Norwegian Cruise Line vs Viking
NCLH and VIK side by side, both in water transportation. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NCLH and VIK compare
Viking grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.0% versus 4.9% for Norwegian Cruise Line).
Viking keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.3% compared with 8.2% at Norwegian Cruise Line.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NCLH | VIK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.2B | – |
| Share price | $17.96 | $89.87 |
| Change, 1 year | −5.2% | 47.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −22.2% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.72 | 1.19 |
| Employees | 5,300 | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 6 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.9× | – |
| P/S | 0.8× | – |
| P/B | 2.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.8× | – |
| FCF yield | −6.8% | – |
| Fair value | $20.90 | – |
| Margin of safety | 14.1% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.9% | 20.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 50.3% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 25.5% | 64.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 36.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 41.4% | 43.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 13.8% | 23.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 19.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | −5.6% | – |
| Return on equity | 31.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 8.2% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 4.79 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.66 | 1.01 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.22 | 0.81 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.35 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 47.7% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 53.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $29.1M (better) | −$43.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 18.2% | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- NCLH stock overview
- NCLH income statement
- NCLH valuation and score
- VIK stock overview
- VIK income statement
- VIK valuation and score
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