CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Aug. 27, 2010) – FRANCHISE SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA INC. (“FSNA” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:FSN) announced today its third quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2010. Revenue and the net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2010 were $4.0 million and ($191,839) respectively, as compared to revenue of $3.7 million and a net loss of ($110,384) for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
The Company also announced the sale of a franchise in the Country of Greece, and a franchise for the Country of Jamaica under the U-Save brand and new PractiCar franchises located in Scarborough West, in the Greater Toronto Area, and Laval/St. Laurent, Quebec. All of these transactions were sold in the fourth fiscal quarter and the results are not reflected in the financial results described herein.
Bob Barton, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, stated, “The Company’s insurance portfolio, and in particular the deductible fund book from the association business experienced unusually high claims expense during the early part of the quarter. Effective June 1, 2010 the remaining portion of this insurance portfolio was converted from a deductible fund to a first dollar program, thus limiting the Company’s exposure to claims expense for this portion of the portfolio prospectively. Future claim reporting experience from activity prior to June 1, 2010 will determine the need, if any, to increase the reserves; however there will be no further claim exposure as a result of a deductible fund from this portfolio subsequent to June 1, 2010. The Company continues to explore opportunities to move the Franchise book into a similar type program.”
About FSNA
FSNA is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company and its subsidiaries own the following brands: U-Save Car & Truck Rental, U-Save Car Sales, Rent-A-Wreck of Canada, PractiCar, Auto Rental Resource Center (“ARRC”), Xpress Rent A Car and Peakstone Financial Services.
U-Save, together with its subsidiary ARRC, has over 1,100 locations throughout the United States and is one of North America’s largest franchise car rental companies. Having primarily serviced the local market for the past 25 years, the Company is expanding into the airport market with plans for the opening of airport locations in the top 30 markets in the United States and the major airports in Canada. U-Save currently services 32 airport markets in 13 different states and 6 countries. U-Save Car Sales is an expansion of the U-Save brand into the car sales market, and provides goods and services to car sales operators looking to affiliate with a national brand.
Practicar Systems Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of FSNA) owns the rights to the Rent-A-Wreck® trademark for all of Canada. The Rent-A-Wreck® system operates a network of 55 franchises from coast-to-coast in Canada, providing a range of vehicle rental, leasing and sales options to its customers. The Rent-A-Wreck® system has been in continuous operation in Canada since 1976.
Forward-Looking Information
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