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2020年巨亏102亿美元,嘉年华邮轮还能活下去吗?

2020年巨亏102亿美元,嘉年华邮轮还能活下去吗?

Maria Aspan 2021-01-14
邮轮业目前几乎看不到复苏的迹象。

全球最大的邮轮公司嘉年华(Carnival)2020年第四季度亏损22亿美元,受新冠疫情影响,其全年净亏损总额高达102亿美元。

在1月11日发布的季度初步财务业绩报告中,嘉年华称,截至11月30日的第四季度经调整后的亏损为19亿美元。该公司此前曾经披露,截至8月31日的9个月净亏损80亿美元。

而且,对于嘉年华及其热情的客户来说,目前几乎看不到邮轮业复苏的迹象。2020年3月,受新冠疫情持续蔓延影响,嘉年华及其竞争对手的业务陷入了停滞。在此后的时间里,设法获取贷款,出售船只和股票成了公司赖以生存的手段。自2020年3月以来,嘉年华通过发行公司债券和出让股权共筹集了190亿美元,年底时持有现金95亿美元。

1月11日,高管们强调了这一积极因素,并承诺仍能在业务近乎全面停滞的状态下再持续一年,公司依然可以挺过去。

在业绩发布会上,公司的首席财务官大卫•伯恩斯坦表示,嘉年华拥有“足够的流动性,即使2021年全年零收入,也能够维持自身正常运营。”但他的说法并不能让投资者完全信服。1月11日上午,嘉年华股价下跌约4.1%,随后略有回升。截至午盘,嘉年华股价下跌了约1.1%。

当然,嘉年华可不希望看到这种情况。在1月11日的电话会议上,公司的首席执行官阿诺德•唐纳德向投资者和分析师表示:“我们正力争在今年年底之前让所有邮轮重新投入使用。”然而,“疫情之下,低成本检测方法的研发、新疗法的不断出现,以及疫苗分发速度势必会影响我们复苏的速度。”

政府对邮轮业的预期也将对我们造成影响。2020年春,几艘邮轮因成为超级传播的源而备受媒体关注。虽然监管机构允许嘉年华在今秋恢复部分欧洲业务,但这并不足以抵消北美业务持续关闭的影响。嘉年华称,在截至2020年11月30日止的第四季度中,其每月消耗的资金高达5亿美元,预计今年第一季度烧钱速度将增至每月6亿美元。

目前,嘉年华及其主要竞争对手皇家加勒比海公司(Royal Caribbean)和挪威邮轮公司(Norwegian)均表示不会在今年3月前后复航,这意味着整个行业遭疫情全面冰封的状态至少会持续一年时间。而邮轮公司要恢复在美国的业务,则必须满足美国疾控中心(U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)规定的若干条件,包括有志愿者参与的试航,以及在航行开始前至少60天申请“有条件航行指令”。

1月11日,唐纳德拒绝了就嘉年华何时开始试航做出预测,因为这需要额外的监管指导。他说:“我们满足了目前的监管条件,随后可以进行试航,但要给出具体的时间表,我们需要美国疾控中心提供更多的指导。”(财富中文网)

译者:梁宇

审校:夏林

全球最大的邮轮公司嘉年华(Carnival)2020年第四季度亏损22亿美元,受新冠疫情影响,其全年净亏损总额高达102亿美元。

在1月11日发布的季度初步财务业绩报告中,嘉年华称,截至11月30日的第四季度经调整后的亏损为19亿美元。该公司此前曾经披露,截至8月31日的9个月净亏损80亿美元。

而且,对于嘉年华及其热情的客户来说,目前几乎看不到邮轮业复苏的迹象。2020年3月,受新冠疫情持续蔓延影响,嘉年华及其竞争对手的业务陷入了停滞。在此后的时间里,设法获取贷款,出售船只和股票成了公司赖以生存的手段。自2020年3月以来,嘉年华通过发行公司债券和出让股权共筹集了190亿美元,年底时持有现金95亿美元。

