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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Strong Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Third quarter revenue up ~11% over prior year setting record revenue in a quarter

Company beats third quarter guidance across all key metrics and raises full year guidance for fourth time

MIAMI, Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) (together with NCL Corporation Ltd. (“NCLC”), “Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings”, “Norwegian”, “NCLH” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024 and provided guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

1 See “Terminology”, “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Outlook” below for additional information about Adjusted Net Cruise Cost excluding Fuel per Capacity Day, Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures.

2024 Outlook

“Our exceptional third quarter results, with record revenue, net income and Adjusted EBITDA, surpassed guidance across all key metrics, underscoring the strength of our business, the attractiveness of our product offering across all brands and the superior execution and delivery by our teams both shoreside and shipboard,” said Harry Sommer, President and chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. “Fueled by robust demand and our relentless focus on cost control and margin enhancement, we’re raising our full-year guidance for a fourth time and expect 2024 to be our best year2 for revenue, Net Yield growth and Adjusted EBITDA. We now project Adjusted EBITDA to be $225 million above our initial guidance, growing 30% year-over-year, and Adjusted EPS to be $0.42 above initial guidance, growing approximately 136% year-over-year, reflecting our ability to capitalize on market opportunities while delivering outstanding experiences across our brands.”

2 We expect 2024 to result in record revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Net Yield growth as compared to each full year since the company’s initial public offering when normalizing yearly Net Yield growth for acquisitions such as the acquisition of Prestige Cruise Holdings in 2014.

Booking Environment Update

With the majority of the new bookings now being made for voyages in 2025 and beyond, the Company continues to experience strong consumer demand for its offerings across itineraries and brands. As a result, the Company remains at the upper range of its optimal booked position on a 12-month forward basis. Occupancy was 108.1% for the third quarter of 2024, in line with guidance. Full year 2024 Occupancy is expected to average approximately 105.0%. The Company’s advance ticket sales balance, including the long-term portion, ended the third quarter of 2024 at $3.3 billion, a quarterly record high and approximately 6% higher than the same period of 2023.

Liquidity and Financial Position

The Company is committed to prioritizing efforts to optimize its balance sheet and reduce leverage. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had total debt of $13.4 billion and Net Debt of $13.1 billion. Net Leverage improved by approximately 1.75 turns compared to December 31, 2023, ending the third quarter of 2024 at 5.58x.

At quarter-end, liquidity was $2.4 billion including approximately $332.5 million of cash and cash equivalents, $1.2 billion of availability under our undrawn Revolving Loan Facility, and a $650 million undrawn backstop commitment.

“This quarter, we made significant strides in strengthening our financial position. We successfully refinanced $315 million of notes coming due in 2024 with 6.250% unsecured notes due 2030 with the remaining balance of $250 million to be paid at maturity. This transaction represents another key step in our ongoing efforts to optimize our capital structure and de-risk the business. Furthermore, our robust Adjusted EBITDA growth drove further reduction in our Net Leverage, which decreased to 5.58 times, an ~1.75x reduction from year-end 2023. As we look ahead, we remain committed to our disciplined approach to financial management. The combination of our successful cost optimization initiatives and the strong demand environment positions us well to further reduce our Net Leverage, which is expected to end the year at ~5.4 times.” said Mark A. Kempa, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

Outlook and Guidance

In addition to announcing the results for the third quarter 2024, the Company also provided guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2024, along with accompanying sensitivities. The Company does not provide certain estimated future results on a GAAP basis because the Company is unable to predict, with reasonable certainty, the future movement of foreign exchange rates or the future impact of certain gains and charges. These items are uncertain and will depend on several factors, including industry conditions, and could be material to the Company’s results computed in accordance with GAAP. The Company has not provided reconciliations between the Company’s 2024 guidance and the most directly comparable GAAP measures because it would be too difficult to prepare a reliable U.S. GAAP quantitative reconciliation without unreasonable effort.

