Interim Management Statement
OCTOBER 1, 2009
RELEASE OF CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q AND
CARNIVAL PLC INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2009
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Carnival Corporation & plc announced its third quarter and nine month results of
operations in its earnings release issued on September 22, 2009. Carnival Corporation & plc is
hereby announcing that today it has filed a joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") containing the Carnival Corporation & plc 2009 third
quarter and nine month financial statements, which results remain unchanged from those
previously announced on September 22, 2009.
The information included in the attached Schedules A, B and C is extracted from the Form
10-Q and has been prepared in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. Schedules A and B
contain the unaudited consolidated financial statements for Carnival Corporation & plc as of
and for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009, together with management's discussion
and analysis of Carnival Corporation & plc's financial condition and results of operations
related thereto. These Carnival Corporation & plc consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America ("U.S. GAAP"). Within the Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc dual listed company
structure the directors consider the most appropriate presentation of Carnival plc's results
and financial position is by reference to the U.S. GAAP financial statements of Carnival
Corporation & plc. Accordingly, Schedules A and B are presented as Carnival plc's third
quarter interim management statement, in accordance with the requirements of the UK Disclosure
and Transparency Rules. Schedule C contains information on Carnival Corporation and Carnival
plc's sales and purchases of their equity securities and use of proceeds from such sales.
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announcement) is available for viewing on the SEC website at www.sec.gov under Carnival
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will be available shortly at the UK Listing Authority Document Viewing Facility of the FSA at
25 The North Colonnade, London E14 5HS, United Kingdom.
Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the world, with a
portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe and Australia, comprised of Carnival Cruise
Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, The Yachts of Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa
Cruises, Cunard Line, Ibero Cruises, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia.
Together, these brands operate 93 ships totaling more than 180,000 lower berths with 12
new ships scheduled to be delivered between January 2010 and May 2012. Carnival Corporation &
plc also operates Holland America Tours and Princess Tours, the leading tour companies in
Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival
Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the
FTSE 100 indices.
Additional information can be obtained via Carnival Corporation & plc's website at
www.carnivalcorp.com or www.carnivalplc.com or by writing to Carnival plc at Carnival House,
5 Gainsford Street, London SE1 2NE, United Kingdom.
SCHEDULE A
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS UNDER U.S. GAAP
Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results
Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in this joint
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks, uncertainties
and assumptions with respect to us, including some statements concerning future results,
outlooks, plans, goals and other events which have not yet occurred. These statements are
intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability provided by Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have tried,
whenever possible, to identify these statements by using words like "will," "may," "could,"
"should," "would," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "forecast," "future," "intend," "plan,"
"estimate" and similar expressions of future intent or the negative of such terms.
Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are many factors
that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in this joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements
include those statements which may impact, among other things, the forecasting of our earnings
per share, net revenue yields, booking levels, pricing, occupancy, operating, financing and/or
tax costs, fuel expenses, costs per available lower berth day ("ALBD"), estimates of ship
depreciable lives and residual values, liquidity, goodwill and trademark fair values, outlook or
business prospects. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
- general economic and business conditions, including fuel price increases, high
unemployment rates, and declines in the securities, real estate and other markets, and
perceptions of these conditions, may adversely impact the levels of our potential
vacationers' discretionary income and net worth and this group's confidence in their
country's economy;
- fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly the movement of the
U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling;
- the international political climate, armed conflicts, terrorist and pirate attacks and
threats thereof, and other world events affecting the safety and security of travel;
- conditions in the cruise and land-based vacation industries, including competition from
other cruise ship operators and providers of other vacation alternatives and overcapacity
offered by cruise ship and land-based vacation alternatives;
- accidents, the spread of contagious diseases and threats thereof, adverse weather
conditions or natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, and other incidents
(including, but not limited to, ship fires and machinery and equipment failures or improper
operation thereof), which could cause, among other things, individual or multiple port
closures, injury, death, alteration of cruise itineraries or cancellation of a cruise or
series of cruises or tours;
- adverse publicity concerning the cruise industry in general, or us in particular;
- lack of acceptance of new itineraries, products and services by our guests;
- changing consumer preferences;
- changes in and compliance with laws and regulations relating to the Americans with
Disabilities Act and employment, environmental, health, safety, security, tax and other
regulatory regimes under which we operate;
- increases in global fuel demand and pricing, fuel supply disruptions and/or other events on
our fuel and other expenses, liquidity and credit ratings;
- increases in our future fuel expenses from implementing approved International Maritime
Organization regulations, which require the use of higher priced low sulfur fuels in
certain cruising areas, including the proposed establishment of a U.S./Canadian Emissions
Control Area ("ECA"), which will, if established, significantly affect the quality and
price of fuel that ships will be required to burn within this ECA;
- changes in financing and operating costs, including changes in interest rates and food,
insurance, payroll and security costs;
- our ability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship maintenance, repairs and
refurbishments, including ordering additional ships for our cruise brands from European
shipyards, on terms that are favorable or consistent with our expectations;
- our ability to implement our brand strategies and to continue to operate and expand our
business internationally;
- whether our future operating cash flow will be sufficient to fund future obligations and
whether we will be able to obtain financing, if necessary, in sufficient amounts and on
terms that are favorable or consistent with our expectations;
- our ability to attract and retain qualified shipboard crew and maintain good relations with
employee unions;
- continuing financial viability of our travel agent distribution system, air service
providers and cruise shipyards and their subcontractors;
- availability and pricing of air travel services, especially as a result of significant
increases in air travel costs;
- increased credit risk of our counterparties, including those associated with our cash
equivalents, committed financing facilities, contingent obligations, derivative
instruments, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees;
- our decisions to self-insure against various risks or our inability to obtain insurance for
certain risks at reasonable rates;
- disruptions and other damages to our information technology networks;
- lack of continuing availability of attractive, convenient and safe port destinations; and
- risks associated with the DLC structure, including the uncertainty of its tax status.
Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results.
Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant listing rules, we
expressly disclaim any obligation to disseminate, after the date of this joint Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q, any updates or revisions to any such forward-looking statements to reflect any
change in expectations or events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are
based.
Outlook for the Fourth Quarter of 2009
As of September 22, 2009, we said that we expected our diluted earnings per share for the
fourth quarter of 2009 would be in the range of $0.16 to $0.20. Our guidance was based on fuel
prices per metric ton of $465 for the 2009 fourth quarter. In addition, this guidance was also
based on currency exchange rates of $1.46 to the euro and $1.67 to sterling.
The above forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Various factors
could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed above including, but
not limited to, economic and business conditions, foreign currency exchange rates, fuel prices,
adverse weather conditions, spread of contagious diseases, regulatory changes, geopolitical and
other factors that could impact consumer demand, revenues or costs and expenses. You should
read the above forward-looking statement together with the discussion of these and other risks
under "Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results."
Critical Accounting Estimates
Impairment reviews of our goodwill and trademarks, which have been allocated to various of
our cruise line reporting units, require us to make significant estimates to determine the fair
values of these reporting units and their trademarks. The determination of these fair values
includes numerous uncertainties.
We performed our annual goodwill and trademark impairment reviews as of July 31, 2009. We
determined that the estimated fair value of each of our cruise line reporting units, which
include goodwill, exceeded their carrying value. In addition, we reviewed our trademarks for
impairment using the relief-from-royalty method and the fair values of these intangible assets
exceeded their carrying values. Accordingly, at July 31, 2009, neither our goodwill nor
trademarks were impaired. However, due to the ongoing uncertainty in market conditions, which
may negatively impact the performance of our reporting units, we will continue to monitor and
evaluate the carrying values of our goodwill and trademarks. If market and economic conditions
or our units' business performance deteriorates significantly then we would perform interim
impairment reviews. Any such impairment reviews could result in recognition of a goodwill
and/or trademark impairment charge in 2009 or thereafter.
Finally, we do not believe there have been any events or circumstances subsequent to July
31, 2009 that would require us to perform interim goodwill or trademark impairment reviews.
Since April 2009, our stock market capitalization has generally been greater than our
shareholders' equity, which was typically not the case since early November 2008.
For a further discussion of our critical accounting estimates, see "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," which is included in
Carnival Corporation & plc's 2008 joint Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Seasonality and Expected Capacity Growth
Our revenues from the sale of passenger tickets are seasonal. Historically, demand for
cruises has been greatest during our third fiscal quarter, which includes the Northern
Hemisphere summer months. This higher demand during the third quarter results in higher net
revenue yields and, accordingly, the largest share of our net income is earned during this
period. The seasonality of our results is increased due to ships being taken out of service for
maintenance, which we typically schedule during non-peak demand periods. In addition,
substantially all of Holland America Tours' and Princess Tours' revenues and net income are
generated from May through September in conjunction with the Alaska cruise season.
The year-over-year percentage increase in our ALBD capacity for the fourth quarter of 2009
is currently expected to be 7.7%. Our annual ALBD capacity increase for fiscal 2009, 2010, 2011
and 2012 is currently expected to be 5.4%, 7.7%, 5.1% and 3.5%, respectively. The above
percentage increases result primarily from contracted new ships entering service and exclude any
future ship orders, acquisitions, retirements or sales, however the scheduled withdrawal from
service of Costa Europa in April 2010 and P&O Cruises' Artemis in May 2011 have been taken into
account.
