UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30,December 31, 2021

 

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from __________ to __________

 

Commission File Number: 1-11692

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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

06-1275288

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

25 Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury, Connecticut

 

06811-5286

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(203) 743-8000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

 

ETD

 

New York Stock Exchange

(Title of each class)

 

(Trading symbol)

 

 (Name of each exchange on which registered)

 

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 (§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

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, as of OctoberJanuary 20, 2021,2022, was 25,260,036.25,301,091.

 

 

 

 

 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.

FORM 10-Q FIRSTSECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
  

Item 1. Financial Statements

2
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets

2
  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

3
  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

4
  

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

5
  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

6
  

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

1618
  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

2733
  

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

2834
  

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 
  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

2935
  

Item 1A. Risk Factors

2935
  

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

3036
  

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

3036
  

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

3036
  

Item 5. Other Information

3036
  

Item 6. Exhibits

3036
  

SIGNATURES

3137

 

1

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value)

 

 

September 30, 2021

  

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2021

  

June 30, 2021

 

 

(Unaudited)

     (Unaudited)   
ASSETS  

 

    

Current assets:

  

Cash and cash equivalents

 $93,665  $104,596  $105,207  $104,596 

Accounts receivable, net

 7,942  9,026  7,495  9,026 

Inventories, net

 158,735  143,978  164,550  143,978 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  40,500   37,679   38,992   37,679 

Total current assets

 300,842  295,279  316,244  295,279 
            

Property, plant and equipment, net

 228,144  231,446  222,195  231,446 

Goodwill

 25,388  25,388  25,388  25,388 

Intangible assets

 19,740  19,740  19,740  19,740 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 101,831  108,730  102,912  108,730 

Deferred income taxes

 822  1,078  489  1,078 

Other assets

  1,527   1,584   2,360   1,584 

Total ASSETS

 $678,294  $683,245  $689,328  $683,245 
  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

        

Current liabilities:

  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 $36,463  $37,786  $37,451  $37,786 

Customer deposits and deferred revenue

 140,198  130,635  124,196  130,635 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 19,885  23,866  21,487  23,866 

Current operating lease liabilities

 27,433  27,395  26,766  27,395 

Other current liabilities

  8,788   4,220   12,917   4,220 

Total current liabilities

 232,767  223,902  222,817  223,902 

Operating lease liabilities, long-term

 89,948  97,911  91,769  97,911 

Deferred income taxes

 5,523  5,028  5,899  5,028 

Other long-term liabilities

  5,010   4,986   3,106   4,986 

Total LIABILITIES

 $333,248  $331,827  $323,591  $331,827 
  

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 16)

    

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 17)

       

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

  

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,055 shares authorized; none issued

 $0  $0 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 49,295 and 49,240 shares issued; 25,260 and 25,237 shares outstanding at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively

 493  492 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,055 shares authorized; none issued

 $0  $0 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 49,336 and 49,240 shares issued; 25,301 and 25,237 shares outstanding at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively

 493  492 

Additional paid-in capital

 382,804  382,527  383,966  382,527 

Treasury stock, at cost: 24,035 and 24,003 shares at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively

 (681,770) (680,991)

Treasury stock, at cost: 24,035 and 24,003 shares at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively

 (681,770) (680,991)

Retained earnings

 650,127  655,346  669,653  655,346 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (6,584)  (5,931)  (6,573)  (5,931)

Total Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. shareholders' equity

 345,070  351,443  365,769  351,443 

Noncontrolling interests

  (24)  (25)  (32)  (25)

Total shareholders' equity

  345,046   351,418   365,737   351,418 

Total LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 $678,294  $683,245  $689,328  $683,245 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three months ended

  

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 
 

September 30,

  

December 31,

  

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Net sales

 $182,327  $151,058  $208,093  $178,826  $390,420  $329,884 

Cost of sales

  73,135   65,288   85,824   77,494   158,959   142,782 

Gross profit

 109,192  85,770  122,269  101,332  231,461  187,102 
  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 81,577  73,466  89,610  78,354  171,187  151,820 

Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains

  255   623   (3,633)  423   (3,378)  1,046 

Operating income

 27,360  11,681  36,292  22,555  63,652  34,236 

Other expenses

  

Interest and other financing costs

 48  335  48  47  96  382 

Other income (expense), net

  28   (105)  (26)  (330)  2   (435)

Income before income taxes

 27,340  11,241  36,218  22,178  63,558  33,419 

Income tax expense

  7,187   1,888   9,324   5,295   16,511   7,183 

Net income

 $20,153  $9,353  $26,894  $16,883  $47,047  $26,236 
  

Per share data

  

Basic earnings per common share:

  

Net income per basic share

 $0.79  $0.37  $1.06  $0.67  $1.85  $1.04 

Basic weighted average common shares

 25,375  25,179  25,396  25,239  25,386  25,209 

Diluted earnings per common share:

  

Net income per diluted share

 $0.79  $0.37  $1.05  $0.67  $1.85  $1.04 

Diluted weighted average common shares

 25,451  25,206  25,513  25,309  25,482  25,257 
  

Comprehensive income

  

Net income

 $20,153  $9,353  $26,894  $16,883  $47,047  $26,236 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 (653) 556  11  1,990  (642) 2,546 

Other

  1   (9)  (8)  (5)  (7)  (14)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

  (652)  547 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

  3   1,985   (649)  2,532 

Comprehensive income

 $19,501  $9,900  $26,897  $18,868  $46,398  $28,768 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Three months ended

 
 

September 30,

  Six months ended 

 

2021

  

2020

  December 31, 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities         

2021

  

2020

 

Net income

 $20,153  $9,353  $47,047  $26,236 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

  

Depreciation and amortization

 4,325  4,140  8,187  8,145 

Share-based compensation expense

 277  254  626  711 

Non-cash operating lease cost

 7,473  7,492  14,948  14,953 

Deferred income taxes

 751  (1,425) 1,460  (706)

Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains

 255  623  (3,378) 1,435 

Restructuring payments

 (417) (59) (615) 31 

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 5  0  4  13 

Other

 (10) (36) 0  12 

Change in operating assets and liabilities

  

Accounts receivable, net

 1,084  (5,149) 1,531  (893)

Inventories, net

 (14,757) (946) (20,572) (1,036)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 (2,808) (6,717) (551) (5,952)

Customer deposits and deferred revenue

 9,563  25,877  (6,439) 26,032 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 (1,184) 8,111  (51) 8,394 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 (3,971) 6,042  (2,538) 2,780 

Operating lease liabilities

 (8,521) (8,390) (16,734) (16,706)

Other assets and liabilities

  4,771   3,020   (224)  2,469 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 16,989  42,190  22,701  65,918 
  

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

        

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

 8,206  1,225 

Capital expenditures

  (1,529)  (2,439)  (3,730)  (5,878)

Net cash used in investing activities

 (1,529) (2,439)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 4,476  (4,653)
  

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

        

Payments on borrowings

 0  (50,000) 0  (50,000)

Payment of cash dividends

 (25,372) 0 

Dividend payments

 (25,372) (5,288)

Proceeds from employee stock plans

 813  1,633 

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

 (778) 0 

Payments for debt issuance costs

 (28) 0 

Payments on financing leases

 (132) (148)  (264)  (290)

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

  (778)  0 

Net cash used in financing activities

 (26,282) (50,148) (25,629) (53,945)
  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

  (109)  94   (87)  439 
  

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 (10,931) (10,303)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  104,596   72,276 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $93,665  $61,973 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 1,461  7,759 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

  104,596   72,276 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 $106,057  $80,035 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


 

 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

           

Accumulated

                  

Accumulated

       
     

Additional

     

Other

   

Non-

        

Additional

     

Other

   

Non-

   
 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Treasury Stock

 

Comprehensive

 

Retained

 

Controlling

 

Total

  

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Treasury Stock

 

Comprehensive

 

Retained

 

Controlling

 

Total

 
 

Shares

  

Par Value

  

Capital

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Loss

  

Earnings

  

Interests

  

Equity

  

Shares

  

Par Value

  

Capital

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Loss

  

Earnings

  

Interests

  

Equity

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 49,240  $492  $382,527  24,003  $(680,991) $(5,931) $655,346  $(25) $351,418  49,240  $492  $382,527  24,003  $(680,991) $(5,931) $655,346  $(25) $351,418 

Net income

 -  0  0  -  0  0  20,153  0  20,153  -  0  0  -  0  0  20,153  0  20,153 

Share-based compensation expense

 -  0  277  -  0  0  0  0  277  -  0  277  -  0  0  0  0  277 

Restricted stock vesting

 55  1  0  32  (779) 0  0  0  (778) 55  1  0  32  (779) 0  0  0  (778)

Cash dividends declared

 -  0  0  -  0  0  (25,372) 0  (25,372) -  0  0  -  0  0  (25,372) 0  (25,372)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

  -   0   0   -   0   (653)  0   1   (652)  -   0   0   -   0   (653)  0   1   (652)

Balance at September 30, 2021

  49,295  $493  $382,804   24,035  $(681,770) $(6,584) $650,127  $(24) $345,046   49,295  $493  $382,804   24,035  $(681,770) $(6,584) $650,127  $(24) $345,046 

Net income

 -  0  0  -  0  0  26,894  0  26,894 

Common stock issued on share-based awards

 41  0  813  0  0  0  0  0  813 

Share-based compensation expense

 -  0  349  -  0  0  0  0  349 

Cash dividends declared

 -  0  0  -  0  0  (7,368) 0  (7,368)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

  -   0   0   -   0   11   0   (8)  3 

Balance at December 31, 2021

  49,336  $493  $383,966   24,035  $(681,770) $(6,573) $669,653  $(32) $365,737 

 

 

           

Accumulated

                  

Accumulated

       
     

Additional

     

Other

   

Non-

        

Additional

     

Other

   

Non-

   
 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Treasury Stock

 

Comprehensive

 

Retained

 

Controlling

 

Total

  

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Treasury Stock

 

Comprehensive

 

Retained

 

Controlling

 

Total

 
 

Shares

  

Par Value

  

Capital

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Loss

  

Earnings

  

Interests

  

Equity

  

Shares

 

Par Value

 

Capital

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Loss

 

Earnings

 

Interests

 

Equity

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 49,053  $491  $378,300  24,000  $(680,916) $(8,441) $638,631  $(1) $328,064  49,053  $491  $378,300  24,000  $(680,916) $(8,441) $638,631  $(1) $328,064 

Net income

 -  0  0  -  0  0  9,353  0  9,353  -  0  0  -  0  0  9,353  0  9,353 

Common stock issued on share-based awards

 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Share-based compensation expense

 -  0  254  -  0  0  0  0  254  -  0  254  -  0  0  0  0  254 

Cash dividends declared

 -  0  0  -  0  0  (5,287) 0  (5,287) -  0  0  -  0  0  (5,287) 0  (5,287)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

  -   0   0   -   0   556   0   (9)  547   -   0   0   -   0   556   0   (9)  547 

Balance at September 30, 2020

  49,053  $491  $378,554   24,000  $(680,916) $(7,885) $642,697  $(10) $332,931   49,053  $491  $378,554   24,000  $(680,916) $(7,885) $642,697  $(10) $332,931 

Net income

 -  0  0  -  0  0  16,883  0  16,883 

Common stock issued on share-based awards

 120  1  1,632  0  0  0  0  0  1,633 

Share-based compensation expense

 -  0  457  -  0  0  0  0  457 

Cash dividends declared

 -  0  0  -  0  0  (6,325) 0  (6,325)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

  -   0   0   -   0   1,990   0   (5)  1,985 

Balance at December 31, 2020

  49,173  $492  $380,643   24,000  $(680,916) $(5,895) $653,255  $(15) $347,564 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

5

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

 

(1)

Organization and Nature of Business

 

Organization

 

Founded in 1932 and incorporated in Delaware in 1989, Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ethan Allen Global, Inc., and Ethan Allen Global, Inc.’s subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “us,” “our,” “Ethan Allen” or the “Company”), is a leading interior design company, manufacturer and retailer in the home furnishings marketplace.

