On Jan. 22, 2007, Bassett Furniture (NASDAQ:BSET) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Nov. 25, 2006.

  • Revenues fell by 13.7% to $76.5 million, because of challenging conditions in the retail and furniture industries.
  • Declining inflows and retail-segment operating losses in the company-owned Bassett Furniture Direct stores slashed net profit by more than 80%.
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(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$76,502

$88,649

(13.7%)

Net Profit

$359

$2,067

(82.6%)

EPS

$0.03

$0.18

(83.3%)

Diluted Shares*

12.0

11.5

4.3%

*Numbers in millions. Shares outstanding estimated from income statement data.

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Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

32.0%

33.4%

(1.4)

Operating Margin

(1.3%)

0.4%

(1.7)

Net Margin

0.5%

2.3%

(1.9)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights
Surprisingly, the company did not include a balance sheet; Bassett says it's verifying the balance of its post-retirement benefits. Highlights from the press release include:

  • $38 million in accounts receivable (up 2.4%)
  • $49 million in inventory (flat)
  • $23.5 in long-term debt (up 24%)

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Cash Flow Highlights

YTD 2006

YTD 2005

Change

Cash From Ops.

($5,125.0)

$11,267.0

N/A

Capital Expenditures

$3,344.0

$4,804.0

(30.4%)

Free Cash Flow

($8,469.0)

$6,463.0

N/A



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