Financial Performance - Net income for Q4 2024 was 36million,or0.72 per diluted share, down from 132million,or2.68 per diluted share in Q4 2023[6]. - Full year 2024 net income was 417million,or8.38 per diluted share, compared to 556million,or11.25 per diluted share in 2023[11]. - Total Shipping Revenues for Q4 2024 were 194,613,adecreaseof22.4250,734 in Q4 2023[34]. - Net income for the fiscal year 2024 was 416,724,down25.1556,446 in 2023[37]. - Basic net income per share for Q4 2024 was 0.73,comparedto2.70 in Q4 2023, reflecting a decline of 72.9%[34]. - Adjusted net income for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was 44,568,comparedto107,562 in the same period of 2023, a decrease of approximately 58.6%[48]. - The company reported a net income of 35,823forthethreemonthsendedDecember31,2024,comparedto132,114 in the same period of 2023, a decrease of approximately 72.9%[48]. - EBITDA for the fiscal year 2024 was 614,783,000,down18.6755,121,000 in fiscal year 2023[50]. - Free cash flow for Q4 2024 was 78,226,000,comparedto91,438,000 in Q4 2023, reflecting a decrease of 14.4%[52]. Revenue and Expenses - Shipping revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024, were 952million,downfrom1,072 million in 2023[12]. - Adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2024 was 583million,comparedto724 million in 2023[13]. - Operating expenses for the fiscal year 2024 totaled 496,388,anincreaseof8.8456,344 in 2023[34]. - Cash flows from operating activities for fiscal year 2024 were 547,138,down20.5688,402 in 2023[37]. - Time charter equivalent revenues for Q4 2024 were 190,640,000,adeclineof23.1247,912,000 in Q4 2023[56]. - Interest expense for the fiscal year 2024 was 49,703,000,adecreaseof24.465,759,000 in fiscal year 2023[50]. - Depreciation and amortization for Q4 2024 was 39,466,000,anincreaseof17.533,682,000 in Q4 2023[50]. Shareholder Returns - The company returned over 300milliontoshareholdersin2024,representinga120.70 per share was declared for Q1 2025, representing 77% of adjusted net income for Q4 2024[5]. Liquidity and Capital Structure - Total liquidity was approximately 632millionasofDecember31,2024,including157 million in cash and 475millioninundrawnrevolvingcreditcapacity[5].−Thenetloan−to−valueratioremainedlowatapproximately15.5157,506 from 126,760in2023[37].−TotalcashasofDecember31,2024,was157,506,000, an increase of 24.3% from 126,760,000asofDecember31,2023[50].−Thecompanyrepurchased25,000 in common stock during fiscal year 2024[37]. Fleet and Investments - The fleet optimization program included a vessel swap that involved exchanging two VLCCs and 3millionforthree2015−builtMRs[3].−Thecompanyhascontractstobuildsixscrubber−fitted,dual−fuelLR1vesselsatatotalpriceofapproximately359 million, with deliveries expected from Q3 2025 to Q3 2026[20]. - The company invested 278,794invesselsandimprovementsduringfiscalyear2024,upfrom205,159 in 2023[37]. - The company's fleet totaled 84 vessels as of February 27, 2025, with 69 owned and 15 chartered in[44]. - Total operating fleet DWT (deadweight tonnage) was 9,033,866 as of February 28, 2025[45]. - The company announced the acquisition of six MRs for a total contract price of 232million,with1035,572, compared to 42,991inthesameperiodof2023,indicatingadeclineofapproximately17.230,887, compared to 29,479in2023,showinganincreaseofabout4.829,700, down from $47,318 in the same period of 2023, a decline of approximately 37.2%[40].