1月11日,高管们强调了这一积极因素,并承诺仍能在业务近乎全面停滞的状态下再持续一年,公司依然可以挺过去。

在业绩发布会上,公司的首席财务官大卫•伯恩斯坦表示,嘉年华拥有“足够的流动性,即使2021年全年零收入,也能够维持自身正常运营。”但他的说法并不能让投资者完全信服。1月11日上午,嘉年华股价下跌约4.1%,随后略有回升。截至午盘,嘉年华股价下跌了约1.1%。

当然,嘉年华可不希望看到这种情况。在1月11日的电话会议上,公司的首席执行官阿诺德•唐纳德向投资者和分析师表示:“我们正力争在今年年底之前让所有邮轮重新投入使用。”然而,“疫情之下,低成本检测方法的研发、新疗法的不断出现,以及疫苗分发速度势必会影响我们复苏的速度。”

政府对邮轮业的预期也将对我们造成影响。2020年春,几艘邮轮因成为超级传播的源而备受媒体关注。虽然监管机构允许嘉年华在今秋恢复部分欧洲业务,但这并不足以抵消北美业务持续关闭的影响。嘉年华称,在截至2020年11月30日止的第四季度中,其每月消耗的资金高达5亿美元,预计今年第一季度烧钱速度将增至每月6亿美元。

目前,嘉年华及其主要竞争对手皇家加勒比海公司(Royal Caribbean)和挪威邮轮公司(Norwegian)均表示不会在今年3月前后复航,这意味着整个行业遭疫情全面冰封的状态至少会持续一年时间。而邮轮公司要恢复在美国的业务,则必须满足美国疾控中心(U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)规定的若干条件,包括有志愿者参与的试航,以及在航行开始前至少60天申请“有条件航行指令”。

1月11日,唐纳德拒绝了就嘉年华何时开始试航做出预测,因为这需要额外的监管指导。他说:“我们满足了目前的监管条件,随后可以进行试航,但要给出具体的时间表,我们需要美国疾控中心提供更多的指导。”(财富中文网)

译者:梁宇

审校:夏林

The world's largest cruise company lost another $2.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing its total net losses from the pandemic to $10.2 billion—so far.

Carnival, which on January 11 reported preliminary financial results for its quarter ended Nov. 30, said its loss was $1.9 billion on an adjusted basis. It had previously disclosed a net loss of $8 billion for the nine months ended Aug. 31.

And there's little immediate relief in sight for the company or its passionate customer base of cruise passengers. After Carnival and its competitors saw their business grind to a halt in March amid the rising COVID-19 pandemic, they spent the rest of 2020 trying to survive by taking out new loans and selling off ships and shares. Carnival alone raised a total of $19 billion in debt and equity since March and ended the year with $9.5 billion in cash.

That was enough for company executives to emphasis the positive on January 11, promising that they can survive another year of near-total cruising shutdowns.

Carnival has "the liquidity in place to sustain ourselves throughout 2021, even in a zero-revenue environment," chief financial officer David Bernstein said in the results press release. (Investors were not entirely convinced. The company's shares fell about 4.1% Monday morning, before somewhat recovering. They were down about 1.1% by midday.)

Of course, Carnival hopes it doesn't come to that. "We're working toward having all of our ships back in service by the end of the year," CEO Arnold Donald told investors and analysts during a conference call on January 9Monday. However, "the development of low-cost testing, the continued advent of therapies, and the pace of the distribution of vaccines will certainly influence the pace of our recovery."

So will government expectations for the cruise industry, which saw several ships turn into headline-grabbing superspreader events this spring. Regulators allowed Carnival to resume some European operations in the fall, but those few cruises were not enough to offset the ongoing shutdown of its large North American business. The company says it burned $500 million every month in the quarter ended Nov. 30 and expects that burn rate to increase to $600 million in its first quarter.

Carnival and its top competitors, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian, now say they won't be sailing before March or later, meaning the pandemic has largely frozen the industry for at least a year. In order to resume operations in the United States, cruise companies will have to meet several conditions set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including running test voyages with volunteers, before applying for a conditional sailing certificate at least 60 days before the start of any voyage.

Donald on January 11 declined to estimate when Carnival would start running its test cruises, which he says require additional regulatory guidelines. "We are meeting the criteria that was currently put out there to be in a position to then subsequently do test cruises," he said. "But to give you specific timing, we would need additional guidance from CDC."

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