Rent-A-Center, Inc. reported preliminary unaudited earnings results for fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016. The company estimates core U.S. same store sales for the three months ended December 31, 2016 to be down approximately 14%, acceptance now same store sales to be up 1-2%, and diluted losses per share on both a GAAP basis and excluding special items are expected to be between $0.20 and $0.30.