{"id":29240,"date":"2024-10-31T20:21:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T20:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.uat.avisbudget.com\/?p=29240"},"modified":"2024-10-31T20:23:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T20:23:32","slug":"avis-budget-group-reports-third-quarter-results-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avisbudgetgroup.com\/avis-budget-group-reports-third-quarter-results-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Avis Budget Group Reports Third Quarter Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) announced financial results for third quarter 2024 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We ended the quarter with revenues of nearly $3.5 billion, net income of $238 million, and Adjusted EBITDA1 of $503 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe maintained a strong focus on pricing throughout the quarter, prioritizing higher margin business which allowed us to keep our revenue per day stable with the Americas nearly flat,\u201d said Joe Ferraro, Avis Budget Group Chief Executive Officer. \u201cVehicle utilization improved by approximately 2 points throughout the Company as we exercised strong fleet discipline. Our U.S. model year 2025 buy is well underway and expected to drive significant savings as these vehicles are rotated into our fleet. Lastly, the holidays look strong, and we believe we are well positioned to capitalize on this demand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Q3 HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our liquidity position, including committed and uncommitted facilities, at the end of the quarter was over $1.2 billion, with an additional $3.2 billion of fleet funding capacity after giving effect to a reduction in our asset-backed variable-funding financing facilities effective November 1. We have well-laddered corporate debt and have no meaningful maturities until 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ______________________ INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We will host a conference call to discuss our third quarter results on November 1, 2024, at 8:30 a.m.(ET). Investors may access the call on our investor relations website at ir.avisbudgetgroup.com or by dialing (877) 407-2991. A replay of the call will be available on our website and at (877) 660-6853 using conference code 13743687.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ABOUT AVIS BUDGET GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are a leading global provider of mobility solutions, both through our Avis and Budget brands, which have approximately 10,250 rental locations in approximately 180 countries around the world, and through our Zipcar brand, which is the world’s leading car sharing network. We operate most of our car rental locations in North America, Europe and Australasia directly, and operate primarily through licensees in other parts of the world. We are headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. More information is available at avisbudgetgroup.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND KEY METRICS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This release includes financial measures such as Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, as well as other financial measures, that are not considered generally accepted accounting principle (\u201cGAAP\u201d) measures as defined under SEC rules. Important information regarding such non-GAAP measures is contained in the tables within this release and in Appendix I, including the definitions of these measures and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We measure performance principally using the following key metrics: (i) rental days, (ii) revenue per day, (iii) vehicle utilization, and (iv) per-unit fleet costs. Our rental days, revenue per day and vehicle utilization metrics are all calculated based on the actual rental of the vehicle during a 24-hour period. We believe that this methodology provides management with the most relevant metrics in order to effectively manage the performance of our business. Our calculations may not be comparable to the calculations of similarly-titled metrics by other companies. We present currency exchange rate effects on our key metrics to provide a method of assessing how our business performed excluding the effects of foreign currency rate fluctuations. Currency exchange rate effects are calculated by translating the current-period’s results at the prior-period average exchange rates plus any related gains and losses on currency hedges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Certain statements in this press release constitute \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our future financial performance, business strategy, projected plans and objectives. These statements may be identified by the fact that they do not relate to historical or current facts and may use words such as \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201cprojects,\u201d \u201cestimates,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cforecasts,\u201d \u201cguidance,\u201d and similar words, expressions or phrases. The following important factors and assumptions could affect our future results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n We operate in a continuously changing business environment and new risk factors emerge from time to time. New risk factors, factors beyond our control, or changes in the impact of identified risk factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. Moreover, we do not assume responsibility if future results are materially different from those forecasted or anticipated. Other factors and assumptions not identified above, including those discussed in \u201cManagement\u2019s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,\u201d set forth in Part II, Item 7, in “Risk Factors,” set forth in Part I, Item 1A, and in other portions of our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the \u201cSEC\u201d) on February 16, 2024 (the \u201c2023 Form 10-K\u201d), as well as in similarly titled sections set forth in Part I, Item 2 and Part II, Item 1A of our subsequently filed quarterly reports, may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, any or all of our forward-looking statements may prove to be inaccurate and we can make no guarantees about our future performance. Should unknown risks or uncertainties materialize or underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and\/or those anticipated, estimated or projected. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. For any forward-looking statements contained in any document, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For additional information concerning forward-looking statements and other important factors, refer to our 2023 Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Investor Relations Contact: <\/strong>David Calabria, IR@avisbudget.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media Relations Contact:<\/strong> Media Relations Team, ABGPress@edelman.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
1Adjusted EBITDA and certain other measures in this release are non-GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Metrics” and the tables that accompany this release for the definitions and reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n