Diana Shipping Inc.NYSE: DSX

Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2024; Declares Cash Dividend of $0.01 per Common Share for the Fourth Quarter 2024

· Issued by Diana Shipping Inc. via GlobeNewswire

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 25, 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 $9.7 million and a net income attributed to common stockholders of $8.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. This compares to net income of $9.4 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $7.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. Earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2024 were $0.07 basic and $0.02 diluted, compared to earnings per share of $0.08 basic and $0.06 diluted in the same quarter of 2023.

Time charter revenues were $57.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $60.0 million for the same quarter of 2023. The decrease in time charter revenues, compared to the same quarter last year, was due to decreased ownership days.

Net income for 2024 amounted to $12.7 million and net income attributed to common stockholders amounted to $7.0 million. This compares to net income of $49.8 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $44.1 million for 2023. Time charter revenues for 2024 were $228.2 million, compared to $262.1 million for 2023. Earnings per share for 2024 were $0.06 basic and $0.05 diluted, compared to earnings per share of $0.44 basic and $0.42 diluted for 2023.

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 fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024. The cash dividend will be payable on March 21, 2025 to all common shareholders of record as of March 12, 2025. As of February 24, 2025, the Company has 113,763,924 common shares issued and outstanding and there were 6,394,709 warrants exercised.

Fleet Employment (As of February 24, 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-24

1/Aug/2025 - 30/Sep/2025

2017 60,456

2

DSI Pollux

A

14,000

4.75

%

Cargill Ocean Transportation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

28-Dec-23

20/Aug/2025 - 20/Oct/2025

2015 60,446

3

DSI Pyxis

A

14,250

5.00

%

ASL Bulk Marine Limited

24-Sep-23

8-Nov-24

2018 60,362

13,100

5.00

%

Stone Shipping Ltd

8-Nov-24

20/Feb/2026 - 20/Apr/2026

4

DSI Polaris

A

15,400

5.00

%

Stone Shipping Ltd

20-Jul-24

1/Jun/2025 - 15/Aug/2025

2018 60,404

5

DSI Pegasus

A

15,250

4.75

%

Cargill Ocean Transportation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd

5-Sep-24

1/Jun/2025 - 1/Aug/2025

2015 60,508

6

DSI Aquarius

B

14,500

5.00

%

Stone Shipping Ltd

18-Jan-24

6-Dec-24

2016 60,309

13,300

5.00

%

Bunge SA, Geneva

6-Dec-24

6/Oct/2025 - 21/Dec/2025

7

DSI Aquila

B

12,500

5.00

%

Western Bulk Carriers AS

11-Nov-23

23-Jan-25

2015 60,309

12,250

5.00

%

23-Jan-25

23/Jun/2025 - 8/Aug/2025

1

8

DSI Altair

B

15,750

5.00

%

Propel Shipping Pte. Ltd.

28-Sep-24

1/Nov/2025 - 31/Dec/2025

2016 60,309

9

DSI Andromeda

B

13,500

5.00

%

Bunge SA, Geneva

27-Nov-23

28/Feb/2025 - 20/Apr/2025

2

2016 60,309

6 Panamax Bulk Carriers

10

LETO

16,000

5.00

%

ASL Bulk Shipping Limited

3-May-24

6-Mar-25

3

2010 81,297

11

SELINA

C

12,000

4.75

%

Cargill International S.A., Geneva

20-May-23

17-Oct-24

2010 75,700

10,500

5.00

%

Raffles Shipping International Pte. Ltd.

17-Oct-24

1/Mar/2025 - 20/Apr/2025

12

MAERA

C

13,750

5.00

%

ST Shipping and Transport Pte. Ltd.

29-Jan-24

15-Dec-24

2013 75,403

8,400

5.00

%

China Resource Chartering Limited

15-Dec-24

20/Sep/2025-20/Nov/2025

13

ISMENE

12,650

5.00

%

Paralos Shipping Pte., Ltd.

13-Sep-23

15/Apr/2025 - 30/Jun/2025

2013 77,901

14

CRYSTALIA

D

13,900

5.00

%

Louis Dreyfus Company Freight Asia Pte. Ltd.

4-May-24

4/Feb/2026 - 4/Jun/2026

2014 77,525

15

ATALANDI

D

14,600

4.75

%

Cargill International SA, Geveva

20-Jul-24

1/Jun/2025 - 31/Jul/2025

2014 77,529

6 Kamsarmax Bulk Carriers

16

MAIA

E

13,000

5.00

%

Viterra Chartering B.V.

16-Sep-24

9-Dec-24

2009 82,193

11,600

5.00

%

Paralos Shipping Pte. Ltd.

