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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000216085-22-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HVT"
cik: "0000216085"
company_name: "HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T08:07:47.917326+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Havertys reports record annual sales of $1.01B; Q4 EPS $1.35 vs $1.37

## Summary
- Annual sales $1,012.8M (+35.4% YoY). Q4 sales $265.9M (+10.2%). Comparable store sales +9.2% in Q4.
- Full year EPS $4.90 vs $3.12; Q4 EPS $1.35 vs $1.37. Pre-tax income Q4 $32.1M vs $31.3M.
- Gross margin Q4 56.4% (down 60bps due to $5.6M LIFO charge). 2022 guidance: 56.7%–57.0%.
- 2022 outlook: fixed SG&A $295–298M, capex ~$37M, four new stores. Plans $25M share repurchase in H1 2022.
- Paid $52.4M in dividends in 2021 including special $35M; no funded debt. Operating cash flow $97.2M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000216085-22-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HVT
- cik: 0000216085
- company_name: HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000021608522000005/0000216085-22-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000021608522000005/hvt8k21522.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000216085-22-000005.txt

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