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    Viking Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

    8/22/24 7:00:00 AM ET
    $VIK
    Marine Transportation
    Consumer Discretionary
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    Viking Holdings Ltd (the "Company" or "Viking") (NYSE:VIK) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

    Key Highlights

    • Total revenue for the second quarter of 2024 increased 9.1%, or $132.5 million compared to the same period in 2023.
    • Adjusted Gross Margin increased 9.5% compared to the same period in 2023, resulting in a Net Yield of $562.
    • Adjusted EBITDA increased 11.6% compared to the same period in 2023.
    • Net Leverage improved from 3.4x as of March 31, 2024 to 3.0x as of June 30, 2024.
    • As of August 11, 2024, for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, Viking had sold 95% and 55%, respectively, of its Capacity Passenger Cruise Days for its Core Products.

    "We are pleased to report that we have already sold 95% and 55% of the capacity PCDs for our Core Products for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, respectively," said Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking. "Our latest Advance Bookings metrics give us confidence that our core consumer demographic continues to show resiliency, prioritizing travel and actively seeking enriching, memorable experiences. We are increasing our share of the luxury leisure travel market through capacity growth while maintaining an unparalleled offering with great value for our guests. We believe that our clear focus on our core consumer demographic and our product is the essence of our brand promise and the cornerstone of our success."

    Second Quarter 2024 Consolidated Results

    During the second quarter of 2024, Capacity PCDs increased by 3.1% over the same period in 2023 and Occupancy was 94.3%.

    Total revenue for the second quarter of 2024 was $1,587.3 million, an increase of $132.5 million, or 9.1% over the same period in 2023 mainly driven by higher revenue per PCD and an increase in the size of the Company's fleet in 2024 compared to 2023.

    Gross margin for the second quarter of 2024 was $657.0 million, an increase of $89.7 million, or 15.8%, over the same period in 2023 and Adjusted Gross Margin for the second quarter of 2024 was $1,037.7 million, an increase of $90.4 million, or 9.5%, over the same period in 2023. Net Yield was $562 for the second quarter, up 6.6% year-over year.

    Vessel operating expenses and vessel operating expenses excluding fuel for the second quarter of 2024 were $329.0 million and $284.1 million, respectively. Compared to the same period in 2023, vessel operating expenses increased $4.1 million, or 1.3%, and vessel operating expenses excluding fuel increased $3.0 million, or 1.1% mainly driven by the increase in the size of the Company's fleet in 2024 compared to 2023.

    Net income for the second quarter of 2024 was $155.8 million compared to $190.1 million for the same period in 2023. The net income for the second quarter of 2024 includes a loss of $123.0 million from the revaluation of warrants issued by the Company due to stock price appreciation. It also includes a loss of $65.8 million related to the net impact of the Private Placement derivative (loss) gain and interest expense related to the Company's Series C Preference Shares. In comparison, the second quarter of 2023 includes a gain of $3.4 million from the impact of the Series C Preference Shares. The Company's Series C Preference Shares converted into ordinary shares immediately prior to the consummation of the Company's IPO. The second quarter of 2024 is the final quarterly period for which the financial results will include Private Placement derivative (loss) gain and interest expense related to the Series C Preference Shares. Excluding the impact of these items - the majority of which are non-cash - net income for the period was $344.6 million.

    Adjusted EBITDA increased by $51.3 million compared to the second quarter of 2023. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was mainly driven by higher revenue per PCD and higher Capacity PCDs.

    "We are delighted to share our second quarter results which include a Net Yield growth of 6.6% over the prior year on a 3.1% increase in capacity," said Leah Talactac, CFO of Viking. "Looking ahead, it is encouraging to see demand trends further supporting our bookings for next year. These are a testament to the strength of the Viking brand, the financial strength of our customer and our nimble and proactive sales and management team."

    Update on Operating Capacity and Bookings

    For our Core Products, operating capacity is 5% higher for the 2024 season in comparison to the 2023 season and 12% higher for the 2025 season in comparison to the 2024 season.

    As of August 11, 2024, for our Core Products, and for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, we had sold 95% and 55%, respectively, of our Capacity PCDs and had $4,642 million and $3,442 million, respectively, of Advance Bookings. Advance Bookings were 14% and 20% higher in comparison to the 2023 and 2024 seasons, respectively, at the same point in time. Advance Bookings per PCD for the 2024 season was $731, 8% higher than the 2023 season at the same point in time, and Advance Bookings per PCD for the 2025 season was $833, 10% higher than the 2024 season at the same point in time.

