Hertz revenue falls 5 pct on lower U.S. car rentals
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Aug 10 (Reuters) - Car rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc reported a 5 percent decline in quarterly revenue, hurt by a strong dollar and lower car rental volume in the United States.
Hertz, which received more than two-thirds of its car rental revenue from airport services in 2014, has been affected by the strong dollar that made travel to the United States pricier for tourists.
The company also closed about 200 stores at off-airport locations in the second quarter, as part of its efforts to focus on more profitable locations and to save $300 million by March.
Revenue fell to $2.69 billion from $2.83 billion in the quarter ended June 30.
Analysts on average had expected $2.71 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Net income fell to $23 million, or 5 cents per share, from $72 million, or 15 cents per share, a year earlier.
On an adjusted basis, Hertz earned 19 cents per share, meeting the average analyst estimate.
Hertz reiterated its 2015 consolidated corporate EBITDA of $1.45 billion-$1.55 billion.
Analysts on average were expecting $1.46 billion.
The is the first time Hertz is reporting its quarterly results after restating financial results for three years through 2013, in July.
Hertz had to strike off $144 million in net income for three years in the restatements.
Hertz's stock, which closed up 7.5 percent in regular trading on Monday, was down 2.6 percent in extended trading.
Up to Friday's close, the stock had fallen about 48 percent since June 5, 2014, the day before the company said it would restate 2011 results.
(Reporting by Ankit Ajmera in Bengaluru; Editing by Don Sebastian)
