07:37 AM EDT, 03/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Navigator (NVGS) reported preliminary Q4 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $0.38 per diluted share, up from $0.31 a year earlier.

Four analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.32.

Operating revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was $144 million, up from $141.6 million a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $131.7 million.

The company maintained its quarterly dividend at $0.05 per share, payable April 3 to shareholders of record as of March 23.

Navigator said it expects to buy back $1.9 million of its common stock between March 16 and March 31.