UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2011


Conn’s, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-50421

06-1672840

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3295 College Street

Beaumont, Texas

77701

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (409) 832-1696


Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 10, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing its net sales results for the quarter ended April 30, 2011.

The press release also contains the announcement of the Company’s conference call and audio webcast to be conducted on May 25, 2011, at 8:00 A. M. Central Daylight Savings Time, from the Company’s corporate headquarters.

A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1     Press Release, dated May 10, 2011.

All of the information contained in Item 2.02 and Item 9.01(c) in this Form 8-K and the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


CONN'S, INC.

 
 

Date:

May 10, 2011

By:

/s/ Michael J. Poppe

Name:

Michael J. Poppe

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Conn’s, Inc. Reports Retail Segment Net Sales Results for the Quarter Ended April 30, 2011

BEAUMONT, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2011--Conn’s, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CONN), a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home appliances, furniture, mattresses, computers and lawn and garden products, today announced its retail segment net sales results for the quarter ended April 30, 2011.

Retail segment net sales for the quarter ended April 30, 2011, of $157.2 million, decreased $6.4 million, or 3.9%, as compared to the quarter ended April 30, 2010. Retail segment net sales represent total product sales, repair service agreement commissions (excluding the impact of repair service agreement cancellations due to credit charge-offs) and service revenues. Same store sales (sales recorded in stores operated for the entirety of both periods, excluding the five stores being closed and the two stores with leases expiring in the current fiscal year) decreased 3.9% for the quarter ended April 30, 2011, as compared to the same quarter in the prior year period.

The retail segment’s retail gross margin, which includes gross profit from both product and repair service agreement sales, was approximately 28% for the quarter ended April 30, 2011. This is an increase from the 23.9% experienced in the quarter ended January 31, 2011, as the Company achieved expanded gross margins in most categories and saw a seasonal shift in the product sales mix. The following table presents net sales by category and changes in net sales for the quarter:

       
Quarter ended April 30,
2011   % of Total   2010   % of Total Change % Change
(dollars in thousands)
Consumer electronics $ 57,078 36.3 % $ 59,754 36.5 % $ (2,676 ) -4.5 %
Home appliances 45,151 28.7 % 48,793 29.8 % (3,642 ) -7.5 %
Furniture and mattresses 23,549 15.0 % 18,904 11.6 % 4,645 24.6 %
Home office 10,598 6.7 % 13,111 8.0 % (2,513 ) -19.2 %
Other   7,949 5.1 %   8,453 5.2 %   (504 ) -6.0 %
Total product sales 144,325 91.8 % 149,015 91.1 % (4,690 ) -3.1 %
 

 

Repair service agreement commissions

9,003 5.7 % 9,851 6.0 % (848 ) -8.6 %
Service revenues   3,889 2.5 %   4,757 2.9 %   (868 ) -18.2 %
Total net sales $ 157,217 100.0 % $ 163,623 100.0 % $ (6,406 ) -3.9 %
 

Note: The amounts in the table reflect the results of the Company’s retail segment. Additionally, the Company has revised its product category presentation to be more consistent with other companies in the industry. The primary change was to rename the Track category as Home office and move certain products, previously included in Track, to Consumer electronics, Home appliances and Other.

The following is a summary of some of the key items impacting net sales during the quarter, as compared to the same quarter in the prior fiscal year:


All of the above amounts are preliminary estimates and are subject to change upon completion of the Company’s quarterly financial statement closing process. Actual results may differ significantly from the preliminary estimates.

The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at 8:00AM, CT, to fully discuss its earnings and operating performance for the quarter. The webcast will be available live at www.conns.com and will be archived for one year. Participants can join the call by dialing 877-754-5302 or 678-894-3020.

About Conn’s, Inc.

The Company is a specialty retailer currently operating 75 retail locations in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma: with 23 stores in the Houston area, 20 in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, nine in San Antonio, four in Austin, five in Southeast Texas, one in Corpus Christi, four in South Texas, six in Louisiana and three in Oklahoma. It sells home appliances, including refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers and ranges, and a variety of consumer electronics, including LCD, LED, 3-D, plasma and DLP televisions, camcorders, digital cameras, computers and computer accessories, Blu-ray and DVD players, video game equipment, portable audio, MP3 players, GPS devices and home theater products. The Company also sells lawn and garden products, furniture and mattresses, and continues to introduce additional product categories for the home to help respond to its customers' product needs and to increase same store sales. Unlike many of its competitors, the Company provides flexible in-house credit options for its customers. In the last three years, the Company financed, on average, approximately 60% of its retail sales.


This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "could," "estimate," "should," "anticipate," or "believe," or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will prove to be correct, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The actual future performance of the Company could differ materially from such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to:

Further information on these risk factors is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2011. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect the events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

CONN-F

CONTACT:
Conn’s, Inc., Beaumont
Chief Financial Officer
Michael J. Poppe, 409-832-1696 Ext. 3294