PLANO, Texas - (BUSINESS WIRE) - August 04, 2021 - Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the "Company" or "Rent-A-Center") (NASDAQ/NGS: RCII) today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
"Our business once again delivered outstanding performance in the second quarter as our omni-channel strategy has positioned us as a leading provider of lease-to-own solutions for consumers, which we believe is one of the most under-penetrated and dynamic sectors in the Payments and Fintech space," said Mitch Fadel, Chief Executive Officer. "Today's consumers are increasingly seeking shopping options that are flexible, convenient, and offer low financial risk. Rent-A-Center has the capabilities to meet these needs through its Acima virtual LTO platform and its highly trusted and convenient Rent-A-Center omni-channel solution."
"The integration of Acima, which we acquired during the first quarter this year, is on track with our plans, and after the first full quarter owning the business, we are even more enthusiastic about the significant strategic value and growth opportunities. Earlier this week, we issued a press release highlighting some proprietary, groundbreaking Fintech innovations for the Acima Ecosystem, including the Acima Mobile Application, Acima MarketplaceTM, Acima Browser Extension, and the Acima LeasePay Card, that we believe could potentially double Acima's total addressable market to a size approaching $100 billion. At the same time, our Rent-A-Center Business continues to perform exceptionally well, with mid-teens same-store-sales, generating highly profitable growth and a compelling evolving e-commerce platform."
"Given our strong performance year-to-date and favorable underlying fundamental trends, we increased our 2021 guidance. In addition, considering the long-term value creation potential of our company, strong financial position, and solid cash flow generation, our Board of Directors has authorized a new $250 million share repurchase program," concluded Mr. Fadel.
Acima Segment: Second quarter 2021 revenues of $635.3 million increased 232.2% year-over-year with GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume) growth of 309.3%, primarily due to the Acima Acquisition. On a pro-forma1 basis, revenues increased 29.7% and GMV increased 43% year-over-year led by new virtual retail partner additions, organic growth in existing retail partnerships, higher e-commerce penetration, and cycling over softer GMV trends in the prior year related to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on retail partners. Skip/stolen losses were 8.7% of revenue in the second quarter of 2021 compared to 18.4% in the prior year period, partially due to $5.6 million of additional loss reserves taken in the prior-year period related to COVID-19. On a GAAP basis, segment operating profit was $68.1 million with operating profit margin of 10.7% in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $6.2 million and 3.3% in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA was $87.3 million with Adjusted EBITDA margin of 13.7% in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $60.0 million and 12.3% in the prior year period on a pro-forma1 basis.
Rent-A-Center Business Segment: Second quarter 2021 revenues of $505.8 million increased 10.2% year-over-year, primarily due to a 16.6% increase in same store sales revenue that benefited from 19% growth in e-commerce sales, strong lease portfolio performance, and favorable customer payment trends, partially offset by the impact of refranchising approximately 100 stores in California in the fourth quarter of 2020. Skip/stolen losses were 2.3% of revenue in the second quarter of 2021 compared to 3.7% in the prior year period, benefiting from operational initiatives including centralized decisioning and expansion of electronic payments. On a GAAP basis, segment operating profit was $126.5 million with operating profit margin of 25.0% in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $85.1 million and 18.5% in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA was $131.1 million and increased $39.3 million year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 25.9% in the second quarter of 2021 compared to 20.0% in the prior year period. Both the segment operating profit and Adjusted EBITDA increases were driven primarily by higher revenues and lower skip/stolen losses partially offset by higher labor expense. At June 30, 2021, the Rent-A-Center Business segment had 1,841 company-operated locations.
Franchising Segment: Second quarter 2021 revenues of $37.6 million increased 65.7% year-over-year, primarily due to higher store count, as a result of refranchising approximately 100 California stores during 2020 and higher inventory purchases by franchisees. On a GAAP basis, segment operating profit was $5.7 million in the second quarter and increased $2.7 million year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA was $5.7 million and increased $2.7 million year-over-year. At June 30, 2021, there were 461 franchise-operated locations.
