Here are the highlights of Carnival Corporation & plc's (CCL) recent earnings report:
- **Earnings:** The company reported a profit of $303 million in the fourth quarter, compared to a loss of $48 million in the same period the previous year.
- **Earnings Per Share (EPS):** EPS was $0.23 for Q4, contrasting with a loss of $0.04 per share in the year-ago quarter. When excluding certain items, Carnival Corporation & plc achieved adjusted earnings of $186 million, or $0.14 per share, for this period.
- **Analysts' Projections:** Analysts had expected earnings of $0.07 per share.
- **Revenue:** The revenue for the fourth quarter reached $5.938 billion, an increase from $5.397 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year.
- **Guidance:** The EPS guidance for the next quarter has been set at $0.00.
