DORIAN LPG LTD., 10-K filed on 6/12/2020
Annual Report
v3.20.1
Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 09, 2020
Sep. 30, 2019
Document and Entity Information      
Entity Registrant Name DORIAN LPG LTD.    
Entity Central Index Key 0001596993    
Document Type 10-K    
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2020    
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Current Fiscal Year End Date --03-31    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer    
Entity Public Float     $ 414,273,991
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   50,827,952  
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Document Fiscal Year Focus 2020    
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v3.20.1
Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Current assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 48,389,688 $ 30,838,684
Short-term investments 14,923,140 599,949
Restricted cash - current 3,370,178  
Trade receivables, net and accrued revenues 820,846 1,384,118
Due from related parties 66,847,701 44,455,643
Inventories 1,996,203 2,111,637
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,266,999 3,199,038
Total current assets 139,614,755 82,589,069
Fixed assets    
Vessels, net 1,437,658,833 1,478,520,314
Other fixed assets, net 185,613 160,283
Total fixed assets 1,437,844,446 1,478,680,597
Other non-current assets    
Deferred charges, net 7,336,726 2,000,794
Derivative instruments   6,448,498
Due from related parties—non-current 23,100,000 19,800,000
Restricted cash - non-current 35,629,261 35,633,962
Operating lease right-of-use assets 26,861,551  
Other non-current assets 1,573,104 217,097
Total assets 1,671,959,843 1,625,370,017
Current liabilities    
Trade accounts payable 13,552,796 7,212,580
Accrued expenses 4,080,952 3,436,116
Due to related parties 436,850 489,644
Deferred income 2,068,205 4,258,683
Derivative instruments 2,605,442  
Current portion of long-term operating lease liabilities 9,212,589  
Current portion of long-term debt 53,056,125 63,968,414
Total current liabilities 85,012,959 79,365,437
Long-term liabilities    
Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees 581,919,094 632,122,372
Long-term operating lease liabilities 17,651,939  
Derivative instruments 9,152,829  
Other long-term liabilities 1,170,824 1,199,650
Total long-term liabilities 609,894,686 633,322,022
Total liabilities 694,907,645 712,687,459
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity    
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued nor outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized, 59,083,290 and 58,882,515 shares issued, 50,827,952 and 55,167,708 shares outstanding (net of treasury stock), as of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively 590,833 588,826
Additional paid-in-capital 866,809,371 863,583,692
Treasury stock, at cost; 8,255,338 and 3,714,807 shares as of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively (87,183,865) (36,484,561)
Retained earnings 196,835,859 84,994,601
Total shareholders' equity 977,052,198 912,682,558
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 1,671,959,843 $ 1,625,370,017
v3.20.1
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Consolidated Balance Sheets    
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized 50,000,000 50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued 0 0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding 0 0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized 450,000,000 450,000,000
Common stock, shares issued 59,083,290 58,882,515
Common stock, shares outstanding (net of treasury stock) 50,827,952 55,167,708
Treasury stock, shares at cost 8,255,338 3,714,807
v3.20.1
Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues.      
Revenues $ 333,429,998 $ 158,032,485 $ 159,334,760
Expenses      
Voyage expenses 3,242,923 1,697,883 2,213,773
Charter hire expenses 9,861,898 237,525  
Vessel operating expenses 71,478,369 66,880,568 64,312,644
Depreciation and amortization 66,262,530 65,201,151 65,329,951
General and administrative expenses 23,355,768 24,434,246 26,186,332
Professional and legal fees related to the BW Proposal   10,022,747  
Total expenses 174,201,488 168,474,120 158,042,700
Other income-related parties 1,840,321 2,479,599 2,549,325
Operating income/(loss) 161,068,831 (7,962,036) 3,841,385
Other income/(expenses)      
Interest and finance costs (36,105,541) (40,649,231) (35,658,045)
Interest income 1,458,725 1,755,259 440,059
Unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives (18,206,769) (7,816,401) 8,421,531
Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives 2,800,374 3,788,123 (1,328,886)
Gain on early extinguishment of debt     4,117,364
Other gain/(loss), net 825,638 (61,619) (234,094)
Total other income/(expenses), net (49,227,573) (42,983,869) (24,242,071)
Net income/(loss) $ 111,841,258 $ (50,945,905) $ (20,400,686)
Weighted average shares outstanding Basic (in shares) 53,881,483 54,513,118 54,039,886
Weighted average shares outstanding Diluted (in shares) 54,115,338 54,513,118 54,039,886
Earnings/(loss) per common share – basic (in dollars per share) $ 2.08 $ (0.93) $ (0.38)
Earnings/(loss) per common share – diluted (in dollars per share) $ 2.07 $ (0.93) $ (0.38)
Net pool revenues - related party      
Revenues.      
Revenues $ 298,079,123 $ 120,015,771 $ 106,958,576
Time charter revenues      
Revenues.      
Revenues 34,111,230 37,726,214 50,176,166
Voyage charter revenues      
Revenues.      
Revenues     2,068,491
Other revenues, net      
Revenues.      
Revenues $ 1,239,645 $ 290,500 $ 131,527
v3.20.1
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($)
Common stock
Treasury stock
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Total
Balance at Mar. 31, 2017 $ 583,422 $ (33,897,269) $ 852,974,373 $ 156,341,192 $ 976,001,718
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2017 58,342,201        
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity          
Net income/(loss) for the period       (20,400,686) (20,400,686)
Restricted share award issuances $ 2,980   (2,980)    
Restricted share award issuances (in shares) 297,960        
Stock-based compensation     5,138,489   5,138,489
Purchase of treasury stock   (1,326,159)     (1,326,159)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018 $ 586,402 (35,223,428) 858,109,882 135,940,506 959,413,362
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018 58,640,161        
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity          
Net income/(loss) for the period       (50,945,905) (50,945,905)
Restricted share award issuances $ 2,424   (2,424)    
Restricted share award issuances (in shares) 242,354        
Stock-based compensation     5,476,234   5,476,234
Purchase of treasury stock   (1,261,133)     (1,261,133)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019 $ 588,826 (36,484,561) 863,583,692 84,994,601 912,682,558
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019 58,882,515        
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity          
Net income/(loss) for the period       111,841,258 111,841,258
Restricted share award issuances $ 2,007   (2,007)    
Restricted share award issuances (in shares) 200,775        
Stock-based compensation     3,227,686   3,227,686
Purchase of treasury stock   (50,699,304)     (50,699,304)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020 $ 590,833 $ (87,183,865) $ 866,809,371 $ 196,835,859 $ 977,052,198
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020 59,083,290        
v3.20.1
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income/(loss) $ 111,841,258 $ (50,945,905) $ (20,400,686)
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 66,262,530 65,201,151 65,329,951
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset 1,885,522    
Amortization of financing costs 2,893,392 3,136,051 7,506,509
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivatives 18,206,769 7,816,401 (8,421,531)
Stock-based compensation expense 3,227,686 5,476,234 5,138,489
Gain on early extinguishment of debt     (4,117,364)
Unrealized foreign currency (gain)/loss, net 311,539 303,835 (63,761)
Other non-cash items, net (1,200,001) (48,182) 144,545
Changes in operating assets and liabilities      
Trade receivables, net and accrued revenue 563,272 (1,047,956) (325,132)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (222,510) (537,549) (579,981)
Due from related parties (25,692,058) (17,574,923) 15,576,280
Inventories 115,434 (98,730) 567,835
Other non-current assets (1,356,007) (131,457) (10,171)
Operating lease liabilities—current and long-term (1,888,347)    
Trade accounts payable 1,470,669 793,925 (561,808)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (2,078,325) (2,999,444) (2,406,945)
Due to related parties (52,794) 144,129 334,353
Payments for drydocking costs (5,251,622) (604,147) (461,480)
Net cash provided by operating activities 169,036,407 8,883,433 57,249,103
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Vessel-related capital expenditures (19,883,090) (3,972,815) (297,534)
Payments for short-term investments (14,888,638) (499,690)  
Proceeds from sale of investment securities 1,767,906    
Payments to acquire other fixed assets (141,012) (47,799) (139,503)
Net cash used in investing activities (33,144,834) (4,520,304) (437,037)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings   65,137,500 261,000,000
Repayment of long-term debt borrowings (63,968,414) (130,205,069) (251,994,382)
Purchase of treasury stock (50,642,795) (1,310,064) (1,220,535)
Financing costs paid (40,547) (628,144) (3,113,425)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities (114,651,756) (67,005,777) 4,671,658
Effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents (323,336) (253,086) (8,042)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 20,916,481 (62,895,734) 61,475,682
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the beginning of the period 66,472,646 129,368,380 67,892,698
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the end of the period 87,389,127 66,472,646 129,368,380
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information      
Cash paid during the period for interest 32,461,153 36,906,567 27,958,102
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities 2,810,468    
Vessel-related capital expenditures included in liabilities 4,408,333 33,015 60,854
Financing costs included in liabilities $ 595,138 $ 595,138 $ 142,434
v3.20.1
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets to the total amount of such items reported in the statements of cash flows:        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 48,389,688 $ 30,838,684 $ 103,505,676  
Restricted cash - current 3,370,178      
Restricted cash - non-current 35,629,261 35,633,962 25,862,704  
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period shown in the statement of cash flows $ 87,389,127 $ 66,472,646 $ 129,368,380 $ 67,892,698
v3.20.1
Basis of Presentation and General Information
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Basis of Presentation and General Information  
Basis of Presentation and General Information

Dorian LPG Ltd.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

(Expressed in United States Dollars)

 

1.

Basis of Presentation and General Information

 

Dorian LPG Ltd. (“Dorian”) was incorporated on July 1, 2013 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is headquartered in the United States and is engaged in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”) worldwide through the ownership and operation of LPG tankers. Dorian LPG Ltd. and its subsidiaries (together “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) are focused on owning and operating very large gas carriers (“VLGCs”), each with a cargo carrying capacity of greater than 80,000 cbm. As of March 31, 2020, our fleet consists of twenty-four VLGCs, including nineteen fuel-efficient 84,000 cbm ECO-design VLGCs (“ECO VLGCs”), three 82,000 cbm VLGCs, and two time chartered-in VLGCs. Nine of our technically-managed ECO VLGCs are fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems (commonly referred to as “scrubbers”) to reduce sulfur emissions. The installation of scrubbers on six of these VLGCs was completed during the year ended March 31, 2020 and the installation of a scrubber on an additional VLGC was in progress as of March 31, 2020 and was completed in April 2020. An additional three of our technically-managed VLGCs had contractual commitments to be equipped with scrubbers as of March 31, 2020, for which one is currently in progress of being scrubber-equipped.

 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of Dorian LPG Ltd. and its subsidiaries.

 

On April 1, 2015, Dorian and Phoenix Tankers Pte. Ltd. (“Phoenix”) began operations of Helios LPG Pool LLC (the “Helios Pool”), which entered into pool participation agreements for the purpose of establishing and operating, as charterer, under variable rate time charters to be entered into with owners or disponent owners of VLGCs, a commercial pool of VLGCs whereby revenues and expenses are shared. See Note 3 below for further description of the Helios Pool relationship. 

 

Our subsidiaries, which are all wholly-owned and all are incorporated in Republic of the Marshall Islands (unless otherwise indicated below), as of March 31, 2020 are listed below.

 

Vessel Owning Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Type of

    

 

    

 

    

 

 

Subsidiary

 

vessel

 

Vessel’s name

 

Built

 

CBM(1)

 

CMNL LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Captain Markos NL(2)

 

2006

 

82,000

 

CJNP LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Captain John NP(2)

 

2007

 

82,000

 

CNML LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Captain Nicholas ML(2)

 

2008

 

82,000

 

Comet LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Comet

 

2014

 

84,000

 

Corsair LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Corsair(2)

 

2014

 

84,000

 

Corvette LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Corvette(2)

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Shanghai LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Cougar

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Concorde LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Concorde(2)

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Houston LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Cobra

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Sao Paulo LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Continental

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Ulsan LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Constitution

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Amsterdam LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Commodore

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Dubai LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Cresques

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Constellation LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Constellation

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Monaco LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Cheyenne

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Barcelona LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Clermont

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Geneva LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Cratis

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Cape Town LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Chaparral

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Tokyo LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Copernicus

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Commander LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Commander

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Explorer LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Challenger

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Exporter LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Caravelle

 

2016

 

84,000

 

 

Management Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary

 

Dorian LPG Management Corp.

 

Dorian LPG (USA) LLC (incorporated in USA)

 

Dorian LPG (UK) Ltd. (incorporated in UK)

 

Dorian LPG Finance LLC

 

Occident River Trading Limited (incorporated in UK)

 

Dorian LPG (DK) ApS (incorporated in Denmark)

 

Dorian LPG Chartering LLC

 

Dorian LPG FFAS LLC

 


(1)

CBM: Cubic meters, a standard measure for LPG tanker capacity

(2)

Operated pursuant to a bareboat charter agreement. Refer to Notes 9 below for further information

 

Customers

 

For the year ended March 31, 2020, the Helios Pool accounted for 89% of our total revenues. No other individual charterer accounted for more than 10%. For the year ended March 31, 2019, the Helios Pool and one other individual charterer represented 76% and 14% of our total revenues, respectively. For the year ended March 31, 2018, the Helios Pool and two other individual charterers accounted for 67%,  13% and 11% of our total revenues, respectively.

v3.20.1
Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Significant Accounting Policies  
Significant Accounting Policies

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)   Principles of consolidation:  The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and its wholly‑owned subsidiaries. Income and expenses of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the period are included in the consolidated statements of operations from the effective date of acquisition and up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

(b)   Use of estimates:  The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(c)   Other comprehensive income/(loss):  We follow the accounting guidance relating to comprehensive income, which requires separate presentation of certain transactions that are recorded directly as components of shareholders’ equity. We have no other comprehensive income/(loss) items and, accordingly, comprehensive income/(loss) equals net income/(loss) for the periods presented and thus we have not presented this in the consolidated statement of operations or in a separate statement.

 

(d)   Foreign currency translation:  Our functional currency is the U.S. Dollar. Foreign currency transactions are measured and recorded in the functional currency using the exchange rate in effect at the date of the transaction. As of balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are adjusted to reflect the exchange rate at the balance sheet date and any gains or losses are included in the statement of operations. For the periods presented, we had no foreign currency derivative instruments.

 

(e)   Cash and cash equivalents:  We consider highly liquid investments such as time deposits and certificates of deposit with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

(f)   Short-term investments:  We consider short-term, highly-liquid time deposits placed with financial institutions, which are readily convertible into known amounts of cash with original maturities of more than three months, but less than 12 months at the time of purchase to be short-term investments.

 

(g)   Trade receivables, net and accrued revenues:  Trade receivables, net and accrued revenues, reflect receivables from vessel charters, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. At each balance sheet date, all potentially uncollectible accounts are assessed individually for purposes of determining the appropriate provision for doubtful accounts. Provision for doubtful accounts for the periods presented was zero.

 

(h)   Due from related parties:  Due from related parties reflect receivables from the Helios Pool and other related parties. Distributions of earnings due from the Helios Pool are classified as current and working capital contributed to the Helios Pool is classified as non-current.

 

(i)   Inventories:  Inventories consist of bunkers on board the vessels when vessels are unemployed or are operating under voyage charters and lubricants and stores on board the vessels. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined by the first in, first out method. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price, less reasonably predictable costs of disposal and transportation.

 

(j)   Vessels, net:  Vessels, net are stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation and impairment charges. The costs of the vessels acquired as part of a business acquisition are recorded at their fair value on the date of acquisition. The cost of vessels purchased consists of the contract price, less discounts, plus any direct expenses incurred upon acquisition, including improvements, commission paid, delivery expenses and other expenditures to prepare the vessel for her initial voyage. The initial purchase of LPG coolant for the refrigeration of cargo is also capitalized. Allocated interest costs incurred during construction are capitalized. Subsequent expenditures for conversions and major improvements, including scrubbers, are also capitalized when they appreciably extend the life, increase the earning capacity or improve the efficiency or safety of the vessels. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

 

(k)   Impairment of long‑lived assets:  We review our vessels “held and used” for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. When the estimate of future undiscounted cash flows, excluding interest charges, expected to be generated by the use of the asset is less than its carrying amount, the asset is evaluated for an impairment loss. Measurement of the impairment loss is based on the fair value of the asset.

 

(l)   Vessel depreciation:  Depreciation is computed using the straight‑line method over the estimated useful life of the vessels, after considering the estimated salvage value. Each vessel’s salvage value is equal to the product of its lightweight tonnage and estimated scrap rate. Management estimates the useful life of its vessels to be 25 years from the date of initial delivery from the shipyard. Secondhand vessels are depreciated from the date of their acquisition through their remaining estimated useful life.

 

(m)  Drydocking and special survey costs:  Drydocking and special survey costs are accounted under the deferral method whereby the actual costs incurred are deferred and are amortized on a straight‑line basis over the period through the date the next survey is scheduled to become due. The classification societies provide guidelines applicable to LPG vessels relating to extended intervals for drydocking. Generally, we are required to drydock each of our vessels every five years until they reach 15 years of age unless an extension of the drydocking to seven and one-half years is requested and granted by the classification society and the vessel is not older than 20 years of age. Costs deferred are limited to actual costs incurred at the yard and parts used in the drydocking or special survey. Costs deferred include expenditures incurred relating to shipyard costs, hull preparation and painting, inspection of hull structure and mechanical components, steelworks, machinery works, and electrical works. If a survey is performed prior to the scheduled date, the remaining unamortized balances are immediately written off. Unamortized balances of vessels that are sold are written‑off and included in the calculation of the resulting gain or loss in the period of the vessel’s sale. The amortization charge is presented within Depreciation and amortization in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

(n)   Financing costs:  Financing costs incurred for obtaining new loans and credit facilities are deferred and amortized to interest expense over the respective term of the loan or credit facility using the effective interest rate method. Any unamortized balance of costs relating to loans repaid or refinanced is expensed in the period the repayment or refinancing is made, subject to the accounting guidance regarding Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments. Any unamortized balance of costs related to credit facilities repaid is expensed in the period. Any unamortized balance of costs relating to credit facilities refinanced are deferred and amortized over the term of the respective credit facility in the period the refinancing occurs, subject to the provisions of the accounting guidance relating to Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments. The unamortized financing costs are reflected as a reduction of Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

(o)   Restricted cash:  Restricted cash represents minimum liquidity to be maintained with certain banks under our borrowing arrangements and pledged cash deposits. The restricted cash is classified as non-current in the event that its obligation is not expected to be terminated within the next twelve months as they are long-term in nature.

 

(p)   Leases: We adopted the new lease guidance as described in Note 2 effective April 1, 2019 and applied the modified retrospective approach. Refer to Note 10 for a description of our operating lease expenses for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 and to Note 18 for a description of commitments related to our leases as of March 31, 2020. The following is a description of our arrangements that were impacted by this new guidance.

 

Time charter-out contracts

 

Our time charter revenues are generated from our vessels being hired by a third-party charterer for a specified period in exchange for consideration, which is based on a monthly hire rate. The charterer has the full discretion over the ports subject to compliance with the applicable charter party agreement and relevant laws. In a time charter contract, we are responsible for all the costs incurred for running the vessel such as crew costs, vessel insurance, repairs and maintenance, and lubricants. The charterer bears the voyage related costs such as bunker expenses, port charges and canal tolls during the hire period. The performance obligations in a time charter contract are satisfied on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract beginning when the vessel is delivered to the charterer until it is redelivered back to us. The charterer generally pays the charter hire monthly in advance. We determined that our time charter contracts are considered operating leases and therefore fall under the scope of the guidance because (i) the vessel is an identifiable asset, (ii) we do not have substantive substitution rights, and (iii) the charterer has the right to control the use of the vessel during the term of the contract and derives the economic benefits from such use. Under the guidance, we elected the practical expedient available to lessors to not separate the lease and non-lease components included in the time charter revenue because (i) the pattern of revenue recognition for the lease and non-lease components is the same as it is earned by the passage of time and (ii) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease. The adoption of the guidance did not impact our accounting for time charter out contracts.

 

Time charter revenues are recognized when an agreement exists, the price is fixed, service is provided and the collection of the related revenue is reasonably assured. We record time charter revenues on a straight-line basis over the term of the charter as service is provided. Time charter revenues received in advance of the provision of charter service are recorded as deferred income and recognized when the charter service is rendered. Deferred income or accrued revenue also may result from straight‑line revenue recognition in respect of charter agreements that provide for varying charter rates. Deferred income and accrued revenue amounts that will be recognized within the next twelve months are presented as current, with amounts to be recognized thereafter presented as non‑current. Revenues earned through the profit-sharing arrangements in the time charters represent contingent rental revenues that are recognized when earned and amounts are reasonably assured based on estimates provided by the charterer. Revenue generated from time charters is accounted for as revenue earned under the new leasing guidance further described below.

