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== Results | == Results<ref>https://seekingalpha.com/article/4576007-hertz-global-holdings-inc-htz-q4-2022-earnings-call-transcript | ||
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/07/hertz-htz-earnings-q4-2022.html | |||
https://newsroom.hertz.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hertz-reports-strong-fourth-quarter-and-record-full-year-2022</ref> == | |||
Hertz reported earnings and revenue that beat analysts' estimates by 2 cents and $2 million, respectively. Earnings benefitted from an improvement in operating performance, while revenue was driven by travel recovery. Also, Q4 benefitted from the decline in EV prices. While being interviewed by CNBC, CEO Stephen Scherr noted that business from corporate travelers grew 31% year-over-year in 2022 while international inbound travel rose 88%. According to the company, its international inbound business has been slower to recover. The other metrics that beat expectations are rate and volume. In fact, the volume performance exceeded the seasonal level by 500 basis points. Additionally, vehicle utilization rose by 100 basis points year-over-year. Also, transaction days rose by 3% year-over-year, exceeding the seasonal expectations for a 10% reduction. | |||
The company also gave upbeat guidance for Q1, Q2, and Q3. Seasonally, Q1 is normally less than Q4, but Hertz now expects it to be flat. For Q2 and Q3, Hertz expects revenue to rise sequentially as rates and volume increases. However, it forecasts Q4 to move down seasonally from those levels. | |||
Already, Hertz is seeing Q4 trends in January as Business from corporate travelers is up 28% year-over-year, while international inbound travel is up 56%. | |||
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