Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

NYSE:NCLH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.6b

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 15.6%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 32.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 23.4% per year. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's return on equity is 48.4%, and it has net margins of 5.9%.

Key information

15.6%

Earnings growth rate

19.8%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth19.5%
Revenue growth rate23.4%
Return on equity48.4%
Net Margin5.9%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Norwegian Cruise Line: High ROE And A Strong Consumer Are Driving Returns (Rating Upgrade)

Nov 13

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Price Target To US$28.59

Nov 10
Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Price Target To US$28.59

Norwegian Cruise Line: Some Upside Remains, But Gains Can Slow Down

Nov 05

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) With Shares Advancing 28%

Nov 01
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) With Shares Advancing 28%

Returns On Capital At Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) Have Hit The Brakes

Oct 21
Returns On Capital At Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) Have Hit The Brakes

4 Positives For Norwegian Cruise Line

Sep 29

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s (NYSE:NCLH) Shares Climb 25% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Sep 14
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s (NYSE:NCLH) Shares Climb 25% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Sep 10
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings: Sailing Towards A Brighter Horizon

Aug 19

Results: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Aug 02
Results: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Struggling In A Growing Industry

Jul 26

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s (NYSE:NCLH) Shares

Jul 15
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s (NYSE:NCLH) Shares

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings: Too Cheap To Ignore

Jul 02

Here's What To Make Of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' (NYSE:NCLH) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Jun 21
Here's What To Make Of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' (NYSE:NCLH) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Norwegian Cruise Line: The Risk Versus Reward We Have Been Seeking

May 31

Norwegian Cruise Line 2024 Investor Day Takeaways: She Sails Despite Debtweight

May 25

Here's Why Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

May 06
Here's Why Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Norwegian Cruise Line: 11X P/E And A Lever For Earnings Growth (Rating Upgrade)

Apr 09

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s (NYSE:NCLH) Shares Climb 34% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Mar 28
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s (NYSE:NCLH) Shares Climb 34% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Are Investors Undervaluing Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) By 22%?

Mar 21
Are Investors Undervaluing Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) By 22%?

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Feb 29
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Norwegian Cruise Line: Ride Recovery Even Higher

Feb 28

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' (NYSE:NCLH) Returns On Capital Tell Us There Is Reason To Feel Uneasy

Feb 12
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' (NYSE:NCLH) Returns On Capital Tell Us There Is Reason To Feel Uneasy

These 4 Measures Indicate That Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

Jan 07
These 4 Measures Indicate That Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

Norwegian Cruise Line: Deteriorating Risk Matrix

Dec 26

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s (NYSE:NCLH) 42% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Dec 20
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s (NYSE:NCLH) 42% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Norwegian Cruise Line: Assessing Risks And Realities Of A Capital Intensive Business

Dec 09

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Stock: Swing Trade Alert

Nov 01

Norwegian Cruise Line: Big Ships Turn Slowly - Have Patience

Sep 21

Norwegian Cruise Line: Buy The Drop On Improving Operating Fundamentals

Aug 16

Norwegian Cruise Line: Cheapest Cruise Line

Aug 02

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings: Only The Initial Rally

Jun 12

Why Norwegian Cruise Won't Miss This Iceberg

Feb 05

NCL Corporation to raise $500M via debt capital

Jan 19

Norwegian Cruise Line extends majority of operating credit facility

Dec 09

Norwegian Cruise Line stock slips 4% postmarket as CEO, CFO sell shares for $1.5M

Nov 16

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Nov 07

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:NCLH Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 249,3575491,4030
30 Jun 249,0864201,3700
31 Mar 248,9193431,3690
31 Dec 238,5501661,3420
30 Sep 238,083-2101,3800
30 Jun 237,162-8511,4300
31 Mar 236,144-1,4471,4070
31 Dec 224,844-2,2701,3670
30 Sep 223,812-3,3601,2750
30 Jun 222,350-3,9111,1280
31 Mar 221,167-4,1199850
31 Dec 21648-4,5078920
30 Sep 21170-3,6738050
30 Jun 2124-3,5047320
31 Mar 2136-3,5026780
31 Dec 201,280-4,0137460
30 Sep 202,751-3,1527830
30 Jun 204,658-2,0248810
31 Mar 206,306-1,0699900
31 Dec 196,4629309690
30 Sep 196,3639649540
30 Jun 196,3079839350
31 Mar 196,1659709200
31 Dec 186,0559558980
30 Sep 185,9238998760
30 Jun 185,7178298420
31 Mar 185,5398018090
31 Dec 175,3967607740
30 Sep 175,2727337420
30 Jun 175,1056757100
31 Mar 174,9476226640
31 Dec 164,8746336530
30 Sep 164,7865996250
30 Jun 164,5865095980
31 Mar 164,4845225780
31 Dec 154,3454275540
30 Sep 154,0973635220
30 Jun 153,7203134530
31 Mar 153,4002664090
31 Dec 143,1263383400
30 Sep 142,9374002860
30 Jun 142,8283702900
31 Mar 142,7072492810
31 Dec 132,5701022830

Quality Earnings: NCLH has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: NCLH became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NCLH has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 15.6% per year.

Accelerating Growth: NCLH has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: NCLH has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Hospitality industry (14%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst NCLH's Return on Equity (48.38%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 00:40
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is covered by 36 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Brandt MontourBarclays