Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (“Ethan Allen” or the “Company”)
(NYSE: ETH) today provided several updates on its business and
announced its earnings release date for the fiscal 2021 fourth
quarter and full fiscal year.
Farooq Kathwari, Ethan Allen’s Chairman,
President and CEO commented, “In a difficult year marked by the
COVID-19 pandemic, macroeconomic uncertainty and supply chain
disruption, we delivered strong results. Demonstrating the
strength of our brand in the marketplace combined with heightened
demand for our product offerings and design services, we grew our
retail segment written orders by 105.0%, leading to a record high
order backlog at quarter-end.”
PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL
RESULTS
The Company expects to report the following
financial results for its fourth quarter ended June 30, 2021:
(comparisons are to the prior fiscal year fourth
quarter)
- Consolidated net
sales of $178.3 million increased 94.7%
- Retail segment
written orders increased 105.0%
- Wholesale net
sales of $106.4 million increased 106.2%; Retail net sales of
$150.7 million rose 113.0%
- Wholesale
segment orders increased 82.3%; Excluding GSA and other government
orders, wholesale segment orders increased 87.0%
- Adjusted diluted
EPS in the range of $0.72 to $0.74
- Strong cash flow
generation; Cash on hand of $104.6 million and no debt
outstanding
- Paid a special
cash dividend and regular quarterly dividend totaling $31.7 million
during the quarter
Mr. Kathwari continued, “The start of our fiscal
2021 year was during the unprecedented crisis due to COVID-19 and
our foremost focus was and has continued to be operating safely for
our associates and clients. During fiscal 2021, we progressed
strongly and in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, we delivered
consolidated adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $0.72 to $0.74.
This compared to the prior year adjusted EPS of ($0.15) due to
pandemic-related closures. For the full fiscal 2021 year,
consolidated net sales were $685.2 million, up 16.2%, and we ended
the year with a strong balance sheet, including $104.6 million in
cash and no debt. Additionally, we strengthened our business by
growing operating margin through disciplined cost and expense
controls. Retail written orders, which increased 105.0% over the
prior year and 40.2% to the fiscal 2019 fourth quarter, reflect the
strength of our offerings and interior design professionals
increasingly combining technology with their personal service and
continued consumer interest in the home.”
“As we head into the fiscal 2022 year, we are
pleased with the resilience of our North American manufacturing,
which has been steadily increasing production to service our high
order backlogs. While we continue to work through raw material
shortages and managing the increased cost of shipping, we believe
we have a great opportunity to continue our growth in sales and
profitability due to our strong retail network, the personal
service of our interior design professionals increasingly
combined with technology, our unique vertical integration whereby
75% of products are made in our North American manufacturing
workshops, and our strong logistics network of national
distribution centers and retail home delivery centers delivering
product with white glove service to our clients’ homes,” concluded
Mr. Kathwari.
CONFERENCE CALL
The Company also announced today that it will
release its financial and operating results for the fiscal 2021
fourth quarter ended June 30, 2021, after the market closes on
Monday, August 9, 2021.
Following the release, the Company will host an
analyst conference call at 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) to discuss its
results. The analyst conference call will be webcast live from the
Company’s Investor Relations website at
https://ir.ethanallen.com.
To access the conference call, dial 877-705-2976
(or 201-689-8798 for international participants), and enter Meeting
Number 13721721. For those unable to listen live, an archived
recording of the call will be made available on the Company's
website for at least 60 days.
ABOUT ETHAN ALLEN
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE: ETH) is a
leading interior design company, manufacturer and retailer in the
home furnishings marketplace. The Company provides complimentary
interior design service to its clients and sells a full range of
furniture products and decorative home accents through a retail
network of approximately 300 design centers in the United States
and abroad as well as online at ethanallen.com. Ethan Allen owns
and operates nine manufacturing facilities, including six
manufacturing plants in the United States, two manufacturing plants
in Mexico and one manufacturing plant in Honduras. Approximately
75% of its products are manufactured or assembled in these North
American facilities.
For more information on Ethan Allen's products
and services, visit www.ethanallen.com.
Investor / Media Contact: Matt McNultyVice President,
FinanceIR@ethanallen.com
ABOUT NON-GAAP FINANCIAL
MEASURES
In this news release the Company has included a
financial measure that is not prepared in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Company
computes the non-GAAP financial measure of adjusted diluted EPS by
adjusting GAAP diluted EPS to remove the impact of certain charges
and the related tax effect of these adjustments. The presentation
of this non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to be considered
in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial
measure presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses this
non-GAAP financial measure for financial and operational decision
making and to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company
believes that it provides useful information about operating
results, enhances the overall understanding of past financial
performance and prospects, and allows for greater transparency with
respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and
operational decision making.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), which represent management's beliefs
and assumptions concerning future events based on information
currently available to the Company relating to its future results.
Such forward-looking statements are identified in this news release
incorporated herein by reference by use of forward-looking words
such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,”
“intend,” “believe,” “continue,” “may,” “will,” “short-term,”
“target,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “future,” “strategy,”
“opportunity,” “would,” “guidance,” “non-recurring,” “one-time,”
“unusual,” “should,” “likely,” “COVID-19 impact,” and similar
expressions and the negatives of such forward-looking words. These
forward-looking statements are subject to management decisions and
various assumptions about future events and are not guarantees of
future performance. Actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated in the forward-looking statements due to a number
of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to the
following: the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic may continue
to materially adversely affect the Company’s business,
its results of operations and overall financial performance;
additional funding from external sources may not be available at
the levels required, or may cost more than expected; declines in
certain economic conditions, which impact consumer confidence and
consumer spending; an overall decline in the health of the economy
and consumer spending may affect consumer purchases of
discretionary items; a significant shift in consumer preference
toward purchasing products online; ability to
maintain and enhance the Ethan Allen brand;
failure to successfully anticipate or respond to changes in
consumer tastes and trends;
global and local economic uncertainty may materially
adversely affect manufacturing operations or sources of merchandise
and international operations; competition from overseas
manufacturers and domestic retailers; disruptions in the
supply chain; the number of manufacturing and logistics
sites may increase exposure to
business disruptions and could result in
higher transportation costs;
fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials could result in
increased costs or cause production delays; current and former
manufacturing and retail operations and products are
subject to increasingly stringent environmental, health and
safety requirements; product recalls or product safety concerns;
reliance on information technology systems to process transactions,
summarize results, and manage its business and that of certain
independent retailers; disruptions in both primary and back-up
systems; successful cyber-attacks and the ability to maintain
adequate cyber-security systems and procedures; loss, corruption
and misappropriation of data and information relating to customers;
changes in United States trade and tax policy; reliance on certain
key personnel; loss of key personnel or inability to hire
additional qualified personnel; additional asset impairment charges
that could reduce profitability; access to consumer credit
could be interrupted; inability to maintain current design center
locations at current costs; failure to successfully select and
secure design center locations; changes to tax policies; hazards
and risks which may not be fully covered by insurance; possible
failure to protect the Company’s intellectual property; and other
factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors, in the
Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Given the risks and uncertainties surrounding
forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on
these statements. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s
ability to control or predict. These forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date of this news release. Other than as
required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or
revise its forward-looking statements, whether because of new
information, future events, or otherwise. Accordingly, actual
circumstances and results could differ materially from those
contemplated by the forward-looking statements.
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