Royal Caribbean Group Provides Business Update and Reports on Second Quarter 2020

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2020 and commented on the business in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Second Quarter 2020

Starting on March 13, 2020 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company suspended its global cruise operation. This resulted in the cancellation of all of the Company’s second quarter sailings.

The Company reported US GAAP Net Loss for the second quarter of 2020 of $(1.6) billion or $(7.83) per share compared to US GAAP Net Income of $472.8 million or $2.25 per share in the prior year. The 2020 results include a non-cash asset impairment loss of $156.5 million. The Company reported Adjusted Net Loss of $(1.3) billion or $(6.13) per share for the second quarter of 2020 compared to Adjusted Net Income of $532.7 million or $2.54 per share in the prior year. The Net Loss for the quarter is a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business.

Business Update

“The COVID-19 pandemic is posing an unprecedented challenge to our industry and society. Our teams are working tirelessly to return to service soonest and doing so by developing new health and safety protocols to protect the well-being of our guests, crew and destinations we visit,” said Richard D. Fain, Chairman and CEO. “In the meantime, we are using this time to refine our operations to be as efficient as we can while providing the great experiences that so many people are eagerly awaiting.”

Regarding the new health and safety protocols, the Company is being advised by a “Healthy Sail Panel” of experts in areas of science and public health with backgrounds in medical practice, research, infectious disease, biosecurity, hospitality and maritime operations.

Update on Liquidity Actions and Ongoing Uses of Cash

Given the current environment, the Company continues to prioritize and bolster its liquidity, working to ensure it is well positioned for recovery. Since the last earnings call, the Company has taken further actions to enhance its liquidity, preserve cash and secure additional financing. Among these latest efforts the Company highlighted the following:

The issuance of $1.0 billion of priority guaranteed notes and $1.15 billion of convertible notes;
The issuance of GBP 300 million of commercial paper in the UK providing over $370 million of additional liquidity;
Completed a $0.9 billion 12-month debt amortization holiday from all export-credit backed facilities;
Amended over $11 billion of commercial bank and export credit facilities to provide covenant waivers through the fourth quarter of 2021; and
Further reduced operating expenses due to the fleet layup measures and actions to decrease sales, marketing and administrative expenses.

In addition, the Company has $11.3 billion of committed credit facilities that are available to fund ship deliveries originally planned through 2025.

“We continue to take substantial actions to bolster our financial position,” said Jason T. Liberty, executive vice president and CFO. “We have accessed the capital market in an opportunistic manner and continue to aggressively manage our spend. We are prepared to navigate a volatile period while making decisions that position the Company well for the recovery.”

The Company estimates its cash burn to be, on average, in the range of approximately $250 million to $290 million per month during a prolonged suspension of operations. This range includes all interest expenses, including the increases driven by the latest capital raises. It also includes ongoing ship operating expenses, administrative expenses, hedging costs, expected necessary capital expenditures (net of committed financings in the case of newbuilds) and excludes cash refunds of customer deposits, commissions, debt obligations and cash inflows from new and existing bookings. The Company is considering ways to further reduce its average monthly cash burn under a further prolonged out-of-service scenario and during re-start of operations.

Liquidity and Financing Arrangements
As of June 30, 2020, the Company had liquidity of approximately $4.1 billion all in the form of cash and cash equivalents. The Company noted that as of June 30, 2020, the scheduled debt maturities for the remainder of 2020 and 2021, are $0.3 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively.

Capital Expenditures and Capacity Updates
The expected capital expenditures for the remainder of 2020 and 2021 are $0.6 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively. These expenditures are mostly related to newbuild projects.

COVID-19 has impacted shipyard operations and will result in delivery delays for newbuilds. Currently, the Company expects that three of the five ships originally scheduled for delivery between July of 2020 and December of 2021 will be delivered within the remaining time frame. Two of these ships are Silver Moon and Silver Dawn, with capacity lower than 600 berths.

Update on Bookings

The extended suspension of cruising has significantly impacted bookings for the remainder of 2020 which are meaningfully lower than same time last year and at lower prices.

Although still early in the booking cycle, the booked position for 2021 is trending well and is within historical ranges. The Company has implemented various programs to best serve its booked guests providing the choice of future cruise credits (“FCCs”) or the opportunity to “Lift & Shift” their booking to the same sailing the following year in lieu of providing cash refunds. For the booking period since our last business update, approximately 60% of the 2021 bookings are new and the rest are due to the redemption of FCCs and the “Lift & Shift” program. Pricing for 2021 bookings is relatively flat year-over-year when including the negative yield impact of bookings made with future cruise credits; it is slightly up year-over-year when excluding them.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had $1.8 billion in customer deposits of which approximately $300 million correspond to fourth quarter 2020 sailings. Approximately 48% of the guests booked on cancelled sailings have requested cash refunds.