Selected Cruise and Other Information
Selected cruise and other information was as follows:
Three Months Nine Months
Ended August 31, Ended August 31,
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2009 2008 2009 2008
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Passengers carried (in thousands) 2,485 2,322 6,383 6,218
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Occupancy percentage(a) 111.4% 110.9% 106.4% 106.8%
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Fuel consumption (metric tons in thousands) 807 795 2,359 2,383
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Fuel cost per metric ton(b) $ 405 $ 666 $ 330 $ 565
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Currency
U.S. dollar to Euro 1 $1.41 $1.54 $1.37 $1.53
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U.S. dollar to £1 $1.64 $1.95 $1.53 $1.97
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(a) In accordance with cruise industry practice, occupancy is calculated using a
denominator of two passengers per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three
or more passengers. Percentages in excess of 100% indicate that on average more than
two passengers occupied some cabins.
(b) Fuel cost per metric ton is calculated by dividing the cost of our fuel by the number
of metric tons consumed.
Three Months Ended August 31, 2009 ("2009") Compared to the Three Months Ended August 31, 2008
("2008")
Revenues
Our total revenues decreased $675 million, or 14.0%, from $4.8 billion in 2008 to $4.1
billion in 2009. This was caused by an $842 million revenue decrease that was primarily due to
the adverse impact of the economic downturn on our cruise ticket pricing and onboard and other
revenues, as well as a stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling compared to 2008. In
addition, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ("CDC") recommendations against
non-essential travel to Mexico as a result of the H1N1 flu virus also adversely impacted our
revenues because we had to alter several of our cruise ships' itineraries. This revenue
decrease was partially offset by our 5.5% capacity increase in ALBDs (see "Key Performance Non-
GAAP Financial Indicators"). Our capacity increased 3.6% for our North American cruise brands
and 7.5% for our European cruise brands in 2009 compared to 2008, as we continue to implement
our strategy of expanding in the European cruise marketplace.
Onboard and other revenues included concessionaire revenues of $277 million in 2009 and
$292 million in 2008. Onboard and other revenues decreased $39 million in 2009 compared to
2008, primarily because of lower onboard spending for all of the major onboard revenue-producing
activities, as well as the impact of the stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling
compared to 2008, partially offset by our 5.5% increase in ALBDs.
Other non-cruise revenues decreased $83 million, or 28.4%, to $209 million in 2009 from
$292 million in 2008 due to lower cruise/tour prices and fewer cruise/tours sold.
Costs and Expenses
Operating costs decreased $408 million, or 15.5%, from $2.6 billion in 2008 to $2.2 billion
in 2009. This decrease was primarily due to $211 million of lower fuel prices, the impact of
the stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling and decreased commissions primarily as a
result of our lower ticket revenues compared to 2008. This decrease was partially offset as a
result of increased capacity driven by our 5.5% increase in ALBDs.
Other non-cruise operating expenses decreased $49 million, or 25.3%, to $145 million from
$194 million in 2008 primarily due to the impact of cost containment initiatives and fewer
cruise/tours sold.
Selling and administration expenses increased $9 million, or 2.4%, from $372 million in
2008 to $381 million in 2009. This increase was caused by the nonrecurrence in 2009 of the 2008
$26 million gain that was recognized from the hurricane insurance settlement for damages to our
Cozumel, Mexico port facilities, that were damaged in 2005, as well as our 5.5% increase in
ALBDs, partially offset by the stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling and the
impact of cost containment initiatives.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $13 million, or 4.0%, from $323 million in
2008 to $336 million in 2009, caused by the 5.5% increase in ALBDs through the addition of new
ships and additional ship improvement expenditures, partially offset by the impact of the
stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling.
Our total costs and expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 69.2% in 2008 to
71.1% in 2009.
Operating Income
Our operating income decreased $289 million from $1.5 billion in 2008 to $1.2 billion in
2009 primarily because of the reasons discussed above.
Nonoperating (Expense) Income
Net interest expense, excluding capitalized interest, decreased $12 million to $100 million
in 2009 from $112 million in 2008. On a constant dollar basis, this decrease was due to a $22
million decrease in interest expense from lower average interest rates on average borrowings,
partially offset by a $10 million increase from a higher level of average borrowings and a $4
million decrease in interest income due to lower average interest rates on lower invested
balances. In addition, net interest expense decreased by $4 million as a result of the stronger
U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling compared to 2008.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense decreased $28 million to $24 million in 2009 from $52 million in 2008,
primarily because of a $10 million income tax benefit in 2009 and a $6 million income tax
expense in 2008 related to changes in uncertain income tax position liabilities and the
nonrecurrence in 2009 of the $7 million Mexican deferred income tax expense related to our
hurricane insurance settlement that was recognized in 2008. During 2009 and 2008 we have
recorded income tax expenses resulting from the seasonal income of our Alaska tour operation.
Key Performance Non-GAAP Financial Indicators
ALBDs is a standard measure of passenger capacity for the period, which we use to perform
rate and capacity variance analyses to determine the main non-capacity driven factors that cause
our cruise revenues and expenses to vary. ALBDs assume that each cabin we offer for sale
accommodates two passengers and is computed by multiplying passenger capacity by revenue-
producing ship operating days in the period.
We use net cruise revenues per ALBD ("net revenue yields") and net cruise costs per ALBD as
significant non-GAAP financial measures of our cruise segment financial performance. These
measures enable us to separate the impact of predictable capacity changes from the more
unpredictable rate changes that affect our business. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide
a better gauge to measure our revenue and cost performance instead of the standard U.S. GAAP-
based financial measures. There are no specific rules for determining our non-GAAP financial
measures and, accordingly, it is possible that they may not be exactly comparable to the like-
kind information presented by other cruise companies, which is a potential risk associated with
using them to compare us to other cruise companies.
Net revenue yields are commonly used in the cruise industry to measure a company's cruise
segment revenue performance and for revenue management purposes. We use "net cruise revenues"
rather than "gross cruise revenues" to calculate net revenue yields. We believe that net cruise
revenues is a more meaningful measure in determining revenue yield than gross cruise revenues
because it reflects the cruise revenues earned net of our most significant variable costs, which
are travel agent commissions, cost of air transportation and certain other variable direct costs
associated with onboard and other revenues. Substantially all of our remaining cruise costs are
largely fixed, except for the impact of changing prices, once our ship capacity levels have been
determined.
Net cruise costs per ALBD is the most significant measure we use to monitor our ability to
control our cruise segment costs rather than gross cruise costs per ALBD. We exclude the same
variable costs that are included in the calculation of net cruise revenues to calculate net
cruise costs to avoid duplicating these variable costs in these two non-GAAP financial measures.
In addition, because a significant portion of our operations utilize the euro or sterling
to measure their results and financial condition, the translation of those operations to our
U.S. dollar reporting currency results in decreases in reported U.S. dollar revenues and
expenses if the U.S. dollar strengthens against these foreign currencies, and increases in
reported U.S. dollar revenues and expenses if the U.S. dollar weakens against these foreign
currencies. Accordingly, we also monitor and report our two non-GAAP financial measures
assuming the current period currency exchange rates have remained constant with the prior year's
comparable period rates, or on a "constant dollar basis," in order to remove the impact of
changes in exchange rates on our non-U.S. dollar cruise operations. We believe that this is a
useful measure since it facilitates a comparative view of the growth of our business in a
fluctuating currency exchange rate environment.
Gross and net revenue yields were computed by dividing the gross or net revenues, without
rounding, by ALBDs as follows:
Three Months Ended August 31,
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2009
Constant
2009 Dollar 2008
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(in millions, except ALBDs and yields)
Cruise revenues
Passenger tickets $3,105 $3,280 $3,658
Onboard and other 825 857 864
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Gross cruise revenues 3,930 4,137 4,522
Less cruise costs
Commissions, transportation and other (515) (547) (660)
Onboard and other (131) (137) (134)
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Net cruise revenues $3,284 $3,453 $3,728
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ALBDs 16,241,798 16,241,798 15,392,070
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Gross revenue yields $241.99 $254.69 $293.82
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Net revenue yields $202.21 $212.56 $242.27
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Gross and net cruise costs per ALBD were computed by dividing the gross or net cruise
costs, without rounding, by ALBDs as follows:
Three Months Ended August 31,
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2009
Constant
2009 Dollar 2008
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(in millions, except ALBDs and costs per ALBD)
Cruise operating expenses $2,081 $2,172 $2,440
Cruise selling and administrative expenses 372 391 364
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Gross cruise costs 2,453 2,563 2,804
Less cruise costs included in net cruise
revenues
Commissions, transportation and other (515) (547) (660)
Onboard and other (131) (137) (134)
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Net cruise costs $1,807 $1,879 $2,010
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ALBDs 16,241,798 16,241,798 15,392,070
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Gross cruise costs per ALBD $151.07 $157.80 $182.17
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Net cruise costs per ALBD $111.29 $115.67 $130.62
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Net cruise revenues decreased $444 million, or 11.9%, to $3.3 billion in 2009 from $3.7
billion in 2008. This was caused by a $650 million, or 16.5%, decrease in net revenue yields in
2009 compared to 2008 (gross revenue yields decreased by 17.6%). This decrease was partially
offset by a 5.5% increase in ALBDs between 2009 and 2008 that accounted for $206 million. The
net revenue yield decrease in 2009 was primarily due to the adverse impact of the economic
downturn on our cruise ticket pricing and onboard and other revenues, as well as the impact of a
stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling compared to 2008. In addition, the CDC's
recommendations against non-essential travel to Mexico as a result of the H1N1 flu virus also
adversely impacted our net revenue yields as previously discussed. Net revenue yields as
measured on a constant dollar basis decreased 12.3% in 2009 compared to 2008, which was
comprised of a 13.7% decrease in passenger ticket yields and a 6.5% decrease in onboard and
other revenue yields. Gross cruise revenues decreased $592 million, or 13.1%, to $3.9 billion
in 2009 from $4.5 billion in 2008 for largely the same reasons as discussed above for net cruise
revenues, as well as the reduction in travel agent commissions as a result of lower cruise
ticket prices.
