Hooker Furniture Reports Fourth Quarter Profitability Improvements, Continued Strong Demand and Increased Backlogs
MARTINSVILLE, Va., April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hooker Furniture Corporation (NASDAQ-GS: HOFT) today reported consolidated net sales for the fiscal 2021 fourth quarter of $155.3 million, with net income of $8.5 million, a $1.5 million or 22% increase compared to net income in the fourth quarter a year ago. Earnings per share for the quarter were $0.71 per diluted share, an increase of 20%.
Net sales for the quarter, which began November 2, 2020 and ended January 31, 2021, decreased by $9.6 million, or 5.8%, compared to last fiscal year’s fourth quarter sales. Sales increased in two of the Company’s three reportable segments for the quarter, with Hooker Branded sales up almost $10 million or 25% over the prior year quarter, and Domestic Upholstery sales up approximately $1.4 million or 6% compared to the quarter a year ago. The consolidated sales decrease for the quarter was driven by a $20.2 million sales decline in the Home Meridian Segment, where global supply chain disruptions constrained the segment’s ability to ship strong orders and backlogs.