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Carnival(CCL)

Sector:

Travel & Leisure

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£2,442.32m

Change Today

Price Down-57.00p

Share Price

1,505.00p

Carnival Overview

Carnival is the world's largest cruise operator, with a portfolio of 12 cruise brands in North America, Europe and Australia currently operating a total of 80 ships. In 2003 the company combined with P&O Princess Cruises to form one of the largest leisure travel companies in the world. The group now encompasses brands such as Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.6% 5.1%
Div Cover 2.2 1.8
Op Mrgn 20.9% 15.5%
ROCE 11.7%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 9.8 10.6
PEG 1.5 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.4 0.3
Pr/Book 0.2  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 10.1% 14.4%
PBT 4.6% -4.5%
EPS 6.7% -6.9%
DPS 34.1% 13.0%

Carnival Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Nov-03 a6,718.00 a1,223.00 166.00¢ 24.4 n/a -4% 44.00¢ 1.1%
30-Nov-04 9,727.00 1,901.00 231.00¢ 25.1 0.6 +39% 52.00¢ 0.9%
30-Nov-05 11,094.00 2,325.00 280.00¢ 22.9 1.1 +21% 80.00¢ 1.2%
30-Nov-06 11,839.00 2,318.00 285.00¢ 17.2 8.6 +2% 102.50¢ 2.1%
30-Nov-07 13,033.00 2,424.00 304.00¢ 13.8 2.0 +7% 137.50¢ 3.3%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Carnival Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Nov-08 7,517.83 1,167.37 142.00p 10.6 n/a -7% 78.33p 5.1%
30-Nov-09 8,067.46 1,188.76 144.68p 10.4 5.5 +2% 85.66p 5.6%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Actual, Argus Research, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, DNB NOR Markets, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, IIR Group, JP Morgan, KBC Securities, Landsbanki Securities, Lehman Bros, Morgan Stanley, Numis Securities, Raymond James & Associates, Société Générale, Standard & Poors, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna Financial Group, UBS, Wachovia Securities, William Blair

Carnival Company Announcements

Voting Rights and Capital 03-Jul-2008 14:56 PR Newswire
Half-yearly Report 27-Jun-2008 14:03 PR Newswire
Director/PDMR Shareholding 25-Jun-2008 15:49 PR Newswire

Carnival ShareCast News

London close: Footsie deep in the red 01-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: Tough day for Footsie 01-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Retreat on a broad front 01-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Carnival Top Newspaper Links

Airlines 20-Jun-2008 Washington Post
Costs cruise 21-Mar-2008 The Scotsman
National Briefing 11-Mar-2008 Washington Post

Latest Carnival Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
24-Jun-08 Sell Robert H Dickinson 1,760.67p 18,042 £317,660.76
08-May-08 Sell Richard G Capen Jr 2,074.98p 6,000 £124,498.53
08-May-08 Exercise of option Richard G Capen Jr 1,426.39p 6,000 £85,583.14

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Carnival Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,505.00p Price Down
Change Today -57.00p
52 Week High 2,460.00p
52 Week Low 1,505.00p
Volume 658,853
Shares Issued 162.28m
Market Cap £2,442.32m
Beta 0.98
RiskGrade 205

Carnival Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
34.44% above the market average34.44% above the market average34.44% above the market average34.44% above the market average34.44% above the market average
1.79% below the sector average1.79% below the sector average1.79% below the sector average1.79% below the sector average1.79% below the sector average
Price Trend
33.76% below the market average33.76% below the market average33.76% below the market average33.76% below the market average33.76% below the market average
2.52% above the sector average2.52% above the sector average2.52% above the sector average2.52% above the sector average2.52% above the sector average
Income
51.14% above the market average51.14% above the market average51.14% above the market average51.14% above the market average51.14% above the market average
19.23% above the sector average19.23% above the sector average19.23% above the sector average19.23% above the sector average19.23% above the sector average
Growth
70.51% below the market average70.51% below the market average70.51% below the market average70.51% below the market average70.51% below the market average
77.14% below the sector average77.14% below the sector average77.14% below the sector average77.14% below the sector average77.14% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 2
Neutral 10
Sell 4
Strong Sell 2
Total 25
neutral
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Carnival Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Q2 Q1
Ex-Div 21-May-08 20-Feb-08
Paid 13-Jun-08 14-Mar-08
Amount 40.00¢ 40.00¢

Trades for 04-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 65,014 @ 1,505.00p
16:29 167 @ 1,505.00p
16:29 279 @ 1,505.00p
16:29 500 @ 1,507.00p
16:29 145 @ 1,507.00p

Carnival Key Personnel

CEO David Dingle
CFO Gerald R Cahill

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