Net cruise costs decreased $203 million, or 10.1%, to $1.8 billion in 2009 from $2.0
billion in 2008. This was caused by a $314 million decrease in net cruise costs per ALBD,
which decreased 14.8% in 2009 compared to 2008 (gross cruise costs per ALBD decreased 17.1%).
This decrease was partially offset by the 5.5% increase in ALBDs between 2009 and 2008 that
accounted for $111 million. The 14.8% decrease in net cruise costs per ALBD was primarily the
result of a 39.2% decrease in fuel price to $405 per metric ton in 2009, which resulted in a
decrease in fuel expense of $211 million, the stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and
sterling and $21 million of fuel consumption savings compared to 2008. This decrease was
partially offset by the nonrecurrence in 2009 of the 2008 $26 million gain that was recognized
from the hurricane insurance settlement for damages to our Cozumel, Mexico port facilities.
Net cruise costs per ALBD as measured on a constant dollar basis decreased 11.4% in 2009
compared to 2008. On a constant dollar basis, net cruise costs per ALBD excluding fuel
decreased 0.7% compared to 2008 primarily due to the impact of cost containment initiatives.
Gross cruise costs decreased $351 million, or 12.5%, in 2009 to $2.5 billion from $2.8 billion
in 2008 for largely the same reasons as discussed above for net cruise costs, as well as the
reduction in travel agent commissions as discussed above.
Nine Months Ended August 31, 2009 ("2009") Compared to the Nine Months Ended August 31, 2008
("2008")
Revenues
Our total revenues decreased $1.4 billion, or 12.3%, from $11.3 billion in 2008 to $10.0
billion in 2009. This was caused by a $1.8 billion revenue decrease that was primarily due to
the adverse impact of the economic downturn on our cruise ticket pricing and onboard and other
revenues, as well as the impact of a stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling compared
to 2008. This revenue decrease was partially offset by our 4.6% capacity increase in ALBDs (see
"Key Performance Non-GAAP Financial Indicators"). Our capacity increased 3.2% for our North
American cruise brands and 7.2% for our European cruise brands in 2009 compared to 2008, as we
continue to implement our strategy of expanding in the European cruise marketplace.
Onboard and other revenues included concessionaire revenues of $651 million in 2009 and
$698 million in 2008. Onboard and other revenues decreased $177 million in 2009 compared to
2008, primarily because of lower onboard spending for all of the major onboard revenue-producing
activities, as well as the impact of the stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling
compared to 2008, partially offset by our 4.6% increase in ALBDs.
Costs and Expenses
Operating costs decreased $946 million, or 13.7%, from $6.9 billion in 2008 to $6.0 billion
in 2009. This decrease was primarily due to $555 million of lower fuel prices, the impact of
the stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling and decreased commissions primarily as a
result of our lower ticket revenues and lower fuel consumption as a result of fuel saving
initiatives compared to 2008. This decrease was partially offset as a result of increased
capacity driven by our 4.6% increase in ALBDs and a $51 million increase in dry-dock expenses.
Selling and administration expenses decreased $56 million, or 4.6% in 2009 compared to
2008. The decrease was caused by the stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling and
was partially offset by our 4.6% increase in ALBDs.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $28 million, or 3.0%, from $936 million in
2008 to $964 million in 2009, caused by the 4.6% increase in ALBDs through the addition of new
ships and additional ship improvement expenditures, partially offset by the currency impact.
Our total costs and expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 79.9% in 2008 to
81.3% in 2009.
Operating Income
Our operating income decreased $419 million from $2.3 billion in 2008 to $1.9 billion in
2009 primarily because of the reasons discussed above.
Nonoperating (Expense) Income
Net interest expense, excluding capitalized interest, decreased $18 million to $299 million
in 2009 from $317 million in 2008. On a constant dollar basis, this decrease was due to an $84
million decrease in interest expense from lower average interest rates on average borrowings,
partially offset by a $61 million increase from a higher level of average borrowings and a $19
million decrease in interest income due to lower average interest rates on lower invested
balances. In addition, net interest expense decreased by $14 million as a result of the
stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling compared to 2008. Capitalized interest
decreased $12 million during 2009 compared to 2008 primarily due to lower average levels of
investment in ship construction projects.
Other income, net increased $10 million to $16 million in 2009 from $6 million in 2008,
primarily because of the $15 million gain recognized upon the unwinding of one of our LILO
transactions.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense decreased $40 million to $8 million in 2009 from $48 million in 2008,
primarily because of a $17 million income tax benefit in 2009 and a $16 million income tax
expense in 2008 related to changes in uncertain income tax position liabilities and the
nonrecurrence in 2009 of the $7 million Mexican deferred income tax expense related to our
hurricane insurance settlement that was recognized in 2008.
Key Performance Non-GAAP Financial Indicators
Gross and net revenue yields were computed by dividing the gross or net revenues, without
rounding, by ALBDs as follows:
Nine Months Ended August 31,
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2009
Constant
2009 Dollar 2008
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(in millions, except ALBDs and yields)
Cruise revenues
Passenger tickets $7,566 $ 8,141 $ 8,684
Onboard and other 2,132 2,241 2,309
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Gross cruise revenues 9,698 10,382 10,993
Less cruise costs
Commissions, transportation and other (1,469) (1,616) (1,743)
Onboard and other (345) (367) (380)
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Net cruise revenues $7,884 $ 8,399 $ 8,870
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ALBDs 46,063,860 46,063,860 44,034,240
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Gross revenue yields $210.54 $225.38 $249.65
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Net revenue yields $171.16 $182.33 $201.45
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Gross and net cruise costs per ALBD were computed by dividing the gross or net cruise
costs, without rounding, by ALBDs as follows:
Nine Months Ended August 31,
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2009
Constant
2009 Dollar 2008
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(in millions, except ALBDs and costs per ALBD)
Cruise operating expenses $5,765 $6,145 $6,651
Cruise selling and administrative expenses 1,142 1,221 1,197
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Gross cruise costs 6,907 7,366 7,848
Less cruise costs included in net cruise
revenues
Commissions, transportation and other (1,469) (1,616) (1,743)
Onboard and other (345) (367) (380)
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Net cruise costs $5,093 $5,383 $5,725
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ALBDs 46,063,860 46,063,860 44,034,240
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Gross cruise costs per ALBD $149.96 $159.92 $178.23
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Net cruise costs per ALBD $110.57 $116.86 $130.03
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Net cruise revenues decreased $986 million, or 11.1%, to $7.9 billion in 2009 from $8.9
billion in 2008. This was caused by a $1.4 billion, or 15.0%, decrease in net revenue yields in
2009 compared to 2008 (gross revenue yields decreased by 15.7%). This decrease was partially
offset by a 4.6% increase in ALBDs between 2009 and 2008 that accounted for $409 million. The
net revenue yield decrease in 2009 was primarily due to the adverse impact of the economic
downturn on our cruise ticket pricing and onboard and other revenues, as well as the impact of a
stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and sterling compared to 2008. Net revenue yields as
measured on a constant dollar basis decreased 9.5% in 2009 compared to 2008, which was comprised
of a 10.1% decrease in passenger ticket yields and a 7.1% decrease in onboard and other revenue
yields. Gross cruise revenues decreased $1.3 billion, or 11.8%, to $9.7 billion in 2009 from
$11.0 billion in 2008 for largely the same reasons as discussed above for net cruise revenues,
as well as the reduction in travel agent commissions as a result of lower cruise ticket prices.