 

Nature of Business

 

We are a global luxury home fashion brand that is vertically integrated from product design through home delivery, which offers our customers stylish product offerings, artisanal quality, and personalized service. We provide complimentary interior design service to our clients and sell a full range of home furnishings through a retail network of approximately 300design centers inlocated throughout the United States and abroad as well as online at ethanallen.com.

 

Ethan Allen design centers represent a mix of locations operated by independent licensees and Company-operated locations. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, the Company operates 141 retail design centers with 136 located in the United States and five in Canada. Our160 independently operated design centers are located in the United States, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. We also own and operate nine manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico and Honduras, including one sawmill, one rough mill and a lumberyard. Approximately 75% of our products are manufactured or assembled in these North American facilities. We also contract with various suppliers located in Europe, Asia, and various other countries that produce products that support our business.

 

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Upon our Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

We have been and continue to be impacted by the ongoing global coronavirus (“COVID-1919”) pandemic. All of ourOur design centers are open and written orders taken at both the retail and wholesale segments have exceeded levels from a year prior as customers continue to allocate more discretionary spending to home furnishings. Demanddemand for our products continues to outpacebe strong as customers allocate greater amounts of discretionary spending to home furnishings than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. After having re-opened our manufacturing facilities in May 2020, we have ramped up and increased production capacity and import receipts leading to an order backlog still at a record level. Our manufacturing capacity has increased by adding headcount as well as second shifts and weekend production shifts to our North American plants. Our ability to expand production combined with higher import receipts has led to a reduction in order backlog during the second quarter of fiscal 2022. However, because we continue to experience strong written orders taken at both the retail and wholesale segments, our order backlog is approximately 50% higher than our backlog during the prior year period.

 

However,While we have increased production to meet the strong demand for our products, we continue to experience ongoing logistical challenges that we, as well as the entire home furnishings industry, have faced resulting from COVID-19 related supply chain disruptions creating delays in order fulfillment and increasing order backlogs.fulfillment. Our focus on inventory and supply chain management areis critical as we balance the need to maintain supply chain flexibility to help ensure competitive lead times with the risk of inventory shortage and obsolescence. The receipt of inventory and raw materials imported from certain geographic areas has been slowed. In addition, ocean freight capacity issues continue to persist worldwide due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in price increases per shipping container. While we continue to manage and evaluate our logistics providers, there iswe do nonot indication thatbelieve ocean freight container rates will return to pre-COVID-19 levels in the near-term. We are also experiencingWhile we improved our headcount during the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we continue to experience a shortage of qualified labor in certain geographies, particularly with United States manufacturing plant production workers and at our distribution facilities. Outside suppliers that we rely on have also experienced shortages of qualified labor. While we continue to actively identify, recruit, develop and retain qualified talent, an ongoing shortage in certain geographies could result in increased costs from higher overtime and the need to hire temporary help to meet demand and higher wage rates from actions to attract and retain employees, as well as higher costs to purchase raw materials or services from such third parties, all of which would have negativelya negative impact on our results of operations.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has also exposed us to greater market risk as a result of increases in the cost of raw materials that we use in our manufacturing processes, principally wood, fabric and foam products. These raw materials have been, and continue to be, subject to rising inflationary pressures, partially attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to increased costs of production. As commodity prices rise, we continue to evaluate whether a price increase to our customers to offset these costs is warranted.

In addition, in recent months, the United States federal government has issued orders and regulations directing employers to require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Due to our United States government General Services Administration contract, we are classified as a government contractor. In addition, we are a company with more than 100 employees, thus subject to these recently issued orders and regulations, if finalized. However, given the uncertainty surrounding if the mandates are legal and when they become effective, it is not possible to predict with certainty the impacts the mandates would have on us.

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Although we actively manage the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to predict the impact COVID-19 will have on our financial operations in the near- and long-term. We also continue to manage our global supply chain and manufacturing operations, which may continue to be adversely impacted with respect to availability and pricing based on uncontrollable factors. The timing of any future actions in response to COVID-19 is dependent on the mitigation of the spread of the virus along with the adoption and continued effectiveness of vaccines, status of government orders, directives and guidelines, recovery of the business environment, global supply chain conditions, economic conditions, raw material prices, and consumer demand for our products.

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Interim Basis of Presentation

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

Ethan Allen conducts business globally and has strategically aligned its business into 2two reportable segments: Wholesale and Retail. These two segments represent strategic business areas of our vertically integrated enterprise that operate separately and provide their own distinctive services. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Our consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of an entity in which we are a majority shareholder with the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s performance. Noncontrolling interest amounts in the entity are immaterial and included in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income within Other income (expense), net. All intercompany activity and balances have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for fair presentation, have been included in the consolidated financial statements. The results of operations for the three and sixmonths ended September 30,December 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our fiscal 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

 

Use of Estimates

 

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting period. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making those estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates. Areas in which significant estimates have been made include, but are not limited to, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment analyses, useful lives for property, plant and equipment, inventory obsolescence, lease accounting, business insurance reserves, tax valuation allowances and the evaluation of uncertain tax positions and other loss reserves.positions.

 

ReclassificationsRestricted Cash

 

The Company reclassified in the Consolidated StatementWe present restricted cash as a component of Comprehensive Income certain prior year comparative figures from Interest (expense), nettotal cash and cash equivalents as presented on our consolidated statement of interest income to Interestcash flows and other financing costs andwithin Other income (expense), netAssets on our consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2021, we held $0.9 million of restricted cash related to conform to the current year’s presentation. This change was made for disclosure purposes only andan Ethan Allen insurance captive. We did not have hold any impact on previously reported results.restricted cash as of June 30, 2021.