    Balance Sheet and Liquidity

    As of June 30, 2024:

    • The Company had $1.8 billion in cash and cash equivalents.
    • The scheduled principal payments for the remainder of 2024 and 2025 were $101.0 million and $459.3 million, respectively.
    • Deferred revenue was $3.8 billion.

    New Build and Capacity

    In August 2024, the Company took delivery of the Viking Hathor, a river vessel that will operate in Egypt. Based on the committed orderbook, the Company expects to take delivery of another river vessel and one ocean ship later this year.

    Conference Call Information

    The Company has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 8 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss second quarter 2024 results and provide a business update. A link to the live webcast can be found on the Company's Investor Relations website at https://ir.viking.com/. A replay of the conference call will also be available on the same website for 30 days after the call.

    About Viking

    Viking was founded in 1997 and provides destination-focused journeys on rivers, oceans, and lakes around the world. Designed for curious travelers with interests in science, history, culture and cuisine, Chairman Torstein Hagen often says Viking offers experiences for The Thinking Person™. Viking has more than 450 awards to its name, including being rated #1 for Rivers, #1 for Oceans and #1 for Expeditions by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. Viking is also rated a "World's Best" for rivers, oceans and expeditions by Travel + Leisure. No other travel company has simultaneously received the same honors by both publications. For additional information, visit www.viking.com.

    Definitions

    "Adjusted EBITDA" is EBITDA (consolidated net income (loss) adjusted for interest income, interest expense, income tax benefit (expense) and depreciation, amortization and impairment) as further adjusted for non-cash Private Placement derivative gains and losses, currency gains or losses, stock-based compensation expense and other financial income (loss) (which includes forward gains and losses, gain or loss on disposition of assets, certain non-cash fair value adjustments, restructuring charges and non-recurring items).

    "Adjusted Gross Margin" is gross margin adjusted for vessel operating expenses and ship depreciation and impairment. Gross margin is calculated pursuant to IFRS as total revenue less total cruise operating expenses and ship depreciation and impairment.

    "Advance Bookings" is the aggregate ticketed amount for guest bookings for our voyages at a specific point in time, and include bookings for cruises, land extensions and air.

    "Capacity PCDs" is, with respect to any given period, a measurement of capacity that represents, for each ship operating during the relevant period, the number of berths multiplied by the number of Ship Operating Days, determined on an aggregated basis for all ships in operation during the relevant period.

    "Core Products" are Viking River, Viking Ocean, Viking Expedition and Viking Mississippi, which are marketed to North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

    "Net Debt" is Total Debt plus lease liabilities net of cash and cash equivalents.

    "Net Leverage" is Net Debt divided by trailing four quarter Adjusted EBITDA.

    "Net Yield" is Adjusted Gross Margin divided by PCDs.

    "Occupancy" is the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of PCDs to Capacity PCDs with respect to any given period. We do not allow more than two passengers to occupy a two-berth stateroom. Additionally, we have guests who choose to travel alone and are willing to pay higher prices for single occupancy in a two-berth stateroom. As a result, our Occupancy cannot exceed 100%, and may be less than 100%, even if all our staterooms are booked.

    "Passenger Cruise Days" or "PCDs" is the number of passengers carried for each cruise, with respect to any given period and for each ship operating during the relevant period, multiplied by the number of Ship Operating Days.

    "Ship Operating Days" is the number of days within any given period that a ship is in service and carrying cruise passengers, determined on an aggregated basis for all ships in operation during the relevant period.

    "Total Debt" is indebtedness outstanding, gross of loan fees, excluding lease liabilities, Private Placement liabilities and Private Placement derivatives.

    Non-IFRS Financial Measures

    We use certain non-IFRS financial measures, such as Adjusted Gross Margin, Net Yield and Adjusted EBITDA, to analyze our performance. We present Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure because we believe it facilitates a comparison of our consolidated operating performance on a consistent basis from period-to-period and provides for a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than measures under IFRS can provide alone. We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because it provides a means to evaluate the operating performance of our business on an ongoing basis using criteria that our management uses for evaluation and planning purposes. Because Adjusted EBITDA facilitates internal comparisons of our historical financial position and consolidated operating performance on a more consistent basis, our management also uses Adjusted EBITDA in measuring our performance relative to that of our competitors, assessing our ability to incur and service our indebtedness and in communications with our board of directors concerning our operating performance. We utilize Adjusted Gross Margin and Net Yield to manage our business because these measures reflect revenue earned net of certain direct variable costs.

