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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-07-16

Bassett Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend

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BASSETT, Va., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: BSET) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock, payable on August 28, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 14, 2026. About Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSET) is a leading provider of high-quality home furnishings with a wide range of distribution types. Bassett sells approximately 60% of its products through its network of 87 company- and licensee-owned stores which feature the latest on-trend furniture styles, the Company’s capabilities in custom furniture design and manufacturing, free in-home design visits, and coordinated decorating accessories in a professional and friendly environment. Bassett also has a significant traditional wholesale business with more than 1,000 open market accounts. Most of the open market sales are through Bassett Design Centers and Bassett Custom Studios which function as a store within a multi-line store featuring the Company’s custom furniture capabilities. The wholesale business, including the Lane Venture outdoor brand, also services general furniture stores and a growing number of interior design firms. Bassett products are also directly available to consumers at www.bassettfurniture.com. (BSET-E) J. Michael Daniel, Senior Vice President - Chief Financial & Administrative Officer(276) 629-6614 - Investors Peter D. Morrison, Vice President of Communications(276) 629-6387 – Media

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-07-09

Bassett Furniture Industries Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

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Interested in Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated? Here are five stocks we like better. Bassett Furniture posted slightly lower Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue, but adjusted operating performance improved and diluted EPS rose to $0.24 from $0.22, helped by higher wholesale margins and a 90-basis-point increase in gross margin to 56.5%. Demand trends improved late in the quarter, with retail written sales up 9.5% and wholesale orders up 5.2%; management said Memorial Day and June trends were encouraging heading into Q3. The company is leaning on store expansion, e-commerce, and wholesale initiatives to drive growth, while also planning a retail margin increase in mid-July and expecting capital spending to rise to $10 million-$12 million this year. Bassett Furniture: Buy Now, Sit Back, and Collect Dividends Bassett Furniture Industries (NASDAQ:BSET) reported modestly lower second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue but improved adjusted operating performance, as management pointed to stronger retail order trends, higher wholesale margins and continued investment in stores, e-commerce and wholesale distribution. Chairman and CEO Rob Spilman said operating profit on an adjusted basis improved in the quarter ended May 30, despite “slightly lower consolidated revenue.” He highlighted a pickup in customer activity late in the period, with retail written sales rising 9.5% for the quarter and wholesale orders increasing 5.2%. → SK Hynix’s Nasdaq Listing Could Reset the AI Memory Trade Analysts Love Lovesac, But Investors Should Be Cautious “As we moved through the quarter, positive traffic during April and May contributed to retail written sales being up 9.5%,” Spilman said. “Our Memorial Day promotion was especially strong, with written sales up 14% and 4% more traffic than last year.” He added that the company saw those trends continue into June, providing “a good start” to the third quarter. SVP and CFO Mike Daniel said consolidated revenue was $83.8 million, down $500,000, or 0.7%, from the prior-year quarter. The decline reflected a $1.9 million, or 6.3%, decrease in sales to external wholesale customers, partly offset by a $1.3 million, or 2.4%, increase in retail sales from company-owned stores. → 2 Short Squeezes for Summer Speculation: What the Bears Are Getting Wrong High-Yield Bassett Furniture Rocks Into Reversal Gross margin rose 90 basis points to 56.5%, driven p…Read full document

Interested in Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated? Here are five stocks we like better. Bassett Furniture posted slightly lower Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue, but adjusted operating performance improved and diluted EPS rose to $0.24 from $0.22, helped by higher wholesale margins and a 90-basis-point increase in gross margin to 56.5%. Demand trends improved late in the quarter, with retail written sales up 9.5% and wholesale orders up 5.2%; management said Memorial Day and June trends were encouraging heading into Q3. The company is leaning on store expansion, e-commerce, and wholesale initiatives to drive growth, while also planning a retail margin increase in mid-July and expecting capital spending to rise to $10 million-$12 million this year. Bassett Furniture: Buy Now, Sit Back, and Collect Dividends Bassett Furniture Industries (NASDAQ:BSET) reported modestly lower second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue but improved adjusted operating performance, as management pointed to stronger retail order trends, higher wholesale margins and continued investment in stores, e-commerce and wholesale distribution. Chairman and CEO Rob Spilman said operating profit on an adjusted basis improved in the quarter ended May 30, despite “slightly lower consolidated revenue.” He highlighted a pickup in customer activity late in the period, with retail written sales rising 9.5% for the quarter and wholesale orders increasing 5.2%. → SK Hynix’s Nasdaq Listing Could Reset the AI Memory Trade Analysts Love Lovesac, But Investors Should Be Cautious “As we moved through the quarter, positive traffic during April and May contributed to retail written sales being up 9.5%,” Spilman said. “Our Memorial Day promotion was especially strong, with written sales up 14% and 4% more traffic than last year.” He added that the company saw those trends continue into June, providing “a good start” to the third quarter. SVP and CFO Mike Daniel said consolidated revenue was $83.8 million, down $500,000, or 0.7%, from the prior-year quarter. The decline reflected a $1.9 million, or 6.3%, decrease in sales to external wholesale customers, partly offset by a $1.3 million, or 2.4%, increase in retail sales from company-owned stores. → 2 Short Squeezes for Summer Speculation: What the Bears Are Getting Wrong High-Yield Bassett Furniture Rocks Into Reversal Gross margin rose 90 basis points to 56.5%, driven primarily by higher wholesale margins, though retail margins declined. Operating income was $2.2 million, or 2.7% of sales, compared with $2.5 million, or 3% of sales, in the year-earlier period. Diluted earnings per share increased to $0.24 from $0.22. Daniel said wholesale net sales were $53.1 million, down 2%, due to lower shipments to the open market. That was partly offset by higher shipments to Bassett’s retail store network and a 1% increase in Lane Venture shipments to wholesale customers. Including shipments of Lane Venture products to Bassett stores, Daniel said shipments of that brand increased 18%. → How TeraWulf’s Anthropic Deal Booted Up a $19B AI Empire Wholesale gross margin increased 110 basis points, which Daniel attributed to improved efficiencies in domestic upholstery and wood operations, as well as improved pricing strategies in import wood offerings. Wholesale SG&A expense as a percentage of sales increased 90 basis points, primarily because of higher outbound freight expense tied to fuel costs. Retail net sales were $55.5 million, up $1.3 million from the prior year. Written sales, representing orders taken but not delivered, rose 9.5%. Retail gross margin declined 120 basis points to 51.2%. Daniel said the decline was primarily due to lower margins on inline goods because the full effect of a mid-January price increase was not realized for the full quarter, as well as lower margins on clearance goods. He said the company has been more aggressive in moving returned goods and phased-out floor samples. Spilman said Bassett plans to raise retail gross margins in mid-July by 200 to 250 basis points. During the question-and-answer session, he said the retail side represents an area of opportunity for gross margin improvement. Daniel cautioned that the benefit from the July margin action would likely not appear meaningfully until the fourth quarter because Bassett must manufacture and deliver the furniture before recognizing sales. Management also discussed SG&A expenses, which Spilman described as “stubbornly high” despite recent cost-cutting. He said part of the issue is the higher percentage of overall sales represented by corporate retail, which carries a structurally higher SG&A burden than the traditional wholesale model. Bassett remains focused on reducing annual expenses by an additional $1.5 million to $2 million, a target management discussed on the prior quarter’s call. Bassett generated $7.4 million of operating cash flow during the quarter and ended the period with $53.9 million in cash and short-term investments. Daniel said cash and short-term investments increased by $2.9 million during the quarter after normal investing and financing outflows. The company paid $1.7 million in dividends and spent $500,000 on share repurchases during the quarter. Daniel said Bassett remains committed to shareholder returns through dividends and, when appropriate, share buybacks. Capital expenditures are expected to rise sharply this year. Daniel said Bassett expects total capital spending of $10 million to $12 million in fiscal 2026, compared with $4.5 million last year. The increase reflects a new store opened in Cincinnati, a planned Orlando store, and construction of tenant improvements for a new showroom in High Point that Bassett expects to unveil at the fall furniture market. Spilman outlined several initiatives intended to drive growth. Bassett opened a 14,000-square-foot store in Cincinnati on May 8, marking a return to that market. He said early traffic and written sales were encouraging, and that on the wholesale side, Bassett sold more products in Cincinnati in eight weeks than it did in all of last year. The company plans to open a similar-sized store in Orlando in early October. After the quarter ended, an existing open-market dealer in Nashville, Tennessee, converted an existing location into a 12,000-square-foot Bassett Home Furnishings store. Bassett currently operates 59 corporate stores and has 28 licensed stores. Spilman said e-commerce continues to show progress. Web traffic increased more than 3% during the quarter, while written web sales rose 40%, marking seven of the past eight quarters with increases of more than 20%. Average order value increased 24%. He said upholstery sales saw the largest jump, helped by an updated fabric module designed to improve customization, along with navigation improvements and a national home delivery program serving the contiguous 48 states. In wholesale, Spilman said Bassett is working to expand through Bassett Design Centers and Bassett Custom Studios, which together represent well over half of the company’s open-market business. Combined orders for those formats rose 1.3% in the quarter, while shipments declined 4.5%. The company opened four custom studios during the quarter, bringing the total to 64. Bassett is also pursuing the professional interior design channel and its six-month-old Bassett Hospitality division. Spilman said the hospitality business has written orders with hospitals, boutique hotels and senior living communities, and has recently quoted some large hospitality projects. During the Q&A session, Sidoti analyst Anthony Lebiedzinski asked whether the recent sales momentum was broad-based or concentrated in upholstery. Spilman said the strength was “slightly more in upholstery” but “pretty good across the board.” Lebiedzinski also asked what was driving improved demand. Spilman cited newer personnel, better customer understanding, improved analytics from a new agency and more efficient marketing investments. “It’s really a combination of things,” he said, adding that Bassett has only begun integrating artificial intelligence into its marketing efforts. Water Tower Research analyst Doug Lane asked about the Memorial Day promotion and why a 4% traffic increase translated into a 14% increase in written sales. Spilman said Bassett’s model can be “lumpy,” noting that the company wrote “a couple tickets over $100,000” during the quarter. Daniel added that Bassett is doing a better job converting store traffic. Lane also asked about e-commerce. Spilman said Bassett’s online channel historically served mostly as a closeout vehicle, then shifted toward more inline wood products. More recently, he said, improvements to the site have helped drive more upholstery and custom upholstery sales online. “Generally speaking, our web customer is a Bassett customer that also shops in the store,” Spilman said. Spilman closed the call by saying the company is energized by recent order trends and focused on executing its plan. Bassett expects to report again in October, around the debut of its new High Point showroom. Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc (NASDAQ: BSET), headquartered in Bassett, Virginia, is a vertically integrated manufacturer and retailer of residential home furnishings. The company designs, produces and markets a range of furniture items, including upholstered seating, wood case goods, bedroom collections, dining room sets and home décor accessories. Bassett is known for its emphasis on craftsmanship, offering both ready-to-assemble pieces and made-to-order products that cater to varying design preferences and space requirements. Bassett's products are sold through a dual-channel distribution network comprising company-owned Bassett Home Furnishings stores, a franchise and independent dealer network, and an e-commerce platform that provides online shopping, virtual design consultations and customization tools. This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected]. The article "Bassett Furniture Industries Q2 Earnings Call Highlights" was originally published by MarketBeat. View MarketBeat's top stocks for July 2026.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-07-06

