 Nel trimestre conclusosi lo scorso 31 maggio il gruppo crocieristico statunitense Carnival Corporation ha riportato un utile netto di 194,2 milioni di dollari su ricavi per 989,2 milioni di dollari, contro un utile netto di 187,0 milioni di dollari e ricavi per 1,08 miliardi di dollari nel corrispondente trimestre del 2001. I ricavi - ha precisato Carnival - sono stati inferiori principalmente a causa della diminuzione delle tariffe determinata dagli eventi dello scorso 11 settembre; gli introiti comprendono inoltre la perdita di 9 milioni di dollari derivanti dalla cessione della Nieuw Amsterdam della filiale Holland America Line e la perdita di 12 milioni di dollari derivante dalla cancellazione delle crociere.
L'utile netto per il semestre conclusosi lo scorso 31 maggio si è attestato a 323,8 milioni di dollari, contro 314,9 milioni nel corrispondente semestre del 2001, e i ricavi sono stati pari a 1,89 miliardi di dollari (2,09 miliardi nel 2001).
Micky Arison, presidente e CEO del gruppo, ha commentato positivamente le performance finanziarie della Carnival, che sono continuate a crescere dopo gli eventi dell'11 settembre. «I nostri risultati del secondo trimestre - ha detto - dimostrano chiaramente la continua ripresa della nostra attività crocieristica, nonostante l'attuale incertezza economica e politica».
Arison ha confermato che il livello delle prenotazioni sta crescendo così come le tariffe, che sono ora solo lievemente inferiori a quelle praticate nel corrispondente periodo dello scorso anno.
Nel prossimo agosto Carnival Cruise Lines prenderà in consegna la nave Carnival Legend, che potrà ospitare 2.124 passeggeri e sarà impiegata inizialmente in Europa, dove per la prima volta debutterà il marchio Carnival Cruise Lines.
Carnival Corporation
Consolidated statements of operations
(Source: Carnival)
| | THREE MONTHS ENDED
MAY 31, | SIX MONTHS ENDED
MAY 31, |
| | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 |
| | (in thousands, except
earnings per share) | (in thousands, except
earnings per share) |
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| Revenues | $989,157 | $1,079,125 | $1,894,933 | $2,086,731 |
| Costs and Expenses | |
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| Operating | 533,455 | 601,334 | 1,051,620 | 1,201,454 |
| Selling and administrative | 142,702 | 154,564 | 294,747 | 310,455 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 92,589 | (1) 92,359 | 182,343 | (1) 183,950 |
| | 768,746 | 848,257 | 1,528,710 | 1,695,859 |
| Operating Income Before Loss From Affiliated Operations | 220,411 | 230,868 | 366,223 | 390,872 |
| Loss From Affiliated Operations, Net |
| (22,961) | | (44,024) |
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| Operating Income | 220,411 |
207,907 | 366,223 | 346,848 |
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| Nonoperating | |
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| (Expense) Income | |
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| Interest income | 7,752 |
6,000 | 14,415 | 9,778 |
| Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | (28,011) | (30,238) | (57,467) | (62,110) |
| Other (expense) income, net | (2) (12,087)
| (3) 380 | (2) (7,129) | (3) 12,326 |
| Income tax benefit, net | 6,136 | 2,914 | 7,799 | 8,071 |
| | (26,210) | (20,944) | (42,382) | (31,935) |
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| Net Income | $194,201 | $186,963 | $323,841 | $314,913 |
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| Earnings Per Share | |
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| Basic | $0.33 | $0.32 | $0.55 | $0.54 |
| Diluted | $0.33 | $0.32 | $0.55 | $0.54 |
| Weighted Average | |
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| Shares Outstanding | |
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| -- Basic | 586,520 | 584,150 | 586,395 | 584,001 |
| Weighted Average | |
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| Shares Outstanding | |
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| -- Diluted | 588,779 | 586,388 | 588,194 | 586,382 |
| (1) |
On December 1, 2001, the company adopted SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which required the company to cease amortizing its goodwill. Goodwill amortization was $5 million and $10 million in the three and six months ended May 31, 2001, respectively.
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| (2) |
Includes $9 million of losses, including related expenses, resulting from the sale of Holland America's former Nieuw Amsterdam, and $4 million of direct costs associated with cancelled cruises.
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| (3) |
Other income, net for the three and six months ended May 31, 2001 includes a $16 million gain from the sale of the company's investment in CRC Holdings, Inc., partially offset by $9 million of asset write-downs and $6 million of estimated litigation related expenses. In addition, other income, net for the six months ended May 31, 2001 includes a $13 million gain from a settlement agreement with the manufacturers of some of the company's ship propulsion systems to reimburse the company for lost revenues and expenses incurred due to disruptions in service during 2000.
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Selected statistical and segment information
| | THREE MONTHS ENDED
MAY 31, | SIX MONTHS ENDED
MAY 31, |
| | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 |
| | (in thousands) | (in thousands) |
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION | |
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| Passengers carried | 831 |
816 | 1,603 | 1,602 |
| Available lower berth days | 5,258 | 5,151 | 10,319 | 10,095 |
| Occupancy percentage | 101.9% | 102.5% | 102.3% | 103.9% |
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| SEGMENT INFORMATION | |
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| Revenues | |
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| Cruise | $967,354 | $1,054,200 | $1,867,861 | $2,054,591 |
| Tour | 27,788 | 31,070 | 33,495 | 38,758 |
| Intersegment elimination | (5,985) | (6,145) | (6,423) | (6,618) |
| | $989,157 | $1,079,125 | $1,894,933 | $2,086,731 |
| Operating expenses | |
| | |
| Cruise | $511,757 | $578,989 | $1,022,595 | $1,169,963 |
| Tour | 27,683 | 28,490 | 35,448 | 38,109 |
| Intersegment elimination | (5,985) | (6,145) | (6,423) | (6,618) |
| | $533,455 | $601,334 | $1,051,620 | $1,201,454 |
| Operating income (loss) | |
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| Cruise | $232,477 | $241,236 | $392,344 | $415,592 |
| Tour | (9,208) | (7,682) | (20,379) | (18,161) |
| Affiliated operations | |
(22,961) | | (44,024) |
| Corporate | (2,858) | (2,686) | (5,742) | (6,559) |
| | $220,411 | $207,907 | $366,223 | $346,848 |
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