2020 Outlook

The magnitude, duration and speed of COVID-19 remains uncertain. As a consequence, the Company cannot estimate the impact of COVID-19 on its business, financial condition or near or longer-term financial or operational results with reasonable certainty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company expects to incur a net loss on both a US GAAP and adjusted basis for its third quarter and the 2020 fiscal year, the extent of which will depend on the timing and extent of the return to service.

Interest expense for the remainder of the year (July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020) will be in the range of $505 million to $515 million.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had hedged approximately 64%, 40%, 23% and 5% of its total projected metric tons of fuel consumption for the remainder of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The current suspension of our cruise operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in reductions to our forecasted fuel consumption. As of June 30, 2020, we had outstanding fuel swaps of 172,050 and 15,200 metric tons maturing in 2020 and 2021, respectively, that no longer hedged our forecasted fuel consumption. For the same four-year period, the annual average cost per metric ton of the fuel swap portfolio is approximately $423, $435, $514 and $580, respectively.

About Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) is the operating business name for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Royal Caribbean Group is the owner of four global cruise vacation brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Silversea and Azamara. Royal Caribbean Group is also a 50% owner of a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Together, our brands operate 62 ships with an additional 16 on order as of July 31, 2020.

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

	Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Passenger ticket revenues	$	107,022		$	2,017,836		$	1,483,873		$	3,727,820
Onboard and other revenues	68,583			788,795			724,482			1,518,578
Total revenues	175,605			2,806,631			2,208,355			5,246,398
Cruise operating expenses:
Commissions, transportation and other	28,824			426,934			345,953			790,089
Onboard and other	21,579			174,429			145,297			309,599
Payroll and related	243,877			265,569			574,267			535,101
Food	27,483			146,847			148,799			286,381
Fuel	79,192			181,924			273,460			342,095
Other operating	279,465			348,801			703,463			694,943
Total cruise operating expenses	680,420			1,544,504			2,191,239			2,958,208
Marketing, selling and administrative expenses	301,418			376,874			697,308			791,821
Depreciation and amortization expenses	319,757			311,600			644,087			603,885
Impairment and credit losses	156,497			—			1,264,615			—
Operating (Loss) Income	(1,282,487)			573,653			(2,588,894)			892,484
Other expense:
Interest income	5,206			6,342			10,740			16,126
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized	(218,889)			(111,304)			(311,800)			(211,719)
Equity investment (loss) income	(51,853)			33,045			(62,245)			66,739
Other expense	(83,825)			(21,781)			(116,684)			(26,869)
	(349,361)			(93,698)			(479,989)			(155,723)
Net (Loss) Income	(1,631,848)			479,955			(3,068,883)			736,761
Less: Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interest	7,444			7,125			14,888			14,250
Net (Loss) Income attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	(1,639,292)		$	472,830		$	(3,083,771)		$	722,511
(Loss) Earnings per Share:
Basic	$	(7.83)		$	2.26		$	(14.74)		$	3.45
Diluted	$	(7.83)		$	2.25		$	(14.74)		$	3.44
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic	209,385			209,531			209,241			209,427
Diluted	209,385			210,052			209,241			209,962

Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Net (Loss) Income	$	(1,631,848)		$	479,955		$	(3,068,883)		$	736,761
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	26,337			7,263			36,627			7,827
Change in defined benefit plans	(6,278)			(9,722)			(13,867)			(10,375)
Gain (loss) on cash flow derivative hedges	124,331			(71,734)			(176,274)			(22,891)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	144,390			(74,193)			(153,514)			(25,439)
Comprehensive (Loss) Income	(1,487,458)			405,762			(3,222,397)			711,322
Less: Comprehensive Income attributable to noncontrolling interest	7,444			7,125			14,888			14,250
Comprehensive (Loss) Income attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	(1,494,902)		$	398,637		$	(3,237,285)		$	697,072






STATISTICS (1)
	Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Passengers Carried	20,027			1,663,900			1,259,846			3,197,126
Passenger Cruise Days	181,268			11,321,528			8,648,375			21,883,345
APCD	214,449			10,437,420			8,431,579			20,298,020
Occupancy	84.5		%	108.5		%	102.6		%	107.8		%