Bassett Q2 Earnings Call Points to Retail Momentum Build

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Bassett Furniture Industries BSET used its second-quarter call to argue that improving demand trends, not just cost controls, are starting to reshape the story. Management pointed to stronger written sales, better traffic and rising e-commerce activity as signs that the business entered the third quarter with better momentum. That message mattered because reported growth was still modest. Earnings of 24 cents topped the 20 cents estimate by 20%, but executives spent more time on what they see building in the store base and digital channel than on the quarter’s headline beat. Bassett reported second-quarter revenues of $83.8 million, down 0.7% year over year, but topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.52%. Management highlighted order activity and store traffic as the more important signals for the back half of fiscal 2026. Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated Quote Robert Spilman, chairman and chief executive officer, said retail written sales rose 9.5% in the quarter, helped by positive traffic in April and May. He added that Memorial Day written sales climbed 14% on 4% higher traffic and that the same trends continued into June. That emphasis framed the call. Bassett reported second-quarter revenues of $83.8 million, down 0.7% year over year, but management highlighted order activity and store traffic as the more important signals for the back half of fiscal 2026. Spilman also said wholesale orders rose 5.2%, even as shipments fell, because written sales were back-end loaded. That supported his view that the demand picture improved as the quarter progressed. The biggest operating issue on the call was retail margin. Consolidated gross margin improved 90 basis points to 56.5%, driven by wholesale, while retail gross margin fell 120 basis points as Bassett cleared inventory more aggressively and did not yet realize the full benefit of prior pricing actions. Spilman said the company plans to raise retail gross margins in mid-July by 200 to 250 basis points. Chief financial officer John Daniel told analysts that the pricing move would show up mainly in the fourth quarter because of production and delivery timing. That made retail the clearest near-term swing factor. Management described wholesale margins as largely where they should be, while presenting retail pricing and c…Read full document