         
  2024 Guidance
  Fourth Quarter 2024 Full Year 2024
  As Reported Constant
Currency
As Reported Constant
Currency
         
Net Yield ~7.3%
~$261
~6.9%
~$260
~9.5%
~$293
~9.4%
~$293
         
Adjusted Net Cruise Cost
Excluding Fuel per Capacity Day1
~3.2%
~$155
~2.7%
~$155
~3.6%
~$159
~3.4%
~$159
         
Capacity Days ~5.85 million ~23.46 million
     
Occupancy ~101.0% ~105.0%
     
Adjusted EBITDA ~$445 million ~$2.425 billion
     
Adjusted Net Income ~$40 million ~$855 million
     
Adjusted EPS2 ~$0.09 ~$1.65
     
Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding3 ~445 million ~515 million
     
Depreciation and Amortization ~$230 million ~$895 million
     
Adjusted Interest Expense, net4 ~$175 million ~$720 million
     
Effect of a 1% change in Net Yield on
Adjusted EBITDA / Adjusted EPS
~$15 million
~$0.03
~$69 million
~$0.13
     
Effect of a $1 change in Adjusted Net
Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel per Capacity
Day on Adjusted EBITDA / Adjusted EPS
~$6 million
~$0.01
~$24 million
~$0.05
     
  1. Q4 2024 includes an approximate 370 basis point, or approximately $6 impact of increased Dry-dock days and related costs. Full Year 2024 includes an approximate 300 basis point, or approximately $5, impact of increased Dry-dock days and related costs. Excluding this impact, the Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel per Capacity Day would be declining slightly in the fourth quarter amounting to $150 as reported and $149 in Constant Currency and essentially flat year-over-year, amounting to $155 as reported and $154 in Constant Currency in 2024.
  2. Based on guidance and using diluted weighted-average shares outstanding of approximately 445 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 and 515 million for full year 2024. Adjusted EPS for the fourth quarter 2024 assumes that none of the Company’s outstanding exchangeable notes are dilutive and therefore are not included in diluted weighted-average shares outstanding and full year 2024 assumes that all four of the Company’s exchangeable notes are fully dilutive and therefore excludes approximately $62 million of interest expense, respectively, associated with the Company’s exchangeable notes.
  3. Q4 2024 assumes all three of the Company’s exchangeable notes are anti-dilutive and therefore are not included in diluted weighted-average shares outstanding and full year 2024 assumes all four of the Company’s exchangeable notes are dilutive and therefore are included in diluted weighted-average shares outstanding.
  4. Based on the Company’s September 30, 2024 outstanding variable rate debt balance, a one percentage point increase in annual SOFR interest rates would increase the Company’s annual interest expense by approximately $6 million excluding the effects of capitalization of interest.

The following reflects the foreign currency exchange rates the Company used in its fourth quarter and full year 2024 guidance.

       
    Current Guidance
Euro   $ 1.11
British pound   $ 1.34
Australian Dollar   $ 0.69
Canadian Dollar   $ 0.74


Fuel

The Company reported fuel expense of $165 million in the quarter. Fuel price per metric ton, net of hedges, decreased to $699 from $727 in 2023. Fuel consumption of 236,000 metric tons was in-line with projections. The following reflects the Company’s expectations regarding fuel consumption and pricing, along with accompanying sensitivities.

               
    Fourth Quarter 2024   Full Year 2024  
Fuel consumption in metric tons1     246,000     995,000  
Fuel price per metric ton, net of hedges2   $ 700   $ 714  
Effect on Adjusted EPS of a 10% change in fuel prices, net of hedges   $ 0.02   $ 0.02  
               
  1. Fuel consumption for the full year 2024 is expected to be split approximately evenly between heavy fuel oil and marine gas oil.
  2. Fuel prices are based on forward curves as of 10/25/2024.

As of October 29, 2024, the Company had hedged approximately 51%, 51% and 21% of its total projected metric tons of fuel consumption for the remainder of 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively. The following table provides amounts hedged and price per metric ton of heavy fuel oil (“HFO”) and marine gas oil (“MGO”).

