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MIAMI, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) provides third quarter 2022 business update.
Carnival Corporation & plc's Chief Executive Officer Josh Weinstein commented, "The well-being of the Caribbean region, Florida and other states still in the path of Hurricane Ian is very important to us. On behalf of Carnival Corporation, I would like to extend our deepest concern for those affected by Hurricane Ian and Fiona, some of whom are our own employees, travel agent partners, destination communities and loyal guests."
Weinstein noted, "During our third quarter our business continued its positive trajectory, achieving over $300 million of adjusted EBITDA and reaching nearly 90% occupancy on our August sailings. We are continuing to close the gap to 2019 as we progress through the year, building occupancy on higher capacity and lower unit costs."
Weinstein continued, "Since announcing the relaxation of our protocols last month, we have seen a meaningful improvement in booking volumes and are now running considerably ahead of strong 2019 levels. We expect to further capitalize on this momentum with renewed efforts to generate demand. We are focused on delivering significant revenue growth over the long-term, while taking advantage of near-term tactics to quickly capture price and bookings in the interim."
Weinstein added, "With a transformed fleet, an unmatched portfolio of well recognized brands, unparalleled scale in an under-penetrated industry and an incredibly talented global team, we have the ability to drive durable revenue growth through pricing improvements over time. We believe this will provide significant free cash flow and accelerate our return to strong profitability and investment grade credit ratings."
Third Quarter 2022 Results and Statistical Information
Total customer deposits were $4.8 billion as of August 31, 2022, approaching the $4.9 billion as of August 31, 2019, which was a record third quarter. New bookings during the third quarter of 2022 primarily offset the historical third quarter seasonal decline in customer deposits ($0.3 billion decline in the third quarter of 2022 compared to $1.1 billion decline for the same period in 2019).
Guest Cruise Operations
Weinstein noted, "With our return to guest cruise operations essentially complete, we are now relentlessly focused on driving top line growth and returning to strong profitability. We believe the strategic changes we have already made to our fleet resulting in a younger and more efficient fleet, coupled with our recent portfolio optimization efforts including COSTA® by CARNIVAL®, will provide strong tailwinds along our path to profitability."
As of September 30, 2022, approximately 95% of the company's capacity is serving guests. The company expects eight of its nine brands will have their entire fleet serving guests by the end of the fourth quarter of 2022. Given Costa Cruises' significant presence in Asia, particularly China, which remains closed to cruising, the brand continues to evaluate deployment options and fleet optimization alternatives beyond the previously announced transfers of Costa Luminosa to Carnival Cruise Line as well as Costa Venezia and Costa Firenze to the COSTA® by CARNIVAL® concept.
Based on the evolving nature of COVID-19 and the company's ongoing collaboration with local and national public health authorities, the company's brands continue to responsibly relax their COVID-19 related protocols ("relaxed protocols") aligning the company towards land-based vacation alternatives. This generally includes greatly reduced or eliminated testing requirements and significantly broadens the demand pool by welcoming unvaccinated guests. These relaxed protocols generally became effective throughout September and are subject to local destination regulations.
The company saw a continuation of its 2022 sequential improvement in adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD in constant currency (see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below) in the third quarter of 2022 and expects to see continued improvement in the fourth quarter of 2022 with a low double-digit increase as compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 driven in part by higher advertising expense to drive 2023 revenue. While the company's year-to-date adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD during 2022 has benefited from the sale of smaller-less efficient ships and the delivery of larger-more efficient ships, this benefit is offset by a portion of its fleet being in pause status for part of the year, restart related expenses, an increase in the number of dry dock days, the cost of maintaining enhanced health and safety protocols, inflation and supply chain disruptions. The company anticipates that many of these costs and expenses will end in 2022.
Given the seasonality of its business, the company expects a net loss and breakeven to slightly negative adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter ending November 30, 2022. Having achieved over $300 million adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter, the company anticipates positive adjusted EBITDA for the second half of 2022 despite the seasonality of its business and the increasing investment in advertising to drive yields in 2023. Additionally, on a year-over-year basis, the company expects improvement in adjusted EBITDA and occupancy, with occupancy returning to historical levels during 2023.
