HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp - Quarter Report: 2022 October (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended October 30, 2022

Commission file number 000-25349

HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	54-0251350
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS employer identification no.)

440 East Commonwealth Boulevard, Martinsville, VA 24112

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

(276) 632-2133

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated Filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☒
Non-accelerated Filer ☐	Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	HOFT	NASDAQ Global Select Market

As of December 2, 2022, there were 11,331,837 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements	3

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	32

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	33

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34

Item 6.	Exhibits	34

Signature		35

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

As of	October 30,			January 30,
	2022			2022
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,508		$	69,366
Trade accounts receivable, net		76,049			73,727
Inventories		133,943			75,023
Income tax recoverable		2,003			4,361
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		7,914			5,237
Total current assets		226,417			227,714
Property, plant and equipment, net		27,704			28,058
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies		27,587			26,479
Deferred taxes		9,947			11,612
Operating lease right-of-use assets		52,478			51,854
Intangible assets, net		32,669			23,853
Goodwill		14,952			490
Other assets		8,497			4,499
Total non-current assets		173,834			146,845
Total assets	$	400,251		$	374,559

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	$	1,393		$	-
Trade accounts payable		30,320			30,916
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits		8,078			7,141
Customer deposits		9,144			7,145
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		6,922			7,471
Other accrued expenses		3,679			4,264
Total current liabilities		59,536			56,937
Long term debt		23,222			-
Deferred compensation		9,443			9,924
Operating lease liabilities		47,504			46,570
Other long-term liabilities		957			-
Total long-term liabilities		81,126			56,494
Total liabilities		140,662			113,431

Shareholders’ equity
Common stock, no par value, 20,000 shares authorized, 11,421 and 11,922 shares issued and outstanding on each date		51,868			53,295
Retained earnings		207,725			207,884
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(4	)		(51	)
Total shareholders’ equity		259,589			261,128
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	400,251		$	374,559

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	For the
	Thirteen Weeks Ended					Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,		October 31,			October 30,		October 31,
	2022		2021			2022		2021

Net sales	$	151,580	$	133,428		$	451,803	$	458,807

Cost of sales		119,572		113,421			359,281		373,501

Gross profit		32,008		20,007			92,522		85,306

Selling and administrative expenses		24,712		21,139			72,255		63,343
Intangible asset amortization		878		596			2,634		1,788

Operating income/(loss)		6,418		(1,728	)		17,633		20,175

Other income, net		191		133			425		160
Interest expense, net		434		27			546		81

Income/(Loss) before income taxes		6,175		(1,622	)		17,512		20,254

Income tax expense/(benefit)		1,334		(403	)		3,946		4,563

Net income/(loss)	$	4,841	$	(1,219	)	$	13,566	$	15,691

Earnings/(Loss) per share
Basic	$	0.42	$	(0.10	)	$	1.16	$	1.32
Diluted	$	0.42	$	(0.10	)	$	1.14	$	1.30

Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		11,465		11,863			11,736		11,849
Diluted		11,525		11,863			11,838		12,017

Cash dividends declared per share	$	0.20	$	0.18		$	0.60	$	0.54

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	For the
	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,			October 31,			October 30,			October 31,
	2022			2021			2022			2021

Net income/(loss)	$	4,841		$	(1,219	)	$	13,566		$	15,691
Other comprehensive income:
Amortization of actuarial loss		21			100			62			301
Income tax effect on amortization		(5	)		(24	)		(15	)		(72	)
Adjustments to net periodic benefit cost		16			76			47			229

Total comprehensive income/(loss)	$	4,857		$	(1,143	)	$	13,613		$	15,920

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	For the
	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,			October 31,
	2022			2021
Operating Activities:
Net income	$	13,566		$	15,691
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		6,578			5,623
Deferred income tax expense		1,650			2,266
Noncash restricted stock and performance awards		1,323			367
Provision for doubtful accounts and sales allowances		(3,831	)		474
Gain on life insurance policies		(744	)		(802	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable		3,069			9,230
Inventories		(56,343	)		(7,705	)
Income tax recoverable		2,357			(3,098	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(5,863	)		(4,074	)
Trade accounts payable		(1,522	)		(15,632	)
Accrued salaries, wages, and benefits		936			(1,140	)
Accrued income taxes		-			(501	)
Customer deposits		(1,277	)		2,294
Operating lease liabilities		(238	)		120
Other accrued expenses		(391	)		2,104
Deferred compensation		(419	)		(243	)
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities	$	(41,149	)	$	4,974

Investing Activities:
Acquisitions		(25,912	)		-
Purchases of property and equipment		(3,469	)		(6,626	)
Premiums paid on life insurance policies		(464	)		(533	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(29,845	)		(7,159	)

Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term loans		25,000			-
Payments for long-term loans		(350	)		-
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		36,190			-
Payments for revolving credit facility		(36,190	)		-
Debt issuance cost		(38	)		-
Purchase and retirement of common stock		(9,359	)		-
Cash dividends paid		(7,117	)		(6,437	)
Cash provided by/(used in) financing activities		8,136			(6,437	)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(62,858	)		(8,622	)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year		69,366			65,841
Cash and cash equivalents - end of quarter	$	6,508		$	57,219

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid/(refund) for income taxes	$	(1	)	$	5,858
Cash paid for interest, net		293			1

Non-cash transactions:
Increase in lease liabilities arising from changes in right-of-use assets	$	7,402		$	23,736
Increase in property and equipment through accrued purchases		112			17

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

										Accumulated
										Other			Total
	Common Stock						Retained			Comprehensive			Shareholders'
	Shares			Amount			Earnings			Income (loss)			Equity
Balance at August 1, 2021		11,924		$	53,473		$	217,613		$	(655	)	$	270,431
Net income for the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2021								(1,219	)					(1,219	)
Unrealized loss on defined benefit plan, net of tax of $24											76			76
Cash dividends paid and accrued ($0.18 per share)								(2,152	)					(2,152	)
Restricted stock grants, net of forfeitures		(2	)		(125	)								(125	)
Restricted stock compensation cost					216									216
Performance-based restricted stock units costs					126									126
PSU awards					-									-
Balance at October 31, 2021		11,922		$	53,690		$	214,242		$	(579	)	$	267,353




Balance at July 31, 2022		11,959		$	53,853		$	210,994		$	(19	)	$	264,828
Net income for the 13 weeks ended October 30, 2022								4,841						4,841
Unrealized loss on defined benefit plan, net of tax of $5											15			15
Cash dividends paid and accrued ($0.20 per share)								(2,323	)					(2,323	)
Purchase and retirement of common stock		(530	)		(2,436	)		(5,787	)					(8,223	)
Restricted stock grants, net of forfeitures		(8	)		-									-
Restricted stock compensation cost					297									297
Performance-based restricted stock units costs					154									154
Balance at October 30, 2022		11,421		$	51,868		$	207,725		$	(4	)	$	259,589

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CONT.)

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

										Accumulated
										Other			Total
	Common Stock						Retained			Comprehensive			Shareholders'
	Shares			Amount			Earnings			Income (loss)			Equity
Balance at January 31, 2021		11,888		$	53,323		$	204,988		$	(808	)	$	257,503
Net income for the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2021								15,691						15,691
Unrealized loss on defined benefit plan, net of tax of $72											229			229
Cash dividends paid and accrued ($0.54 per share)								(6,437	)					(6,437	)
Restricted stock grants, net of forfeitures		34			(125	)								(125	)
Restricted stock compensation cost					813									813
Performance-based restricted stock units costs					419									419
PSU awards					(740	)								(740	)
Balance at October 31, 2021		11,922		$	53,690		$	214,242		$	(579	)	$	267,353




Balance at January 30, 2022		11,922		$	53,295		$	207,884		$	(51	)	$	261,128
Net income for the 39 weeks ended October 30, 2022								13,566						13,566
Unrealized loss on defined benefit plan, net of tax of $15											47			47
Cash dividends paid and accrued ($0.60 per share)								(7,117	)					(7,117	)
Purchase and retirement of common stock		(598	)		(2,751	)		(6,608	)					(9,359	)
Restricted stock grants, net of forfeitures		97			(102	)								(102	)
Restricted stock compensation cost					963									963
Performance-based restricted stock units costs					463									463
Balance at October 30, 2022		11,421		$	51,868		$	207,725		$	(4	)	$	259,589

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar and share amounts in tables, except per share amounts, in thousands unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

For the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended October 30, 2022

1. Preparation of Interim Financial Statements

The condensed consolidated financial statements of Hooker Furnishings Corporation and subsidiaries (referred to as “we,” “us,” “our,” “Hooker” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, these statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of all interim periods reported herein. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) are condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations. However, we believe that the disclosures made are adequate for a fair presentation of our results of operations and financial position. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2022 (“2022 Annual Report”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect both the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from our estimates. Operating results for the interim periods reported herein may not be indicative of the results expected for the fiscal year.

The financial statements contained herein are being filed as part of a quarterly report on Form 10-Q covering the 2023 fiscal year thirteen-week period (also referred to as “three months,” “three-month period,” “quarter,” “third quarter” or “quarterly period”) that began August 1, 2022, and the thirty-nine-week period (also referred to as “nine months”, “nine-month period” or “year-to-date period”) that began January 31, 2022, which both ended October 30, 2022. This report discusses our results of operations for these periods compared to the 2022 fiscal year thirteen-week period that began August 2, 2021, and the thirty-nine-week period that began February 1, 2021, which both ended October 31, 2021; and our financial condition as of October 30, 2022 compared to January 30, 2022.