 

Net pool revenues—related party

 

As from April 1, 2015, we began operation of a pool. Net pool revenues—related party for each vessel in the pool is determined in accordance with the profit-sharing terms specified within the pool agreement. In particular, the pool manager calculates the net pool revenues using gross revenues less voyage expenses of all the pool vessels and less the general and administrative expenses of the pool and distributes the net pool revenues as time charter hire to participants based on:

 

pool points (vessel attributes such as cargo carrying capacity, fuel consumption, and speed are taken into consideration); and

 

number of days the vessel participated in the pool in the period.

 

We recognize net pool revenues—related party on a monthly basis, when the vessel has participated in the pool during the period and the amount of net pool revenues for the month can be estimated reliably. Revenue generated from the pool is accounted for as revenue from operating leases, pursuant to the accounting standard on leases, as further described below.

 

Time charter-in contracts

 

Our time charter-in contracts relate to the charter-in activity of vessels from third parties for a specified period of time in exchange for consideration, which is based on a monthly hire rate. We elected the practical expedient of the guidance that allows for contracts with an initial lease term of 12 months or less to be excluded from the operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities recognized on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

Under the guidance, we elected the practical expedients available to lessees to not separate the lease and non-lease components included in the charter hire expense because (i) the pattern of revenue recognition for the lease and non-lease components is the same as it is earned by the passage of time and (ii) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease. We elected not to separate the lease and non-lease components included in charter hire expense, but to recognize operating lease expense as a combined single lease component for all time charter-in contracts.

 

Office leases

 

We carried forward our historical assessments of (i) whether contracts are or contain leases, (ii) lease classifications, and (iii) initial direct costs. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, we record the related right-of-use asset and lease liability as the present value of fixed lease payments over the lease term. For leases that do not provide a readily determinable discount rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate to discount lease payments to present value.

 

Under the guidance, we elected the practical expedients available to lessees to not separate the lease and non-lease components included in the office lease expense because (i) the pattern of revenue recognition for the lease and non-lease components is the same as it is earned by the passage of time and (ii) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease. We elected not to separate the lease and non-lease components included in general and administrative expenses, but to recognize operating lease expense as a combined single lease component for all office leases.

 

(q)Voyage charter revenues:  In a voyage charter contract, a charterer hires a vessel to transport a specific agreed-upon cargo for a single voyage, which may contain multiple load ports and discharge ports. The consideration in such a contract is determined on the basis of a freight rate per metric ton of cargo carried or occasionally on a lump sum basis. The charter party generally has a minimum amount of cargo. The charterer is liable for any short loading of cargo or "dead" freight. The contract generally has standard payment terms of freight paid within three to five days after completion of loading. The contract generally has a "demurrage" or "despatch" clause. As per this clause, the charterer reimburses us for any potential delays exceeding the allowed laytime as per the charter party clause at the ports visited which is recorded as demurrage revenue. Conversely, the charterer is given credit if the loading/discharging activities happen within the allowed laytime, known as despatch, resulting in a reduction in revenue. The voyage contracts generally have variable consideration in the form of demurrage or despatch.    Revenue from voyage charters is recognized when (i) the parties to the contract have approved the contract in the form of a written charter agreement and are committed to perform their respective obligations, (ii) we can identify each party’s rights regarding the services to be transferred, (iii) we can identify the payment terms for the services to be transferred, (iv) the charter agreement has commercial substance (that is, the risk, timing, or amount of our future cash flows is expected to change as a result of the contract) and (v) it is probable that we will collect substantially all of the consideration to which we will be entitled in exchange for the services that will be transferred to the charterer.

 

Voyage charter agreements do not contain a lease and are therefore considered service contracts that fall under the provisions of Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Voyage contracts are considered service contracts which fall under the provisions of ASC 606 because we retain control over the operations of the vessel, including directing the routes taken and vessel speed. Voyage contracts generally have variable consideration in the form of demurrage or despatch. We determined that a voyage charter agreement includes a single performance obligation, which is to provide the charterer with an integrated transportation service within a specified time period. In addition, we have concluded that a contract for a voyage charter meets the criteria to recognize revenue over time because the charterer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the our performance as the voyage progresses and therefore revenues are recognized on a pro rata basis over the duration of the voyage determined on a load-to-discharge port basis. In the event a vessel is acquired or sold while a voyage is in progress, the revenue recognized is based on an allocation formula agreed between the buyer and the seller. Demurrage income represents payments by the charterer to the vessel owner when loading or discharging time exceeds the stipulated time in the voyage charter and is recognized when earned and collection is reasonably assured. Despatch expense represents payments by us to the charterer when loading or discharging time is less than the stipulated time in the voyage charter and is recognized as incurred. Voyage charter revenue relating to voyages in progress as of the balance sheet date are accrued and presented in Trade receivables and accrued revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

We adopted ASC 606 on April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption of the amended guidance did not have any material impact on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019 or for prior periods, given our revenues are primarily generated by pool and time charter arrangements, and there were no voyage charter arrangements in progress as of March 31, 2019 or 2018.

 

(r)   Voyage expenses:  Voyage expenses are expensed as incurred, except for expenses during the ballast portion of the voyage (period between the contract date and the date of the vessel’s arrival to the load port). Any expenses incurred during the ballast portion of the voyage such as bunker expenses, canal tolls and port expenses are deferred and are recognized on a straight-line basis, in voyage expenses, over the voyage duration as we satisfy the performance obligations under the contract provided these costs are (1) incurred to fulfill a contract that we can specifically identify, (2) able to generate or enhance resources of the company that will be used to satisfy performance of the terms of the contract, and (3) expected to be recovered from the charterer. These costs are considered contract fulfillment costs because the costs are direct costs related to the performance of the contract and are expected to be recovered.

 

(s)   Commissions:    Charter hire commissions to brokers or managers, if any, are deferred and amortized over the related charter period and are included in Voyage expenses.

 

(t)   Charter hire expenses:  Charter hire expenses in relation to vessels that we may occasionally charter in from third parties are recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the charter as service is provided. Charter hire expenses paid in advance of the provision of charter service are recorded as a current asset and recognized when the charter service is rendered. Deferred expenses also may result from straight-line recognition in respect of charter agreements that provide for varying charter rates. Deferred expense amounts that will be recognized within the next twelve months are presented as current, with amounts to be recognized thereafter presented as noncurrent.

 

(u)  Vessel operating expenses:  Vessel operating expenses are accounted for as incurred on the accrual basis. Vessel operating expenses include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the cost of spares and consumable stores and other miscellaneous expenses.

 

(v)   Repairs and maintenance:  All repair and maintenance expenses, including underwater inspection costs are expensed in the period incurred. Such costs are included in Vessel operating expenses.

 

(w)   Stock-based compensation:   Stock-based payments to employees and directors are determined based on their grant date fair values and are amortized against income over the vesting period. The fair value is considered to be the closing price recorded on the grant date. We account for restricted stock award forfeitures upon occurrence.

 

(x)   Stock repurchases:  We record the repurchase of our shares of common stock at cost based on the settlement date of the transaction. These shares are classified as treasury stock, which is a reduction to shareholders’ equity. Treasury shares are included in authorized and issued shares, but excluded from outstanding shares.

 

(y)   Segment reporting:  Each of our vessels serve the same type of customer, have similar operations and maintenance requirements, operate in the same regulatory environment, and are subject to similar economic characteristics. Based on this, we have determined that it operates in one reportable segment, the international transportation of liquid petroleum gas with its fleet of vessels. Furthermore, when we charter a vessel to a charterer, the charterer is free to trade the vessel worldwide and, as a result, the disclosure of geographic information is impracticable.

 

(z)   Derivative instruments:  All derivatives are stated at their fair value, as either a derivative asset or a liability. The fair value of the interest rate derivatives is based on a discounted cash flow analysis and their fair value changes are recognized in current period earnings. When the derivatives do qualify for hedge accounting, depending upon the nature of the hedge, changes in fair value of the derivatives are either recognized in current period earnings or in other comprehensive income/(loss) (effective portion) until the hedged item is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. For the periods presented, no derivatives were accounted for as accounting hedges.

 

(aa)  Fair value of financial instruments:  In accordance with the requirements of accounting guidance relating to Fair Value Measurements, the Company classifies and discloses its assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:

 

Level 1:

Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:

Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

 

(bb)  Recent accounting pronouncements:

 

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-2 (codified as ASC 842) to update the requirements of financial accounting and reporting for lessees and lessors. The updated guidance, for lease terms of more than 12 months, will require a dual approach for lessee accounting under which a lessee would account for leases as finance leases or operating leases. Both finance leases and operating leases will result in the lessee recognizing a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability. For finance leases, the lessee would recognize interest expense and amortization of the right-of-use asset, and for operating leases, the lessee would recognize a straight-line total lease expense. Lessor accounting remained largely unchanged from previous U.S. GAAP. The new standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. In July 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance to provide entities with relief from the cost of implementing certain aspects of the new leasing guidance. Entities may elect not to recast comparative periods presented when transitioning to the new leasing guidance and, furthermore, lessors may elect not to separate lease and nonlease components when certain conditions are met. The pronouncement is effective prospectively for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted for all entities. We adopted the guidance effective April 1, 2019 and applied the modified retrospective approach. Comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting guidance in effect for those periods. We elected to adopt the “package of practical expedients,” which permitted us not to reassess under the new standard our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. We elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualified. This means, for those leases that qualified, we did not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities, and this included not recognizing right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases of those assets in transition. We also elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all leases other than leases of real estate, and this included not separating lease and non-lease components for all leases other than leases of real estate in transition. The adoption did not have a material effect on our consolidated statements of operations or cash flows. We recognized operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities related to our office leases (described in Note 10) on our consolidated balance sheet of approximately $1.2 million as of April 1, 2019. Refer to Note 18 for a description of our operating lease expenses for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 and commitments related to our leases as of March 31, 2020. In relation to our time chartered-in VLGC (described in Note 10), the adoption of the new guidance had no impact on our financial statements since the length of the time charter was not more than 12 months. Refer to Note 10 — Leases for additional information regarding the adoption of ASC 842 from a lessor as well as from a lessee perspective.

 

v3.20.1
Transactions with Related Parties
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Transactions with Related Parties  
Transactions with Related Parties

3. Transactions with Related Parties

 

Dorian (Hellas) S.A.

 

Dorian (Hellas) S.A. (“DHSA”) formerly provided technical, crew, commercial management, insurance and accounting services to our vessels and had agreements to outsource certain of these services to Eagle Ocean Transport Inc. (“Eagle Ocean Transport”), which is 100% owned by Mr. John C. Hadjipateras, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

Dorian LPG (USA) LLC and its subsidiaries entered into an agreement with DHSA, retroactive to July 2014 and superseding an agreement between Dorian LPG (UK) Ltd. and DHSA, for the provision by Dorian LPG (USA) LLC and its subsidiaries of certain chartering and marine operation services to DHSA, for which income was earned and included in “Other income-related parties” totaling $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the years ended March 31, 2020,  2019 and 2018, respectively. As of March 31, 2020,  $1.3 million was due from DHSA and included in “Due from related parties.” As of March 31, 2019, $1.2 million was due from DHSA and included in “Due from related parties.”

 

Eagle Ocean Transport incurs miscellaneous costs on behalf of us, for which we reimbursed Eagle Ocean Transport less than $0.1 million for each of the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and $0.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2018. Such expenses are reimbursed based on their actual cost.

 

Helios LPG Pool LLC (“Helios Pool”)

 

On April 1, 2015, Dorian and Phoenix began operations of the Helios Pool, which entered into pool participation agreements for the purpose of establishing and operating, as charterer, under variable rate time charters to be entered into with owners or disponent owners of VLGCs, a commercial pool of VLGCs whereby revenues and expenses are shared. We hold a 50% interest in the Helios Pool as a joint venture with Phoenix and all significant rights and obligations are equally shared by both parties. All profits of the Helios Pool are distributed to the pool participants based on pool points assigned to each vessel as variable charter hire and, as a result, there are no profits available to the equity investors as a share of equity. We have determined that the Helios Pool is a variable interest entity as it does not have sufficient equity at risk. We do not consolidate the Helios Pool because we are not the primary beneficiary and do not have a controlling financial interest. In consideration of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810-10-50-4e, the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of the Helios Pool that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance are shared, in that all significant performance activities which relate to approval of pool policies and strategies related to pool customers and the marketing of the pool for the procurement of customers for the pool vessels, addition of new pool vessels and the pool cost management, require unanimous board consent from a board consisting of two members from each joint venture investor. Further, in accordance with the guidance in ASC 810-10-25-38D, the Company and Phoenix are not related parties as defined in ASC 850 nor are they de facto agents pursuant to ASC 810-10, the power over the significant activities of the Helios Pool is shared, and no party is the primary beneficiary in the Helios Pool, or has a controlling financial interest. As of March 31, 2020, the Helios Pool operated thirty-six VLGCs, including twenty-two vessels from our fleet (including one vessel time chartered-in from an unrelated party), four Phoenix vessels, five from other participants, and five time chartered-in vessels.

 

As of March 31, 2020, we had net receivables from the Helios Pool of $88.1 million (net of an amount due to Helios Pool of $0.4 million which is reflected under “Due to related Parties”), including $24.2 million of working capital contributed for the operation of our vessels in the pool. As of March 31, 2019, we had receivables from the Helios Pool of $62.5 million (net of an amount due to Helios Pool of $0.5 million which is reflected under “Due to related Parties”), including $19.8 million of working capital contributed for the operation of our vessels in the pool. Our maximum exposure to losses from the pool as of March 31, 2019 is limited to the receivables from the pool. The Helios Pool does not have any third-party debt obligations. The Helios Pool has entered into commercial management agreements with each of Dorian LPG (UK) Ltd. and Phoenix as commercial managers and has appointed both commercial managers as the exclusive commercial managers of pool vessels. Fees for commercial management services provided by Dorian LPG (UK) Ltd. are included in “Other income-related parties” in the consolidated statement of operations and were $1.6 million, $2.2 million and $2.2 million for the years ended March 31, 2020,  2019 and 2018, respectively. Additionally, we received a fixed reimbursement of expenses such as costs for security guards and war risk insurance for vessels operating in high risk areas from the Helios Pool, for which we earned $1.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.1 million for the years ended March 31, 2020,  2019 and 2018 respectively, and are included in “Other revenues, net” in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Through our vessel owning subsidiaries, we have chartered vessels to the Helios Pool during the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. The time charter revenue from the Helios Pool is variable depending upon the net results of the pool, operating days and pool points for each vessel. The Helios Pool enters into voyage and time charters with external parties and receives freight and related revenue and, where applicable, incurs voyage costs such as bunkers, port costs and commissions. At the end of each month, the Helios Pool calculates net pool revenues using gross revenues, less voyage expenses of all pool vessels, less fixed time charter hire for any time chartered-in vessels, less the general and administrative expenses of the pool. Net pool revenues, less any amounts required for working capital of the Helios Pool, are distributed, to the extent they have been collected from third-party customers of the Helios Pool, as variable rate time charter hire for the relevant vessel to participants based on pool points (vessel attributes such as cargo carrying capacity, fuel consumption, and speed are taken into consideration) and number of days the vessel participated in the pool in the period. We recognize net pool revenues on a monthly basis, when each relevant vessel has participated in the pool during the period and the amount of net pool revenues for the month can be estimated reliably. Revenue earned from the Helios Pool is presented in Note 13.

 

Consulting 

 

A former member of our board of directors, who resigned as a director effective May 1, 2015, provided certain chartering and commercial services to the Company, its subsidiaries, and the Predecessor Companies since the formation of the Predecessor Companies. This individual entered into a consulting agreement in May 2015, which was amended in June 2016, that provided for, among other things, an annual fee for services rendered of $120,000. This agreement was terminated effective April 1, 2018. Related to this consulting agreement, we expensed $0.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2018. No such expenses were incurred for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

v3.20.1
Inventories
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Inventories  
Inventories

4. Inventories

 

Our inventories by type were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

Lubricants

$

1,544,352

 

$

1,699,316

 

Victualing

 

328,297

 

 

287,795

 

Bonded stores

 

123,554

 

 

124,526

 

Total

$

1,996,203

 

$

2,111,637

 

 

v3.20.1
Vessels, Net
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Vessels, Net  
Vessels, Net

5. Vessels, Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

Accumulated

    

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

depreciation

 

Net book Value

 

Balance, April 1, 2018

 

$

1,728,987,980

 

$

(189,876,147)

 

$

1,539,111,833

 

Other additions

 

 

4,005,830

 

 

 —

 

 

4,005,830

 

Depreciation

 

 

 —

 

 

(64,597,349)

 

 

(64,597,349)

 

Balance, March 31, 2019

 

$

1,732,993,810

 

$

(254,473,496)

 

$

1,478,520,314

 

Other additions

 

 

24,291,423

 

 

 —

 

 

24,291,423

 

Depreciation

 

 

 —

 

 

(65,152,904)

 

 

(65,152,904)

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

$

1,757,285,233

 

$

(319,626,400)

 

$

1,437,658,833

 

 

Additions to vessels, net mainly consisted of the installment payments on the purchase of scrubbers for certain of our VLGCs and other capital improvements to our VLGCs during the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Our vessels, with a total carrying value of $1,437.7 million and $1,478.5 million as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, are first‑priority mortgaged as collateral for our long-term debt (refer to Note 9 below). No impairment loss was recorded for the periods presented.

v3.20.1
Other Fixed Assets, Net
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Other Fixed Assets, Net  
Other Fixed Assets, Net

6. Other Fixed Assets, Net

 

Other fixed assets, net were $0.2 million and $0.2 million as of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively, and represent leasehold improvements, software and furniture and fixtures at cost. Accumulated depreciation on other fixed assets, net was $0.3 million as of March 31, 2020 and $0.3 million as of March 31, 2019.

v3.20.1
Deferred Charges, Net
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Deferred Charges, Net.  
Deferred Charges, Net

7. Deferred Charges, Net

 

The analysis and movement of deferred charges, net is presented in the table below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Drydocking

 

 

 

costs

 

Balance, April 1, 2018

 

$

1,574,522

 

Additions

 

 

955,372

 

Amortization

 

 

(529,100)

 

Balance, April 1, 2019

 

$

2,000,794

 

Additions

 

 

6,329,877

 

Amortization

 

 

(993,945)

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

$

7,336,726

 

 

v3.20.1
Accrued Expenses
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Accrued Expenses  
Accrued Expenses

8. Accrued Expenses

 

Accrued expenses comprised of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

    

March 31, 2019

 

Accrued voyage and vessel operating expenses

$

2,473,385

 

$

1,684,336

 

Accrued professional services

 

266,836

 

 

400,984

 

Accrued loan and swap interest

 

284,985

 

 

394,532

 

Accrued employee-related costs

 

949,310

 

 

867,514

 

Accrued board of directors' fees

 

88,750

 

 

88,750

 

Other

 

17,686

 

 

 —

 

Total

$

4,080,952

 

$

3,436,116

 

 

v3.20.1
Long-term Debt
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Long-term Debt  
Long-term Debt

9. Long‑Term Debt

 

Description of our Debt Obligations

 

2015 Facility

 

In March 2015, we entered into a $758 million debt financing facility with four separate tranches (collectively, with the amendments described below, the “2015 Facility”). Commercial debt financing (“Commercial Financing”) of $249 million was provided by ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC (“ABN”); ING Bank N.V., London Branch, ("ING"); DVB Bank SE ("DVB"); Citibank N.A., London Branch (“Citi”); and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, New York Branch, ("CBA") (collectively the "Commercial Lenders"), while the Export Import Bank of Korea ("KEXIM") directly provided $204 million of financing (“KEXIM Direct Financing”). The remaining $305 million of financing was provided under tranches guaranteed by KEXIM of $202 million (“KEXIM Guaranteed”) and insured by the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation ("K-sure") of $103 million (“K-sure Insured”). Financing under the KEXIM guaranteed and K-sure insured tranches are provided by certain Commercial Lenders; Deutsche Bank AG; and Santander Bank, N.A. As of March 31, 2020, the debt financing is secured by, among other things, sixteen of our ECO VLGCs, and represents a loan-to-contract cost ratio before fees of approximately 55%.

 

The 2015 Facility contains various covenants providing for, among other things, maintenance of certain financial ratios and certain limitations on payment of dividends, investments, acquisitions and indebtedness. A commitment fee was payable on the average daily unused amount under the 2015 Facility of 40% of the margin on each tranche. Certain terms of the borrowings under each tranche of the 2015 Facility are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate at 

 

 

    

 

    

Term

 

Interest Rate Description(1)

 

March 31, 2020(2)

 

Tranche 1

 

Commercial Financing

 

7

years

 

London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin(4)

 

3.98

%

Tranche 2

 

KEXIM Direct Financing

 

12

years(3)

 

LIBOR plus a margin of 2.45%

 

3.68

%

Tranche 3

 

KEXIM Guaranteed

 

12

years(3)

 

LIBOR plus a margin of 1.40%

 

2.63

%

Tranche 4

 

K-sure Insured

 

12

years(3)

 

LIBOR plus a margin of 1.50%

 

2.73

%

 


(1)

The interest rate of the 2015 Facility on Tranche 1 is determined in accordance with the agreement as three- or six- month LIBOR plus the applicable margin and the interest rate on Tranches 2, 3 and 4 is determined in accordance with the agreement as three- month LIBOR plus the applicable margin for the respective tranches.