Bookings
Booking volumes for all future sailings during the third quarter of 2022 saw a continuation of the accelerated booking volumes during the second quarter of 2022, closing the gap to strong 2019 levels. Since the announcement of the company's relaxed protocols in mid-August, aligning the company towards land-based vacation alternatives, booking volumes for all future sailings are considerably higher than strong 2019 levels. (The company's current booking trends will be compared to booking trends for 2019 sailings as it is the most recent full year of guest cruise operations.)
Cumulative advance bookings for the fourth quarter of 2022 are below the historical range and at lower prices, primarily due to future cruise credits ("FCCs"), as compared to 2019 sailings.
Cumulative advance bookings for full year 2023 are slightly above the historical average and at considerably higher prices, as compared to 2019 sailings, normalized for FCCs.
Financing and Capital Activity
During the third quarter of 2022, the company completed a $1.15 billion public equity offering of its common stock. The company expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which could include addressing 2023 debt maturities. In addition, the company invested $0.5 billion in capital expenditures, repaid $0.4 billion of debt principal and incurred $0.4 billion of interest expense, net during the quarter. The company ended the third quarter of 2022 with $7.4 billion of liquidity, including cash and borrowings available under the revolving credit facility.
Additionally, the company exchanged $339 million in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the "Existing Notes") for the same amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the "New Notes"), extending maturities at the existing rate of 5.75%. The New Notes have the same initial conversion price as the Existing Notes, representing no dilution to shareholders at scheduled maturity versus the Existing Notes, the same coupon and no upfront cost to the company.
Sustainability
Carnival Chief Maritime Officer William Burke noted, "We recently completed successful pilots using biofuels which demonstrate continued innovation in our commitment to decarbonization. In addition, we are working aggressively toward our 2030 carbon reduction goals through the technology upgrades currently being rolled out, investing in port and destination projects and even more focus on itinerary optimization across the portfolio while realizing the benefit of our fleet optimization efforts, which combine to drive down our carbon footprint, fuel consumption and cost. This reinforces our commitment to maintaining excellence in compliance, protecting the environment and the health, safety and well-being of our guests, employees and the communities we touch and serve."
AIDA Cruises and Holland America Line achieve milestones in their decarbonization strategies through initiating use of biofuels
In July 2022, AIDA Cruises piloted its use of biofuels when AIDAprima became the first larger-scale cruise ship to be powered with a blend of marine biofuel, which is made from 100% sustainable raw materials, and marine gas oil. In addition, Holland America Line recently completed two pilots on Volendam, one using a blend of marine biofuel and another using 100% biofuel, becoming the first larger-scale cruise ship to be powered 100% by biofuel. The certified biofuels used in these pilots offer environmental benefits compared to using fossil fuels alone, through their lifecycle CO2 reductions. They can be used in currently installed ship main engines without modifications to the engine or fuel infrastructure, including on ships already in service.
Global fleet upgrades will improve energy and fuel efficiency and support sustainability goals
In August 2022, the company announced the global rollout of Service Power Packages, a comprehensive set of technology upgrades, which will be implemented over the next several years across a portion of the fleet. These upgrades include the following elements designed to reduce both fuel usage and greenhouse gas emissions while also contributing to cost savings:
The Service Power Package upgrades are part of the company's ongoing energy efficiency investment program, in which the company has invested over $350 million in energy efficiency improvements since 2016, and are expected to further improve energy savings and reduce fuel consumption across the company's nine cruise brands. Upon completion, these upgrades are expected to generate approximately $150 million in annual fuel cost savings by delivering an average of 5-10% fuel savings per ship. These investments, along with the company's fleet optimization and recently launched itinerary reviews, are expected to drive a 10% reduction in fuel consumption per ALBD in 2023, along with a 9% reduction in carbon emissions per ALBD on an annualized basis, both as compared to 2019. This multi-year program will also contribute to carbon emission reductions in 2024 and beyond, ultimately advancing the company's 2030 sustainability goals.