Mexico Segment: Second quarter 2021 revenues of $15.3 million increased 23.6% year-over-year on a constant currency basis. On a GAAP basis, segment operating profit was $2.4 million in the second quarter and increased $1.4 million year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA was $2.5 million and increased $1.4 million year-over-year. At June 30, 2021, the Mexico business had 121 company-operated locations.
Corporate Segment: Second quarter 2021 expenses increased $17.4 million year-over-year, or approximately 48.5%, primarily due to investment in talent related to the Company's Fintech initiatives, higher incentive compensation, cycling over the impact of a furlough and other cost savings measures taken in response to COVID-19 in the second quarter of 2020, and stock compensation expense associated with the Acima Acquisition.
Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV): The Company defines Gross Merchandise Volume as the retail value in U.S. dollars of merchandise acquired by the Company that is leased to customers through a transaction that occurs within a defined period, net of cancellations. The Company has transitioned from using Invoice Volume to GMV as a key metric to better reflect the increasing digital nature of its business as a result of the Acima Acquisition.
1) The disclosed pro forma results and metrics in this release and the Company's related earnings conference call represent estimated financial results and metrics as if the acquisition of Acima had been completed on January 1, 2020. The pro forma results and metrics may not necessarily reflect the actual results of operations or metrics that would have been achieved had the acquisition been completed on January 1, 2021, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations or metrics.
2021 Guidance
The Company is increasing full year guidance.
Consolidated (1)
Acima Segment (3)
Rent-A-Center Business Segment
(1) Consolidated includes Acima, Rent-A-Center Business, Franchising, Mexico and Corporate Segments.
(2) Non-GAAP financial measure. See descriptions below in this release. Because of the inherent uncertainty related to the special items identified in the tables below, management does not believe it is able to provide a meaningful forecast of the comparable GAAP measures or reconciliation to any forecasted GAAP measure without unreasonable effort.
(3) Acima Segment refers to the historical Preferred Lease Segment and newly acquired Acima business as of the acquisition date.
(4) Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share excludes the impact of incremental depreciation and amortization related to the estimated fair value of acquired Acima assets, stock compensation expense associated with the Acima Acquisition equity consideration subject to vesting conditions, and one-time transaction and integration costs related to the Acima Acquisition. Guidance excludes the impact of future share repurchases.
Rent-A-Center, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss the second quarter results, guidance and other operational matters on the morning of Thursday, August 5, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release and the Company's related conference call contain certain financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including (1) Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (net earnings, as adjusted for special items (as defined below), net of taxes, divided by the number of shares of our common stock on a fully diluted basis), (2) Adjusted EBITDA (net earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted for special items) on a consolidated and segment basis and (3) Free Cash Flow (net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures). “Special items” refers to certain gains and charges we view as extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring in nature and which we believe do not reflect our core business activities. For the periods presented herein, these special items are described in the quantitative reconciliation tables included below in this release. Because of the inherent uncertainty related to the special items, management does not believe it is able to provide a meaningful forecast of the comparable GAAP measures or reconciliation to any forecasted GAAP measure without unreasonable effort.
These non-GAAP measures are additional tools intended to assist our management in comparing our performance on a more consistent basis for purposes of business decision-making by removing the impact of certain items management believes do not directly reflect our core operations. These measures are intended to assist management in evaluating operating performance and liquidity, comparing performance and liquidity across periods, planning and forecasting future business operations, helping determine levels of operating and capital investments and identifying and assessing additional trends potentially impacting our Company that may not be shown solely by comparisons of GAAP measures. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is also used as part of our incentive compensation program for our executive officers and others.
We believe these non-GAAP financial measures also provide supplemental information that is useful to investors, analysts and other external users of our consolidated financial statements in understanding our financial results and evaluating our performance and liquidity from period to period. However, non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations and are not substitutes for or superior to, and they should be read together with, our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare such measures to the non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies, even if they have the same or similar names.
SOURCE Rent-A-Center, Inc.
Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, is the largest rent-to-own operator in North America.