 

(2)

The set LIBOR rate in effect as of March 31, 2020 was 1.23%.

 

(3)

The KEXIM Direct Financing, KEXIM Guaranteed, and K-Sure tranches have put options to call for the prepayment on the final payment date of the Commercial Financing tranche subject to specific notifications and commitments for refinancing/renewal of the Commercial Financing tranche.

 

(4)

The Commercial Financing tranche margin over LIBOR is 2.75% and is reduced to 2.50% if 50% or more but less than 75% of the vessels financed in the 2015 Facility are employed under time charters as defined in the agreement and to 2.25% if 75% or more of the vessels financed in the 2015 Facility are employed under time charters as defined in the agreement. As of March 31, 2020, the set margin was 2.75%.

 

The 2015 Facility is secured by, among other things, (i) first priority Bahamian mortgages on the vessels financed; (ii) first priority assignments of all of the financed vessels’ insurances, earnings, requisition compensation, and management agreements; (iii) first priority security interests in respect of all issued shares or limited liability company interests of the borrowers and vessel-owning guarantors; (iv) first priority charter assignments of all of the financed vessels’ long-term charters; (v) assignments of the interests of any ship manager in the insurances of the financed vessels; (vi) an assignment by the borrower of any bank, deposit or certificate of deposit opened in accordance with the facility; and (vii) a guaranty by the Company guaranteeing the obligations of the borrower and other guarantors under the facility agreement. The 2015 Facility further provides that the facility is to be secured by assignments of the borrower’s rights under any hedging contracts in connection with the facility, but such assignments have not been entered into at this time.

 

The 2015 Facility also contains customary covenants that require us to maintain adequate insurance coverage, properly maintain the vessels and to obtain the lender’s prior consent before changes are made to the flag, class or management of the vessels, or entry into a new line of business. The loan facility includes customary events of default, including those relating to a failure to pay principal or interest, breaches of covenants, representations and warranties, a cross-default to certain other debt obligations and non-compliance with security documents, and customary restrictions from paying dividends if an event of default has occurred and is continuing, or if an event of default would result therefrom.

 

On May 31, 2017, we entered into an agreement to amend the 2015 Facility. This amendment included the relaxation of certain covenants under the debt financing facility; the release of $26.8 million of restricted cash as of the date of this amendment that was applied towards the next two debt principal payments, interest and certain fees; and certain other modifications. Fees related to this amendment totaled approximately $1.1 million.

 

The following financial covenants, some of which were relaxed under this amendment, are the most restrictive from the 2015 Facility with which the Company is required to comply, calculated on a consolidated basis, determined and defined according to the provisions of the loan agreement:

 

·

The ratio of current assets and long-term restricted cash divided by current liabilities, excluding current portion of long-term debt, shall always be greater than 1.00;

 

·

Maintain minimum shareholders’ equity at all times equal to the aggregate of (i) $400,000,000, (ii) 50% of any new equity raised after loan agreement date and (iii) 25% of the positive net income for the immediately preceding financial year;

 

·

Minimum interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated net interest expense must be maintained greater than or equal to (i) 1.25 at all times prior to and through March 31, 2018, (ii) 1.50 at all times from April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019, and (iii) 2.50 at all times thereafter; and

 

·

The ratio of consolidated net debt to consolidated total capitalization shall not exceed 0.60 to 1.00;

 

·

Fair market value of the mortgaged ships plus any additional security over the outstanding loan balance shall be at least (i) 125% at all times prior to and through March 31, 2018, (ii) 130% at all times from April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019, (iii) 135% at all times thereafter.

 

The following negative covenant was added under this amendment:

 

·

Restrictions on dividends and stock repurchases until the earlier of (i) an Approved Equity Offering (defined below) and (ii) the second anniversary of this amendment; and

 

This amendment also includes a provision for the reduction of the minimum balance held as restricted cash. The minimum balance of the restricted cash deposited under this amendment is or was:

 

·

the lesser of $18.0 million and $1.0 million per mortgaged vessel under the 2015 Facility at all times from the date of this amendment through six months after the date of this amendment;

 

·

the lesser of $29.0 million and $1.6 million per mortgaged vessel under the 2015 Facility at all times from six months from the date of this amendment through the first anniversary of the date of this amendment;

 

·

the lesser of $40.0 million and $2.2 million per mortgaged vessel under the 2015 Facility at all times thereafter; and   

 

·

if we complete a common stock offering of at least $50.0 million, including fees (an “Approved Equity Offering”), the restricted cash shall be calculated as an amount at least equal to 5% of the total principal of the 2015 Facility outstanding, but at no time less than the lesser of $20.0 million and $1.1 million per mortgaged vessel under the 2015 Facility.

 

On July 23, 2019, we entered into an agreement to amend the 2015 Facility. Fees related to this amendment totaled less than $0.1 million. This amendment’s key provisions include:

 

1)

a modification to the definition of consolidated EBITDA to exclude expenses incurred in connection with the BW LPG acquisition attempt (see Exhibit 10.1); 

 

2)

the following financial covenant modification:

 

·

Minimum interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the 2015 Facility, to consolidated net interest expense must be maintained greater than or equal to (i) 2.00 at all times from June 30, 2019 through March 31, 2020 and (ii) 2.50 from April 1, 2020 and at all times thereafter; and

 

3)

the following modification to the definition of consolidated liquidity:

 

·

if the minimum interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated net interest expense is less than 2.50 at any time or times during the period beginning on and including June 30, 2019 and ending on and including March 31, 2020, consolidated liquidity shall at such time or times be maintained in an amount at least equal to $47,500,000.

 

The 2015 Facility permits the lenders to accelerate the indebtedness if, without the prior written consent of the lenders, (i) one-third of our common shares are owned by any shareholder other than certain entities, directors or officers listed in the agreement; (ii) there are certain changes to our board of directors; or (iii) Mr. John C. Hadjipateras ceases to serve on our board of directors.

 

2017 Bridge Loan

 

On June 8, 2017, we entered into a $97.0 million bridge loan agreement (the “2017 Bridge Loan”) with DNB Capital LLC. The principal amount of the 2017 Bridge Loan was due on or before August 8, 2018 (the “Original Maturity Date”) and initially accrued interest on the outstanding principal amount at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.50% for the period ended December 7, 2017; LIBOR plus 4.50% for the period from December 8 until March 7, 2018; LIBOR plus 6.50% for the period March 8, 2018 until June 7, 2018, and LIBOR plus 8.50% from June 8, 2018 until the Original Maturity Date.

 

The proceeds of the 2017 Bridge Loan were used to repay in full our bank debt provided by Royal Bank of Scotland plc. associated with each of the Captain John NP,  Captain Markos NL and the Captain Nicholas ML (the “RBS Loan Facility”), at 96% of the then outstanding principal amount. The remaining proceeds were used to pay accrued interest, legal, arrangement and advisory fees related to the 2017 Bridge Loan.

 

The 2017 Bridge Loan was initially secured by, among other things, (i) first priority mortgages on the VLGCs that were financed under the RBS Loan Facility and the Corsair, (ii) first assignments of all freights, earnings and insurances relating to these four VLGCs, and (iii) pledges of membership interests of the borrowers.

 

On November 7, 2017, we prepaid $30.1 million of the 2017 Bridge Loan’s then outstanding principal with proceeds from the Corsair Japanese Financing (defined below) and the security interests related to the Corsair were released under the facility. Refer to “Corsair Japanese Financing” below for further details.

 

On December 8, 2017, we entered into an agreement to amend the Original Maturity Date and margin on the 2017 Bridge Loan for a fee of $0.2 million. The remaining outstanding principal amount of the 2017 Bridge Loan was due on or before December 31, 2018 (the “Amended Maturity Date”) and accrues interest on the outstanding principal amount at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.50% for the period ending March 31, 2018; LIBOR plus 6.50% for the period April 1, 2018 until June 30, 2018, and LIBOR plus 8.50% from July 1, 2018 until the Amended Maturity Date. 

 

On June 4, 2018, we prepaid $22.3 million of the 2017 Bridge Loan’s then outstanding principal using cash on hand prior to the closing of the CJNP Japanese Financing (defined below). On June 20, 2018, we prepaid the remaining 2017 Bridge Loan’s outstanding principal of $44.6 million ($21.2 million related to the Captain Nicholas ML and $23.4 million related to the Captain Markos NL) using cash on hand prior to the closing of the CMNL Japanese Financing (defined below) and the CNML Japanese Financing (defined below).  

 

Corsair Japanese Financing

 

On November 7, 2017, we refinanced a 2014-built VLGC, the Corsair, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (“Corsair Japanese Financing”). In connection therewith, we transferred the Corsair to the buyer for $65.0 million and, as part of the agreement, Corsair LPG Transport LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, bareboat chartered the vessel back for a period of 12 years, with purchase options from the end of year 2 onwards through a mandatory buyout by 2029. We continue to technically manage, commercially charter, and operate the Corsair. We received $52.0 million in cash as part of the transaction with $13.0 million to be retained by the buyer as a deposit (the “Corsair Deposit”), which can be used by us towards the repurchase of the vessel either pursuant to an early buyout option or at the end of the 12-year bareboat charter term. The refinancing proceeds of $52.0 million were used to prepay $30.1 million of the 2017 Bridge Loan’s then outstanding principal amount. The remaining proceeds were used to pay legal fees associated with this transaction and for general corporate purposes. The Corsair Japanese Financing is treated as a financing transaction and the VLGC continues to be recorded as an asset on our balance sheet. This debt financing has a fixed interest rate of 4.9%, not including financing costs of $0.1 million, monthly broker commission fees of 1.25% over the 12-year term on interest and principal payments made, broker commission fees of 1% of the purchase option price excluding the Corsair Deposit, and a monthly fixed straight-line principal obligation of approximately $0.3 million over the 12-year term with a balloon payment of $13.0 million.

Concorde Japanese Financing

 

On January 31, 2018, we refinanced a 2015-built VLGC, the Concorde, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement. In connection therewith, we transferred the Concorde to the buyer for $70.0 million and, as part of the agreement, Concorde LPG Transport LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, bareboat chartered the vessel back for a period of 13 years,  with purchase options from the end of year 3 onwards through a mandatory buyout by 2031. We continue to technically manage, commercially charter, and operate the Concorde. We received $56.0 million in cash as part of the transaction with $14.0 million to be retained by the buyer as a deposit (the “Concorde Deposit”), which can be used by us towards the repurchase of the vessel either pursuant to an early buyout option or at the end of the 13-year bareboat charter term. The refinancing proceeds of $56.0 million were used to prepay $35.1 million of the 2015 Facility’s then outstanding principal amount. Pursuant to the 2015 Facility Amendment and in conjunction with this prepayment, $1.6 million of restricted cash was released under the 2015 Facility. The remaining proceeds were, or will be, used to pay legal fees associated with this transaction and for general corporate purposes. This transaction is treated as a financing transaction and the Concorde continues to be recorded as an asset on our balance sheet. This debt financing has a fixed interest rate of 4.9%, not including financing costs of $0.1 million, monthly broker commission fees of 1.25% over the 13-year term on interest and principal payments made, broker commission fees of 1% of an exercised purchase option excluding the Concorde Deposit, and a monthly fixed straight-line principal obligation of approximately $0.3 million over the 13-year term with a balloon payment of $14.0 million. 

 

 

Corvette Japanese Financing

 

On March 16, 2018, we refinanced a 2015-built VLGC, the Corvette, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement. In connection therewith, we transferred the Corvette to the buyer for $70.0 million and, as part of the agreement, Corvette LPG Transport LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, bareboat chartered the vessel back for a period of 13 years,  with purchase options from the end of year 3 onwards through a mandatory buyout by 2031. We continue to technically manage, commercially charter, and operate the Corvette. We received $56.0 million in cash as part of the transaction with $14.0 million to be retained by the buyer as a deposit (the “Corvette Deposit”), which can be used by us towards the repurchase of the vessel either pursuant to an early buyout option or at the end of the 13-year bareboat charter term. The refinancing proceeds of $56.0 million were used to prepay $33.7 million of the 2015 Facility’s then outstanding principal amount. Pursuant to the 2015 Facility Amendment and in conjunction with this prepayment, $1.6 million of restricted cash was released under the 2015 Facility. The remaining proceeds were, or will be, used to pay legal fees associated with this transaction and for general corporate purposes. This transaction is treated as a financing transaction and the Corvette continues to be recorded as an asset on our balance sheet. This debt financing has a fixed interest rate of 4.9%, not including financing costs of $0.1 million, monthly broker commission fees of 1.25% over the 13-year term on interest and principal payments made, broker commission fees of 1% of an exercised purchase option excluding the Corvette Deposit, and a monthly fixed straight-line principal obligation of approximately $0.3 million over the 13-year term with a balloon payment of $14.0 million. 

 

CJNP Japanese Financing

 

On June 11, 2018, we refinanced our 2007-built VLGC, the Captain John NP, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “CJNP Japanese Financing”). In connection therewith, we transferred the Captain John NP to the buyer for $48.3 million and, as part of the agreement, CJNP LPG Transport LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, bareboat chartered the vessel back for a period of 6 years,  with purchase options from the end of year 2 through a mandatory buyout by 2024. We continue to technically manage, commercially charter, and operate the Captain John NP. We received $21.7 million, which increased our unrestricted cash, as part of the transaction with $26.6 million to be retained by the buyer as a deposit (the “CJNP Deposit”), which can be used by us towards the repurchase of the vessel either pursuant to an early buyout option or at the end of the 6-year bareboat charter term. This transaction is treated as a financing transaction and the Captain John NP continues to be recorded as an asset on our balance sheet. This debt financing has a fixed interest rate of 6.0%, not including financing costs of $0.1 million, monthly broker commission fees of 1.25% over the 6-year term on interest and principal payments made, broker commission fees of 0.5% paid upon the delivery of the Captain John NP to the buyer, broker commission fees of 0.5% payable on the repurchase of the Captain John NP, and a monthly fixed straight-line principal obligation of approximately $0.1 million over the 6-year term with a balloon payment of $13.0 million.

 

CMNL Japanese Financing

 

On June 25, 2018, we refinanced our 2006-built VLGC, the Captain Markos NL, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “CMNL Japanese Financing”). In connection therewith, we transferred the Captain Markos NL to the buyer for $45.8 million and, as part of the agreement, CMNL LPG Transport LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, bareboat chartered the vessel back for a period of 7 years,  with purchase options from the end of year 2 through a mandatory buyout by 2025. We continue to technically manage, commercially charter, and operate the Captain Markos NL. We received $20.6 million, which increased our unrestricted cash, as part of the transaction with $25.2 million to be retained by the buyer as a deposit (the “CMNL Deposit”), which can be used by us towards the repurchase of the vessel either pursuant to an early buyout option or at the end of the 7-year bareboat charter term. This transaction is treated as a financing transaction and the Captain Markos NL continues to be recorded as an asset on our balance sheet. This debt financing has a fixed interest rate of 6.0%, not including financing costs of $0.1 million, monthly broker commission fees of 1.25% over the 7-year term on interest and principal payments made, broker commission fees of 0.5% paid upon the delivery of the Captain Markos NL to the buyer, broker commission fees of 0.5%. payable on the repurchase of the Captain Markos NL, and a monthly fixed straight-line principal obligation of approximately $0.1 million over the 7-year term with a balloon payment of $11.0 million.

 

CNML Japanese Financing

 

On June 26, 2018, we refinanced our 2008-built VLGC, the Captain Nicholas ML, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “CNML Japanese Financing”). In connection therewith, we transferred the Captain Nicholas ML to the buyer for $50.8 million and, as part of the agreement, CNML LPG Transport LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, bareboat chartered the vessel back for a period of 7 years,  with purchase options from the end of year 2 through a mandatory buyout by 2025. We continue to technically manage, commercially charter, and operate the Captain Nicholas ML. We received $22.9 million, which increased our unrestricted cash, as part of the transaction with $27.9 million to be retained by the buyer as a deposit (the “CNML Deposit”), which can be used by us towards the repurchase of the vessel either pursuant to an early buyout option or at the end of the 7-year bareboat charter term. This transaction is treated as a financing transaction and the Captain Nicholas ML continues to be recorded as an asset on our balance sheet. This debt financing has a fixed interest rate of 6.0%, not including financing costs of $0.1 million, monthly broker commission fees of 1.25% over the 7-year term on interest and principal payments made, broker commission fees of 0.5%, paid upon the delivery of the Captain Nicholas ML to the buyer, broker commission fees of 0.5%, payable on the repurchase of the Captain Nicholas ML, and a monthly fixed straight-line principal obligation of approximately $0.1 million over the 7-year term with a balloon payment of $13.0 million.

 

Debt Obligations

 

The table below presents our debt obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 2020

    

March 31, 2019

 

2015 Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Financing

 

$

163,385,998

 

$

175,687,613

 

KEXIM Direct Financing

 

 

110,716,127

 

 

125,860,144

 

KEXIM Guaranteed

 

 

115,385,072

 

 

130,366,568

 

K-sure Insured

 

 

57,098,924

 

 

64,706,170

 

Total 2015 Facility

 

$

446,586,121

 

$

496,620,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese Financings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corsair Japanese Financing

 

$

44,145,833

 

$

47,395,833

 

Concorde Japanese Financing

 

 

48,730,769

 

 

51,961,538

 

Corvette Japanese Financing

 

 

49,269,231

 

 

52,500,000

 

CJNP Japanese Financing

 

 

19,058,750

 

 

20,506,250

 

CMNL Japanese Financing

 

 

18,076,488

 

 

19,446,131

 

CNML Japanese Financing

 

 

20,261,012

 

 

21,666,369

 

Total Japanese Financings

 

$

199,542,083

 

$

213,476,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt obligations

 

$

646,128,204

 

$

710,096,616

 

Less: deferred financing fees

 

 

11,152,985

 

 

14,005,830

 

Debt obligations—net of deferred financing fees

 

$

634,975,219

 

$

696,090,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presented as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

53,056,125

 

$

63,968,414

 

Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees

 

 

581,919,094

 

 

632,122,372

 

Total

 

$

634,975,219

 

$

696,090,786

 

 

Deferred Financing Fees

 

The analysis and movement of deferred financing fees is presented in the table below: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Financing

 

 

 

costs

 

Balance, April 1, 2018

 

$

16,061,034

 

Additions

 

 

1,080,847

 

Amortization

 

 

(3,136,051)

 

Balance, March 31, 2019

 

$

14,005,830

 

Additions

 

 

40,547

 

Amortization

 

 

(2,893,392)

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

$

11,152,985

 

 

Additions represent financing costs associated with an amendment to the 2015 Facility for the year ended March 31, 2020 and financing costs associated with the Corsair Japanese Financing, Concorde Japanese Financing, Corvette Japanese Financing, CJNP Japanese Financing, CMNL Japanese Financing, and CNML Japanese Financing (collectively the “Japanese Financings”) and the 2017 Bridge Loan for the year ended March 31, 2019, which have been deferred and are amortized over the life of the respective agreements and are included as part of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Future Cash Payments for Debt

 

The minimum annual principal payments, in accordance with the loan agreements, required to be made after March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Year ending March 31:

    

    

 

2021

$

53,056,125

 

2022

 

61,935,946

 

2023

 

52,266,798

 

2024

 

52,266,798

 

2025

 

214,015,573

 

Thereafter

 

212,586,964

 

Total

$

646,128,204

 

 

v3.20.1
Leases
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Leases  
Leases

10. Leases

 

Time charter-in contracts

 

The duration of our only time charter-in contract at the time of adoption of the guidance was 12 months. We accounted for this charter-in contract using the practical expedient for contracts with initial lease terms of 12 month or less as described above and, during the year ended March 31, 2020, expensed $8.2 million related to this time charter-in contract within “charter hire expense” on our consolidated statement of operations. During the year ended March 31, 2020, we time chartered-in a VLGC for a period of greater than 12 months and the applicable right-of-use asset and lease liabilities of $27.4 million were recognized on our balance sheets as of March 31, 2020. None of the three option periods of up to an aggregate of four years were included in the recognition of the right-of-use asset for the time chartered-in VLGC as market conditions at the time of each option renewal election date for a time charter-in will be major factors in the decision of whether to exercise the option and such conditions are not known at the time of initial recognition. As of March 31, 2020, we had a contract to time charter-in a vessel that was delivered to us in May 2020. This duration of this lease is 12 months with no option periods and, therefore, this operating lease was excluded from operating lease right-of-use asset and lease liability recognition on our consolidated balance sheets. Our time chartered-in VLGCs were deployed in the Helios Pool and earned net pool revenues of $18.3 million and $0.1 million for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We had no time chartered-in VLGCs during the year ended March 31, 2018.

