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Bassett Furniture posts Q3 operating loss of $3.8M on 26% sales decline
BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$0.11
revenue$295,434,000
- Q3 sales $87.2M, down 26.1% YoY; operating loss of $3.8M vs income of $10.7M.
- Wholesale segment sales fell 28.2% to $56.7M; retail sales down 26.2% to $52.3M.
- Recorded $800K inventory write-down on slow-moving Club Level imported motion line.
- Retail operating loss of $3.0M as SG&A not cut enough to offset 26% sales decline.
- Board approved 12.5% dividend increase in July; year-to-date returned ~$8.5M via dividends and buybacks.