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Provided by AGPATHENS, Greece, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. (NASDAQ: IMPP; the “Company”), a ship-owning company providing petroleum products, crude oil and dry bulk seaborne transportation services, announced today its unaudited financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
First Quarter 2026 Results:
1 EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP measures. Refer to the reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measure in accordance with GAAP set forth later in this release. Reconciliations of Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income are set forth below.
Fleet Employment Table
As of May 22, 2026, the profile and deployment of our fleet is the following:
| Name | Year | Country | Vessel Size | Vessel | Employment | Expiration of |
| Built | Built | (dwt) | Type | Status | Charter(1) | |
| Tankers | ||||||
| Magic Wand | 2008 | Korea | 47,000 | MR product tanker | Spot | |
| Clean Thrasher | 2008 | Korea | 47,000 | MR product tanker | Spot | |
| Clean Sanctuary (ex. Falcon Maryam) | 2009 | Korea | 46,000 | MR product tanker | Spot | |
| Clean Nirvana | 2008 | Korea | 50,000 | MR product tanker | Spot | |
| Clean Justice | 2011 | Japan | 46,000 | MR product tanker | Time Charter | September 27 |
| Aquadisiac | 2008 | Korea | 51,000 | MR product tanker | Spot | |
| Clean Imperial | 2009 | Korea | 40,000 | MR product tanker | Spot | |
| Suez Enchanted | 2007 | Korea | 160,000 | Suezmax tanker | Spot | |
| Suez Protopia | 2008 | Korea | 160,000 | Suezmax tanker | Spot | |
| Drybulk Carriers | ||||||
| Eco Wildfire | 2013 | Japan | 33,000 | Handysize drybulk | Time Charter | June 26 |
| Glorieuse | 2012 | Japan | 38,000 | Handysize drybulk | Spot | |
| Neptulus | 2012 | Japan | 33,000 | Handysize drybulk | Time Charter | June 26 |
| Supra Pasha | 2012 | Japan | 56,000 | Supramax drybulk | Time Charter | June 26 |
| Supra Monarch | 2011 | Japan | 56,000 | Supramax drybulk | Time Charter | July 26 |
| Supra Baron | 2009 | Japan | 56,000 | Supramax drybulk | Time Charter | June 26 |
| Supra Sovereign | 2012 | Japan | 56,000 | Supramax drybulk | Spot | |
| Supra Duke | 2011 | Japan | 56,000 | Supramax drybulk | Spot | |
| Eco Sikousis | 2008 | Japan | 82,000 | Kamsarmax drybulk | Time Charter | June 26 |
| Eco Czar | 2009 | Japan | 82,000 | Kamsarmax drybulk | Time Charter | June 26 |
| Post Marvel | 2013 | Japan | 96,000 | Post Panamax | Time Charter | June 26 |
| Eco Crossfire | 2012 | Japan | 33,000 | Handysize drybulk | Time Charter | June 26 |
| Fleet Total (2) | 1,324,000 dwt |
| (1) | Earliest date charters could expire. |
| (2) | We have agreements to acquire an additional four handysize drybulk carriers of 140,400 dwt aggregate capacity and a product tanker of 50,000 dwt capacity, with deliveries scheduled by the end of Q3 2026. |
CEO Harry Vafias Commented
We are extremely pleased with our first quarter 2026 results. With a net income of $28 million, corresponding to a basic EPS of $0.60 per share, we generated the second-best quarterly profitability in the Company’s history. Geopolitical tensions persist, creating turbulence across global markets and the shipping industry in particular. The ongoing Middle East conflict has driven tanker market rates to peak levels, while dry bulk market rates have also firmed.
In this environment, we successfully capitalized upon our sizeable fleet. Our expansion strategy continues to deliver strong results, and we believe that our active share repurchase program will help our share price better reflect the Company’s true underlying value — a fleet of 21 vessels on the water with 5 more to be delivered shortly, ample liquidity in excess of $220 million, a consistently profitable track record, and a completely debt-free balance sheet.
Conference Call details:
On May 22, 2026 at 10:00 am ET, the company’s management will host a conference call to discuss the results and the company’s operations and outlook.