 

Charter hire expenses for the VLGCs time chartered in were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

Charter hire expenses

 

$

9,861,898

 

$

237,525

 

$

 —

 

Office leases

 

We currently have operating leases for our offices in Stamford, Connecticut, USA; London, United Kingdom; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Athens, Greece, which we determined to be operating leases and record the lease expense as part of general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended March 31, 2020, we renewed an operating lease for our London office greater than 12 months and the applicable right-of-use asset and lease liabilities of $0.2 million were recognized on our balance sheets as of March 31, 2020. Two option periods for our Athens office were included in the recognition of the right-of-use asset as it is probable that the renewal options of 1-year each will be exercised. We accounted for our Copenhagen office lease using the practical expedient for contracts with initial lease terms of 12 month or less as described above and, during the year ended March 31, 2020, expensed $0.1 million related to this time charter-in contract within “general and administrative expenses” on our consolidated statement of operations.

 

Operating lease rent expense related to our office leases was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

Operating lease rent expense

 

$

541,574

 

$

471,425

 

$

426,155

 

For our office leases and time charter-in arrangement, the discount rate used ranged from 3.82% to 5.53%. The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the lease liability was 3.88%. The weighted average remaining lease term on our office leases and time chartered-in vessels as of March 31, 2020 is 33.9 months.

 

Our operating lease right-of-use asset and lease liabilities as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Location on Balance Sheet

 

March 31, 2020

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current

 

 

 

 

 

Office leases

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

$

1,003,084

Time charter-in VLGCs

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

$

25,858,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

Office Leases

 

Current portion of long-term operating leases

 

$

398,096

Time charter-in VLGCs

 

Current portion of long-term operating leases

 

$

8,814,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

Office Leases

 

Long-term operating leases

 

$

607,965

Time charter-in VLGCs

 

Long-term operating leases

 

$

17,043,974

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2021

 

$

10,078,464

FY 2022

 

 

10,088,339

FY 2023

 

 

8,212,288

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

 

28,379,091

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(1,514,563)

Carrying value of lease liabilities

 

$

26,864,528

 

v3.20.1
Common Stock
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Common Stock.  
Common Stock

11. Common Stock

 

Under the articles of incorporation effective July 1, 2013, the Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 registered shares, par value $0.01 per share, of which 450,000,000 are designated as common share and 50,000,000 shares are designated as preferred shares.

 

Each holder of common shares is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of common shares are entitled to share equally in any dividends, which the Company’s board of directors may declare from time to time, out of funds legally available for dividends. Upon dissolution, liquidation or winding‑up, the holders of common shares will be entitled to share equally in all assets remaining after the payment of any liabilities and the liquidation preferences on any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common shares do not have conversion, redemption or pre‑emptive rights.

 

In August 2019, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of shares of our common stock through the period ended December 31, 2020 (the “Common Share Repurchase Program”) and, in February 2020, authorized an increase to our Common Share Repurchase Program to repurchase up to an additional $50 million of shares of our common stock. As of March 31, 2020, we repurchased a total of 4.4 million shares of our common stock for approximately $49.3 million under this program, resulting in $50.7 million of available authorization remaining. Purchases may be made at our discretion in the form of open market repurchase programs, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs or a combination of these methods. The actual timing and amount of our repurchases will depend on Company and market conditions. We are not obligated to make any common share repurchases under this program.

 

Refer to Note 12 below for shares granted under the equity incentive plan during the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

v3.20.1
Stock-Based Compensation Plans
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Stock-Based Compensation Plans  
Stock-Based Compensation Plans

12. Stock-Based Compensation Plans

 

In April 2014, we adopted an equity incentive plan, which we refer to as the Equity Incentive Plan, under which we expect that directors, officers, and employees (including any prospective officer or employee) of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and consultants and service providers to (including persons who are employed by or provide services to any entity that is itself a consultant or service provider to) the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as well as entities whollyowned or generally exclusively controlled by such persons, may be eligible to receive nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, restricted stock units and performance compensation awards that the plan administrator determines are consistent with the purposes of the plan and the interests of the Company. We have reserved 2,850,000 of our common shares for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan, subject to adjustment for changes in capitalization as provided in the Equity Incentive Plan in April 2014. The plan is administered by our compensation committee.

 

During the year ended March 31, 2020 we granted an aggregate of 175,200 shares of restricted stock and 22,500 restricted stock units to certain of our officers and employees. One-fourth of the shares of restricted stock vested on the grant date and one-fourth will vest equally on the first,  second and third anniversaries of the grant date.  One-third of restricted stock units will vest equally on the first,  second, and third anniversaries of the grant date. The shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units were valued at their grant date fair market value and are expensed on a straight-line basis over the respective vesting periods. 

 

During the year ended March 31, 2019, we granted 200,000 shares of restricted stock to certain of our officers and employees. One-fourth of these restricted shares vested immediately on the grant date, one-fourth vested one year after grant date, one-fourth will vest two years after grant date, and one-fourth will vest three years after grant date. The restricted shares were valued at their grant date fair market value and expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting periods. 

 

During the year ended March 31, 2018, we granted 259,800 shares of restricted stock to certain of our officers and employees. One-fourth of these restricted shares vested immediately on the grant date, one-fourth will vest one year after grant date, one-fourth will vest two years after grant date, and one-fourth will vest three years after grant date. The restricted shares were valued at their grant date fair market value and expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting periods. 

 

During the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, we granted 24,025,  35,295, and 31,800 shares of stock, respectively, to our non-executive directors, which were valued and expensed at their grant date fair market value.

 

During the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, we granted 1,550,  7,059, and 6,360 shares of stock, respectively, to a non-employee consultant, which were valued and expensed at their grant date fair market value.

 

Our stock-based compensation expense was $3.2 million, $5.5 million and $5.1 million for the years ended March 31, 2020,  2019, and 2018, respectively, and is included within general and administrative expenses in our accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Unrecognized compensation cost as of March 31, 2020 was $1.6 million and the expense will be recognized over a remaining weighted average life of 1.86 years.

 

A summary of the activity of our restricted shares as of March 31, 2020 and 2019 and changes during the year ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

Weighted-Average

 

 

 

 

 

Grant-Date

 

Incentive Share/Unit Awards

 

Number of Shares/Units

 

Fair Value

 

Unvested as of April 1, 2018

 

918,344

 

$

15.67

 

Granted

 

242,354

 

 

8.10

 

Vested

 

(519,685)

 

 

14.76

 

Unvested as of March 31, 2019

 

641,013

 

$

13.54

 

Granted

 

223,275

 

 

8.47

 

Vested

 

(547,240)

 

 

14.64

 

Unvested as of March 31, 2020

 

317,048

 

$

8.08

 

 

The total fair value of restricted shares that vested during the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $5.2 million,  $3.9 million and $3.7 million, respectively, which is calculated as the number of shares vested during the period multiplied by the fair value on the vesting date.

v3.20.1
Revenues
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Revenues.  
Revenues

13. Revenues

 

Revenues comprise the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year ended

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

Net pool revenues—related party

 

$

298,079,123

 

$

120,015,771

 

$

106,958,576

Time charter revenues

 

 

34,111,230

 

 

37,726,214

 

 

50,176,166

Voyage charter revenues

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,068,491

Other revenues, net

 

 

1,239,645

 

 

290,500

 

 

131,527

Total revenues

 

$

333,429,998

 

$

158,032,485

 

$

159,334,760

 

Net pool revenues—related party depend upon the net results of the Helios Pool, and the operating days and pool points for each vessel. Refer to Notes 2 and 3 above for further information.

 

Other revenues, net represent income from charterers relating to reimbursement of voyage expenses such as costs for security guards and war risk insurance.

v3.20.1
Voyage Expenses
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Voyage Expenses.  
Voyage Expenses

14. Voyage Expenses

 

Voyage expenses comprise the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

 

Bunkers

 

$

1,345,360

 

$

756,354

 

$

817,676

 

Port charges and other related expenses

 

 

5,898

 

 

167,230

 

 

539,605

 

Brokers’ commissions

 

 

469,143

 

 

440,955

 

 

631,659

 

Security cost

 

 

272,985

 

 

277,487

 

 

117,368

 

War risk insurances

 

 

1,095,156

 

 

13,052

 

 

12,310

 

Other voyage expenses

 

 

54,381

 

 

42,805

 

 

95,155

 

Total

 

$

3,242,923

 

$

1,697,883

 

$

2,213,773

 

 

v3.20.1
Vessel Operating Expenses
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Vessel Operating Expenses.  
Vessel Operating Expenses

15. Vessel Operating Expenses

 

 

Vessel operating expenses comprise the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

 

Crew wages and related costs

 

$

42,683,848

 

$

41,649,202

 

$

42,807,373

 

Spares and stores

 

 

13,249,931

 

 

10,625,997

 

 

8,730,107

 

Repairs and maintenance costs

 

 

4,416,259

 

 

5,594,957

 

 

4,028,775

 

Insurance

 

 

4,173,052

 

 

3,452,874

 

 

3,758,485

 

Lubricants

 

 

3,607,749

 

 

3,206,445

 

 

2,677,177

 

Miscellaneous expenses

 

 

3,347,530

 

 

2,351,093

 

 

2,310,727

 

Total

 

$

71,478,369

 

$

66,880,568

 

$

64,312,644

 

 

v3.20.1
Interest and Finance Costs
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Interest and Finance Costs  
Interest and Finance Costs

16. Interest and Finance Costs

 

Interest and finance costs is comprised of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

 

Interest incurred

 

$

32,355,390

 

$

36,638,171

 

$

27,422,693

 

Amortization of financing costs

 

 

2,893,392

 

 

3,136,051

 

 

7,506,509

 

Other financing costs

 

 

856,759

 

 

875,009

 

 

728,843

 

Total

 

$

36,105,541

 

$

40,649,231

 

$

35,658,045

 

 

v3.20.1
Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

17. Income Taxes

 

Dorian LPG Ltd. and its vessel-owning subsidiaries are incorporated in the Marshall Islands and under the laws of the Marshall Islands, are not subject to tax on income or capital gains and no Marshall Islands withholding tax will be imposed on dividends paid by the Company to its shareholders. Dorian LPG Ltd. and its vessel-owning subsidiaries are also subject to United States federal income taxation in respect of Shipping Income, unless exempt from United States federal income taxation.

 

If Dorian LPG Ltd. and its vessel-owning subsidiaries do not qualify for the exemption from tax under Section 883 of the Code, Dorian LPG Ltd. and its subsidiaries will be subject to a 4% tax on its “United States source shipping income,” imposed without the allowance for any deductions. For these purposes, “United States source shipping income” means 50% of the Shipping Income derived by Dorian LPG Ltd. and its vessel-owning subsidiaries that is attributable to transportation that begins or ends, but that does not both begin and end, in the United States.

 

For our fiscal years ended March 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, we believe that we qualified, and we expect to qualify, for exemption under Section 883 and as a consequence, our gross United States source shipping income will not be subject to a 4% gross basis tax.

v3.20.1
Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies  
Commitments and Contingencies

18. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments under Contracts for Scrubber Purchases

 

We had contractual commitments to purchase scrubbers to reduce sulfur emissions as of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than one year

 

$

4,112,466

 

Total

 

$

4,112,466

 

 

Commitments under Contracts for Ballast Water Management Systems Purchases 

 

We had contractual commitments to purchase ballast water management systems as of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than one year

 

$

937,400

 

Total

 

$

937,400

 

 

Operating Leases

 

We had the following commitments as a lessee under operating leases relating to our United States, Greece, United Kingdom, and Denmark offices:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than one year

 

$

423,901

 

One to three years

 

 

278,446

 

Total

 

$

702,347

 

 

Time Charter-in

 

We had the following time charter-in commitments relating to VLGCs either currently in our fleet or contracted to be delivered to our fleet as of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than one year

 

$

18,363,500

 

One to three years

 

 

18,366,000

 

Total

 

$

36,729,500

 

 

 

Fixed Time Charter Commitments

 

We had the following future minimum fixed time charter hire receipts based on non-cancelable long-term fixed time charter contracts as of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than one year

 

$

18,230,858

 

One to three years

 

 

25,852,500

 

Total

 

$

44,083,358

 

 

Other

 

From time to time we expect to be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business, principally personal injury and property casualty claims. Such claims, even if lacking in merit, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources. We are not aware of any claim, which is reasonably possible and should be disclosed or probable and for which a provision should be established in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

v3.20.1
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures  
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures

19. Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures

 

Our principal financial assets consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, restricted cash amounts due from related parties, trade accounts receivable and derivative instruments. Our principal financial liabilities consist of long-term debt, accounts payable, amounts due to related parties, derivative instruments and accrued liabilities.

 

(a)

Concentration of credit risk:  Financial instruments, which may subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of amounts due from our charterers, including the receivables from Helios Pool, cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash. We limit our credit risk with amounts due from our charterers, including those through the Helios Pool, by performing ongoing credit evaluations of our charterers’ financial condition and generally do not require collateral from our charterers. We limit our credit risk with our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash by placing it with highly-rated financial institutions.

 

(b)

Interest rate risk:  Our long-term bank loans are based on LIBOR and hence we are exposed to movements thereto. We entered into interest rate swap agreements in order to hedge a majority of our variable interest rate exposure related to the 2015 Facility.

 

The principal terms of our interest rate swaps are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction

 

Termination

 

Fixed

 

 

Nominal value

 

Nominal value

 

Interest rate swap

 

Date

 

Date

 

interest rate

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

2015 Facility - Citibank(1)

 

September 2015

 

March 2022

 

1.933

%  

 

200,000,000

 

200,000,000

 

2015 Facility - ING(2)

 

September 2015

 

March 2022

 

2.002

%  

 

50,000,000

 

50,000,000

 

2015 Facility - CBA(3)

 

October 2015

 

March 2022

 

1.428

%  

 

37,550,000

 

48,800,000

 

2015 Facility - Citibank(4)

 

October 2015

 

March 2022

 

1.380

%  

 

56,325,000

 

73,200,000

 

2015 Facility - Citibank(5)

 

June 2016

 

March 2022

 

1.213

%  

 

43,598,575

 

51,429,047

 

2015 Facility - Citibank(6)

 

June 2016

 

March 2022

 

1.161

%  

 

17,915,709

 

21,133,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

405,389,284

 

444,562,486

 


(1)

Non-amortizing with a final settlement of $200 million in March 2022.

(2)

Non-amortizing with a final settlement of $50 million in March 2022.

(3)

Reduces quarterly by $2.8 million with a final settlement of $17.9 million due in March 2022.

(4)

Reduces quarterly by $4.2 million with a final settlement of $26.9 million due in March 2022.

(5)

Reduces quarterly by $2.0 million with a final settlement of $29.9 million due in March 2022.

(6)

Reduces quarterly by $0.8 million with a final settlement of $12.3 million due in March 2022.

 

(c)

Fair value measurements: Interest rate swaps are stated at fair value, which is determined using a discounted cash flow approach based on market‑based LIBOR swap yield rates. LIBOR swap rates are observable at commonly quoted intervals for the full terms of the swaps and, therefore, are considered Level 2 items in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements approximates the amount that we would have to pay or receive for the early termination of the agreements.

 

Additionally, we have taken positions in freight forward agreements (“FFAs”) as economic hedges to reduce the risk related to vessels trading in the spot market, including in the Helios Pool, and to take advantage of fluctuations in market prices. Customary requirements for trading FFAs include the maintenance of initial and variation margins based on expected volatility, open position and mark-to-market of the contracts. FFAs are recorded as assets/liabilities until they are settled. Changes in fair value prior to settlement are recorded in unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives. Upon settlement, if the contracted charter rate is less than the average of the rates for the specified route and time period, as reported by an identified index, the seller of the FFA is required to pay the buyer the settlement sum, being an amount equal to the difference between the contracted rate and the settlement rate, multiplied by the number of days in the specified period covered by the FFA. Conversely, if the contracted rate is greater than the settlement rate, the buyer is required to pay the seller the settlement sum. Settlement of FFAs are recorded in realized gain/(loss) on derivatives. FFAs are considered Level 2 items in accordance with the fair value hierarchy.

 

The following table summarizes the location on the balance sheet of the financial assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value on a recurring basis, which comprise our financial derivatives all of which are considered Level 2 items in accordance with the fair value hierarchy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

 

Current assets

 

Current liabilities

 

Current assets

 

Current liabilities

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

 

Forward freight agreements

 

 

 —

 

 

2,605,442

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

 

Other non-current assets

 

Long-term liabilities

 

Other non-current assets

 

Long-term liabilities

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

$

 —

 

$

9,152,829

 

$

6,448,498

 

$

 —

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments within the consolidated statement of operations for the periods presented is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

    

Location of gain/(loss) recognized

    

 

March 31, 2020

    

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

 

Forward freight agreements—change in fair value

 

Unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives

 

 

$

(2,605,442)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Interest rate swap—change in fair value

 

Unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives

 

 

 

(15,601,327)

 

 

(7,816,401)

 

 

8,421,531

 

Forward freight agreements—realized gain/(loss)

 

Realized gain on derivatives

 

 

 

396,894

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Interest rate swap—realized gain/(loss)

 

Realized gain on derivatives

 

 

 

2,403,480

 

 

3,788,123

 

 

(1,328,886)

 

Gain/(loss) on derivatives, net

 

 

 

 

$

(12,800,953)

 

$

(4,028,278)

 

$

7,092,645

 

 

As of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019,  no fair value measurements for assets or liabilities under Level 1 or Level 3 were recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets with the exception of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and securities. We did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the years ended March 31, 2020,  2019 and 2018.

 

(d)

Book values and fair values of financial instruments.  In addition to the derivatives that we are required to record at fair value on our balance sheet (see (c) above) and securities that are included in other current assets in our balance sheet that we record at fair value, we have other financial instruments that are carried at historical cost. These financial instruments include trade accounts receivable, amounts due from related parties, cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts payable, amounts due to related parties and accrued liabilities for which the historical carrying value approximates the fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments. Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and securities are considered Level 1 items.

 

We have short-term investments in six-month U.S. treasury bills for which we have not elected the fair value option. The fair value of these instruments is commonly quoted and would be considered Level 1 items under the fair value hierarchy if we elected the fair value option. As of March 31, 2020, the carrying value of the short-term investments in six-month U.S. treasury bills was $14.9 million and the fair value was $15.0 million.   

 

We have long-term bank debt for which we believe the carrying value approximates their fair value as the loans bear interest at variable interest rates, being LIBOR, which is observable at commonly quoted intervals for the full terms of the loans, and hence are considered as Level 2 items in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. We also have long-term debt related to the Corsair Japanese Financing, Concorde Japanese Financing, Corvette Japanese Financing, CJNP Japanese Financing, CMNL Japanese Financing, and CNML Japanese Financing (collectively the “Japanese Financings”) that incur interest at a fixed-rate with the initial principal amount amortized to the purchase obligation price of each vessel. The Japanese Financings are considered Level 2 items in accordance with the fair value hierarchy and the fair value of each is based on a discounted cash flow analysis using current observable interest rates. The following table summarizes the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Japanese Financings as of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

    

Carrying Value

    

Fair Value

 

    

Carrying Value

    

Fair Value

 

Corsair Japanese Financing

 

$

44,145,833

 

$

48,867,762

 

 

$

47,395,833

 

$

45,901,900

 

Concorde Japanese Financing

 

 

48,730,769

 

 

54,407,677

 

 

 

51,961,538

 

 

50,176,288

 

Corvette Japanese Financing

 

 

49,269,231

 

 

55,059,323

 

 

 

52,500,000

 

 

50,671,689

 

CJNP Japanese Financing

 

 

19,058,750

 

 

21,006,399

 

 

 

20,506,250

 

 

20,918,881

 

CMNL Japanese Financing

 

 

18,076,488

 

 

20,238,260

 

 

 

19,446,131

 

 

19,862,056

 

CNML Japanese Financing

 

 

20,261,012

 

 

22,728,984

 

 

 

21,666,369

 

 

22,137,090

 

 

v3.20.1
Retirement Plans
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Retirement Plans  
Retirement Plans

20. Retirement Plans

 

U.S. Defined Contribution Plan

 

Qualifying full-time employees based in the United States participate in our 401(k) retirement plan and may contribute a portion of their annual compensation to the plan on a tax-advantaged basis, in accordance with applicable tax law limits. On behalf of all participants in the plan, we provide a safe harbor contribution subject to certain limitations. Employee contributions and our safe harbor contributions are vested at all times. We recognized and paid compensation expense associated with the safe harbor contributions totaling $0.1 million for each of the years ended March 31, 2020,  2019, and 2018.  