Bassett Furniture Industries BSET used its second-quarter call to argue that improving demand trends, not just cost controls, are starting to reshape the story. Management pointed to stronger written sales, better traffic and rising e-commerce activity as signs that the business entered the third quarter with better momentum. That message mattered because reported growth was still modest. Earnings of 24 cents topped the 20 cents estimate by 20%, but executives spent more time on what they see building in the store base and digital channel than on the quarter’s headline beat. Bassett reported second-quarter revenues of $83.8 million, down 0.7% year over year, but topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.52%. Management highlighted order activity and store traffic as the more important signals for the back half of fiscal 2026. Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated Quote Robert Spilman, chairman and chief executive officer, said retail written sales rose 9.5% in the quarter, helped by positive traffic in April and May. He added that Memorial Day written sales climbed 14% on 4% higher traffic and that the same trends continued into June. That emphasis framed the call. Bassett reported second-quarter revenues of $83.8 million, down 0.7% year over year, but management highlighted order activity and store traffic as the more important signals for the back half of fiscal 2026. Spilman also said wholesale orders rose 5.2%, even as shipments fell, because written sales were back-end loaded. That supported his view that the demand picture improved as the quarter progressed. The biggest operating issue on the call was retail margin. Consolidated gross margin improved 90 basis points to 56.5%, driven by wholesale, while retail gross margin fell 120 basis points as Bassett cleared inventory more aggressively and did not yet realize the full benefit of prior pricing actions. Spilman said the company plans to raise retail gross margins in mid-July by 200 to 250 basis points. Chief financial officer John Daniel told analysts that the pricing move would show up mainly in the fourth quarter because of production and delivery timing. That made retail the clearest near-term swing factor. Management described wholesale margins as largely where they should be, while presenting retail pricing and clearance normalization as the main path to a better consolidated margin profile. Management also returned to expense control. Spilman said Bassett remains focused on reducing annual expenses by another $1.5 million to $2 million, while Daniel said those savings should become more visible in the third and fourth quarters. Adjusted SG&A was another talking point. Excluding prior-year insurance proceeds, SG&A as a percentage of sales improved 20 basis points from last year, even though Bassett said the heavier mix of corporate retail sales keeps the cost structure higher than the traditional wholesale model. The company is still investing in expansion. Bassett opened a new Cincinnati store in May, expects to open in Orlando in early October and is repositioning its Long Island presence with a move to Melville next year. Those openings come with preopening costs and an early sales lag, which Daniel said will continue to weigh on near-term results. Spilman presented e-commerce as more than a side channel. Web traffic rose more than 3%, written web sales increased 40% and average order value climbed 24%, with upholstery and custom upholstery improving as site functionality improved. He tied that performance to website upgrades, a better fabric module and a more integrated omnichannel model. In Q&A, Spilman said web buyers are often the same customers who shop in stores, and Bassett can track that crossover through its clienteling platform. Management also said marketing has become more efficient. Spilman pointed to a new agency, stronger analytics, revived direct mail and the early use of Artificial Intelligence to reach younger and more affluent customers more precisely. Analyst questions whether the recent sales pickup is broad-based and sustainable. Spilman answered that upholstery is leading, but he described strength as fairly broad across categories and tied the improvement to better marketing, improved customer understanding and newer talent inside the company. A Water Tower Research analyst also pressed on the sharp gap between traffic growth and Memorial Day sales growth. Management said the answer was better conversion and a few very large design jobs that lifted ticket size. Another notable exchange covered IEEPA tariff refunds. Spilman said Bassett has already seen some benefit and expects more, though he stopped short of quantifying the amount or timing. The call’s broader tone was more active than defensive. Spilman repeatedly said the company is not waiting for housing to improve and instead is pushing pricing, marketing, store openings, wholesale initiatives and e-commerce execution to lift performance. Liquidity gives Bassett room to keep doing that. The company ended the quarter with $53.9 million in cash and short-term investments, generated $7.4 million of operating cash flow and continued paying dividends and repurchasing shares. BSET currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) with a Value Score of B, Growth Score of C, Momentum Score of B and VGM Score of B. Under the Zacks framework, a #2 rank is among the more favorable signals, while A and B style scores indicate stronger relative characteristics over the near term.  You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. That combination puts BSET in a constructive spot, especially with B grades in Value, Momentum and VGM. Still, the Zacks system also stresses that rank changes can follow earnings estimate revisions after a quarterly report, so the current signal should be viewed as a point-in-time read rather than a fixed judgment. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated (BSET) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). Zacks Investment Research

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-07-02

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (BSET) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Revenue ...

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This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Total Consolidated Revenue: $83.8 million, a decrease of $500,000 or 0.7%. Retail Sales: Increased by $1.3 million or 2.4% from company-owned stores. Wholesale Orders: Up 5.2% for the second quarter. Wholesale Shipments: Decreased by 2%. Gross Margin: Increased by 90 basis points to 56.5%. Retail Gross Margin: Declined by 120 basis points to 51.2%. SG&A Expenses: 53.3% of sales, 60 basis points higher than the prior year. Operating Income: $2.2 million or 2.7% of sales. Diluted Earnings Per Share: $0.24 versus $0.22 in the prior period. Cash from Operations: $7.4 million generated during the period. Cash and Short-term Investments: $53.9 million. Capital Expenditures: Expected between $10 million and $12 million for 2026. New Store Openings: One new store opened in Cincinnati; another planned in Orlando. Written Web Sales: Up by 40%, with a 24% increase in average order value. Corporate and Licensed Stores: 59 corporate stores and 28 licensed stores in operation. Share Buybacks: $500,000 spent on share repurchases in the quarter. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 8 Warning Sign with BSET. Is BSET fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: July 02, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Operating profit on an adjusted basis improved in the second quarter despite slightly lower consolidated revenue. Retail written sales increased by 9.5% during the quarter, with a strong Memorial Day promotion boosting sales by 14%. Wholesale orders rose by 5.2% for the second quarter, indicating positive demand trends. Consolidated gross margins grew by 90 basis points, driven by improvements in wholesale margins. E-commerce performance was strong, with written web sales up by 40%, marking seven of the last eight quarters with increases exceeding 20%. Consolidated revenue decreased by $500,000 or 0.7%, with a decline in sales to external wholesale customers. Retail gross margins fell by 120 basis points due to aggressive pricing of clearance inventory. SG&A expenses remained high, partly due to unforeseen expenses such as fuel surcharges. Wholesale shipments decreased by 2% as the increase in written sales was back-end loaded. New store preopening costs impacted SG&A, with expenses related to new locations in Cincinnati and Orlando. Q: Ar…Read full document

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Total Consolidated Revenue: $83.8 million, a decrease of $500,000 or 0.7%. Retail Sales: Increased by $1.3 million or 2.4% from company-owned stores. Wholesale Orders: Up 5.2% for the second quarter. Wholesale Shipments: Decreased by 2%. Gross Margin: Increased by 90 basis points to 56.5%. Retail Gross Margin: Declined by 120 basis points to 51.2%. SG&A Expenses: 53.3% of sales, 60 basis points higher than the prior year. Operating Income: $2.2 million or 2.7% of sales. Diluted Earnings Per Share: $0.24 versus $0.22 in the prior period. Cash from Operations: $7.4 million generated during the period. Cash and Short-term Investments: $53.9 million. Capital Expenditures: Expected between $10 million and $12 million for 2026. New Store Openings: One new store opened in Cincinnati; another planned in Orlando. Written Web Sales: Up by 40%, with a 24% increase in average order value. Corporate and Licensed Stores: 59 corporate stores and 28 licensed stores in operation. Share Buybacks: $500,000 spent on share repurchases in the quarter. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 8 Warning Sign with BSET. Is BSET fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: July 02, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Operating profit on an adjusted basis improved in the second quarter despite slightly lower consolidated revenue. Retail written sales increased by 9.5% during the quarter, with a strong Memorial Day promotion boosting sales by 14%. Wholesale orders rose by 5.2% for the second quarter, indicating positive demand trends. Consolidated gross margins grew by 90 basis points, driven by improvements in wholesale margins. E-commerce performance was strong, with written web sales up by 40%, marking seven of the last eight quarters with increases exceeding 20%. Consolidated revenue decreased by $500,000 or 0.7%, with a decline in sales to external wholesale customers. Retail gross margins fell by 120 basis points due to aggressive pricing of clearance inventory. SG&A expenses remained high, partly due to unforeseen expenses such as fuel surcharges. Wholesale shipments decreased by 2% as the increase in written sales was back-end loaded. New store preopening costs impacted SG&A, with expenses related to new locations in Cincinnati and Orlando. Q: Are the positive sales trends seen in May and June consistent across all product categories, or are they concentrated in the core upholstery segment? A: Robert Spilman, CEO, noted that while there is positive momentum across the board, the upholstery segment is experiencing slightly more growth. Q: What are the core reasons for the recent positive sales trends, and how sustainable are they? A: Robert Spilman, CEO, attributed the positive trends to a combination of factors, including new team members, better customer understanding, and more efficient marketing investments. The integration of AI into their strategy is also seen as a significant opportunity for sustained momentum. Q: How should we think about gross margins going forward, considering the various factors like price increases and input costs? A: Robert Spilman, CEO, indicated that while wholesale margins are stable, there is potential for improvement in retail margins. John Daniel, CFO, added that the impact of planned price increases will be more visible in the fourth quarter. Q: Are there expectations for IEEPA tariff refunds, and what is the status of these refunds? A: Robert Spilman, CEO, confirmed that they have received some refunds and expect more, although the exact magnitude is still being determined. Q: Can you explain the impact of new store openings on financials, particularly regarding preopening costs and sales timing? A: John Daniel, CFO, explained that new store preopening costs are significant and affect earnings until the store opens and sales begin. The Cincinnati store, for example, opened in May, but sales will only start reflecting in June. For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

