earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Bassett Furniture Q1 sales down 8.7% to $107.7M; operating income falls to $2.7M
BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.16
revenue$107,698,000
- Consolidated sales $107.7M vs $117.9M prior year, down 8.7%; operating income $2.7M (2.5% of sales) vs $6.5M (5.5%).
- Wholesale sales down 16.3% to $69.9M; retail sales up 1.4% to $65.0M; retail operating profit fell to $1.5M.
- Reduced production schedules and manufacturing employment by 11% through attrition; wholesale inventories down 15%.
- Club Level imported motion inventory margin degradation of 250 bps; expects improvement by Q3 at current sales levels.
- Repurchased $1.8M of stock in Q1; plans to continue active buybacks while stock is undervalued.