 

Greece Defined Benefit Plan

 

Our employees based in Greece have a required statutory defined benefit pension plan according to provisions of Greek law 2112/20 covering all eligible employees (the “Greek Plan”). We recognized compensation expense and recorded a corresponding liability associated with our projected benefit obligation to the Greek Plan totaling less than $0.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2020, and $0.1 million for each of the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

U.K. and Denmark Retirement Accounts

 

We contribute to retirement accounts for certain employees based in the United Kingdom and Denmark based on a percentage of their annual salaries. For the year ended March 31, 2020, we recognized compensation expense of $0.2 million related to these contributions and for each of the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we recognized compensation expense of $0.1 million related to these contributions.

v3.20.1
Earnings/(Loss) Per Share (EPS)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings/(Loss) Per Share ("EPS")  
Earnings/(Loss) Per Share ("EPS")

21. Earnings/(Loss) Per Share (“EPS”)

 

Basic EPS represents net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the measurement period. Our restricted stock shares include rights to receive dividends that are subject to the risk of forfeiture if service requirements are not satisfied, thus these shares are not considered participating securities and are excluded from the basic weighted-average shares outstanding calculation. Diluted EPS represent net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the measurement period while also giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period.

 

The calculations of basic and diluted EPS for the periods presented were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended

 

(In U.S. dollars except share data)

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

 

$

111,841,258

 

$

(50,945,905)

 

$

(20,400,686)

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

53,881,483

 

 

54,513,118

 

 

54,039,886

 

Effect of dilutive restricted stock and restricted stock units

 

 

233,855

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

54,115,338

 

 

54,513,118

 

 

54,039,886

 

EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

2.08

 

$

(0.93)

 

$

(0.38)

 

Diluted

 

$

2.07

 

$

(0.93)

 

$

(0.38)

 

 

For the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, there were 641,013 and 918,334 shares of unvested restricted stock, respectively, excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. There were no anti-dilutive shares of unvested restricted stock excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS for the year ended March 31, 2020.

v3.20.1
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)  
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)

22. Selected Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)

 

The following tables summarize the 2020 and 2019 quarterly results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended 

 

 

    

June 30, 2019

    

September 30, 2019

    

December 31, 2019

    

March 31, 2020

 

Revenues              

 

$

61,165,546

 

$

91,624,875

 

$

85,437,806

 

$

95,201,771

 

Operating income

 

 

20,272,506

 

 

49,266,427

 

 

41,758,757

    

 

49,771,141

 

Net income

 

 

6,075,059

 

 

40,711,896

 

 

35,628,912

 

 

29,425,391

 

Earnings per common share, basic

 

 

0.11

 

 

0.75

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.56

 

Earnings per common share, diluted

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.74

 

$

0.66

 

$

0.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended 

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

September 30, 2018

    

December 31, 2018

 

 

March 31, 2019

Revenues              

 

$

27,644,282

 

$

40,807,542

 

$

55,113,295

 

$

34,467,366

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

 

(13,165,173)

 

 

(318,702)

 

 

9,313,290

    

 

(3,791,451)

 

Net loss

 

 

(20,596,558)

 

 

(8,177,120)

 

 

(6,218,652)

 

 

(15,953,575)

 

Loss per common share, basic

 

 

(0.38)

 

 

(0.15)

 

 

(0.11)

 

 

(0.29)

 

Loss per common share, diluted

 

$

(0.38)

 

$

(0.15)

 

$

(0.11)

 

$

(0.29)

 

 

v3.20.1
Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events.  
Subsequent Events

 

 

 

23. Subsequent Events

 

COVID-19

The outbreak of COVID-19, which originated in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread to most developed nations of the world, has resulted in the implementation of numerous actions taken by governments and governmental agencies in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the virus. These measures have resulted in a significant reduction in global economic activity and extreme volatility in the global financial markets. The reduction of economic activity has significantly reduced the global demand for oil, refined petroleum products and LPG. The Company expects that the impact of the COVID-19 virus and the uncertainty in the supply and demand for fossil fuels, including LPG, will continue to cause volatility in the commodity markets. Although to date there has not been any significant effect in our operating activities due to COVID-19, other than an approximately 60-day delay associated with the drydocking of one of our vessels in China, the extent to which COVID-19 will impact our results of operation and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including among others, new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the virus and the actions to contain or treat its impact. An estimate of the impact cannot therefore be made at this time.

 

Cresques Japanese Financing and Prepayment of the 2015 Facility

On April 21, 2020, we prepaid $28.5 million of the 2015 Facility’s then outstanding principal using cash on hand prior to the closing of the Cresques Japanese Financing (defined below). On April 23,  2020, we refinanced a 2015-built VLGC, the Cresques, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (“Cresques Japanese Financing”). In connection therewith, we transferred the Cresques to the buyer for $71.5 million and, as part of the agreement, Dorian Dubai LPG Transport LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, bareboat chartered the vessel back for a period of 12 years, with purchase options from the end of year 3 onwards through a mandatory buyout by 2032. We continue to technically manage, commercially charter, and operate the Cresques. We received $52.5 million in cash as part of the transaction with $19.0 million to be retained by the buyer as a deposit (the “Cresques Deposit”), which can be used by us towards the repurchase of the vessel either pursuant to an early buyout option or at the end of the 12-year bareboat charter term. This transaction is treated as a financing transaction and the Cresques continues to be recorded as an asset on our balance sheet. This debt financing has a floating interest rate of one-month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.5%, monthly broker commission fees of 1.25% over the 12-year term on interest and principal payments made, broker commission fees of 0.5% payable of the remaining debt outstanding at the time of the repurchase of the Cresques, and a monthly fixed straight-line principal obligation of approximately $0.3 million over the 12-year term with a balloon payment of approximately $11.5 million.  

 

Refinancing of the Commercial Tranche of the 2015 Facility

 

On April 29, 2020, we amended and restated the 2015 Facility (the “2015 AR Facility”), to among other things, refinance the commercial tranche from the 2015 Facility Agreement (the “Original Commercial Tranche”). Pursuant to the 2015 AR Facility, certain new facilities (the “New Facilities”) were made available to us, including (i) a new senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of approximately to $155.8 million, a portion of which was used to prepay in full the outstanding principal amount under the Original Commercial Tranche and the balance for general corporate purposes and (ii) a new senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $25.0 million, which we intend to use for general corporate purposes. The 2015 AR Facility subjects us to substantially similar covenants and restrictions as those imposed pursuant to the 2015 Facility. However, if we receive approvals of those lenders constituting the “Required Lenders” under the 2015 AR Facility, we may enjoy improvements in certain covenants. For example, upon the approval of the “Required Lenders” the following changes to the existing financial covenants and security value ratio currently in place will become effective:

 

·

Elimination of the interest coverage ratio;

·

Reduction of the minimum liquidity covenant from $40 million to at least $27.5 million; and

·

Increase of the security value ratio from 135% to 145%.

 

The advances in connection with New Facilities are to be repaid on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the utilization date of the new senior secured term loan facility, described above, and (ii) March 26, 2025. The New Facilities will bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 2.50%. The margin can be decreased by 10 basis points if the Security Leverage Ratio (which is based on our security value ratio for vessels secured under the 2015 AR Facility) is less than .40 or increased by 10 basis points if it is greater than or equal to .60. Pursuant to the terms of the 2015 AR Facility, we have the potential to receive a 10 basis point increase or reduction in the margin applicable to the New Facilities for changes in our Average Efficiency Ratio (which weighs carbon emissions for a voyage against the design deadweight of a vessel and the distance travelled on such voyage).    

 

v3.20.1
Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Significant Accounting Policies  
Principles of consolidation

 

(a)   Principles of consolidation:  The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and its wholly‑owned subsidiaries. Income and expenses of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the period are included in the consolidated statements of operations from the effective date of acquisition and up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of estimates

 

(b)   Use of estimates:  The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

 

(c)   Other comprehensive income/(loss):  We follow the accounting guidance relating to comprehensive income, which requires separate presentation of certain transactions that are recorded directly as components of shareholders’ equity. We have no other comprehensive income/(loss) items and, accordingly, comprehensive income/(loss) equals net income/(loss) for the periods presented and thus we have not presented this in the consolidated statement of operations or in a separate statement.

Foreign currency translation

(d)   Foreign currency translation:  Our functional currency is the U.S. Dollar. Foreign currency transactions are measured and recorded in the functional currency using the exchange rate in effect at the date of the transaction. As of balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are adjusted to reflect the exchange rate at the balance sheet date and any gains or losses are included in the statement of operations. For the periods presented, we had no foreign currency derivative instruments.

Cash and cash equivalents

(e)   Cash and cash equivalents:  We consider highly liquid investments such as time deposits and certificates of deposit with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Short-term investments

(f)   Short-term investments:  We consider short-term, highly-liquid time deposits placed with financial institutions, which are readily convertible into known amounts of cash with original maturities of more than three months, but less than 12 months at the time of purchase to be short-term investments.

Trade receivables, net and accrued revenues

(g)   Trade receivables, net and accrued revenues:  Trade receivables, net and accrued revenues, reflect receivables from vessel charters, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. At each balance sheet date, all potentially uncollectible accounts are assessed individually for purposes of determining the appropriate provision for doubtful accounts. Provision for doubtful accounts for the periods presented was zero.

 

Due from related parties

 

(h)   Due from related parties:  Due from related parties reflect receivables from the Helios Pool and other related parties. Distributions of earnings due from the Helios Pool are classified as current and working capital contributed to the Helios Pool is classified as non-current.

Inventories

 

(i)   Inventories:  Inventories consist of bunkers on board the vessels when vessels are unemployed or are operating under voyage charters and lubricants and stores on board the vessels. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined by the first in, first out method. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price, less reasonably predictable costs of disposal and transportation.

 

Vessels, net

 

(j)   Vessels, net:  Vessels, net are stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation and impairment charges. The costs of the vessels acquired as part of a business acquisition are recorded at their fair value on the date of acquisition. The cost of vessels purchased consists of the contract price, less discounts, plus any direct expenses incurred upon acquisition, including improvements, commission paid, delivery expenses and other expenditures to prepare the vessel for her initial voyage. The initial purchase of LPG coolant for the refrigeration of cargo is also capitalized. Allocated interest costs incurred during construction are capitalized. Subsequent expenditures for conversions and major improvements, including scrubbers, are also capitalized when they appreciably extend the life, increase the earning capacity or improve the efficiency or safety of the vessels. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

Impairment of long-lived assets

(k)   Impairment of long‑lived assets:  We review our vessels “held and used” for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. When the estimate of future undiscounted cash flows, excluding interest charges, expected to be generated by the use of the asset is less than its carrying amount, the asset is evaluated for an impairment loss. Measurement of the impairment loss is based on the fair value of the asset.

Vessel depreciation

(l)   Vessel depreciation:  Depreciation is computed using the straight‑line method over the estimated useful life of the vessels, after considering the estimated salvage value. Each vessel’s salvage value is equal to the product of its lightweight tonnage and estimated scrap rate. Management estimates the useful life of its vessels to be 25 years from the date of initial delivery from the shipyard. Secondhand vessels are depreciated from the date of their acquisition through their remaining estimated useful life.

Drydocking and special survey costs

(m)  Drydocking and special survey costs:  Drydocking and special survey costs are accounted under the deferral method whereby the actual costs incurred are deferred and are amortized on a straight‑line basis over the period through the date the next survey is scheduled to become due. The classification societies provide guidelines applicable to LPG vessels relating to extended intervals for drydocking. Generally, we are required to drydock each of our vessels every five years until they reach 15 years of age unless an extension of the drydocking to seven and one-half years is requested and granted by the classification society and the vessel is not older than 20 years of age. Costs deferred are limited to actual costs incurred at the yard and parts used in the drydocking or special survey. Costs deferred include expenditures incurred relating to shipyard costs, hull preparation and painting, inspection of hull structure and mechanical components, steelworks, machinery works, and electrical works. If a survey is performed prior to the scheduled date, the remaining unamortized balances are immediately written off. Unamortized balances of vessels that are sold are written‑off and included in the calculation of the resulting gain or loss in the period of the vessel’s sale. The amortization charge is presented within Depreciation and amortization in the consolidated statement of operations.

Financing costs

(n)   Financing costs:  Financing costs incurred for obtaining new loans and credit facilities are deferred and amortized to interest expense over the respective term of the loan or credit facility using the effective interest rate method. Any unamortized balance of costs relating to loans repaid or refinanced is expensed in the period the repayment or refinancing is made, subject to the accounting guidance regarding Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments. Any unamortized balance of costs related to credit facilities repaid is expensed in the period. Any unamortized balance of costs relating to credit facilities refinanced are deferred and amortized over the term of the respective credit facility in the period the refinancing occurs, subject to the provisions of the accounting guidance relating to Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments. The unamortized financing costs are reflected as a reduction of Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

Restricted cash

(o)   Restricted cash:  Restricted cash represents minimum liquidity to be maintained with certain banks under our borrowing arrangements and pledged cash deposits. The restricted cash is classified as non-current in the event that its obligation is not expected to be terminated within the next twelve months as they are long-term in nature.

Leases

(p)   Leases: We adopted the new lease guidance as described in Note 2 effective April 1, 2019 and applied the modified retrospective approach. Refer to Note 10 for a description of our operating lease expenses for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 and to Note 18 for a description of commitments related to our leases as of March 31, 2020. The following is a description of our arrangements that were impacted by this new guidance.

 

Time charter-out contracts

 

Our time charter revenues are generated from our vessels being hired by a third-party charterer for a specified period in exchange for consideration, which is based on a monthly hire rate. The charterer has the full discretion over the ports subject to compliance with the applicable charter party agreement and relevant laws. In a time charter contract, we are responsible for all the costs incurred for running the vessel such as crew costs, vessel insurance, repairs and maintenance, and lubricants. The charterer bears the voyage related costs such as bunker expenses, port charges and canal tolls during the hire period. The performance obligations in a time charter contract are satisfied on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract beginning when the vessel is delivered to the charterer until it is redelivered back to us. The charterer generally pays the charter hire monthly in advance. We determined that our time charter contracts are considered operating leases and therefore fall under the scope of the guidance because (i) the vessel is an identifiable asset, (ii) we do not have substantive substitution rights, and (iii) the charterer has the right to control the use of the vessel during the term of the contract and derives the economic benefits from such use. Under the guidance, we elected the practical expedient available to lessors to not separate the lease and non-lease components included in the time charter revenue because (i) the pattern of revenue recognition for the lease and non-lease components is the same as it is earned by the passage of time and (ii) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease. The adoption of the guidance did not impact our accounting for time charter out contracts.

 

Time charter revenues are recognized when an agreement exists, the price is fixed, service is provided and the collection of the related revenue is reasonably assured. We record time charter revenues on a straight-line basis over the term of the charter as service is provided. Time charter revenues received in advance of the provision of charter service are recorded as deferred income and recognized when the charter service is rendered. Deferred income or accrued revenue also may result from straight‑line revenue recognition in respect of charter agreements that provide for varying charter rates. Deferred income and accrued revenue amounts that will be recognized within the next twelve months are presented as current, with amounts to be recognized thereafter presented as non‑current. Revenues earned through the profit-sharing arrangements in the time charters represent contingent rental revenues that are recognized when earned and amounts are reasonably assured based on estimates provided by the charterer. Revenue generated from time charters is accounted for as revenue earned under the new leasing guidance further described below.

 

Net pool revenues—related party

 

As from April 1, 2015, we began operation of a pool. Net pool revenues—related party for each vessel in the pool is determined in accordance with the profit-sharing terms specified within the pool agreement. In particular, the pool manager calculates the net pool revenues using gross revenues less voyage expenses of all the pool vessels and less the general and administrative expenses of the pool and distributes the net pool revenues as time charter hire to participants based on:

 

pool points (vessel attributes such as cargo carrying capacity, fuel consumption, and speed are taken into consideration); and

 

number of days the vessel participated in the pool in the period.

 

We recognize net pool revenues—related party on a monthly basis, when the vessel has participated in the pool during the period and the amount of net pool revenues for the month can be estimated reliably. Revenue generated from the pool is accounted for as revenue from operating leases, pursuant to the accounting standard on leases, as further described below.

 

Time charter-in contracts

 

Our time charter-in contracts relate to the charter-in activity of vessels from third parties for a specified period of time in exchange for consideration, which is based on a monthly hire rate. We elected the practical expedient of the guidance that allows for contracts with an initial lease term of 12 months or less to be excluded from the operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities recognized on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

Under the guidance, we elected the practical expedients available to lessees to not separate the lease and non-lease components included in the charter hire expense because (i) the pattern of revenue recognition for the lease and non-lease components is the same as it is earned by the passage of time and (ii) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease. We elected not to separate the lease and non-lease components included in charter hire expense, but to recognize operating lease expense as a combined single lease component for all time charter-in contracts.

 

Office leases

 

We carried forward our historical assessments of (i) whether contracts are or contain leases, (ii) lease classifications, and (iii) initial direct costs. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, we record the related right-of-use asset and lease liability as the present value of fixed lease payments over the lease term. For leases that do not provide a readily determinable discount rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate to discount lease payments to present value.

 

Under the guidance, we elected the practical expedients available to lessees to not separate the lease and non-lease components included in the office lease expense because (i) the pattern of revenue recognition for the lease and non-lease components is the same as it is earned by the passage of time and (ii) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease. We elected not to separate the lease and non-lease components included in general and administrative expenses, but to recognize operating lease expense as a combined single lease component for all office leases.

Revenues and expenses

(q)Voyage charter revenues:  In a voyage charter contract, a charterer hires a vessel to transport a specific agreed-upon cargo for a single voyage, which may contain multiple load ports and discharge ports. The consideration in such a contract is determined on the basis of a freight rate per metric ton of cargo carried or occasionally on a lump sum basis. The charter party generally has a minimum amount of cargo. The charterer is liable for any short loading of cargo or "dead" freight. The contract generally has standard payment terms of freight paid within three to five days after completion of loading. The contract generally has a "demurrage" or "despatch" clause. As per this clause, the charterer reimburses us for any potential delays exceeding the allowed laytime as per the charter party clause at the ports visited which is recorded as demurrage revenue. Conversely, the charterer is given credit if the loading/discharging activities happen within the allowed laytime, known as despatch, resulting in a reduction in revenue. The voyage contracts generally have variable consideration in the form of demurrage or despatch.    Revenue from voyage charters is recognized when (i) the parties to the contract have approved the contract in the form of a written charter agreement and are committed to perform their respective obligations, (ii) we can identify each party’s rights regarding the services to be transferred, (iii) we can identify the payment terms for the services to be transferred, (iv) the charter agreement has commercial substance (that is, the risk, timing, or amount of our future cash flows is expected to change as a result of the contract) and (v) it is probable that we will collect substantially all of the consideration to which we will be entitled in exchange for the services that will be transferred to the charterer.

 

Voyage charter agreements do not contain a lease and are therefore considered service contracts that fall under the provisions of Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Voyage contracts are considered service contracts which fall under the provisions of ASC 606 because we retain control over the operations of the vessel, including directing the routes taken and vessel speed. Voyage contracts generally have variable consideration in the form of demurrage or despatch. We determined that a voyage charter agreement includes a single performance obligation, which is to provide the charterer with an integrated transportation service within a specified time period. In addition, we have concluded that a contract for a voyage charter meets the criteria to recognize revenue over time because the charterer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the our performance as the voyage progresses and therefore revenues are recognized on a pro rata basis over the duration of the voyage determined on a load-to-discharge port basis. In the event a vessel is acquired or sold while a voyage is in progress, the revenue recognized is based on an allocation formula agreed between the buyer and the seller. Demurrage income represents payments by the charterer to the vessel owner when loading or discharging time exceeds the stipulated time in the voyage charter and is recognized when earned and collection is reasonably assured. Despatch expense represents payments by us to the charterer when loading or discharging time is less than the stipulated time in the voyage charter and is recognized as incurred. Voyage charter revenue relating to voyages in progress as of the balance sheet date are accrued and presented in Trade receivables and accrued revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

We adopted ASC 606 on April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption of the amended guidance did not have any material impact on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019 or for prior periods, given our revenues are primarily generated by pool and time charter arrangements, and there were no voyage charter arrangements in progress as of March 31, 2019 or 2018.

 

(r)   Voyage expenses:  Voyage expenses are expensed as incurred, except for expenses during the ballast portion of the voyage (period between the contract date and the date of the vessel’s arrival to the load port). Any expenses incurred during the ballast portion of the voyage such as bunker expenses, canal tolls and port expenses are deferred and are recognized on a straight-line basis, in voyage expenses, over the voyage duration as we satisfy the performance obligations under the contract provided these costs are (1) incurred to fulfill a contract that we can specifically identify, (2) able to generate or enhance resources of the company that will be used to satisfy performance of the terms of the contract, and (3) expected to be recovered from the charterer. These costs are considered contract fulfillment costs because the costs are direct costs related to the performance of the contract and are expected to be recovered.