References in these notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company to:

■

the 2023 fiscal year and comparable terminology mean the fifty-two-week fiscal year that began January 31, 2022 and will end January 29, 2023; and

■

the 2022 fiscal year and comparable terminology mean the fifty-two-week fiscal year that began February 1, 2021 and ended January 30, 2022.

On January 31, 2022, the first day of our 2023 fiscal year, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Sunset HWM, LLC (“Sunset West”) and its three members to acquire substantially all the assets of Sunset West (the “Sunset Acquisition”). Simultaneously, we closed on the transaction by paying $23.9 million in cash and $2 million subject to an escrow arrangement and possible earn-out payments to the Sunset West Members up to an aggregate of $4 million with the closing cash consideration subject to adjustment for customary working capital estimates. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, we received $639,000 from the seller for the final working capital adjustments. Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company also assumed specified liabilities of Sunset West.

Sunset West’s results are included in the Domestic Upholstery segment’s results beginning with the fiscal 2023 first quarter. Consequently, comparable prior-year information for Sunset West is not included in the financial statements presented in this report. The acquisition is discussed in greater detail below in Note 3 Acquisition.

2. Recently Adopted Accounting Policies

No new accounting pronouncements have been adopted in the 2023 fiscal year. We reviewed newly issued accounting pronouncements and concluded they are either not applicable to our business or are not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements because of future adoption.

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3. Acquisition

In accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, “Business Combinations” (“ASC 805”), the Acquisition has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. We recorded assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed, from Sunset West at their respective fair values at the date of completion of the Acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the net fair value of such assets and liabilities was recorded as goodwill.

The following table summarizes the preliminary estimates of the fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Acquisition as of October 30, 2022. The preliminary estimates of fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to revision, which may result in adjustments to the preliminary values presented below, when management’s appraisals and estimates are finalized. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, we received $639,000 from the seller for the final working capital adjustments.

Fair Value Estimates of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The consideration and components of our initial fair value allocation of the purchase price paid at closing and in the subsequent net working capital adjustment consisted of the following:

Purchase price consideration

Fair value estimates of assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Purchase price consideration
Cash paid for assets acquired	$	23,909
Cash receivable from the seller for final working capital adjustment		(639	)
Escrow		2,003
Fair value of earnout		766
Total purchase price	$	26,039

Accounts receivable	$	1,560
Inventory		2,577
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		90
Property		7
Intangible assets		11,451
Goodwill		14,462
Customer deposits		(3,276	)
Accounts payable		(816	)
Accrued expenses		(16	)
Total purchase price	$	26,039

Property was recorded at fair value and primarily consists of machinery and equipment. Property and equipment will be amortized over their estimated useful lives.

Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired. The goodwill recognized is attributable to growth opportunities and expected synergies. All goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

Intangible assets, consist of two separately identified assets:

■

Sunset West customer relationships, which are definite-lived intangible assets with an aggregate fair value of $10.4 million. The customer relationships are amortizable and will be amortized over a period of 10 years; and

■

The Sunset West trade name, which is definite-lived intangible asset with fair value of $1.1 million. The trade name is amortizable and will be amortized over a period of 12 years.

■

The total weighted average amortization period for these assets is 10.2 years.

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We incurred Acquisition-related costs of $414,000 in fiscal 2022 and $69,000 in the first nine months of fiscal 2023. These expenses were included in the “Selling and administrative expenses” line of our fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023 condensed consolidated statements of operations. Sunset West’s results are included in the Domestic Upholstery segment’s results beginning with the fiscal 2023 first quarter, which include $8.8 million in net sales and $1.4 million of operating income, including $282,000 in intangible amortization expense for the fiscal 2023 third quarter and $23.6 million in net sales and $2.4 million of operating income, including $846,000 in intangible amortization expense for the fiscal 2023 nine-month period.

4. Accounts Receivable

	October 30,			January 30,
	2022			2022

Gross accounts receivable	$	81,479		$	83,027
Customer allowances		(3,832	)		(7,284	)
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,598	)		(2,016	)
Trade accounts receivable	$	76,049		$	73,727

5. Inventories

	October 30,			January 30,
	2022			2022
Finished furniture	$	152,977		$	89,066
Furniture in process		2,400			2,314
Materials and supplies		13,785			13,179
Inventories at FIFO		169,162			104,559
Reduction to LIFO basis		(35,219	)		(29,536	)
Inventories	$	133,943		$	75,023

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

	Depreciable Lives	October 30,			January 30,
	(In years)	2022			2022

Buildings and land improvements	15 - 30	$	32,431		$	32,030
Computer software and hardware	3 - 10		15,860			15,648
Machinery and equipment	10		11,038			10,390
Leasehold improvements	Term of lease		11,790			10,984
Furniture and fixtures	3 - 10		5,969			5,829
Other	5		695			676
Total depreciable property at cost			77,783			75,557
Less accumulated depreciation			(52,320	)		(49,077	)
Total depreciable property, net			25,463			26,480
Land			1,077			1,077
Construction-in-progress			1,164			501
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	27,704		$	28,058

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7. Cloud Computing Hosting Arrangement

We are in the process of implementing a common Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system across all divisions and expect to go-live with this system at Sunset West in late fiscal 2023 and in our legacy Hooker divisions in early fiscal 2024, with other segments and divisions following thereafter. Based on the provisions of ASU 2018-15, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software, we capitalize implementation costs incurred to develop internal-use software associated with hosting arrangements that are service contracts. These costs are recorded on “Other noncurrent assets” line of our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amortization expense is expected to commence at system go-live in the second half of fiscal 2023. The capitalized implementation costs at October 30, 2022 and January 30, 2022 were as follows:

	Capitalized Implementation Costs

Balance at January 30, 2022	$	3,228
Costs capitalized during the period		4,380
Balance at October 30, 2022	$	7,608

8. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid upon the transfer of a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the applicable measurement date. We use a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include:

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Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

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Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

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Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

As of October 30, 2022 and January 30, 2022, Company-owned life insurance was measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on Level 2 inputs. The fair value of the Company-owned life insurance is determined by inputs that are readily available in public markets or can be derived from information available in publicly quoted markets. Additionally, the fair value of the Company-owned life insurance is marked to market each reporting period and any change in fair value is reflected in income for that period.

Our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at October 30, 2022 and January 30, 2022, were as follows:

	Fair value at October 30, 2022								Fair value at January 30, 2022
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Assets measured at fair value
Company-owned life insurance	$	-	$	27,587	$	-	$	27,587	$	-	$	26,479	$	-	$	26,479

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9. Intangible Assets

During the fiscal 2023 nine-month period, we recorded both non-amortizable and amortizable intangible assets because of the Acquisition. Details of these new intangible assets, as well as previously recorded intangible assets assigned to our Domestic Upholstery and Home Meridian segments, are shown in the following two tables:

		January 30, 2022				October 30, 2022
Non-amortizable Intangible Assets	Segment	Beginning Balance		Acquisition		Net Book Value
Goodwill - Shenandoah Furniture	Domestic Upholstery	$	490	$	-	$	490
Goodwill - Sunset West	Domestic Upholstery		-		14,462		14,462
Total Goodwill		$	490	$	14,462	$	14,952

Trademarks and trade names - Home Meridian	Home Meridian		6,650		-		6,650
Trademarks and trade names	Domestic Upholstery		1,257		-		1,257
Total Trademarks and trade names		$	7,907	$	-	$	7,907

Total non-amortizable assets		$	8,397	$	14,462	$	22,859

Our amortizable intangible assets are recorded in our Home Meridian and Domestic Upholstery segments. The carrying amounts and changes therein of those amortizable intangible assets were as follows:

	Amortizable Intangible Assets
	Customer
	Relationships			Trademarks			Totals

Balance at January 30, 2022	$	15,348		$	598		$	15,946
Acquisition		10,401			1,050			11,451
Amortization		(2,523	)		(111	)		(2,634	)
Balance at October 30, 2022	$	23,226		$	1,537		$	24,763

For the remainder of fiscal 2023, amortization expense is expected to be approximately $878,000.

10. Leases

We have operating leases for warehouses, showrooms, manufacturing facilities, offices and equipment. We recognized sub-lease income of $34,000 for the three-month period and $415,000 for the nine-month period, both ended October 30, 2022. We recognized sub-lease income of $266,000 for the three-month period and $561,000 for the nine-month period, both ended October 31, 2021.

The components of lease cost and supplemental cash flow information for leases for the three-months and nine-months ended October 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30, 2022		October 31, 2021		October 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
Operating lease cost	$	2,291	$	1,794	$	7,089	$	5,712
Variable lease cost		62		53		172		162
Short-term lease cost		79		27		246		94
Total lease cost	$	2,432	$	1,874	$	7,507	$	5,968

Operating lease cash outflows	$	2,518	$	1,843	$	7,745	$	5,818

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The right-of-use assets and lease liabilities recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of October 30, 2022 and January 30, 2022 were as follows:

	October 30, 2022		January 30, 2022
Real estate	$	51,635	$	50,749
Property and equipment		843		1,105
Total leases right-of-use assets	$	52,478	$	51,854

Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	6,922	$	7,471
Long term operating lease liabilities		47,504		46,570
Total lease liabilities	$	54,426	$	54,041

For leases that commenced before July 2022, we used our incremental borrowing rate which was LIBOR plus 1.5%. When we entered into the new loan agreement our incremental borrowing rate for unsecured term loan became the current BSBY rate plus 1.40%. We use this rate as discount rate for leases commenced in July 2022 and thereafter. The weighted-average discount rate is 3.17%. The weighted-average remaining lease term is 8.0 years.

