May 12 (Reuters) - Sixt SE SIXG.DE :
* DOUBLES EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2022
COMPARED
TO 2019 – MOBILITY PROVIDER BENEFITS FROM MARKET SHARE GAINS
* FORECAST FOR FULL YEAR 2022 CONFIRMED
* FLEET SIZE AT +35% WELL UP ON SAME QUARTER OF PREVIOUS
YEAR AND
ROUGHLY BACK TO PRE-CORONA LEVEL OF 2019, DESPITE CHIP CRISIS
* FORECAST FOR FULL YEAR 2022 CONFIRMED
* Q1 CONSOLIDATED REVENUE INCREASED BY 76.1% TO EUR 580.8
MILLION
AND WAS THUS EVEN AROUND 15% HIGHER THAN CORRESPONDING QUARTERLY
REVENUE IN PRE-CORONA YEAR 2019
* ASSUMES THAT PRICE LEVEL IS DUE TO A GENERAL CATCH-UP
EFFECT IN
CAR RENTAL INDUSTRY AND THEREFORE OF A LONG-TERM NATURE
* SUPPLY OF NEW VEHICLES IS LIKELY TO REMAIN SCARCE IN
MONTHS
AHEAD, THEREFORE PRICES ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGH
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