Dorian LPG has issued another special dividend after besting analyst expectations.

The Connecticut-based LPG carrier owner announced on Wednesday a $1 per share dividend alongside a $24.8m profit for the three months ending 30 June, the first quarter of its fiscal year, good for $0.62 on a per share basis.

The performance was an improvement on the $6m profit posted for the same period last year and beat the analyst consensus of a $0.49