Current ratio von Carnival Corp. ist 0.28
Das derzeitige Verhältnis ist ein Liquiditätsgrad das misst, ob ein Unternehmen über ausreichende Ressourcen verfügt, um seine kurzfristigen Verpflichtungen zu erfüllen.
The current ratio is an indication of a company's liquidity and measures the capability to meet a company's short-term obligations. It compares a firm's current assets to its current liabilities, and is expressed as current assets divided by current liabilities. The ratio is only useful when two companies are compared within industry because inter industry business operations differ substantially. To determine liquidity, the current ratio is not as helpful as the quick ratio, because it includes all those assets that may not be easily liquidated, like prepaid expenses and inventory.
Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry. In many cases an investor would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio indicates that the company is more likely to pay the investor back. Large current ratios are not always a good sign for investors. If the company's current ratio is too high it may indicate that the company is not efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. If current liabilities exceed current assets the current ratio will be less than 1. A current ratio of less than 1 indicates that the company may have problems meeting its short-term obligations.
Some types of businesses can operate with a current ratio of less than one however. If inventory turns into cash much more rapidly than the accounts payable become due, then the firm's current ratio can comfortably remain less than one. Inventory is valued at the cost of acquiring it and the firm intends to sell the inventory for more than this cost. The sale will therefore generate substantially more cash than the value of inventory on the balance sheet. Low current ratios can also be justified for businesses that can collect cash from customers long before they need to pay their suppliers.
carnival corporation & plc is a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. our portfolio of leading cruise brands includes carnival cruise lines, holland america line, princess cruises and seabourn in north america; p&o cruises (uk), and cunard in the united kingdom; aida cruises in germany; costa cruises in southern europe; iberocruceros in spain; and p&o cruises (australia) in australia. these brands, which comprise the most recognized cruise brands in north america, the united kingdom, germany and italy, offer a wide range of holiday and vacation products to a customer base that is broadly varied in terms of cultures, languages and leisure-time preferences. we also own a tour company that complements our cruise operations: holland america princess alaska tours in alaska and the canadian yukon. combined, our vacation companies attract 10 million guests annually.