9-Dec-24

1/Nov/2025 - 31/Dec/2025

17

MYRSINI

E

17,100

5.00

%

Cobelfret S.A. Luxembourg

25-Jun-24

11-Feb-25

4

2010 82,117

13,000

4.75

%

Cargill International SA, Geneva

26-Feb-25

1/Jan/2026 - 28/Feb/2026

5

18

MEDUSA

E

14,250

5.00

%

ASL Bulk Shipping Limited

14-May-23

21-Feb-25

4

2010 82,194

19

MYRTO

E

12,650

5.00

%

Cobelfret S.A., Luxemburg

15-Jul-23

23-Dec-24

2013 82,131

12,000

5.00

%

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo

23-Dec-24

1/Mar/2026 - 15/May/2026

20

ASTARTE

14,000

5.00

%

Paralos Shipping Pte. Ltd.

19-Aug-24

15/Jul/2025 - 15/Sep/2025

2013 81,513

21

LEONIDAS P. C.

17,000

5.00

%

Ming Wah International Shipping Company Limited

22-Feb-24

20/Aug/2025 - 20/Oct/2025

2011 82,165

5 Post-Panamax Bulk Carriers

22

ALCMENE

12,000

5.00

%

China Steel Express Corporation

30-Sep-24

19-Nov-24

6

2010 93,193

6,000

5.00

%

Lestari Shipping Pte Ltd

28-Dec-24

16-Jan-25

2,000

5.00

%

Pan Ocean Co., Ltd.

16-Jan-25

6-Mar-25

7,8

23

AMPHITRITE

F

15,000

5.00

%

Cobelfret S.A., Luxembourg

13-Jan-24

8-Jan-25

9

2012 98,697

12,100

5.00

%

8-Jan-25

1/Jan/2026 - 15/Mar/2026

10

24

POLYMNIA

F

17,500

5.00

%

Reachy Shipping (SGP) Pte. Ltd.

8-Jun-24

1/Aug/2025 - 30/Sept/2025

2012 98,704

25

ELECTRA

G

14,000

4.75

%

Aquavita International S.A.

3-Jun-24

15/Oct/2025 - 31/Dec/2025

2013 87,150

26

PHAIDRA

G

12,250

4.75

%

Aquavita International S.A.

9-May-23

12-Oct-24

2013 87,146

12,000

4.75

%

12-Oct-24

1/May/2025 - 15/Jul/2025

8 Capesize Bulk Carriers

27

SEMIRIO

H

14,150

5.00

%

Solebay Shipping Cape Company Limited, Hong Kong

18-Aug-23

11-Feb-25

2007 174,261

16,650

5.00

%

11-Feb-25

15/Feb/2026 - 15/Apr/2026

28

NEW YORK

H

16,000

5.00

%

SwissMarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore

11-Jun-23

30-Nov-24

2010 177,773

16,000

5.00

%

STX Green Logis Ltd

30-Nov-24

11-Jan-25

17,600

5.00

%

SwissMarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore

11-Jan-25

15/Jan/2026 - 30/Mar/2026

11,12

29

SEATTLE

I

17,500

5.00

%

Solebay Shipping Cape Company Limited, Hong Kong

1-Oct-23

15/Jul/2025 - 30/Sep/2025

2011 179,362

30

P. S. PALIOS

I

27,150

5.00

%

Bohai Shipping (HEBEI) Co., Ltd

7-May-24

1/Nov/2025 - 31/Dec/2025

2013 179,134

31

G. P. ZAFIRAKIS

J

26,800

5.00

%

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo

16-Sep-24

16/Aug/2026 - 16/Nov/2026

2014 179,492

32

SANTA BARBARA

J

21,250

5.00

%

Smart Gain Shipping Co., Limited

7-May-23

3-Dec-24

2015 179,426

22,000

5.00

%

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

27-Dec-24

20/Oct/2025 - 20/Dec/2025

13,14

33

NEW ORLEANS

20,000

5.00

%

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

7-Dec-23

15/Aug/2025 - 31/Oct/2025

14

2015 180,960

34

FLORIDA

25,900

5.00

%

Bunge S.A., Geneva

29-Mar-22

29/Jan/2027 - 29/May/2027

2

2022 182,063

4 Newcastlemax Bulk Carriers

35

LOS ANGELES

K

28,700

5.00

%

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo

20-Jul-24

1/Oct/2025 - 15/Dec/2025

2012 206,104

36

PHILADELPHIA

K

22,500

5.00

%

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo

4-Feb-24

20/Apr/2025 - 20/Jul/2025

2012 206,040

37

SAN FRANCISCO

L

22,000

5.00

%

SwissMarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore

18-Feb-23

28-Feb-25

15

2017 208,006

26,000

5.00

%

28-Feb-25

25/Oct/2026 - 25/Dec/2026

5

38

NEWPORT NEWS

L

20,000

5.00

%

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo

20-Sep-23

10/Mar/2025 - 10/Jun/2025

2017 208,021

* 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.

1 Charterers will compensate the Owners at a rate of 115% of the average Baltic Tess 58 Supramax Index as published by the Baltic Exchange on a daily basis or double the vessel’s present charter party rate, whichever is higher, for the excess period commencing from January 10, 2025 until the actual redelivery date.

