Event-Driven Stocks

Spin-offSpun off from Aaron

The two companies

Parent
Aaron
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Industrials
Industry
Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC
Exchange
State of incorporation
GA
Record date
November 27, 2020
Distribution date
November 30, 2020
Ratio
1:2
Parent sector
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
November 18, 2020

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
Aaron

No XBRL financials available.

Aaron's Company, Inc.FY23
Revenue
$2.14B
Operating income
$13M
Net income
$3M
Total assets
$1.83B
Equity
$686M

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 0/5 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)62%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Operating margin0.6%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off5.5 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.