The following table reconciles the undiscounted future lease payments for operating leases to the operating lease liabilities recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets on October 30, 2022:

	Undiscounted Future Operating Lease Payments
Remainder of 2023	$	2,152
2024		8,523
2025		8,549
2026		8,516
2027		8,167
2028 and thereafter		26,218
Total lease payments	$	62,125
Less: impact of discounting		(7,699	)
Present value of lease payments	$	54,426

As of October 30, 2022, the Company had an additional lease for a showroom in High Point, North Carolina. This lease was commenced in November 2022 with an initial lease term of 10 years and estimated future minimum rental commitments of approximately $23.7 million. Since the lease was not commenced as of October 30, 2022, the undiscounted amounts are not included in our financial statements or in the table above.

11. Debt

On July 26, 2022, we entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”) to replenish cash used to make the Acquisition. The Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of September 29, 2017, had previously been amended by a First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of January 31, 2019, a Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of November 4, 2020, and a Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of January 27, 2021 (as so amended, the “Existing Loan Agreement”).

Details of the individual credit facilities provided for in the Amendment are as follows:

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Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility. Under the Amendment, the expiration date of the existing $35 million Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Existing Revolver”) was extended to July 26, 2027. Any amounts outstanding will bear interest at a rate per annum, equal to the then current Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index (“BSBY”) (adjusted periodically) plus 1.00%. The interest rate will be adjusted on a monthly basis. The actual daily amount of undrawn letters of credit is subject to a quarterly fee equal to a per annum rate of 1%. We must also pay a quarterly unused commitment fee that is based on the average daily amount of the facility utilized during the applicable quarter;

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2022 Secured Term Loan. The Amendment provided us with a $18 million term loan (the “Secured Term Loan”), which was disbursed to us on July 26, 2022. We are required to pay monthly interest only payments at a rate per annum equal to the then current BSBY rate (adjusted periodically) plus 0.90% on the outstanding balance until the principal is paid in full. The interest rate will be adjusted on a monthly basis. On July 26, 2027, the entire outstanding indebtedness is due in full, including all principal and interest. The Secured Term Loan is secured by certain company-owned life insurance policies under a Security Agreement (Assignment of Life Insurance Policy as Collateral) dated July 26, 2022, by and between the Company and BofA; and

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2022 Unsecured Term Loan. The Amendment provided us with a $7 million unsecured term loan (the “Unsecured Term Loan”), which was disbursed to us on July 26, 2022. We are required to pay monthly principal payments of $116,667 and monthly interest payments at a rate per annum equal to the then current BSBY (adjusted periodically) plus 1.40% on the outstanding balance until paid in full. The interest rate will be adjusted monthly. On July 26, 2027, the entire outstanding indebtedness is due in full, including all principal and interest.

We may prepay any outstanding principal amounts borrowed under either the Secured Term Loan or the Unsecured Term Loan at any time, without penalty provided that any payment is accompanied by all accrued interest owed. As of October 30, 2022, $6.6 million was outstanding under the Unsecured Term Loan, $18 million was outstanding under the Secured Term Loan.

We incurred $37,500 in debt issuance costs in connection with our term loans. As of October 30, 2022, unamortized loan costs of $35,625 were netted against the carrying value of our term loans on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Amendment also included customary representations and warranties and requires us to comply with customary covenants, including, among other things, the following financial covenants:

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Maintain a ratio of funded debt to EBITDA not exceeding:

2.50:1.0 through July 30, 2023;

2.25:1.0 through July 30, 2024; and

2.00:1.00 thereafter.

The other financial covenants under the Existing Loan Agreement continue to apply to us, including a basic fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.25:1.00 and limit capital expenditures to no more than $15.0 million during any fiscal year. The Existing Loan Agreement also limits our right to incur other indebtedness, make certain investments and create liens upon our assets, subject to certain exceptions, among other restrictions. The Existing Loan Agreement does not restrict our ability to pay cash dividends on, or repurchase, shares of our common stock, subject to our compliance with the financial covenants discussed above, if we are not otherwise in default under the Existing Loan Agreement.

We were in compliance with each of these financial covenants at October 30, 2022 and expect to remain in compliance with existing covenants through fiscal 2023 and for the foreseeable future.

During the fiscal 2023 second quarter, we drew $30.3 million under our $35 million Existing Revolver to cover working capital needs driven by finished goods inventory purchases from our Asian suppliers but had repaid such amounts by the end of the quarter due in part to receiving the proceeds from the Secured Term Loan and Unsecured Term Loan. During the fiscal 2023 third quarter, we drew $5.9 million from the Existing Revolver but repaid such amounts by the end of the quarter. As of October 30, 2022, we had $26.4 million available under our $35 million Existing Revolver to fund working capital needs. Standby letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $8.6 million, used to collateralize certain insurance arrangements and for imported product purchases, were outstanding under the Existing Revolver as of October 30, 2022. There were no additional borrowings outstanding under the Existing Revolver as of October 30, 2022.

12. Earnings Per Share

We refer you to the discussion of Earnings Per Share in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the financial statements included in our 2022 Annual Report, for additional information concerning the calculation of earnings per share.

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All stock awards are designed to encourage retention and to provide an incentive for increasing shareholder value. We have issued restricted stock awards to non-employee members of the board of directors since 2006 and to certain non-executive employees since 2014. We have issued restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to certain senior executives since fiscal 2012 under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan. Each RSU entitles an executive to receive one share of the Company’s common stock if the executive remains continuously employed with the Company through the end of a three-year service period. The RSUs may be paid in shares of our common stock, cash or both at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of our board of directors. We have issued Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (“PSUs”) to certain senior executives since fiscal 2019 under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan. Each PSU entitles the executive officer to receive one share of our common stock based on the achievement of two specified performance conditions if the executive officer remains continuously employed through the end of the three-year performance period. One target is based on our annual average growth in our EPS over the performance period and the other target is based on EPS growth over the performance period compared to our peers. The payout or settlement of the PSUs will be made in shares of our common stock.

We expect to continue to grant these types of awards annually in the future. The following table sets forth the number of outstanding restricted stock awards and RSUs and PSUs, net of forfeitures and vested shares, as of the fiscal period-end dates indicated:

	October 30,		January 30,
	2022		2022

Restricted shares		135		60
RSUs and PSUs		139		78
		274		138

All restricted shares, RSUs and PSUs awarded that have not yet vested are considered when computing diluted earnings per share.

During the fiscal 2023 nine-month period, we purchased and retired 598,000 shares of our common stock (at an average price of $15.63 per share) under the $20 million share repurchase authorization approved by our board of directors in the second quarter. These repurchases reduced our total outstanding shares and, consequently, reduced the weighted outstanding shares used in our calculation of earnings per share for the fiscal 2023 third quarter and year-to-date periods shown below.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended					Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,		October 31,			October 30,		October 31,
	2022		2021			2022		2021

Net income/(loss)	$	4,841	$	(1,219	)	$	13,566	$	15,691
Less: Unvested participating restricted stock dividends		28		11			74		34
Net earnings allocated to unvested participating restricted stock		58		-			141		84
Earnings/(Loss) available for common shareholders		4,755		(1,230	)		13,351		15,573

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share		11,465		11,863			11,736		11,849
Dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock, RSU and PSU awards		60		-			102		168
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share		11,525		11,863			11,838		12,017

Basic earnings/(loss) per share	$	0.42	$	(0.10	)	$	1.16	$	1.32

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share	$	0.42	$	(0.10	)	$	1.14	$	1.30

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13. Income Taxes

We recorded income tax expense of $1.3 million for the fiscal 2023 third quarter compared to income tax benefit of $403,000 for the comparable prior year quarter. The effective tax rates for the fiscal 2023 and 2022 third quarters were 21.6% and 24.8%, respectively. For the fiscal 2023 nine-month period, we recorded income tax expense of $3.9 million, compared to $4.6 million for the comparable prior year period. The effective tax rates for the fiscal 2023 and 2022 nine-month periods were both 22.5%.

No material and non-routine positions have been identified that are uncertain tax positions.

Tax years ending February 3, 2019 through January 30, 2022 remain subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities.

14. Segment Information

As a public entity, we are required to present disaggregated information by segment using the management approach. The objective of this approach is to allow users of our financial statements to see our business through the eyes of management based upon the way management reviews performance and makes decisions. The management approach requires segment information to be reported based on how management internally evaluates the operating performance of the company’s business units or segments. The objective of this approach is to meet the basic principles of segment reporting as outlined in ASC 280 Segments (“ASC 280”), which are to allow the users of our financial statements to:

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better understand our performance;

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better assess our prospects for future net cash flows; and

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make more informed judgments about us as a whole.

We define our segments as those operations our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) regularly reviews to analyze performance and allocate resources. We measure the results of our segments using, among other measures, each segment’s net sales, gross profit and operating income, as determined by the information regularly reviewed by the CODM.

