
RCL Valuation
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
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RCL Relative Valuation
RCL's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, RCL is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 4.68 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 12.49. The fair price of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) is between 107.56 to 410.12 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
107.56-410.12
Current Price:344.67
Fair
19.42
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
14.99
EV/EBITDA
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) has a current EV/EBITDA of 14.99. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is -34.12. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -346.02, Undervalued between -346.02 and -190.07, Fairly Valued between 121.84 and -190.07, Overvalued between 121.84 and 277.79, and Strongly Overvalued above 277.79. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 14.99 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
20.42
EV/EBIT
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) has a current EV/EBIT of 20.42. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is -91.35. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -938.63, Undervalued between -938.63 and -514.99, Fairly Valued between 332.29 and -514.99, Overvalued between 332.29 and 755.93, and Strongly Overvalued above 755.93. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 20.42 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
4.68
PS
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) has a current PS of 4.68. The 5-year average PS is 3.22. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -1.92, Undervalued between -1.92 and 0.65, Fairly Valued between 5.78 and 0.65, Overvalued between 5.78 and 8.35, and Strongly Overvalued above 8.35. The current Forward PS of 4.68 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
12.47
P/OCF
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) has a current P/OCF of 12.47. The 5-year average P/OCF is 7.10. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -42.54, Undervalued between -42.54 and -17.72, Fairly Valued between 31.92 and -17.72, Overvalued between 31.92 and 56.74, and Strongly Overvalued above 56.74. The current Forward P/OCF of 12.47 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
32.29
P/FCF
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) has a current P/FCF of 32.29. The 5-year average P/FCF is -0.16. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -78.06, Undervalued between -78.06 and -39.11, Fairly Valued between 38.80 and -39.11, Overvalued between 38.80 and 77.75, and Strongly Overvalued above 77.75. The current Forward P/FCF of 32.29 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 9.63. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 6.98 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 37.91% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 5.30, the current P/B ratio is about 81.76% higher. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 4.06%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of -2.10%, the current FCF yield is approximately -293.01% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of -12.16% , the current FCF yield is about -133.40% lower.
9.63
P/B
Median3y
6.98
Median5y
5.30
4.06
FCF Yield
Median3y
-2.10
Median5y
-12.16
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for RCL's competitors is 3.86, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd Corp (RCL) exhibits a P/S ratio of 4.68, which is 21.18% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 10.41%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of RCL increased by 110.35% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 14.04 to 24.13.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed 28.11%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of RCL in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
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FAQ

Is Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) currently overvalued or undervalued?
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 4.68 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 12.49. The fair price of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) is between 107.56 to 410.12 according to relative valuation methord.

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