The president of Cendant Corp.'s real-estate business, newly renamed Realogy Corp., began a three-week trip yesterday to introduce investors to his operation, scheduled to be spun off from Cendant in late June as part of a planned breakup of Cendant, a New York-based conglomerate.Links:Just as he was heading on the road, Cendant announced that it has revised downward its estimates for earnings at Realogy this year in light of slowing U.S. home sales. Cendant now forecasts that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization will decline about 11% to $985 million. Earlier, it was projecting ebitda would be about flat this year.
Realogy aims to grow partly through acquisitions, particularly in the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Mr. Smith says many owners of local brokerages are nearing retirement age. "They're looking for an exit strategy," he says.
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