For financial reporting purposes, we are organized into three reportable segments and “All Other”, which includes the remainder of our businesses:

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Hooker Branded, consisting of the operations of our imported Hooker Casegoods and Hooker Upholstery businesses;

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Home Meridian, a business acquired at the beginning of fiscal 2017, is a stand-alone, mostly autonomous business that serves a different type or class of customer than do our other operating segments and at much lower margins;

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Domestic Upholstery, which includes the domestic upholstery manufacturing operations of Bradington-Young, Sam Moore, Shenandoah Furniture and newly acquired Sunset West; and

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All Other, consisting of H Contract and Lifestyle Brands. Neither of these operating segments were individually reportable; therefore, we combined them in “All Other” in accordance with ASC 280.

Changes to segment reporting for fiscal 2023

We regularly monitor our reportable segments for changes in facts and circumstances to determine whether changes in the identification or aggregation of operating segments are necessary.

Before the fiscal 2023 first quarter, H Contract’s results included sales of seating products sourced from Sam Moore. Due to a change in the way management internally evaluates operating performance, beginning with fiscal 2023 first quarter Sam Moore’s results now include sales of seating products formerly included in H Contract’s results. Fiscal 2022 results discussed below have been recast to reflect this change. The Hooker Branded and Home Meridian segments are unchanged.

As discussed in Note 3 above, we acquired substantially all the assets of Sunset West on the first day of the 2023 fiscal year. Based on our analysis and the requirements of ASC 280: Segment Reporting, Sunset West’s results are included in the Domestic Upholstery segment on a prospective basis.

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The following table presents segment information for the periods, and as of the dates, indicated. Prior-year information has been recast to reflect the change discussed above.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended												Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,						October 31,						October 30,						October 31,
	2022						2021						2022						2021
				% Net						% Net						% Net						% Net
Net Sales				Sales						Sales						Sales						Sales
Hooker Branded	$	54,696			36.1	%	$	56,037			42.0	%	$	149,743			33.1	%	$	157,304			34.3	%
Home Meridian		50,588			33.3	%		46,230			34.6	%		171,721			38.1	%		217,964			47.5	%
Domestic Upholstery		43,436			28.7	%		29,302			22.0	%		122,982			27.2	%		78,387			17.1	%
All Other		2,860			1.9	%		1,859			1.4	%		7,357			1.6	%		5,152			1.1	%
Consolidated	$	151,580			100	%	$	133,428			100	%	$	451,803			100	%	$	458,807			100	%

Gross Profit/(Loss)
Hooker Branded	$	15,510			28.4	%	$	15,366			27.4	%	$	44,348			29.6	%	$	49,639			31.6	%
Home Meridian		5,431			10.7	%		(1,807	)		-3.9	%		19,057			11.1	%		17,935			8.2	%
Domestic Upholstery		9,918			22.8	%		5,782			19.7	%		26,400			21.5	%		15,936			20.3	%
All Other		1,149			40.2	%		666			35.8	%		2,717			36.9	%		1,796			34.9	%
Consolidated	$	32,008			21.1	%	$	20,007			15.0	%	$	92,522			20.5	%	$	85,306			18.6	%

Operating Income/(Loss)
Hooker Branded	$	5,217			9.5	%	$	6,669			11.9	%	$	15,431			10.3	%	$	25,040			15.9	%
Home Meridian		(3,205	)		-6.3	%		(10,181	)		-22.0	%		(7,290	)		-4.2	%		(9,274	)		-4.3	%
Domestic Upholstery		3,823			8.8	%		1,589			5.4	%		8,288			6.7	%		3,890			5.0	%
All Other		583			20.4	%		195			10.5	%		1,204			16.4	%		519			10.1	%
Consolidated	$	6,418			4.2	%	$	(1,728	)		-1.3	%	$	17,633			3.9	%	$	20,175			4.4	%

Capital Expenditures (net of disposals)
Hooker Branded	$	589					$	306					$	1,295					$	427
Home Meridian		589						2,501						1,221						4,956
Domestic Upholstery		344						344						953						1,233
All Other		-						10						-						10
Consolidated	$	1,522					$	3,161					$	3,469					$	6,626

Depreciation & Amortization
Hooker Branded	$	479					$	645					$	1,600					$	1,844
Home Meridian		724						710						2,110						1,779
Domestic Upholstery		963						682						2,860						1,991
All Other		3						3						8						9
Consolidated	$	2,169					$	2,040					$	6,578					$	5,623

	As of October 30,					As of January 30,
	2022		%Total			2022		%Total
Identifiable Assets			Assets					Assets
Hooker Branded	$	155,965		44.2	%	$	170,968		48.8	%
Home Meridian		129,984		36.9	%		130,890		37.4	%
Domestic Upholstery		64,884		18.4	%		47,232		13.5	%
All Other		1,797		0.5	%		1,126		0.3	%
Consolidated	$	352,630		100	%	$	350,216		100	%
Consolidated Goodwill and Intangibles		47,621					24,343
Total Consolidated Assets	$	400,251				$	374,559

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Sales by product type are as follows:

	Net Sales (in thousands)
	Thirteen Weeks Ended										Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30, 2022		%Total			October 31, 2021		%Total			October 30, 2022		%Total			October 31, 2021		%Total
Casegoods	$	86,717		57	%	$	75,982		57	%	$	253,748		56	%	$	271,421		59	%
Upholstery		64,863		43	%		57,446		43	%		198,055		44	%		187,386		41	%
	$	151,580		100	%	$	133,428		100	%	$	451,803		100	%	$	458,807		100	%

15. Subsequent Events

Dividends

On December 5, 2022, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share which will be paid on December 30, 2022 to shareholders of record at December 16, 2022. This represents a 10% increase over the previous quarterly dividend and the seventh consecutive annual dividend increase.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

All references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” in this document refer to Hooker Furnishings Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless specifically referring to segment information. References to the “Acquisition” refer to the recently completed acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Sunset West on January 31, 2022.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this report, including statements under Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this report, are not based on historical facts, but are forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our reasonable judgment with respect to future events and typically can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could” or “anticipates,” or the negatives thereof, or other variations thereof, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to:

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general economic or business conditions, both domestically and internationally, including the current macro-economic uncertainties and challenges to the retail environment for home furnishings along with instability in the financial and credit markets, in part due to rising interest rates, including their potential impact on (i) our sales and operating costs and access to financing or (ii) customers and suppliers and their ability to obtain financing or generate the cash necessary to conduct their respective businesses ;

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difficulties in forecasting demand for our imported products;

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risks associated with our reliance on offshore sourcing and the cost of imported goods, including fluctuation in the prices of purchased finished goods, customs issues, freight costs, including the price and availability of shipping containers, ocean vessels, ocean and domestic trucking, and warehousing costs and the risk that a disruption in our offshore suppliers or the transportation and handling industries, including labor stoppages, strikes, or slowdowns, could adversely affect our ability to timely fill customer orders;

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the effect and consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic or future pandemics on a wide range of matters including but not limited to U.S. and local economies; our business operations and continuity; the health and productivity of our employees; and the impact on our global supply chain, inflation, the retail environment and our customer base;

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adverse political acts or developments in, or affecting, the international markets from which we import products, including duties or tariffs imposed on those products by foreign governments or the U.S. government, such as the prior U.S. administration’s imposition of a 25% tariff on certain goods imported into the United States from China including almost all furniture and furniture components manufactured in China, which is still in effect, with the potential for additional or increased tariffs in the future;

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risks associated with domestic manufacturing operations, including fluctuations in capacity utilization and the prices and availability of key raw materials, as well as changes in transportation, warehousing and domestic labor costs, availability of skilled labor, and environmental compliance and remediation costs;

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the risks related to the recent Acquisition including integration costs, costs related to Acquisition debt, maintaining Sunset West’s existing customer relationships, debt service costs, interest rate volatility, the use of operating cash flows to service debt to the detriment of other corporate initiatives or strategic opportunities, the loss of key employees from Sunset West, the disruption of ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies across the business which could adversely affect our internal control or information systems and the costs of bringing them into compliance and failure to realize benefits anticipated from the Acquisition;

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changes in U.S. and foreign government regulations and in the political, social and economic climates of the countries from which we source our products;

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risks associated with product defects and changing consumer product safety laws, including higher than expected costs associated with product quality and safety, and regulatory compliance costs related to the sale of consumer products and costs related to defective or non-compliant products, including product liability claims and costs to recall defective products and the adverse effects of negative media coverage;

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disruptions and damage (including those due to weather) affecting our Virginia or Georgia warehouses, our Virginia, North Carolina or California administrative facilities, our North Carolina and Las Vegas showrooms or our representative offices or warehouses in Vietnam and China;

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risks associated with our newly leased warehouse space in Georgia including information systems, access to warehouse labor and the inability to realize anticipated cost savings;

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the risks specifically related to the concentrations of a material part of our sales and accounts receivable in only a few customers, including the loss of several large customers through business consolidations, failures or other reasons, or the loss of significant sales programs with major customers;

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our inability to collect amounts owed to us or significant delays in collecting such amounts;

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the interruption, inadequacy, security breaches or integration failure of our information systems or information technology infrastructure, related service providers or the internet or other related issues including unauthorized disclosures of confidential information or inadequate levels of cyber-insurance or risks not covered by cyber- insurance;

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the direct and indirect costs and time spent by our associates associated with the implementation of our Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP), including costs resulting from unanticipated disruptions to our business;

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achieving and managing growth and change, and the risks associated with new business lines, acquisitions, including the selection of suitable acquisition targets, restructurings, strategic alliances and international operations;

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the impairment of our long-lived assets, which can result in reduced earnings and net worth;

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capital requirements and costs;

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risks associated with distribution through third-party retailers, such as non-binding dealership arrangements;

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the cost and difficulty of marketing and selling our products in foreign markets;

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changes in domestic and international monetary policies and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates affecting the price of our imported products and raw materials;

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the cyclical nature of the furniture industry, which is particularly sensitive to changes in consumer confidence, the amount of consumers’ income available for discretionary purchases, and the availability and terms of consumer credit;

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price competition in the furniture industry;

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competition from non-traditional outlets, such as internet and catalog retailers; and

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changes in consumer preferences, including increased demand for lower-quality, lower-priced furniture.

