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AARON'S INC (NYSE)
AAN	26.39	0.25	(0.96%)	Vol. 737,646	16:02 ET

Aaron's, Inc. is the leader in the sales and lease ownership, specialty retailing and rental of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories in the United States and Canada. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company has more than 1,575 Company-operated and franchised stores in 48 states and Canada. The Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership division is the largest and fastest growing division, serving credit-constrained consumers in need of basic home furnishings, appliances and electronics. The Company's Corporate Furnishings business serves both corporate customers with office furniture and residential furniture for employee relocations and the traditional residential customers. The MacTavish Furniture Industries division manufactures the majority of furniture leased, rented and sold by Aaron's.

General Information

AARONS INC

309 E Paces Ferry Road NE Atlanta, GA 30305-2377 Phone: 404-231-0011 Fax: 404-240-6583 Web: www.aaronrents.com Email: None

Industry	FIN-LEASING COS
Sector:	Finance

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/15/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	26.14
52 Week High	35.21
52 Week Low	20.87
Beta	0.62
20 Day Moving Average	660,336.56
Target Price Consensus	34.43

% Price Change
4 Week	0.08
12 Week	1.67
YTD	-1.80

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-3.75
12 Week	-8.22
YTD	-19.10

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	54.24
Market Capitalization (millions)	1,417.94
Short Ratio	11.43
Last Split Date	08/17/2004

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.26%
Annual Dividend	$0.07
Payout Ratio	0.03
Change in Payout Ratio	-0.01
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	08/28/2009 / $0.02

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.43
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.04
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	11.90
Next EPS Report Date	02/15/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.43
30 Days Ago	1.78
60 Days Ago	1.78
90 Days Ago	1.78

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	12.84
Trailing 12 Months:	13.07
PEG Ratio	1.08

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	32.35%
vs. Previous Quarter	-11.76%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	7.02%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-0.49%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.65
Price/Cash Flow	2.51
Price / Sales	0.83

ROE
09/30/09	13.36
06/30/09	13.05
03/31/09	12.69

ROA
09/30/09	8.74
06/30/09	8.37
03/31/09	7.93

Current Ratio
09/30/09	2.45
06/30/09	2.51
03/31/09	2.30

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.54
06/30/09	0.53
03/31/09	0.33

Operating Margin
09/30/09	6.36
06/30/09	6.08
03/31/09	5.70

Net Margin
09/30/09	9.68
06/30/09	9.69
03/31/09	9.32

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	9.68
06/30/09	9.69
03/31/09	9.32

Book Value
09/30/09	15.89
06/30/09	15.44
03/31/09	14.92

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	0.46
06/30/09	0.47
03/31/09	0.63

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.06
06/30/09	0.10
03/31/09	0.10

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	6.03
06/30/09	8.84
03/31/09	8.97


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