Carnival Q4 profit up - South Florida Business Journal:

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billion for its fourth quarterended Nov. 30. That’sw up from the same period last when it reported netincome $358 or 44 cents a share, on revenue of $3.1 The boost included $31 million from the sale of 's Queen Elizabeth 2. For the year endecd Nov. 30, the Miami-baser cruise company (NYSE: CCL and NYSE: CUK) reporterd net income of $2.3 billion, or $2.9o0 a share, compared with net incom of $2.4 billion, or $2.95 a share, for the priore year. Annual revenue increaseed to $14.6 billion from $13 billion the year before. The company said its abilitty to hold down costs and lowerf fuel prices helped the company achieve improvedfinancialk results.
Carnival also lowered its 2009 earningds per share guidance to a rangeof $2.25 to from its previous range of $2.5 0 to $3. “CCL” shares were up 3 cents to $23.5p0 in morning trading. The 52-week high was $45.95 on Dec. 26. The 52-weeki low was $14.85 on Nov. 21. “CUK” shares were down 82 centzs to $22.05 in morning trading. The 52-weekl high was $45.08 on Dec. 26. The 52-weej low was $15.24 on Nov. 20.