I was considering many companies from LSE list. Such a SAISBURY’S, BURBERRY GRP, COCACOLA HBC AG and etc. It is good companies or brands. But I think they do not have potential to grow. Because I do not want to pick company which one will be on top now. I am looking for company which have potential to raise shares price. So I decided to choose CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC. Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise company in the world, with a
Portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, comprised of
Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises,
Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK). Together, these brands operate 101 ships totalling 208,000 lower berths with eight new ships scheduled to be delivered between May 2014 and April 2016. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices.1 Despite that fact that that Carnival Corporation & plc had accidents over the past couple of years, such as the sinking of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy, have hurt demand in the cruise industry. Since I started to fallow Carnival Corporation & plc and I done my first report their share price was increased by 12.45%. My profit till that time was £1426.02. There was small price drop in end of November and middle of December. But till the end of project share prices decreased and my profit was just £540.90. One of the reason for that is that Carnival's weak guidance stems from the company's price cuts in order to attract customers after several incidents have hurt demand for its cruises in recent years. Passengers who were stranded on the Carnival Triumph for five days in the Gulf of Mexico after a ship fire in February last year sued the company earlier this month.. Some of Carnival competitors such a Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd as well had good booking for 2014. But I Carnival Corporation & plc is in stronger position because it is worldwide company unlike Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
After middle of our project I stayed with Carnival Corporation & plc. Despite that fact that that Carnival Corporation & plc had accidents over the past couple of years, such as the sinking of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy, have hurt demand in the cruise industry2 the company now expects trading in the first quarter of 2014 to beat market expectations. The positive outlook comes as the company beat fourth-quarter market expectations with stronger revenue figures:3
At this time, cumulative advance bookings for 2014 are behind the prior year at prices in line with prior year level
Net revenue yields on a constant dollar basis for full year 2014 expected to be down slightly compared to the prior year
Net cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD for full year 2014 expected to be slightly higher than prior year on a constant dollar basis
Full year 2014 non-GAAP earnings per share (diluted) expected to be in the range of $1.40 to $1.80, compared to