Other Recent Highlights
Selected Forecast Information
Available Lower Berth Days ("ALBDs")
The company's ALBD forecast consists of contracted new ships, announced sales and planned restart schedule.
Actuals | Forecast | Full Year | |||||||
(in millions) | 1Q 2022 | 2Q 2022 | 3Q 2022 | 4Q 2022 | |||||
ALBDs | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 73 |
Fuel
The company's fuel consumption forecast for the remainder of the year is 724 thousand metric tons. The blended spot price for fuel is currently $675 per metric ton.
Depreciation and Amortization
The company's depreciation and amortization forecast for the remainder of the year is $0.6 billion. The 2022 full year forecast, which includes year-to-date actuals, is $2.3 billion.
Interest Expense, Net of Capitalized Interest
The company's interest expense, net of capitalized interest forecast for the remainder of the year is $0.4 billion. The 2022 full year forecast, which includes year-to-date actuals, is $1.6 billion.
Outstanding Debt Maturities
As of August 31, 2022, the company's outstanding debt maturities are as follows:
(in billions) | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||
Principal payments on outstanding debt (a) | $ 1.0 | $ 2.4 | $ 2.3 | $ 4.3 |
(a) | Excludes the revolving credit facility. As of August 31, 2022, borrowings under the revolving credit facility were $2.7 billion, which mature in 2024. |
Refer to Financial Information within the Investor Relations section of the corporate website for further details on its Debt Maturities, which will be available upon filing the Form 10-Q: https://www.carnivalcorp.com/financial-information/supplemental-schedules
Capital Expenditures
The company's annual capital expenditure forecast, which includes year-to-date actuals for 2022, is as follows:
(in billions) | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
Contracted newbuild | $ 4.1 | (a) | $ 2.3 | $ 1.5 | $ 0.9 | ||
Non-newbuild | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |||
Total (b) | $ 5.2 | $ 4.2 | $ 3.5 | $ 2.9 |
(a) | Includes three newbuild deliveries during the first quarter of 2022 and one newbuild delivery during the third quarter of 2022. |
(b) | Forecasted capital expenditures will fluctuate with foreign currency movements relative to the U.S. Dollar. |
Conference Call
The company has scheduled a conference call with analysts at 10:00 a.m. EDT (3:00 p.m. BST) today to discuss its business update. This call can be listened to live, and additional information can be obtained, via Carnival Corporation & plc's website at www.carnivalcorp.com and www.carnivalplc.com.
Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel companies with a portfolio of nine of the world's leading cruise lines. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features – Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Additional information can be found on www.carnivalcorp.com, www.carnivalsustainability.com, www.carnival.com, www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.seabourn.com, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.
Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results
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Forward-looking statements include those statements that relate to our outlook and financial position including, but not limited to, statements regarding:
• | Pricing | • | Goodwill, ship and trademark fair values |
• | Booking levels | • | Liquidity and credit ratings |
• | Occupancy | • | Adjusted earnings per share |
• | Interest, tax and fuel expenses | • | Return to guest cruise operations |
• | Currency exchange rates | • | Impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus global pandemic on our financial condition and results of operations |
• | Estimates of ship depreciable lives and residual values |
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 by our forward-looking statements. This note contains important cautionary statements of the known factors that we consider could materially affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial position. Additionally, many of these risks and uncertainties are currently, and in the future may continue to be, amplified by COVID-19. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. There may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
The ordering of the risk factors set forth above is not intended to reflect our indication of priority or likelihood.
