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

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 )



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

Investor and Media Relations:
Edward Nebb
Comm-Counsellors, LLC
Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350
Email: [email protected]