TranscriptFY2026 Q22026-07-02

FY2026 Q2 earnings call transcript

Earnings source - 79 paragraphs
Operator

Good day. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Bassett Furniture Industries Q2 2026 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. To ask a question during this session, you will need to press star one one on your telephone. You will hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press star one one again. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Mike Daniel, CFO. Sir, please go ahead.

Mike Daniel

Thank you, Michelle, for the introduction. Welcome to Bassett Furniture Industries' earnings call for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended May 30th. Joining me today is our Chairman and CEO, Rob Spilman. We issued our news release and Form 10-Q yesterday after the market closed. It's available on our website. After today's remarks, Rob and I will open up for questions. We will also post a transcript of this call on Bassett's investor relations website following the call. During this call, certain statements we make may be considered forward-looking statements and inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's present view. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Mike Daniel

The company cannot guarantee the accuracy of any forecast or estimate, nor does it undertake any obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Other filings with the SEC describing risks related to our business are available on our corporate website under the Investors Tab. I'll turn things over to Rob. Rob?

Rob Spilman

All right. Thank you, Mike. Good morning, everyone. I'll start with some insights on the second quarter. Mike will get into more of the financial details. I'll also discuss our strategic initiatives to drive further growth at Bassett. Operating profit on an adjusted basis improved in the second quarter on slightly lower consolidated revenue. As we moved through the quarter, positive traffic during April and May contributed to retail written sales being up 9.5%. Our Memorial Day promotion was especially strong, with written sales up 14% and 4% more traffic than last year. We saw these trends continue into June, which is a good start for the third quarter. Wholesale orders were up 5.2% for the second quarter. Shipments were down 2% as the increase in written sales were back-end loaded. We also generated $7.4 million of cash from operations during the period.

Rob Spilman

Our consolidated gross margins grew by 90 basis points for the quarter, primarily due to improvements in wholesale margins on slightly lower revenue. Despite significant cost-cutting in recent quarters, our SG&A has remained stubbornly high. Part of this is the higher percentage of overall sales that corporate retail represents, with a structurally higher amount of SG&A compared to the traditional wholesale model. We did have some unforeseen expenses run through, such as fuel surcharges that stemmed from the Iranian conflict. In any event, we are committed to improving our operating margins, and our SG&A percentage is a major part of the picture. In keeping with last quarter's announced target, we remain focused on reducing expenses by an additional $1.5 million-$2 million on an annual basis.

Rob Spilman

Although we have seen recent forecasts foretelling modestly better housing numbers in the second half of 2026, we must generate higher sales in our existing store network and the environment in which we operate today. We are not simply waiting on things to get better. Obviously, higher average sales per store means greater leverage of our fixed costs. That is why the quarterly 9.5% written sales increase was particularly encouraging. That said, our retail gross margins fell by 120 basis points in the quarter, partially due to more aggressive pricing of our clearance inventory. Accordingly, we plan to raise retail gross margins in mid-July by 200 basis points-250 basis points. Our marketing organization has begun to consistently deliver greater efficiency on investment as our adjusted media mix drove more foot traffic to our stores for the first time since the COVID boom.

Rob Spilman

We engaged a new agency last year. Their analytics platform is giving us better understanding of our customer. We've also begun to use artificial intelligence to further reach our customers on a more personalized basis. Augmenting the more precise digital strategy is our growing utilization of direct mail, which we successfully reincorporated into the mix 18 months ago. We are excited about these results and believe that more fertile ground lies ahead due to our marketing efforts. We continue to benefit from the successful product introductions of 2025, both in upholstery and case goods. Several of these offerings have become top five items in their respective categories and offer a nice complement to our legacy custom programs that remain the hallmark of our assortment.

Rob Spilman

At the April market in High Point, we had very positive response to our introduction of open and price point lines, both in living room and bedroom. These collections will bolster our good, better, best strategy and will be available in Bassett stores and at independent dealers in advance of the important Labor Day selling events. Our second initiative is to generate growth from opening new corporate and licensed retail locations. On May 8th, we opened a new 14,000 sq ft store in Cincinnati, which marks a return for Bassett to this important market. We spent almost two years researching the location, negotiating terms with the landlord, and converting the space in a highly trafficked retail center to our specifications. Early indications of traffic and written sales are encouraging.

Rob Spilman

In fact, on the wholesale side, we sold more products in eight weeks in Cincinnati than we did all of last year. We will open a location of similar size and economics in Orlando in early October. In addition, just after the quarter ended, an existing open market dealer in Nashville, Tennessee, converted an existing location into a new 12,000 sq ft Bassett Home Furnishings store. Currently, we have 59 corporate stores and 28 licensed stores in operation. We will also continue to evaluate opportunities to convert current licensed locations to corporate stores as owners retire and exit the business. Third, we continue to invest in e-commerce for a fully integrated omni-channel experience. We are seeing a return on this investment as web traffic was up more than 3% in the quarter.

Rob Spilman

Perhaps more importantly, written web sales were up by 40%, marking seven of the last eight quarters with increases exceeding 20%. Contributing to that performance was a 24% increase in average order value. Upholstery sales saw the greatest jump, aided by an updated fabric module that improves the customization process. This is part of an overall improvement to the user experience, including a new navigation menu that makes it easier for customers to shop and find products. Finally, the national home delivery program that we launched last fall is contributing as we reach customers where we don't have stores in all the contiguous 48 states. Fourth, we plan to expand our overall wholesale business through several efforts. Outside the Bassett store network, we rely on two dedicated distribution concepts, Bassett Design Centers, the BDC, and Bassett Custom Studios, the BCS, which represent well over half of our open market business.

Rob Spilman

The combined orders for the quarter rose by 1.3%, shipments fell by 4.5%. Behind these numbers, the BDCs contracted by 6.3%, while the smaller footprint of the studio grew by 7.2%. Currently, we have 94 accounts on the books classified as BDCs, generally consisting of 3,000 sq ft-5,000 sq ft of floor space dedicated to our products. The newer studio concept is a 1,000-ft little sister presentation of our true custom upholstery program. We opened four custom studios in the quarter, bringing the fleet total to 64. We are auditing the results of both our best partners and the less productive locations to drive higher levels of standardization and performance across both of our dedicated distribution concepts. Integrated into our initiative to grow wholesale is our expanded focus on increasing Bassett's share of the professional interior design channel.