Net cruise costs decreased $632 million, or 11.0%, to $5.1 billion in 2009 from $5.7
billion in 2008. This was caused by a $896 million decrease in net cruise costs per ALBD, which
decreased 15.0% in 2009 compared to 2008 (gross cruise costs per ALBD decreased 15.9%). This
decrease was partially offset by the 4.6% increase in ALBDs between 2009 and 2008 that accounted
for $264 million. The 15.0% decrease in net cruise costs per ALBD was primarily the result of a
41.6% decrease in fuel price to $330 per metric ton in 2009, which resulted in a decrease in
fuel expense of $555 million compared to 2008, the stronger U.S. dollar against the euro and
sterling and $76 million of fuel consumption savings compared to 2008. Net cruise costs per
ALBD as measured on a constant dollar basis decreased 10.1% in 2009 compared to 2008. On a
constant dollar basis, net cruise costs per ALBD excluding fuel increased 0.5% compared to 2008
primarily due to the increase in dry-docking expenses, partially offset by the impact of cost
containment initiatives. Gross cruise costs decreased $941 million, or 12.0%, in 2009 to $6.9
billion from $7.8 billion in 2008 for largely the same reasons as discussed above for net cruise
costs, as well as the reduction in travel agent commissions as discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As discussed under Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations in our 2008 joint Annual Report on Form 10-K, we believe preserving cash and
liquidity is a prudent step which will strengthen our balance sheet and enhance our financial
flexibility. Accordingly in October 2008, the Board of Directors voted to suspend our quarterly
dividend beginning March 2009. We previously announced our intention to maintain the dividend
suspension for the remainder of 2009, but will re-evaluate our dividend policy based on our
liquidity position, tone of business and our credit rating.
Our overall strategy is to maintain an acceptable level of liquidity with our available
cash and cash equivalents and committed credit facilities for immediate and future liquidity
needs, and a reasonable debt maturity profile that is spread out over a number of years. During
2009, we put into place committed credit facilities at attractive interest rates. Since the
start of the year we have completed more than $3.6 billion in financing, thus considerably
improving our liquidity to the levels discussed below.
Our cash from operations and committed financing facilities along with our available cash
and cash equivalent balances are forecasted to be sufficient to fund our expected 2009 fourth
quarter and 2010 cash requirements and provide us with an acceptable level of liquidity.
Although we do not believe we will be required to obtain additional new debt during the
remainder of 2009 or 2010, we may choose to enhance our liquidity on favorable terms as
opportunities arise.
Sources and Uses of Cash
Our business provided $2.6 billion of net cash from operations during the nine months ended
August 31, 2009, a decrease of $249 million, or 8.6%, compared to fiscal 2008. This decrease
was caused by less net cash being generated from operations primarily as a result of lower
cruise ticket prices and a decrease of $55 million in our customer deposit balances during the
first nine months of 2009 compared to an increase of $191 million in our customer deposit
balances during the same period in 2008. The decrease in customer deposits resulted primarily
from guests booking cruises and paying their deposits closer to the sailing dates and cruises
being purchased for lower ticket prices compared to the comparable prior period when guests
booked their cruises and paid their deposits further in advance of the sailing dates and cruises
were purchased for higher ticket prices.
At August 31, 2009 and 2008, we had working capital deficits of $3.7 billion and $3.8
billion, respectively. Our August 31, 2009 deficit included $2.5 billion of customer deposits,
which represent the passenger revenues we collect in advance of sailing dates and, accordingly,
is substantially more of a deferred revenue item rather than an actual current cash liability.
We use our long-term ship assets to realize a portion of this deferred revenue in addition to
consuming current assets. In addition, our August 31, 2009 working capital deficit included
$1.7 billion of current debt obligations, which included $92 million outstanding under our
principal revolving credit facility. This facility is available to provide long-term rollover
financing of our current debt. After excluding customer deposits and current debt obligations
from our August 31, 2009 working capital deficit balance, our non-GAAP adjusted working capital
was $600 million. As explained above, our business model allows us to operate with a
significant working capital deficit and, accordingly, we believe we will continue to have a
working capital deficit for the foreseeable future.
During the nine months ended August 31, 2009, our net expenditures for capital projects
were $2.4 billion, of which $2.0 billion was spent for our ongoing new shipbuilding program,
including $1.4 billion for the final delivery payments for Costa Luminosa, AIDAluna, Costa
Pacifica and Seabourn Odyssey. In addition to our new shipbuilding program, we had capital
expenditures of $292 million for ship improvements and replacements and $147 million for cruise
port facility developments, information technology and other assets.
During the nine months ended August 31, 2009, we repaid and borrowed $1.7 billion and $1.1
billion, respectively, under our principal revolving credit facility in connection with our
needs for cash at various times throughout the period. In addition, during the nine months
ended August 31, 2009, we borrowed $1.6 billion of new other long-term debt, primarily under our
export credit financing facilities, and we repaid $307 million of other long-term debt primarily
for scheduled payments under our export credit facilities. We also repaid $218 million during
the nine months ended August 31, 2009 under our short-term borrowing facilities. Finally, we
paid cash dividends of $314 million and received $113 million upon the settlement of foreign
currency swaps.
Commitments and Funding Sources
Our contractual cash obligations as of August 31, 2009 have changed compared to November
30, 2008, primarily as a result of our debt borrowings and repayments and ship progress and
delivery payments as noted above.
At August 31, 2009, we had liquidity of $6.2 billion. Our liquidity consisted of $682
million of cash and cash equivalents, excluding cash on hand of $294 million used for current
operations, $2.6 billion available for borrowing under our revolving credit facilities, and $3.0
billion under committed financings. Of this $3.0 billion of committed facilities, $581 million
was drawn in September 2009 to fund a portion of the purchase price of Carnival Dream and $1.4
billion, $626 million and $417 million is expected to be funded in 2010, 2011 and 2012,
respectively. In September 2009, we prepaid a euro-denominated $526 million term loan, which
was to mature in March 2010, with cash equivalents. Substantially all of our revolving credit
facilities mature in 2012. We rely on, and have banking relationships with, numerous banks that
have credit ratings of A or above, which we believe will assist us in attempting to access
multiple sources of funding in the event that some lenders are unwilling or unable to lend to
us. However, we believe that our revolving credit facilities and committed financings will be
honored as required pursuant to their contractual terms.
Substantially all of our debt agreements contain one or more of the following financial
covenants that require us, among other things, to maintain minimum debt service coverage and
minimum net assets, excluding trademarks, and to limit our debt to capital and debt to equity
ratios and the amounts of our secured assets and secured and other indebtedness. Generally, if
an event of default under any debt agreement occurs, then pursuant to cross default acceleration
clauses, substantially all of our outstanding debt and derivative contract payables could become
due, and all debt and derivative contracts could be terminated.
At August 31, 2009, we believe we were in compliance with all of our debt covenants. In
addition, based on our forecasted operating results, financial condition and cash flows for
fiscal 2009, we expect to be in compliance with our debt covenants during the remainder of
fiscal 2009. However, our forecasted cash flow from operations and access to the capital
markets can be adversely impacted by numerous factors outside our control including, but not
limited to, those noted under "Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future
Results."
We continue to generate substantial cash from operations and have investment grade credit
ratings of A3 from Moody's Investors Service and BBB+ from Standard & Poor's Rating Services
("S&P"), which provide us with flexibility in most financial credit market environments to
obtain debt, as necessary. Our S&P A- credit rating was downgraded to BBB+ and assigned a
negative outlook on March 26, 2009, which reflects S&P's continuing concerns that the weakened
state of the economy and the pullback in consumer spending will pressure our ability to sustain
our BBB+ credit rating. This downgrade by S&P has resulted in a slight increase in our
borrowing costs. In addition, a further downgrade by S&P to BBB would result in a further
increase in our borrowing costs on a prospective basis, but we do not believe it would have a
material adverse impact on our financial results, our ability to obtain committed credit
facilities or issue debt, or our ability to refinance our current debt or secure additional debt
for future cash requirements.
Based primarily on our historical results, current financial condition and forecasts, we
believe that our existing liquidity and cash flow from future operations will be sufficient to
fund the majority of our expected capital projects (including shipbuilding commitments), debt
service requirements, convertible debt redemptions, working capital and other firm commitments
over the next several years. In addition, we believe that in most financial credit market
environments we will be able to secure necessary financings from financial institutions or
through the offering of debt and/or equity securities in the public or private markets or take
other actions to fund these remaining future cash requirements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We previously had designated foreign currency cash flow swaps that effectively converted
$398 million of U.S. dollar fixed interest rate debt into sterling fixed interest rate debt.
The changes in fair value are included as a component of AOCI. In December 2008, we settled
these foreign currency swaps and thus re-aligned the debt with the parent company's U.S. dollar
functional currency.
During February 2009, we entered into a foreign currency forward that was designated as a
fair value hedge of the remaining Seabourn Odyssey euro-denominated shipyard payment that
matured in June 2009 at a rate of $1.27 to the euro, or $194 million.
During July 2009, we entered into foreign currency forwards totaling $259 million that are
designated as hedges of our net investment in sterling-denominated functional currency foreign
operations, which matured in September 2009.
During August 2009, we entered into a foreign currency forward that was designated as a
cash flow hedge of one-third of the final P&O Cruises Azura euro-denominated shipyard payment
that matures in March 2010 at a rate of 0.86 sterling to the euro, or $196 million.
At August 31, 2009, 60%, 37% and 3% (62%, 30% and 8% at November 30, 2008) of our debt was
U.S. dollar, euro and sterling-denominated, respectively, including the effect of foreign
currency swaps.
For a further discussion of our market risk, refer to our Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Exhibit 13 to our joint Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2008.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We are not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements, including guarantee contracts,
retained or contingent interests, certain derivative instruments and variable interest entities,
that either have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our
financial statements.