⁽¹⁾	Due to the three-month reporting lag, we include Silversea Cruises’ result of operations from January 1 through March 31 for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 and from October 1 through March 31 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
	As of
	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,146,691	$	243,738
Trade and other receivables, net of allowances of $21,362 and $5,635 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	205,921		305,821
Inventories	152,596		162,107
Prepaid expenses and other assets	178,364		429,211
Derivative financial instruments	868		21,751
Total current assets	4,684,440		1,162,628
Property and equipment, net	25,647,715		25,466,808
Operating lease right-of-use assets	609,422		687,555
Goodwill	809,384		1,385,644
Other assets, net of allowances of $61,990 and $0 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	1,555,582		1,617,649
Total assets	$	33,306,543	$	30,320,284

Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt	$	706,283	$	1,186,586
Commercial paper	368,952		1,434,180
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	102,814		96,976
Accounts payable	661,427		563,706
Accrued interest	122,204		70,090
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	810,536		1,078,345
Derivative financial instruments	158,818		94,875
Customer deposits	1,805,874		3,428,138
Total current liabilities	4,736,908		7,952,896
Long-term debt	17,753,424		8,414,110
Long-term operating lease liabilities	569,392		601,641
Other long-term liabilities	698,045		617,810
Total liabilities	23,757,769		17,586,457
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	584,869		569,981
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding)	—		—
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 237,168,148 and 236,547,842 shares issued, June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)	2,372		2,365
Paid-in capital	3,700,288		3,493,959
Retained earnings	8,276,463		11,523,326
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(951,227)		(797,713)
Treasury stock (27,799,775 and 27,746,848 common shares at cost, at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)	(2,063,991)		(2,058,091)
Total shareholders’ equity	8,963,905		12,163,846
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity	$	33,306,543	$	30,320,284

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019
Operating Activities
Net (loss) income	$	(3,068,883)	$	736,761
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization	644,087		603,885
Impairment and credit losses	1,264,615		—
Net deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(2,666)		3,794
Loss (gain) on derivative instruments not designated as hedges	84,280		(713)
Share-based compensation expense	8,764		41,974
Equity investment loss (income)	62,245		(66,739)
Amortization of debt issuance costs	28,807		20,467
Amortization of commercial paper notes discount	6,668		16,350
Loss on extinguishment of secured senior term loan	40,335		6,326
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(44,605)		10,700
Currency translation adjustment losses	69,044		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables, net	94,873		(14,262)
Decrease (increase) in inventories	9,511		(14,436)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets	249,481		(51,443)
Increase in accounts payable	118,398		43,594
Increase in accrued interest	52,114		763
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities	(17,110)		34,056
(Decrease) increase in customer deposits	(1,622,721)		760,435
Dividends received from unconsolidated affiliates	1,991		80,572
Other, net	(28,051)		(16,557)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(2,048,823)		2,195,527
Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,391,891)		(1,866,141)
Cash received on settlement of derivative financial instruments	1,558		6,204
Cash paid on settlement of derivative financial instruments	(117,518)		(55,758)
Investments in and loans to unconsolidated affiliates	(87,943)		(3,046)
Cash received on loans to unconsolidated affiliates	10,241		19,509
Other, net	(5,924)		(173)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,591,477)		(1,899,405)
Financing Activities
Debt proceeds	12,672,189		2,749,564
Debt issuance costs	(276,995)		(35,454)
Repayments of debt	(3,424,387)		(3,008,893)
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper notes	6,765,739		13,335,536
Repayments of commercial paper notes	(7,837,635)		(13,080,788)
Dividends paid	(326,421)		(293,197)
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options	386		265
Other, net	(28,670)		(15,930)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	7,544,206		(348,897)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(953)		(76)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	3,902,953		(52,851)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	243,738		287,852
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	4,146,691	$	235,001
Supplemental Disclosure
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amount capitalized	$	153,078	$	141,961
Non-cash Investing Activities
Notes receivable issued upon sale of property and equipment	$	53,419	$	—
Purchase of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	64,326	$	—

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
NON-GAAP RECONCILING INFORMATION
(unaudited)