Rob Spilman

We have the breadth of assortment, fabric line, custom capabilities, and the ability to upholster in customers' own material, known as COM, that arms us with the product currency to effectively serve this disparate but growing channel. Our new High Point showroom location is more relevant to the design trade and will showcase all of these attributes in a much more forceful way than was accomplished in our prior location. We will also unveil a new product collaboration with an accomplished interior designer that we will begin to market later this summer. A natural extension of our wholesale outreach is our six-month-old Bassett Hospitality division. Although we must be patient with our progress in gaining acceptance from this somewhat insular community, we have written some orders with entities as varied as hospitals, boutique hotels, and senior living communities. We have also recently quoted some large hospitality projects.

Rob Spilman

This is a new business for us, and we are committed to learning the ropes and becoming a factor in this segment of the industry. This plan is our roadmap for growth and improved performance. Our organization is energized by recent order trends, and we are focused on getting the job done. Mike, I'll turn things over to you.

Mike Daniel

Thank you, Rob. In my commentary, the comparisons I'll discuss will be the second quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2025, unless otherwise noted. Total consolidated revenue was $83.8 million, a decrease of $500,000 or 0.7%. This consisted of a $1.9 million, or 6.3% decrease in sales to external wholesale customers, partially offset by a $1.3 million, or 2.4% increase in retail sales from our company-owned stores. Gross margin at 56.5% represented a 90 basis point increase when compared to the prior year, primarily driven by higher margins in the wholesale business and partially offset by lower margins in the retail business. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, excluding new store pre-opening costs were 53.3% of sales, 60 basis points higher than the prior year.

Mike Daniel

These pre-opening costs are related to our May opening in Cincinnati and include expenses related to our upcoming retail location in Orlando. Excluding $700,000 of proceeds from business interruption insurance recorded in the second quarter of 2025 as a result of a cyber incident in fiscal 2024, SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales actually decreased 20 basis points as compared to 2025. Operating income was $2.2 million or 2.7% of sales, as compared to income of $2.5 million or 3% of sales in the prior period. Diluted earnings per share were $0.24 versus $0.22. Now I'll cover more details on the wholesale operations. Net sales were $53.1 million, a 2% decrease compared to last year.

Mike Daniel

This decrease was due to 5.5% less shipments to the open market, partially offset by a 1% increase in Lane Venture shipments to wholesale customers, and a 0.8% increase in shipments to our retail store network. As previously discussed, we introduced the Lane Venture outdoor brand in the Bassett Home Furnishings stores during the first quarter of 2026 and have included those shipments to the store network in the 0.8% increase for the retail stores. However, including those shipments in the total Lane Venture brand, shipments of that brand actually increased 18%. Gross margins increased 110 basis points from the prior year period, primarily due to improved efficiencies in our domestic upholstery and wood operations, coupled with improved pricing strategies in our import wood offerings.

Mike Daniel

SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales increased 90 basis points compared with the prior year period, primarily due to increased outbound freight expenses from higher fuel costs. Moving on to the retail store operations. Net sales of $55.5 million represented a $1.3 million increase over the prior year. Written sales, the value of sales orders taken but not delivered, increased 9.5%. Gross margin at 51.2% represented a decline of 120 basis points, primarily due to lower margins on inline goods because the full effect of the mid-January price increase was not realized for the entire quarter, coupled with lower margins on clearance goods. We continue to be more aggressive in cycling through returned goods and phased out floor samples. Total SG&A expenses excluding new store pre-opening costs as a percentage of sales decreased 50 basis points from the prior year.

Mike Daniel

Excluding $569,000 of proceeds from business interruption insurance recorded in the second quarter of 2025, SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales decreased 150 basis points as compared to 2025. This decrease was primarily due to lower health insurance and workers' compensation costs from better claim experience and improved efficiency in the warehouse and delivery operation. During the quarter, we incurred $473,000 of new store pre-opening costs associated with the new stores in the Cincinnati, Ohio market, which opened late in the second quarter, and the Orlando, Florida market expected to open by the end of fiscal 2026. Prior to opening a new store, we incur such expenses as rent training costs and other payroll related costs.

Mike Daniel

These costs generally range between $200,000-$400,000 per store, depending on the overall rent cost for the location and the period between the time when we take physical possession of the store space and the time of the store opening. I will address our liquidity position. Our liquidity remains solid with $53.9 million of cash and short-term investments. During the quarter, we generated $7.4 million of operating cash flow, which ultimately increased our cash and short-term investments by $2.9 million during the quarter, after taking into consideration our normal cash outflows for investing and financing activities. As we previously mentioned, Bassett opened one new store during the quarter and plans to open another new store by the end of the year. We've also begun construction of the tenant improvements for a new showroom in High Point that will be unveiled at the fall furniture market.

Mike Daniel

As a result, we expect total capital expenditures to be between $10 million-$12 million for 2026, considerably more than the $4.5 million spent last year. We continue to pay our quarterly dividend and repurchase shares opportunistically. We spent $1.7 million on dividends and $500,000 on share buybacks in the quarter. We remain committed to delivering shareholder returns through dividends and, when appropriate, share buybacks. We'll open up the line for questions. Michelle, please provide instructions to do so.

Operator

Thank you. As a reminder to ask a question, please press star one one on your telephone and wait for your name to be announced. To withdraw your question, please press star one one again. One moment for our first question. Our first question is going to come from the line of Anthony Lebiedzinski with Sidoti. Your line is open. Please go ahead.

Anthony Lebiedzinski

Thank you very much, good morning, everyone. Thanks for taking the questions. Certainly nice to hear the positive trends in May and June. Just actually curious, as you're seeing this momentum here, just wondering if you're seeing this across all your product categories, or is the strength in sales concentrated in your core upholstery segment? Just wondering if you could provide some more color on that.

Rob Spilman

Good morning, Anthony. This is Rob.

Anthony Lebiedzinski

Morning.

Rob Spilman

I would say slightly more in upholstery but pretty good across the board in terms of the increase, but slightly more momentum in the upholstery segment.

Anthony Lebiedzinski

Got you. Okay. That's encouraging to hear. Okay. As far as this momentum, I know you talked about changing some of your media partners. I think that's helped. As far as the reason for this, is it the fact that you are just being more effective with your new product introductions or better marketing? What would you say is the core reasons for this, and how do you think about the sustainability of these positive trends?

Rob Spilman

Well, I think we've got some new folks in here that have joined us over the last couple of years. That's an important part of the equation. I think we are understanding our customer better. I think the analytics that a new agency is providing with us is making us more efficient in our investment dollars in terms of reaching the consumer. It's really a combination of things. We ask that same question around the office quite a bit, what is doing it? It's a combination of things, and we do feel that we've got some momentum in this area, and we pointed out, as you just mentioned, the quarter and the April, May, and we've seen the same kind of thing in June. I think we just stay on this track.

Rob Spilman

Integrating AI into this is a big opportunity for us that we've just now gotten started with. I think our formula is just improving.

Anthony Lebiedzinski

Mm-hmm. That's great to hear. As we look at the gross margin, you pointed out to higher wholesale margin, lower retail margin. Given the various puts and takes relative to price increases and input costs, and then Rob, you mentioned fuel surcharges, how do we think about the gross margins going forward? I know you also mentioned the clearance activity at retail. As we look at either consolidated gross margins or if you want to separate those. How do we think about gross margins here on a go-forward basis?