    We also present certain non-IFRS financial measures because we believe that they are widely used by certain investors, securities analysts and other interested parties as supplemental measures of performance and liquidity. Our non-IFRS financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under IFRS.

    See "Definitions" for additional information about our non-IFRS financial measures and "Non-IFRS Reconciling Information" for a reconciliation for each non-IFRS financial measure to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure.

    Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

    Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, all statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including among others, statements relating to our future financial performance, our business prospects and strategy, our expected fleet additions, our anticipated financial position, liquidity and capital needs and other similar matters. In some cases, we have identified forward-looking statements in this press release by using words such as "anticipates," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans" and "believes," and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "should," "would," "may" and "could." These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions about future events, which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or which are beyond our control. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this press release or that may be made elsewhere from time to time by us, or on our behalf. Our actual results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements included in this press release as a result of various factors, including the factors described in the sections titled "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in our final prospectus filed on May 2, 2024 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to our Registration Statement on Form F-1.

    Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

    VIKING HOLDINGS LTD

    INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

    (in USD and thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

    June 30,

     

    June 30,

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

    2024

     

    2023

    Revenue

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cruise and land

     

    $

    1,480,539

     

     

    $

    1,355,701

     

     

    $

    2,145,823

     

     

    $

    1,939,578

     

    Onboard and other

     

     

    106,722

     

     

     

    99,070

     

     

     

    159,593

     

     

     

    144,187

     

    Total revenue

     

     

    1,587,261

     

     

     

    1,454,771

     

     

     

    2,305,416

     

     

     

    2,083,765

     

    Cruise operating expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Commissions and transportation costs

     

     

    (346,080

    )

     

     

    (328,544

    )

     

     

    (483,488

    )

     

     

    (467,067

    )

    Direct costs of cruise, land and onboard

     

     

    (203,523

    )

     

     

    (178,938

    )

     

     

    (288,950

    )

     

     

    (253,693

    )

    Vessel operating

     

     

    (328,998

    )

     

     

    (324,861

    )

     

     

    (610,088

    )

     

     

    (588,070

    )

    Total cruise operating expenses

     

     

    (878,601

    )

     

     

    (832,343

    )

     

     

    (1,382,526

    )

     

     

    (1,308,830

    )

    Other operating expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Selling and administration

     

     

    (220,593

    )

     

     

    (195,649

    )

     

     

    (440,411

    )

     

     

    (401,319

    )

    Depreciation, amortization and impairment

     

     

    (61,141

    )

     

     

    (63,311

    )

     

     

    (126,052

    )

     

     

    (126,010

    )

    Total other operating expenses

     

     

    (281,734

    )

     

     

    (258,960

    )

     

     

    (566,463

    )

     

     

    (527,329

    )

    Operating income

     

     

    426,926

     

     

     

    363,468

     

     

     

    356,427

     

     

     

    247,606

     

    Non-operating income (expense)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest income

     

     

    14,738

     

     

     

    10,029

     

     

     

    33,207

     

     

     

    18,833

     

    Interest expense

     

     

    (100,623

    )

     

     

    (173,334

    )

     

     

    (218,112

    )

     

     

    (296,927

    )

    Currency gain (loss)

     

     

    1,382

     

     

     

    (11,541

    )

     

     

    10,180

     

     

     

    (14,982

    )

    Private Placement derivative (loss) gain

     

     

    (57,568

    )

     

     

    27,101

     

     

     

    (364,214

    )

     

     

    66,260

     

    Other financial loss

     

     

    (121,568

    )

     

     

    (23,707

    )

     

     

    (146,523

    )

     

     

    (40,273

    )

    Income (loss) before income taxes

     

     

    163,287

     

     

     

    192,016

     

     

     

    (329,035

    )

     

     

    (19,483

    )

    Income tax expense

     

     

    (7,486

    )

     

     

    (1,962

    )

     

     

    (9,092

    )

     

     

    (4,830

    )

    Net income (loss)

     

    $

    155,801

     

     

    $

    190,054

     

     

    $

    (338,127

    )

     

    $

    (24,313

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (loss) attributable to Viking Holdings Ltd

     

    $

    155,652

     

     

