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Aarons inc

ISIN: US0025353006 , WKN: 871768

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Description of the company

Established in 1955 and incorporated in 1962 as a Georgia corporation, Aaron's, Inc., is a leading omnichannel provider of lease-purchase solutions. Aaron's engages in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories through its more than 1,700 Company-operated and franchised stores in 47 states and Canada as well as its e-commerce platform, Aarons.com. Our stores carry well-known brands such as Samsung®, Frigidaire®, Hewlett-Packard®, LG®, Whirlpool®, Simmons®, Philips®, Ashley®, and United Furniture Industries.

 

On April 14, 2014, the Company acquired a 100% ownership interest in Progressive Finance Holdings, LLC ("Progressive Leasing"), a leading virtual lease-to-own company, providing lease-purchase solutions through approximately 27,000 retail locations in 46 states and the District of Columbia.

 

On October 15, 2015, Progressive Leasing acquired a 100% ownership interest in Dent-A-Med, Inc., d/b/a the HELPcard® (collectively, "DAMI"), which provides a variety of "second-look" credit products that are originated through federally insured banks. Together with Progressive Leasing, DAMI allows the Company to provide retail and merchant partners one source for financing and leasing transactions with below-prime customers.

 

On May 13, 2016, the Company sold its 82 Company-operated HomeSmart stores (our weekly pay concept) and ceased operations of that division.

 

On July 27, 2017, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of the store operations of SEI/Aaron's, Inc. ("SEI"), the Company's largest franchisee. At the time of the acquisition, the SEI store operations served approximately 90,000 customers through 104 Aaron's-branded stores in 11 states primarily in the Northeast. The acquisition is benefiting the Company's omnichannel platform through added scale, strengthening its presence in certain geographic markets, and enhancing Aaron's ability to drive inventory supply-chain synergies between the Aaron's Business and Progressive Leasing in markets that SEI served.

 

As of December 31, 2017, we had 1,726 Aaron's stores, comprised of 1,175 Company-operated stores in 35 states and Canada, and 551 independently-owned franchised stores in 40 states and Canada.

 

We own, or are otherwise entitled to use, the various trademarks, trade names, service marks, and taglines used in our businesses, including those used with the operations of Aaron’s®, Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership®, Progressive Leasing, Dent-A-Med, the HELPcard®, and Woodhaven®. We intend to file for additional trade name and trademark protection when appropriate.

 

Business Environment and Company Outlook

 

Like many industries, the lease-to-own industry has been transformed by the internet and virtual marketplace. We believe that the Progressive Leasing and DAMI acquisitions have been strategically transformational in this respect by allowing the Company to diversify its presence in the market and strengthen our business, as demonstrated by Progressive Leasing's significant revenue and profit growth in 2017. The Company is also leveraging franchisee acquisition opportunities to expand into new geographic markets and benefit from synergies. We believe the traditional store based lease-to-own industry has been negatively impacted in recent periods by: (i) increased competition from a wide range of competitors, including national, regional and local operators of lease-to-own stores; virtual lease-to-own companies; traditional and e-commerce retailers; and, indirectly, from various types of consumer finance companies that enable our customers to shop at traditional or online retailers; (ii) the challenges faced by many traditional "brick-and-mortar" retailers, with respect to a decrease in the number of consumers visiting those stores, especially younger consumers; (iii) the continuing economic challenges facing many traditional lease-to-own customers; and (iv) commoditization of pricing in electronics. In response to these changing market conditions, we are executing a strategic plan that focuses on the following items and that we believe position us for success over the long-term:

 

• Improve Aaron's store profitability – We remain committed to increasing profits through improved marketing and customer acquisition strategies, rapid customer onboarding, improved collections and merchandise loss controls, optimization of product mix, increases in customer retention, cost efficiency initiatives and strategic store consolidations. In addition, our Aaron's Business is investing in improving its analytical capabilities to optimize pricing, promotion, and both product mix and product lifecycle management, which is expected to enhance margins and drive lease volume.

• Accelerate our omnichannel platform – We believe Aarons.com represents an opportunity to provide more options and shopping convenience in the lease-to-own industry. We are focused on engaging customers in ways that are convenient for them by providing them a seamless, direct-to-door platform through which to shop in store or online across our product offering.

• Strengthen relationships of Progressive Leasing and DAMI's current retail partners – Our Progressive Leasing and DAMI businesses have benefited from both long-term and relatively newer, mutually beneficial relationships with our existing retailer base. Our ability to maintain these relationships and address the changing needs of these retailers is critical to the long-term growth strategy of our business.

• Focus on converting existing pipeline into Progressive Leasing retail partners – Our Progressive Leasing business segment is continuously focused on establishing new relationships with retailers and identifying solutions that address their business needs. We believe these new relationships are fundamental to continued revenue growth for Progressive Leasing.

• Champion compliance – Aaron's, Inc. is a large and diverse company with thousands of daily transactions that are extensively regulated and subject to the requirements of various federal, state, and local laws and regulations. We continue to believe and set expectations that long-term success requires all associates to behave in an ethical manner and to comply with all laws and regulations governing our company's behavior.

 

Operating Segments

As of December 31, 2017, the Company has three operating and reportable segments: Progressive Leasing, Aaron's Business and DAMI. During 2017, the Company changed its composition of reportable segments by combining the Sales and Lease Ownership, Franchise and Woodhaven components into one reportable segment, the Aaron's Business, to align the reportable segments with the current organizational structure and the operating results that the chief operating decision maker regularly reviews to analyze performance and allocate resources. The Company has retroactively adjusted, for all periods presented, its segment disclosures to align with the current composition of reportable segments.

