Rent-A-Center (RCII) Tops Q1 EPS by 7c

Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) reported Q1 EPS of $0.47, $0.07 better than the analyst estimate of $0.40. Revenue for the quarter came in at $835.65 million versus the consensus estimate of $850.92 million.

Core U.S. same store sales decreased by 3.8 percent driven by continued declines in the computer/tablet category, the impact resulting from the ongoing recast of the smartphone category, further deterioration in oil affected markets, and lower merchandise sales revenue.

"We have made significant progress on our profit optimization initiatives and capital allocation strategy. In the Core business, our pricing and supply chain initiatives increased gross profit margin and our flexible labor initiative continues to improve productivity. Additionally, more efficient use of working capital allowed us to improve leverage more swiftly than anticipated, and our path to achieve profitability in Mexico is ahead of plan," said Robert D. Davis, the Chief Executive Officer of Rent-A-Center, Inc.

Mr. Davis continued, "Our first quarter sales results were impacted by macro as well as company-specific headwinds, the latter of which reflect some conscious decisions to improve our profitability. We are also making significant progress with our new Acceptance Now commercial capabilities team which has already translated into a stronger pipeline of new retail partner opportunities," Mr. Davis concluded.

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