<i>Updated:</i> Public RACs to Announce Q3 Results in Coming Weeks
Due to the storm, some financial release dates and conference calls were delayed. See the updated information here.
Hertz, Avis Budget Group, Sixt and Zipcar have released the dates and times of when they will announce their third quarter results. Franchise Services of North America (FSNA) has already released its Q3 financial statements.
You can see past financial results of public rental car companies, such as seeing all second quarter results in 2012, as well as results that have been announced so far for the third quarter, on ARN's Quarterly Financial Data page.
Avis Budget Group
Due to Hurricane Sandy, Avis Budget Group will report its results after market close on Nov. 1 with a conference call following at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Nov. 2. Investors may access the call live at ir.avisbudgetgroup.com or by dialing 415-228-4734, and then providing the access code "Avis Budget." Investors are encouraged to dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the call.
A web replay will be available at ir.avisbudgetgroup.com following the call. A telephone replay will be available from 12:00 noon Eastern time on Nov. 2, 2012 until 8 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2012 at 203-369-3102.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group
On Nov. 1 Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group announced its third quarter earnings. The company said that it will not be holding a conference call to discuss results.
Hertz
Hertz also delayed its investory call, but has now issued its third quarter results.
Replay dial-in information if you missed the call this morning is available by dialing 800-475-6701 (U.S.) or 320-365-3844 (International) by using the same passcode, 268533.
A live audio webcast will also be available one hour after the call until Nov. 15 at www.hertz.com/investorrelations.
Sixt
On Sixt's investor relations page online, the company has Nov. 19 slated for its third quarter release date. No further details of the conference call are available at this time.
Zipcar
Zipcar's conference call is scheduled for Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time and will release its full results that day after market close.
To access the conference call, dial 877-407-8029 (U.S.) or 201-689-8029 (international) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The conference call will also be available via live webcast under the investor relations section of Zipcar's website at ir.zipcar.com.
As well, a replay will be available through Nov. 15, 2012, and can be accessed by dialing 877-660-6853 (U.S.) or 201-612-7415 (international). Callers will be prompted for replay conference ID number 401516#. An archived version of the webcast will also be available at ir.zipcar.com.
This article was updated at 12:01 Pacific time on Nov. 1.
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