Our forward-looking statements could be wrong or incomplete considering these and other risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. The future events, developments or results described in this report could turn out to be materially different. Any forward-looking statement we make speaks only as of the date of that statement, and we undertake no obligation, except as required by law, to update any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events or otherwise and you should not expect us to do so.

Also, our business is subject to significant risks and uncertainties any of which can adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, or future prospects. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties that we face, see the Forward-Looking Statements detailed above and Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our 2022 Annual Report.

Investors should also be aware that while we occasionally communicate with securities analysts and others, it is against our policy to selectively disclose to them any material nonpublic information or other confidential commercial information. Accordingly, investors should not assume that we agree with any projection, forecast or report issued by any analyst regardless of the content of the statement or report, as we have a policy against confirming information issued by others.

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Quarterly Reporting

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the 2023 fiscal year thirteen-week period (also referred to as “three months,” “three-month period,” “quarter,” “third quarter” or “quarterly period”) that began August 1, 2022, and the thirty-nine-week period (also referred to as “nine months”, “nine-month period” or “year-to-date period”) that began January 31, 2022, which both ended October 30, 2022. This report discusses our results of operations for these periods compared to the 2022 fiscal year thirteen-week period that began August 2, 2021, and the thirty-nine-week period that began February 1, 2021, which both ended October 31, 2021; and our financial condition as of October 30, 2022 compared to January 30, 2022.

References in this report to:

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the 2023 fiscal year and comparable terminology mean the fiscal year that began January 31, 2022 and will end January 29, 2023; and

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the 2022 fiscal year and comparable terminology mean the fiscal year that began February 1, 2021 and ended January 30, 2022.

Dollar amounts presented in the tables below are in thousands except for per share data.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, contained elsewhere in this quarterly report. We also encourage users of this report to familiarize themselves with all our recent public filings made with the SEC, especially our 2022 Annual Report. Our 2022 Annual Report contains critical information regarding known risks and uncertainties that we face, critical accounting policies and information on commitments and contractual obligations that are not reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as a more thorough and detailed discussion of our corporate strategy and new business initiatives.

Our 2022 Annual Report and other public filings made with the SEC are available, without charge, at www.sec.gov and at http://investors.hookerfurnishings.com.

Overview

Hooker Furnishings Corporation, incorporated in Virginia in 1924, is a designer, marketer, and importer of casegoods (wooden and metal furniture), leather furniture, and fabric-upholstered furniture for the residential, hospitality and contract markets. We also domestically manufacture premium residential custom leather, custom fabric-upholstered furniture, and outdoor furniture. We believe that consumer tastes and channels in which they shop for furniture are evolving at a rapid pace and we continue to change to meet these demands.

Changes to segment reporting for fiscal 2023

We regularly monitor our reportable segments for changes in facts and circumstances to determine whether changes in the identification or aggregation of operating segments are necessary.

Before the fiscal 2023 first quarter, H Contract’s results included sales of seating products sourced from Sam Moore. Due to a change in the way management internally evaluates operating performance, beginning with fiscal 2023 first quarter Sam Moore’s results, which are included in Domestic Upholstery, now include sales of seating products formerly included in H Contract’s results. Fiscal 2022 results discussed below have been recast to reflect this change. The Hooker Branded and Home Meridian segments are unchanged.

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Orders and Backlog

In the discussion below and herein we reference changes in sales orders or “orders” and sales order backlog (unshipped orders at a point in time) or “backlog” compared to certain periods of time and changes discussed are in sales dollars and not units of inventory, unless stated otherwise. We believe orders are generally good current indicators of sales momentum and business conditions. If the items ordered are in stock and the customer has requested immediate delivery, we generally ship products in about seven days or less from receipt of order; however, orders may be shipped later if they are out of stock or there are production or shipping delays, or the customer has requested the order to be shipped later. It is our policy and industry practice to allow order cancellation for casegoods up to the time of shipment or, in the case of container direct orders, up until the time the container is booked with the ocean freight carrier; therefore, customer orders for casegoods are not firm. However, domestically produced upholstered products are predominantly custom-built and consequently, cannot be cancelled once the leather or fabric has been cut. Additionally, our hospitality products are highly customized and are generally not cancellable.

For the Hooker Branded and Domestic Upholstery segments and All Other, we generally consider backlogs to be one helpful indicator of sales for the upcoming 30-day period, but because of our relatively quick delivery and our cancellation policies, we do not consider order backlogs to be a reliable indicator of expected long-term sales. We generally consider the Home Meridian segment’s backlog to be one helpful indicator of that segment’s sales for the upcoming 90-day period. Due to (i) Home Meridian’s sales volume, (ii) the average sales order sizes of its mass and mega account channels of distribution, (iii) the proprietary nature of many of its products and (iv) the project nature of its hospitality business, for which average order sizes tend to be larger and consequently, its order backlog tends to be larger. There are exceptions to the general predictive nature of our orders and backlogs noted in this paragraph due to current demand and supply chain challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recovery. They are discussed in greater detail below and are essential to understanding our prospects. In the prior year, orders were not converting to shipments as quickly as would be expected compared to the pre-pandemic environment due to the lack and cost of shipping containers and vessel space as well as limited overseas vendor capacity. As a result, backlogs were significantly elevated. At October 30, 2022, our backlog of unshipped orders was as follows and a further discussion of our current backlog by segment is discussed below under “Review”:

	Order Backlog
	(Dollars in 000s)

Reporting Segment	October 30, 2022		January 30, 2022		October 31, 2021

Hooker Branded	$	35,101	$	68,925	$	55,599
Home Meridian		56,761		167,968		208,364
Domestic Upholstery		40,199		67,068		61,516
All Other		5,274		6,148		5,432

Consolidated	$	137,335	$	310,109	$	330,911

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Consolidated net sales for the fiscal 2023 third quarter increased by $18.2 million, or 13.6%, compared to the prior year quarter. This increase was primarily attributable to higher net sales in the Domestic Upholstery segment due to the addition of Sunset West results as well as sales growth across its divisions, higher net sales at Home Meridian, and the recovery in the H Contract business. The increases were slightly offset by $1.3 million or 2.4% sales decrease at Hooker Branded. Gross profit and margin improved in all three segments. Consolidated operating income and margin were $6.4 million or 4.2% as compared to an operating loss of $1.7 million or (1.3%) of net sales in the prior year quarter. Consolidated net income was $4.8 million or $0.42 per diluted share for the fiscal 2023 third quarter, compared to a net loss of $1.2 million or ($0.10) per diluted share in the prior year quarter.

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Consolidated net sales for the fiscal 2023 nine-month period decreased by $7.0 million, or 1.5%, as compared to the same period last year due to decreased net sales in the Home Meridian and Hooker Branded segments, partially offset by higher net sales in the Domestic Upholstery segment and All Other. Consolidated gross profit and margin increased due to the increases at the Domestic Upholstery and Home Meridian segments and All Other, partially offset by a decline in Hooker Branded’s gross profit and margin due to a drop in sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Consolidated operating income and margin were $17.6 million or 3.9% as compared to $20.2 million and 4.4% in the prior year period. Consolidated net income was $13.6 million or $1.14 per diluted share for the fiscal 2023 nine-month period, as compared to $15.7 million or $1.30 per diluted share in the prior year period.

Our fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine months performance are discussed in greater detail below under “Review” and “Results of Operations.”

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Review

Despite macro-economic uncertainties and a challenging retail environment, especially for the home furnishings industry, we were grateful that many of the obstacles we faced in the prior year were behind us and were able to report revenue and earnings both exceeded the prior year third quarter.

The Hooker Branded segment’s net sales decreased by $1.3 million, or 2.4%, compared to record sales in the third quarter of last year. The inventory unavailability issues experienced in the fiscal 2022 fourth quarter and fiscal 2023 first quarter caused by the unexpected COVID-related lockdowns at our suppliers in Vietnam were no longer an issue. At the end of fiscal 2023 third quarter, inventory levels for this segment increased by $42 million as compared to fiscal 2022 year-end and $44 million as compared to prior year third quarter end, which positions us well for the holiday selling seasons. Shipments were somewhat lower than our expectations in the third quarter due to a temporary inventory mix issue. Some inventories were received as incomplete collections in our U.S. warehouses missing some pieces. Dealers delayed receipts of orders until collections could ship complete. On a more positive note, a large percentage of the shipments carried the price increases we implemented last year and early this year to mitigate higher freight and product costs; as a result, gross profit increased despite a decline in sales and gross margin grew by 100 basis points as compared to prior year quarter. This segment reported $5.2 million operating income and a 9.5% operating margin for the fiscal 2023 third quarter. Incoming orders decreased as compared to the prior year quarter as the pace of orders returned to near pre-pandemic levels. Quarter-end backlog was lower than prior year quarter end and fiscal 2022 year-end but was still about three times higher than pre-pandemic levels in calendar 2019.

