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For the quarter ended December 2023, Avis Budget Group (CAR) reported revenue of $2.76 billion, down 0.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $7.10, compared to $10.46 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.8 billion, representing a surprise of -1.27%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +62.84%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.36.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Avis Budget performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Per-Unit Fleet Costs - Americas: $272 per unit fleet cost per month versus $249.6 per unit fleet cost per month estimated by three analysts on average.
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Per-Unit Fleet Costs - International: $278 per unit fleet cost per month compared to the $260.7 per unit fleet cost per month average estimate based on three analysts.
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Per-Unit Fleet Costs - Total: $274 per unit fleet cost per month versus $252.6 per unit fleet cost per month estimated by three analysts on average.
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Vehicle Utilization - Americas: 65% compared to the 68.9% average estimate based on three analysts.
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Vehicle Utilization - International: 65.7% versus 66% estimated by three analysts on average.
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Rental days - International: 11,018 Days versus the three-analyst average estimate of 10,701.28 Days.
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Average rental fleet - Americas: 518,928 versus 485,072 estimated by three analysts on average.
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Rental days - Total - Car Rental: 42,027 Days versus the three-analyst average estimate of 41,253.55 Days.
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Average rental fleet - International: 182,337 versus 186,664 estimated by three analysts on average.
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Average rental fleet - Total - Car Rental: 701,265 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 671,736.
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Geographic Revenue- International: $597 million compared to the $634.97 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.3% year over year.
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Geographic Revenue- Americas: $2.17 billion compared to the $2.18 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.7% year over year.