Hertz Global HoldingsNASDAQ: HTZ

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTZ ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 12, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Johann Rawlinson - VP, Investor Relations Wayne West - CEO & Director Sandeep Dube - EVP & Chief Commercial Officer Scott Haralson - EVP & CFO Conference Call Participants Chris Woronka - Deutsche Bank Ian Zaffino - Oppenheimer John Healy - Northcoast Research John Babcock - Bank of America Merrill Lynch Ryan Brinkman - JPMorgan Lizzie Dove - Goldman Sachs Dan Levy - Barclays Christopher Stathoulopoulos - Susquehanna Operator Welcome to Hertz Global Holdings Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] I would like to remind you that this morning's call is being recorded by the company.

Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) reported a wider-than-expected third-quarter loss Tuesday, dinged by a non-cash asset impairment charge of $1 billion.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Hertz Global (HTZ) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.68 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.50. This compares to earnings of $0.70 per share a year ago.

Hertz Global reported a wider-than-expected third-quarter loss and missed revenue estimates on Tuesday, hurt by depreciation charges from its fleet vehicles, sending shares of the rental car firm down more than 8% in premarket trading.

"In the third quarter, we continued executing on our efforts to implement our transformation, focusing on our back-to-basics strategy to deliver sustainable, long-term returns for shareholders," said Gil West, Hertz CEO. "Our team's commitment to both our customers and our strategic objectives were evident throughout the summer.

Car rental company Hertz Global (NYSE:HTZ) has penned its biggest quarterly loss of the year after running up a billion-dollar non-cash impairment charge related to its fleet of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) electric vehicles. “The size of the impairment charge was largely due to the decline in fleet residual values over the last year or so,” said Hertz.

Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Hertz Global (HTZ), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended September 2024.

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