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Royal Caribbean Group (Royal Caribbean Group) Beneish M-Score

: -2.99 (As of Today)
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The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Royal Caribbean Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

RCL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.69   Max: -1.34
Current: -2.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Royal Caribbean Group was -1.34. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.69.


Royal Caribbean Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Royal Caribbean Group's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* 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.

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Royal Caribbean Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.88 -2.06 -2.78 -1.34 -2.99

Royal Caribbean Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.34 -1.96 -2.68 -2.95 -2.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Travel Services subindustry, Royal Caribbean Group's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score 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.


Royal Caribbean Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Royal Caribbean Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Royal Caribbean Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Royal Caribbean Group Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Royal Caribbean Group for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.4851+0.528 * 0.5709+0.404 * 1.0105+0.892 * 1.5724+0.115 * 1.0552
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7199+4.679 * -0.084597-0.327 * 0.9408
=-2.99

* 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.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $405 Mil.
Revenue was 3331.419 + 4160.453 + 3522.982 + 2885.146 = $13,900 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1441.06 + 2023.593 + 1568.106 + 1092.241 = $6,125 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,792 Mil.
Total Assets was $35,131 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $30,725 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,455 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,792 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9,401 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20,345 Mil.
Net Income was 277.073 + 1009.076 + 458.761 + -47.91 = $1,697 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 51.564 + 78.722 + 36.628 + 25.056 = $192 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1115.995 + 659.74 + 1391.347 + 1309.918 = $4,477 Mil.
Total Receivables was $531 Mil.
Revenue was 2603.452 + 2993.075 + 2184.242 + 1059.231 = $8,840 Mil.
Gross Profit was 818.762 + 1026.626 + 504.323 + -125.711 = $2,224 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,205 Mil.
Total Assets was $33,776 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $28,084 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,407 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,583 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,573 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21,826 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(405 / 13900) / (531 / 8840)
=0.029137 / 0.060068
=0.4851

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(2224 / 8840) / (6125 / 13900)
=0.251584 / 0.440647
=0.5709

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (1792 + 30725) / 35131) / (1 - (3205 + 28084) / 33776)
=0.074407 / 0.073632
=1.0105

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=13900 / 8840
=1.5724

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(1407 / (1407 + 28084)) / (1455 / (1455 + 30725))
=0.047709 / 0.045214
=1.0552

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(1792 / 13900) / (1583 / 8840)
=0.128921 / 0.179072
=0.7199

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((20345 + 9401) / 35131) / ((21826 + 8573) / 33776)
=0.846717 / 0.900018
=0.9408

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(1697 - 191.97 - 4477) / 35131
=-0.084597

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Royal Caribbean Group has a M-score of -2.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Royal Caribbean Group (Royal Caribbean Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL, USA, 33132
Royal Caribbean is the world's second-largest cruise company, operating 64 ships across five global and partner brands in the cruise vacation industry, with 10 more ships on order. Brands the company operates include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. The company also has a 50% investment in a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The selection of brands in the portfolio allows Royal to compete on the basis of innovation, quality of ships and service, variety of itineraries, choice of destinations, and price. The company completed the divestiture of its Azamara brand in the first quarter of 2021.
Executives
Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen director ANDERS WILHELMSEN & CO. AS, BEDDINGEN 8, AKER BRYGGE, OSLO Q8 NO-0118
Harri U Kulovaara officer: EVP, Maritime ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Michael W Bayley officer: EVP, International ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Laura H Bethge officer: President, Celebrity Cruises 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Maritza Gomez Montiel director C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Henry L Pujol officer: Vice President, Controller ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Naftali Holtz officer: Chief Financial Officer 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Robert Alexander Lake officer: SVP, CLO, Secretary & CCO C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Jason T Liberty officer: President and CEO GATE NO 4, PLANT 10 / 11 GODREJ & BOYCE, PIROJSHANAGAR, LBS MARG, VIKHROLI (WEST), MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA K7 400079
Rebecca Yeung director 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Vagn O Sorensen director ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Michael O Leavitt director LEAVITT PARTNERS LLC, 299 SOUTH MAIN STREET STE 2300, SALT LAKE CITY X1 84111
Lisa Lutoff-perlo officer: EVP, Operations, RCI 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Bradley H Stein officer: SVP, GC & Chief Compliance Off 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Roberto Martinoli officer: Pres & CEO, Silversea Cruises 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132