Dollar Thrifty's net loss in 2008's first quarter was $297.9 million or $14.07 per share.
Revenue in the first quarter, the travel industry's slowest quarter, was $362.4 million, an 8.6 percent decrease from the $396.5 million in revenue Dollar Thrifty reported in the same quarter last year.
First quarter operations were marked by a 4.1 percent increase in rental revenue per day, to $46.78 per vehicle, and an average fleet size of 99,875 vehicles, a 10.2 percent decline from 2008's first quarter.
Dollar Thrifty President and CEO Scott L. Thompson said the company performed well under the circumstances in the first quarter.
"Although the company incurred a loss during this seasonally weak quarter, we are pleased to be ahead of plan," Thompson said. "We are also pleased that the company's overall performance came in ahead of last year's, particularly in light of the much weaker economic environment during the first quarter of 2009."
Dollar Thrifty shares were up 11 cents or 2.3 percent, at $4.84, in midday trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
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