/2026

2014 77,525

15

ATALANDI

D

14,600

4.75

%

Cargill International SA, Geneva

20/Jul/2024

8/Jun/2025

2014 77,529

10,100

5.00

%

Stone Shipping Ltd.

8/Jun/2025

15/Jun/2026 - 15/Aug/2026

9

6 Kamsarmax Bulk Carriers

16

MAIA

E

11,600

5.00

%

Paralos Shipping Pte. Ltd.

9/Dec/2024

1/Nov/2025 - 31/Dec/2025

2009 82,193

17

MYRSINI

E

13,000

4.75

%

Cargill International SA, Geneva

26/Feb/2025

1/Jan/2026 - 28/Feb/2026

2010 82,117

18

MEDUSA

E

13,000

4.75

%

Cargill International SA, Geneva

16/Mar/2025

15/May/2026 - 15/Jul/2026

2010 82,194

19

MYRTO

E

12,000

5.00

%

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo

23/Dec/2024

1/Mar/2026 - 15/May/2026

2013 82,131

20

ASTARTE

14,000

5.00

%

Paralos Shipping Pte. Ltd.

19/Aug/2024

2/Aug/2025

1

2013 81,513

12,500

5.00

%

Propel Shipping Pte. Ltd.

2/Aug/2025

16/Aug/2026 - 16/Oct/2026

2

21

LEONIDAS P. C.

17,000

5.00

%

Ming Wah International Shipping Company Limited

22/Feb/2024

20/Aug/2025 - 20/Sep/2025

4

2011 82,165

4 Post-Panamax Bulk Carriers

22

AMPHITRITE

F

12,100

5.00

%

Cobelfret S.A., Luxembourg

8/Jan/2025

1/Jan/2026 - 15/Mar/2026

10

2012 98,697

23

POLYMNIA

F

17,500

5.00

%

Reachy Shipping (SGP) Pte. Ltd.

8/Jun/2024

1/Aug/2025 - 30/Aug/2025

4

2012 98,704

24

ELECTRA

G

14,000

4.75

%

Aquavita International S.A.

3/Jun/2024

15/Oct/2025 - 31/Dec/2025

2013 87,150

25

PHAIDRA

G

12,000

4.75

%

Aquavita International S.A.

12/Oct/2024

31/May/2025

2013 87,146

9,750

5.00

%

SwissMarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore

31/May/2025

1/Jan/2026 - 28/Feb/2026

8 Capesize Bulk Carriers

26

SEMIRIO

H

16,650

5.00

%

Solebay Shipping Cape Company Limited, Hong Kong

11/Feb/2025

15/Feb/2026 - 15/Apr/2026

2007 174,261

27

NEW YORK

H

17,600

5.00

%

SwissMarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore

11/Jan/2025

15/Jan/2026 - 30/Mar/2026

11,12

2010 177,773

28

SEATTLE

I

17,500

5.00

%

Solebay Shipping Cape Company Limited, Hong Kong

1/Oct/2023

1/Aug/2025 - 30/Sep/2025

4

2011 179,362

29

P. S. PALIOS

I

27,150

5.00

%

Bohai Shipping (HEBEI) Co., Ltd.