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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC | |||||||
Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
Revenues | |||||||
Passenger ticket | $ 2,595 | $ 303 | $ 4,753 | $ 326 | |||
Onboard and other | 1,711 | 243 | 3,577 | 295 | |||
4,305 | 546 | 8,329 | 621 | ||||
Operating Costs and Expenses | |||||||
Commissions, transportation and other | 565 | 79 | 1,141 | 116 | |||
Onboard and other | 537 | 72 | 1,060 | 94 | |||
Payroll and related | 563 | 375 | 1,601 | 834 | |||
Fuel | 668 | 182 | 1,577 | 398 | |||
Food | 259 | 52 | 586 | 80 | |||
Ship and other impairments | — | 475 | 8 | 524 | |||
Other operating | 787 | 381 | 2,118 | 786 | |||
3,379 | 1,616 | 8,092 | 2,832 | ||||
Selling and administrative | 625 | 425 | 1,774 | 1,305 | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 581 | 562 | 1,707 | 1,681 | |||
4,585 | 2,603 | 11,573 | 5,817 | ||||
Operating Income (Loss) | (279) | (2,057) | (3,244) | (5,196) | |||
Nonoperating Income (Expense) | |||||||
Interest income | 24 | 3 | 34 | 10 | |||
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | (422) | (418) | (1,161) | (1,253) | |||
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, net | — | (376) | — | (372) | |||
Other income (expense), net | (81) | (11) | (108) | (87) | |||
(479) | (802) | (1,235) | (1,702) | ||||
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes | (759) | (2,859) | (4,478) | (6,898) | |||
Income Tax Benefit (Expense), Net | (11) | 23 | (17) | 17 | |||
Net Income (Loss) | $ (770) | $ (2,836) | $ (4,495) | $ (6,881) | |||
Earnings Per Share | |||||||
Basic | $ (0.65) | $ (2.50) | $ (3.89) | $ (6.14) | |||
Diluted | $ (0.65) | $ (2.50) | $ (3.89) | $ (6.14) | |||
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - Basic | 1,185 | 1,133 | 1,154 | 1,120 | |||
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted | 1,185 | 1,133 | 1,154 | 1,120 |
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC | |||
August 31, | November 30, | ||
ASSETS | |||
Current Assets | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 7,071 | $ 8,939 | |
Short term investments | — | 200 | |
Trade and other receivables, net | 360 | 246 | |
Inventories | 420 | 356 | |
Prepaid expenses and other | 581 | 392 | |
Total current assets | 8,432 | 10,133 | |
Property and Equipment, Net | 38,137 | 38,107 | |
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net | 1,163 | 1,333 | |
Goodwill | 579 | 579 | |
Other Intangibles | 1,151 | 1,181 | |
Other Assets | 2,455 | 2,011 | |
$ 51,917 | $ 53,344 | ||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||
Current Liabilities | |||
Short-term borrowings | $ 2,675 | $ 2,790 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | 2,877 | 1,927 | |
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 139 | 142 | |
Accounts payable | 920 | 797 | |
Accrued liabilities and other | 1,873 | 1,641 | |
Customer deposits | 4,470 | 3,112 | |
Total current liabilities | 12,954 | 10,408 | |
Long-Term Debt | 28,518 | 28,509 | |
Long-Term Operating Lease Liabilities | 1,076 | 1,239 | |
Other Long-Term Liabilities | 989 | 1,043 | |
Shareholders' Equity | |||
Common stock of Carnival Corporation, $0.01 par value; 1,960 shares authorized; 1,243 | 12 | 11 | |
Ordinary shares of Carnival plc, $1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2022 and 2021 issued | 361 | 361 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 16,626 | 15,292 | |
Retained earnings | 1,868 | 6,448 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (2,024) | (1,501) | |
Treasury stock, 130 shares at 2022 and 2021 of Carnival Corporation and 71 shares at | (8,464) | (8,466) | |
Total shareholders' equity | 8,379 | 12,144 | |
$ 51,917 | $ 53,344 |
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC | |||
OTHER BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION (in millions) | August 31, 2022 | November 30, 2021 | |
Liquidity | $ 7,371 | $ 9,378 | |
Debt (current and long-term) | $ 34,071 | $ 33,226 | |
Customer deposits (current and long-term) | $ 4,760 | $ 3,508 |
Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||
CASH FLOW INFORMATION (in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
Cash from (used in) operations | $ (344) | $ (879) | $ (1,553) | $ (3,741) | |||
Capital expenditures | $ 538 | $ 963 | $ (3,759) | $ 3,120 | |||
STATISTICAL INFORMATION | |||||||
PCDs (in thousands) (a) | 17,700 | 2,053 | 36,363 | 2,219 | |||
ALBDs (in thousands) (b) | 21,015 | 3,788 | 51,004 | 4,405 | |||
Occupancy percentage (c) | 84 % | 54 % | 71 % | 50 % | |||
Passengers carried (in thousands) | 2,571 | 340 | 5,233 | 372 | |||
Fuel consumption in metric tons (in thousands) | 701 | 344 | 1,899 | 852 | |||
Fuel consumption in metric tons per thousand ALBDs | 33 | (d) | 37 | (d) | |||
Fuel cost per metric ton consumed | $ 958 | $ 537 | $ 836 | $ 472 | |||
Currencies (USD to 1) | |||||||
AUD | $ 0.70 | $ 0.75 | $ 0.71 | $ 0.76 | |||
CAD | $ 0.78 | $ 0.80 | $ 0.78 | $ 0.80 | |||
EUR | $ 1.03 | $ 1.19 | $ 1.08 | $ 1.20 | |||
GBP | $ 1.21 | $ 1.39 | $ 1.28 | $ 1.38 |
The resumption of guest cruise operations has impacted the comparability of all aspects of the company's business.