    $

    189,928

     

     

    $

    (338,572

    )

     

    $

    (24,300

    )

    Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

     

    $

    149

     

     

    $

    126

     

     

    $

    445

     

     

    $

    (13

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Weighted-average ordinary and special shares outstanding (in thousands)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

     

    364,787

     

     

     

    221,936

     

     

     

    293,362

     

     

     

    221,936

     

    Diluted

     

     

    367,188

     

     

     

    406,203

     

     

     

    293,362

     

     

     

    406,203

     

    Net income (loss) per share attributable to ordinary and special shares

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

    $

    0.37

     

     

    $

    0.51

     

     

    $

    (0.80

    )

     

    $

    (0.01

    )

    Diluted

     

    $

    0.37

     

     

    $

    0.46

     

     

    $

    (0.80

    )

     

    $

    (0.11

    )

    VIKING HOLDINGS LTD

    INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

    (in USD and thousands, unaudited)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

    June 30,

     

    June 30,

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

    2024

     

    2023

    Net income (loss)

     

    $

    155,801

     

     

    $

    190,054

     

     

    $

    (338,127

    )

     

    $

    (24,313

    )

    Other comprehensive income (loss)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Other comprehensive income (loss) to be reclassified to net income (loss) in subsequent periods:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

     

     

    1,186

     

     

     

    12,435

     

     

     

    3,850

     

     

     

    12,676

     

    Net change in cash flow hedges

     

     

    (5,750

    )

     

     

    (3,919

    )

     

     

    (19,017

    )

     

     

    (2,218

    )

    Net other comprehensive (loss) income to be reclassified to net income (loss) in subsequent periods

     

     

    (4,564

    )

     

     

    8,516

     

     

     

    (15,167

    )

     

     

    10,458

     

    Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

     

     

    (4,564

    )

     

     

    8,516

     

     

     

    (15,167

    )

     

     

    10,458

     

    Total comprehensive income (loss)

     

    $

    151,237

     

     

    $

    198,570

     

     

    $

    (353,294

    )

     

    $

    (13,855

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Viking Holdings Ltd

     

    $

    151,091

     

     

    $

    198,472

     

     

    $

    (353,728

    )

     

    $

    (13,817

    )

    Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

     

    $

    146

     

     

    $

    98

     

     

    $

    434

     

     

    $

    (38

    )

    VIKING HOLDINGS LTD

    INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

    (in USD and thousands, unaudited)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    June 30, 2024

     

    December 31, 2023

     

     

     

     

    (audited)

    Assets

     

     

     

     

    Non-current assets

     

     

     

     

    Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

     

    $

    5,816,957

     

     

    $

    5,684,315

     

    Right-of-use assets

     

     

    260,833

     

     

     

    268,834

     

    Investments in associated companies

     

     

    10,414

     

     

     

    10,473

     

    Deferred tax assets

     

     

    48,122

     

     

     

    42,853

     

    Other non-current assets

     

     

    161,524

     

     

     

    136,855

     

    Total non-current assets

     

     

    6,297,850

     

     

     

    6,143,330

     

    Current assets

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

     

     

    1,842,142

     

     

     

    1,513,713

     

    Accounts and other receivables

     

     

    244,718

     

     

     

    344,754

     

    Inventories

     

     

    52,646

     

     

     

    54,602

     

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     

     

    539,048

     

     

     

    427,202

     

    Current receivables due from related parties

     

     

    6,267

     

     

     

    12,316

     

    Total current assets

     

     

    2,684,821

     

     

     

    2,352,587

     

    Total assets

     

    $

    8,982,671

     

     

    $

    8,495,917

     

    Shareholders' equity and liabilities

     

     

     

     

    Shareholders' equity

     

    $

    (1,180,658

    )

     

    $

    (5,349,879

    )

    Non-current liabilities

     

     

     

     

    Long-term portion of bank loans and financial liabilities

     

     

    1,603,075

     

     

     

    1,757,372

     

    Secured Notes

     

     

    1,016,566

     

     

     

    1,015,657

     

    Long-term portion of Unsecured Notes

     

     

    2,023,051

     

     

     

    2,270,246

     

    Private Placement liability

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    1,394,552

     

    Private Placement derivative

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    2,640,759

     

    Long-term portion of lease liabilities

     

     

    215,385

     

     

     

    227,956

     

    Deferred tax liabilities

     

     

    3,736

     

     

     

    4,082

     

