05:24 AM EDT, 05/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- BW LPG ( BWLP ) reported Q1 earnings Thursday of $1.07 per diluted share, up from $0.95 a year earlier.

Three analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.79.

Shipping and product services revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $1.04 billion, up from $893.1 million a year earlier.

Analysts' estimates were not readily available for comparison.

Shares of the natural gas shipping company were up more than 9% in recent Thursday premarket activity.

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