Rob Spilman

Well, I think we are at the level where we're going to be to a certain extent on the wholesale side. I think the retail side is where we have opportunity. Referenced that we were going to increase our margins in July. We think the pricing model that we have can withstand that. We obviously want to be good stewards of our balance sheet, and we want to move some of this clearance out more aggressively. We did in the quarter, and that affected our margin. If our original input margin is slightly higher than we've been operating under recently, I think you'll see that consolidated gross margin bump up as a result of better retail margin.

Anthony Lebiedzinski

Got you. Okay.

Mike Daniel

Anthony, just as you're thinking about modeling, just remember that as we're talking about the pricing or the 200 basis points-250 basis points, that really won't show itself until the fourth quarter. Very little of that will actually hit in the third quarter.

Rob Spilman

As you know, Anthony, that's because we've got to make the furniture and then deliver it.

Anthony Lebiedzinski

Of course, thanks for that. Lastly from me, before I pass it on to others. Obviously Bassett is primarily a domestic manufacturer, but you do have some imports. Just wondering, as far as the IEPA tariff refunds, did you see any of that, or do you expect any of that here in the coming months here? Just wondering if you could comment on that.

Rob Spilman

We have seen some so far. We think there'll be more to come. We don't know the magnitude of it entirely yet. Of course, we have to work with our public accountants to figure out how this flows through. Yes, we do expect to see some of that. We haven't received definitive qualification on exactly the extent of it.

Anthony Lebiedzinski

Understood. Okay. Thank you very much, and best of luck.

Rob Spilman

Thank you.

Mike Daniel

Thanks.

Rob Spilman

Anthony.

Operator

Thank you. One moment for our next question.

Rob Spilman

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Operator

Our next question is going to come from the line of Doug Lane with Water Tower Research. Your line is open. Please go ahead.

Doug Lane

Yes. Thank you, and good morning, everybody. Staying on the P&L, you mentioned on an adjusted basis, the SG&A down 20 basis points from last year. Are we now at a point where consolidated SG&A should be lower year-over-year on a go-forward basis? Is there other puts and takes I'm missing here?

Mike Daniel

One thing to remember, and Rob pointed this out, as the mix could shift with how much is retail versus how much is wholesale, open market wholesale. That mix, the more that's retail, the higher the SG&A number is, just the dollars. However, we should be seeing, and we pointed that out, the $1.5 million to the $2 million cost savings. That will really start showing its head in the third quarter and the fourth quarter. With all that said, you can figure out where that's going to put the SG&A.

Doug Lane

Okay. That makes sense. Maybe on a segment basis, I should show some leverage on both segments, the mix will determine how that washes out on a consolidated basis. Is that a good way to look at it?

Mike Daniel

I think that's reasonable.

Doug Lane

Okay. That makes sense. Shifting to demand with the written orders news is good. The Memorial Day news was really good. Maybe explain how the 4% more traffic converted to 14% increase in sales. What's driving that higher average ticket?

Rob Spilman

Well, Doug, we still have a lumpy model. Some of these jobs that we do are big. We wrote a couple tickets over $100,000 this quarter. So when you get those kind of things, it really pops up the average ticket. It seemed like we got some big design jobs coming through disproportionately, maybe on a historical basis, at the end of the quarter. That's what I would attribute that to.

Mike Daniel

Just remember, the traffic has been going down pretty consistently over the last, I don't know, however many years.

Mike Daniel

There's also the conversion rate that you've got to factor in there. We're doing a better job of what we do have, converting.

Operator

Doug? The next question.

Doug Lane

Yes.

Operator

The next question.

Doug Lane

Okay. Can you talk a little bit about the e-commerce? They have been big numbers, and they've been consistent. Help us understand, what do you sell over e-commerce, specifically what kind of products? Do you measure, or is there a way for you to measure how much of those customers also go into your showrooms and make purchases?

Rob Spilman

Well, way back in the beginning of e-commerce, it was mostly a closeout vehicle, frankly. Then we began to sell more in-line, and that was primarily wood product and non-custom wood product. With some of these enhancements and the navigation that I referred to, we have begun to sell more upholstery and more custom upholstery on the website than we have historically. I would say that's really what's been driving, from a product point of view, a disproportionate amount of the increase. The second part of the question, I'm trying to remember. What was that?

Doug Lane

Oh, it was just on, is there a way for you to measure if people that buy online also go into your showrooms and buy there?

Rob Spilman

Well, with our clientele platform, we basically can track all of that. Yes, we can see that. I can't tell you your percentage, Doug, off the top of my head here. Generally speaking, our web customer is a Bassett customer that also shops in the store.

Doug Lane

It's really just part of a broader ecosystem, is the way to look at it.

Rob Spilman

That's exactly right. That's exactly what we're trying to grow.

Doug Lane

That makes sense. Now, I know we've talked about new stores in Orlando in October. We'll have new store expenses, I guess, throughout the remainder of the year. Have you made any comments about store openings after Orlando?

Rob Spilman

We have talked about next year in Melville, New York. That will actually be a trade-out of a store that we're going to close in Garden City in Westbury. Several names for the same place. Anyway, we call it Westbury, but others call it Garden City. Anyway, we're going to move east on Long Island and slightly north to Melville, near the Walt Whitman Mall there. A smaller location, better store economics. That's what we've announced so far.

Doug Lane

That's a little bit different. Will that have a new store cost called out, or will it just be sort of below the surface with one store going away and another store opening?

Rob Spilman

Well, unfortunately, the way this accounting works, even though in most of these cases, we're not actually paying rent, we have to charge the rent when we get the keys to the empty shell. That is kind of irritating, frankly. That's what we have to do. It's a non-cash charge, but it does hit your earnings. You don't really get relief from that, obviously, until you open the store. Then in our case, you've got to wait another 30, 45 days to get any revenue because we've got to make the furniture and deliver it. It's kind of a front-end loaded bad guy that we have to absorb into going to these new stores. We think they're significant enough that we call it out.

Mike Daniel

Doug, he likes to blame me for that.

Rob Spilman

Yeah.

Doug Lane

I can understand.

Rob Spilman

He doesn't get the logic of it. That's my problem. I don't really get the logic. Anyway.

Mike Daniel

Doug, to answer your question, there's a couple of things I want to point out. Yes, there will be new store pre-opening costs associated with Melville. The other piece to that, where Rob was talking about you don't ring the register for 1-2 months after you start the store, I think we may have some backlog coming over from the Garden City stores. We don't have those losses that happen in the first couple of months of the opening. Did want to point out for Cincinnati, while it opened in May, we won't have any sales to ring the register until June.

Mike Daniel

You kind of have to build up the backlog. You're going to have a couple of months of losses associated with after it opens because you're building up the backlog, if you will.

Doug Lane

I got it. We're still going to have Cincinnati here in the third quarter.

Mike Daniel

Yeah. You'll still have some drag from Cincinnati.

Doug Lane

Okay. Just finally on the new opening price point products you launched at the spring market. Looks like you mentioned they'll be in the stores Labor Day. Is there an impact to margins from the opening price point, or are you able to accommodate it at segment level margins?

Rob Spilman

For the most part, we'll definitely be able to accommodate it on the retail side. We did price it slightly sharper on the wholesale side, but this is not anything new for us or for the industry, really. It's something that you need some unit throughput to cover your fixed expenses in these big factories. That's what this is designed to do. Generally speaking, when we do that, and if we're successful in moving the units through, we like the answer at the end of the day.

Doug Lane

Okay. That's helpful. Thank you.

