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| As of Friday, November 13th: |
As of October 1st, the earnings growth rate was at -24.7%.Of the 463 S&P 500 companies who have reported Q3, 80% beat estimates, 6% were in-line, and 14% were below estimates. The blended earnings growth rate for the S&P 500 for Q3 2009 is currently at -13.8%. (Data provided by Thomson Reuters)
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Hertz Global Holdings [HTZ
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Net income in the quarter was $80.7 million, or 25 cents per share, compared with $39.8 million, or 14 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 7.4 percent to $2.14 billion.
On an adjusted basis, Hertz earned 29 cents per share for the fourth quarter. Analysts on average had expected the Park Ridge, New Jersey, company to earn 26 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates.
Hertz operates 7,900 car rental locations and ranks as the largest airport-based car rental agency in the U.S. market. It also rents tools and equipment through a subsidiary. The company was spun off by Ford Motor [F
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