The Home Meridian segment’s net sales increased by $4.4 million, or 9.4%, as compared to the prior year quarter when container direct sales, which comprise a large portion of the revenue in this segment, decreased significantly due to the temporary COVID-related lockdowns in Vietnam and Malaysia. As a result, sales with major furniture chains and mass merchants increased during the current year quarter. Additionally, the hospitality business reported strong sales as that sector continues to recover from the COVID-related downturn. These increases were largely offset by the absence of Clubs channel sales and decreased E-commerce sales. The exit from the unprofitable Clubs channel resulted in a significant improvement in returns and allowances. E-commerce sales decreased mostly due to normalization of post-COVID consumer demand. Gross profit and margin improved significantly in the fiscal 2023 third quarter due to the absence of excess chargebacks from the Clubs channel and order cancellation costs when we exited the Ready-To-Assemble furniture category in the prior year quarter. Additionally, most shipments carried price increases and freight surcharges to help mitigate higher freight costs. While sales volume improved over the abnormally low prior-year year levels, HMI shipped far less than expected due mostly to dealers with high inventory levels delaying shipments. Additionally, HMI recorded higher-than-expected transition and labor costs related to the new Georgia warehouse. Consequently, it reported an operating loss of $3.2 million, which was $7 million improvement from a $10 million operating loss in the prior year quarter. As expected, incoming orders and quarter-end backlog decreased significantly due to the absence of Clubs channel orders as well as decreased orders from our retail customers due to the delayed shipments previously mentioned.

The Domestic Upholstery segment’s net sales increased by $14.1 million, or 48.2%, as compared to the prior year quarter due to the addition of Sunset West results as well as organic sales growth at Bradington Young, Sam Moore and Shenandoah which all delivered double-digit net sales increases for the quarterly and nine-month periods. Gross profit and margin increased due to the inclusion of Sunset West results, favorable sales variances, better overhead absorption on higher sales volumes and near full operating capacity. These improvements were partially offset by increased raw material costs such as leather, foam and upholstery materials. This segment generated operating income of $3.8 million and reported an operating margin of 8.8% for the fiscal 2023 third quarter. Incoming orders decreased as compared to prior year quarter due to current demand, long lead times and high backlogs, but were at about the same level as year-to-date calendar 2019. Quarter-end backlog was lower than prior year quarter end and fiscal 2022 year-end when demand was exceptionally strong while production capacity was constrained. Comparing to calendar 2019, backlog was more than three times higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Cash and cash equivalents stood at $6.5 million at fiscal 2023 third quarter-end, down $62.9 million from the balance at the fiscal 2022 year-end due principally to $58.9 million increase in inventory. During the nine-month period, we used cash collected from accounts receivable to pay $9.4 million in share repurchases, $7.8 million for capital expenditures and development of our new cloud-based ERP system, and $7.1 million in cash dividends to our shareholders. During the fiscal 2023 second quarter, we received $25 million in term loan proceeds to replenish cash used to make the Sunset West Acquisition. In addition to our cash balance, at fiscal 2023 third quarter end, we had $26.4 million available under our existing revolver to fund working capital needs. To improve liquidity, we have also implemented targeted promotions on certain products. With strategic inventory management, reasonable capital expenditures, and prudent expense management, we believe we have the financial resources to support our business operations for the foreseeable future.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the percentage relationship to net sales of certain items included in the condensed consolidated statements of income included in this report.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,			October 31,			October 30,			October 31,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Net sales		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%
Cost of sales		78.9			85.0			79.5			81.4
Gross profit		21.1			15.0			20.5			18.6
Selling and administrative expenses		16.3			15.8			16.0			13.8
Intangible asset amortization		0.6			0.4			0.6			0.4
Operating income/(loss)		4.2			(1.3	)		3.9			4.4
Other income, net		0.1			-			0.1			-
Interest expense		0.3			-			0.1			-
Income/(Loss) before income taxes		4.1			(1.2	)		3.9			4.4
Income tax expense		0.9			(0.3	)		0.9			1.0
Net income/(Loss)		3.2			(0.9	)		3.0			3.4

Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter and Nine Months Compared to Fiscal 2022 Third Quarter and Nine Months

	Net Sales
	Thirteen Weeks Ended																Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,					October 31,											October 30,					October 31,
	2022					2021											2022					2021
			% Net Sales					% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change					% Net Sales					% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change
Hooker Branded	$	54,696		36.1	%	$	56,037		42.0	%	$	(1,341	)		-2.4	%	$	149,743		33.1	%	$	157,304		34.3	%	$	(7,561	)		-4.8	%
Home Meridian		50,588		33.3	%		46,230		34.6	%		4,358			9.4	%		171,721		38.1	%		217,964		47.5	%		(46,243	)		-21.2	%
Domestic Upholstery		43,436		28.7	%		29,302		22.0	%		14,134			48.2	%		122,982		27.2	%		78,387		17.1	%		44,595			56.9	%
All Other		2,860		1.9	%		1,859		1.4	%		1,001			53.8	%		7,357		1.6	%		5,152		1.1	%		2,205			42.8	%
Consolidated	$	151,580		100	%	$	133,428		100	%	$	18,152			13.6	%	$	451,803		100	%	$	458,807		100	%	$	(7,004	)		-1.5	%

Unit Volume

FY23 Q3 %

vs. FY22 Q3

FY23 YTD %

vs. FY22 YTD

Average Selling Price ("ASP")

FY23 Q3 %

vs. FY22 Q3

FY23 YTD %

vs. FY22 YTD

Hooker Branded

-15.5

-17.5

Hooker Branded

16.0

15.3

Home Meridian

6.9

-25.3

Home Meridian

4.3

3.1

Domestic Upholstery *

3.5

6.1

Domestic Upholstery *

13.5

19.4

All Other

37.7

35.1

All Other

6.8

3.8

Consolidated

1.4

-21.5

Consolidated

6.2

17.8

*Sunset West is excluded from the Domestic Upholstery segment in the Unit Volume and ASP portions of the table above since it was not a part of our fiscal 2022 results. Consequently, we believe including its fiscal 2023 results would skew Domestic Upholstery results and reduce the usefulness of those portions of the table.

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Consolidated net sales increased in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and decreased in the nine-month period, both versus corresponding prior year periods.

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The Hooker Branded segment’s net sales decreased in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine months as compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. During the third quarter, this segment experienced a temporary inventory mix issue. Some inventories were received as incomplete collections missing some pieces. Retailers delayed receipt of orders until collections could ship complete, which resulted in lower shipments in spite of the large amount of incoming inventory. For the nine-month period, sales volume decreased due to inventory unavailability, mostly in the first quarter. In addition, net sales in the prior year periods increased significantly due to a demand surge after the initial COVID crisis. ASP increased due to price increases we implemented in response to higher freight costs and product cost inflation. However, it was insufficient to offset the sales decreases driven by unit volume loss.

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The Home Meridian segment’s net sales increased as compared to the prior year third quarter when its container direct business was severely impacted by the temporary COVID-related lockdowns in Vietnam and Malaysia which resulted in significant sales volume loss. For the nine-month period, the sales decrease was attributable to the absence of sales from the unprofitable Clubs channel and lower sales in the e-commerce channel, and to a lesser extent lower sales with the mass merchants. These declines were partially offset by the recovery of hospitality business and the addition of Pulaski Upholstery category. We implemented price increases to mitigate higher freight costs; however, ASP was negatively impacted by discounts offered on e-commerce sales and discounted Ready-To-Assemble category sales, the category we determined to exit last year.

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The Domestic Upholstery segment’s net sales increased significantly in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine-month period due to the addition of Sunset West’s sales as well as strong sales at all three divisions. Prior-year sales were negatively affected by a foam shortage which is no longer a significant issue. Although we experienced some disruptions of the delivery of raw materials for production earlier this year, all divisions were operating at full capacity and working through backlog. Additionally, ASP increased at three divisions due to price increases we implemented in response to the inflation of raw material costs.

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All Other’s net sales increased in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine months driven by increased unit volume at H Contract due to the recovery of senior living industry after the COVID pandemic.

	Gross Profit/(Loss) and Margin
	Thirteen Weeks Ended																Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,					October 31,											October 30,					October 31,
	2022					2021											2022					2021
			% Net Sales						% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change					% Net Sales					% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change
Hooker Branded	$	15,510		28.4	%	$	15,366			27.4	%	$	144		0.9	%	$	44,348		29.6	%	$	49,639		31.6	%	$	(5,291	)		-10.7	%
Home Meridian		5,431		10.7	%		(1,807	)		-3.9	%		7,238		400.6	%		19,057		11.1	%		17,935		8.2	%		1,122			6.3	%
Domestic Upholstery		9,918		22.8	%		5,782			19.7	%		4,136		71.5	%		26,400		21.5	%		15,936		20.3	%		10,464			65.7	%
All Other		1,149		40.2	%		666			35.8	%		483		72.5	%		2,717		36.9	%		1,796		34.9	%		921			51.3	%
Consolidated	$	32,008		21.1	%	$	20,007			15.0	%	$	12,001		60.0	%	$	92,522		20.5	%	$	85,306		18.6	%	$	7,216			8.5	%

Consolidated gross profit and margin both increased in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine months.