Online Registration:
Conference call participants should pre-register using the below link to receive the dial-in numbers and a personal PIN, which are required to access the conference call.
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI022e66c574874022b745c61aed82e1a1
Slides and audio webcast:
There will also be a live and then archived webcast of the conference call, through the IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. website (www.ImperialPetro.com). Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
About IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.
IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. is a ship-owning company providing petroleum products, crude oil and drybulk seaborne transportation services. The Company owns a total of twenty-one vessels on the water - seven M.R. product tankers, two suezmax tankers, four handysize drybulk carriers, five supramax drybulk carriers, two kamsarmax drybulk vessels and a post panamax drybulk carrier - with a total capacity of approximately 1,324,000 deadweight tons (dwt) and has contracted to acquire an additional four handysize drybulk carriers and a product tanker of 190,400 dwt aggregate capacity. Following these deliveries, the Company’s fleet will count a total of 26 vessels with an aggregate capacity of about 1.5 million dwt. IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.’s shares of common stock and 8.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and trade under the symbols “IMPP” and “IMPPP,” respectively.
Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, geopolitical conditions, including any trade disruptions resulting from tariffs and other protectionist measures imposed by the United States or other countries, general market conditions, including changes in charter hire rates and vessel values, charter counterparty performance, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers to scheduled and unscheduled drydockings, changes in IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in our financing arrangements, actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, domestic and international political conditions, the conflict in Ukraine and related sanctions, the conflicts in the Middle East, potential disruption of shipping routes due to ongoing attacks by Houthis in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden or accidents and political events or acts by terrorists.
Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Fleet List and Fleet Deployment
For information on our fleet and further information:
Visit our website at www.ImperialPetro.com
Company Contact:
Fenia Sakellaris
IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.
E-mail: info@ImperialPetro.com
Fleet Data:
The following key indicators highlight the Company’s operating performance during the three month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2026.
| FLEET DATA | Q1 2025 | Q1 2026 |
| Average number of vessels (1) | 11.90 | 19.88 |
| Period end number of owned vessels in fleet | 12 | 20 |
| Total calendar days for fleet (2) | 1,071 | 1,789 |
| Total voyage days for fleet (3) | 1,067 | 1,764 |
| Fleet utilization (4) | 99.6% | 98.6% |
| Total charter days for fleet (5) | 504 | 1,059 |
| Total spot market days for fleet (6) | 563 | 705 |
| Fleet operational utilization (7) | 83.8% | 88.7% |
1) Average number of vessels is the number of owned vessels that constituted our fleet for the relevant period, as measured by the sum of the number of days each vessel was a part of our fleet during the period divided by the number of calendar days in that period.
2) Total calendar days for fleet are the total days the vessels we operated were in our possession for the relevant period including off-hire days associated with major repairs, drydockings or special or intermediate surveys.
3) Total voyage days for fleet reflect the total days the vessels we operated were in our possession for the relevant period net of off-hire days associated with major repairs, drydockings or special or intermediate surveys.
4) Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels were available for revenue generating voyage days and is determined by dividing voyage days by fleet calendar days for the relevant period.
5) Total charter days for fleet are the number of voyage days the vessels operated on time or bareboat charters for the relevant period.
6) Total spot market charter days for fleet are the number of voyage days the vessels operated on spot market charters for the relevant period.
7) Fleet operational utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels generated revenue and is determined by dividing voyage days excluding idle days by fleet calendar days for the relevant period.
Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS:
Adjusted net income represents net income before share based compensation. EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income and depreciation. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, depreciation and share based compensation.
Adjusted EPS represents Adjusted net income divided by the weighted average number of shares. EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS are not recognized measurements under U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS may not be comparable to that reported by other companies in shipping or other industries. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation.
EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS are included herein because they are a basis, upon which we and our investors assess our financial performance. They allow us to present our performance from period to period on a comparable basis and provide investors with a means of better evaluating and understanding our operating performance. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating our performance.
