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Carnival (Carnival) Financial Strength

: 3 (As of Feb. 2024)
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Carnival has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Carnival Corp displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Carnival's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.59. Carnival's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 1.48. As of today, Carnival's Altman Z-Score is 0.68.


Competitive Comparison

For the Travel Services subindustry, Carnival's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Carnival Financial Strength Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Carnival's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Carnival's Financial Strength falls into.



Carnival Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Carnival's Interest Expense for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was $-471 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was $276 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $29,682 Mil.

Carnival's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*276/-471
=0.59

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Carnival Corp interest coverage is 1.2, which is low.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Carnival's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2333 + 29682) / 21628
=1.48

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Carnival has a Z-score of 0.68, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.68 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Carnival  (NYSE:CCL) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Carnival has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Carnival (Carnival) Business Description

Address
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue, Miami, FL, USA, 33178-2428
Carnival is the largest global cruise company, with 92 ships in service at the end of fiscal 2023. Its portfolio of brands includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America; P&O Cruises and Cunard Line in the United Kingdom; Aida in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe; and P&O Cruises in Australia. Carnival also owns Holland America Princess Alaska Tours in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Carnival's brands attracted nearly 13 million guests in 2019, prior to COVID-19, a level it has reached again in 2023.
Executives
David Bernstein officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO 3655 NW 87TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33178
Randall J Weisenburger director C/O WASSERSTEIN PERELLA GROUP, 31 WEST 52ND ST 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Bettina Alejandra Deynes officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 92 SW 3RD STREET, UNIT 4812, MIAMI FL 33130
Bessemer Trust Co Of Delaware, N.a. 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 20 MONTCHANIN ROAD, SUITE 1500, WILMINGTON DE 19807
Sara Mathew director CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
William Richard Burke officer: Chief Maritime Officer 6301 COLLINS AVENUE, APT. 1903, MIAMI BEACH FL 33141
Joshua Ian Weinstein director, officer: President & CEO 3273 COACOOCHEE STREET, MIAMI FL 33133
Arnold W Donald director C/O CARNIVAL CORPORATION, 3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33178
Enrique Miguez officer: General Counsel 3600 DURANGO STREET, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Arnaldo Perez officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel & Sec. 3655 NW 87TH AVE, C/O CARNIVAL CORP, MIAMI FL 33178-2428
Peter C. Anderson officer: Chief Ethics & Compliance 1541 BRICKELL AVENUE, UNIT B-2604, MIAMI FL 33129
Ma 1994 B Shares Lp other: See Remarks 1201 NORTH MARKET ST, WILMINGTON DE 19899-1347
Micky Meir Arison director, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O PAUL BERKOWITZ GREENBERG TRAURIG, 333 S.E. 2ND AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33131
Richard Glasier director 219 PIASA ST, ALTON IL 62002
Jeffrey J Gearhart director 702 SOUTHWEST 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716-0215