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The Hooker Branded segment’s gross profit and margin increased in the fiscal 2023 third quarter despite a slight net sales decrease. A large percentage of shipments carried the price increases we implemented last year and earlier this year to mitigate higher freight and product costs. However, gross profit was negatively impacted by higher warehousing labor costs as well as higher demurrage and drayage expenses due to large volume of inventory receipts and supply chain constraints. Hooker Branded gross profit and margin decreased in the fiscal 2023 nine-month period driven by a sales decline in the first quarter due to inventory unavailability and to a lesser extent higher freight and product costs.

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The Home Meridian segment’s gross profit and margin improved significantly in the fiscal 2023 third quarter as compared to a margin loss in the prior year quarter due to increased net sales as well as the absences of excess customer chargebacks from the Clubs channel and order cancellation costs incurred when we exited the Ready-To-Assemble furniture category. For the fiscal 2023 nine-month period, gross profit was negatively impacted by sales volume losses, higher product costs, higher-than-expected labor rates and transition costs at the new Georgia warehouse, and margin loss on a quality-related issue, but improved over the prior-year period due to the absence of the aforementioned Clubs channel chargebacks and order cancellation costs in the current period. Ocean freight costs continued to negatively impact margins but improved as compared to prior year periods due to price increases and freight surcharges.

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The Domestic Upholstery segment’s gross profit and margin increased in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine-month period due to the addition of Sunset West results and sales increases across all divisions, which also benefitted overhead absorption and production efficiencies. Gross profit and margin were negatively impacted by increased raw material costs and warehousing costs including freight costs.

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All Other’s gross profit and margin both increased in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine months driven by strong net sales at H Contract.

	Selling and Administrative Expenses (S&A)
	Thirteen Weeks Ended															Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,					October 31,										October 30,					October 31,
	2022					2021										2022					2021
			% Net Sales					% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change					% Net Sales					% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change
Hooker Branded	$	10,293		18.8	%	$	8,697		15.5	%	$	1,596		18.4	%	$	28,917		19.3	%	$	24,599		15.6	%	$	4,318			17.6	%
Home Meridian		8,303		16.4	%		8,042		17.4	%		261		3.2	%		25,346		14.8	%		26,208		12.0	%		(862	)		-3.3	%
Domestic Upholstery		5,550		12.8	%		3,930		13.4	%		1,620		41.2	%		16,479		13.4	%		11,259		14.4	%		5,220			46.4	%
All Other		566		19.8	%		470		25.3	%		96		20.4	%		1,513		20.6	%		1,277		24.8	%		236			18.5	%
Consolidated	$	24,712		16.3	%	$	21,139		15.8	%	$	3,573		16.9	%	$	72,255		16.0	%	$	63,343		13.8	%	$	8,912			14.1	%

Consolidated selling and administrative (“S&A”) expenses increased in absolute terms and as a percentage of net sales in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine months.

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The Hooker Branded segment’s S&A expenses increased both in absolute terms and as a percentage of net sales in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine months driven by increased headcounts and wage rates, higher bonus accruals due to abnormally low prior year expense because of the reversal of unearned executive bonuses, higher commissions, and increased operating expenditures including professional services and training expenses to support the Company’s growth strategies.

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The Home Meridian segment’s S&A expenses largely stayed flat in absolute terms in the fiscal 2023 third quarter. Higher selling costs on higher net sales were nearly offset by decreased compensation expense due to personnel changes as well as decreased bad debt expense on lower accounts receivable. For the fiscal 2023 nine-month period, S&A expenses decreased in absolute terms also due to lower commissions on decreased net sales, partially offset by higher designing fees on a new licensing arrangement, higher international travel expenses as normal travel schedules resumed, and higher depreciation expenses on additions of property and equipment at the Georgia warehouse.

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The Domestic Upholstery segment’s S&A expenses increased in absolute terms in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine months due principally to the addition of Sunset West’s S&A expenses, as well as higher selling costs and higher salaries across all divisions. Domestic Upholstery S&A expenses decreased as a percentage of net sales in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine months due to higher net sales.

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All Other S&A expenses increased in absolute terms while they decreased as a percentage of net sales in the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine months due to higher selling costs on strong net sales.

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	Intangible Asset Amortization
	Thirteen Weeks Ended															Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,					October 31,										October 30,					October 31,
	2022					2021										2022					2021
			% Net Sales					% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change					% Net Sales					% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change
Intangible asset amortization	$	878		0.6	%	$	596		0.4	%	$	282		47.3	%	$	2,634		0.6	%	$	1,788		0.4	%	$	846		47.3	%

Intangible asset amortization expense was higher in fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine-month period due to Acquisition-related amortization expense.

	Operating Profit/(Loss) and Margin
	Thirteen Weeks Ended																		Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,						October 31,												October 30,						October 31,
	2022						2021												2022						2021
				% Net Sales						% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change						% Net Sales						% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change
Hooker Branded	$	5,217			9.5	%	$	6,669			11.9	%	$	(1,452	)		-21.8	%	$	15,431			10.3	%	$	25,040			15.9	%	$	(9,609	)		-38.4	%
Home Meridian		(3,205	)		-6.3	%		(10,181	)		-22.0	%		6,976			68.5	%		(7,290	)		-4.2	%		(9,274	)		-4.3	%		1,984			21.4	%
Domestic Upholstery		3,823			8.8	%		1,589			5.4	%		2,234			140.6	%		8,288			6.7	%		3,890			5.0	%		4,398			113.1	%
All Other		583			20.4	%		195			10.5	%		388			199.0	%		1,204			16.4	%		519			10.1	%		685			132.0	%
Consolidated	$	6,418			4.2	%	$	(1,728	)		-1.3	%	$	8,146			471.4	%	$	17,633			3.9	%	$	20,175			4.4	%	$	(2,542	)		-12.6	%

Operating profit and margin increased as compared to the prior year quarter due to the factors discussed above. Sunset West operating profit of $1.4 million and $2.4 million for the fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine-month period, respectively, net of $282,000 and $846,000 in intangible asset amortization expense on Acquisition-related intangibles, were included in the Domestic Upholstery segment’s results.

	Interest Expense, net
	Thirteen Weeks Ended															Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,					October 31,										October 30,					October 31,
	2022					2021										2022					2021
			% Net Sales					% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change					% Net Sales					% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change
Consolidated interest expense, net	$	434		0.3	%	$	27		0.0	%	$	407		1,507.4	%	$	546		0.1	%	$	81		0.0	%	$	465		574.1	%

Consolidated interest expense was higher in fiscal 2023 third quarter and nine-month period mostly due to interest on new term loans and the amounts drawn on the revolving credit facility.

	Income taxes
	Thirteen Weeks Ended																	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,						October 31,											October 30,						October 31,
	2022						2021											2022						2021
				% Net Sales						% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change						% Net Sales						% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change
Consolidated income tax expense/(benefit)	$	1,334			0.9	%	$	(403	)		-0.3	%	$	1,737		431.0	%	$	3,946			0.9	%	$	4,563			1.0	%	$	(617	)		-13.5	%

Effective Tax Rate		21.6	%					24.8	%										22.5	%					22.5	%

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Consolidated income tax expense was $1.3 million for the fiscal 2023 third quarter compared to income tax benefit of $403,000 for the prior year quarter. The effective tax rates for the fiscal 2023 and 2022 third quarters were 21.6% and 24.8%, respectively. For the fiscal 2023 nine-month period, consolidated income tax expense was $3.9 million, compared to $4.6 million for the prior year period. The effective tax rates for the fiscal 2023 and 2022 nine-month periods were both 22.5%.

	Net Income/(Loss)
	Thirteen Weeks Ended																Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,					October 31,											October 30,					October 31,
	2022					2021											2022					2021
			% Net Sales						% Net Sales			$ Change		% Change					% Net Sales					% Net Sales			$ Change			% Change
Consolidated Net Income/(Loss)	$	4,841		3.2	%	$	(1,219	)		-0.9	%	$	6,060		497.1	%	$	13,566		3.0	%	$	15,691		3.4	%	$	(2,125	)		-13.5	%

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share	$	0.42				$	(0.10	)									$	1.14				$	1.30

Outlook

Current economic indicators are mixed and we are closely monitoring potential disrupters including rising interest rates, consumer confidence and a slowing housing market. We are paying close attention to economic indicators and retail trends to ensure that our inventory planning and cost structure are appropriate to short-to-mid-term conditions, while continuing to invest in our longer-term strategies.

At the same time, we see reasons for optimism as the U.S. enjoys strong levels of employment, rising household incomes, and continuing strength in consumer spending. Hooker Legacy backlogs are still much higher than pre-pandemic levels and our recent entry into outdoor furniture with the acquisition of Sunset West earlier this year is performing above our expectations. While HMI’s recovery is somewhat constrained by industry inventory conditions, we are optimistic about the longer-term, due to declining freight and product costs, positive feedback from the recent High Point Market and cost containment efforts. We expect to begin to see the benefits of recent reductions in ocean freight costs beginning in the first quarter of calendar 2023. We believe the environment in the home furnishings industry is shifting from a reliance on historic demand to a dependence on market share gains. Strategically, we believe we are well positioned to capitalize on that change.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows – Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 30,			October 31,
	2022			2021
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities	$	(41,149	)	$	4,974
Net cash used in investing activities		(29,845	)		(7,159	)
Cash provided by/(used in) financing activities		8,136			(6,437	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(62,858	)	$	(8,622	)

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During the nine months ended October 30, 2022, we used a portion of the $25 million term-loan proceeds and existing cash and cash equivalents on hand to build up inventory levels by $58.9 million, fund the $26 million Acquisition, pay $9.4 million in purchases and retirement of common stock, $7.1 million in cash dividends, $4.4 million for the development of our new cloud-based ERP system, $3.5 million capital expenditures to enhance our business systems and facilities, and $464,000 in life insurance premiums on Company-owned life insurance policies.