SCHEDULE B
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC - U.S. GAAP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Nine Months
Ended August 31, Ended August 31,
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2009 2008 2009 2008
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Revenues
Cruise
Passenger tickets $3,105 $3,658 $7,566 $ 8,684
Onboard and other 825 864 2,132 2,309
Other 209 292 253 351
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4,139 4,814 9,951 11,344
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Costs and Expenses
Operating
Cruise
Commissions, transportation and other 515 660 1,469 1,743
Onboard and other 131 134 345 380
Payroll and related 387 381 1,105 1,106
Fuel 327 529 778 1,346
Food 223 231 624 648
Other ship operating 498 505 1,444 1,428
Other 145 194 196 256
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Total 2,226 2,634 5,961 6,907
Selling and administrative 381 372 1,166 1,222
Depreciation and amortization 336 323 964 936
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2,943 3,329 8,091 9,065
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Operating Income 1,196 1,485 1,860 2,279
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Nonoperating (Expense) Income
Interest income 4 8 10 30
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest (95) (108) (281) (308)
Other (expense) income, net (8) 16 6
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(99) (100) (255) (272)
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Income Before Income Taxes 1,097 1,385 1,605 2,007
Income Tax Expense, Net (24) (52) (8) (48)
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Net Income $1,073 $1,333 $1,597 $ 1,959
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Earnings Per Share
Basic $ 1.36 $ 1.70 $ 2.03 $ 2.49
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Diluted $ 1.33 $ 1.65 $ 2.00 $ 2.43
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Dividends Declared Per Share $ 0.40 $ 1.20
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except par values)
August 31, November 30, August 31,
2009 2008 2008
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ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 976 $ 650 $ 792
Trade and other receivables, net 476 418 642
Inventories 309 315 365
Prepaid expenses and other 337 267 254
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Total current assets 2,098 1,650 2,053
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Property and Equipment, Net 28,882 26,457 27,735
Goodwill 3,402 3,266 3,500
Trademarks 1,332 1,294 1,359
Other Assets 645 733 631
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$36,359 $33,400 $35,278
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Short-term borrowings $ 199 $ 256 $ 63
Current portion of long-term debt 1,264 1,081 888
Convertible debt subject to current put options 278 271 232
Accounts payable 612 512 505
Accrued liabilities and other 886 1,142 1,224
Customer deposits 2,536 2,519 2,917
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Total current liabilities 5,775 5,781 5,829
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Long-Term Debt 8,373 7,735 8,345
Other Long-Term Liabilities and Deferred Income 651 786 783
Contingencies (Note 3)
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock of Carnival Corporation; $0.01 par
value; 1,960 shares authorized; 644 shares
at 2009 and 643 shares at 2008 issued 6 6 6
Ordinary shares of Carnival plc; $1.66 par value;
226 shares authorized; 213 shares at 2009 and
2008 issued 354 354 354
Additional paid-in capital 7,695 7,677 7,666
Retained earnings 15,577 13,980 13,925
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 199 (623) 666
Treasury stock; 20 shares at 2009 and 19 shares
at 2008 of Carnival Corporation and 51 shares
at 2009, 52 shares at November 2008 and 51 shares
at August 2008 of Carnival plc, at cost (2,271) (2,296) (2,296)
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Total shareholders' equity 21,560 19,098 20,321
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$36,359 $33,400 $35,278
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions)
Nine Months
Ended August 31,
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2009 2008
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income $1,597 $1,959
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 964 936
Share-based compensation 41 41
Other 21 (12)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Receivables (41) (244)
Inventories 17 (41)
Prepaid expenses and other (50) (28)
Accounts payable 77 (47)
Accrued liabilities and other 59 124
Customer deposits (55) 191
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Net cash provided by operating activities 2,630 2,879
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment (2,402) (2,723)
Acquisition of minority interest (33)
Other, net (19) 9
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Net cash used in investing activities (2,454) (2,714)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Principal repayments of revolving credit facility (1,740) (2,712)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 1,085 2,778
Proceeds from issuance of other long-term debt 1,551 1,641
Principal repayments of other long-term debt (307) (864)
Repayments of short-term borrowings, net (218) (70)
Dividends paid (314) (945)
Proceeds from settlement of foreign currency swaps 113
Other, net (47) (86)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 123 (258)
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 27 (58)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 326 (151)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 650 943
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 976 $ 792
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 - Basis of Presentation
Carnival Corporation is incorporated in Panama, and Carnival plc is incorporated in England
and Wales. Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc operate a dual listed company ("DLC"), whereby
the businesses of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc are combined through a number of
contracts and through provisions in Carnival Corporation's articles of incorporation and by-laws
and Carnival plc's memorandum of association and articles of association. The two companies
operate as if they are a single economic enterprise, but each has retained its separate legal
identity.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Carnival
Corporation and Carnival plc and their respective subsidiaries. Together with their
consolidated subsidiaries they are referred to collectively in these consolidated financial
statements and elsewhere in this joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form
10-Q") as "Carnival Corporation & plc," "our," "us," and "we."
The accompanying consolidated balance sheets at August 31, 2009 and 2008, the consolidated
statements of operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009 and 2008 and the
consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended August 31, 2009 and 2008 are
unaudited and, in the opinion of our management, contain all adjustments, consisting of only
normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation. In our statement of cash
flows we have revised our presentation of proceeds from and principal repayments of our
revolving credit facility to reflect the cash flows in connection with the underlying
borrowings and repayments under the facility. This revision had no impact on the net proceeds
from and principal repayments of our revolving credit facility, or on our net cash flows from
financing activities. We have evaluated subsequent events through the filing date of this Form
10-Q, October 1, 2009, and determined that no subsequent events have occurred that would
require recognition in the consolidated financial statements or disclosure in the notes thereto
other than as disclosed in the accompanying notes. Our interim consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and
the related notes included in the Carnival Corporation & plc 2008 joint Annual Report on Form
10-K. Our operations are seasonal and results for interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results for the entire year.
NOTE 2 - Debt
At August 31, 2009, unsecured short-term borrowings consisted of euro and U.S. dollar-
denominated bank loans of $189 million and $10 million, respectively, with an aggregate
weighted-average interest rate of 0.7%.
In February 2009, we borrowed $200 million under an unsecured term loan, which bears
interest at 4.5% and matures in February 2012.
In March 2009, we borrowed $301 million under an unsecured export credit facility, the
proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of AIDAluna's purchase price. This facility
bears interest at EURIBOR plus 18 basis points ("bps") and is repayable in semi-annual
installments through 2021.
In May 2009, we borrowed $486 million under an unsecured export credit facility, the
proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of Costa Pacifica's purchase price. This
facility bears interest at EURIBOR plus 160 bps and is repayable in semi-annual installments
through 2019.
In May 2009, we entered into an unsecured two-year $150 million multi-currency bilateral
revolver, which has an undrawn commitment fee of 31 bps and serves as back-up liquidity to our
principal revolver.
In June 2009, Costa Crociere S.p.A. ("Costa"), one of our Italian subsidiaries, entered
into an unsecured euro-denominated term loan agreement with the European Investment Bank for
$785 million. The proceeds are to be used to fund a portion of their ships' purchase prices.
Costa borrowed $285 million in July 2009, which bears interest at 4.5%, and anticipates drawing
an additional $286 million in 2010 and the remaining $214 million in 2011. Each borrowing will
be repayable in semi-annual installments over 15 years from the date of funding.
In June 2009, we borrowed $83 million under an unsecured export credit facility, the
proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of Seabourn Odyssey's purchase price. This
facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 160 bps and is repayable in semi-annual installments
through 2017.
In June and July 2009, we borrowed an aggregate of $200 million under two unsecured term
loans, each of which bear interest at LIBOR plus 250 bps and mature in May 2012.
In July 2009, we obtained an unsecured export credit facility, bearing interest at LIBOR
plus 150 bps, which provides us with the ability to borrow up to a sterling-equivalent of $553
million for a portion of the March 2010 P&O Cruises' Azura final purchase price. This
borrowing will be repayable in semi-annual installments over 10 years from the date of funding.
In July and August 2009, we restructured an existing unsecured euro-denominated $581
million export credit facility for Carnival Dream. Under the terms of the restructuring, the
existing export credit facility, which was to be repayable semi-annually over 12 years and bear
interest at 4.2%, was replaced with two unsecured term loan facilities. The first facility is
a euro-denominated $435 million term loan facility, bearing interest at 3.9% and is repayable
semi-annually over 12 years. On September 18, 2009, we borrowed under this facility, the
proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of Carnival Dream's purchase price. The
second facility is a euro-denominated $283 million term loan facility that has two tranches.
The first tranche is for $145 million. On September 18, 2009, we borrowed under this tranche,
the proceeds of which were also used to pay for a portion of Carnival Dream's purchase price.
This tranche bears interest at EURIBOR plus 55 bps and matures in September 2014. The second
tranche is for $138 million, and we anticipate drawing this in February 2010 for general
corporate purposes. This second tranche will bear interest at EURIBOR plus 300 bps and it will
mature four years from the date of funding.
In August 2009, we entered into an unsecured three-year $100 million multi-currency
bilateral revolver, which has an undrawn commitment fee of 40 bps and serves as back-up
liquidity to our principal revolver.
In September 2009, we repaid $526 million of euro-denominated debt prior to its March 31,
2010 maturity date.
