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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000216085-22-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HVT"
cik: "0000216085"
company_name: "HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T05:28:56.710616+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Havertys Q2 EPS $1.27 vs $1.21; gross margin rises to 57.9%; written sales down 13.3%

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $1.27, up from $1.21; net income $21.7M vs $22.9M a year ago.
- Net sales $253.2M (+1.3%); comp-store sales +1.1%; written sales -13.3%.
- Gross margin 57.9% (+130 bps) on pricing discipline and merchandise mix.
- Repurchased 899,890 shares for $25M in H1; no funded debt; cash $150.2M.
- FY2022 forecast: gross margin 57.7%-58.0%, SG&A fixed $293-295M, capex ~$32M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000216085-22-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HVT
- cik: 0000216085
- company_name: HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000021608522000016/0000216085-22-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000021608522000016/hvt8k832022.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000216085-22-000016
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000216085-22-000016.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000216085-22-000016.txt

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