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(Expressed in United States Dollars, except number of shares) |
First Quarter Ended March 31st, | |
| 2025 | 2026 | |
| Net Income - Adjusted Net Income | ||
| Net income | 11,290,986 | 28,021,088 |
| Plus share based compensation | 889,076 | 581,705 |
| Adjusted Net Income | 12,180,062 | 28,602,793 |
| Net income – EBITDA | ||
| Net income | 11,290,986 | 28,021,088 |
| Plus interest and finance costs | 606,383 | 208,552 |
| Less interest income | (2,184,394) | (1,810,441) |
| Plus depreciation | 5,002,837 | 7,930,925 |
| EBITDA | 14,715,812 | 34,350,124 |
| Net income - Adjusted EBITDA | ||
| Net income | 11,290,986 | 28,021,088 |
| Plus share based compensation | 889,076 | 581,705 |
| Plus interest and finance costs | 606,383 | 208,552 |
| Less interest income | (2,184,394) | (1,810,441) |
| Plus depreciation | 5,002,837 | 7,930,925 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 15,604,888 | 34,931,829 |
| EPS | ||
| Numerator | ||
| Net income | 11,290,986 | 28,021,088 |
| Less: Cumulative dividends on preferred shares | (435,246) | (435,246) |
| Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to non-vested shares | (453,265) | (512,627) |
| Net income attributable to common shareholders, basic | 10,402,475 | 27,073,215 |
| Denominator | ||
| Weighted average number of shares | 32,944,925 | 45,325,162 |
| EPS - Basic | 0.32 | 0.60 |
| Adjusted EPS | ||
| Numerator | ||
| Adjusted net income | 12,180,062 | 28,602,793 |
| Less: Cumulative dividends on preferred shares | (435,246) | (435,246) |
| Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to non-vested shares | (490,387) | (523,437) |
| Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders, basic | 11,254,429 | 27,644,110 |
| Denominator | ||
| Weighted average number of shares | 32,944,925 | 45,325,162 |
| Adjusted EPS, Basic | 0.34 | 0.61 |
Imperial Petroleum Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
(Expressed in United States Dollars, except for number of shares)
| Quarters Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||
|
Revenues |
|||||||
| Revenues |
32,091,626 | 61,713,395 | |||||
|
Expenses |
|||||||
| Voyage expenses |
10,054,114 | 12,006,915 | |||||
| Voyage expenses - related party |
401,753 | 749,439 | |||||
| Vessels' operating expenses |
7,021,928 | 11,074,868 | |||||
| Vessels' operating expenses - related party |
98,500 | 175,000 | |||||
| Drydocking costs |
-- | 1,433,739 | |||||
| Management fees – related party |
471,240 | 787,160 | |||||
| General and administrative expenses |
1,217,977 | 1,054,422 | |||||
| Depreciation |
5,002,837 | 7,930,925 | |||||
|
Total expenses |
24,268,349 | 35,212,468 | |||||
|
Income from operations |
7,823,277 | 26,500,927 | |||||
|
Other (expenses)/income |
|||||||
| Interest and finance costs |
(3,607) | (4,147) | |||||
| Interest expense – related party |
(602,776) | (204,405) | |||||
| Interest income |
2,184,394 | 1,810,441 | |||||
| Dividend income from related party |
187,500 | 187,500 | |||||
| Foreign exchange gain/(loss) |
1,702,198 | (269,228) | |||||
|
Other income, net |
3,467,709 | 1,520,161 | |||||
|
Net Income |
11,290,986 | 28,021,088 | |||||
|
Earnings per share |
|||||||
| - Basic |
0.32 | 0.60 | |||||
| - Diluted |
0.30 | 0.57 | |||||
| Weighted average number of shares | |||||||
| -Basic |
32,944,925 | 45,325,162 | |||||
| -Diluted |
34,258,803 | 47,612,633 | |||||
Imperial Petroleum Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
| December 31, | March 31, | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | |||||
|
Assets |
||||||
|
Current assets |
||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
5,771,505 | 71,871,069 | ||||
| Time deposits |
173,282,440 | 140,724,320 | ||||
| Trade and other receivables |
13,403,555 | 13,555,204 | ||||
| Other current assets |
1,107,956 | 1,516,332 | ||||
| Claims receivables |
479,488 | 479,488 | ||||
| Inventories |
4,720,873 | 9,872,856 | ||||
| Advances and prepayments |
245,014 | 283,909 | ||||
|
Total current assets |
199,010,831 | 238,303,178 | ||||
|
