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Dollar Thrifty Automotive

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group is a holding company for Thrifty Car Rental and Dollar Rent A Car, formed in 1990 by Chrysler and spun off in 1997.

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Dollar Thrifty Profit Doubles, Raises View

Dollar Thrifty (NYSE:DTG) more than doubled its first-quarter profit and topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, as a decline in fleet costs and recovery in the U.

S. leisure travel market helped offset weaker revenue per vehicle.Revenue for the three months ended March 31 was $356.27 million, up from $348.35 million a year ago, matching the Street's view. The gains were led by a 6.5% increase in rental days, partially offset by a 4.2% decline in revenue per day.Sales per car fell to $1,115 compared with $1,131 a year ago, but were partially offset by a decline to $136 from $251 in fleet costs per vehicle.The Tulsa, Okla.-based car renter, which was the object of a lengthy takeover battle between rivals Hertz Global (NYSE:HTZ) and Avis Budget (NYSE:CAR) that ended in October, reported net income of $40.4 million, or $1.35 a share, compared with a year-earlier $16.5 million, or 53 cents. Analysts in a Thomson Reuters poll were looking for a per-share profit of just $1.30."A strong ...

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  1. Hertz Shares Jump as Avis Drops Bid for Dollar Thrifty

    Hertz Global Holdings Inc was left the sole suitor for smaller rival Dollar Thrifty, after Avis Budget Group dropped out of the race, in a 17-month long bidding war....

  2. Avis Scraps Offer for Dollar Thrifty , Leaves Hertz as Sole Bidder

    Avis Budget Group (NYSE:CAR) said on Wednesday that it is pulling its offer to acquire rival Dollar Thrifty (NYSE:DTG), leaving the door open for Hertz Global (NYSE:...

  3. Dollar Thrifty Seeks 'Best And Final' Offer From Hertz, Avis

    Dollar Thrifty Automotive (NYSE:DTG) has requested a “best and final definitive” offer from Hertz (NYSE:HTZ) and Avis Budget (NASDAQ:CAR) in their ongoing takeover w...

  4. Dollar Thrifty seeks best bids from Avis, Hertz

    By Martinne GellerNEW YORK (Reuters) - Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc <DTG.N>, the object of a takeover battle between rivals Hertz Global Holdings Inc <HTZ.N> ...

  5. Dollar Thrifty 2Q Profit Misses Expectations as Fleet Sales Flatten

    Shares of Dollar Thrifty (NYSE:DTG) tumbled more than 7% Monday morning after the car renter revealed a virtually flat second-quarter profit that disappointed Wall S...

  6. Dollar Thrifty Profit Up 0.6%

    LONDON -- Car rental company Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. said Monday that its second-quarter net profit rose 0.6% to $42.5 million from $42.3 million as rev...

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  8. Hertz Extends Offer for Dollar Thrifty

    Hertz (NYSE:HTZ) has extended its tender offer for shares of Dollar Thrifty Automotive (NYSE:DTG) by about a month in its ongoing effort to thwart rival Avis Budget ...

  9. Avis Budget Buying Avis Europe for $1 Billion

    Avis Budget (NYSE:CAR) is buying its European counterpart for 635 million pounds ($1 billion) is an effort to reunite the Avis and Budget brands under one corporate ...

  10. Retail Sales Down in May

    FBN's Ashley Webster on retail sales and inflation reports, and a market update.

  11. Dollar Thrifty Recommends Shareholders Reject Hertz Offer

    Dollar Thrifty Automotive (NYSE:DTG) has recommended that its shareholders reject an offer by Hertz Global (NYSE:HTZ) to acquire all of the company’s outstanding sha...

  12. Report: Hertz Begins Direct Exchange Offer for Dollar Thrifty

    Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTZ) said Monday that it would begin its direct exchange offer this week for its smaller competitor Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group,...

  1. Dollar Thrifty 1st-quarter Net Doubled; Revenue Up

    Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., the Tulsa, Okla., car-rental company, reported that first-quarter net income more than doubled on 2.3% higher revenue. Earnings...

  2. Renting a Car? Beware of Phantom Toll Fee Charges

    When young Milo drove through "The Phantom Tollbooth" in the children's classic, he entered a magical parallel universe filled with beautiful princesses, a lovable w...

  3. Hertz CEO on Growth, Dollar -Thrifty , Jobs

    Hertz CEO Mark Frissora on the company's interest in Dollar Thrifty , growth and who it targets for jobs.

  4. Dollar Thrifty Profit Trumps Street on Rental Revenue

    Dollar Thrifty Automotive (NYSE:DTG) reported on Tuesday a stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit on higher car rental revenue, and the company said it expects ...

  5. Dollar Thrifty posts higher Q3 profit

    Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group <DTG.N> posted a rise in third-quarter profit, partly driven by higher vehicle rental revenue.The company posted a quarterly net inco...

  6. Hertz Puts Brakes on Bid for Dollar Thrifty

    FBN’s Robert Gray on Hertz’s decision to end its bid for Dollar Thrifty for now.

  7. Dollar Thrifty Shelves 18-Month Sale Process

    Dollar Thrifty (NYSE:DTG) abandoned its long-standing plans to sell itself on Tuesday after the car rental service failed to come to terms with rivals Avis (NYSE:CAR...

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