Progressive Leasing: A Juggernaut Hiding in Plain Sight
Progressive Leasing: A juggernaut hiding in plain sight Aaron’s holding company is masking the extremely cash-generative, third-party leasing business Progressive has strong margins with operational leverage and generates significantly more cash from operations than earnings Clear catalyst in sight - spinoff will unlock significant upside and multibagger potential depending on valuation of legacy brick-and-mortar business Operational leverage cuts both ways and growth limited by capital in business (financial business) Aaron’s is planning a spin-off of its third-party leasing business, Progressive Leasing, which has surpassed the traditional brick-and-mortar business in growth and quality. Aaron’s retail footprint classically relies on locations to lure customers and transact by providing “rent-to-own” options to households with poor or no credit. Progressive Leasing scales the economics of rent-to-own across third-party...