                     
    2024   2025   2026  
% of HFO Consumption Hedged1     40 %   46 %   20 %
Blended HFO Hedge Price / Metric Ton   $ 397   $ 410   $ 373  
% of MGO Consumption Hedged     62 %   54 %   22 %
Blended MGO Hedge Price / Metric Ton   $ 743   $ 721   $ 667  
Total % of Consumption Hedged     51 %   51 %   21 %
                     
  1. Hedged derivatives include accounting hedges as well as economic hedges.

Capital Expenditures

Non-newbuild capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2024 were $140 million. Anticipated non-newbuild capital expenditures for full year 2024 are expected to be approximately $575 million including approximately $142 million in the fourth quarter.

Newbuild-related capital expenditures, net of export credit financing, are expected to be approximately $0.3 billion, $0.8 billion and $0.9 billion for the full years ending December 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively. Net newbuild-related capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2024 were approximately $108 million and are expected to be approximately $59 million for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Company Updates and Other Business Highlights:

Fleet and Brand Updates

Conference Call

The Company has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss third quarter results and provide a business update. A link to the live webcast along with a slide presentation can be found on the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://www.nclhltd.com/investors. A replay of the conference call will also be available on the website for 30 days after the call.

About Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise company which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. With a combined fleet of 32 ships and approximately 66,500 berths, NCLH offers itineraries to approximately 700 destinations worldwide. NCLH expects to add 13 additional ships across its three brands through 2036, which will add approximately 41,000 berths to its fleet. To learn more, visit www.nclhltd.com.

Terminology

Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA adjusted for other income (expense), net and other supplemental adjustments.

Adjusted EPS. Adjusted Net Income (Loss) divided by the number of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding.

Adjusted Gross Margin. Gross margin adjusted for payroll and related, fuel, food, other and ship depreciation. Gross margin is calculated pursuant to GAAP as total revenue less total cruise operating expense and ship depreciation.

Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel. Net Cruise Cost less fuel expense adjusted for supplemental adjustments.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss). Net income (loss), adjusted for the effect of dilutive securities and other supplemental adjustments.

Adjusted Operational EBITDA Margin. Adjusted EBITDA divided by Adjusted Gross Margin.

Adjusted ROIC. An amount expressed as a percentage equal to (i) Adjusted EBITDA less depreciation and amortization plus other supplemental adjustments, divided by (ii) the sum of total long-term debt and shareholders’ equity as of the end of a respective quarter, averaged for the most recent five fiscal quarters ending with the last date of the applicable fiscal year.

Berths. Double occupancy capacity per cabin (single occupancy per studio cabin) even though many cabins can accommodate three or more passengers.

Capacity Days. Berths available for sale multiplied by the number of cruise days for the period for ships in service.

Constant Currency. A calculation whereby foreign currency-denominated revenues and expenses in a period are converted at the U.S. dollar exchange rate of a comparable period in order to eliminate the effects of foreign exchange fluctuations.

Dry-dock. A process whereby a ship is positioned in a large basin where all of the fresh/sea water is pumped out in order to carry out cleaning and repairs of those parts of a ship which are below the water line.

EBITDA. Earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization.

EPS. Diluted earnings (loss) per share.

GAAP. Generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.

Gross Cruise Cost. The sum of total cruise operating expense and marketing, general and administrative expense.

Net Cruise Cost. Gross Cruise Cost less commissions, transportation and other expense and onboard and other expense.

Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel. Net Cruise Cost less fuel expense.

Net Debt. Long-term debt, including current portion, less cash and cash equivalents.

Net Leverage. Net Debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve-months.

Net Per Diem. Adjusted Gross Margin divided by Passenger Cruise Days.

Net Yield. Adjusted Gross Margin per Capacity Day.

Occupancy, Occupancy Percentage or Load Factor. The ratio of Passenger Cruise Days to Capacity Days. A percentage in excess of 100% indicates that three or more passengers occupied some cabins.

Passenger Cruise Days. The number of passengers carried for the period, multiplied by the number of days in their respective cruises.

