Bassett Furniture Q1 revenue falls on weak housing market

Reuters04-02
Bassett Furniture Q1 revenue falls on weak housing market

Overview

  • U.S. home furnishings maker's fiscal Q1 revenue fell 2.2% yr/yr

  • Diluted EPS for fiscal Q1 dropped to $0.13 from $0.21 yr/yr

  • Company cites weak housing market and severe weather as factors impacting sales

Outlook

  • Company expects cost-saving initiatives to yield $1.5 mln to $2.0 mln annually starting late Q2

  • Company says retail and wholesale pricing now includes tariffs from Q2 onward

Result Drivers

  • HOUSING MARKET WEAKNESS - Co said demand continued to suffer from a weak residential housing market

  • SEVERE WEATHER - Severe weather in late January disrupted operations at many retail stores and warehouses, hurting sales

  • TARIFFS IMPACT - Retail margins were affected by the decision to absorb tariffs in retail pricing during Q4, with costs delivered in Q1

Company press release: ID:nGNX70LP01

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Revenue

Miss

$80.3 mln

$83.96 mln (2 Analysts)

Q1 EPS

$0.13

Q1 Net Income

$1.12 mln

Q1 Gross Profit

$45.17 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Bassett Furniture Industries Inc is $21.00, about 48.4% above its March 31 closing price of $14.15

  • The stock recently traded at 13 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 15 three months ago

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