Turnover: 3 billion EUR (2022)

Country: Germany

Founded in 1911, the company is majority-owned (61.6%) by the Sixt family. It is the market leader in Germany, and4th in France, with sales of 197 million euros. globally, Sixt generates 62.6% of its sales from short-term rentals, the remainder from long-term rentals. There were 2,211 Sixt branches worldwide in 2016, including more than 230 in France.

The company was also a 50% co-shareholder in the DriveNow car-sharing platform, although it sold its shares back to its partner BMW. Since then, the group has created Sixt Share in February 2019, initially in Germany, and rapidly developing in the rest of Europe and the United States, a car-sharing platform that allows users to return their vehicle to any Sixt branch of their choice.

april 8, 2021 - Sixt dismayed by health crisis - source(La Tribune)

  • Sales down 38.8% to 1.5 billion euros in 2020
  • Barely escapes a loss after a black year
  • Sixt has reduced its car inventory by 25%
  • Home delivery boosts van rental demand

News

Stellantis signs mega contract with Sixt 17/01/2024

  • Stellantis has signed an agreement to supply up to 250,000 cars to Sixt.
  • Deliveries will begin in the first quarter of 2024, and run through to 2026.
  • Hertz had reported an order for 100,000 Teslas in autumn 2021.
  • Sixt had signed with BYD for 100,000 cars in October 2022.
  • The short-term car rental sector accounted for 8.25% of car registrations in France last year, or nearly 146,000 cars.

Car rental: Sixt steps on the toes of Hertz and Avis 15/10/2023

  • Sixt was founded in 1912.
  • Sixt has a fleet of over 166,000 direct vehicles and almost twice that number through its franchisees.
  • Sixt is number 1 in Europe and has ambitions to expand into the United States.
  • The global car rental market is growing by around 5% a year and is expected to top the $100 billion mark this year.
  • Sixt generated revenues of 3 billion euros last year, compared with 12 billion for Avis and 8.6 billion for Hertz.
  • The Sixt family controls 58% of Sixt's capital, despite its IPO in 1986.
  • Sixt has a premium positioning in the car rental market.
  • Sixt is present in 42 of the top 50 airports in the United States, which has become the Group's largest market.
  • In Europe, Sixt has opted for electric vehicles, with over 20% of its fleet already electrified, compared with 2% at the start of 2020.

Financial Data

DUNS: 418694469

Legal Name: ALLANE LOCATION LONGUE DUREE

Address: 1 RUE FRANCOIS JACOB , 92500 RUEIL-MALMAISON

Number of employees: Entre 20 et 49 salariés (2021)

Capital: 8 000 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Turnover 22 833 486 21 934 307 19 228 507 18 564 876 17 910 337 18 844 213 18 867 447
Gross margin (€) 22 713 372 22 095 895 20 840 910 18 402 746 18 114 874 18 793 927 18 469 336
EBITDA (€) 14 920 487 15 325 296 11 894 415 12 468 804 12 255 866 13 734 955 12 960 185
Operating profit (€) 1 012 923 1 617 868 556 829 624 232 359 312 -47 660 796 286
Net profit (€) 2 333 680 1 605 510 269 352 653 884 328 141 952 752 1 248 716
Turnover growth rate (%) 4,1 14,1 3,6 3,7 -5 -0,1 -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 65,3 69,9 61,9 67,2 68,4 72,9 68,7
Operating margin rate (%) 4,4 7,4 2,9 3,4 2 -0,3 4,2
Working Capital (turnover days) -26,5 -48 -39,8 -5,2 -6,1 -7,9 4,1
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) -55 -43,7 -62,2 -38,4 -52 -30 -26,9
Net margin (%) 10,2 7,3 1,4 3,5 1,8 5,1 6,6
Added value / Turnover (%) 73,9 78,6 77,8 76,1 78,8 80,4 77,1
Wages and social charges (€) 1 503 043 1 543 731 1 355 543 1 273 246 1 258 704 1 020 142 1 159 849
Salaries / Turnover (%) 6,6 7 7 6,9 7 5,4 6,1

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Gérant Michael Ruhl 53
Gérant Arnault Desevre 51
Gérant Eckart Klumpp 62
Commissaire aux comptes suppléant Francois Duhau 64

Studies mentioning this company

The car rental market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Europcar
  • Hertz
  • Avis Budget Group
  • Sixt
  • Ouicar
  • Citiz
  • Ubeeqo
  • Enterprise holdings
  • Ucar
  • DriiveMe
  • Drivalia
  • Virtuo
  • Getaround (Ex drivy)
  • Rent a Car
  • Hitech Software
The car rental market - Portugal

Other companies mentioned:

  • Europcar
  • Hertz
  • Avis Budget Group
  • Sixt
  • Ouicar