Notes to Statistical Information | |
(a) | PCD represents the number of cruise passengers on a voyage multiplied by the number of revenue-producing ship |
(b) | ALBD is a standard measure of passenger capacity for the period that we use to approximate rate and capacity variances, |
(c) | Occupancy, in accordance with cruise industry practice, is calculated using a numerator of PCDs and denominator of |
(d) | Fuel consumption in metric tons per thousand ALBDs for 2021 is not meaningful. |
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC | |||||||||||
Data in the below table is compared against 2019 as it is the most recent year of full operations since 2021 and 2020 were | |||||||||||
Consolidated cruise costs per ALBD, adjusted cruise costs per ALBD and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD were | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||
(dollars in millions, except costs per ALBD) | 2022 | 2022 Constant | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 Constant | 2019 | |||||
Operating costs and expenses | $ 3,379 | $ 3,532 | $ 8,092 | $ 9,833 | |||||||
Selling and administrative expenses | 625 | 563 | 1,774 | 1,813 | |||||||
Tour and other expenses | (100) | (117) | (169) | (220) | |||||||
Cruise costs | 3,904 | 3,978 | 9,697 | 11,426 | |||||||
Less | |||||||||||
Commissions, transportation and other | (565) | (803) | (1,141) | (2,125) | |||||||
Onboard and other | (537) | (668) | (1,060) | (1,620) | |||||||
Gains (losses) on ship sales and impairments | — | (3) | (1) | 11 | |||||||
Restructuring expenses | (1) | — | (2) | — | |||||||
Other | — | (23) | — | (43) | |||||||
Adjusted cruise costs | 2,801 | 2,480 | 7,492 | 7,648 | |||||||
Less fuel | (668) | (401) | (1,577) | (1,204) | |||||||
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel | $ 2,133 | $ 2,182 | $ 2,079 | $ 5,914 | $ 5,986 | $ 6,444 | |||||
ALBDs (in thousands) | 21,015 | 21,015 | 22,727 | 51,004 | 51,004 | 65,671 | |||||
Cruise costs per ALBD | $ 185.77 | $ 175.01 | $ 190.12 | $ 173.98 | |||||||
% increase (decrease) vs 2019 | 6 % | 9 % | |||||||||
Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD | $ 133.28 | $ 109.12 | $ 146.89 | $ 116.46 | |||||||
% increase (decrease) vs 2019 | 22 % | 26 % | |||||||||
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD | $ 101.51 | $ 103.85 | $ 91.49 | $ 115.96 | $ 117.37 | $ 98.12 | |||||
% increase (decrease) vs 2019 | 11 % | 14 % | 18 % | 20 % | |||||||
(See Non-GAAP Financial Measures) |
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC | |||
Three Months Ended | |||
(in millions) | August 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | |
Net income (loss) | |||
U.S. GAAP net income (loss) | $ (770) | $ (1,834) | |
(Gains) losses on ship sales and impairments | — | (5) | |
(Gains) losses on debt extinguishment, net | — | — | |
Restructuring expenses | — | 1 | |
Other | 82 | (29) | |
Adjusted net income (loss) | $ (688) | $ (1,867) | |
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | 422 | 370 | |
Interest income | (24) | (6) | |
Income tax (expense), benefit | 11 | 3 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 581 | 572 | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 303 | $ (928) |
Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||
(in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
Net income (loss) | |||||||
U.S. GAAP net income (loss) | $ (770) | $ (2,836) | $ (4,495) | $ (6,881) | |||
(Gains) losses on ship sales and impairments | — | 472 | 1 | 510 | |||
(Gains) losses on debt extinguishment, net | — | 376 | — | 372 | |||
Restructuring expenses | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
Other | 82 | — | 53 | 17 | |||
Adjusted net income (loss) | $ (688) | $ (1,986) | $ (4,439) | $ (5,976) | |||
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | 422 | 418 | 1,161 | 1,253 | |||
Interest income | (24) | (3) | (34) | (10) | |||
Income tax (expense), benefit | 11 | (23) | 17 | (17) | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 581 | 562 | 1,707 | 1,681 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 303 | $ (1,033) | $ (1,588) | $ (3,069) |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted EBITDA as non-GAAP financial measures of the company's financial performance. We use adjusted cruise costs per ALBD and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD as non-GAAP financial measures of our cruise segments' financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided along with U.S. GAAP cruise costs per ALBD and U.S. GAAP net income (loss).
