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Quick Take - Conns

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:16:00 GMT

Conn's is a regional appliance and electronics retailer. That's a tough business with a lot of competition, but a focus on customer service and a profitable in-house credit department makes this a decent MFI play. Read More...[More...]

Magic Formula Weekly Roundup 8/10 - 8/16

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:47:00 GMT

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of the Magic Formula Investing screen.Read More...[More...]

Notable Earnings for the Week - 06/02 - 06/06

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:08:04 GMT

Guess?, Inc.(NYSE:GES) is scheduled to report earnings on Tuesday (6/3/2008) with analyst looking for $0.46[More...]

NASDAQ Technical Picture - Inside Day - Aug 28 2007 3:53AM

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:47:38 GMT

A low volume inside day could be NR7 (price and volume contraction before expansion).[More...]

NASDAQ Technical Picture - Trendline Breach - Bullish Bias Intact

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:13:35 GMT

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit Thursday against the consumer electronics and home furnishings chains saying it has violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

Conn's operates 75 stores in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma including 19 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Consumer Electronics Chains Best Buy, Conn's Post Upbeat Results

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:17:00 GMT

Mar. 26--Shoppers don't seem to be giving up their consumer electronics as easily as luxury handbags or a steak night out.
Best Buy reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and provided a more upbeat forecast for this year, sending shares as much as 15 percent higher Thursday.
As its chief rival Circuit City permanently closed its doors, Best Buy said it gained market share and improved its employee turnover rate as sales declines eased as the quarter progressed.

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Circuit City to Close All Its Stores

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:56:00 GMT

Jan. 17--Today's brutal economy has swallowed another household retail name.
Sixty-year-old Circuit City Stores Inc. starts liquidating today, leaving 34,000 employees without jobs and adding 567 vacant buildings to a growing list of empty retail storefronts.
Richmond, Va.-based Circuit City said Friday that it expects all stores to be closed by the end of March, including 15 in Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Reversal in Sales Growth Has Retailers Saying Oh-Oh-Oh

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:04:00 GMT

Jan. 8--Retailers today will put to bed their worst holiday shopping season in decades.
Analysts expect chains to slash year-end earnings and say they can't forecast 2009 results as consumer malaise and a recession tear into margins.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Family Dollar Stores Inc., Grapevine-based GameStop Corp. and Beaumont-based Conn's Inc. are on the short list of chains posting positive December sales.

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Conn's, Inc. Reports Net Sales Results for the Quarter Ended October 31, 2009

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:47:00 GMT

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 net sales results for the

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Conn's, Inc. Reports on Current Business Trends

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:48:00 GMT

As a result, the Company's sales and credit portfolio performance have been adversely impacted.
In addition to the impact on sales, the current economic conditions have also put pressure on the Company's credit customers.
The Company has taken measures to improve the credit quality of the portfolio by increasing the use of promotional credit programs for high credit-quality customers, raising the floor on the credit scores accepted in the portfolio and raising down payment levels.

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Conn’s, Inc. Reports Net Sales Results for the Quarter Ended July 31, 2009

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:59:00 GMT

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 net sales results for the quarter ended July 31, 2009.[More...]

Conn's, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended April 30, 2009

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:48:00 GMT

Highlights for the quarter include:
The Company delivered solid operating performance during the quarter despite the challenging economic environment and reported Net income on a GAAP basis of $11.5 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.51, for the first quarter of fiscal 2010, including the effects of a $1.4 million non-cash fair value increase in its Interests in securitized assets.
Today, the Company reaffirmed its guidance for fiscal year 2010 (the year ending January 31, 2010) earnings per diluted share, excluding fair value adjustments, of $1.75 to $1.85.

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Conn’s, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended April 30, 2009

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:59:00 GMT

Conn’s, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CONN), a specialty retailer of home appliances, consumer electronics, computers, furniture and mattresses, and lawn and garden products today announced its operating results for the quarter ended April 30, 2009.[More...]

Conn’s, Inc. Announces Completion of CEO Transition and Appointment of Chairman of the Board

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:59:00 GMT

Conn’s, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CONN), a specialty retailer of home appliances, consumer electronics, computers, mattresses, furniture and lawn and garden products, today reported, as was previously announced, that Timothy L. Frank became the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective June 2, 2009. Additionally, as part of the Company’s succession planning, William C. Nylin, Jr., was named as the Chairman of the Board effective June 2, 2009. Thomas J. Frank, Sr., retired effective June 2, 2009, and will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors and has entered into a consulting contract with the Company.[More...]

Statement by Conn’s Vice Chairman Bill Nylin in Response to Attorney General Announcement

Thu, 28 May 2009 18:28:00 GMT

For the past three months, Conn’s (NASDAQ/NM: CONN) has been working closely with the Texas Attorney General’s office in regard to customer concerns. We’ve responded to each request his office has made and have been working in good faith to resolve those concerns.[More...]

Conn's, Inc. Reports Net Sales Results for the Quarter Ended April 30, 2009

Thu, 07 May 2009 11:54:00 GMT

Conn's, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CONN), a specialty retailer of home appliances,
consumer electronics, computers, lawn and garden products, furniture and
mattresses, today announced its net sales results for the quarter ended

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Conn’s, Inc. Reports Net Sales Results for the Quarter Ended April 30, 2009

Thu, 07 May 2009 11:05:00 GMT

Conn’s, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CONN), a specialty retailer of home appliances, consumer electronics, computers, lawn and garden products, furniture and mattresses, today announced its net sales results for the quarter ended April 30, 2009.[More...]

Conn's, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended January 31, 2009

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:48:00 GMT

Total net sales increased 22.4% to $245.4 million,
The non-cash fair value decrease to the Company's Interests in securitized assets reduced revenues by $4.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, as compared to $0.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.
The Company reported Net income on a GAAP basis of $12.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, including the effects of a $4.5 million non-cash decrease in its Interests in securitized assets.

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