Revolving Loan Facility. $1.2 billion senior secured revolving credit facility.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted Operational EBITDA Margin, Net Yield, Net Cruise Cost, Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel, Adjusted EBITDA, Net Leverage, Net Debt, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted EPS, Adjusted ROIC and Net Per Diem, to enable us to analyze our performance. See “Terminology” for the definitions of these and other non-GAAP financial measures. Our management believes the presentation of Adjusted ROIC provides a useful performance metric to both management and investors for evaluating our effective use of capital and has used it as a performance measure for our incentive compensation. We utilize Adjusted Gross Margin, Net Yield, and Net Per Diem to manage our business on a day-to-day basis because they reflect revenue earned net of certain direct variable costs. We utilize Adjusted Operational EBITDA Margin to assess operating performance. We also utilize Net Cruise Cost and Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel to manage our business on a day-to-day basis. In measuring our ability to control costs in a manner that positively impacts net income (loss), we believe changes in Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted Operational EBITDA Margin, Net Yield, Net Cruise Cost and Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel to be the most relevant indicators of our performance.

As our business includes the sourcing of passengers and deployment of vessels outside of the U.S., a portion of our revenue and expenses are denominated in foreign currencies, particularly British pound, Canadian dollar, Euro and Australian dollar which are subject to fluctuations in currency exchange rates versus our reporting currency, the U.S. dollar. In order to monitor results excluding these fluctuations, we calculate certain non-GAAP measures on a Constant Currency basis, whereby current period revenue and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates of the comparable period. We believe that presenting these non-GAAP measures on both a reported and Constant Currency basis is useful in providing a more comprehensive view of trends in our business.

We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate as a supplemental financial measure as it is used by management to assess operating performance. We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure in determining our performance as it reflects certain operating drivers of our business, such as sales growth, operating costs, marketing, general and administrative expense and other operating income and expense. In addition, management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure for our incentive compensation. Adjusted EBITDA is not a defined term under GAAP nor is it intended to be a measure of liquidity or cash flows from operations or a measure comparable to net income (loss), as it does not take into account certain requirements such as capital expenditures and related depreciation, principal and interest payments and tax payments and it includes other supplemental adjustments.

In addition, Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain amounts and are used to supplement GAAP net income (loss) and EPS. We use Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EPS as key performance measures of our earnings performance. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparison to our historical performance. In addition, management uses Adjusted EPS as a performance measure for our incentive compensation. The amounts excluded in the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures may vary from period to period; accordingly, our presentation of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EPS may not be indicative of future adjustments or results.

Net Leverage and Net Debt are performance measures that we believe provide management and investors a more complete understanding of our leverage position and borrowing capacity after factoring in cash and cash equivalents.

You are encouraged to evaluate each adjustment used in calculating our non-GAAP financial measures and the reasons we consider our non-GAAP financial measures appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating our non-GAAP financial measures, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments in our presentation. Our non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Our presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other companies. Please see a historical reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measure presented in our consolidated financial statements below.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained, or incorporated by reference, in this release, including, without limitation, our expectations regarding our future financial position, including our liquidity requirements and future capital expenditures, plans, prospects, actions taken or strategies being considered with respect to our liquidity position, including with respect to refinancing, amending the terms of, or extending the maturity of our indebtedness, our ability to comply with covenants under our debt agreements, expectations regarding our exchangeable notes, valuation and appraisals of our assets, expectations regarding our deferred tax assets, expected fleet additions and cancellations, including expected timing thereof, our expectations regarding the impact of macroeconomic conditions and recent global events, and expectations relating to our sustainability program and decarbonization efforts may be forward-looking statements. Many, but not all, of these statements can be found by looking for words like “expect,” “anticipate,” “goal,” “project,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “will,” “may,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “intend,” “future” and similar words. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance and may involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of interest rates, inflation, unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; implementing precautions in coordination with regulators and global public health authorities to protect the health, safety and security of guests, crew and the communities we visit and to comply with related regulatory restrictions; our indebtedness and restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that require us to maintain minimum levels of liquidity and be in compliance with maintenance covenants and otherwise limit our flexibility in operating our business, including the significant portion of assets that are collateral under these agreements; our ability to work with lenders and others or otherwise pursue options to defer, renegotiate, refinance or restructure our existing debt profile, near-term debt amortization, newbuild related payments and other obligations and to work with credit card processors to satisfy current or potential future demands for collateral on cash advanced from customers relating to future cruises; our need for additional financing or financing to optimize our balance sheet, which may not be available on favorable terms, or at all, and our outstanding exchangeable notes and any future financing which may be dilutive to existing shareholders; the unavailability of ports of call; future increases in the price of, or major changes, disruptions or reduction in, commercial airline services; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate, including new regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions; the accuracy of any appraisals of our assets; our success in controlling operating expenses and capital expenditures; trends in, or changes to, future bookings and our ability to take future reservations and receive deposits related thereto; adverse events impacting the security of travel, or customer perceptions of the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or the Israel-Hamas war, or threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; public health crises, and their effect on the ability or desire of people to travel (including on cruises); adverse incidents involving cruise ships; our ability to maintain and strengthen our brand; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology systems and other networks or our actual or perceived failure to comply with requirements regarding data privacy and protection; changes in fuel prices and the type of fuel we are permitted to use and/or other cruise operating costs; mechanical malfunctions and repairs, delays in our shipbuilding program, maintenance and refurbishments and the consolidation of qualified shipyard facilities; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel or employee relations issues; impacts related to climate change and our ability to achieve our climate-related or other sustainability goals; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; any further impairment of our trademarks, trade names or goodwill; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services for certain ships and certain other services; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; our expansion into new markets and investments in new markets and land-based destination projects; overcapacity in key markets or globally; and other factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The above examples are not exhaustive and new risks emerge from time to time. There may be additional risks that we currently consider immaterial or which are unknown. Such forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates and projections regarding our present and future business strategies and the environment in which we expect to operate in the future. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this release, which speak only as of the date made. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change of events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement was based, except as required by law.