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

3 Based on latest information.

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

5 Estimated delivery date to the Charterers.

6 Vessel on scheduled drydocking from November 19, 2024 until December 17, 2024.

7 Redelivery date based on an estimated time charter trip duration of about 40 days.

8 Vessel has been sold and it is expected to be delivered to her new Owners by latest March 7, 2025.

9 The charter rate was US$12,250 per day for the first thirty (30) days of the charter period.

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

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

12 Vessel currently off hire for drydocking.

13 Vessel on scheduled drydocking from December 3, 2024 until December 27, 2024.

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

15 Estimated redelivery date from the Charterers.

Summary of Selected Financial & Other Data (unaudited)

Three months ended December 31,

Year ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA (in thousands of US Dollars)

Time charter revenues

$

57,073

$

60,016

$

228,209

$

262,098

Voyage expenses

3,540

3,326

13,607

13,621

Vessel operating expenses

19,215

21,520

82,587

85,486

Net income

9,737

9,382

12,746

49,844

Net income attributable to common stockholders

8,295

7,940

6,977

44,075

FLEET DATA

Average number of vessels

38.0

40.7

38.9

41.1

Number of vessels

38.0

40.0

38.0

40.0

Weighted average age of vessels

11.3

10.5

11.3

10.5

Ownership days

3,496

3,746

14,219

14,986

Available days

3,434

3,739

14,057

14,867

Operating days

3,423

3,727

14,009

14,824

Fleet utilization

99.7

%

99.7

%

99.7

%

99.7

%

AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS

Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate (1)

$

15,589

$

15,162

$

15,267

$

16,713

Daily vessel operating expenses (2)

$

5,496

$

5,745

$

5,808

$

5,704


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, which is consistent with industry standards. 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 Tuesday, February 25, 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 13751556.

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, 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

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Three months ended December 31,

Year ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

REVENUES:

Time charter revenues

$

57,073

$

60,016

$

228,209

$

262,098

OPERATING EXPENSES

Voyage expenses

3,540

3,326

13,607

13,621

Vessel operating expenses

19,215

21,520

82,587

85,486

Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges

11,368

11,508

44,691

49,785

General and administrative expenses

8,322

8,364

33,435

32,968

Management fees to a related party

333

333

1,332

1,313

Gain on sale of vessels

-

(329

)

(5,799

)

(5,323

)

Other operating income

(215

)

(572

)

(422

)

(1,464

)

Operating income, total

$

14,510

$

15,866

$

58,778

$

85,712

OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE)

Interest expense and finance costs

(11,620

)

(12,649

)

(47,468

)

(49,331

)

Interest and other income

2,361

2,129

8,369

8,170

Gain/(loss) on derivative instruments

461

(592

)

274

(439

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

-

-

(3,475

)

(748

)

Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary

-

-

-

844

Gain/(loss) on related party investments

(1,606

)

740

(3,905

)

1,502

Gain/(loss) on equity securities

-

2,813

(400

)

2,813

Gain on warrants

5,519

1,583

719

1,583

Gain/(loss) from equity method investments

112

(508

)

(146

)

(262

)

Total other expenses, net

$

(4,773

)

$

(6,484

)

$

(46,032

)

$

(35,868

)

Net income

$

9,737

$

9,382

$

12,746

$

49,844

Dividends on series B preferred shares

(1,442

)

(1,442

)

(5,769

)

(5,769

)

Net income attributable to common stockholders

8,295

7,940

6,977

44,075

Earnings per common share, basic

$

0.07

$

0.08

$

0.06

$

0.44

Earnings per common share, diluted

$

0.02

$

0.06

$

0.05

$

0.42

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic

119,087,512

102,910,653

115,956,249

100,166,629

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted

119,685,417

105,488,012

118,655,243

101,877,142

Three months ended December 31,

Year ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net Income

$

9,737

$

9,382

$

12,746

$

49,844

Other comprehensive income (Defined benefit plan)

4

55

4

55

Comprehensive Income

$

9,741

$

9,437

$

12,750

$

49,899

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

2024

2023*

ASSETS

(unaudited)

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and time deposits

$

207,166**

$

161,592**

Investments in equity securities

-

20,729

Other current assets

18,443

19,900

Fixed assets

880,145

924,474

Investments in related parties and equity method investments

47,240

24,087

Other noncurrent assets

18,024

15,628

Total assets

$

1,171,018

$

1,166,410

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

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

$

637,525

$

642,772

Other liabilities

28,436

34,617

Total stockholders' equity

505,057

489,021

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,171,018

$

1,166,410

*

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

**

Includes time deposits of $64 million and $40 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)

Three months ended December 31,

Year ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

$

15,144

$

(2,235

)

$

83,530

$

70,380

Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities

(30,660

)

31,037

(39,783

)

24,929

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

$

7,377

$

(16,762

)

$

(21,673

)

$

(71,145

)

CONTACT: 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 and Media Relations: Edward Nebb Comm-Counsellors, LLC Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350 Email: enebb@optonline.net