secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD (RCL)
CIK:        0000884887
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000884887-23-000040
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Royal Caribbean Q2 adjusted EPS $1.82 beats guidance; raises FY2023 EPS view 33% to $6-$6.20
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- Q2 adjusted EPS $1.82 vs guidance; net income $458.8M on record revenue $3.5B.
- FY2023 adjusted EPS guidance raised ~33% to $6.00-$6.20; net yields up 11.5-12% vs 2019.
- Q3 adjusted EPS expected $3.38-$3.48; net yields up ~14% vs 2019.
- Record customer deposits $5.7B; operating cash flow $1.4B; debt repaid $1.6B in Q2.
- Booking volumes significantly above 2019 at record pricing; demand from North America and Europe strong.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488723000040/0000884887-23-000040-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488723000040/rcl-20230727.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000884887-23-000040

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