7/May/2024

1/Nov/2025 - 31/Dec/2025

2013 179,134

30

G. P. ZAFIRAKIS

J

26,800

5.00

%

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo

16/Sep/2024

16/Aug/2026 - 16/Nov/2026

2014 179,492

31

SANTA BARBARA

J

22,000

5.00

%

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

27/Dec/2024

20/Oct/2025 - 20/Dec/2025

13

2015 179,426

32

NEW ORLEANS

20,000

5.00

%

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

7/Dec/2023

15/Aug/2025 - 31/Oct/2025

13,14

2015 180,960

33

FLORIDA

25,900

5.00

%

Bunge S.A., Geneva

29/Mar/2022

29/Jan/2027 - 29/May/2027

5

2022 182,063

4 Newcastlemax Bulk Carriers

34

LOS ANGELES

K

28,700

5.00

%

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo

20/Jul/2024

1/Oct/2025 - 15/Dec/2025

2012 206,104

35

PHILADELPHIA

K

22,500

5.00

%

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo

4/Feb/2024

29/May/2025

2012 206,040

21,500

5.00

%

Refined Success Limited

29/May/2025

9/Jun/2026 - 8/Aug/2026

36

SAN FRANCISCO

L

26,000

5.00

%

SwissMarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore

1/Mar/2025

25/Oct/2026 - 25/Dec/2026

2017 208,006

37

NEWPORT NEWS

L

20,000

5.00

%

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo

20/Sep/2023

16/Jun/2025

2017 208,021

25,000

5.00

%

Bohai Ocean Shipping (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd.

16/Jun/2025

1/Sep/2026 - 31/Oct/2026

* Each dry bulk carrier is a “sister ship”, or closely similar, to other dry bulk carriers that have the same letter.

** Total commission percentage paid to third parties.

*** In case of newly acquired vessel with time charter attached, this date refers to the expected/actual date of delivery of the vessel to the Company.

**** Range of redelivery dates, with the actual date of redelivery being at the Charterers’ option, but subject to the terms, conditions, and exceptions of the particular charterparty.

1Estimated redelivery date from the charterers.

2Estimated delivery date to the charterers.

3Currently without an active charterparty. Vessel on scheduled drydocking.

4Based on latest information.

5Bareboat chartered-in for a period of ten years.

6Vessel on scheduled drydocking from March 9, 2025 until April 4, 2025.

7Vessel on scheduled drydocking from April 14, 2025 until May 13, 2025.

8Vessel was sold and delivered to her new Owners on July 15, 2025.

9The charter rate was US$9,000 per day for the first thirty-five (35) days of the charter period.

10The charter rate was US$8,750 per day for the first fifty (50) days of the charter period.

11The charter rate was US$6,300 per day for the first trip of the charter period.

12Vessel off hire for drydocking from February 23, 2025 until April 7, 2025.

13Bareboat chartered-in for a period of eight years.

14Vessel off-hire for about 11.45 days.


Summary of Selected Financial & Other Data (unaudited)

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

2025

2024

2025

2024

STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA (in thousands of US Dollars)

Time charter revenues

$

54,688

$

56,000

$

109,625

$

113,648

Voyage expenses

3,114

3,145

6,064

6,413

Vessel operating expenses

20,012

21,269

39,962

42,133

Net income/(loss)

4,542

(2,764)

7,539

(706)

Net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders

3,100

(4,206)

4,655

(3,590)

FLEET DATA

Average number of vessels

37.0

39.0

37.4

39.4

Number of vessels

37.0

39.0

37.0

39.0

Weighted average age of vessels

11.7

10.9

11.7

10.9

Ownership days

3,367

3,549

6,768

7,162

Available days

3,329

3,499

6,632

7,112

Operating days

3,312

3,496

6,602

7,078

Fleet utilization

99.5%

99.9%

99.5%

99.5%

AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS

Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate (1)

$

15,492

$

15,106

$

15,615

$

15,078

Daily vessel operating expenses (2)

$

5,944

$

5,993

$

5,905

$

5,883

Non-GAAP Measures

(1) Time charter equivalent rate, or TCE, is defined as our time charter revenues less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of our available days during the period. Our method of computing TCE rate may not necessarily be comparable to TCE rates of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation. TCE is a non-GAAP measure, and management believes it is useful to investors because it is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels on time charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage charters, because charter hire rates for vessels on voyage charters are generally not expressed in per day amounts while charter hire rates for vessels on time charters are generally expressed in such amounts. TCE is used by management to assess and compare the vessels’ profitability.

(2) Daily vessel operating expenses, which include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the costs of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes and other miscellaneous expenses, are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by ownership days for the relevant period.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

The Company’s management will conduct a conference call and simultaneous Internet webcast to review these results at 9:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

Investors may access the webcast by visiting the Company’s website at www.dianashippinginc.com, and clicking on the webcast link. An accompanying investor presentation also will be available via the webcast link and on the Company’s website. The conference call also may be accessed by telephone by dialing 1-877-407-8291 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-689-8345 (for international callers), and asking the operator for the Diana Shipping Inc. conference call.

