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RESTATED FOR MERGER BETWEEN ALRENCO, INC. AND RIO, INC.
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   YEAR                   YEAR                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997             DEC-31-1997             DEC-31-1996             DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1997             JAN-01-1997             JAN-01-1996             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1997             DEC-31-1997             DEC-31-1996             DEC-31-1995
<CASH>                                      14,482,339               3,569,132              35,745,989               1,110,011
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                        0                       0                       0                       0
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0                       0                       0                       0
<INVENTORY>                                 69,986,349              97,260,578              58,723,990              21,742,162
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0                       0                       0                       0
<PP&E>                                       9,481,081              22,132,356              16,561,269               9,787,742
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0               7,093,378               7,080,548               5,821,458
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             187,329,542             223,560,691               9,481,081              35,196,995
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                       16,848,195              31,094,305              15,481,895               8,683,837
<BONDS>                                              0                       0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                   149,081,541             149,385,777             148,719,632               4,473,963
<OTHER-SE>                                 (2,084,286)             (6,375,182)             (2,375,300)             (1,025,009)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               187,329,542             223,560,691             169,131,076              35,196,995
<SALES>                                     53,345,485             230,968,599             124,161,360              77,528,724
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                            53,345,485             230,968,599             124,161,360              77,528,724
<CGS>                                       15,188,513              67,257,744              36,581,109              25,054,452
<TOTAL-COSTS>                               42,944,397             195,222,493             104,180,816              65,020,893
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                             8,536,694              38,119,640              17,921,732               8,556,659
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             422,895               2,512,015               1,571,808               2,467,652
<INCOME-PRETAX>                              1,502,401             (3,881,022)               2,286,350               2,829,395
<INCOME-TAX>                                   969,518                  22,737               1,389,466               1,167,177
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            532,883             (3,903,754)                 896,884               1,662,218
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<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                   532,883             (3,903,759)                 896,884               4,998,069
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