We would notably follow operations implemented by Carnival with the objective of diversifying its activities in the luxury travel sector that would enable a higher profitability and a more advantageous pricing strategy.
The purchase and construction of new cruise ships are also promising signs of the company’s growth and would enable it to respond to a higher demand.
Merger or partnership operations with other companies of all sizes are also events to follow regarding your fundamental analysis of the Carnival share price.
We would also monitor operations aimed at promoting the penetration of certain promising markets such as the emerging markets in Asia where demand is increasing.
All the events susceptible to impact tourism are also important such as border crossing restrictions, pandemics or climatic catastrophes.
The fiscal regulations should also be studied closely as Carnival has already reaped the benefits of certain loopholes to pay less tax. The same is true for environmental regulations that could represent a setback to the company activities.
We shall now continue with a review of the Carnival Company’s activities and its different sources of revenue. This will assist you in anticipating the challenges to its future growth.
The Carnival Group is an American company specialised in the cruise ship sector that owns and operates a number of related brands including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, Cunard, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P & O Cruises and P & O Cruises Australia.
To better understand the group’s activities it is possible to divide them amongst a number of sectors depending on the amount of turnover generated in each way:
The Carnival group currently operates a fleet of 104 cruise ships with a total capacity of 236,910 passengers.
It can also be advantageous to know the geographical distribution of the Carnival Group’s revenue that is generated as follows: 55.2% of this company’s turnover is from North America, 30.4% in Europe, 12.6% in Australia and Asia and 1.8% from the rest of the world.
Although Carnival is currently one of the international leaders in the cruise sector there are a few serious major competitors to this company that you should monitor closely for your analyses of this company. These are the major competitors to Carnival:
Of course, you should also take into account the indirect competition from other travel companies that do not offer cruises or are small more localised companies.
Carnival therefore has some serious competitors on the market but can also count upon certain allies. Here for example is a recent strategic partnership that the group implemented which significantly influenced its stock market share price:
Of course, it is probable that the Carnival Group implements other strategic partnerships during the coming years and these events should draw your attention and enable you to take strategic positions on volatile and advantageous trends over the short and medium term.
To create a pertinent technical analysis of the Carnival share price it is strongly recommended that you use a personalised stock market chart that enables you to choose the period of analysis and can display certain technical indicators simultaneously. We particularly recommend the trend and volatility indicators such as the MACD or mobile averages as well as the reversal points such as the pivot points and the support and resistance levels.
Of course, a financial analysis of the Carnival Group is also important if you wish to invest in this asset. Here we would notably draw your attention to the publication of this company’s financial results, annual and quarterly. You will need to compare the true results of the group with the objectives fixed by the company and the analysts’ projections to be able to be more precise regarding the probable forthcoming trends of the company’s share price. You could also compare these figures to those of its competitors.