Mike Daniel

Thank you.

Rob Spilman

Thank you, Doug.

Operator

Thank you. I'm showing no further questions at this time, and I would like to hand the conference back over to Rob Spilman, Chairman and CEO, for any further remarks.

Rob Spilman

Michelle, thank you for giving us some of your time today, everyone, and for your interest in Bassett. We're excited about the changes we're making and confident in our ability to deliver for customers and shareholders. We look forward to reporting again in October on the eve of the debut of our new High Point showroom on October the 15th, when we swing the doors for the first time. Have a wonderful holiday weekend on this special 4th of July.

Operator

This concludes today's conference call. Thank you for participating, and you may now disconnect. Everyone, have a great day.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-07-01

What To Expect From Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (BSET) Q2 2026 Earnings

GuruFocus.com

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ:BSET) is set to release its Q2 2026 earnings on Jul 2, 2026. The consensus estimate for Q2 2026 revenue is $83.30 million, and the earnings are expected to come in at $0.20 per share. The full year 2026's revenue is expected to be $334.27 million, and the earnings are expected to be $0.83 per share. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Forecast page. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 8 Warning Sign with BSET. Is BSET fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Over the past 90 days, revenue estimates for Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ:BSET) have declined from $344.25 million to $334.27 million for the full year 2026, and from $358.94 million to $346.90 million for 2027. Similarly, earnings estimates have decreased from $0.97 per share to $0.83 per share for the full year 2026, and from $1.34 per share to $1.29 per share for 2027. In the previous quarter ending on February 28, 2026, Bassett Furniture Industries Inc's (NASDAQ:BSET) actual revenue was $80.34 million, which missed analysts' revenue expectations of $83.96 million by -4.31%. Bassett Furniture Industries Inc's (NASDAQ:BSET) actual earnings were $0.13 per share, which missed analysts' earnings expectations of $0.17 per share by -23.53%. After releasing the results, Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ:BSET) was down by -1.23% in one day. Based on the one-year price targets offered by 1 analyst, the average target price for Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ:BSET) is $21.00 with a high estimate of $21.00 and a low estimate of $21.00. The average target implies an upside of 17.78% from the current price of $17.83. Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ:BSET) in one year is $14.27, suggesting a downside of -19.97% from the current price of $17.83. Based on the consensus recommendation from 1 brokerage firm, Bassett Furniture Industries Inc's (NASDAQ:BSET) average brokerage recommendation is currently 3.0, indicating a "Hold" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-07-01

Bassett Furniture Industries Fiscal Q2 Earnings Rise, Revenue Falls

MT Newswires

Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET) reported fiscal Q2 net income late Wednesday of $0.24 per dilute

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-07-01

Bassett Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Results

GlobeNewswire
BASSETT, Va., July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: BSET) reported today its results of operations for its second quarter ended May 30, 2026. Q2 Consolidated Business Highlights: [FY 26 vs. FY 25, unless otherwise specified] Revenues decreased 0.7% from the prior year quarter. Operating income was $2.2 million or 2.7% of sales as compared to operating income of $2.5 million or 3.0% of sales for the prior year quarter. Included in the prior year’s operating income was a $0.7 million gain from the receipt of insurance proceeds for a business interruption claim arising from a cyber incident that occurred in 2024. Excluding that gain, operating income for 2025 would have been $1.8 million or 2.1% of sales. Gross margin of 56.5% represented a 90-basis point increase from the prior year due primarily to higher margins in the wholesale business, partially offset by lower margins in the retail business. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses excluding new store preopening costs were 53.3% of sales, 60 basis points higher than the prior year. Excluding the previously mentioned gain in 2025 from the cyber claim proceeds that was recorded as a reduction of SG&A expenses, SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales would have been 53.5% in 2025, showing a 20-basis point improvement on an adjusted basis. Diluted earnings per share were $0.24 compared to $0.22 per share in the prior year period. Generated $7.4 million of cash from operating activities for the quarter. Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Overview(Dollars in millions) Comments from Rob Spilman, Bassett Chairman and CEO “We remain focused on implementing meaningful strategies to strengthen Bassett’s performance while we weather the continued soft housing market. Operating profit on an adjusted basis improved in the second quarter on slightly lower consolidated revenue. Retail business was stronger as we moved through the quarter, and Bassett’s Memorial Day event resulted in a 14% increase in written sales and 4% more traffic than last year. We saw these retail trends continue into June, which is a good start for the third quarter. Total written sales were up 9.5% and wholesale orders rose 5.2% for the second quarter. A key priority is to improve operating efficiency and run a leaner operation. On an adjusted basis, SG&A expenses were down 20 basis points from last year’…Read full document

BASSETT, Va., July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: BSET) reported today its results of operations for its second quarter ended May 30, 2026. Q2 Consolidated Business Highlights: [FY 26 vs. FY 25, unless otherwise specified] Revenues decreased 0.7% from the prior year quarter. Operating income was $2.2 million or 2.7% of sales as compared to operating income of $2.5 million or 3.0% of sales for the prior year quarter. Included in the prior year’s operating income was a $0.7 million gain from the receipt of insurance proceeds for a business interruption claim arising from a cyber incident that occurred in 2024. Excluding that gain, operating income for 2025 would have been $1.8 million or 2.1% of sales. Gross margin of 56.5% represented a 90-basis point increase from the prior year due primarily to higher margins in the wholesale business, partially offset by lower margins in the retail business. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses excluding new store preopening costs were 53.3% of sales, 60 basis points higher than the prior year. Excluding the previously mentioned gain in 2025 from the cyber claim proceeds that was recorded as a reduction of SG&A expenses, SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales would have been 53.5% in 2025, showing a 20-basis point improvement on an adjusted basis. Diluted earnings per share were $0.24 compared to $0.22 per share in the prior year period. Generated $7.4 million of cash from operating activities for the quarter. Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Overview(Dollars in millions) Comments from Rob Spilman, Bassett Chairman and CEO “We remain focused on implementing meaningful strategies to strengthen Bassett’s performance while we weather the continued soft housing market. Operating profit on an adjusted basis improved in the second quarter on slightly lower consolidated revenue. Retail business was stronger as we moved through the quarter, and Bassett’s Memorial Day event resulted in a 14% increase in written sales and 4% more traffic than last year. We saw these retail trends continue into June, which is a good start for the third quarter. Total written sales were up 9.5% and wholesale orders rose 5.2% for the second quarter. A key priority is to improve operating efficiency and run a leaner operation. On an adjusted basis, SG&A expenses were down 20 basis points from last year’s quarter. We began to realize savings late in the quarter on our previously announced plan to reduce annual expenses by $1.5 million to $2 million. These reductions will be fully realized by fiscal year end. We’re continuing to execute on our five key 2026 initiatives to grow Bassett’s business, starting with generating higher sales and margins from our store network. Increased efficiency in digital marketing and direct mail was instrumental in driving traffic to stores and our website. The opening-price point collections launched at the April market will be in stores for Labor Day, and these complete our good-better-best merchandise strategy. Investments in our website continue to improve the user experience for navigation and customization. E-commerce written sales rose 40%, with the average order value increasing 24%. Customers are responding to Bassett’s fully integrated omni-channel experience, with the first positive web traffic since last year’s second quarter. This represents seven out of the last eight quarters where e-commerce sales grew by more than 20%. We’ve undertaken a number of data research projects, including the use of AI, to identify and target new key customer segments, especially younger, more affluent shoppers than our core customers. Throughout our rich 124-year history, we’ve navigated many economic and housing cycles. By accelerating innovation in design and manufacturing, we remain committed to producing quality home furnishings. We’re investing for stronger customer engagement through an omni-channel experience and working hard to expand markets in retail and wholesale. Continued execution of our key initiatives is essential to enhancing profitability and operational efficiency.” Conference Call and Webcast The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its quarterly results on July 2, 2026, at 9:00 am ET. The public is invited to listen to the conference call by webcast, accessible through the Company’s investor relations website, https://investors.bassettfurniture.com/. Participants can also listen to the conference call via https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/ef8tw32q. A replay and transcript of the conference call will be available on demand on the investor relations site. About Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSET) is a leading provider of high-quality home furnishings with a wide range of distribution types. Bassett sales approximately 60% of its products through its network of 87 company- and licensee-owned stores which feature the latest on-trend furniture styles, the Company’s capabilities in custom furniture design and manufacturing, free in-home design visits, and coordinated decorating accessories in a professional and friendly environment. Bassett also has a significant traditional wholesale business with more than 1,000 open market accounts. Most of the open market sales are through Bassett Design Centers and Bassett Custom Studios which function as a store within a multi-line store featuring the Company’s custom furniture capabilities. The wholesale business, including the Lane Venture outdoor brand, also services general furniture stores and a growing number of interior design firms. Bassett products are also directly available to consumers at www.bassettfurniture.com. (BSET-E) Forward-Looking Statements Certain of the statements in this release, particularly those preceded by, followed by or including the words “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “should,” “estimates,” or similar expressions, or those relating to or anticipating financial results or changes in operations for periods beyond the end of the second fiscal quarter of 2026, constitute “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. For those statements, Bassett claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In many cases, Bassett cannot predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Expectations included in the forward-looking statements are based on preliminary information, as well as certain assumptions which management believes to be reasonable at this time. The following important factors affect Bassett and could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward looking statements: the effects of national and global economic or other conditions and future events on the retail demand for home furnishings and the ability of Bassett’s customers and consumers to obtain credit; the success of marketing, logistics, retail and other initiatives; and the economic, competitive, governmental and other factors identified in Bassett’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement that Bassett makes speaks only as of the date of such statement, and Bassett undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indication of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data. Contacts: J. Michael Daniel Senior Vice President and  Chief Financial Officer (276) 629-6000 – Investors [email protected] Peter D. Morrison Vice President of Communications (276) 629-6450 – Media