    Other non-current liabilities

     

     

    36,453

     

     

     

    171,281

     

    Total non-current liabilities

     

     

    4,898,266

     

     

     

    9,481,905

     

    Current liabilities

     

     

     

     

    Accounts payables

     

     

    275,244

     

     

     

    244,581

     

    Short-term portion of bank loans and financial liabilities

     

     

    190,805

     

     

     

    253,020

     

    Short-term portion of Unsecured Notes

     

     

    249,198

     

     

     

    —

     

    Short-term portion of lease liabilities

     

     

    24,658

     

     

     

    24,670

     

    Deferred revenue

     

     

    3,823,353

     

     

     

    3,486,579

     

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     

     

    701,805

     

     

     

    355,041

     

    Total current liabilities

     

     

    5,265,063

     

     

     

    4,363,891

     

    Total shareholders' equity and liabilities

     

    $

    8,982,671

     

     

    $

    8,495,917

     

    VIKING HOLDINGS LTD

    INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    (in USD and thousands, unaudited)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

    June 30,

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

    Cash flows from operating activities

     

     

     

     

    Net loss

     

    $

    (338,127

    )

     

    $

    (24,313

    )

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation, amortization and impairment

     

     

    126,052

     

     

     

    126,010

     

    Amortization of debt transaction costs

     

     

    16,815

     

     

     

    19,679

     

    Loss on planned redemption of debt

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    48,033

     

    Private Placement derivative loss (gain)

     

     

    364,214

     

     

     

    (66,260

    )

    Foreign currency (gain) loss on loans

     

     

    (20,125

    )

     

     

    1,918

     

    Non-cash financial loss

     

     

    145,317

     

     

     

    44,996

     

    Stock based compensation expense

     

     

    7,058

     

     

     

    12,259

     

    Interest income

     

     

    (33,207

    )

     

     

    (18,833

    )

    Interest expense

     

     

    201,297

     

     

     

    229,215

     

    Dividend income

     

     

    (442

    )

     

     

    (2,042

    )

    Changes in working capital:

     

     

     

     

    Increase in deferred revenue

     

     

    336,774

     

     

     

    344,057

     

    Changes in other liabilities and assets

     

     

    84,839

     

     

     

    90,540

     

    Decrease (increase) in inventories

     

     

    1,956

     

     

     

    (5,144

    )

    Changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities

     

     

    6,040

     

     

     

    (3,029

    )

    Changes in other non-current assets and other non-current liabilities

     

     

    (16,760

    )

     

     

    11,876

     

    Changes in related party receivables and payables

     

     

    6,049

     

     

     

    8,475

     

    Income taxes paid

     

     

    (4,931

    )

     

     

    (3,988

    )

    Net cash flow from operating activities

     

     

    882,819

     

     

     

    813,449

     

    Cash flows from investing activities

     

     

     

     

    Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

     

     

    (251,828

    )

     

     

    (519,176

    )

    Capital contribution to associated company

     

     

    (4,000

    )

     

     

    (5,000

    )

    Prepayment for vessel charter

     

     

    (1,050

    )

     

     

    (1,201

    )

    Dividends received

     

     

    442

     

     

     

    2,042

     

    Interest received

     

     

    35,603

     

     

     

    18,833

     

    Net cash flow used in investing activities

     

     

    (220,833

    )

     

     

    (504,502

    )

    Cash flows from financing activities

     

     

     

     

    Repayment of borrowings

     

     

    (206,874

    )

     

     

    (132,899

    )

    Proceeds from borrowings

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    1,069,088

     

    Transaction costs incurred for borrowings

     

     

    (4,698

    )

     

     

    (51,291

    )

    Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, and offering expenses

     

     

    243,927

     

     

     

    —

     

    Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

     

     

    (124,109

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Dividend distribution

     

     

    (18,949

    )

     

     

    (24,624

    )

    Trustee deposit for redemption of debt

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (721,556

    )

    Principal payments for lease liabilities

     

     

    (12,574

    )

     

     

    (10,610

    )

    Interest payments for lease liabilities

     

     

    (10,601

    )

     

     

    (11,626

    )

    Interest paid

     

     

    (197,186

    )

     

     

    (216,510

    )

    Net cash flow used in financing activities

     

     

    (331,064

    )

     

     

    (100,028

    )

    Change in cash and cash equivalents

     

     

    330,922

     

     

     

    208,919

     

    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     

     

    (2,493

    )

     

     

    2,321

     

    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     

    $

    328,429

     

     

    $

    211,240

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

     

    $

    1,513,713

     

     

    $

    1,253,140

     

    Cash and cash equivalents at June 30

     

     

    1,842,142

     

     

     

    1,464,380

     

    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     

    $

    328,429

     

     

    $

    211,240

     

    The following table sets forth selected statistical and operating data on a consolidated basis.