We believe that gains and losses on ship sales, impairment charges, gains and losses on debt extinguishments, restructuring costs and certain other gains and losses are not part of our core operating business and are not an indication of our future earnings performance. Therefore, we believe it is more meaningful for these items to be excluded from our net income (loss), and accordingly, we present adjusted net income (loss) excluding these items as additional information to investors.
We believe that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA provides additional information to investors about our operating profitability by excluding certain gains and expenses that we believe are not part of our core operating business and are not an indication of our future earnings performance as well as excluding interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization. In addition, we believe that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA provides additional information to investors about our ability to operate our business in compliance with the covenants set forth in our debt agreements. We define adjusted EBITDA as adjusted net income (loss) adjusted for (i) interest, (ii) taxes and (iii) depreciation and amortization. There are material limitations to using adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account certain significant items that directly affect our net income (loss). These limitations are best addressed by considering the economic effects of the excluded items independently, and by considering adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with net income (loss) as calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD enable us to separate the impact of predictable capacity or ALBD changes from price and other changes that affect our business. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors and expanded insight to measure our cost performance as a supplement to our U.S. GAAP consolidated financial statements. Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD are the measures we use to monitor our ability to control our cruise segments' costs rather than cruise costs per ALBD. We exclude our most significant variable costs, which are travel agent commissions, cost of air and other transportation, certain other costs that are directly associated with onboard and other revenues and credit and debit card fees, as well as fuel expense to calculate adjusted cruise costs without fuel. Substantially all of our adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel are largely fixed, except for the impact of changing prices once the number of ALBDs has been determined.
The presentation of our non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation from, as substitute for, or superior to the financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. It is possible that our non-GAAP financial measures may not be exactly comparable to the like-kind information presented by other companies, which is a potential risk associated with using these measures to compare us to other companies.
Constant Currency
Our operations primarily utilize the U.S. dollar, Australian dollar, euro and sterling as functional currencies to measure results and financial condition. Functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar subject us to foreign currency translational risk. Our operations also have revenues and expenses that are in currencies other than their functional currency, which subject us to foreign currency transactional risk.
We report adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD on a "constant currency" basis assuming the 2022 periods' currency exchange rates have remained constant with the 2019 periods' rates. These metrics facilitate a comparative view for the changes in our business in an environment with fluctuating exchange rates.
Constant currency reporting removes the impact of changes in exchange rates on the translation of our operations plus the transactional impact of changes in exchange rates from revenues and expenses that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency.
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