Dorian LPG LTD. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Dorian LPG LTD. had return on equity of 17.7%, an operating margin of 43.6%, debt equal to 49.7% of equity and a current ratio of 2.67. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2015Mar 2015 | 2016Mar 2016 | 2017Mar 2017 | 2018Mar 2018 | 2019Mar 2019 | 2020Mar 2020 | 2021Mar 2021 | 2022Mar 2022 | 2023Mar 2023 | 2024Mar 2024 | 2025Mar 2025 | 2026Mar 2026 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 28.9% | 54.8% | 8.4% | 2.4% | −5.0% | 48.3% | 36.7% | 33.7% | 50.9% | 58.6% | 31.9% | 43.6% | 55.0% |
| Net margin | 24.3% | 44.8% | −0.9% | −12.8% | −32.2% | 33.5% | 29.3% | 26.2% | 44.2% | 54.8% | 25.5% | 40.2% | 55.0% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −277.1% | −257.3% | 30.0% | 35.7% | 3.1% | 44.7% | 51.0% | 34.8% | 39.8% | 69.3% | 49.0% | 43.6% | 41.0% |
| Return on equity | 2.9% | 14.0% | −0.1% | −2.1% | −5.4% | 11.8% | 9.6% | 7.7% | 19.2% | 32.4% | 8.7% | 17.7% | 27.1% |
| Return on assets | 2.3% | 8.8% | −0.1% | −1.2% | −3.0% | 6.8% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 10.4% | 17.3% | 5.0% | 10.6% | 17.1% |
| Asset turnover | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.31 |
| Current ratio | 8.27 | 1.20 | 0.75 | 1.65 | 1.04 | 1.64 | 1.87 | 3.25 | 2.50 | 3.62 | 3.54 | 2.67 | 3.26 |
| Debt to equity | 22.9% | 84.9% | 78.9% | 80.8% | 77.8% | 66.1% | 63.6% | 72.8% | 75.9% | 59.6% | 53.3% | 49.7% | 41.4% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 11.3x | 11.0x | 0.6x | 0.1x | n/m | 5.0x | 5.4x | 4.6x | 6.3x | 8.1x | 3.1x | 7.2x | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 301.7% | 309.5% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 2.5% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 8.5% | 17.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | <−999% | −573.7% | — | — | — | 133.4% | 174.0% | 132.8% | 90.0% | 126.3% | 191.9% | 108.5% | 74.5% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111.3% | 127.9% | 52.8% | 173.4% | 54.2% | 39.3% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | 25.8% | 2.1% | 26.7% | 34.0% | 78.4% | 106.2% | 143.1% | 42.8% | 94.0% | 53.3% | 52.7% |
| Quarter | 2025 Q2Sept 2024 | 2025 Q3Dec 2024 | 2025 Q4Mar 2025 | 2026 Q1Jun 2025 | 2026 Q2Sept 2025 | 2026 Q3Dec 2025 | 2026 Q4Mar 2026 | 2027 Q1Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.2% | 29.0% | 19.4% | 18.5% | 35.3% | 42.8% | 54.8% | 75.9% |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 26.5% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 44.6% | 39.3% | 52.9% | 73.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 69.6% | 30.1% | 66.1% | 1.0% | 37.4% | 67.3% | 53.6% | 16.2% |
| Current ratio | 4.22 | 3.97 | 3.54 | 3.32 | 3.32 | 2.41 | 2.67 | 3.26 |
| Debt to equity | 53.2% | 53.0% | 52.9% | 52.1% | 49.4% | 47.3% | 49.2% | 41.0% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $719m of assets due within a year against $221m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $719m short-term assets against $444m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $342m of cash against $508m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 41% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 55% to 41% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $240m of operating cash flow against $508m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Moderate moat
How hard Dorian LPG's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 6 / 20
Net income has been a median 4.9% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 36.2%; its worst year was -6.2%.
- Cash conversion 20 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 30.5% of revenue.
- Discipline 20 / 20
The diluted share count fell 10.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.7% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (70 before it).
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