NOTE 3 - Contingencies
Litigation
The Office of the Attorney General of Florida ("Attorney General") is conducting an
investigation to determine whether there is or has been a violation of Florida antitrust laws in
connection with the setting by us and other unaffiliated cruise lines of our respective fuel
supplements. We are providing our full cooperation to the Attorney General's office.
In the normal course of our business, various other claims and lawsuits have been filed or
are pending against us. Most of these claims and lawsuits are covered by insurance and,
accordingly, the maximum amount of our liability, net of any insurance recoverables, is
typically limited to our self-insurance retention levels. However, the ultimate outcome of
these claims and lawsuits which are not covered by insurance cannot be determined at this time.
Contingent Obligations - Lease Out and Lease Back Type ("LILO") Transactions
At August 31, 2009, Carnival Corporation had estimated contingent obligations totaling $579
million, excluding termination payments as discussed below, to participants in LILO transactions
for two of its ships. At the inception of these leases, the aggregate of the net present value
of these obligations was paid by Carnival Corporation to a group of major financial
institutions, one of which includes American International Group Inc. ("AIG"), who agreed to act
as payment undertakers and directly pay these obligations. Accordingly, these contingent
obligations are considered extinguished, and neither the funds nor the contingent obligations
have been included on our balance sheets.
In the event that Carnival Corporation were to default on its obligations and assuming
performance by all other participants, we estimate that we would, as of August 31, 2009, be
responsible for a termination payment of approximately $94 million. In 2017 we have the right
to exercise options that would terminate these two LILO transactions at no cost to us.
In certain cases, if the credit ratings of the financial institutions who are directly
paying the contingent obligations fall below AA-, then Carnival Corporation will be required to
replace these financial institutions with other financial institutions whose credit ratings are
at least AA or meet other specified credit requirements. In such circumstances we will incur
additional costs, although we estimate that they will be immaterial to our financial statements.
All of the financial institution payment undertakers subject to this AA- credit rating threshold
have credit ratings of AAA. If Carnival Corporation's credit rating, which is BBB+, falls below
BBB, it will be required to provide a standby letter of credit for $66 million, or alternatively
provide mortgages for this aggregate amount on these two ships.
In September 2008, the credit ratings of AIG and its subsidiaries involved in one of the
above LILO transactions were downgraded from AA- to A-. As a result of this downgrade, AIG
pledged collateral to support its obligations as a payment undertaker under the terms of this
LILO transaction and, accordingly, AIG is no longer subject to the AA- credit rating threshold
discussed above.
Carnival Corporation and AIG were also parties to a third LILO transaction. In September
2008, we replaced AIG as the payment undertaker under this third LILO transaction by purchasing
$80 million of U.S. Treasury strip securities with funds substantially all of which were
provided by AIG. In February 2009, Carnival and the remaining participants voluntarily unwound
this LILO transaction. Accordingly, the $80 million of long-term U.S. Treasury strip securities
that we held as collateral for our recorded LILO obligation were released to extinguish this
obligation. As a result of the unwinding of this third LILO transaction, we recorded a $15
million nonoperating gain in February 2009, which had originally been deferred at the inception
of the LILO transaction and was being amortized over its term.
Contingent Obligations - Indemnifications
Some of the debt agreements that we enter into include indemnification provisions that
obligate us to make payments to the counterparty if certain events occur. These contingencies
generally relate to changes in taxes and changes in laws that increase lender capital costs and
other similar costs. The indemnification clauses are often standard contractual terms and were
entered into in the normal course of business. There are no stated or notional amounts included
in the indemnification clauses and we are not able to estimate the maximum potential amount of
future payments, if any, under these indemnification clauses. We have not been required to make
any material payments under such indemnification clauses in the past and, under current
circumstances, we do not believe a request for material future indemnification payments is
probable.
NOTE 4 - Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income was as follows (in millions):
Three Months Nine Months
Ended August 31, Ended August 31,
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2009 2008 2009 2008
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Net income $1,073 $1,333 $1,597 $1,959
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Items included in other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment 78 (588) 750 (578)
Unrealized net gains (losses) of effective cash
flow derivative hedges 9 (29) 70 (27)
Pension liability adjustment (17) (17)
Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable security 5 (6) 2 (8)
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Other comprehensive income (loss) 92 (640) 822 (630)
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Total comprehensive income $1,165 $ 693 $2,419 $1,329
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NOTE 5 - Segment Information
Our cruise segment includes all our cruise brands, which have been aggregated as a single
reportable segment based on the similarity of their economic and other characteristics,
including the products and services they provide. Substantially all of our other segment
represents the hotel, tour and transportation operations of Holland America Tours and Princess
Tours.
Selected segment information for our cruise and other segments was as follows (in
millions):
Three Months Ended August 31,
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Selling Depreciation
Operating and admin- and Operating
Revenues expenses istrative amortization income
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2009
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Cruise $3,930 $2,081 $372 $327 $1,150
Other 312 248 9 9 46
Intersegment elimination (103) (103)
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$4,139 $2,226 $381 $336 $1,196
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2008
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Cruise $4,522 $2,440 $364 $314 $1,404
Other 399 301 8 9 81
Intersegment elimination (107) (107)
------ ------ ---- ---- ------
$4,814 $2,634 $372 $323 $1,485
------ ------ ---- ---- ------
Nine Months Ended August 31,
-----------------------------------------------------------
Selling Depreciation
Operating and admin- and Operating
Revenues expenses istrative amortization income
-------- -------- --------- ------------ ------
2009
----
Cruise $ 9,698 $5,765 $1,142 $937 $1,854
Other 373 316 24 27 6
Intersegment elimination (120) (120)
------- ------ ------ ---- ------
$ 9,951 $5,961 $1,166 $964 $1,860
------- ------ ------ ---- ------
2008
----
Cruise $10,993 $6,651 $1,197 $909 $2,236
Other 478 383 25 27 43
Intersegment elimination (127) (127)
------- ------ ------ ---- ------
$11,344 $6,907 $1,222 $936 $2,279
------- ------ ------ ---- ------
NOTE 6 - Earnings Per Share
Our basic and diluted earnings per share were computed as follows (in millions, except per
share data):
Three Months Nine Months
Ended August 31, Ended August 31,
--------------- ---------------
2009 2008 2009 2008
---- ---- ---- ----
Net income $1,073 $1,333 $1,597 $1,959
Interest on dilutive convertible notes 6 9 18 26
------ ------ ------ ------
Net income for diluted earnings per share $1,079 $1,342 $1,615 $1,985
------ ------ ------ ------
Weighted-average common and ordinary shares
outstanding 787 786 787 786
Dilutive effect of convertible notes 20 27 20 30
Dilutive effect of stock plans 2 1 2 2
------ ------ ------ ------
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding 809 814 809 818
------ ------ ------ ------
Basic earnings per share $ 1.36 $ 1.70 $ 2.03 $ 2.49
------ ------ ------ ------
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.33 $ 1.65 $ 2.00 $ 2.43
------ ------ ------ ------
Anti-dilutive stock options excluded from
diluted earnings per share computations 14 12 15 12
------ ------ ------ ------
NOTE 7 - Fair Value Measurements, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Fair Value Measurements
U.S. accounting standards establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs
used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the
lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). This hierarchy requires entities
to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The
three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
- Level 1 measurements are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access.
- Level 2 measurements are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities
in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in
markets that are not active or market data other than quoted prices that are
observable for the assets or liabilities.
- Level 3 measurements are based on unobservable data that are supported by little
or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or
liabilities.
Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market
participant who holds the asset or owes the liability rather than an entity-specific measure.
Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, our own assumptions are set
to reflect those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the
measurement date.
Financial Instruments that ARE NOT measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The estimated carrying and fair values of our financial instrument assets and
(liabilities) that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in
millions):
August 31, 2009 November 30, 2008
--------------------- --------------------
Carrying Carrying
Value Fair Value Value Fair Value
-------- ---------- -------- ----------
Cash and cash equivalents(a) $ 314 $ 314 $ 345 $ 345
Long-term other assets(b) $ 205 $ 200 $ 243 $ 227
Debt-non-convertible(c) $(9,240) $ (8,870) $(8,477) $(6,591)
Debt-convertible(d) $ (874) $ (883) $ (866) $ (754)
(a) Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash on hand and time deposits and due to their
short maturities the carrying values approximate their fair values.
(b) At both August 31, 2009 and November 30, 2008, long-term other assets included notes
and other receivables. At November 30, 2008, U.S. Treasury strip securities were also
included in long-term other assets. The fair values of notes and other receivables
were based on estimated future cash flows discounted at appropriate market interest
rates. The fair values of U.S. Treasury strip securities were based on quoted market
prices.
(c) The net difference between the fair value of our non-convertible debt and its
carrying value was due to the market interest rates in existence at the respective
measurement dates being higher than the interest rates on our debt obligations,
including the impact of changes in our credit ratings. The fair values of our
publicly-traded notes were based on their quoted market prices. The fair values of
our other debt were estimated based on appropriate market interest rates being
applied to this debt.
(d) The net difference between the fair values of our publicly-traded convertible notes
and their carrying values was primarily due to the impact of changes in the Carnival
Corporation common stock price partially underlying the value of our convertible notes
at August 31, 2009 and lower interest rates at November 30, 2008. Their fair values were
based on quoted market prices.
