Tuesday, July 05, 2022
Bassett Furniture (BSET)
Bests 2Q22 Consensus, But What About Going Forward?
Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated manufactures, markets, and retails home furnishings in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Wholesale, Retail, and Logistical Services. It is involved in the design, manufacture, sourcing, sale, and distribution of furniture products to a network of company-owned and licensee-owned Bassett Home Furnishings (BHF) retail stores, as well as independent furniture retailers; and wood and upholstery operations. As of September 16, 2017, the company operated a network of 91 company-and licensee-owned stores. It also provides shipping, delivery, and warehousing services to customers in the furniture industry. In addition, the company owns and leases retail store properties. It also distributes its products through other multi-line furniture stores, Bassett galleries or design centers, specialty stores, and mass merchants. Bassett Furniture Industries was founded in 1902 and is based in Bassett, Virginia.
Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
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2Q22 Results. Revenue for the fiscal second quarter ended May 28th was $128.7 million, up 17.0% over the prior year period and up from $117.1 million in the fiscal first quarter. Wholesale revenue rose 15.3% to $87.5 million, while Retail revenue rose 21.0% to $75.6 million. Bassett reported net income from continuing operations of $7.7 million, or $0.81 per share, compared to net income from continuing operations of $5.1 million, or $0.51 per share, in the prior year. We had forecast revenue of $116 million and EPS from continuing operations of $0.46.
Record Retail. The second quarter was an all-time record sales and profitability performance for the Retail segment. Basset continues to refine it’s store network and the move to open regional fulfillment centers should expand the addressable market as consumers seeking an “immediate” option will now be able to shop Bassett….
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