Carnival Corporation & Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations

Carnival Corporation & (NYSE:CCL) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: US$25.0b (up 16% from FY 2023).
• Net income: US$1.92b (up from US$74.0m loss in FY 2023).
• Profit margin: 7.7% (up from net loss in FY 2023). The move to profitability was driven by higher revenue.
• EPS: US$1.50 (up from US$0.059 loss in FY 2023).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Carnival Corporation & EPS Beats Expectations

Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) surpassed analyst estimates by 17%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the North America and Australia Cruise Operations (NAA) segment contributing a total revenue of US$16.8b (67% of total revenue). Explore how CCL's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 3.7% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 9.7% growth forecast for the Hospitality industry in the US.

Performance of the American Hospitality industry.

The company's shares are up 8.5% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 1 warning sign for Carnival Corporation & that you need to be mindful of.

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