RH Raises Outlook, Plays Down Impact From Higher China Tariffs
13 June 2019 - 8:08AM
Dow Jones News
By Micah Maidenberg
Luxury home-furnishing retailer RH raised its forecast for sales
and profit this year, a move that cheered investors worried about
the impact of higher tariffs on China could have on the
company.
In May, the Trump administration implemented a 25% tariff on
certain Chinese goods, up from the 10% tariff imposed in October.
Last year, RH sourced 41% of its products from China, based on
total dollar volumes of the purchases, according to the company's
annual report filed in March.
RH said Wednesday it renegotiated product costs and raised
prices to reduce the impact of higher costs related to the tariffs.
The company said it was moving production and new-product
development out of China, and looking at expanding its
manufacturing facilities in the U.S.
"Long term, we do not believe the current trade climate will
impair our ability to achieve our stated financial goals," RH
said.
Shares of the company, formerly called Restoration Hardware,
jumped 25% in after-hours trading, as it also delivered
stronger-than-expected financial results in the latest period. The
stock gained about 2% during regular hours Wednesday.
Earlier this week, beanbag maker Lovesac Co. pointed to the
higher tariffs in explaining its worse-than-expected results in the
first quarter.
"We are on a straight path to exit China as a manufacturing
source almost completely over the next 18 months," Lovesac Chief
Executive Shawn Nelson said on a conference call. He said the
Stamford, Conn.-based company would prefer to see the tariffs
suspended "to keep the most efficient parts of our China supply
chain intact to support our growth."
Hooker Furniture Corp., based in Martinsville, Va., said earlier
Wednesday that it planned to shift certain products out of China
because of the increase in tariffs. In its last fiscal year, 44% of
imported purchases were from China, Hooker said in its annual
report in April.
RH said it expected full-year sales, after adjustments, of $2.64
billion to $2.66 billion, up from a previous forecast of $2.59
billion to $2.64 billion.
RH also predicts an adjusted profit of at least $8.76 a share,
which is higher than the top end of its prior forecast.
For the quarter ended May 4, RH reported $598.4 million in
revenue, up 7% compared with last year. Analysts polled by FactSet
predicted $584 million in revenue.
The Corte Madera, Calif., company said first-quarter profit rose
to $35.7 million, or $1.43 a share, up from $25.5 million, or $1.01
a share, a year earlier.
After adjustments, the company reported earnings of $1.85 a
share, surpassing the $1.53 a share analysts were looking for.
Write to Micah Maidenberg at micah.maidenberg@wsj.com
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