secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CARNIVAL PLC (CUK)
CIK:        0001125259
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-12-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000815097-24-000078
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Carnival FY2024 record revenue $25B, net income $1.9B; Q4 beats guidance; sees 20% earnings growth in 2025
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- Full year revenue $25B (all-time high), up >15% YoY; net income $1.9B, adjusted net income beats guidance by $130M.
- Record adjusted EBITDA $6.1B, up >40% YoY; record operating income $3.6B, up >80%.
- Q4 revenue record $5.9B, net income $303M ($0.23 EPS) vs loss last year; adjusted EPS $0.14 beat guidance by $126M.
- 2025 outlook: expects 20% earnings growth; cumulative advanced booked position at all-time high for price and occupancy.
- Adjusted ROIC 11%, already >80% toward 2026 SEA Change target; expects to hit 2026 EBITDA target one year early.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000078/0000815097-24-000078-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815097/000081509724000078/ccl-20241220.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815097-24-000078

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