    Statistical and Operating Data

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

    June 30,

     

     

    June 30,

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

     

    (unaudited)

     

     

    (unaudited)

    Consolidated

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Vessels operated

     

     

    85

     

     

     

    83

     

     

     

     

    85

     

     

     

    83

     

    Passengers

     

     

    201,317

     

     

     

    202,854

     

     

     

     

    291,766

     

     

     

    282,484

     

    PCDs

     

     

    1,846,709

     

     

     

    1,797,017

     

     

     

     

    2,821,686

     

     

     

    2,638,280

     

    Capacity PCDs

     

     

    1,958,860

     

     

     

    1,900,496

     

     

     

     

    2,996,484

     

     

     

    2,807,102

     

    Occupancy

     

     

    94.3

    %

     

     

    94.6

    %

     

     

     

    94.2

    %

     

     

    94.0

    %

    Adjusted Gross Margin (in thousands)

     

    $

    1,037,658

     

     

    $

    947,289

     

     

     

    $

    1,532,978

     

     

    $

    1,363,005

     

    Net Yield

     

    $

    562

     

     

    $

    527

     

     

     

    $

    543

     

     

    $

    517

     

    Vessel operating expenses (in thousands)

     

    $

    328,998

     

     

    $

    324,861

     

     

     

    $

    610,088

     

     

    $

    588,070

     

    Vessel operating expenses excluding fuel (in thousands)

     

    $

    284,099

     

     

    $

    281,064

     

     

     

    $

    523,136

     

     

    $

    502,870

     

    Vessel operating expenses per Capacity PCD

     

    $

    168

     

     

    $

    171

     

     

     

    $

    204

     

     

    $

    209

     

    Vessel operating expenses excluding fuel per Capacity PCD

     

    $

    145

     

     

    $

    148

     

     

     

    $

    175

     

     

    $

    179

     

    The following table sets forth selected statistical and operating data for Viking River and for Viking Ocean.

    Statistical and Operating Data

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

    June 30,

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

     

    (unaudited)

    Viking River

     

     

     

     

    Vessels operated

     

     

    69

     

     

     

    69

     

    Passengers

     

     

    150,574

     

     

     

    149,734

     

    PCDs

     

     

    1,167,491

     

     

     

    1,164,543

     

    Capacity PCDs

     

     

    1,232,728

     

     

     

    1,225,714

     

    Occupancy

     

     

    94.7

    %

     

     

    95.0

    %

    Adjusted Gross Margin (in thousands)

     

    $

    663,672

     

     

    $

    589,426

     

    Net Yield

     

    $

    568

     

     

    $

    506

     

    Viking Ocean

     

     

     

     

    Vessels operated

     

     

    9

     

     

     

    9

     

    Passengers

     

     

    119,152

     

     

     

    114,661

     

    PCDs

     

     

    1,445,002

     

     

     

    1,310,038

     

    Capacity PCDs

     

     

    1,522,410

     

     

     

    1,388,490

     

    Occupancy

     

     

    94.9

    %

     

     

    94.3

    %

    Adjusted Gross Margin (in thousands)

     

    $

    710,569

     

     

    $

    637,633

     

    Net Yield

     

    $

    492

     

     

    $

    487

     

    Non-IFRS Reconciling Information

    The following table reconciles gross margin, the most directly comparable IFRS measure, to Adjusted Gross Margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 on a consolidated basis:

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

    Six Months Ended

    Consolidated

     

    June 30,

     

     

    June 30,

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

     

    (unaudited)

     

     

    (unaudited)

    (in thousands)

     

     

     

     

     

    Total revenue

     

    $

    1,587,261

     

     

    $

    1,454,771

     

     

     

    $

    2,305,416

     

     

    $

    2,083,765

     

    Total cruise operating expenses

     

     

    (878,601

    )

     

     

    (832,343

    )

     

     

     

    (1,382,526

    )

     

     

    (1,308,830

    )

    Ship depreciation

     

     

    (51,628

    )

