New York-listed Dorian booked a gain of $9.0m in the three months to the end of December, beating the $5.8m seen at the same stage a year ago.
The figure hits consensus on the nose, according to data from RS Platou Markets.
Dorian explains the delivery of two newbuildings in the past year helped to more than double revenue to $32.6m.
The shifting of one vessel from period to spot employment adding a further $5.7m