Investor Relations & Media Contacts

Sarah Inmon
(786) 812-3233
InvestorRelations@nclcorp.com

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
                         
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,    September 30, 
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
Revenue                        
Passenger ticket   $ 1,944,921     $ 1,733,594     $ 5,006,811     $ 4,420,909  
Onboard and other     861,657       802,443       2,363,474       2,142,559  
Total revenue     2,806,578       2,536,037       7,370,285       6,563,468  
Cruise operating expense                        
Commissions, transportation and other     564,614       546,026       1,501,863       1,462,565  
Onboard and other     211,753       188,694       515,496       470,271  
Payroll and related     337,430       323,862       1,012,289       936,237  
Fuel     164,934       170,893       537,632       530,003  
Food     78,096       87,839       239,850       271,575  
Other     182,112       165,432       573,987       476,123  
Total cruise operating expense     1,538,939       1,482,746       4,381,117       4,146,774  
Other operating expense                        
Marketing, general and administrative     358,001       325,365       1,074,241       1,013,600  
Depreciation and amortization     218,428       204,608       663,762       596,513  
Total other operating expense     576,429       529,973       1,738,003       1,610,113  
Operating income     691,210       523,318       1,251,165       806,581  
Non-operating income (expense)                        
Interest expense, net     (175,216 )     (181,201 )     (571,865 )     (530,150 )
Other income (expense), net     (34,146 )     12,060       (14,113 )     (4,938 )
Total non-operating income (expense)     (209,362 )     (169,141 )     (585,978 )     (535,088 )
Net income before income taxes     481,848       354,177       665,187       271,493  
Income tax benefit (expense)     (6,916 )     (8,309 )     (9,466 )     1,170  
Net income   $ 474,932     $ 345,868     $ 655,721     $ 272,663  
Weighted-average shares outstanding                        
Basic     439,697,135       425,398,415       433,790,997       424,087,517  
Diluted     514,878,919       511,585,445       514,002,031       460,819,375  
Earnings per share                        
Basic   $ 1.08     $ 0.81     $ 1.51     $ 0.64  
Diluted   $ 0.95     $ 0.71     $ 1.37     $ 0.62  
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
                         
