---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000216085-24-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HVT"
cik: "0000216085"
company_name: "HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC"
filed_at: "2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T14:34:23.658132+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Havertys Q2 EPS $0.27 vs $0.70 YoY; sales down 13.4% to $178.6M

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $0.27 versus $0.70 in Q2 2023; net income $4.4M vs $11.8M.
- Consolidated sales fell 13.4% to $178.6M; comparable-store sales down 13.6%.
- SGA expenses rose to 57.7% of sales from 53.3%; gross margin nearly flat at 60.4%.
- Full-year SGA guidance reduced to $282-284M (fixed) and 19.7-20.0% (variable); tax rate guided to 27.5%.
- Dividend raised to $0.32/common share; no debt; $116.1M cash; new Indianapolis store planned.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000216085-24-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HVT
- cik: 0000216085
- company_name: HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC
- filed_at: 2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000021608524000016/0000216085-24-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000021608524000016/hvt8k73124.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000216085-24-000016
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000216085-24-000016.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000216085-24-000016.txt

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