 

The Company hasWe have evaluated subsequent events through the date thatof issuance of the financial statements were issued.included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

New Accounting Standards or Updates Adopted in Fiscal 2022

 

Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, an update intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. This guidance removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. The adoption of this accounting standards update in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Recent Accounting Standards or Updates Not Yet Effective

 

There wereBusiness Combinations. In noOctober 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, recentBusiness Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires an acquirer to recognize and measure contract assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) rather than adjust them to fair value at the acquisition date. This accounting standards or updates not yetupdate will be effective for us as ofbeginning in the end of our first quarter of fiscal 2022.2024. We are currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard, but do not expect it to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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No other new accounting pronouncements issued or effective as of September 30,December 31, 2021 have had or are expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

Our reported revenue (net sales) consists substantially of product sales. We report product sales net of discounts and recognize them at the point in time when control transfers to the customer. For sales to our customers in our wholesale segment, control typically transfers when the product is shipped. The majority of our shipping agreements are freight-on-board shipping point and risk of loss transfers to our wholesale customer once the product is out of our control. Accordingly, revenue is recognized for product shipments on third-party carriers at the point in time that our product is loaded onto the third-party container or truck. For sales in our retail segment, control generally transfers upon delivery to the customer. As our contracts with customers are typically less than one year in length and do not have significant financing components, we do not adjust promised consideration.

 

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Shipping and Handling. Our practice has been to sell our products at the same delivered cost to all retailers and customers nationwide, regardless of shipping point. Costs incurred by the Company to deliver finished goods are expensed and recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. We recognize shipping and handling expense as fulfillment activities (rather than as a promised good or service) when the activities are performed even if those activities are performed after the control of the good has been transferred. Accordingly, we record the expenses for shipping and handling activities at the same time we recognize net sales. 

 

Sales Taxes. We exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by the entity from a customer, including sales, use, excise, value-added, and franchise taxes (collectively referred to as sales taxes). Sales taxes collected are not recognized as revenue but are included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets as it is ultimately remitted to governmental authorities.

 

Returns and Allowances. Estimated refunds for returns and allowances are based on our historical return patterns. We record these estimated sales refunds on a gross basis rather than on a net basis and have recorded an asset for product we expect to receive back from customers in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and a corresponding refund liability in Other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. At September 30,December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, these amounts were immaterial.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. Accounts receivable arise from the sale of products on trade credit terms and is presented net of allowance for doubtful accounts. We maintain an allowance for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on a review of specifically identified accounts in addition to an overall aging analysis. Judgments are made with respect to the collectability of accounts receivable based on historical experience and current economic trends. On a monthly basis, we review all significant accounts as to their past due balances, as well as collectability of the outstanding trade accounts receivable for possible write-off. It is our policy to write-off the accounts receivable against the allowance account when we deem the receivable to be uncollectible. Additionally, we review orders from retailers that are significantly past due, and we ship product only when our ability to collect payment from our customer for the new order is probable. At December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the allowance for doubtful accounts was immaterial.

 

Commissions. We capitalize commission fees paid to our associates as contract assets within Prepaid expenses and other current assets on our consolidated balance sheets. These prepaid commissions are subsequently recognized as a selling expense upon delivery (when we have transferred control of our product to our customer). At September 30,December 31, 2021, we had prepaid commissions of $24.9$22.1 million, which we expect to recognize during the remainder of fiscal 2022 as Selling, general and administrative expenses within our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

 

Customer Deposits. In most cases we receive deposits from customers before we have transferred control of our product to our customers, resulting in contract liabilities. These customer deposits are reported as a current liability in Customer deposits and deferred revenue on our consolidated balance sheets. At June 30, 2021, we had customer deposits of $129.8$130.6 million, of which we recognized $68.7$44.3 million and $113.0 million as net sales upon delivery to the customer during the three and sixmonths ended September 30,December 31, 2021. Customer deposits totaled $139.2$124.2 million at September 30,December 31, 2021. 

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The following table disaggregates our net sales by product category by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

  

Wholesale

  

Retail

  

Eliminations(1)

  

Total

 

Upholstery(2)

 $62,428  $91,195  $(46,274) $107,349 

Case goods(3)

  35,082   46,876   (24,475)  57,483 

Accents(4)

  20,048   34,017   (16,662)  37,403 

Other(5)

  (1,637)  7,495   0   5,858 

Total

 $115,921  $179,583  $(87,411) $208,093 

 

The following table disaggregates our net sales by product category by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2021December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

 

 

Wholesale

  

Retail

  

Eliminations(1)

  

Total

  

Wholesale

  

Retail

  

Eliminations(1)

  

Total

 

Upholstery(2)

 $60,003  $76,294  $(41,875) $94,422  $53,573  $74,087  $(35,090) $92,570 

Case goods(3)

 33,519  41,455  (22,990) 51,984  30,984  38,743  (18,268) 51,459 

Accents(4)

 17,445  31,217  (17,242) 31,420  18,803  29,442  (14,184) 34,061 

Other(5)

  (1,519)  6,020   0   4,501   (1,810)  2,546   0   736 

Total

 $109,448  $154,986  $(82,107) $182,327  $101,550  $144,818  $(67,542) $178,826 

 

The following table disaggregates our net sales by product category by segment for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

  

Wholesale

  

Retail

  

Eliminations(1)

  

Total

 

Upholstery(2)

 $122,431  $167,489  $(88,149) $201,771 

Case goods(3)

  68,601   88,331   (47,465)  109,467 

Accents(4)

  37,493   65,234   (33,904)  68,823 

Other(5)

  (3,156)  13,515   0   10,359 

Total

 $225,369  $334,569  $(169,518) $390,420 

The following table disaggregates our net sales by product category by segment for the six months ended December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

 

 

Wholesale

  

Retail

  

Eliminations(1)

  

Total

  

Wholesale

  

Retail

  

Eliminations(1)

  

Total

 

Upholstery(2)

 $52,735  $57,685  $(32,178) $78,242  $106,308  $131,772  $(67,268) $170,812 

Case goods(3)

 28,739  32,918  (18,664) 42,993  59,723  71,661  (36,932) 94,452 

Accents(4)

 17,196  24,313  (13,515) 27,994  35,999  53,755  (27,699) 62,055 

Other(5)

  (1,336)  3,165   0   1,829   (3,146)  5,711   0   2,565 

Total

 $97,334  $118,081  $(64,357) $151,058  $198,884  $262,899  $(131,899) $329,884

 

 

 

(1)

The Eliminations“Eliminations” column in the tables above represents the elimination of all intercompany wholesale segment sales to the retail segment in each period presented.

