Jun 30, 2020

Avis Q2 2020 Earnings Report

Avis Budget Group mitigated the impacts of COVID-19 by removing over $1 billion in expenses during the second quarter.

Key Takeaways

Avis Budget Group announced Q2 2020 financial results, reporting a net loss of $481 million and an adjusted net loss of $388 million. Total revenues decreased by 67% year-over-year. The company focused on cost removal actions, targeting over $2.5 billion on an annualized basis, and improved cash burn by 36% compared to prior estimates.

Reduced cost base by removing more than $2.5 billion of annualized costs.

Disposed of more than 100,000 vehicles and cancelled over 185,000 incoming vehicle orders.

Amended credit agreement and completed an offering of $500 million of senior secured notes to provide additional liquidity.

Reduced workforce by offering separation packages and furloughing employees.

Total Revenue
$760M
Previous year: $2.34B
-67.5%
EPS
-$5.6
Previous year: $0.79
-808.9%
Total Vehicle Utilization
35.1%
Previous year: 70.8%
-50.4%
Americas Vehicle Utilization
33%
Previous year: 70.5%
-53.2%
International Vehicle Utilization
40.3%
Previous year: 71.5%
-43.6%
Gross Profit
$299M
Previous year: $1.7B
-82.5%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.26B
Previous year: $534M
+135.6%
Total Assets
$21.7B
Previous year: $24.5B
-11.3%

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Avis Revenue by Geographic Location

Forward Guidance

Avis Budget Group anticipates both positive cash flow and Adjusted EBITDA for the remainder of 2020.

Positive Outlook

  • Consistent sequential week-over-week increases in rental volume since the beginning of April.
  • Both the Americas and International having their best volume to date last week due to increased leisure activity.
  • Significant reduction of vehicles as we right size our fleet to current demand.
  • Revenue improvement has been more robust in our off-airport locations and is close to pre-pandemic levels.
  • Anticipate utilization will continue to improve as we further match fleet with demand.

Challenges Ahead

  • Second quarter revenues showed sequential improvement, down 78% in April and finished June down 59% from prior year.
  • Expect the velocity of improvement to moderate in the third quarter.
  • High level of competition in the mobility industry.
  • Changes in our fleet costs, including as a result of a change in the cost of new vehicles, manufacturer recalls and/or the value of used vehicles.
  • Disruption in the supply of new vehicles.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income