     

     

    (55,145

    )

     

     

     

    (105,725

    )

     

     

    (109,535

    )

    Gross margin

     

     

    657,032

     

     

     

    567,283

     

     

     

     

    817,165

     

     

     

    665,400

     

    Ship depreciation

     

     

    51,628

     

     

     

    55,145

     

     

     

     

    105,725

     

     

     

    109,535

     

    Vessel operating

     

     

    328,998

     

     

     

    324,861

     

     

     

     

    610,088

     

     

     

    588,070

     

    Adjusted Gross Margin

     

    $

    1,037,658

     

     

    $

    947,289

     

     

     

    $

    1,532,978

     

     

    $

    1,363,005

     

    The following tables reconcile gross margin, the most directly comparable IFRS measure, to Adjusted Gross Margin for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 for Viking River and for Viking Ocean:

     

     

    Six Months Ended

    Viking River

     

    June 30,

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

     

    (unaudited)

    (in thousands)

     

     

     

     

    Total revenue

     

    $

    1,057,178

     

     

    $

    963,275

     

    Total cruise operating expenses

     

     

    (650,782

    )

     

     

    (623,111

    )

    Ship depreciation

     

     

    (38,937

    )

     

     

    (46,067

    )

    Gross margin

     

     

    367,459

     

     

     

    294,097

     

    Ship depreciation

     

     

    38,937

     

     

     

    46,067

     

    Vessel operating

     

     

    257,276

     

     

     

    249,262

     

    Adjusted Gross Margin

     

    $

    663,672

     

     

    $

    589,426

     

     

     

    Six Months Ended

    Viking Ocean

     

    June 30,

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

     

    (unaudited)

    (in thousands)

     

     

     

     

    Total revenue

     

    $

    1,020,905

     

     

    $

    927,549

     

    Total cruise operating expenses

     

     

    (580,285

    )

     

     

    (554,068

    )

    Ship depreciation

     

     

    (49,725

    )

     

     

    (47,163

    )

    Gross margin

     

     

    390,895

     

     

     

    326,318

     

    Ship depreciation

     

     

    49,725

     

     

     

    47,163

     

    Vessel operating

     

     

    269,949

     

     

     

    264,152

     

    Adjusted Gross Margin

     

    $

    710,569

     

     

    $

    637,633

     

    The following table reconciles vessel operating expenses excluding fuel to vessel operating expenses, the most directly comparable IFRS measure, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

    June 30,

     

    June 30,

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

     

    (unaudited)

     

    (unaudited)

    (in thousands)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Vessel operating expenses

     

    $

    328,998

     

     

    $

    324,861

     

     

    $

    610,088

     

     

    $

    588,070

     

    Fuel expense

     

     

    (44,899

    )

     

     

    (43,797

    )

     

     

    (86,952

    )

     

     

    (85,200

    )

    Vessel operating expenses excluding fuel

     

    $

    284,099

     

     

    $

    281,064

     

     

    $

    523,136

     

     

    $

    502,870

     

    The following table reconciles net income (loss), the most directly comparable IFRS measure, to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

    June 30,

     

    June 30,

     

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

     

    (unaudited)

     

    (unaudited)

    (in thousands)

     

     

     

     

    Net income (loss)

     

    $

    155,801

     

     

    $

    190,054

     

     

    $

    (338,127

    )

     

    $

    (24,313

    )

    Interest income

     

     

    (14,738

    )

     

     

    (10,029

    )

     

     

    (33,207

    )

     

     

    (18,833

    )

    Interest expense

     

     

    100,623

     

     

     

    173,334

     

     

     

    218,112

     

     

     

    296,927

     

    Income tax expense

     

     

    7,486

     

     

     

    1,962

     

     

     

    9,092

     

     

     

    4,830

     

    Depreciation, amortization and impairment

     

     

    61,141

     

     

     

    63,311

     

     

     

    126,052

     

     

     

    126,010

     

    EBITDA

     

     

    310,313

     

     

     

    418,632

     

     

     

    (18,078

    )

     

     

    384,621

     

    Private Placement derivative loss (gain)

     

     

    57,568

     

     

     

    (27,101

    )

     

     

    364,214

     

     

     

    (66,260

    )

    Warrants loss (gain)

     

     

    123,019

     

     

     

    2,297

     

     

     

    146,730

     

     

     

    (1,783

    )

    Other financial (income) loss

     

     