 

The results of Progressive Leasing and DAMI have been included in the Company's consolidated results and presented as operating segments from their April 14, 2014 and October 15, 2015 acquisition dates, respectively. On May 13, 2016, the Company sold its HomeSmart operating segment, which included 82 stores.

 

The operating results of our three reportable segments may be found in (i) Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (ii) Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

Progressive Leasing

Established in 1999 and acquired by the Company in 2014, Progressive Leasing is a leader in the expanding virtual lease-to-own market. Progressive Leasing partners with retailers, primarily in the furniture and bedding, automobile electronics and accessories, mobile, jewelry, consumer electronics and appliance industries to offer a lease-purchase option for credit-challenged customers who may not have access to traditional credit-based financing options.

 

We offer a proprietary, technology-based application and approval process that does not require Progressive Leasing employees to be staffed in a store. Once a customer is approved, Progressive Leasing purchases the merchandise from the retailer and enters into a lease-to-own agreement with the customer. The contract provides early-buyout options or ownership after a contractually specified amount has been paid. Progressive Leasing has retail partners in 46 states and the District of Columbia, and operates under state-and-District specific regulations.

 

Aaron's Business

Aaron's store-based and e-commerce operations

 

Our omnichannel platform allows us to engage customers in ways that are convenient for them by providing them a seamless, direct-to-door platform through which to shop in an Aaron's store or through our e-commerce platform across our product offering. Aaron's store-based and e-commerce operations employ monthly, semi-monthly and weekly payment models to provide durable household goods to consumers through our Aaron's stores and at Aarons.com. Its customer base is comprised primarily of customers with limited access to traditional credit sources such as bank financing, installment credit or credit cards. Customers of our Aaron's Business segment take advantage of our services to acquire consumer goods they might not otherwise be able to without incurring additional debt or long-term obligations.

 

We have developed a distinctive concept for our stores including specific merchandising, store layout, pricing and agreement terms all designed to appeal to our target consumer market. The typical store layout is a combination showroom and warehouse generally comprising 6,000 to 10,000 square feet, with an average of approximately 8,000 square feet. Each store usually maintains at least two trucks for delivery, service and return of product. We generally offer same or next day delivery for addresses located within approximately ten miles of the store. Our stores provide a broad selection of brand name electronics, computers, appliances, bedding and furniture, including bedding and furniture manufactured by our Woodhaven Furniture Industries division.

 

Approximately 96% of our store lease agreements have monthly payment terms and most of the remaining 4% are semi-monthly. By comparison, weekly agreements are the industry standard. Additionally, our proprietary management information system links each Company-operated store to our corporate headquarters.

 

We may re-lease or sell merchandise that customers return to us prior to the expiration of their agreements. We may also offer up-front purchase options at prices we believe are competitive.

 

Franchise

We franchise our Aaron's stores in markets where we have no immediate plans to enter. Our franchise program adds value to our Company by allowing us to (i) recognize additional revenues from franchise fees and royalties; (ii) lower our average costs of purchasing, manufacturing and advertising through economies of scale; and (iii) increase customer recognition of our brand.

 

We enter into agreements with our franchisees to govern the opening and operations of franchised stores. Under our standard agreement, we receive a franchise fee from $15,000 to $50,000 per store depending upon market size. Our standard agreement is for a term of ten years, with one ten-year renewal option. Franchisees are also obligated to remit to us royalty payments of 6% of the weekly collections from their stores. Most franchisees are involved in the day-to-day operations of their stores.

 

Qualifying franchisees may take part in a financing arrangement we have established with several financial institutions to assist the franchisee in establishing and operating their store(s). Although an inventory financing plan is the primary component of the financing program, we have also arranged, in certain circumstances, for the franchisee to receive a revolving credit line, allowing them to expand operations. We provide guarantees for amounts outstanding under this franchise financing program.

 

All franchisees are required to complete a comprehensive training program and to operate their franchised sales and lease ownership stores in compliance with our policies, standards and specifications. Annually, each franchise is required to represent and warrant its compliance with all applicable federal, state and/or local laws, regulations and ordinances with respect to its business operations. Although franchisees are not generally required to purchase their lease merchandise from our fulfillment centers, many do so in order to take advantage of Company-sponsored financing, bulk purchasing discounts and favorable delivery terms.

 

Manufacturing

Woodhaven Furniture Industries, our manufacturing segment, was established by the Company in 1982. Integrated manufacturing enables us to control critical features such as the quality, cost, delivery, styling, durability and quantity of our furniture products, and we believe this provides an integration advantage over our competitors. Substantially all produced items continue to be leased or sold through Aaron's stores, including franchised stores. However, we also manufacture and sale furniture products to other retailers.

 

Our Woodhaven Furniture Industries division produces upholstered living-room furniture (including contemporary sofas, chairs and modular sofa and ottoman collections in a variety of natural and synthetic fabrics) and bedding (including standard sizes of mattresses and box springs). The furniture designed and produced by this division incorporates features that we believe result in reduced production costs, enhanced durability and improved shipping processes all relative to furniture we would otherwise purchase from third parties. These features include (i) standardized components, (ii) reduced number of parts and features susceptible to wear or damage, (iii) more resilient foam, (iv) durable fabrics and sturdy frames which translate to longer life and higher residual value and (v) devices that allow sofas to stand on end for easier and more efficient transport. The division also provides replacement covers for all styles and fabrics of its upholstered furniture, as well as other parts, for use in reconditioning leased furniture that has been returned.

 

Woodhaven Furniture Industries consists of five furniture manufacturing plants and seven bedding manufacturing facilities totaling approximately 819,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity.

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