 

(s)   Commissions:    Charter hire commissions to brokers or managers, if any, are deferred and amortized over the related charter period and are included in Voyage expenses.

 

(t)   Charter hire expenses:  Charter hire expenses in relation to vessels that we may occasionally charter in from third parties are recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the charter as service is provided. Charter hire expenses paid in advance of the provision of charter service are recorded as a current asset and recognized when the charter service is rendered. Deferred expenses also may result from straight-line recognition in respect of charter agreements that provide for varying charter rates. Deferred expense amounts that will be recognized within the next twelve months are presented as current, with amounts to be recognized thereafter presented as noncurrent.

 

(u)  Vessel operating expenses:  Vessel operating expenses are accounted for as incurred on the accrual basis. Vessel operating expenses include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the cost of spares and consumable stores and other miscellaneous expenses.

Repairs and maintenance

(v)   Repairs and maintenance:  All repair and maintenance expenses, including underwater inspection costs are expensed in the period incurred. Such costs are included in Vessel operating expenses.

Stock-based compensation

(w)   Stock-based compensation:   Stock-based payments to employees and directors are determined based on their grant date fair values and are amortized against income over the vesting period. The fair value is considered to be the closing price recorded on the grant date. We account for restricted stock award forfeitures upon occurrence.

Stock repurchases

(x)   Stock repurchases:  We record the repurchase of our shares of common stock at cost based on the settlement date of the transaction. These shares are classified as treasury stock, which is a reduction to shareholders’ equity. Treasury shares are included in authorized and issued shares, but excluded from outstanding shares.

Segment reporting

(y)   Segment reporting:  Each of our vessels serve the same type of customer, have similar operations and maintenance requirements, operate in the same regulatory environment, and are subject to similar economic characteristics. Based on this, we have determined that it operates in one reportable segment, the international transportation of liquid petroleum gas with its fleet of vessels. Furthermore, when we charter a vessel to a charterer, the charterer is free to trade the vessel worldwide and, as a result, the disclosure of geographic information is impracticable.

 

Derivative instruments

 

(z)   Derivative instruments:  All derivatives are stated at their fair value, as either a derivative asset or a liability. The fair value of the interest rate derivatives is based on a discounted cash flow analysis and their fair value changes are recognized in current period earnings. When the derivatives do qualify for hedge accounting, depending upon the nature of the hedge, changes in fair value of the derivatives are either recognized in current period earnings or in other comprehensive income/(loss) (effective portion) until the hedged item is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. For the periods presented, no derivatives were accounted for as accounting hedges.

Fair value of financial instruments

 

(aa)  Fair value of financial instruments:  In accordance with the requirements of accounting guidance relating to Fair Value Measurements, the Company classifies and discloses its assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:

 

Level 1:

Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:

Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

 

Recent accounting pronouncements

 

(bb)  Recent accounting pronouncements:

 

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-2 (codified as ASC 842) to update the requirements of financial accounting and reporting for lessees and lessors. The updated guidance, for lease terms of more than 12 months, will require a dual approach for lessee accounting under which a lessee would account for leases as finance leases or operating leases. Both finance leases and operating leases will result in the lessee recognizing a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability. For finance leases, the lessee would recognize interest expense and amortization of the right-of-use asset, and for operating leases, the lessee would recognize a straight-line total lease expense. Lessor accounting remained largely unchanged from previous U.S. GAAP. The new standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. In July 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance to provide entities with relief from the cost of implementing certain aspects of the new leasing guidance. Entities may elect not to recast comparative periods presented when transitioning to the new leasing guidance and, furthermore, lessors may elect not to separate lease and nonlease components when certain conditions are met. The pronouncement is effective prospectively for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted for all entities. We adopted the guidance effective April 1, 2019 and applied the modified retrospective approach. Comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting guidance in effect for those periods. We elected to adopt the “package of practical expedients,” which permitted us not to reassess under the new standard our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. We elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualified. This means, for those leases that qualified, we did not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities, and this included not recognizing right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases of those assets in transition. We also elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all leases other than leases of real estate, and this included not separating lease and non-lease components for all leases other than leases of real estate in transition. The adoption did not have a material effect on our consolidated statements of operations or cash flows. We recognized operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities related to our office leases (described in Note 10) on our consolidated balance sheet of approximately $1.2 million as of April 1, 2019. Refer to Note 18 for a description of our operating lease expenses for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 and commitments related to our leases as of March 31, 2020. In relation to our time chartered-in VLGC (described in Note 10), the adoption of the new guidance had no impact on our financial statements since the length of the time charter was not more than 12 months. Refer to Note 10 — Leases for additional information regarding the adoption of ASC 842 from a lessor as well as from a lessee perspective.

v3.20.1
Basis of Presentation and General Information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Basis of Presentation and General Information  
Schedule of wholly-owned subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Type of

    

 

    

 

    

 

 

Subsidiary

 

vessel

 

Vessel’s name

 

Built

 

CBM(1)

 

CMNL LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Captain Markos NL(2)

 

2006

 

82,000

 

CJNP LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Captain John NP(2)

 

2007

 

82,000

 

CNML LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Captain Nicholas ML(2)

 

2008

 

82,000

 

Comet LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Comet

 

2014

 

84,000

 

Corsair LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Corsair(2)

 

2014

 

84,000

 

Corvette LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Corvette(2)

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Shanghai LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Cougar

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Concorde LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Concorde(2)

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Houston LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Cobra

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Sao Paulo LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Continental

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Ulsan LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Constitution

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Amsterdam LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Commodore

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Dubai LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Cresques

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Constellation LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Constellation

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Monaco LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Cheyenne

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Barcelona LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Clermont

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Geneva LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Cratis

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Cape Town LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Chaparral

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Tokyo LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Copernicus

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Commander LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Commander

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Explorer LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Challenger

 

2015

 

84,000

 

Dorian Exporter LPG Transport LLC

 

VLGC

 

Caravelle

 

2016

 

84,000

 

 

Management Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary

 

Dorian LPG Management Corp.

 

Dorian LPG (USA) LLC (incorporated in USA)

 

Dorian LPG (UK) Ltd. (incorporated in UK)

 

Dorian LPG Finance LLC

 

Occident River Trading Limited (incorporated in UK)

 

Dorian LPG (DK) ApS (incorporated in Denmark)

 

Dorian LPG Chartering LLC

 

Dorian LPG FFAS LLC

 


(1)

CBM: Cubic meters, a standard measure for LPG tanker capacity

(2)

Operated pursuant to a bareboat charter agreement. Refer to Notes 9 below for further information

 

v3.20.1
Inventories (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Inventories  
Schedule of inventories by type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

Lubricants

$

1,544,352

 

$

1,699,316

 

Victualing

 

328,297

 

 

287,795

 

Bonded stores

 

123,554

 

 

124,526

 

Total

$

1,996,203

 

$

2,111,637

 

 

v3.20.1
Vessels, Net (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Vessels, Net  
Schedule of vessels, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

Accumulated

    

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

depreciation

 

Net book Value

 

Balance, April 1, 2018

 

$

1,728,987,980

 

$

(189,876,147)

 

$

1,539,111,833

 

Other additions

 

 

4,005,830

 

 

 —

 

 

4,005,830

 

Depreciation

 

 

 —

 

 

(64,597,349)

 

 

(64,597,349)

 

Balance, March 31, 2019

 

$

1,732,993,810

 

$

(254,473,496)

 

$

1,478,520,314

 

Other additions

 

 

24,291,423

 

 

 —

 

 

24,291,423

 

Depreciation

 

 

 —

 

 

(65,152,904)

 

 

(65,152,904)

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

$

1,757,285,233

 

$

(319,626,400)

 

$

1,437,658,833

 

 

v3.20.1
Deferred Charges, Net (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Deferred Charges, Net.  
Schedule of movement of deferred charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Drydocking

 

 

 

costs

 

Balance, April 1, 2018

 

$

1,574,522

 

Additions

 

 

955,372

 

Amortization

 

 

(529,100)

 

Balance, April 1, 2019

 

$

2,000,794

 

Additions

 

 

6,329,877

 

Amortization

 

 

(993,945)

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

$

7,336,726

 

 

v3.20.1
Accrued Expenses (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Accrued Expenses  
Schedule of accrued expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

    

March 31, 2019

 

Accrued voyage and vessel operating expenses

$

2,473,385

 

$

1,684,336

 

Accrued professional services

 

266,836

 

 

400,984

 

Accrued loan and swap interest

 

284,985

 

 

394,532

 

Accrued employee-related costs

 

949,310

 

 

867,514

 

Accrued board of directors' fees

 

88,750

 

 

88,750

 

Other

 

17,686

 

 

 —

 

Total

$

4,080,952

 

$

3,436,116

 

 

v3.20.1
Long-term Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Long-term Debt  
Schedule of certain terms under each tranche of the 2015 Debt Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate at 

 

 

    

 

    

Term

 

Interest Rate Description(1)

 

March 31, 2020(2)

 

Tranche 1

 

Commercial Financing

 

7

years

 

London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin(4)

 

3.98

%

Tranche 2

 

KEXIM Direct Financing

 

12

years(3)

 

LIBOR plus a margin of 2.45%

 

3.68

%

Tranche 3

 

KEXIM Guaranteed

 

12

years(3)

 

LIBOR plus a margin of 1.40%

 

2.63

%

Tranche 4

 

K-sure Insured

 

12

years(3)

 

LIBOR plus a margin of 1.50%

 

2.73

%

 


(1)

The interest rate of the 2015 Facility on Tranche 1 is determined in accordance with the agreement as three- or six- month LIBOR plus the applicable margin and the interest rate on Tranches 2, 3 and 4 is determined in accordance with the agreement as three- month LIBOR plus the applicable margin for the respective tranches.

 

(2)

The set LIBOR rate in effect as of March 31, 2020 was 1.23%.

 

(3)

The KEXIM Direct Financing, KEXIM Guaranteed, and K-Sure tranches have put options to call for the prepayment on the final payment date of the Commercial Financing tranche subject to specific notifications and commitments for refinancing/renewal of the Commercial Financing tranche.

 

(4)

The Commercial Financing tranche margin over LIBOR is 2.75% and is reduced to 2.50% if 50% or more but less than 75% of the vessels financed in the 2015 Facility are employed under time charters as defined in the agreement and to 2.25% if 75% or more of the vessels financed in the 2015 Facility are employed under time charters as defined in the agreement. As of March 31, 2020, the set margin was 2.75%.

 

Schedule of loans outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 2020

    

March 31, 2019

 

2015 Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Financing

 

$

163,385,998

 

$

175,687,613

 

KEXIM Direct Financing

 

 

110,716,127

 

 

125,860,144

 

KEXIM Guaranteed

 

 

115,385,072

 

 

130,366,568

 

K-sure Insured

 

 

57,098,924

 

 

64,706,170

 

Total 2015 Facility

 

$

446,586,121

 

$

496,620,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese Financings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corsair Japanese Financing

 

$

44,145,833

 

$

47,395,833

 

Concorde Japanese Financing

 

 

48,730,769

 

 

51,961,538

 

Corvette Japanese Financing

 

 

49,269,231

 

 

52,500,000

 

CJNP Japanese Financing

 

 

19,058,750

 

 

20,506,250

 

CMNL Japanese Financing

 

 

18,076,488

 

 

19,446,131

 

CNML Japanese Financing

 

 

20,261,012

 

 

21,666,369

 

Total Japanese Financings

 

$

199,542,083

 

$

213,476,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt obligations

 

$

646,128,204

 

$

710,096,616

 

Less: deferred financing fees

 

 

11,152,985

 

 

14,005,830

 

Debt obligations—net of deferred financing fees

 

$

634,975,219

 

$

696,090,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presented as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

53,056,125

 

$

63,968,414

 

Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees

 

 

581,919,094

 

 

632,122,372

 

Total

 

$

634,975,219

 

$

696,090,786

 

 

Schedule of deferred financing fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Financing

 

 

 

costs

 

Balance, April 1, 2018

 

$

16,061,034

 

Additions

 

 

1,080,847

 

Amortization

 

 

(3,136,051)

 

Balance, March 31, 2019

 

$

14,005,830

 

Additions

 

 

40,547

 

Amortization

 

 

(2,893,392)

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

$

11,152,985

 

 

Schedule of minimum annual principal payments

 

 

 

 

Year ending March 31:

    

    

 

2021

$

53,056,125

 

2022

 

61,935,946

 

2023

 

52,266,798

 

2024

 

52,266,798

 

2025

 

214,015,573

 

Thereafter

 

212,586,964

 

Total

$

646,128,204

 

 

v3.20.1
Leases (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Leases  
Schedule of time charter-in expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

Charter hire expenses

 

$

9,861,898

 

$

237,525

 

$

 —

 

Schedule of operating lease rent expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

Operating lease rent expense

 

$

541,574

 

$

471,425

 

$

426,155

 

Schedule of operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Location on Balance Sheet

 

March 31, 2020

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current

 

 

 

 

 

Office leases

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

$

1,003,084

Time charter-in VLGCs

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

$

25,858,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

Office Leases

 

Current portion of long-term operating leases

 

$

398,096

Time charter-in VLGCs

 

Current portion of long-term operating leases

 

$

8,814,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

Office Leases

 

Long-term operating leases

 

$

607,965

Time charter-in VLGCs

 

Long-term operating leases

 

$

17,043,974

 

Schedule of maturities of operating lease liabilities

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2021

 

$

10,078,464

FY 2022

 

 

10,088,339

FY 2023

 

 

8,212,288

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

 

28,379,091

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(1,514,563)

Carrying value of lease liabilities

 

$

26,864,528

 

v3.20.1
Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Stock-Based Compensation Plans  
Summary of the activity of restricted shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

Weighted-Average

 

 

 

 

 

Grant-Date

 

Incentive Share/Unit Awards

 

Number of Shares/Units

 

Fair Value

 

Unvested as of April 1, 2018

 

918,344

 

$

15.67

 

Granted

 

242,354

 

 

8.10

 

Vested

 

(519,685)

 

 

14.76

 

Unvested as of March 31, 2019

 

641,013

 

$

13.54

 

Granted

 

223,275

 

 

8.47

 

Vested

 

(547,240)

 

 

14.64

 

Unvested as of March 31, 2020

 

317,048

 

$

8.08

 

 

v3.20.1
Revenues (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Revenues.  
Schedule of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year ended

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

Net pool revenues—related party

 

$

298,079,123

 

$

120,015,771

 

$

106,958,576

Time charter revenues

 

 

34,111,230

 

 

37,726,214

 

 

50,176,166

Voyage charter revenues

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,068,491

Other revenues, net

 

 

1,239,645

 

 

290,500

 

 

131,527

Total revenues

 

$

333,429,998

 

$

158,032,485

 

$

159,334,760

 

v3.20.1
Voyage Expenses (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Voyage Expenses.  
Schedule of voyage expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

 

Bunkers

 

$

1,345,360

 

$

756,354

 

$

817,676

 

Port charges and other related expenses

 

 

5,898

 

 

167,230

 

 

539,605

 

Brokers’ commissions

 

 

469,143

 

 

440,955

 

 

631,659

 

Security cost

 

 

272,985

 

 

277,487

 

 

117,368

 

War risk insurances

 

 

1,095,156

 

 

13,052

 

 

12,310

 

Other voyage expenses

 

 

54,381

 

 

42,805

 

 

95,155

 

Total

 

$

3,242,923

 

$

1,697,883

 

$

2,213,773

 

 

v3.20.1
Vessel Operating Expenses (Table)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Vessel Operating Expenses.  
Schedule of vessel operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

 

Crew wages and related costs

 

$

42,683,848

 

$

41,649,202

 

$

42,807,373

 

Spares and stores

 

 

13,249,931

 

 

10,625,997

 

 

8,730,107

 

Repairs and maintenance costs

 

 

4,416,259

 

 

5,594,957

 

 

4,028,775

 

Insurance

 

 

4,173,052

 

 

3,452,874

 

 

3,758,485

 

Lubricants

 

 

3,607,749

 

 

3,206,445

 

 

2,677,177

 

Miscellaneous expenses

 

 

3,347,530

 

 

2,351,093

 

 

2,310,727

 

Total

 

$

71,478,369

 

$

66,880,568

 

$

64,312,644

 

 

v3.20.1
Interest and Finance Costs (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Interest and Finance Costs  
Schedule of interest and finance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

 

Interest incurred

 

$

32,355,390

 

$

36,638,171

 

$

27,422,693

 

Amortization of financing costs

 

 

2,893,392

 

 

3,136,051

 

 

7,506,509

 

Other financing costs

 

 

856,759

 

 

875,009

 

 

728,843

 

Total

 

$

36,105,541

 

$

40,649,231

 

$

35,658,045

 

 

v3.20.1
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Schedule of future minimum scrubber purchases commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than one year

 

$

4,112,466

 

Total

 

$

4,112,466

 

 

Schedule of commitments under contracts for BWMS Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than one year

 

$

937,400

 

Total

 

$

937,400

 

 

Schedule of operating leases

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2021

 

$

10,078,464

FY 2022

 

 

10,088,339

FY 2023

 

 

8,212,288

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

 

28,379,091

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(1,514,563)

Carrying value of lease liabilities

 

$

26,864,528

 

Schedule of future minimum time charter-in commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than one year

 

$

18,363,500

 

One to three years

 

 

18,366,000

 

Total

 

$

36,729,500

 

 

Schedule of future minimum fixed time charter contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than one year

 

$

18,230,858

 

One to three years

 

 

25,852,500

 

Total

 

$

44,083,358

 

 

United States, Greece, United Kingdom, And Denmark  
Schedule of operating leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

Less than one year

 

$

423,901

 

One to three years

 

 

278,446

 

Total

 

$

702,347

 

 

v3.20.1
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures  
Schedule of principal terms of the interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction

 

Termination

 

Fixed

 

 

Nominal value

 

Nominal value

 

Interest rate swap

 

Date

 

Date

 

interest rate

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

2015 Facility - Citibank(1)

 

September 2015

 

March 2022

 

1.933

%  

 

200,000,000

 

200,000,000

 

2015 Facility - ING(2)

 

September 2015

 

March 2022

 

2.002

%  

 

50,000,000

 

50,000,000

 

2015 Facility - CBA(3)

 

October 2015

 

March 2022

 

1.428

%  

 

37,550,000

 

48,800,000

 

2015 Facility - Citibank(4)

 

October 2015

 

March 2022

 

1.380

%  

 

56,325,000

 

73,200,000

 

2015 Facility - Citibank(5)

 

June 2016

 

March 2022

 

1.213

%  

 

43,598,575

 

51,429,047

 

2015 Facility - Citibank(6)

 

June 2016

 

March 2022

 

1.161

%  

 

17,915,709

 

21,133,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

405,389,284

 

444,562,486

 


(1)

Non-amortizing with a final settlement of $200 million in March 2022.

(2)

Non-amortizing with a final settlement of $50 million in March 2022.

(3)

Reduces quarterly by $2.8 million with a final settlement of $17.9 million due in March 2022.

(4)

Reduces quarterly by $4.2 million with a final settlement of $26.9 million due in March 2022.

(5)

Reduces quarterly by $2.0 million with a final settlement of $29.9 million due in March 2022.

(6)

Reduces quarterly by $0.8 million with a final settlement of $12.3 million due in March 2022.

