America's Car-Mart Opens 117th Dealership
October 18 2012 - 3:43PM
America's Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRMT) today announced the opening
of its 117th dealership. The dealership is located in Oxford,
Mississippi.
"Oxford is our fourth location to open in
Mississippi. It is the type of community that we consider to
be ideal for our expansion plans," said William H. ("Hank")
Henderson, President and Chief Executive Officer of America's
Car-Mart. "For 31 years, Car-Mart has provided quality vehicles,
affordable payment terms, and excellent service while expanding
throughout the South-Central United States. With each new
dealership we have an opportunity to provide our excellent service
to more customers and to earn their repeat business in the future.
The Oxford dealership will be managed by Curtis Valentine who
is very excited to lead our efforts at this great new Car-Mart
location."
"We now have 117 dealerships in nine states.
Car-Mart will continue to focus on increasing sales volumes at our
existing dealerships and at the same time add great new locations,"
said Jeff Williams, Chief Financial Officer. "Oxford represents our
third new dealership for fiscal 2013 and our current plans are to
open an additional seven between now and the end of the current
fiscal year. Our solid financial results, strong balance sheet and
competitive strengths will continue to allow us to provide the best
possible service to our 55,000+ active customers and to future
customers we will gain as we grow. We continue to expect to
open additional dealerships at an approximate 10% annual rate
beyond fiscal 2013."
About America's Car-Mart
America's Car-Mart operates 117 automotive
dealerships in nine states and is the largest publicly-held
automotive retailer in the United States focused exclusively on the
"Integrated Auto Sales and Finance" segment of the used car
market. The Company emphasizes superior customer service and
the building of strong personal relationships with its customers.
The Company operates its dealerships primarily in smaller cities
throughout the South-Central United States selling quality used
vehicles and providing financing for substantially all of its
customers. For more information about America's Car-Mart,
including investor presentations, please visit our website at
www.car-mart.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements address the Company's
future objectives, plans and goals, as well as the Company's
intent, beliefs and current expectations regarding future operating
performance, and can generally be identified by words such as
"may," "will," "should," "could," "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "intend," "plan," "foresee," and other similar words
or phrases. Specific events addressed by these
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
· new dealership
openings;
· performance of
new dealerships;
· same store
revenue growth;
· annual growth
of the number of dealerships; and
· the Company's
business and growth strategies.
These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's
current estimates and assumptions and involve various risks and
uncertainties. As a result, you are cautioned that these
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance, and that actual results could differ materially from
those projected in these forward-looking statements. Factors
that may cause actual results to differ materially from the
Company's projections include, but are not limited to:
· the
availability of credit facilities to support the Company's
business;
· the Company's
ability to underwrite and collect its loans effectively;
·
competition;
· availability
of quality vehicles at prices that will be affordable to customers;
and
· general
economic conditions in the markets in which the Company operates,
including but not limited to fluctuations in gas prices, grocery
prices and employment levels.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are
made.
CONTACT: William H. ("Hank") Henderson, CEO at (479) 464-9944 or Jeff Williams, CFO at (479) 418-8021
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