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Carnival Corp. & plc (NYSE:CCL)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since March 27, 2024.

Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

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Carnival Corp. & plc, consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents 2,242 2,415 2,842 4,468 5,455 4,029 7,071 7,054 6,414 8,939 7,151 7,067 9,674 9,513 8,176 6,881 1,354 518 1,153 1,202 649 982 526 1,053 453
Restricted cash — 11 18 18 15 1,988 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Short-term investments — — — — — — — 151 515 200 647 2,204 1,840 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Trade and other receivables, net 644 556 485 449 514 395 360 359 267 246 281 218 250 273 376 604 405 444 441 405 406 358 366 342 345
Inventories 531 528 483 438 448 428 420 425 392 356 322 308 312 335 349 362 440 427 482 501 444 450 405 402 394
Prepaid expenses and other 1,067 1,756 855 833 712 652 581 565 469 392 508 401 383 442 367 375 686 670 636 727 602 435 458 481 475
Current assets 4,484 5,266 4,683 6,206 7,144 7,492 8,432 8,554 8,057 10,133 8,909 10,198 12,459 10,563 9,268 8,222 2,885 2,059 2,712 2,835 2,101 2,225 1,755 2,278 1,667
Property and equipment, net 41,515 40,116 39,952 39,584 39,359 38,687 38,137 39,262 40,183 38,107 38,917 39,499 39,583 38,073 36,926 37,139 38,023 38,131 36,466 36,814 37,005 35,336 35,178 35,227 35,027
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 1,238 1,265 1,277 1,310 1,246 1,274 1,163 1,205 1,278 1,333 1,366 1,415 1,354 1,370 1,379 1,413 1,469 — — — — — — — —
Goodwill 579 579 579 579 579 579 579 579 579 579 810 818 814 807 807 790 2,176 2,912 2,886 2,907 2,943 2,925 2,949 2,950 3,014
Other intangibles 1,168 1,169 1,168 1,163 1,158 1,156 1,151 1,167 1,181 1,181 1,190 1,198 1,195 1,186 1,186 1,168 1,173 1,174 1,166 1,172 1,181 1,176 1,182 1,183 1,198
Other assets 777 725 2,097 3,031 2,499 2,515 2,455 2,221 2,003 2,011 2,322 1,936 1,821 1,594 1,252 1,085 1,217 782 771 784 700 739 689 546 535
Long-term assets 45,277 43,854 45,073 45,667 44,841 44,211 43,485 44,434 45,224 43,211 44,605 44,866 44,767 43,030 41,550 41,595 44,058 42,999 41,289 41,677 41,829 40,176 39,998 39,906 39,774
Total assets 49,761 49,120 49,756 51,873 51,985 51,703 51,917 52,988 53,281 53,344 53,514 55,064 57,226 53,593 50,818 49,817 46,943 45,058 44,001 44,512 43,930 42,401 41,753 42,184 41,441

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).


An analysis of the asset structure reveals three distinct phases: a period of relative stability from 2018 to 2019, a phase of aggressive liquidity accumulation between 2020 and 2021, and a subsequent period of asset normalization through February 2024. Total assets peaked at 57.2 billion USD in February 2021, a trend driven primarily by cash reserves rather than the expansion of physical operational assets.

Liquidity and Cash Management
Cash and cash equivalents exhibited an extreme surge, rising from a pre-pandemic range of approximately 450 million to 1.2 billion USD to a peak of 9.67 billion USD in February 2021. This suggests a massive capital influx to ensure solvency during a period of severe operational disruption. Following this peak, a steady decline is observed as these funds were utilized, ending at 2.24 billion USD by February 2024.
Fixed Asset Trajectory
Property and equipment, net, demonstrated a consistent and steady upward trend, growing from 35.0 billion USD in February 2018 to 41.5 billion USD in February 2024. This indicates a sustained commitment to capital expenditures and fleet maintenance regardless of the volatility observed in current assets.
Asset Impairment and Valuation
A significant impairment of goodwill occurred in early 2020, where values dropped from 2.17 billion USD in February 2020 to 790 million USD by May 2020. This valuation continued to decline before stabilizing at 579 million USD from November 2021 through February 2024, reflecting a permanent write-down of intangible asset values.
Current Asset Composition
Current assets mirrored the volatility of cash holdings, peaking at 12.46 billion USD in February 2021 before contracting to 4.48 billion USD by February 2024. Trade and other receivables showed a recovery trend in the final year, rising to 644 million USD by February 2024, while inventories grew moderately from 394 million USD in early 2018 to 531 million USD by February 2024.
Long-term Asset Trends
Long-term assets transitioned from 39.8 billion USD in February 2018 to a peak of 44.9 billion USD in February 2021, eventually settling at 45.3 billion USD by February 2024. This growth was primarily supported by the increase in net property and equipment, offsetting the substantial losses in goodwill.

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