Aarons Inc

Company Profile

Aarons Inc had its IPO on 1984-09-07 under the ticker symbol AAN.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Rental & Leasing Services industry. Aarons Inc has a staff strength of 10,060 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Aarons Inc opened at $10.27 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $10 - $10.36, and closed at $10.13.

This is a -1.27% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 598,082 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Aarons Inc have slipped by -17.37%.

Aarons Inc's Key Ratios

Aarons Inc has a market cap of $370.19 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.538 and a price to sales ratio of 0.1773.

In the last 12-months Aarons Inc’s revenue was $2.25 billion with a gross profit of $1.18 billion and an EBITDA of $253.98 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Aarons Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Aarons Inc’s operating margin was 7.46% while its return on assets stood at 6.36% with a return of equity of -0.75%.

In Q4, Aarons Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -34.6% while revenue growth was a positive 32.5%.

Aarons Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

10.1626

Trailing PE

0

PEG

1.35

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-0.17 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 10.1626 and a PEG multiple of 1.35. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Aarons Inc’s profitability.

Aarons Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.528 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 1.8125. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.1773.

Aarons Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0.45 per share, indicating a yield of 3.13% and a payout ratio of 22.45%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$1.86 billion

Total Liabilities

$351.05 million

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$24.29 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

22.45%

Aarons Inc ended 2024 with $1.86 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $1.86 billion while shareholder equity stood at $695.40 million.

Aarons Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $351.05 million in other current liabilities, 18050000.00 in common stock, $79.07 million in retained earnings and $54.71 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $27.72 million and cash and short-term investments were $27.72 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $0 while long-term debt stood at $242.41 million.

Aarons Inc’s total current assets stands at $161.87 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $38.19 million compared to accounts payable of $264.04 million and inventory worth $95.96 million.

In 2024, Aarons Inc's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $24.29 million.

Comparatively, Aarons Inc paid $0.22 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$10.13

52-Week High

$23.043

52-Week Low

$7.5757

Analyst Target Price

$14.08

Aarons Inc stock is currently trading at $10.13 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $23.043 and a 52-week low of $23.043. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $14.08.

Its 50-day moving average was $13.4 and 200-day moving average was $12.57 The short ratio stood at 10.18 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 317.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9483.4% are held by institutions.