Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Bassett Furniture (BSET)
Strong 1Q21 Results

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc is a manufacturer, importer, and retailer of home furnishings products in the United States. It operates through the following segments: The Wholesale segment focuses on the design, manufacture, sourcing, sale, and distribution of furniture products. The Retail segment consists of company-owned stores. The Logistical Services segment offers shipping, delivery, and warehousing services.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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1Q21 Results. Bassett reported strong 1Q21 results with revenue of $113.7 million and EPS of $0.40. This compares to $112.1 million and $0.12, respectively, in 1Q20, which was unaffected by COVID issues. We had projected revenue of $113.5 million and EPS of $0.24 while consensus was at $114 million and $0.23, respectively.


Environment Remains Positive.  All sales channel recoded written business increases, which resulted in a 44% y-o-y increase in net orders. Wholesale backlog at the end of 1Q21 was $67.5 million, up from $54.9 million at November 28, 2020. Orders from independent dealers jumped 98%, BHF network orders rose 14%, while Lane Venture orders increased 75%. Retail written sales rose 4.1% in the quarter …

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