Thursday October 19, 2000

Cendant Corp., posts 3Q EPS $0.29 vs. $0.27 from contng. opers.

Cendant Corp [NYSE:CD]. Interim Consol. Earns. Sept. '00-- Million US Dollars

 

3 Mos. to Sept. 30: 

2000 

1999 

Revenues 

1,225 

1,410 

Inc. fr. contng. opers. 

214 

209 

Discontd. opers. 

-- 

(7) 

Net income 

214 

202 

Share earns. (basic) 

 

 

Fr. contng. opers. 

$0.30 

$0.29 

Discontd. opers. 

-- 

(0.01) 

Net income 

0.30 

0.28 

Share earns. (diluted) 

 

 

Fr. contng. opers. 

$0.29 

$0.27 

Discontd. opers. 

-- 

(0.01) 

Net income 

0.29 

0.26 

 

9 Mos.: 

 

 

Revenues 

3,490 

4,119 

Inc. fr. contng. opers. 

515 

1,252 

Discontd. opers. 

-- 

174 

Inc. bef. extraord. item & acctg. change 

515 

1,426 

Extraord. item 

(2) 

-- 

Acctg. change 

(56) 

-- 

Net income 

457 

1,426 

Share earns. (basic) 

 

 

Fr. contng. opers. 

$0.72 

$1.64 

Discontd. opers. 

-- 

0.22 

Bef. extraord. item & acctg. change 

0.72 

1.86 

Extraord. item 

Nil 

-- 

Acctg. change 

(0.08) 

-- 

Net income 

0.64 

1.86 

Share earns. (diluted) 

 

 

Fr. contng. opers. 

$0.69 

$1.54 

Discontd. opers. 

-- 

0.21 

Bef. extraord. item & acctg. change 

0.69 

1.75 

Extraord. item 

Nil 

-- 

Acctg. change 

(0.07) 

-- 

Net income 

0.62 

1.75 

Note: a Results for the 3 & 9 mos. of 2000 include pre-tax net nonrecurring charges of $$7M & 110M and for the 3 & 9 mos. of 1999, a pre-tax net nonrecurring charge of $20M and a pre-tax net nonrecurring gain of $693M.

NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's)--Oct 18, 2000, Cendant Corp., announced 3Q EPS $0.29 vs. $0.27 and 9 mos. EPS $0.69 vs. $1.54.

Results for the 3 & 9 mos. of 1999 exclude a loss of $0.01 and a gain of $0.21 per share from discontinued operations.

Results for the 9 mos of 2000 exclude a charge of $0.07 per share from acctg. change.

Results for the 3 & 9 mos. of 2000 include pre-tax net nonrecurring charges of $7M & $110M and for the 3 & 9 mos. of 1999 a pre-tax net nonrecurring charge of $20M and a pre-tax net nonrecurring gain of $693M.