StealthGas (GASS) has just posted its Q1 2026 scorecard, with recent quarters showing revenue between US$39.4 million and US$47.2 million and quarterly EPS ranging from US$0.30 to US$0.57 as the business moved through 2025. Over the past year, the company has reported revenue across quarters spanning US$39.4 million to US$47.2 million, while EPS has tracked between US$0.30 and US$0.57. This gives a clear view of how the top line and per share profitability have been running into this latest update, with margins now front and center for interpreting the print.

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With the headline figures on the table, the next step is to compare these results with the prevailing stories around StealthGas to see which narratives hold up and which start to look out of date.

Margins Ease Back From 40.2% To 34%

• Over the last 12 months, StealthGas converted 34% of revenue into net profit, compared with 40.2% a year earlier, alongside trailing five year earnings growth of 47.5% a year but a decline in earnings in the most recent year.
• What stands out for the bearish narrative is that this softer profitability lines up with worries about rising costs and overcapacity pressures:
  • Bears point to higher dry docking and operating costs, and the data show net margin moving from 40.2% to 34%, which fits concerns about margin pressure from more expensive maintenance and replacement of vessels.
  • They also highlight the risk of future LPG fleet overcapacity, and the most recent year of declining earnings, despite strong five year growth of 47.5% a year, shows how sensitive results can be when charter rates or utilization are under pressure.

Steeper margin compression and a weak trailing year give skeptics plenty to work with, so it is worth seeing how that squares with the fuller bear case for the stock 🐻 StealthGas Bear Case.

Low 6.1x P/E Versus Industry 13.9x

• On trailing numbers, the stock traded on a P/E of 6.1x, compared with 12.7x for peers and 13.9x for the wider US Oil & Gas industry, and a DCF fair value of US$21.60 versus a current share price of US$9.62 implies a gap of about 55.5% to that model.
• Consensus narrative argues that a modern fleet and solid charter cover are not fully reflected in that low multiple:
  • Debt has been eliminated and over 70% of 2025 revenue is covered by charters, yet the 6.1x P/E and discount to the DCF fair value of US$21.60 both suggest the market is pricing those balance sheet and revenue protections cautiously.
  • At the same time, the analyst price target of US$14.00 sits above the US$9.62 share price, which is consistent with the view that the company’s secured US$150 million of future revenues and fleet modernization are not fully captured in recent trading levels.

Quarterly EPS Swings Against High-Quality TTM Earnings

• Recent quarters show Basic EPS moving between roughly US$0.30 and US$0.57 per share, while trailing twelve month earnings are flagged as high quality with net income of about US$58.8 million on revenue of about US$173.2 million.
• For the bullish narrative, that mix of quarterly volatility and solid trailing figures is used to argue that the core earnings engine is stronger than the latest dip suggests:
  • Bulls point to fleet modernization and regulatory compliance as drivers of utilization, which aligns with trailing net margin still at 34% and five year annualized earnings growth of 47.5%, even though the latest year saw earnings slip versus the prior period.
  • They also highlight high charter coverage and a debt free balance sheet, which fits with trailing twelve month earnings quality being described as high and helps explain why bulls think current EPS swings need to be viewed in the context of multi year cash generation.

If you want to see how supporters build a full upside case around those trailing numbers and charter protections, it is worth reading the dedicated bullish breakdown 🐂 StealthGas Bull Case.

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