Name: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) | Balance Sheet: Assets (Quarterly)
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Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019	Jun 30, 2019	Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents	2,102,205)	1,968,504)	2,701,770)	3,289,326)	4,250,369)	5,091,463)	3,684,474)	3,016,788)	4,146,691)	3,890,811)	243,738)	276,730)	235,001)	248,197)	287,852)	254,821)	108,998)	111,245)	120,112)	139,950)	130,477)	109,309)
Trade and other receivables, net of allowances	565,014)	506,160)	408,067)	397,232)	345,055)	226,740)	284,149)	165,225)	205,921)	220,876)	305,821)	348,991)	340,921)	374,982)	324,507)	385,297)	355,729)	387,862)	318,641)	285,332)	263,992)	292,975)
Inventories	229,108)	179,466)	150,224)	142,408)	132,888)	119,405)	118,703)	142,432)	152,596)	177,705)	162,107)	167,213)	168,009)	157,939)	153,573)	152,157)	121,879)	110,826)	111,393)	119,949)	109,136)	108,427)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	492,285)	344,648)	286,026)	268,008)	224,688)	163,709)	154,339)	197,195)	178,364)	304,809)	429,211)	399,390)	500,477)	491,553)	456,547)	459,792)	418,817)	350,653)	193,562)	200,125)	264,036)	245,978)
Derivative financial instruments	172,276)	178,161)	54,184)	70,407)	56,230)	48,652)	70,082)	10,155)	868)	—)	21,751)	11,633)	38,559)	60,451)	19,565)	106,933)	94,473)	73,940)	99,320)	52,796)	—)	—)
Current assets	3,560,888)	3,176,939)	3,600,271)	4,167,381)	5,009,230)	5,649,969)	4,311,747)	3,531,795)	4,684,440)	4,594,201)	1,162,628)	1,203,957)	1,282,967)	1,333,122)	1,242,044)	1,359,000)	1,099,896)	1,034,526)	843,028)	798,152)	767,641)	756,689)
Property and equipment, net	27,556,323)	26,940,867)	25,907,949)	25,699,712)	25,872,907)	25,794,798)	25,246,595)	25,362,549)	25,647,715)	25,857,215)	25,466,808)	25,005,404)	24,855,174)	23,641,251)	23,466,163)	22,599,589)	21,429,719)	21,207,786)	19,735,180)	19,688,872)	19,798,542)	19,860,696)
Operating lease right-of-use assets	569,561)	535,532)	542,128)	560,224)	559,508)	579,541)	599,985)	584,477)	609,422)	619,439)	687,555)	697,461)	720,854)	777,551)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Goodwill	809,298)	809,435)	809,383)	809,373)	809,435)	809,459)	809,480)	809,471)	809,384)	809,216)	1,385,644)	1,373,065)	1,373,124)	1,378,362)	1,378,353)	1,374,923)	288,418)	288,479)	288,512)	288,517)	288,479)	288,470)
Other assets, net of allowances	1,447,175)	1,477,225)	1,398,624)	1,428,876)	1,440,882)	1,513,306)	1,497,380)	1,540,518)	1,555,582)	1,564,982)	1,617,649)	1,545,574)	1,576,843)	1,589,763)	1,611,710)	1,760,028)	1,239,003)	1,440,181)	1,429,597)	1,323,773)	1,169,506)	1,111,402)
Non-current assets	30,382,357)	29,763,059)	28,658,084)	28,498,185)	28,682,732)	28,697,104)	28,153,440)	28,297,015)	28,622,103)	28,850,852)	29,157,656)	28,621,504)	28,525,995)	27,386,927)	26,456,226)	25,734,540)	22,957,140)	22,936,446)	21,453,289)	21,301,162)	21,256,527)	21,260,568)
Total assets	33,943,245)	32,939,998)	32,258,355)	32,665,566)	33,691,962)	34,347,073)	32,465,187)	31,828,810)	33,306,543)	33,445,053)	30,320,284)	29,825,461)	29,808,962)	28,720,049)	27,698,270)	27,093,540)	24,057,036)	23,970,972)	22,296,317)	22,099,314)	22,024,168)	22,017,257)

Total assets exhibit a sustained long-term growth trajectory, increasing from approximately $22.02 billion in March 2017 to $33.94 billion by June 2022. This expansion is primarily driven by consistent investment in fixed assets and a period of exceptional liquidity accumulation between 2020 and 2022.

Liquidity and Short-Term Asset Volatility: Cash and cash equivalents remained relatively stable, generally fluctuating between $100 million and $300 million from March 2017 through December 2019. A dramatic shift occurred in March 2020, where cash balances surged to $3.89 billion, peaking at $5.09 billion in December 2020. This suggests a significant capital injection or financing event to bolster liquidity. Following this peak, a downward trend is observed, with cash levels declining to $2.10 billion by June 2022.
Long-Term Capital Investment: Property and equipment, net, show a consistent upward trend over the analyzed period. Values rose from $19.86 billion in March 2017 to $27.56 billion in June 2022. This steady growth indicates ongoing capital expenditures and fleet expansion, which persisted regardless of the volatility seen in current assets during the 2020-2021 period.
Intangible Assets and Accounting Adjustments: Goodwill experienced a significant increase in September 2018, jumping from approximately $288 million to $1.37 billion, followed by a sharp reduction to $809 million by March 2020, where it remained nearly constant through June 2022. Furthermore, the emergence of operating lease right-of-use assets in March 2019, starting at $777.55 million and stabilizing around $569.56 million by June 2022, reflects the adoption of new accounting standards for leases.
Current Asset Composition Trends: The structure of current assets shifted fundamentally in early 2020. Prior to this, current assets were composed of a balanced mix of receivables, inventories, and prepaid expenses. From March 2020 onward, the profile became heavily dominated by cash, leading to a peak in total current assets of $5.65 billion in March 2021. Trade and other receivables showed a late-period increase, reaching $565.01 million by June 2022, suggesting a recovery in operational activity.

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