secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD (RCL)
CIK:        0000884887
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000884887-24-000106
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.88
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Royal Caribbean Q1 adjusted EPS $1.77 beats guidance; raises FY 2024 guidance to $10.70-$10.90
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- Revenue $3.7B; net income $360M; GAAP EPS $1.35, adjusted EPS $1.77 vs. guided $1.55-1.65.
- Net yields up 19.3% constant currency; load factor 107%; customer deposits $6.0B, record booked position.
- Full-year adjusted EPS raised to $10.70-$10.90, implying ~60% YoY growth; achieves Trifecta goals one year early.
- Refinanced $1.25B 11.625% notes due 2027 with $1.25B 6.25% notes due 2032; liquidity $3.7B.
- S&P upgraded to BB+ (stable) and Moody's to Ba2 (positive) on improved credit profile.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488724000106/0000884887-24-000106-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488724000106/rcl-20240425.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000884887-24-000106

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