Financial Instruments that ARE measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The estimated fair value and basis of valuation of our financial instrument assets and
(liabilities) that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in
millions):
August 31, 2009 November 30, 2008
--------------- -----------------
Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2
------- ------- ------- -------
Cash equivalents(a) $ 662 $ 305
Marketable securities held
in rabbi trusts(b) $ 101 $ 18 $ 92 $ 21
Derivatives:
Ship foreign currency
forwards and options(c) $ 49 $ (20)
Net investment hedges(d) $ (18) $ 13
Debt related currency swaps(e) $ 104
Interest rate swaps(f) $ 4 $ 5
(a) Cash equivalents are comprised of money market funds.
(b) Marketable securities held in rabbi trusts are comprised primarily of mutual funds
invested in common stocks, bonds and other investments.
(c) At August 31, 2009 and November 30, 2008, we have foreign currency forwards and
options totaling $1.3 billion and $1.0 billion that are designated as foreign currency
cash flow hedges for three and two of our euro-denominated shipbuilding contracts,
respectively. These foreign currency forwards and options mature through 2010.
(d) At August 31, 2009 and November 30, 2008, we have foreign currency forwards totaling
$277 million and $284 million, respectively, that are designated as hedges of our
net investments in foreign operations, which have a euro-denominated functional
currency. These foreign currency forwards mature through 2017 and were entered into
to effectively convert U.S. dollar-denominated debt into euro debt. At August 31,
2009, we also had foreign currency forwards totaling $259 million that are designated
as hedges of our net investment in sterling-denominated functional currency foreign
operations, which matured in September 2009.
(e) At November 30, 2008, we had designated foreign currency cash flow swaps that
effectively converted $398 million of U.S. dollar fixed interest rate debt into
sterling fixed interest rate debt. The changes in fair value are included as a
component of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"). In December 2008, we
settled these foreign currency swaps and thus re-aligned the debt with the parent
company's U.S. dollar functional currency.
(f) We have an interest rate swap designated as a fair value hedge whereby we receive
fixed interest rate payments in exchange for making variable interest rate payments.
At August 31, 2009 and November 30, 2008, this interest rate swap agreement
effectively changed $96 million of fixed rate debt to LIBOR-based floating rate
debt. This interest rate swap matures through 2010.
We measure our derivatives using valuations that are calibrated to the initial trade
prices. Subsequent valuations are based on observable inputs and other variables included in
the valuation model such as interest rate yield curves, currency exchange rates, credit spreads,
maturity dates, volatilities and netting arrangements. We use the income approach to value the
derivatives, using observable market data for all significant inputs and standard valuation
techniques to convert future amounts to a single present value amount, assuming that
participants are motivated, but not compelled to transact. The fair value measurement of a
financial asset or financial liability must reflect the nonperformance risk of the entity and
the counterparty. Therefore, the impact of our counterparty's creditworthiness was considered
when in an asset position and our creditworthiness was considered when in a liability position
in the fair value measurement of our derivative instruments. Creditworthiness did not have a
material impact on the fair value of our derivative instruments at August 31, 2009 and November
30, 2008. Both the counterparties and we are expected to continue to perform under the
contractual terms of the instruments.
Nonfinancial Instruments that ARE measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
As of July 31, 2009, we performed our annual goodwill impairment reviews by comparing the
estimated fair value of each cruise line reporting unit to the carrying value of the net assets
allocated to that reporting unit, including its goodwill. All of our cruise brands have
recorded goodwill, except for Ocean Village and The Yachts of Seabourn. No goodwill was
considered impaired because the estimated fair values exceeded the carrying values of these
cruise line reporting units and, accordingly, we did not proceed to step two of the impairment
analysis.
We estimated reporting unit fair values based upon a combined weighting of the fair values
determined using the discounted future cash flow analysis and the market values of comparable
publicly-traded companies. The principal assumptions used in our cash flow analysis related to
forecasting future operating results, including net revenue yields, net cruise costs, including
fuel prices, capacity increases, weighted-average cost of capital for comparable publicly-traded
companies and terminal values, which are all considered level 3 inputs. In developing these
assumptions, we compared the resulting estimated enterprise fair value to our observable capital
market enterprise value.
We performed our annual trademark impairment reviews by comparing the estimated fair values
of our trademarks to their carrying values. The cruise brands that have recorded trademarks are
AIDA Cruises, Ibero Cruises, P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises Australia and Princess Cruises. The
estimated fair values for all our trademarks exceeded their carrying values and, therefore, our
trademarks were not impaired. We estimated fair values based upon a discounted future cash flow
analysis, which estimated the amount of royalties that we are relieved from having to pay for
use of the associated trademarks, based upon forecasted revenues. The royalty rates are
primarily based upon comparable royalty agreements used in the tourism and hospitality
industries.
The determination of our cruise line reporting unit fair values include numerous
uncertainties. We believe that we have made reasonable estimates and judgments in determining
whether our goodwill and trademarks have been impaired. However, if there is a material change
in assumptions used in our determination of fair values or if there is a material change in the
conditions or circumstances influencing fair values, we could be required to recognize a
material impairment charge.
Changes to our goodwill carrying amounts since November 30, 2008 were substantially all due
to changes resulting from using different foreign currency translation rates.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued a statement which
requires entities to provide greater transparency in interim and annual financial statements
about how and why the entity uses derivative instruments, how the instruments and related
hedged items are accounted for, and how the instruments and related hedged items affect the
financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the entity. We adopted this new
statement effective December 1, 2008.
We utilize derivative and nonderivative financial instruments, such as foreign currency
forwards, options and swaps, foreign currency debt obligations and foreign currency cash
balances, to manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and
interest rate swaps to manage our interest rate exposure in order to achieve a desired
proportion of variable and fixed rate debt. Our policy is to not use any financial instruments
for trading or other speculative purposes.
All derivatives are recorded at fair value, and the changes in fair value are immediately
included in earnings if the derivatives do not qualify as effective hedges. If a derivative is
designated as a fair value hedge, then changes in the fair value of the derivative are offset
against the changes in the fair value of the underlying hedged item. If a derivative is
designated as a cash flow hedge, then the effective portion of the changes in the fair value of
the derivative are recognized as a component of AOCI until the underlying hedged item is
recognized in earnings or the forecasted transaction is no longer probable of occurring. If a
derivative or a nonderivative financial instrument is designated as a hedge of our net
investment in a foreign operation, then changes in the fair value of the financial instrument
are recognized as a component of AOCI to offset a portion of the change in the translated value
of the net investment being hedged, until the investment is sold or liquidated. We formally
document hedging relationships for all derivative and nonderivative hedges and the underlying
hedged items, as well as our risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the
hedge transactions.
We classify the fair value of all our derivative contracts and the fair value of our
hedged firm commitments as either current or long-term, which are included in prepaid expenses
and other assets and accrued and other liabilities, depending on whether the maturity date of
the derivative contract is within or beyond one year from the balance sheet date. The cash
flows from derivatives treated as hedges are classified in our Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows in the same category as the item being hedged.
The new FASB statement requires tabular disclosures of the impact that derivatives
instruments and hedging activities have on our financial statements. We have not provided
these disclosures because the amounts as of and for the three and nine months ended August 31,
2009 are not significant. In addition, there are no amounts excluded from the assessment of
hedge effectiveness and there are no credit risk related contingent features in our derivative
agreements. Finally, the amount of estimated cash flow hedges' unrealized net gains or losses
which are expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months is not significant.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Operational and Investment Currency Risk
We manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates through our
normal operating and financing activities, including netting certain exposures to take
advantage of any natural offsets and, when considered appropriate, through the use of
derivative and nonderivative financial instruments. Our focus is to manage the economic risks
faced by our operations, which are the real foreign currency exchange risks that would
ultimately be realized by us if we exchanged one currency for another, and not the accounting
risks. The financial impacts of these hedging instruments are generally offset by
corresponding changes in the underlying exposures being hedged.
We consider our investments in foreign operations to be denominated in relatively stable
currencies and of a long-term nature. We partially address our net investment currency
exposures by denominating a portion of our debt, including the effect of foreign currency
forwards and swaps, in our foreign operations' functional currencies (generally the euro or
sterling). As of August 31, 2009 and November 30, 2008, we have designated $1.6 billion of our
euro debt and $359 million and $343 million of our sterling debt and other obligations,
respectively, which mature through 2019, as nonderivative hedges of our net investments in
foreign operations. Accordingly, we have included $27 million and $319 million of cumulative
foreign currency transaction gains in the cumulative translation adjustment component of AOCI
at August 31, 2009 and November 30, 2008, respectively.
Newbuild Currency Risk
The majority of our newbuild capacity on order is for our European brands for which we do
not have significant currency risk because all our ships are contracted for in euros, which is
the functional currency of these brands. However, our U.S. dollar and sterling functional
currency brands have foreign currency exchange rate risks related to our outstanding or
possible future commitments under ship construction contracts denominated in euros. These
foreign currency commitments are affected by fluctuations in the value of the functional
currency as compared to the currency in which the shipbuilding contract is denominated. We use
foreign currency contracts and have used nonderivative financial instruments to manage foreign
currency exchange rate risk for some of our ship construction contracts.