Schedule of financial derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

 

Current assets

 

Current liabilities

 

Current assets

 

Current liabilities

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

 

Forward freight agreements

 

 

 —

 

 

2,605,442

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

 

Other non-current assets

 

Long-term liabilities

 

Other non-current assets

 

Long-term liabilities

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

    

Derivative instruments

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

$

 —

 

$

9,152,829

 

$

6,448,498

 

$

 —

 

 

Schedule of effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

    

Location of gain/(loss) recognized

    

 

March 31, 2020

    

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

 

Forward freight agreements—change in fair value

 

Unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives

 

 

$

(2,605,442)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Interest rate swap—change in fair value

 

Unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives

 

 

 

(15,601,327)

 

 

(7,816,401)

 

 

8,421,531

 

Forward freight agreements—realized gain/(loss)

 

Realized gain on derivatives

 

 

 

396,894

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Interest rate swap—realized gain/(loss)

 

Realized gain on derivatives

 

 

 

2,403,480

 

 

3,788,123

 

 

(1,328,886)

 

Gain/(loss) on derivatives, net

 

 

 

 

$

(12,800,953)

 

$

(4,028,278)

 

$

7,092,645

 

 

Summary of carrying value and estimated fair value of Japanese Financings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

    

Carrying Value

    

Fair Value

 

    

Carrying Value

    

Fair Value

 

Corsair Japanese Financing

 

$

44,145,833

 

$

48,867,762

 

 

$

47,395,833

 

$

45,901,900

 

Concorde Japanese Financing

 

 

48,730,769

 

 

54,407,677

 

 

 

51,961,538

 

 

50,176,288

 

Corvette Japanese Financing

 

 

49,269,231

 

 

55,059,323

 

 

 

52,500,000

 

 

50,671,689

 

CJNP Japanese Financing

 

 

19,058,750

 

 

21,006,399

 

 

 

20,506,250

 

 

20,918,881

 

CMNL Japanese Financing

 

 

18,076,488

 

 

20,238,260

 

 

 

19,446,131

 

 

19,862,056

 

CNML Japanese Financing

 

 

20,261,012

 

 

22,728,984

 

 

 

21,666,369

 

 

22,137,090

 

 

v3.20.1
Earnings/(Loss) Per Share (EPS) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings/(Loss) Per Share ("EPS")  
Schedule of calculations of basic and diluted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended

 

(In U.S. dollars except share data)

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2018

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

 

$

111,841,258

 

$

(50,945,905)

 

$

(20,400,686)

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

53,881,483

 

 

54,513,118

 

 

54,039,886

 

Effect of dilutive restricted stock and restricted stock units

 

 

233,855

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

54,115,338

 

 

54,513,118

 

 

54,039,886

 

EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

2.08

 

$

(0.93)

 

$

(0.38)

 

Diluted

 

$

2.07

 

$

(0.93)

 

$

(0.38)

 

 

v3.20.1
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)  
Schedule of quarterly results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended 

 

 

    

June 30, 2019

    

September 30, 2019

    

December 31, 2019

    

March 31, 2020

 

Revenues              

 

$

61,165,546

 

$

91,624,875

 

$

85,437,806

 

$

95,201,771

 

Operating income

 

 

20,272,506

 

 

49,266,427

 

 

41,758,757

    

 

49,771,141

 

Net income

 

 

6,075,059

 

 

40,711,896

 

 

35,628,912

 

 

29,425,391

 

Earnings per common share, basic

 

 

0.11

 

 

0.75

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.56

 

Earnings per common share, diluted

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.74

 

$

0.66

 

$

0.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended 

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

September 30, 2018

    

December 31, 2018

 

 

March 31, 2019

Revenues              

 

$

27,644,282

 

$

40,807,542

 

$

55,113,295

 

$

34,467,366

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

 

(13,165,173)

 

 

(318,702)

 

 

9,313,290

    

 

(3,791,451)

 

Net loss

 

 

(20,596,558)

 

 

(8,177,120)

 

 

(6,218,652)

 

 

(15,953,575)

 

Loss per common share, basic

 

 

(0.38)

 

 

(0.15)

 

 

(0.11)

 

 

(0.29)

 

Loss per common share, diluted

 

$

(0.38)

 

$

(0.15)

 

$

(0.11)

 

$

(0.29)

 

 