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income and Adjusted (Loss) Earnings per Share were calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	Quarter Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Net (Loss) Income attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	(1,639,292)	$	472,830	$	(3,083,771)	$	722,511
Adjusted Net (loss) Income attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	(1,282,573)		532,735		(1,592,985)		808,582
Net Adjustments to Net (Loss) Income attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	356,719	$	59,905	$	1,490,786	$	86,071
Adjustments to Net (Loss) Income attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.:
Impairment and credit losses (1)	$	156,497	$	—	$	1,264,615	$	—
Equity investment impairment (2)	—		—		39,735		—
Currency translation adjustment losses (3)	69,044		—		69,044		—
Pullmantur reorganization settlement (4)	21,637		—		21,637		—
Restructuring charges and other initiatives expense (5)	32,982		—		45,025		—
Convertible debt amortization of debt discount (6)	4,184		—		4,184		—
Loss on extinguishment of debt (7)	40,335		6,326		40,335		6,326
Amortization of Silversea Cruises intangible assets resulting from the 2018 Silversea Cruises acquisition (8)	3,069		3,069		6,138		6,138
Noncontrolling interest adjustment (9)	22,557		12,663		46,616		34,574
Change in fair value of the Silversea contingent consideration (8)	6,414		10,700		(44,605)		10,700
Net insurance recoveries of Oasis of the Seas incident (10)	—		27,147		(1,938)		27,147
Transaction costs related to the 2018 Silversea Cruises acquisition (8)	—		—		—		1,186
Net Adjustments to Net (Loss) Income attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	356,719	$	59,905	$	1,490,786	$	86,071

(Loss) Earnings per Share – Diluted	$	(7.83)	$	2.25	$	(14.74)	$	3.44
Adjusted (Loss) Earnings per Share – Diluted	(6.13)		2.54		(7.61)		3.85
Net Adjustments to (Loss) Earnings per Share	$	1.70	$	0.29	$	7.13	$	0.41

Adjustments to (Loss) Earnings per Share:
Impairment and credit losses (1)	$	0.75	$	—	$	6.05	$	—
Equity investment impairment (2)	—			—		0.19		—
Currency translation adjustment losses (3)	0.33			—		0.33		—
Pullmantur reorganization settlement (4)	0.10			—		0.10		—
Restructuring charges and other initiatives expense (5)	0.16			—		0.22		—
Convertible debt amortization of debt discount (6)	0.02			—		0.02		—
Loss on extinguishment of debt (7)	0.19			0.03		0.19		0.03
Amortization of Silversea Cruises intangible assets resulting from the 2018 Silversea Cruises acquisition (8)	0.01			0.01		0.03		0.03
Noncontrolling interest adjustment (9)	0.11			0.06		0.22		0.16
Amoriization hange in fair value of the Silversea contingent consideration (8)	0.03			0.05		(0.21)		0.05
Net insurance recoveries of Oasis of the Seas incident (10)	—			0.13		(0.01)		0.13
Transaction costs related to the 2018 Silversea Cruises acquisition (8)	—		—		—		—
Net Adjustments to (Loss) Earnings per Share	$	1.70	$	0.29	$	7.13	$	0.41

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding – Diluted	209,385		210,052		209,241		209,962

(1)	Represents asset impairment and credit losses recorded in the first and second quarters of 2020 as a result of the impact of COVID-19.
(2)	Represents equity investment asset impairment, primarily for our investment in Grand Bahama Shipyard, recorded in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the impact of COVID-19.
(3)	Represents currency translation losses recognized in connection with the ships classified as assets held-for-sale that were previously chartered to Pullmantur.
(4)	Represents settlement costs with Pullmantur in connection with its reorganization filing.
(5)	Represents restructuring charges incurred in relation to the reduction in our U.S. workforce in the second quarter of 2020, the reorganization of our international sales and marketing structure and other initiatives expenses.
(6)	Represents the amortization of non-cash debt discount on the $1.15 billion convertible notes.
(7)	For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020, loss on the extinguishment of the $2.2 billion Senior Secured Term Loan. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019, loss on the extinguishment of the $700 million 364-day loan related to the acquisition of Silversea Cruises and the remaining balance of the unsecured term loan originally incurred in 2010 to purchase Allure of the Seas.
(8)	Related to the 2018 Silversea Cruises acquisition.
(9)	Adjustment made to exclude the impact of the contractual accretion requirements associated with the put option held by the Silversea Cruises noncontrolling interest prior to the July 2020 noncontrolling interest purchase.
(10)	Amount includes net insurance recoveries related to the collapse of the drydock structure at the Grand Bahama Shipyard involving Oasis of the Seas.

SOURCE Royal Caribbean Group