---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000216085-22-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HVT"
cik: "0000216085"
company_name: "HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T15:40:22.128494+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Havertys Q3 2022 EPS $1.46 beats $1.31; sales up 5.4% to $274.5M

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $1.46 vs $1.31; net income $24.6M vs $24.2M.
- Comparable store sales +6.3%; written sales -7.2% vs record 2021.
- Gross margin 57.1% vs 56.8%; average ticket up 8.2% to $3,213.
- No funded debt; cash $144M; share repurchases $30M and dividends $13.4M YTD.
- 2022 guidance: GM 57.7%-58.0%; fixed SG&A $290-293M (reduced); capex ~$30M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000216085-22-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HVT
- cik: 0000216085
- company_name: HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000021608522000020/0000216085-22-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000021608522000020/hvt8k11222.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000216085-22-000020.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC reported the three months ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $274.5 million, net income $24.6 million, EPS $1.46.
  - Period: the three months ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $274.5 million
  - Net income: $24.6 million
  - EPS: $1.46
  - Result: reported results
  source text: September 30, 2022. Third quarter 2022 versus third quarter 2021 : • Diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) of $1.46 versus $1.31. • Consolidated sales increased 5.4% to $274.5 million. Comparable store sales increased 6.3%. • Gross profit margin of 57.1% versus 56.8%. Clarence H. Smith, chairman and CEO, said, “Our strong earnings were the result of increased
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000021608522000020/0000216085-22-000020-index.htm

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