v3.20.1
Basis of Presentation and General Information (General) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
item
Basis of Presentation and General Information  
Total number of vessels 24
Number of fuel-efficient ECO-design VLGCs having 84,000 cbm 19
Number of VLGCs having 82,000 cbm 3
Number of time chartered-in VLGC 2
The number of vessels that have exhaust gas cleaning systems 9
Number of VLGCs with scrubber purchase commitments that were completed 6
Number of VLGCs with scrubber purchase commitments that were in-process as of the balance sheet date 1
Number of VLGCs with scrubber purchase commitments that remain to be installed 3
Number of VLGCs with scrubber purchase commitments that currently in progress of being scrubber-equipped 1
v3.20.1
Basis of Presentation and General Information (Capacity) (Details)
Mar. 31, 2020
CMNL LPG Transport LLC  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 82,000
CJNP LPG Transport LLC  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 82,000
CNML LPG Transport LLC  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 82,000
Comet LPG Transport LLC  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Corsair LPG Transport LLC  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Corvette LPG Transport LLC  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Shanghai LPG Transport LLC (Cougar)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Concorde LPG Transport LLC  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Houston LPG Transport LLC (Cobra)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Sao Paulo LPG Transport LLC (Continental)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Ulsan LPG Transport LLC (Constitution)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Amsterdam LPG Transport LLC (Commodore)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Dubai LPG Transport LLC (Cresques)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Constellation LPG Transport LLC  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Monaco LPG Transport LLC (Cheyenne)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Barcelona LPG Transport LLC (Clermont)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Geneva LPG Transport LLC (Cratis)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Cape Town LPG Transport LLC (Chaparral)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Tokyo LPG Transport LLC (Copernicus)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Commander LPG Transport LLC  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Explorer LPG Transport LLC (Challenger)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Dorian Exporter LPG Transport LLC (Caravelle)  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 84,000
Minimum  
Vessel Subsidiaries  
Capacity of vessel (in cubic meters) 80,000
v3.20.1
Basis of Presentation and General Information (ConRisk) (Details) - Revenue. - Customer concentration - item
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Charterers individually accounting for more than 10% of revenues      
Number of charterers   1 2
Helios LPG Pool LLC      
Charterers individually accounting for more than 10% of revenues      
Percentage of total revenues 89.00% 76.00% 67.00%
Customer Two      
Charterers individually accounting for more than 10% of revenues      
Percentage of total revenues   14.00% 13.00%
Customer Three      
Charterers individually accounting for more than 10% of revenues      
Percentage of total revenues     11.00%
v3.20.1
Significant Accounting Policies (Other) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
DerivativeInstrument
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
DerivativeInstrument
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
DerivativeInstrument
Other comprehensive income/(loss):      
Other comprehensive income/(loss) $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Foreign currency translation      
Number of foreign currency derivative instruments held | DerivativeInstrument 0 0 0
Trade receivables (net):      
Provision for doubtful accounts $ 0 $ 0  
v3.20.1
Significant Accounting Policies (PPE) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
item
Segment reporting:  
Number of reportable segments 1
Vessels  
Vessels, Net  
Useful life of vessels 25 years
Initial drydocking period 5 years
Number of years for initial drydocking requirement 15 years
Drydocking period if extension granted 7 years 6 months
Maximum age of vessel for extension of drydocking period 20 years
v3.20.1
Significant Accounting Policies (FV) (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Accounting hedges      
Derivative Instruments:      
Fair value of derivative $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
v3.20.1
Significant Accounting Policies (AcctPro) (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Apr. 01, 2019
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle        
Lease, Practical Expedient, Lessor Single Lease Component false      
Amount of voyage charter arrangements in progress     $ 0 $ 0
Lease, Practical Expedients, Package [true false] true      
Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 26,861,551      
Operating lease liability $ 26,864,528      
Adjustment | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02        
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle        
Operating lease right-of-use assets   $ 1,200,000    
Operating lease liability   $ 1,200,000    
Minimum        
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle        
The standard payment period terms of freight paid 3 days      
Maximum        
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle        
The standard payment period terms of freight paid 5 days      
v3.20.1
Transactions with Related Parties (Details)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2014
item
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
item
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
May 01, 2015
USD ($)
Jul. 26, 2013
Transactions with Related Parties            
Due from related parties   $ 66,847,701 $ 44,455,643      
Due to related parties   $ 436,850 489,644      
Number of time chartered-in VLGC | item   2        
Eagle Ocean Transport            
Transactions with Related Parties            
Reimbursed office-related costs       $ 100,000    
Eagle Ocean Transport | Maximum            
Transactions with Related Parties            
Reimbursed office-related costs   $ 100,000 100,000      
Manager            
Transactions with Related Parties            
Related party income for chartering and operational services   100,000 200,000 400,000    
Due from related parties   1,300,000 1,200,000      
Mr. John Hadjipateras | Eagle Ocean Transport            
Transactions with Related Parties            
Ownership interest (as a percent)           100.00%
Helios LPG Pool LLC            
Transactions with Related Parties            
Related party income for chartering and operational services   1,600,000 2,200,000 2,200,000    
Due from related parties   88,100,000 62,500,000      
Due to related parties   $ 400,000 500,000      
Interest transferred to Dorian LPG Ltd. (as a percent) 50.00%          
Number of members | item 2          
Number of vessels that are operating under pooling agreement | item   36        
Number of time chartered-in VLGC | item   1        
Number of Company vessels that are operating under pooling agreement | item   22        
Number of vessels operated by third party | item   5        
Working capital contributed   $ 24,200,000 19,800,000      
The amount of expenses with fixed reimbursement to the entity for working in high risk areas   $ 1,200,000 300,000 100,000    
Helios LPG Pool LLC | Phoenix            
Transactions with Related Parties            
Number of third party vessels that are operating under pooling agreement | item   4        
Helios LPG Pool LLC | Time Chartered-in Vessels            
Transactions with Related Parties            
Number of third party vessels that are operating under pooling agreement | item   5        
Former board of directors member            
Transactions with Related Parties            
Consulting agreement amount         $ 120,000  
Related party expense   $ 0 $ 0 $ 100,000    
v3.20.1
Inventories (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Inventories    
Inventories $ 1,996,203 $ 2,111,637
Lubricants    
Inventories    
Inventories 1,544,352 1,699,316
Victualing    
Inventories    
Inventories 328,297 287,795
Bonded stores    
Inventories    
Inventories $ 123,554 $ 124,526
v3.20.1
Vessels, Net (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Vessels, Net      
Vessels, net $ 1,437,658,833 $ 1,478,520,314  
Vessels      
Vessels, Net      
Vessels, net 1,437,658,833 1,478,520,314 $ 1,539,111,833
Cost      
Balance at the beginning of the period 1,732,993,810 1,728,987,980  
Other additions 24,291,423 4,005,830  
Balance at the end of the period 1,757,285,233 1,732,993,810  
Accumulated depreciation      
Balance at the beginning of the period (254,473,496) (189,876,147)  
Impairment 0 0  
Depreciation (65,152,904) (64,597,349)  
Balance at the end of the period (319,626,400) (254,473,496)  
Mortgaged VLGC vessels, carrying value $ 1,437,700,000 $ 1,478,500,000  
v3.20.1
Other Fixed Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Other Fixed Assets, Net    
Other fixed assets $ 185,613 $ 160,283
Accumulated depreciation for other fixed assets $ 300,000 $ 300,000
v3.20.1
Deferred Charges, Net (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Movement in deferred charges, net    
Balance at the beginning of the period - drydocking costs $ 2,000,794 $ 1,574,522
Additions - drydocking costs 6,329,877 955,372
Amortization - drydocking costs (993,945) (529,100)
Balance at the end of the period - drydocking costs $ 7,336,726 $ 2,000,794
v3.20.1
Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Accrued Expenses    
Accrued voyage and vessel operating expenses $ 2,473,385 $ 1,684,336
Accrued professional services 266,836 400,984
Accrued loan and swap interest 284,985 394,532
Accrued employee-related costs 949,310 867,514
Accrued board of directors' fees 88,750 88,750
Other 17,686  
Total $ 4,080,952 $ 3,436,116
v3.20.1
Long-Term Debt (Other) (Details)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 25, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 20, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 11, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 04, 2018
USD ($)
Mar. 16, 2018
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 08, 2017
USD ($)
Nov. 07, 2017
USD ($)
Jun. 08, 2017
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
item
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
May 31, 2017
USD ($)
Long-Term Debt                                    
Financing costs paid                       $ 40,547 $ 628,144 $ 3,113,425        
Drawdowns                         65,137,500 261,000,000        
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               $ 646,128,204 $ 710,096,616  
Less: deferred financing fees                       11,152,985 14,005,830 16,061,034   11,152,985 14,005,830  
Current portion of long-term debt                               53,056,125 63,968,414  
Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees                               581,919,094 632,122,372  
Total                               634,975,219 696,090,786  
Long-term Debt, Other Disclosures [Abstract]                                    
Deferred finance fees, beginning                       14,005,830 16,061,034          
Additions                       40,547 1,080,847          
Amortization                       (2,893,392) (3,136,051) (7,506,509)        
Deferred finance fees, end                       $ 11,152,985 $ 14,005,830 $ 16,061,034        
Corsair LPG Transport LLC                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Value of vessel transferred                 $ 65,000,000                  
Term of Charter Agreement                 12 years                  
Period until purchase option exercisable                 2 years                  
Proceeds from sale of vessel                 $ 52,000,000                  
Deposit retained by buyer                 13,000,000                  
Concorde LPG Transport LLC                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Value of vessel transferred             $ 70,000,000                      
Term of Charter Agreement             13 years                      
Period until purchase option exercisable             3 years                      
Proceeds from sale of vessel             $ 56,000,000                      
Deposit retained by buyer             14,000,000                      
Corvette LPG Transport LLC                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Value of vessel transferred           $ 70,000,000                        
Term of Charter Agreement           13 years                        
Period until purchase option exercisable           3 years                        
Proceeds from sale of vessel           $ 56,000,000                        
Deposit retained by buyer           14,000,000                        
CJNP LPG Transport LLC                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Value of vessel transferred       $ 48,300,000                            
Term of Charter Agreement       6 years                            
Period until purchase option exercisable       2 years                            
Proceeds from sale of vessel       $ 21,700,000                            
Deposit retained by buyer       $ 26,600,000                            
CMNL LPG Transport LLC                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Value of vessel transferred   $ 45,800,000                                
Term of Charter Agreement   7 years                                
Period until purchase option exercisable   2 years                                
Proceeds from sale of vessel   $ 20,600,000                                
Deposit retained by buyer   $ 25,200,000                                
CNML LPG Transport LLC                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Value of vessel transferred $ 50,800,000                                  
Term of Charter Agreement 7 years                                  
Period until purchase option exercisable 2 years                                  
Proceeds from sale of vessel $ 22,900,000                                  
Deposit retained by buyer $ 27,900,000                                  
2015 Debt Facility                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Original loan amount                     $ 758,000,000       $ 758,000,000      
Number of tranches in which loan facility is divided | item                     4              
Number of VLGC newbuildings secured by loan | item                     16              
Loan-to-contract cost ratio before fees (as a percent)                     55.00%              
Commitment fee (as a percent)                     40.00%              
Repayment of debt           33,700,000 35,100,000                      
The amount of restricted cash released           $ 1,600,000 $ 1,600,000                     $ 26,800,000
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               $ 446,586,121 496,620,495  
2015 Debt Facility | LIBOR                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Interest Rate                               1.23%    
Commercial Financing                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Original loan amount                     $ 249,000,000       $ 249,000,000      
Term                     7 years              
Interest Rate                               3.98%    
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               $ 163,385,998 175,687,613  
Commercial Financing | LIBOR                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)                     2.75% 2.75%            
Commercial Financing | 50% or more but less than 75% vessels financed are employed under time charters | LIBOR                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)                     2.50%              
Commercial Financing | 75% or more vessels financed are employed under time charters | LIBOR                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)                     2.25%              
Commercial Financing | Minimum | 50% or more but less than 75% vessels financed are employed under time charters                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Percent of vessels financed that are employed under time charters                     50.00%       50.00%      
Commercial Financing | Minimum | 75% or more vessels financed are employed under time charters                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Percent of vessels financed that are employed under time charters                     75.00%       75.00%      
Commercial Financing | Maximum | 50% or more but less than 75% vessels financed are employed under time charters                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Percent of vessels financed that are employed under time charters                     75.00%       75.00%      
KEXIM Direct Financing                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Original loan amount                     $ 204,000,000       $ 204,000,000      
Term                     12 years              
Interest Rate                               3.68%    
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               $ 110,716,127 125,860,144  
KEXIM Direct Financing | LIBOR                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)                             2.45%      
KEXIM Guaranteed and K-sure Insured                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Original loan amount                     $ 305,000,000       $ 305,000,000      
KEXIM Guaranteed                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Original loan amount                     $ 202,000,000       $ 202,000,000      
Term                     12 years              
Interest Rate                               2.63%    
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               $ 115,385,072 130,366,568  
KEXIM Guaranteed | LIBOR                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)                             1.40%      
K-sure Insured                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Original loan amount                     $ 103,000,000       $ 103,000,000      
Term                     12 years              
Interest Rate                               2.73%    
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               $ 57,098,924 64,706,170  
K-sure Insured | LIBOR                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)                             1.50%      
2017 Bridge Loan                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Original loan amount                   $ 97,000,000                
Financing costs paid               $ 200,000                    
Repayment of debt     $ 44,600,000   $ 22,300,000       $ 30,100,000                  
2017 Bridge Loan | Period Ending December 7, 2017 | LIBOR                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)                   2.50%                
CMNL LPG Transport LLC                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Repayment of debt     23,400,000                              
CNML LPG Transport LLC                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Repayment of debt     $ 21,200,000                              
Japanese Financing Agreement [Member]                                    
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               199,542,083 213,476,121  
Corsair Japanese Financing                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Term of Charter Agreement                 12 years                  
Stated rate (as a percent)                 4.90%                  
Financing cost to be incurred                 $ 100,000                  
Monthly brokerage commission (as a percent)                 1.25%                  
Brokerage commission fee on exercised purchase option (as a percent)                 1.00%                  
Periodic principal payment amount                 $ 300,000                  
Principal payment frequency                 monthly                  
Balloon payment amount                 $ 13,000,000                  
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               44,145,833 47,395,833  
Concorde Japanese Financing                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Stated rate (as a percent)             4.90%                      
Financing cost to be incurred             $ 100,000                      
Monthly brokerage commission (as a percent)             1.25%                      
Brokerage commission fee on exercised purchase option (as a percent)             1.00%                      
Periodic principal payment amount             $ 300,000                      
Principal payment frequency             monthly                      
Balloon payment amount             $ 14,000,000                      
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               48,730,769 51,961,538  
Corvette Japanese Financing                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Stated rate (as a percent)           4.90%                        
Financing cost to be incurred           $ 100,000                        
Monthly brokerage commission (as a percent)           1.25%                        
Brokerage commission fee on exercised purchase option (as a percent)           1.00%                        
Periodic principal payment amount           $ 300,000                        
Principal payment frequency           monthly                        
Balloon payment amount           $ 14,000,000                        
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               49,269,231 52,500,000  
CJNP Japanese Financing                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Stated rate (as a percent)       6.00%                            
Financing cost to be incurred       $ 100,000                            
Monthly brokerage commission (as a percent)       1.25%                            
Brokerage Commission Fee on delivery Purchase Option (as a percent)       0.50%                            
Brokerage commission fee on exercised purchase option (as a percent)       0.50%                            
Periodic principal payment amount       $ 100,000                            
Principal payment frequency       monthly                            
Balloon payment amount       $ 13,000,000                            
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               19,058,750 20,506,250  
CMNL Japanese Financing                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Stated rate (as a percent)   6.00%                                
Financing cost to be incurred   $ 100,000                                
Monthly brokerage commission (as a percent)   1.25%                                
Brokerage Commission Fee on delivery Purchase Option (as a percent)   0.50%                                
Brokerage commission fee on exercised purchase option (as a percent)   0.50%                                
Periodic principal payment amount   $ 100,000                                
Principal payment frequency   monthly                                
Balloon payment amount   $ 11,000,000                                
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               18,076,488 19,446,131  
CNML Japanese Financing                                    
Long-Term Debt                                    
Stated rate (as a percent) 6.00%                                  
Financing cost to be incurred $ 100,000                                  
Monthly brokerage commission (as a percent) 1.25%                                  
Brokerage Commission Fee on delivery Purchase Option (as a percent) 0.50%                                  
Brokerage commission fee on exercised purchase option (as a percent) 0.50%                                  
Periodic principal payment amount $ 100,000                                  
Principal payment frequency monthly                                  
Balloon payment amount $ 13,000,000                                  
Presented as follows:                                    
Total debt obligations                               $ 20,261,012 $ 21,666,369  
v3.20.1
Long-Term Debt (Covenants) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 20, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 04, 2018
USD ($)
Mar. 16, 2018
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 08, 2017
USD ($)
Nov. 07, 2017
USD ($)
Jun. 08, 2017
USD ($)
item
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Jul. 23, 2019
USD ($)
May 31, 2017
USD ($)
item
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Long-Term Debt                          
Deferred financing fees               $ 40,547 $ 628,144 $ 3,113,425      
2015 Debt Facility                          
Long-Term Debt                          
Number of debt principal payments with relaxed covenants | item                       2  
Minimum cash balance requirement through six months from the Amendment Date                       $ 18,000,000  
Minimum cash per mortgaged vessel through six months from the Amendment Date                       1,000,000  
Minimum cash balance requirement from six months from the amendment date through first anniversary                       29,000,000  
Minimum cash per mortgaged vessel from six months from the Amendment Date through first anniversary                       1,600,000  
Minimum cash balance requirement from first anniversary through thereafter                       40,000,000  
Minimum cash per mortgaged vessel from first anniversary through thereafter                       2,200,000  
Minimum stock offering for recalculation of restricted cash covenants                       $ 50,000,000  
Percent of principal debt outstanding for recalculation of restricted cash covenants (as a percent)                       5.00%  
Minimum cash balance required to be maintained if common stock offering met required threshold                       $ 20,000,000  
Minimum cash per mortgaged vessel if common stock offering met threshold                       $ 1,100,000  
Minimum interest coverage ratio for following 12 month period (as a percent)                       125.00%  
Minimum interest coverage ratio for following subsequent year (as a percent)                       150.00%  
Minimum interest coverage ratio for thereafter (as a percent)                     250.00% 250.00%  
Minimum fair market value of mortgaged ships plus any additional security over the outstanding loan balance through March 31, 2018                       125.00%  
Minimum fair market value of mortgaged ships plus any additional security over the outstanding loan balance from April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019                       130.00%  
Minimum fair market value of mortgaged ships plus any additional security over the outstanding loan balance thereafter                       135.00%  
Amendment fees                     $ 100,000 $ 1,100,000  
Repayment of debt     $ 33,700,000 $ 35,100,000                  
Original loan amount                         $ 758,000,000
The amount of restricted cash released     $ 1,600,000 $ 1,600,000               $ 26,800,000  
Maximum consolidated net debt to consolidated total capitalization ratio (as a percent)               60.00%          
Minimum stockholder's equity balance               $ 400,000,000          
Percent of any new equity raised after closing date (as a percent)               50.00%          
Percent of positive net income for the immediately preceding financial year (as a percent)               25.00%          
Current assets and long-term restricted cash divided by current liabilities ratio (as a percent)               100.00%          
Amendment to the 2015 Debt Facility                          
Minimum interest coverage ratio for following 9 month period (as a percent)                     200.00%    
Minimum interest coverage ratio for thereafter (as a percent)                     250.00% 250.00%  
Minimum consolidated liquidity if interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA is less than required                     $ 47,500,000    
Ownership percentage of common shares by any shareholder other than certain entities or directors or officers that permits lenders to accelerate indebtedness (as a percent)                     33.30%    
2017 Bridge Loan                          
Long-Term Debt                          
Repayment of debt $ 44,600,000 $ 22,300,000       $ 30,100,000              
Original loan amount             $ 97,000,000            
Deferred financing fees         $ 200,000                
Number of VLGC secured by loan agreement | item             4            
2017 Bridge Loan | LIBOR | Period Ending December 7, 2017                          
Long-Term Debt                          
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)             2.50%            
2017 Bridge Loan | LIBOR | December 8, 2017 until March 7, 2018                          
Long-Term Debt                          
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)             4.50%            
2017 Bridge Loan | LIBOR | March 8, 2018 until June 7, 2018                          
Long-Term Debt                          
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)             6.50%            
2017 Bridge Loan | LIBOR | June 8, 2018 until Maturity Date                          
Long-Term Debt                          
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)             8.50%            
2017 Bridge Loan | LIBOR | Period Ending March 31, 2018                          
Long-Term Debt                          
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)             2.50%            
2017 Bridge Loan | LIBOR | April 1, 2018 until June 30, 2018                          
Long-Term Debt                          
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)             6.50%            
2017 Bridge Loan | LIBOR | July 1, 2018 until December 31, 2018                          
Long-Term Debt                          
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)             8.50%            
Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS)                          
Long-Term Debt                          
Debt redemption price (as a percent)             96.00%            
v3.20.1
Long-Term Debt (FutMin) (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Minimum annual principal payments    
2021 $ 53,056,125  
2022 61,935,946  
2023 52,266,798  
2024 52,266,798  
2025 214,015,573  
Thereafter 212,586,964  
Total $ 646,128,204 $ 710,096,616
v3.20.1
Leases (assets and liabilities) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Option
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Leases      
Operating lease expense $ 541,574    
Operating lease right-of-use assets 26,861,551    
Operating lease liability $ 26,864,528    
Number of option period for time charter | Option 3    
Lease term 12 months    
Lease renewal term 1 year    
Number of option period for office leases | Option 2    
Weighted average discount rate (as a percent) 3.88%    
Weighted average remaining lease term 33 months 27 days    
Operating lease right-of-use assets - Office Leases $ 1,003,084    
Operating lease right-of-use assets - Time Charter in VLGCs 25,858,467    
Operating lease liabilities current - Office Leases 398,096    
Operating lease liabilities current - Time Charter in VLGCs 8,814,493    
Operating lease liabilities non-current - Office Leases 607,965    
Operating lease liabilities non-current - Time Charter in VLGCs 17,043,974    
Charter hire expense      
Leases      
Operating lease expense 8,200,000    
Operating lease right-of-use assets 27,400,000    
Operating lease liability 27,400,000    
Operating lease income 18,300,000 $ 100,000 $ 0
General and administrative expenses      
Leases      
Operating lease expense 100,000    
Operating lease right-of-use assets 200,000    
Operating lease liability $ 200,000    
Minimum      
Leases      
Lease term 4 years    
Weighted average discount rate (as a percent) 3.82%    
Maximum      
Leases      
Weighted average discount rate (as a percent) 5.53%    
v3.20.1
Leases (Charter hire expenses) (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Time Charter-in    
Charter hire expenses $ 9,861,898 $ 237,525
v3.20.1
Leases (Operating lease rent expense) (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Operating Leases      
Operating lease rent expense   $ 471,425 $ 426,155
Operating lease rent expense $ 541,574    
v3.20.1
Leases (Operating Lease Liability Maturity) (Details)
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Leases  
FY 2021 $ 10,078,464
FY 2022 10,088,339
FY 2023 8,212,288
Total undiscounted lease payments 28,379,091
Less: imputed interest (1,514,563)
Carrying value of lease liabilities $ 26,864,528
v3.20.1
Common Stock (Other) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
item
shares
Mar. 31, 2019
shares
Jul. 01, 2013
$ / shares
shares
Common stock      
Authorized capital stock (in shares)     500,000,000
Par value of capital stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized 450,000,000 450,000,000 450,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000
Number of votes entitled to shareholders | item 1    
v3.20.1
Common Stock (SBC) (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions
8 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Feb. 03, 2020
Aug. 05, 2019
Stock repurchases            
Common stock repurchase authorized amount         $ 50,000,000 $ 50,000,000
Treasury stock shares acquired (in shares) 4.4          
Treasury stock value acquired $ 49,300,000 $ 50,699,304 $ 1,261,133 $ 1,326,159    
Remaining available authorization $ 50,700,000 $ 50,700,000        
v3.20.1
Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Apr. 30, 2014
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Number of common shares reserved for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan       2,850,000
Restricted stock awards        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Granted (in shares) 223,275 242,354    
Unrecognized compensation cost $ 1.6      
Weighted average life over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized 1 year 10 months 10 days      
Fair value of restricted shares $ 5.2 $ 3.9 $ 3.7  
Number of Shares        
Unvested at the beginning of the period (in shares) 641,013 918,344    
Granted (in shares) 223,275 242,354    
Vested (in shares) (547,240) (519,685)    
Unvested at the end of the period (in shares) 317,048 641,013 918,344  
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value        
Unvested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 13.54 $ 15.67    
Granted (in dollars per share) 8.47 8.10    
Vested (in dollars per share) 14.64 14.76    
Unvested at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 8.08 $ 13.54 $ 15.67  
Restricted stock awards | General and administrative expenses        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Stock-based compensation expense $ 3.2 $ 5.5 $ 5.1  
Restricted stock awards | Vest immediately        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Vesting (as a percent) 25.00% 25.00% 25.00%  
Restricted stock awards | Vest one year after grant        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Vesting (as a percent) 25.00% 25.00% 25.00%  
Vesting period 1 year 1 year 1 year  
Restricted stock awards | Vest two years after grant        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Vesting (as a percent) 25.00% 25.00% 25.00%  
Vesting period 2 years 2 years 2 years  
Restricted stock awards | Vest three years after grant        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Vesting (as a percent) 25.00% 25.00% 25.00%  
Vesting period 3 years 3 years 3 years  
Restricted stock units | Vest one year after grant        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Vesting (as a percent) 33.00%      
Vesting period 1 year      
Restricted stock units | Vest two years after grant        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Vesting (as a percent) 33.00%      
Vesting period 2 years      
Restricted stock units | Vest three years after grant        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Vesting (as a percent) 33.00%      
Vesting period 3 years      
Certain officers and employees | Restricted stock awards        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Granted (in shares) 175,200 200,000 259,800  
Number of Shares        
Granted (in shares) 175,200 200,000 259,800  
Certain officers and employees | Restricted stock units        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Granted (in shares) 22,500      
Number of Shares        
Granted (in shares) 22,500      
Non-executive director | Restricted stock awards        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Granted (in shares) 24,025 35,295 31,800  
Number of Shares        
Granted (in shares) 24,025 35,295 31,800  
Non-employee consultant | Restricted stock awards        
Stock-Based Compensation Plans        
Granted (in shares) 1,550 7,059 6,360  
Number of Shares        
Granted (in shares) 1,550 7,059 6,360  
v3.20.1
Revenues (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues $ 333,429,998 $ 158,032,485  
Net pool revenues - related party      
Revenues 298,079,123 120,015,771  
Time charter revenues      
Revenues 34,111,230 37,726,214  
Other revenues, net      
Revenues $ 1,239,645 $ 290,500  
Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606      
Revenues     $ 159,334,760
Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Net pool revenues - related party      
Revenues     106,958,576
Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Time charter revenues      
Revenues     50,176,166
Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Voyage charter revenues      
Revenues     2,068,491
Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Other revenues, net      
Revenues     $ 131,527
v3.20.1
Voyage Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Voyage Expenses.      
Bunkers $ 1,345,360 $ 756,354 $ 817,676
Port charges and other related expenses 5,898 167,230 539,605
Brokers' commissions 469,143 440,955 631,659
Security cost 272,985 277,487 117,368
War risk insurances 1,095,156 13,052 12,310
Other voyage expenses 54,381 42,805 95,155
Total voyage expenses $ 3,242,923 $ 1,697,883 $ 2,213,773
v3.20.1
Vessel Operating Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Vessel Operating Expenses.      
Crew wages and related costs $ 42,683,848 $ 41,649,202 $ 42,807,373
Spares and stores 13,249,931 10,625,997 8,730,107
Repairs and maintenance costs 4,416,259 5,594,957 4,028,775
Insurance 4,173,052 3,452,874 3,758,485
Lubricants 3,607,749 3,206,445 2,677,177
Miscellaneous expenses 3,347,530 2,351,093 2,310,727
Total $ 71,478,369 $ 66,880,568 $ 64,312,644
v3.20.1
Interest and Finance Costs (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Interest and Finance Costs      
Interest incurred $ 32,355,390 $ 36,638,171 $ 27,422,693
Amortization of financing costs 2,893,392 3,136,051 7,506,509
Other finance costs 856,759 875,009 728,843
Total $ 36,105,541 $ 40,649,231 $ 35,658,045
v3.20.1
Income Taxes (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Taxes  
Tax rate on US source shipping income (as a percent) 4.00%
Shipping income (as a percent) 50.00%
v3.20.1
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Commitments under Contracts for Scrubber Purchases  
Less than one year $ 4,112,466
Total 4,112,466
Commitments under Contracts for BWMS Purchases  
Less than one year 937,400
Total 937,400
Commitments under Operating Leases  
Less than one year 10,078,464
Total undiscounted lease payments 28,379,091
Time Charter-in commitments  
Less than one year 18,363,500
One to three years 18,366,000
Total 36,729,500
Fixed Time Charter Commitments  
Less than one year 18,230,858
One to three years 25,852,500
Total 44,083,358
United States, Greece, United Kingdom, And Denmark  
Commitments under Operating Leases  
Less than one year 423,901
One to three years 278,446
Total undiscounted lease payments $ 702,347
v3.20.1
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures (Swaps) (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Interest rate swaps    
Derivative Instruments    
Nominal value $ 405,389,284 $ 444,562,486
1.933% interest rate swap due on March 2022 | Citibank N.A.    
Derivative Instruments    
Fixed interest rate (as a percent) 1.933%  
Nominal value $ 200,000,000 200,000,000
Final settlement amount $ 200,000,000  
2.002% interest rate swap due on March 2022 | ING Bank N. V. Member    
Derivative Instruments    
Fixed interest rate (as a percent) 2.002%  
Nominal value $ 50,000,000 50,000,000
Final settlement amount $ 50,000,000  
1.428% interest rate swap due on March 2022 | CBA    
Derivative Instruments    
Fixed interest rate (as a percent) 1.428%  
Nominal value $ 37,550,000 48,800,000
Quarterly reduction of notional amount 2,800,000  
Final settlement amount $ 17,900,000  
1.380% interest rate swap due on March 2022 | Citibank N.A.    
Derivative Instruments    
Fixed interest rate (as a percent) 1.38%  
Nominal value $ 56,325,000 73,200,000
Quarterly reduction of notional amount 4,200,000  
Final settlement amount $ 26,900,000  
1.213% interest rate swap due March 2022 | Citibank N.A.    
Derivative Instruments    
Fixed interest rate (as a percent) 1.213%  
Nominal value $ 43,598,575 51,429,047
Quarterly reduction of notional amount 2,000,000  
Final settlement amount $ 29,900,000  
1.161% interest rate swap due March 2022 | Citibank N.A.    
Derivative Instruments    
Fixed interest rate (as a percent) 1.161%  
Nominal value $ 17,915,709 $ 21,133,439
Quarterly reduction of notional amount 800,000  
Final settlement amount $ 12,300,000  
v3.20.1
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures (FV) (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Derivative Instruments      
Change in fair value $ (18,206,769) $ (7,816,401) $ 8,421,531
Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives 2,800,374 3,788,123 (1,328,886)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Gain/(loss) on derivatives, net      
Derivative Instruments      
Gain/(loss) on derivatives, net (12,800,953) (4,028,278) 7,092,645
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives      
Derivative Instruments      
Change in fair value (15,601,327) (7,816,401) 8,421,531
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Realized gain on derivatives      
Derivative Instruments      
Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives 2,403,480 3,788,123 $ (1,328,886)
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other non-current assets-Derivative instruments      
Derivative Instruments      
Derivative Asset   $ 6,448,498  
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Long-term liabilities-Derivatives instruments      
Derivative Instruments      
Derivative Liabilities 9,152,829    
Forward freight agreements | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives      
Derivative Instruments      
Change in fair value (2,605,442)    
Forward freight agreements | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Realized gain on derivatives      
Derivative Instruments      
Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives 396,894    
Forward freight agreements | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Current liabilities-Derivative instruments      
Derivative Instruments      
Derivative Liabilities $ 2,605,442    
v3.20.1
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures (Carrying and FV) (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Fair value    
Carrying Value $ 634,975,219 $ 696,090,786
US Treasury Bills    
Fair value    
Carrying Value 14,900,000  
US Treasury Bills | Level 1    
Fair value    
Fair Value 15,000,000  
Corsair Japanese Financing    
Fair value    
Carrying Value 44,145,833 47,395,833
Corsair Japanese Financing | Level 2    
Fair value    
Fair Value 48,867,762 45,901,900
Concorde Japanese Financing    
Fair value    
Carrying Value 48,730,769 51,961,538
Concorde Japanese Financing | Level 2    
Fair value    
Fair Value 54,407,677 50,176,288
Corvette Japanese Financing    
Fair value    
Carrying Value 49,269,231 52,500,000
Corvette Japanese Financing | Level 2    
Fair value    
Fair Value 55,059,323 50,671,689
CJNP Japanese Financing    
Fair value    
Carrying Value 19,058,750 20,506,250
CJNP Japanese Financing | Level 2    
Fair value    
Fair Value 21,006,399 20,918,881
CMNL Japanese Financing    
Fair value    
Carrying Value 18,076,488 19,446,131
CMNL Japanese Financing | Level 2    
Fair value    
Fair Value 20,238,260 19,862,056
CNML Japanese Financing    
Fair value    
Carrying Value 20,261,012 21,666,369
CNML Japanese Financing | Level 2    
Fair value    
Fair Value $ 22,728,984 $ 22,137,090
v3.20.1
Retirement Plans (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Defined Contribution Plans and Defined Benefit Plan      
Compensation expense associated with safe harbor contributions $ 0.1 $ 0.1 $ 0.1
Greece      
Defined Contribution Plans and Defined Benefit Plan      
Contribution expense associated with defined benefit plan   0.1 0.1
United Kingdom and Denmark      
Defined Contribution Plans and Defined Benefit Plan      
Contribution expense associated with defined benefit plan 0.2 $ 0.1 $ 0.1
Maximum | Greece      
Defined Contribution Plans and Defined Benefit Plan      
Contribution expense associated with defined benefit plan $ 0.1    
v3.20.1
Earnings/(Loss) Per Share (EPS) (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Sep. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2019
Mar. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Numerator:                      
Net income/(loss) $ 29,425,391 $ 35,628,912 $ 40,711,896 $ 6,075,059 $ (15,953,575) $ (6,218,652) $ (8,177,120) $ (20,596,558) $ 111,841,258 $ (50,945,905) $ (20,400,686)
Denominator:                      
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)                 53,881,483 54,513,118 54,039,886
Effect of dilutive restricted stock and restricted stock units (in shares)                 233,855    
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)                 54,115,338 54,513,118 54,039,886
EPS:                      
Earnings/(loss) per common share – basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.56 $ 0.66 $ 0.75 $ 0.11 $ (0.29) $ (0.11) $ (0.15) $ (0.38) $ 2.08 $ (0.93) $ (0.38)
Earnings/(loss) per common share – diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.56 $ 0.66 $ 0.74 $ 0.11 $ (0.29) $ (0.11) $ (0.15) $ (0.38) $ 2.07 $ (0.93) $ (0.38)
Restricted stock awards                      
EPS:                      
Number of shares excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS                 0 641,013 918,334
v3.20.1
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited) (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Sep. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2019
Mar. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)                      
Revenues $ 95,201,771 $ 85,437,806 $ 91,624,875 $ 61,165,546 $ 34,467,366 $ 55,113,295 $ 40,807,542 $ 27,644,282 $ 333,429,998 $ 158,032,485 $ 159,334,760
Operating income/(loss) 49,771,141 41,758,757 49,266,427 20,272,506 (3,791,451) 9,313,290 (318,702) (13,165,173) 161,068,831 (7,962,036) 3,841,385
Net income/(loss) $ 29,425,391 $ 35,628,912 $ 40,711,896 $ 6,075,059 $ (15,953,575) $ (6,218,652) $ (8,177,120) $ (20,596,558) $ 111,841,258 $ (50,945,905) $ (20,400,686)
Earnings/(loss) per common share basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.56 $ 0.66 $ 0.75 $ 0.11 $ (0.29) $ (0.11) $ (0.15) $ (0.38) $ 2.08 $ (0.93) $ (0.38)
Earnings/(loss) per common share – diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.56 $ 0.66 $ 0.74 $ 0.11 $ (0.29) $ (0.11) $ (0.15) $ (0.38) $ 2.07 $ (0.93) $ (0.38)
v3.20.1
Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent events - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Apr. 29, 2020
Apr. 28, 2020
Apr. 21, 2020
Subsequent Events      
Delay term associated with dry locking     60 days
Dorian Dubai LPG Transport LLC      
Subsequent Events      
Prepayment of debt     $ 28.5
Value of vessel transferred     $ 71.5
Term of Charter Agreement     12 years
Period until purchase option exercisable     3 years
Proceeds from sale of vessel     $ 52.5
Deposit retained by buyer     $ 19.0
Cresques Japanese Financing      
Subsequent Events      
Monthly brokerage commission (as a percent)     1.25%
Percentage of broker commission fee payable     0.50%
Periodic principal payment amount     $ 0.3
Principal payment frequency     monthly
Balloon payment amount     $ 11.5
Cresques Japanese Financing | LIBOR      
Subsequent Events      
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent)     2.50%
Refinancing Of Commercial Tranche Of 2015 Facility      
Subsequent Events      
Basis points receivable as increase or reduction for changes in Average Efficiency Ratio 0.10%    
Additional basis points to decrease the margin 0.10%    
Security leverage ratio 40.00%    
Refinancing Of Commercial Tranche Of 2015 Facility | LIBOR      
Subsequent Events      
Margin added to LIBOR for interest rate on loan facility (as a percent) 2.50%    
Refinancing Of Commercial Tranche Of 2015 Facility | Minimum      
Subsequent Events      
Additional basis points to increase the margin 0.10%    
Refinancing Of Commercial Tranche Of 2015 Facility | Maximum      
Subsequent Events      
Security leverage ratio 60.00%    
New senior secured term loan facility      
Subsequent Events      
Original loan amount $ 155.8    
New senior secured revolving credit facility | Maximum      
Subsequent Events      
Original loan amount 25.0    
2015 AR Facility      
Subsequent Events      
Minimum liquidity covenant $ 27.5 $ 40.0  
Percentage of increase in security value ratio 145.00% 135.00%