The crocieristico group Norwegian Cruise Line frames the budget 2017, rich of results record



The crocieristico group Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has closed the 2017 with economic results record. The exercise anniversary has been archived item with revenues pairs to 5,40 billion dollars, with an increase of +10.7% on 2016. The EBITDA is piled to 1,55 billion dollars (+14.7%) and the operating profit to 1,05 billion dollars (+13.3%). Exercise 2017 is closed with a profit clearly of 760 million dollars (+20.0%).

In the solo fourth trimester of the 2017 revenues they have been attested to 1,25 billion dollars, in increase of +11.1% on the period October-December of the year precedence. EBITDA and EBIT have been pairs respective to 311 million dollars (+13.9%) and 177 million dollars (+15.4%). The profit clearly has been of 99 million dollars (+36.8%).

In the last trimester last year the ships of the fleet of the crocieristico group, that it is operated with the marks Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, have accommodated 651 thousand passengers, with an increase of +13.1% on the same period of 2016, and in the entire the 2017 passengers records are gone up to the quota 2,4 million (and not 2,5 million as erroneously indicated from NCLH if the total of the fourth trimester communicated from the group is corrected), with a rise of +3.0% on the year precedence.

"The result from record reached in 2017 - it has commented the president and managing director of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Frank Del Rio - represents the perfect conclusion of an historical year in which we celebrate the fifth anniversary of our initial public offer. In last the five financial years we have continued to record a solid result, with an increased profit per.share more than six times from the initial public offer, a raddoppiamento of the revenues and an increase to two figures of the yield of the invested capital. It has been - it has emphasized Del Rio - a remarkable travel for our company, characterized from the succession of various fundamental stages and from exciting a perspective of increase of the profit for 2018 and beyond. These solid performances in terms of revenues and profits will continue in the 2018, from the moment that we have begun the year in our better position than always, with advanced prices regarding the year precedence for all and the three marks".

"The continuous, strong total question for the marks of our pocketbook - Wendy Beck has confirmed, executive vice-president and financial director of NCLH - will afford us of giving ulterior keeps on the increase of our profit, carrying to the sixth consecutive year of increase of the net yield. This, joined to the benefits of the launch of the Norwegian Bliss (the new dedicated ship mainly at the market crocieristico of Alaska that will be taken in delivery in the course of the third trimester of this year, ndr) and to a continuous attention to the costs, will carry the results of 2018 to the historical maximums".