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Cruise and Tours Sector

Cruise and Tours Sector

Stock Returns

Cruise and Tours Sector Performance

What am I looking at? The performance of cruise and tours sector stocks within the ST200.

How to read this chart: Calendar years are a common way of looking at stock returns. This is particularly helpful for the travel industry because it was so deeply affected by COVID-19 in 2020. Looking at post-pandemic years helps isolate that impact.

Analyst Commentary

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—Seth Borko, August 30, 2023

Cruise and Tours Price Returns by Year

What am I looking at? Annual price returns for the cruise and tours sector within the ST200 by calendar year.

How to read this chart: Calendar years are a common way of looking at stock returns. This is particularly helpful for the travel industry because it was so deeply affected by COVID-19 in 2020. Looking at post-pandemic years helps isolate that impact.

Analyst Commentary

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—Seth Borko, August 30, 2023

Sub-Sector Performance

Cruise and Tours Sub-Sector Indices

What am I looking at? The performance of the cruise and tours sub-sectors within the ST200

How to read this chart: The cruise and tours sector can be further divided into sub-sectors. This chart shows how each of these segments has performed relative to one another and helps us understanding what is driving broader airlines performance.

Analyst Commentary

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—Seth Borko, August 30, 2023

Cruise and Tours Sub-Sector Price Returns by Year

What am I looking at? Annual price returns for the cruise and tours sub-sectors within the ST200 by calendar year.

How to read this chart: Calendar years are a common way of looking at stock returns. This is particularly helpful for the travel industry because it was so deeply affected by COVID-19 in 2020. Looking at post-pandemic years helps isolate that impact.

Revenue

Cruise and Tours Sector Quarterly Revenue

What am I looking at? Divisor-Adjusted revenue for the cruise and tours sector by quarter. Note: We aren’t showing total dollars generated in sales by these companies: If we did, adding or removing companies would skew comparisons over time. Divisor-adjusted revenue is the equivalent of a company's revenue per share but aggregated for the sector.

How to read this chart: This chart shows how top-line sales are progressing for the cruise and tours sector in a way that lets us consistently track the sales trend from quarter to quarter.

Cruise and Tours Sector Quarterly Revenue Growth

What am I looking at? The percent change in cruise and tours sector quarterly revenue from the same period last year.

How to read this chart: The travel industry has sharp seasonality which makes sequential growth rates meaningless. Instead, this chart looks at year year-over-year changes in revenue. As we are always looking at changes relative to the same season (e.g. Q2 2023 vs. Q2 2022), this isolates seasonality and can help us understand how top-line growth rates are shaping up.

Cruise and Tours Sector Rolling 12 Month Revenue

What am I looking at? Divisor-adjusted revenue for the cruise and tours sector aggregated over a rolling 12 month period. Note: We aren’t showing total dollars generated in sales by these companies: If we did, adding or removing companies would skew comparisons over time. Divisor-adjusted revenue is the equivalent of a company's revenue per share but aggregated for the sector in a way that lets us consistently track the sales trend.

How to read this chart: To smooth out the travel industry’s seasonality this chart always looks at revenue over a 12 month period (e.g. Q3 2022 - Q2 2023). T12M data lets us look at sequential trends because each observation always includes all four seasons. This chart helps us understand how top-line sales are trending.

Profits (EBITDA)

Cruise and Tours Sector Quarterly EBITDA

What am I looking at? Divisor-Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for the cruise and tours sector by quarter. Note: We aren’t showing total dollars generated in profits by these companies: If we did, adding or removing companies would skew comparisons over time. Divisor-adjusted EBITDA is the equivalent of a company's EBITDA per share but aggregated for the sector.

How to read this chart: This chart shows how bottom-line profits are progressing for the cruise and tours sector in a way that lets us consistently track the profit trend from quarter to quarter.

Cruise and Tours Sector Quarterly EBITDA Growth

What am I looking at? the percent change in quarterly EBITDA from the same period last year.

How to read this chart: The travel industry has sharp seasonality which makes sequential growth rates meaningless. Instead this chart looks at year year-over-year changes in EBITDA. As we are always looking at changes relative to the same season (e.g. Q2 2023 vs. Q2 2022), this isolates seasonality and can help us understand how profit growth is shaping up.

Cruise and Tours Sector Rolling 12 Month EBITDA

What am I looking at? Divisor-adjusted EBITDA aggregated over a rolling 12 month period. Note: We aren’t showing total dollars generated in profits by these companies: If we did, adding or removing companies would skew comparisons over time. Divisor-adjusted EBITDA is the equivalent of a company's EBITDA per share but aggregated for the sector.

How to read this chart: To smooth out the travel industry’s seasonality this chart always looks at EBTIDA over a 12 month period (e.g. Q3 2022 - Q2 2023). T12M data lets us look at sequential trends because each observation always includes all four seasons. This chart helps us understand how bottom-line profits are trending.

Profit Margins

Cruise and Tours Sector Quarterly EBITDA Profit Margin

What am I looking at? EBITDA margin by quarter.

How to read this chart: This chart shows how much operating profit was earned relative to the revenue they generated in the quarter.

Cruise and Tours Sector Rolling 12 Month EBITDA Profit Margin

What am I looking at? EBITDA margin for over a rolling 12 month period.

How to read this chart: To smooth out the travel industry’s seasonality this chart always looks at EBTIDA margins over a 12 month period (e.g. Q3 2022 - Q2 2023). T12M data lets us look at sequential trends because each observation always includes all four seasons. This chart helps us understand how profit margin is trending.