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Royal Caribbean Group (Royal Caribbean Group) Interest Coverage

: 1.64 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Royal Caribbean Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $570 Mil. Royal Caribbean Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-346 Mil. Royal Caribbean Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.64. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Royal Caribbean Group interest coverage is 2.05, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Royal Caribbean Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

RCL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.05   Med: 4.81   Max: 5.81
Current: 2.05


RCL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.56% of 605 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.02 vs RCL: 2.05

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Royal Caribbean Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Royal Caribbean Group's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Royal Caribbean Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.10 - - - 2.05

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
Interest Coverage 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 0.03 0.76 2.17 3.71 1.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Travel Services subindustry, Royal Caribbean Group's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Royal Caribbean Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Royal Caribbean Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Royal Caribbean Group Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Royal Caribbean Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Royal Caribbean Group's Interest Expense was $-1,402 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,878 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20,345 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2878/-1402
=2.05

Royal Caribbean Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Royal Caribbean Group's Interest Expense was $-346 Mil. Its Operating Income was $570 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20,345 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*569.702/-346.481
=1.64

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Royal Caribbean Group  (NYSE:RCL) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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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