 

 

(2)

Upholstery includes fabric-covered items such as sleepers, recliners and other motion furniture, chairs, ottomans, custom pillows, sofas, loveseats, cut fabrics and leather.

 

 

(3)

Case goods includes items such as beds, dressers, armoires, tables, chairs, buffets, entertainment units, home office furniture and wooden accents.

 

 

(4)

Accents includes items such as window treatments and drapery hardware, wall décor, florals, lighting, clocks, mattresses, bedspreads, throws, pillows, decorative accents, area rugs, wall coverings and home and garden furnishings.

 

 

(5)

Other includes product delivery sales, the Ethan Allen Hotel revenues, sales of third-party furniture protection plans, membership revenue (in the prior fiscal year only) and other miscellaneous product sales less prompt payment discounts, sales allowances and other incentives.

 

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Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the use of various valuation methodologies, including market, income and cost approaches is permissible. We consider the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy. We have categorized our cash equivalents as Level 1 assets within the fair value hierarchy as there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. As of September 30,December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, we did not have any outstanding bank borrowings, which we historically have categorized as a Level 2 liability. There were no Level 3 assets or liabilities held by the Company as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021.

 

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis. We did not record any other-than-temporary impairments on assets required to be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during fiscal 2022. In addition, we did not hold any available-for-sale securities during fiscal 2022 and 2021, and thus no fair value measurements were required.

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value for Disclosure Purposes Only. We had no outstanding bank borrowings as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021.

 

 

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Leases

 

We have operating leases for many of our design centers that expire at various dates through fiscal 2040. In addition, we also lease certain tangible assets, including computer equipment and vehicles with initial lease terms ranging from three to five years. We determine if a contract contains a lease at inception based on our right to control the use of an identified asset and our right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of that identified asset. Certain operating leases have renewal options and rent escalation clauses as well as various purchase options. We assess these options to determine if we are reasonably certain of exercising these options based on all relevant economic and financial factors. Any options that meet these criteria are included in the lease term at lease commencement. Most of our leases do not have an interest rate implicit in the lease. As a result, for purposes of measuring our ROU asset and lease liability, we determine our incremental borrowing rate by computing the rate of interest that we would have to pay to (i) borrow on a collateralized basis (ii) over a similar term (iii) at an amount equal to the total lease payments and (iv) in a similar economic environment. The incremental borrowing rate is subsequently reassessed upon a modification to the lease agreement. Some of our leases contain variable lease payments based on a Consumer Price Index or percentage of sales, which are excluded from the measurement of the lease liability.

 

The Company's lease terms and discount rates are as follows:

 

 

September 30,

  

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)

  

Operating leases

 6.0  6.4  6.0  6.6 

Financing leases

 2.4  1.6  2.2  1.7 

Weighted average discount rate

  

Operating leases

 4.2% 4.2% 4.1% 4.3%

Financing leases

 2.2% 4.4% 2.2% 4.3%

 

The following table discloses the location and amount of our operating and financing lease costs within our consolidated statements of comprehensive income (in thousands):

 

 

Three months ended

September 30,

  

Three months ended

December 31,

 

Six months ended December 31,

 

Statement of Comprehensive Income Location

 

2021

  

2020

 

Statement of Comprehensive Income Location

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Operating lease cost(1)

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses

 $7,473  $7,492 

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses

 $7,475  $7,461  $14,948  $14,953 

Financing lease cost

  

Depreciation of property

SG&A expenses

 126  151 

SG&A expenses

 126  144  252  295 

Interest on lease liabilities

Interest and other financing costs

 7  5 

Interest and other financing costs

 6  3  13  8 

Short-term lease cost(2)

SG&A expenses

 308  159 

SG&A expenses

 309  240  617  480 

Variable lease cost(3)

SG&A expenses

 2,313  2,262 

SG&A expenses

 2,371  2,351  4,684  4,613 

Less: Sublease income

SG&A expenses

  (414)  (438)

SG&A expenses

  (386)  (454)  (799)  (892)

Total lease expense

Total lease expense

 $9,813  $9,631   $9,901  $9,745  $19,715  $19,457 

 

 

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Lease expense for operating leases consists of both fixed and variable components. Expense related to fixed lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

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(2)

Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and instead expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

 

(3)

Variable lease payments are generally expensed as incurred, where applicable, and include certain index-based changes in rent, certain non-lease components, such as maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance and other services provided by the lessor, and other charges included in the lease. In addition, certain of our equipment lease agreements include variable lease payments, which are based on the usage of the underlying asset. The variable portion of payments are not included in the initial measurement of the asset or lease liability due to uncertainty of the payment amount and are recorded as expense in the period incurred.

 

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The table below reconciles the undiscounted future minimum lease payments (displayed by year and in the aggregate) under noncancelable leases with terms of more than one year to the total lease liabilities recognized on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

 

Fiscal Year

 

Operating Leases

  

Financing Leases

  

Operating Leases

  

Financing Leases

 

2022 (remaining nine months)

 $24,497  $391 

2022 (remaining six months)

 $16,629  $253 

2023

 25,850  490  27,367  490 

2024

 20,922  320  22,394  320 

2025

 17,334  8  18,753  8 

2026

 13,780  0  15,192  0 

Thereafter

  31,698   0   34,886   0 

Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments

 134,081  1,209  135,221  1,071 

Less: imputed interest

  (16,700)  (30)  (16,686)  (24)

Total present value of lease obligations(1)

 $117,381  $1,179  $118,535  $1,047 

 

 

(1)

Excludes future commitments under short-term operating lease agreements of $0.5$0.6 million as of September 30,December 31, 2021.