In comparison, during the nine months ended October 31, 2021, we used a portion of the existing cash and cash equivalents on hand and $5 million generated from operations to pay $6.6 million of capital expenditures to enhance our business systems and facilities, including $4.4 million in our newly opened Georgia distribution center, $6.4 million in cash dividends, $2.6 million on our new common, cloud-based ERP platform and $533,000 in life insurance premiums on Company-owned life insurance policies.

Liquidity, Financial Resources and Capital Expenditures

Our financial resources include:

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available cash and cash equivalents, which are highly dependent on incoming order rates and our operating performance;

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expected cash flow from operations;

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available lines of credit; and

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cash surrender value of Company-owned life insurance.

We believe these resources are sufficient to meet our business requirements and the payment of dividends through fiscal 2023 and for the foreseeable future, including expected capital expenditures and working capital needs.

Loan Agreements and Revolving Credit Facility

On July 26, 2022, we entered into a Fourth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”) in order to replenish cash for all or a portion of the purchase price and other costs associated with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Sunset West. The Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of September 29, 2017, had previously been amended by a First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of January 31, 2019, a Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of November 4, 2020, and a Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of January 27, 2021 (as so amended, the “Existing Loan Agreement”).

Details of the individual credit facilities provided for in the Amendment are as follows:

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Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility. Under the Amendment, the expiration date of the existing $35 million Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Existing Revolver”) was extended to July 26, 2027. Any amounts outstanding will bear interest at a rate per annum, equal to the then current BSBY (adjusted periodically) plus 1.00%. The interest rate will be adjusted monthly. The actual daily amount of undrawn letters of credit is subject to a quarterly fee equal to a per annum rate of 1%. We must also pay a quarterly unused commitment fee that is based on the average daily amount of the facility utilized during the applicable quarter;

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2022 Secured Term Loan. The Amendment provided us with a $18 million term loan (the “Secured Term Loan”), which was disbursed to us on July 26, 2022. We are required to pay monthly interest only payments at a rate per annum equal to the then current BSBY rate (adjusted periodically) plus 0.90% on the outstanding balance until the principal is paid in full. The interest rate will be adjusted monthly. On July 26, 2027, the entire outstanding indebtedness is due in full, including all principal and interest. The Secured Term Loan is secured by life insurance policies under a Security Agreement (Assignment of Life Insurance Policy as Collateral) dated July 26, 2022, by and between the Company and BofA; and

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2022 Unsecured Term Loan. The Amendment provided us with a $7 million unsecured term loan (the “Unsecured Term Loan”), which was disbursed to us on July 26, 2022. We are required to pay monthly principal payments of $116,667 and monthly interest payments at a rate per annum equal to the then current BSBY (adjusted periodically) plus 1.40% on the outstanding balance until paid in full. The interest rate will be adjusted on a monthly basis. On July 26, 2027, the entire outstanding indebtedness is due in full, including all principal and interest.

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The Amendment also included customary representations and warranties and requires us to comply with customary covenants, including, among other things, the following financial covenants:

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Maintain a ratio of funded debt to EBITDA not exceeding:

2.50:1.0 through July 30, 2023;

2.25:1.0 through July 30, 2024; and

2.00:1.00 thereafter.

We were in compliance with each of these financial covenants at October 30, 2022 and expect to remain in compliance with existing covenants through fiscal 2023 and for the foreseeable future.

As of October 30, 2022, we had $26.4 million available under our $35 million Existing Revolver to fund working capital needs. Standby letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $8.6 million, used to collateralize certain insurance arrangements and for imported product purchases, were outstanding under the Existing Revolver as of October 30, 2022. There were no additional borrowings outstanding under the Existing Revolver as of October 30, 2022.

Share Repurchase Authorization

On June 6, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $20 million of the Company’s common shares. The authorization does not obligate us to acquire a specific number of shares during any period and does not have an expiration date, but it may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, or through privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and subject to our cash requirements for other purposes, compliance with the covenants under the loan agreement for our revolving credit facility and other factors we deem relevant.

Through the third quarter of fiscal 2023, we had used approximately $9.4 million of the authorization to purchase 598,165 of our common shares (at an average price of $15.63 per share), with approximately $10.6 million remaining available for future purchases under the authorization as of the end of the fiscal 2023 third quarter.

Capital Expenditures

We expect to spend approximately $1 million in capital expenditures over the remainder of fiscal 2023 to maintain and enhance our operating systems and facilities.

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Enterprise Resource Planning Project

During calendar 2021, our Board of Directors approved an upgrade to our current ERP system and implementation efforts began shortly thereafter. We expect to implement the ERP upgrade at Sunset West in late fiscal 2023 and in our legacy Hooker divisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, with the Home Meridian segment following afterwards. To complete the ERP system implementation as anticipated, we will be required to expend significant financial and human resources. In addition to the capital expenditures discussed in the section immediately above, we anticipate spending approximately $1 million over the remainder of the year, with a significant amount of time invested by our associates.

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Critical Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in our 2022 Annual Report.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to various types of market risk in the normal course of our business, including the impact of interest rate changes, raw materials price risk and changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which could impact our results of operations or financial condition. We manage our exposure to this risk through our normal operating activities.

Interest Rate Risk

Borrowings under our revolving credit facility, the Secured Term Loan and the Unsecured Term loan bear interest based on BSBY plus 1.00%, BSBY plus 0.90% and BSBY plus 1.40%, respectively. As such, these debt instruments expose us to market risk for changes in interest rates. There was no outstanding balance under our revolving credit facility as of October 30, 2022 other than standby letters of credit in the amount of $8.6 million. However, as of October 30, 2022, $24.6 million was outstanding under our term loans. A 1% increase in the BSBY rate would result in an annual increase in interest expenses on our terms loans of approximately $240,000.

Raw Materials Price Risk

We are exposed to market risk from changes in the cost of raw materials used in our domestic upholstery manufacturing processes; principally, wood, fabric and foam products. Increases in home construction activity could result in increases in wood and fabric costs. Additionally, the cost of petroleum-based foam products we utilize are sensitive to crude oil prices, which vary due to supply, demand and geo-political factors. Due to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, there is a shortage of Russian Birch which was the third largest source of US hardwood plywood imports in 2021. A large portion of the plywood used at one division of our Domestic Upholstery segment is Russian Birch. We have been able to find an alternative plywood source and we believe this issue will be mitigated by early 2023. Currently, we have sufficient material to maintain production through the end of January 2023.

Currency Risk

For imported products, we generally negotiate firm pricing denominated in U.S. Dollars with our foreign suppliers, typically for periods of at least one year. We accept the exposure to exchange rate movements beyond these negotiated periods. We do not use derivative financial instruments to manage this risk but could choose to do so in the future. Most of our imports are purchased from suppliers located in Vietnam and China. The Chinese currency floats within a limited range in relation to the U.S. Dollar, resulting in exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Since we transact our imported product purchases in U.S. Dollars, a relative decline in the value of the U.S. Dollar could increase the price we pay for imported products beyond the negotiated periods. We generally expect to reflect substantially all of the effect of any price increases from suppliers in the prices we charge for imported products. However, these changes could adversely impact sales volume or profit margins during affected periods.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended October 30, 2022. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of October 30, 2022 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

On January 31, 2022, we closed on the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Sunset HWM, LLC (“Sunset West"). As permitted by SEC guidance for newly acquired businesses, we intend to exclude Sunset West’s operations from the scope of our Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 report on internal controls over financial reporting for the year ending January 29, 2023. We are in the process of implementing our internal control structure at Sunset West and expect that this effort will be completed in fiscal 2023.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended October 30, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (1).

	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased As Part of Publicly Announced Program		Maximum Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under The Program
August 1, 2022 - September 4, 2022		269,854		16.47		269,854		14,421,611
September 5, 2022 - October 2, 2022		236,565		14.55		236,565		10,979,018
October 3, 2022 - October 30, 2022		23,337		14.00		23,337		10,652,396

Total		529,756	$	15.50		529,756

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Item 6. Exhibits

3.1	Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended as of September 16, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 000-25349) for the quarter ended October 31, 2021)

3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended December 10, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (SEC File No. 000-25349) for the year ended February 2, 2014)

4.1	Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (See Exhibit 3.1)

4.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended (See Exhibit 3.2)

31.1*	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Company’s principal executive officer

31.2*	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Company’s principal financial officer

32.1**	Rule 13a-14(b) Certification of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101*	Interactive Data Files (formatted as Inline XBRL)

104*	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

*Filed herewith

** Furnished herewith

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION

Date: December 8, 2022		By: /s/ Paul A. Huckfeldt
		Paul A. Huckfeldt Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President – Finance and Accounting