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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net income for the year $ 12,685,826us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 21,217,193us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 28,958,487us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation 33,811,607us-gaap_DepreciationNonproduction 30,761,673us-gaap_DepreciationNonproduction 28,776,688us-gaap_DepreciationNonproduction
Amortization of deferred finance charges 656,341us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredCharges 425,933us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredCharges 412,138us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredCharges
Amortization of deferred gain on sale and leaseback of vessels (4,954)gass_AmortizationOfDeferredGainOnSaleAndLeasebackOfVessels    
Unrealized exchange differences 251,662us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized 3,745us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized 98,294us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized
Share based compensation 357,967us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 292,628us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 31,268us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Change in fair value of derivatives (1,019,853)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives (2,784,123)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives (3,506,897)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
Impairment loss 6,168,747us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
Gain on sale of vessels     (1,372,409)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
(Increase)/decrease in      
Trade and other receivables 1,869,466us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (2,055,817)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (1,708,048)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Claims receivable (317,570)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherReceivables (1,905,152)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherReceivables (502,534)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherReceivables
Inventories (497,573)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories 691,314us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (736,299)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Advances and prepayments (670,559)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInCustomerAdvances (280,218)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInCustomerAdvances 193,397us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInCustomerAdvances
Increase/(decrease) in      
Balance with related parties (999,147)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueToRelatedParties (1,452,332)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueToRelatedParties (586,091)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueToRelatedParties
Trade accounts payable 1,104,798us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 1,442,443us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (526,281)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accrued liabilities 1,022,650us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities 25,207us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities (1,653,992)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities
Deferred income 818,327us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue 2,744,881us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue 563,255us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue
Net cash provided by operating activities 55,237,735us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 49,127,375us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 48,440,976us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Cash flows from investing activities      
Insurance proceeds 384,164us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities 1,801,120us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities 986,102us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities
Vessels’ acquisitions and advances for vessels under construction (129,891,982)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (124,406,294)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (62,634,833)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Proceeds from sale of vessels, net 27,929,931us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment   18,136,907us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net proceeds related to cancellation of vessels’ acquisitions 10,044,799gass_ProceedsFromCancellationOfVesselsAcquisitions    
(Increase)/decrease in restricted cash account 425,225us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash 2,818,753us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash (386,292)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash
Net cash used in investing activities (91,107,863)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (119,786,421)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (43,898,116)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash flows from financing activities      
Stock repurchase (4,789,158)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity    
Net proceeds from common stock issuance 112,302,678us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 109,119,029us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock  
Deferred finance charges paid (1,130,675)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (1,747,031)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts  
Customer deposits received     5,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDepositsFromCustomers
Customer deposits paid   (280,000)gass_PaymentsForCustomerDeposits  
Loan repayments (75,268,462)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (37,696,190)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (48,965,869)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Proceeds from long-term debt 47,903,693us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 45,212,500us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 43,250,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities 79,018,076us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 114,608,308us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (5,710,869)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (251,662)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (3,745)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (98,294)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents 42,896,286us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 43,945,517us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (1,266,303)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 86,218,517us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 42,273,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 43,539,303us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 129,114,803us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 86,218,517us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 42,273,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:      
Cash paid during the year for interest, net of amounts capitalized 6,770,830us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 7,374,110us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 8,757,734us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
Non cash financing activity – Stock repurchase $ 517,933gass_NonCashFinancingActivityStockRepurchase