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we have entered into twoone additional operating leaseslease for a retail design centers,center, which havehas not yet commenced and areis therefore not part of the tables above nor included in the lease right-of-use assets and liabilities. These leasesThis lease will commence when we obtain possession of the underlying leased asset, which is expected to be within the next three months. The twooperating leases arelease is for a period of seven years and ten years, respectively, and havehas an aggregate undiscounted future rentlease payments of $4.4$2.7 million. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we did not have any financing leases that had not commenced.

 

Other supplemental information for our leases is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three months ended

September 30,

  

Six months ended

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

  

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 $8,521  $8,390  $16,734  $16,706 

Operating cash flows from financing leases

 $132  $148  $264  $290 

Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities

 $(624) $4,477  $7,534  $12,102 

 

There were no0 non-cash financing lease obligations obtained in exchange for new financing lease assets during the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

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Inventories

 

Inventories are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

  

December 31,

 

June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2021

  

2021

  

2021

 

Finished goods

 $117,631  $106,924  $124,420  $106,924 

Work in process

 13,147  11,612  13,262  11,612 

Raw materials

 30,952  28,235  29,194  28,235 

Inventory reserves

  (2,995)  (2,793)  (2,326)  (2,793)

Inventories, net

 $158,735  $143,978  $164,550  $143,978 

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Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are summarized as follows (in thousands):

  

December 31,

  

June 30,

 
  

2021

  

2021

 

Land and improvements

 $78,374  $79,478 

Building and improvements

  354,038   358,469 

Machinery and equipment

  122,912   127,673 

Property, plant and equipment, gross

  555,324   565,620 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (333,129)  (334,174)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 $222,195  $231,446 

 

 

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

Our goodwill and intangible assets are comprised of goodwill, which represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired, and our Ethan Allen trade name and related trademarks. At September 30,December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, we had $25.4 million of goodwill and $19.7 million of indefinite-lived intangible assets, all of which are recorded in our wholesale segment.

 

Both goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized as they are estimated to have an indefinite life. We test our wholesale goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it might be impaired.

 

 

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Income Taxes

 

We recorded income tax expense of $7.2$9.3 million inand $16.5 million, respectively, for the firstthree quarter of fiscaland 2022six months ended December 31, 2021 compared with $1.9$5.3 million and $7.2 million in the prior year comparable period.periods. Our current quarter consolidated effective tax rate was 26.3% 25.7% and 26.0% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 compared with 16.8%23.9% and 21.5% in the prior year.year periods. Ourfirst quarter of fiscal 2022 effective tax rate of 26.3% varies from the 21% federal statutory rate primarily due to state taxes. The increase in the effective tax rate compared with the first quarter aprior year prior was primarily due to a $0.9 million reduction in our valuation allowance on retail state and local deferred tax assets.

As of September 30, 2021, a valuation allowance of $0.6 million wasassets in place against the retail segment's Canadian tax assets, consistent with June 30, 2021. prior year.

 

We recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters as a component of income tax expense. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had $2.2$2.5 million of unrecognized tax benefits compared with $2.0 million as of June 30, 2021. It is reasonably possible that various issues relating to approximately $0.4$0.5 million of the total gross unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30,December 31, 2021 will be resolved within the next 12 months as exams are completed or statutes expire. If recognized, approximately $0.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits would reduce our income tax expense in the period realized.

 

 

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Credit Agreement

 

On December 21, 2018, the Company and most of its domestic subsidiaries (the “Loan Parties”) entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and syndication agent and Capital One, National Association, as documentation agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a $165 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”), subject to borrowing base availability, with the maturity date of December 21, 2023. We incurred financing costs of $0.6 million in fiscal 2019, which are being amortized as interest expense over the remaining life of the Facility using the effective interest method.

 

At the Company’s option, revolving loans under the Facility bear interest, based on the average availability, at an annual rate of either (a) the London Interbank Offered rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.5% to 2.0%, or (b) the higher of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5%, or (iii) LIBOR plus 1.0% plus in each case 0.5% to 1.0%.

 

Availability. The availability of credit at any given time under the Facility will be constrained by the terms and conditions of the Facility, including the amount of collateral available, a borrowing base formula based upon numerous factors, including the value of eligible inventory and accounts receivable, and other restrictions contained in the Facility. All obligations under the Facility are secured by assets of the Loan Parties, including inventory, receivables, and certain types of intellectual property. Total borrowing base availability under the Facility was $102.2 million at December 31, 2021 and $75.7 million at June 30, 2021.

 

Borrowings. We borrowed $100.0 million under the Facility in March 2020 at a weighted average interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR rate plus a spread using a debt leverage pricing grid. We repaid $50.0 million of our outstanding borrowings in June 2020 and the remaining $50.0 million was repaid in September 2020 using available cash on hand. As such, we had 0 outstanding borrowings under the Facility as of SeptemberDecember 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 or at any time during fiscal June 30, 2021. 2022.Interest expense on our outstanding borrowings induring the prior year firstsix quarter months ended December 31, 2020, was $0.3$0.4 million.

 

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Letters of Credit. At September 30,December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, there was $4.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively, of standby letters of credit outstanding under the Facility.

Total borrowing base availability under the Facility was $89.6 million at September 30, 2021 and $75.7 million at June 30, 2021.

 

Covenants and Other Ratios. The Facility contains various restrictive and affirmative covenants, including required financial reporting, limitations on the ability to grant liens, make loans or other investments, incur additional debt, issue additional equity, merge or consolidate with or into another person, sell assets, pay dividends or make other distributions or enter into transactions with affiliates, along with other restrictions and limitations similar to those frequently found in credit agreements of this type and size. Loans under the Facility may become immediately due and payable upon certain events of default (including failure to comply with covenants, change of control or cross-defaults) as set forth in the Facility.