Our decisions regarding whether or not to hedge a given ship commitment for our North
American and UK brands are made on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the amount
and duration of the exposure, market volatility, exchange rate correlation, economic trends and
other offsetting risks.
Interest Rate Risks
We manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates through our investment and debt
portfolio management strategies. These strategies include purchasing high quality short-term
investments with variable interest rates, and evaluating our debt portfolio to make periodic
adjustments to the mix of variable and fixed rate debt through the use of interest rate swaps
and the issuance of new debt. At August 31, 2009, 73% and 27% (74% and 26% at November 30,
2008) of our debt bore fixed and variable interest rates, including the effect of interest rate
swaps, respectively.
Fuel Price Risks
We do not use financial instruments to hedge our exposure to the fuel price market risks.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
As part of our ongoing control procedures, we monitor concentrations of credit risk
associated with financial and other institutions with which we conduct significant business.
Our exposure under foreign currency contracts and interest rate swap agreements is limited to
the cost of replacing the contracts in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to the
contracts, all of which are currently our lending banks. We seek to minimize credit risk,
including counterparty nonperformance primarily associated with our cash equivalents, committed
financing facilities, contingent obligations, derivative instruments, insurance contracts and
new ship progress payment guarantees by normally conducting business with large, well-
established financial institutions and insurance companies that have long-term credit ratings
of A or above, and by diversifying our counterparties. In addition, we have established
guidelines regarding credit ratings and investment maturities that we follow to help maintain
safety and liquidity. We do not currently anticipate nonperformance by any of our significant
counterparties.
We also monitor the creditworthiness of foreign travel agencies and tour operators to
which we grant credit terms in the normal course of our business. Concentrations of credit
risk associated with these receivables are considered minimal, primarily due to their short
maturities and the large number of accounts within our customer base. We have experienced only
minimal credit losses on our trade receivables. We do not normally require collateral or other
security to support normal credit sales. However, we normally do require collateral and/or
guarantees to support notes receivable on significant asset sales and new ship progress
payments to shipyards.
NOTE 8 - Shareholders' Equity
In February 2009, we issued 450,000 shares of Carnival Corporation common stock for $10
million of net proceeds, substantially all of which was used to fund the repurchase of 450,000
shares of Carnival plc ordinary shares. In this offering, we issued Carnival Corporation common
stock in the U.S., only to the extent we were able to purchase shares of Carnival plc in the UK
on at least an equivalent basis.
In July and August 2009, we sold an aggregate of 1.5 million shares of Carnival plc
ordinary shares for $43 million of net proceeds, substantially all of which was used to fund the
repurchase of 1.5 million of Carnival Corporation common stock. In this offering, we issued
Carnival plc ordinary shares in the UK, only to the extent we were able to purchase shares of
Carnival Corporation in the U.S. on at least an equivalent basis.
NOTE 9 - Acquisition of Minority Interest
In July 2009, we purchased the remaining 25% minority interest in Ibero Cruises for $33
million. Ibero Cruises is now our 100%-owned Spanish cruise line.
NOTE 10 - Recent Accounting Pronouncement
In May 2008, the FASB issued a staff position that requires the issuer of certain
convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash, or other assets, on conversion to
separately account for the debt and equity components in a manner that reflects the issuer's
non-convertible debt borrowing rate. This statement will be adopted by us in the first quarter
of fiscal 2010 on a retrospective basis. The impact of adopting this statement will not have
any effect on previously reported diluted earnings per share. However, our net income for the
nine months ended August 31, 2008 will be reduced by approximately $5 million. In addition, as
of November 30, 2007 our additional paid-in capital will be increased by approximately $210
million, which will be almost fully offset by a $205 million reduction in our retained earnings.
SCHEDULE C
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC - SALES AND PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
In June 2006, the Boards of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an aggregate of
$1 billion of Carnival Corporation common stock and/or Carnival plc ordinary shares subject to
certain restrictions. On September 19, 2007, the Boards of Directors increased the remaining
$578 million general repurchase authorization back to $1 billion. The general repurchase
authorization does not have an expiration date and may be discontinued by our Boards of
Directors at any time.
In addition to the general repurchase authorization, the Boards of Directors, in October
2008, authorized the repurchase of up to 19.2 million Carnival plc ordinary shares, and in
March 2009, they authorized the repurchase of up to 25 million shares of Carnival Corporation
common stock, pursuant to the "Stock Swap" programs described below. If we are able and choose
to repurchase shares on a greater than equivalent basis under the "Stock Swap" programs using
the net proceeds from the stock swap, we will do so using the availability under our general
repurchase authorization as described above.
At October 1, 2009, the remaining availability under the general repurchase authorization
was $787 million. All Carnival plc ordinary share repurchases require annual shareholder
approval. The existing shareholder approval is limited to a maximum of 21.3 million ordinary
shares and is valid until the earlier of the conclusion of the Carnival plc 2010 annual general
meeting, or October 14, 2010. It is not our present intention to repurchase shares of Carnival
Corporation common stock and/or Carnival plc ordinary shares under the general repurchase
authorization, except for possible repurchases resulting from our Stock Swap programs described
below.
"Stock Swap" Programs
We plan to use the "Stock Swap" programs in situations where we can obtain an economic
benefit because Carnival Corporation common stock is trading at a price that is a premium or
discount to the price of Carnival plc ordinary shares. In the event Carnival Corporation
common stock trades at a premium to Carnival plc ordinary shares, we may elect to issue
Carnival Corporation common stock in the U.S. market when and to the extent that we can
complete the purchase of Carnival plc ordinary shares on at least an equivalent basis, with the
remaining net proceeds, if any, used for general corporate purposes. In the event Carnival
Corporation common stock trades at a discount to Carnival plc ordinary shares, we may elect to
sell existing Carnival plc ordinary shares we own from time to time in "at the market"
transactions with the proceeds being used to repurchase Carnival Corporation common stock in
the U.S. market on at least an equivalent basis, with the remaining net proceeds, if any, used
for general corporate purposes.
Sales of Carnival Corporation common stock are made pursuant to the ATM ("At The Market")
Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated October 31, 2008, among Carnival Corporation, Carnival
plc and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch"), as sales agent
(the "ATM Agreement"), pursuant to which Carnival Corporation may issue and sell up to 19.2
million of its common stock in the U.S. market, which shares are to be sold from time to time
at prevailing market prices in ordinary brokers' transactions by Merrill Lynch. Any sales of
Carnival Corporation shares have been and will be registered under the Securities Act. On
March 11, 2009, we filed a joint shelf registration statement with the SEC (File No. 333-
157861), which became effective upon filing. Each share of Carnival Corporation common stock
issued is paired with a trust share of beneficial interest in the P&O Princess Special Voting
Trust, which holds a Special Voting Share issued by Carnival plc in connection with the DLC
transaction.
Sales of Carnival plc ordinary shares are made pursuant to the Selling Agreement, dated
July 2, 2009, among Carnival Corporation, Carnival plc, Carnival Investments Limited, a
subsidiary of Carnival Corporation and Merrill Lynch International ("MLI"), as sales agent (the
"Selling Agreement"), pursuant to which Carnival Investments Limited, may sell up to 25 million
Carnival plc ordinary shares in the UK market, which shares are to be sold from time to time at
prevailing market prices in ordinary brokers' transactions by MLI. Any sales of Carnival plc
shares have been and will be registered under the Securities Act. On July 2, 2009, Carnival
plc filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC (File No. 333-160411), which became
effective upon filing.
Under the "Stock Swap" programs, from December 1, 2008 through February 29, 2009
- Carnival Corporation sold 450,000 shares of Carnival Corporation common stock, at
an average price of $21.41 per share for gross proceeds of $10 million and paid Merrill
Lynch and others fees of $72,000 and $77,000, respectively, for total net proceeds of $9
million. All of the net proceeds from these sales were used to purchase Carnival plc
ordinary shares;
and from June 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009
- Carnival Investments Limited sold 1.5 million Carnival plc ordinary shares, at an average
price of $29.47 per share for gross proceeds of $44 million and paid MLI and others fees
of $332,000 and $402,000, respectively, for total net proceeds of $43 million.
Substantially all of the net proceeds of these sales were used to purchase Carnival
Corporation common stock.
The purchases of Carnival Corporation common stock during the three months ended August
31, 2009 pursuant to the March 2009 Boards of Directors Stock Swap repurchase authorization
were as follows:
Maximum Number of
Carnival Corporation
Average Price Paid Common Stock That May
Total Number of per Share of Yet Be Purchased Under
Carnival Carnival the Carnival
Corporation Common Corporation Common Corporation Stock Swap
Period Stock Purchased Stock Program
------ --------------- ----- -------
June 1, 2009 through
June 30, 2009 25,000,000
July 1, 2009 through
July 31, 2009 425,000 $27.71 24,575,000
August 1, 2009 through
August 31, 2009 1,075,000 $29.15 23,500,000
---------
Total 1,500,000 $28.74
---------
During the quarter ended August 31, 2009, there were no stock repurchases of Carnival
Corporation common stock or Carnival plc ordinary shares under the general stock repurchase
authorization and no repurchases of Carnival plc ordinary shares under the October 2008
Carnival plc Stock Swap program repurchase authorization.
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