Frontline plc vs ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD, two Marine Shipping stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FRO and RCL diverge most: on debt / equity, FRO reads 0.00 and RCL reads 0.14; on current ratio, FRO reads 1.43 and RCL reads 0.20. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FRO's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What RCL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FRO | RCL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $38.11 | $285.25 |
| Market cap | $8.5B | $77.3B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 22.4 | 17.4 |
| P/B | 3.38 | 7.71 |
| P/S | 4.30 | 4.20 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.8 | 11.3 |
| Revenue growth | +31.9% | +10.1% |
| Operating margin | 30.4% | 26.1% |
| Net margin | 19.2% | 24.4% |
| Return on equity | 15.1% | 44.7% |
| Return on assets | 6.6% | 10.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.5% | 43.5% |
| FCF yield | 7.9% | 1.8% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.14 |
| Current ratio | 1.43 | 0.20 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.47 | 1.94 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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