A replay of the webcast will be available soon after the completion of the call and will be accessible for 30 days on www.dianashippinginc.com. A telephone replay also will be available for 30 days by dialing 1-877-660-6853 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-612-7415 (for international callers), and providing the Replay ID number 13754872.

About the Company

Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels. The Company’s vessels are employed primarily on short to medium-term time charters and transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, Company management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company’s records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company’s control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, tariff policies and other trade restrictions, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, including risks associated with the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, including the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

(See financial tables attached)

DIANA SHIPPING INC.

FINANCIAL TABLES

Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

2025

2024

2025

2024

REVENUES:

Time charter revenues

$

54,688

$

56,000

$

109,625

$

113,648

OPERATING EXPENSES

Voyage expenses

3,114

3,145

6,064

6,413

Vessel operating expenses

20,012

21,269

39,962

42,133

Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges

11,596

11,004

22,839

22,106

General and administrative expenses

8,944

8,197

17,133

16,729

Management fees to a related party

303

333

636

666

Gain on sale of vessels

(4

)

-

(1,500

)

(1,572

)

Other operating (income)/loss

299

(104

)

460

(389

)

Operating income, total

$

10,424

$

12,156

$

24,031

$

27,562

OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE)

Interest expense and finance costs

(10,812

)

(11,594

)

(21,890

)

(23,650

)

Interest and other income

1,915

2,041

3,778

3,776

Gain/(loss) on derivative instruments

(67

)

23

(227

)

361

Gain/(loss) on related party investments

3,540

(3,467

)

2,482

(1,351

)

Loss on equity securities

(403

)

(403

)

(400

)

Gain/ (loss) on warrants

474

(2,090

)

515

(6,773

)

Gain(loss) from equity method investments

(529

)

167

(747

)

(231

)

Total other expenses, net

$

(5,882

)

$

(14,920

)

$

(16,492

)

$

(28,268

)

Net income/(loss)

$

4,542

$

(2,764

)

$

7,539

$

(706

)

Dividends on series B preferred shares

(1,442

)

(1,442

)

(2,884

)

(2,884

)

Net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders

3,100

(4,206

)

4,655

(3,590

)

Earnings/(loss) per common share, basic and diluted

$

0.03

$

(0.04

)

$

0.04

$

(0.03

)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic

110,664,067

115,236,048

110,095,604

112,818,414

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted

110,664,067

115,236,048

110,095,604

112,818,414

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net Income/(loss)

$

4,542

$

(2,764

)

$

7,539

$

(706

)

Currency translation adjustment

3,208

-

3,208

-

Comprehensive Income/(loss)

$

7,750

$

(2,764

)

$

10,747

$

(706

)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

June 30, 2025

December 31, 2024*

ASSETS

(unaudited)

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and time deposits

$

149,598**

$

207,166**

Investments in equity securities

24,353

-

Other current assets

28,803

18,443

Fixed assets

844,658

880,145

Investments in related parties and equity method investments

64,196

47,240

Other noncurrent assets

19,607

18,024

Total assets

$

1,131,215

$

1,171,018

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Long-term debt and finance liabilities, net of deferred financing costs

$

610,207

$

637,525

Other liabilities

28,166

28,436

Total stockholders' equity

492,842

505,057

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,131,215

$

1,171,018

*

The balance sheet data has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

**

Includes time deposits of $66 million and $64 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.


OTHER FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

8,623

$

11,218

$

25,835

$

49,183

Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities

(39,877

)

7,425

(29,333

)

(13,624

)

Net cash used in financing activities

$

(16,801

)

$

(20,576

)

$

(56,570

)

$

(37,110

)


Corporate Contact:

Ioannis Zafirakis
Director, Co-Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Treasurer
and Secretary
Telephone: + 30-210-9470100
Email: izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com
Website: www.dianashippinginc.com
X: @Dianaship

Investor Relations/Media Contact:
Nicolas Bornozis / Daniela Guerrero
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540
New York, N.Y. 10169
Tel.: (212) 661-7566
Email: diana@capitallink.com