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,    September 30, 
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
Net income   $ 474,932     $ 345,868     $ 655,721     $ 272,663  
Other comprehensive income (loss):                        
Shipboard Retirement Plan     94       63       283       191  
Cash flow hedges:                        
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (56,078 )     57,885       (7,668 )     34,833  
Amount realized and reclassified into earnings     2,630       (6,563 )     (3,853 )     (13,890 )
Total other comprehensive income (loss)     (53,354 )     51,385       (11,238 )     21,134  
Total comprehensive income   $ 421,578     $ 397,253     $ 644,483     $ 293,797  
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)
             
    September 30,    December 31, 
    2024     2023  
Assets            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 332,521     $ 402,415  
Accounts receivable, net     200,841       280,271  
Inventories     145,056       157,646  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     500,815       472,816  
Total current assets     1,179,233       1,313,148  
Property and equipment, net     16,743,936       16,433,292  
Goodwill     135,764       98,134  
Trade names     500,525       500,525  
Other long-term assets     1,226,545       1,147,891  
Total assets   $ 19,786,003     $ 19,492,990  
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity            
Current liabilities:            
Current portion of long-term debt   $ 1,653,460     $ 1,744,778  
Accounts payable     172,937       174,338  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     1,067,532       1,058,919  
Advance ticket sales     3,144,586       3,060,666  
Total current liabilities     6,038,515       6,038,701  
Long-term debt     11,751,743       12,314,147  
Other long-term liabilities     860,415       839,335  
Total liabilities     18,650,673       19,192,183  
Commitments and contingencies            
Shareholders’ equity:            
Ordinary shares, $0.001 par value; 980,000,000 shares authorized; 439,702,246 shares issued
and outstanding at September 30, 2024 and 425,546,570 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2023
    440       425  
Additional paid-in capital     7,898,982       7,708,957  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)     (519,676 )     (508,438 )
Accumulated deficit     (6,244,416 )     (6,900,137 )
Total shareholders’ equity     1,135,330       300,807  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 19,786,003     $ 19,492,990  
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
             
    Nine Months Ended
    September 30, 
    2024     2023  
Cash flows from operating activities            
Net income   $ 655,721     $ 272,663  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:            
Depreciation and amortization expense     726,877       649,958  
(Gain) loss on derivatives     (712 )     9,338  
Loss on extinguishment of debt     29,175       2,801  
Provision for bad debts and inventory obsolescence     3,668       3,640  
Gain on involuntary conversion of assets     (4,605 )     (4,583 )
Share-based compensation expense     65,570       96,254  
Net foreign currency adjustments on euro-denominated debt     6,811       (2,027 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:            
Accounts receivable, net     72,341       80,064  
Inventories     12,160       (18,120 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets     26,244       437,465  
Accounts payable     (8,388 )     (60,971 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     (25,154 )     (139,188 )
Advance ticket sales     90,859       419,420  
Net cash provided by operating activities     1,650,567       1,746,714  
Cash flows from investing activities            
Additions to property and equipment, net     (967,516 )     (2,102,698 )
Cash paid on settlement of derivatives           (118,610 )
Acquisition, net of cash acquired     (27,322 )      
Other     9,164       14,678  
Net cash used in investing activities     (985,674 )     (2,206,630 )
Cash flows from financing activities            
Repayments of long-term debt     (1,268,605 )     (2,629,681 )
Proceeds from long-term debt     688,901       2,989,183  
Proceeds from employee related plans           5,307  
Net share settlement of restricted share units     (22,058 )     (25,271 )
Early redemption premium     (19,166 )      
Deferred financing fees     (113,859 )     (145,051 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     (734,787 )     194,487  
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents     (69,894 )     (265,429 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period     402,415       946,987  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period   $ 332,521     $ 681,558  
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
NON-GAAP RECONCILING INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
 
The following table sets forth selected statistical information:
                         
  Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended    
  September 30,      September 30,     
  2024     2023     2024     2023    
Passengers carried 812,529     740,658     2,261,006     2,067,653    
Passenger Cruise Days 6,521,610     6,176,403     18,711,554     17,455,259    
Capacity Days 6,033,707     5,820,448     17,611,107     16,749,283    
Occupancy Percentage 108.1 %   106.1 %   106.2 %   104.2 %  
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
NON-GAAP RECONCILING INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
 
