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Carnival (Carnival) Quick Ratio

: 0.32 (As of Feb. 2024)
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The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Carnival's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.32.

Carnival has a quick ratio of 0.32. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

The historical rank and industry rank for Carnival's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CUK' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 0.23   Max: 1.41
Current: 0.32

During the past 13 years, Carnival's highest Quick Ratio was 1.41. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.23.

CUK's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
89.82% of 835 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 1.1 vs CUK: 0.32

Carnival Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Carnival's Quick Ratio 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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Carnival Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.18 1.18 0.94 0.67 0.41

Carnival Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Quick Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.60 0.49 0.38 0.41 0.32

Competitive Comparison

For the Leisure subindustry, Carnival's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick Ratio 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.


Carnival Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Carnival's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Carnival's Quick Ratio falls into.



Carnival Quick Ratio Calculation

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.

Carnival's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Nov. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(5266-528)/11481
=0.41

Carnival's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Feb. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(4484-531)/12396
=0.32

* 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.


Carnival  (NYSE:CUK) Quick Ratio Explanation

The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.

In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.

The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Carnival (Carnival) Business Description

Address
Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade, Southampton, Hampshire, GBR, S015 1ST
Carnival is the largest global cruise company, with 92 ships in service at the end of fiscal 2023. Its portfolio of brands includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America; P&O Cruises and Cunard Line in the United Kingdom; Aida in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe; and P&O Cruises in Australia. Carnival also owns Holland America Princess Alaska Tours in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Carnival's brands attracted nearly 13 million guests in 2019, prior to COVID-19, a level it has reached again in 2023.
Executives
David Bernstein officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO 3655 NW 87TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33178
Randall J Weisenburger director C/O WASSERSTEIN PERELLA GROUP, 31 WEST 52ND ST 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Bettina Alejandra Deynes officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 92 SW 3RD STREET, UNIT 4812, MIAMI FL 33130
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Sara Mathew director CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
William Richard Burke officer: Chief Maritime Officer 6301 COLLINS AVENUE, APT. 1903, MIAMI BEACH FL 33141
Joshua Ian Weinstein director, officer: President & CEO 3273 COACOOCHEE STREET, MIAMI FL 33133
Sir John Parker director
Arnold W Donald director C/O CARNIVAL CORPORATION, 3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33178
Michael Olaf Thamm officer: CEO - Costa Crociere COSTA CROCIERE SPA, PIAZZA PICCAPIETRA, 48, GENOVA L6 16121
Enrique Miguez officer: General Counsel 3600 DURANGO STREET, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Arnaldo Perez officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary 3655 NW 87TH AVE, C/O CARNIVAL CORP, MIAMI FL 33178-2428
Peter C. Anderson officer: Chief Ethics & Compliance 1541 BRICKELL AVENUE, UNIT B-2604, MIAMI FL 33129
Richard Glasier director 219 PIASA ST, ALTON IL 62002
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