    (497

    )

     

     

    30,463

     

     

     

    (1,604

    )

     

     

    46,918

     

    Currency (gain) loss

     

     

    (1,382

    )

     

     

    11,541

     

     

     

    (10,180

    )

     

     

    14,982

     

    Stock based compensation expense

     

     

    3,540

     

     

     

    5,466

     

     

     

    7,058

     

     

     

    12,259

     

    Adjusted EBITDA

     

    $

    492,561

     

     

    $

    441,298

     

     

    $

    488,140

     

     

    $

    390,737

     

    The following table calculates Net Leverage for the twelve months ended June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024:

     

     

    June 30, 2024

     

    March 31, 2024

     

     

     

    (unaudited)

     

    (in thousands, except Net Leverage)

     

     

     

     

     

    Long-term debt (1)

     

    $

    4,743,410

     

     

    $

    5,061,200

     

     

    Current portion of long-term debt (1)

     

     

    456,153

     

     

     

    276,826

     

     

    Long-term portion of lease liabilities

     

     

    215,385

     

     

     

    221,248

     

     

    Short-term portion of lease liabilities

     

     

    24,658

     

     

     

    24,433

     

     

    Total

     

     

    5,439,606

     

     

     

    5,583,707

     

     

    Less: Cash and cash equivalents

     

     

    (1,842,142

    )

     

     

    (1,673,594

    )

     

    Net Debt

     

    $

    3,597,464

     

     

    $

    3,910,113

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Adjusted EBITDA

     

    $

    1,187,725

     

     

    $

    1,136,462

     

     

    Net Leverage

     

     

    3.0

     

    x

     

    3.4

     

    x

    (1) All amounts are gross of fees.

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    Viking and Highclere Castle Announce Construction of New Contemporary Events Space

    The Viking Pavilion at Highclere Castle Will Further Enhance Guest Experiences at the "Real Downton Abbey" Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE:VIK) today announced its support for the development of a new contemporary events pavilion at Highclere Castle, the home of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and the iconic filming location of Downton Abbey. This purpose-built space will replace the temporary marquee on the castle's southwest lawn, providing an elegant setting for future events and guest experiences. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251219132131/en/Viking today announced its support for the development of a new

    12/19/25 8:00:00 AM ET
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    Viking Opens Bookings for 2027–2028 Ocean and Expedition Voyages

    Just Released Departure Dates Now Available for Viking's Most Popular Itineraries and a New Antarctic Circle Expedition Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE:VIK) today announced that its 2027–2028 ocean and expedition voyages are now open for booking. With destination-focused journeys on all seven continents, additional departures are now available across Viking's award-winning ocean and expedition fleet, including the company's most popular itineraries. The new sailing dates include voyages on Viking's newest ocean ship, the Viking Lyra®, which is scheduled to join the fleet in 2028 and will spend her inaugural season in the Mediterranean and Scandinavia. As part of today's announcement, Vikin

    8/1/25 4:15:00 PM ET
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    Viking Appoints Leah Talactac as President

    Torstein Hagen Remains Chairman and CEO Viking Holdings Ltd (the "Company" or "Viking") (NYSE:VIK) today announced the appointment of Leah Talactac as President of the Company, effective immediately. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250129521964/en/Viking Appoints Leah Talactac as President (Photo: Business Wire) Ms. Talactac will continue to serve as Viking's Chief Financial Officer while assuming her new responsibilities as President. She will continue to report directly to Torstein Hagen, who remains Chairman and CEO, and to the Board of Directors. Ms. Talactac joined Viking in 2006 and has since then been a

    1/29/25 4:00:00 PM ET
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    12/2/24 4:30:28 PM ET
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    11/14/24 4:31:14 PM ET
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    Viking Schedules Conference Call on Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

    Viking Holdings Ltd ("Viking" or the "Company") (NYSE: VIK) has scheduled a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, to discuss the Company's second quarter 2025 financial results which will be released before the stock market opens. The call will be simultaneously webcast on Viking's investor relations website, https://ir.viking.com. A replay of the webcast will remain available for 30 days following the call. About Viking Viking (NYSE:VIK) was founded in 1997 and provides destination-focused journeys on rivers, oceans, and lakes around the world. Designed for curious travelers with interests in science, history, culture and cuisine, Chairman and CEO Torst

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    Viking Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

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    5/20/25 7:00:00 AM ET
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    Viking Schedules Conference Call on First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

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