Adjusted Gross Margin, Net Per Diem, and Net Yield were calculated as follows (in thousands, except Net Yield, Net Per Diem, Capacity Days, Passenger Cruise Days, per Passenger Cruise Day and Capacity Day data):
                                     
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,    September 30, 
        2024           2024    
        Constant Currency           Constant Currency    
    2024   compared to 2023   2023   2024   compared to 2023   2023
Total revenue   $ 2,806,578   $ 2,813,354   $ 2,536,037   $ 7,370,285   $ 7,372,603   $ 6,563,468
Less:                                    
Total cruise operating expense     1,538,939     1,540,922     1,482,746     4,381,117     4,379,606     4,146,774
Ship depreciation     202,994     202,994     190,549     617,439     617,439     555,617
Gross margin     1,064,645     1,069,438     862,742     2,371,729     2,375,558     1,861,077
Ship depreciation     202,994     202,994     190,549     617,439     617,439     555,617
Payroll and related     337,430     337,437     323,862     1,012,289     1,012,223     936,237
Fuel     164,934     164,940     170,893     537,632     537,606     530,003
Food     78,096     78,209     87,839     239,850     239,925     271,575
Other     182,112     182,458     165,432     573,987     572,273     476,123
Adjusted Gross Margin   $ 2,030,211   $ 2,035,476   $ 1,801,317   $ 5,352,926   $ 5,355,024   $ 4,630,632
                                     
Passenger Cruise Days     6,521,610     6,521,610     6,176,403     18,711,554     18,711,554     17,455,259
Capacity Days     6,033,707     6,033,707     5,820,448     17,611,107     17,611,107     16,749,283
                                     
Total revenue per Passenger Cruise
Day
  $ 430.35   $ 431.39   $ 410.60   $ 393.89   $ 394.01   $ 376.02
Gross margin per Passenger Cruise
Day
  $ 163.25   $ 163.98   $ 139.68   $ 126.75   $ 126.96   $ 106.62
Net Per Diem   $ 311.31   $ 312.11   $ 291.64   $ 286.08   $ 286.19   $ 265.29
                                     
Gross margin per Capacity Day   $ 176.45   $ 177.24   $ 148.23   $ 134.67   $ 134.89   $ 111.11
Net Yield   $ 336.48   $ 337.35   $ 309.48   $ 303.95   $ 304.07   $ 276.47
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
NON-GAAP RECONCILING INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
 
Gross Cruise Cost, Net Cruise Cost, Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel and Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel were calculated as follows (in thousands, except Capacity Days and per Capacity Day data):
                                     
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,    September 30, 
        2024           2024    
        Constant Currency           Constant Currency    
    2024   compared to 2023   2023   2024   compared to 2023   2023
Total cruise operating
expense
  $ 1,538,939   $ 1,540,922   $ 1,482,746   $ 4,381,117   $ 4,379,606   $ 4,146,774
Marketing, general and
administrative expense
    358,001     357,386     325,365     1,074,241     1,073,576     1,013,600
Gross Cruise Cost     1,896,940     1,898,308     1,808,111     5,455,358     5,453,182     5,160,374
Less:                                    
Commissions,
transportation and other
expense
    564,614     566,125     546,026     1,501,863     1,502,083     1,462,565
Onboard and other
expense
    211,753     211,753     188,694     515,496     515,496     470,271
Net Cruise Cost     1,120,573     1,120,430     1,073,391     3,437,999     3,435,603     3,227,538
Less: Fuel expense     164,934     164,940     170,893     537,632     537,606     530,003
Net Cruise Cost
Excluding Fuel
    955,639     955,490     902,498     2,900,367     2,897,997     2,697,535
Less Other Non-GAAP
Adjustments:
                                   
Non-cash deferred
compensation (1)
    719     719     578     2,156     2,156     1,734
Non-cash share-based
compensation (2)
    20,638     20,638     23,563     65,570     65,570     96,254
Adjusted Net Cruise Cost
Excluding Fuel
  $ 934,282   $ 934,133   $ 878,357   $ 2,832,641   $ 2,830,271   $ 2,599,547
                                     
Capacity Days     6,033,707     6,033,707     5,820,448     17,611,107     17,611,107     16,749,283
                                     
