On Oct. 17, Stanley Furniture (NASDAQ:STLY) released Q3 earnings for the period ended Sept. 30.

  • Revenues and earnings per share missed analyst estimates by 2.5% and 7%, respectively.
  • Revenues fell by 11.3% to $76 million, because of a drop in wooden residential furniture sales.
  • Net profit declined by 48.4% on lower operating revenues, partially offset by a 10% drop in the SG&A expenses.
  • Free cash flow rose by 19.6% thanks to a dip in capital expenditures.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Avg. Est.

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Sales

$78

$76

$86

(11.3%)

Net Profit*

--

$3

$6

(48.4%)

EPS

$0.28

$0.26

$0.44

(40.9%)

Diluted Shares

--

12

13

(11.7%)

* Net profit does not include income from discontinued operations.

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Margin Checkup

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

19.71%

23.93%

(4.22)

Operating Margin

6.54%

10.95%

(4.41)

Net Margin

3.95%

6.78%

(2.83)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$5

$19

(72.0%)

Accounts Rec.

$38

$41

(6.9%)

Inventory

$60

$73

(17.9%)


Liabilities

Q3 2006

Q3 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

$18

$19

(3.9%)

Long-Term Debt

$7

$10

(28.6%)



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Cash Flow Highlights

YTD 2006

YTD 2005

Change

Cash From Ops.

$25

$23

8.7%

Capital Expenditures

$2

$4

(46.6%)

Free Cash Flow

$23

$19

19.6%



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Related Companies:

  • Hooker Furniture (NASDAQ:HOFT)
  • La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB)
  • Furniture Brands (NYSE:FBN)
  • Flexsteel (NASDAQ:FLXS)
  • Bassett Furniture (NASDAQ:BSET)

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Retail editor and Inside Value team memberDavid Meierreviewed this article. He does not own shares in any of the companies mentioned.

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