Non current assets |
||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset |
- | 286,997 | ||||
| Vessels, net |
335,406,781 | 349,044,856 | ||||
| Investment in related party |
12,990,167 | 12,794,333 | ||||
|
Total non current assets |
348,396,948 | 362,126,186 | ||||
|
Total assets |
547,407,779 | 600,429,364 | ||||
|
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
||||||
|
Current liabilities |
||||||
| Trade accounts payable |
5,959,924 | 9,669,613 | ||||
| Payable to related parties |
3,038,447 | 23,338,869 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities |
4,195,986 | 5,307,874 | ||||
| Operating lease liability, current portion |
- | 96,892 | ||||
| Deferred income |
3,399,325 | 2,854,826 | ||||
|
Total current liabilities |
16,593,682 | 41,268,074 | ||||
|
Non current liabilities |
||||||
| Operating lease liability, non current portion |
- | 190,105 | ||||
|
Total non current liabilities |
- | 190,105 | ||||
|
Total liabilities |
16,593,682 | 41,458,179 | ||||
|
Commitments and contingencies |
||||||
|
Stockholders' equity |
||||||
| Common stock |
489,006 | 500,006 | ||||
| Preferred Stock, Series A |
7,959 | 7,959 | ||||
| Preferred Stock, Series B |
160 | 160 | ||||
| Treasury stock |
(8,390,225) | (10,590,684) | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital |
344,445,271 | 347,205,976 | ||||
| Retained earnings |
194,261,926 | 221,847,768 | ||||
|
Total stockholders' equity |
530,814,097 | 558,971,185 | ||||
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
547,407,779 | 600,429,364 | ||||
Imperial Petroleum Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in United States Dollars
| Three Month Periods Ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | |||||
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
||||||
| Net income for the period |
11,290,986 | 28,021,088 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash | ||||||
|
provided by operating activities: |
||||||
| Depreciation |
5,002,837 | 7,930,925 | ||||
| Non - cash lease expense |
18,552 | 23,389 | ||||
| Share based compensation |
889,076 | 581,705 | ||||
| Unrealized foreign exchange (gain)/loss on time deposits |
(358,420) | 258,120 | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
|
(Increase)/decrease in |
||||||
| Trade and other receivables |
4,683,534 | (151,649) | ||||
| Other current assets |
585,395 | (408,376) | ||||
| Inventories |
601,241 | (5,151,983) | ||||
| Changes in operating lease liabilities |
(18,522) | (23,389) | ||||
| Advances and prepayments |
40,704 | (38,895) | ||||
| Due from related parties |
4,167 | 195,834 | ||||
|
Increase/(decrease) in |
||||||
| Trade accounts payable |
679,226 | 3,709,689 | ||||
| Due to related parties |
(3,369,040) | 927,184 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities |
234,447 | 1,111,888 | ||||
| Deferred income |
393,331 | (544,499) | ||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
20,677,484 | 36,441,031 | ||||
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
||||||
| Acquisition and improvement of vessels |
(4,350) | -- | ||||
| Increase in bank time deposits |
(57,958,390) | (122,450,000) | ||||
| Maturity of bank time deposits |
96,364,791 | 154,750,000 | ||||
|
Net cash provided by investing activities |
38,402,051 | 32,300,000 | ||||
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
||||||
| Stock repurchase |
-- | (2,200,459) | ||||
| Dividends paid on preferred shares |
(342,616) | (441,008) | ||||
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
(342,616) | (2,641,467) | ||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 58,736,919 | 66,099,564 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 67,783,531 | 5,771,505 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 126,520,450 | 71,871,069 | ||||
|
Cash breakdown |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
126,520,450 | 71,871,069 | ||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents shown in the statements of cash flows | 126,520,450 | 71,871,069 | ||||
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