Will Ticket Revenues Aid Royal Caribbean (RCL) Q2 Earnings?
Zacks Investment Research | Jul 21, 2019 10:33PM ET
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) is likely to report second-quarter 2019 financial numbers on Jul 25. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings surprise of 18%. The bottom line also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, the average being 8.8%.
Which Way Are Estimates Moving?
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter earnings is pegged at $2.46, higher than $2.27 registered in the year-ago quarter. Over the past 30 days, the company’s earnings estimates have witnessed a downward revision of 2 cents. For quarterly revenues, the consensus mark stands at nearly $2,794 million, implying 19.6% improvement from the prior-year reported figure.
Let’s delve deeper to find out how this global cruise vacation company’s top and bottom line will shape up in the to-be-reported quarter.
Factors at Play
Royal Caribbean’s second-quarter results are likely to be driven by robust Passenger Ticket revenues as well as Onboard and other revenues. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Passenger Ticket as well as Onboard and other revenues is likely to move north 19.6% and 20.2%, respectively. On the earnings front, Royal Caribbean’s profitability improvement initiatives, aimed at generating long-term cost savings, are likely to have benefited the company in the second quarter.
Royal Caribbean expects to generate the major bulk of 2019 capacity from the Caribbean, with Symphony of the Seas sailing year-round from Miami and a full year of sailings on two modernized ships — Mariner of the Seas and Navigator of the Seas. Overall capacity will also increase owing to the addition of Silversea, contributing just over 2% to growth.
However, the company’s results in the quarter to be reported will be impacted by Trump administration's policy change on travel to Cuba. Notably, the travel ban to Cuba will have a huge impact on the cruise industry. In June, Royal Caribbean stated that the ban will impact the company’s 2019 earnings by 25-35 cents.
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