secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD (RCL)
CIK:        0000884887
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000884887-24-000003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Royal Caribbean beats 2023 expectations, guides FY2024 adj. EPS $9.50-$9.70 (+40% YoY)
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- Q4 2023 revenue $3.3B, adj. EPS $1.25 vs. $(1.12) a year ago; full-year rev. $13.9B.
- Full-year 2023 adj. EPS $6.77, net income $1.7B; both ahead of prior guidance due to strong close-in demand.
- 2024 adj. EPS guidance $9.50-$9.70; net yields expected +5.25% to +7.25% in constant currency vs. 2023.
- Record booked position entering 2024; five best booking weeks ever occurred since last earnings call.
- Company expects to achieve two Trifecta goals (triple-digit EBITDA/APCD, ROIC in teens) one year early in 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488724000003/0000884887-24-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488724000003/rcl-20240201.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000884887-24-000003

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