 

The Facility does not have any significant financial ratio covenants or coverage ratio covenants other than a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant based on the ratio of (a) EBITDA, plus cash Rentals, minus Unfinanced Capital Expenditures to (b) Fixed Charges, as such terms are defined in the Facility (the “FCCR Covenant”). The FCCR Covenant only applies in certain limited circumstances, including when the unused availability under the Facility falls below $18.5 million. The FCCR Covenant ratio is set at 1.0 and measured on a trailing twelve-month basis. At both September 30,December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, we were in compliance with all the covenants under the Facility.

 

Amendment to the Credit Agreement. On January 26, 2022, we entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Facility”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Syndication Agent and Capital One, National Association as Documentation Agent. The Amended Facility amends and restates the existing Facility and provides a revolving credit line of up to $125 million, subject to borrowing base availability, and extends the maturity of the Facility to January 2027. Refer to Note 18,Subsequent Event, for additional details on the Amended Facility.

 

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Restructuring and Other Impairment Activities

 

Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains, were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

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2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Optimization of manufacturing and logistics(1)

 $111  $0 

(Gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment(1)

 $(3,913) 273  $(3,913) $273 

Severance and other charges(2)

 144  0  280  150  535  150 

Impairment of long-lived assets (3)

  0   623   0   0   0   623 

Total Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains

 $255  $623  (3,633) 423  (3,378) 1,046 

Inventory reserves and write-downs(4)(5)

  0   389   0   389 

Total

 $(3,633) $812  $(3,378) $1,435 

 

(1)

OverWe completed the pastsale of our previously closed Atoka, Oklahoma distribution center to an independent third party in October 2021 and received $2.8 million in cash less $0.2 million in closing costs. As a result of the sale, the Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $2.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2022. In addition, in December 2021, we completed the sale of a property for $5.6 million in cash, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $1.9 million. In the year ago second quarter, we sold a previously closed retail property and received $1.3 million in cash less $0.1 million in closing costs, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $0.3 million. All three of these transactions were recorded within the line item Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

(2)

We recorded $0.3 million and $0.5 million of charges during the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, respectively. These charges primarily related to severance for terminated employees, including those at our recently sold Atoka, Oklahoma distribution center. In recent years, we have executed on many key initiatives to further optimize further our manufacturing and logistics, including closing our Passaic, New Jersey property, converting our Old Fort, North Carolina case goods manufacturing operations into a distribution center, expanding our existing Maiden, North Carolina manufacturing campus and most recently, closing our Atoka, Oklahoma distribution center and consolidating its workflow into our Old Fort, North Carolina facility. The current year charge of $0.1 million related to the closing of our Atoka distribution center and included within the line item Restructuring and otherimpairmentcharges, net of gains in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

(2)

We recorded $0.1 million of charges primarily related to severance for employees at our Atoka distribution center and certain associates in our retail segment. These charges were recorded in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income within the line item Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains.

(3)

In the prior year first quarter of fiscal 2021, we recorded a non-cash charge of $0.6 million related to the impairment of long-lived assets held at a retail design center location. The asset group used for the impairment analysis was the individual retail design center, which represented the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows were available and largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. We estimated future cash flows based on the design center-level historical results, current trends and operating and cash flow projections. The $0.6$0.6 million non-cash charge was recorded in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income within the line item Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains.

(4)

Manufacturing overhead costs and inventory reserves and write-downs are reported within Cost of Sales in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Restructuring payments made by the Company during the first quarter of fiscal 2022 were $0.4 million, which were primarily for severance, lease exit costs (ongoing monthly rent) and Atoka wind down costs. As of September 30, 2021, remaining restructuring liabilities totaled $0.9 million.

 

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(5)

We recorded a non-cash charge of $0.4 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2021 to increase our finished goods inventory obsolescence reserve for certain slow moving and discontinued inventory items based on actual demand and the most current forecasted market conditions at that time. The non-cash inventory write-down was recorded in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income within the line item Cost of Sales.

Restructuring payments made by the Company during the firstsix months of fiscal 2022 were $0.6 million, which were primarily for severance, lease exit costs (ongoing monthly rent in exited space) and closing costs related to our Atoka, Oklahoma distribution center. As of December 31, 2021, remaining restructuring liabilities totaled $1.0 million and are primarily reported as a current liability in Accrued Compensation and Benefits on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

 

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Earnings Per Share

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) are calculated using the following weighted average share data (in thousands):

 

 

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December 31,

 
 

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2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic calculation

 25,375  25,179  25,396  25,239  25,386  25,209 

Dilutive effect of stock options and other share-based awards

  76   27   117   70   96   48 

Weighted average shares outstanding adjusted for dilution calculation

  25,451   25,206   25,513   25,309   25,482   25,257 

 

Dilutive potential common shares consist of stock options, restricted stock units and performance units. 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020, total share-based awards of 142,083115,710 and 437,449,270,108, respectively, were excluded from the diluted EPS calculations because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020, the number of performance units excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS were 293,752220,082 and 316,445, respectively. Contingently issuable shares with performance conditions are evaluated for inclusion in diluted EPS if, at the end of current period, conditions would be satisfied as if it were the end of the contingency period.

 

 

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists of foreign currency translation adjustments which are the result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to our operations in Canada, Honduras and Mexico. Assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars using the current period-end exchange rate and income and expense amounts are translated using the average exchange rate for the period in which the transaction occurred.

 

The following table sets forth the activity in accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands).