Gross Cruise Cost per
Capacity Day
  $ 314.39   $ 314.62   $ 310.65   $ 309.77   $ 309.64   $ 308.10
Net Cruise Cost per
Capacity Day
  $ 185.72   $ 185.70   $ 184.42   $ 195.22   $ 195.08   $ 192.70
Net Cruise Cost Excluding
Fuel per Capacity Day
  $ 158.38   $ 158.36   $ 155.06   $ 164.69   $ 164.56   $ 161.05
Adjusted Net Cruise Cost
Excluding Fuel per Capacity Day
  $ 154.84   $ 154.82   $ 150.91   $ 160.84   $ 160.71   $ 155.20
                                     
  1. Non-cash deferred compensation expenses related to the crew pension plan and other crew expenses, which are included in payroll and related expense.
  2. Non-cash share-based compensation expenses related to equity awards, which are included in marketing, general and administrative expense and payroll and related expense.
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
NON-GAAP RECONCILING INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
 
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS were calculated as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data):
 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,    September 30, 
    2024   2023   2024   2023
Net income   $ 474,932   $ 345,868   $ 655,721   $ 272,663
Effect of dilutive securities – exchangeable notes     14,965     17,510     48,323     13,809
Net income and assumed conversion of exchangeable notes     489,897     363,378     704,044     286,472
Non-GAAP Adjustments:                        
Non-cash deferred compensation (1)     1,232     1,009     3,697     3,029
Non-cash share-based compensation (2)     20,638     23,563     65,570     96,254
Extinguishment and modification of debt (3)     175         29,175     3,153
Adjusted Net Income   $ 511,942   $ 387,950   $ 802,486   $ 388,908
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding – Net income and
Adjusted Net Income
    514,878,919     511,585,445     514,002,031     460,819,375
Diluted EPS   $ 0.95   $ 0.71   $ 1.37   $ 0.62
Adjusted EPS   $ 0.99   $ 0.76   $ 1.56   $ 0.84
                         
  1. Non-cash deferred compensation expenses related to the crew pension plan and other crew expenses, which are included in payroll and related expense and other income (expense), net.
  2. Non-cash share-based compensation expenses related to equity awards, which are included in marketing, general and administrative expense and payroll and related expense.
  3. Losses on extinguishment of debt and modification of debt are included in interest expense, net.
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
NON-GAAP RECONCILING INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
 
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA were calculated as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,    September 30, 
    2024   2023     2024   2023  
Net income   $ 474,932   $ 345,868     $ 655,721   $ 272,663  
Interest expense, net     175,216     181,201       571,865     530,150  
Income tax (benefit) expense     6,916     8,309       9,466     (1,170 )
Depreciation and amortization expense     218,428     204,608       663,762     596,513  
EBITDA     875,492     739,986       1,900,814     1,398,156  
Other (income) expense, net (1)     34,146     (12,060 )     14,113     4,938  
Other Non-GAAP Adjustments:                        
Non-cash deferred compensation (2)     719     578       2,156     1,734  
Non-cash share-based compensation (3)     20,638     23,563       65,570     96,254  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 930,995   $ 752,067     $ 1,982,653   $ 1,501,082  
                             
  1. Primarily consists of gains and losses, net for foreign currency remeasurements.
  2. Non-cash deferred compensation expenses related to the crew pension plan and other crew expenses, which are included in payroll and related expense.
  3. Non-cash share-based compensation expenses related to equity awards, which are included in marketing, general and administrative expense and payroll and related expense.
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
NON-GAAP RECONCILING INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
 
Net Debt and Net Leverage were calculated as follows (in thousands):
             
    September 30,    December 31, 
    2024   2023
Long-term debt   $ 11,751,743   $ 12,314,147
Current portion of long-term debt     1,653,460     1,744,778
Total Debt     13,405,203     14,058,925
Less: Cash and cash equivalents     332,521     402,415
Net Debt   $ 13,072,682   $ 13,656,510
             
Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended   $ 2,342,302   $ 1,860,731
             
Net Leverage     5.58x     7.34x
             

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.


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