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): February 7, 2012


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 February 7, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing its retail segment net sales results for the quarter ended January 31, 2012.

The press release also contains the announcement of the Company’s conference call and audio webcast to be conducted on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 10:00 A. M. Central Time, from the Company’s corporate headquarters.  The press release also contains an announcement that the Company has posted an updated investor presentation on its website at ir.conns.com.  

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 February 7, 2012.

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:

February 7, 2012

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 January 31, 2012

BEAUMONT, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 7, 2012--Conn’s, Inc. (NASDAQ: 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 January 31, 2012.

Retail segment net sales for the quarter ended January 31, 2012, of $189.5 million, increased $7.6 million, or 4.2%, compared to the quarter ended January 31, 2011. 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, which excludes nine stores that have been closed, one store in the process of being closed and two stores with leases that expired during fiscal year 2012) increased 12.1% for the quarter ended January 31, 2012, compared to the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. Factors impacting the Company’s sales performance during the quarter were as follows:

“Despite weakness in the consumer market for televisions, we were pleased to deliver double digit same store sales growth for the second quarter in a row. In addition to the same store sales increase, we also increased our retail segment gross margin percentage by 500 basis points, or 21%,” commented Theodore Wright, Conn’s CEO.

The retail segment gross margin, which includes gross profit from both product and repair service agreement sales, was approximately 29.0% for the quarter ended January 31, 2012, compared to 24.0% in the quarter ended January 31, 2011. The following table presents net sales by category and changes in net sales for the quarter:

             
Quarter ended January 31, Same store
2012 % of Total 2011 % of Total Change % Change % change
(dollars in thousands)
Consumer electronics $ 76,754 40.5 % $ 90,707 49.9 % $ (13,953 ) -15.4 % -9.8 %
Home appliances 44,798 23.6 % 38,767 21.3 % 6,031 15.6 % 21.2 %
Furniture and mattresses 27,746 14.7 % 20,160 11.1 % 7,586 37.6 % 46.0 %
Home office 18,777 9.9 % 15,200 8.3 % 3,577 23.5 % 29.8 %
Other   5,161 2.7 %   4,117 2.3 %   1,044   25.4 % 33.1 %
Total product sales 173,236 91.4 % 168,951 92.9 % 4,285 2.5 % 9.0 %
 
Repair service

agreement commissions

12,629 6.7 % 9,179 5.0 % 3,450 37.6 % 38.5 %
Service revenues   3,596 1.9 %   3,778 2.1 %   (182 ) -4.8 %
Total net sales $ 189,461 100.0 % $ 181,908 100.0 % $ 7,553   4.2 % 12.1 %

Note: The amounts in the table reflect the results of the Company’s retail segment.


The following is a summary of some of the items impacting the Company’s key categories during the quarter, 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 has posted an updated investor presentation on its website at ir.Conns.com. The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 10:00AM, CT, to fully discuss its earnings and operating performance for the quarter. The webcast will be available live at ir.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 65 retail locations in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma: with 22 stores in the Houston area, 15 in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, seven in San Antonio, three in Austin, five in Southeast Texas, one in Corpus Christi, four in South Texas, six in Louisiana and two in Oklahoma. The Company’s primary product categories include:


Additionally, the Company offers a variety of products on a seasonal basis, including lawn and garden equipment, 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 addition to third-party financing programs and third-party rent-to-own payment plans. In the last three years, the Company financed, on average, approximately 60% of its retail sales under its in-house financing plan.

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
Mike Poppe, (409) 832-1696 Ext. 3294
or
Investors:
S.M. Berger & Company
Andrew Berger, (216) 464-6400