earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.65
Bassett Furniture Q4 sales up 5.8% to $121M; early FY2023 wholesale orders down 20%
BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC
2022-FY EPS reported
$6.96
revenue$485,601,000
- Q4 consolidated sales $121.0M (+5.8% YoY); operating income $6.7M (5.6% of sales) vs $6.6M (5.8%) last year.
- Wholesale sales down 1.6% to $74.6M; retail sales up 14.9% to $76.3M; corporate retail posted record Q4 profitability.
- Early FY2023 headwinds: quarter-to-date written wholesale orders down 20% YoY; shipments down 10%; backlogs normalized.
- Acquired Canadian online furniture retailer Noa Home Inc. in early September; Noa results not profitable in Q4.
- Returned over $35M to shareholders in FY2022 via $14.5M special dividend, increased regular dividend, and $15.1M share repurchases.