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-07-01

Bassett: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Associated Press

BASSETT, Va. (AP) — BASSETT, Va. (AP) — Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. (BSET) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $2 million. On a per-share basis, the Bassett, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 24 cents. The furniture seller posted revenue of $83.8 million in the period. Bassett shares have risen 13% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $18.93, a rise of 22% in the last 12 months. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BSET at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BSET

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-06-30

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (BSET) Q2 2026: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

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This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ:BSET) is set to release its Q2 2026 earnings on Jul 1, 2026. The consensus estimate for Q2 2026 revenue is $83.40 million, and the earnings are expected to come in at $0.20 per share. The full year 2026 revenue is expected to be $334.38 million, and the earnings are expected to be $0.83 per share. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Forecast page. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 8 Warning Sign with BSET. Is BSET fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Over the past 90 days, revenue estimates for Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ:BSET) have declined from $344.95 million to $334.38 million for the full year 2026 and from $358.85 million to $347.01 million for 2027. Similarly, earnings estimates have declined from $1.00 per share to $0.83 per share for the full year 2026 and from $1.34 per share to $1.29 per share for 2027. In the previous quarter ending 2026-02-28, Bassett Furniture Industries Inc's (NASDAQ:BSET) actual revenue was $80.34 million, which missed analysts' revenue expectations of $83.96 million by -4.31%. Bassett Furniture Industries Inc's (NASDAQ:BSET) actual earnings were $0.13 per share, which missed analysts' earnings expectations of $0.17 per share by -23.53%. After releasing the results, Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ:BSET) was down by -1.23% in one day. Based on the one-year price targets offered by 1 analyst, the average target price for Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ:BSET) is $21.00, with a high estimate of $21.00 and a low estimate of $21.00. The average target implies an upside of 15.13% from the current price of $18.24. Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ:BSET) in one year is $14.23, suggesting a downside of -21.98% from the current price of $18.24. Based on the consensus recommendation from 1 brokerage firm, Bassett Furniture Industries Inc's (NASDAQ:BSET) average brokerage recommendation is currently 3.0, indicating a "Hold" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-06-24

MillerKnoll (MLKN) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

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MillerKnoll (MLKN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.55 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.52 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.6 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +5.77%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this furniture maker would post earnings of $0.45 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.43, delivering a surprise of -4.44%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. MillerKnoll, which belongs to the Zacks Furniture industry, posted revenues of $1 billion for the quarter ended May 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.83%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $961.8 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. MillerKnoll shares have lost about 12.1% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 7.6%. While MillerKnoll has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for MillerKnoll was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks her…Read full document

MillerKnoll (MLKN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.55 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.52 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.6 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +5.77%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this furniture maker would post earnings of $0.45 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.43, delivering a surprise of -4.44%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. MillerKnoll, which belongs to the Zacks Furniture industry, posted revenues of $1 billion for the quarter ended May 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.83%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $961.8 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. MillerKnoll shares have lost about 12.1% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 7.6%. While MillerKnoll has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for MillerKnoll was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.36 on $949.85 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $2.00 on $3.97 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year. Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Furniture is currently in the top 20% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1. Bassett Furniture (BSET), another stock in the same industry, has yet to report results for the quarter ended May 2026. This furniture seller is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.20 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -9.1%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. Bassett Furniture's revenues are expected to be $83.43 million, down 1.1% from the year-ago quarter. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report MillerKnoll, Inc. (MLKN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated (BSET) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). Zacks Investment Research

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-06-23

Bassett Announces Second Quarter Conference Call

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BASSETT, Va., June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:  BSET) today announced it will host a conference call with management on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results. The Company plans to issue its earnings release after the market closes on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Rob Spilman, Chairman and CEO will host the call, along with Mike Daniel, Senior Vice President and CFO. The public is invited to listen to the conference call by webcast, accessible through the Company’s investor relations website, https://investors.bassettfurniture.com, or they can listen to the conference call via https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/ef8tw32q.  The conference call will be archived for replay on the Company’s investor site. About Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSET) is a leading provider of high-quality home furnishings. The Company’s network of 87 company- and licensee-owned Bassett Home Furnishings stores accounts for approximately 60% of its wholesale business. The Bassett Home Furnishings stores feature the latest on-trend furniture styles, showcase the Company’s capabilities in custom furniture design and manufacturing, provide free in-home design visits, and display coordinated decorating accessories in a professional and friendly environment. Bassett also has a significant traditional wholesale business with more than 1000 open market accounts. Most of the open market sales are through Bassett Design Centers and Bassett Custom Studios which function as a store within a multi-line store showcasing the Company’s custom furniture capabilities.  The wholesale business, including the Lane Venture outdoor brand, also services general furniture stores and a growing number of interior design firms.  Bassett products are also directly available to consumers at www.bassettfurniture.com. (BSET-E) Contacts:J. Michael DanielSenior Vice President and  Chief Financial Officer(276) 629-6614 – [email protected] Peter D. MorrisonVice President of Communications(276) 629-6450 – Media

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