 

 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Beginning balance at July 1

 $(5,931) $(8,441) $(5,931) $(8,441)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 (652) 547  (649) 2,532 

Less AOCI attributable to noncontrolling interests

  (1)  9   7   14 

Ending balance at September 30

 $(6,584) $(7,885)

Ending balance at December 31

 $(6,573) $(5,895)

 

 

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Share-Based Compensation

 

We recognized total share-based compensation expense of $0.3$0.6 million and $0.7 million during the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These amounts have been included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income within SG&A. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, $3.4$3.1 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested equity awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.72.6 years. There was no share-based compensation capitalized for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

At September 30,December 31, 2021, there were 1,245,4001,302,526 shares of common stock available for future issuance pursuant to the Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, and stock units. 

 

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Stock Option Activity

 

Employee Stock Option Grants. There were 0 stock option awards granted to employees during the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

Non-Employee Stock Option Grants. The Plan also provides for the grant of share-based awards, including stock options, to non-employee directors of the Company. During the first quarter of fiscal 2022, we granted 25,410 stock options at an exercise price of $23.61 to our existing non-employee directors. In the prior year first quarter, we granted 37,008 stock options at an exercise price of $12.97. These stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant so long as the director continues to serve on our Board.the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). All options granted to directors have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and remain exercisable for a period of up to ten years, subject to continuous service on our Board. There were no other non-employee stock option grants during fiscal 2021 and have been no such grants during fiscal 2022 to date.

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, $0.20.1 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of 2.22.0 years.

 

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Restricted Stock Unit Activity

 

During the first three monthshalf of fiscal 2022, we granted 51,100 non-performance based restricted stock units ("RSUs"(“RSUs”), with a weighted average grant date fair value of $20.71. The RSUs granted to employees entitle the holder to receive the underlying shares of common stock as the unit vests over the relevant vesting period. The RSUs do not entitle the holder to receive dividends declared on the underlying shares while the RSUs remain unvested and vest in four equal annual installments on the anniversary of the date of grant. WeIn the first half of the prior fiscal year, we granted 38,000 RSUs during the firstthree months of fiscal 2021, with a weighted average grant date fair value of $9.58. The fiscal 2021 RSUs vest in two equal annual installments on the first and second anniversary date of the grant.

 

During the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2022, 50% or 19,000 RSUs vested. These awards were previously granted in fiscal August 2020. 2021.As of September 30,December 31, 2021, a total of 100,10098,100 RSUs were outstanding at a weighted average grant date fair value of $15.12. Total$15.24.

As of December 31, 2021, $1.2 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units as of September 30, 2021, was $1.4 million, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of 3.33.2 years.

 

Performance Stock Unit Activity

 

Payout of performance stock unit (“PSU”) grants depend on the attainment of certain financial and shareholder-return goals over a specific performance period, which is generally three fiscal years. The number of awards that will vest, as well as unearned and canceled awards, depend on the achievement of certain financial and shareholder-return goals over the three-year performance periods, and will be settled in shares if service conditions are met, requiring employees to remain employed with us through the end of the three-year performance periods.

 

During the first three monthshalf of fiscal 2022 we granted 90,367 PSUs with a weighted average grant date fair value of $17.15 compared with 117,338 RSUs at a weighted average grant date fair value of $8.76 in the prior year first quarter.year. We estimate, as of the date of grant, the fair value of PSUs with a discounted cash flow model, using as model inputs the risk-free rate of return as the discount rate, dividend yield for dividends not paid during the restriction period, and a discount for lack of marketability for a one-year post-vest holding period. The lack of marketability discount used is the present value of a future put option using the Chaffe model.

 

During the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2022, 35,124 PSUs, that were previously granted in July 2018, vested. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, a total of 419,752409,032 PSUs were outstanding at a weighted average grant date fair value of $16.22. Our unrecognized$16.42.

Unrecognized compensation expense as of September 30,December 31, 2021, related to PSUs, was $1.8 million based on the current estimates of the number of awards that will vest, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of 2.32.2 years.

 

 

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Segment Information

 

Our operating segments are aligned with how the Company, including our chief operating decision maker, manages the business. As such, our reportable operating segments are the wholesale segment and the retail segment. Our wholesale and retail operating segments represent strategic business areas of our vertically integrated enterprise that operate separately and provide their own distinctive services. This vertical structure enables us to offer our complete line of home furnishings and accents more effectively while controlling quality and cost. We evaluate performance of the respective segments based upon revenues and operating income. Inter-segment transactions result, primarily, from the wholesale sale of inventory to the retail segment, including the related profit margin. We account for intersegment sales transactions between our segments consistent with independent third-party transactions, that is, at current market prices. As a result, the manufacturing profit related to sales to our retail segment is included within our wholesale segment. Operating income realized on intersegment revenue transactions is therefore generally consistent with the operating income realized on our revenue from independent third-party transactions. Segment operating income is based on profit or loss from operations before interest and other financing costs, other income (expense), net and income taxes. Sales are attributed to countries on the basis of the customer's location.

 

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As of September 30,December 31, 2021, the Company operated 141 design centers (our retail segment) and our independent retailers operated 160161 design centers. Our wholesale segment net sales include sales to our retail segment, which are eliminated in consolidation, and sales to our independent retailers and other third parties. Our retail segment net sales accounted for 85.0%85.7% of our consolidated net sales during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2022 compared with 78.2%79.7% a year prior. Our wholesale segment net sales accounted for the remaining 15.0%14.3%.

 

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Segment information is provided below (in thousands):

 

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2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Net sales

  

Wholesale segment

 $109,448  $97,334  $115,921  $101,550  $225,369  $198,884 

Less: intersegment sales

  (82,107)  (64,357)  (87,411)  (67,542)  (169,518)  (131,899)

Wholesale sales to external customers

 27,341  32,977  28,510  34,008  55,851  66,985 

Retail segment

  154,986   118,081   179,583   144,818   334,569   262,899 

Consolidated total

 $182,327  $151,058  $208,093  $178,826  $390,420  $329,884 
  

Income before income taxes

  

Wholesale segment

 $12,819  $13,138  $9,744  $12,720  $22,563  $25,858 

Retail segment

 14,345  1,983  22,635  9,909  36,980  11,892 

Elimination of intercompany profit (a)

  196   (3,440)  3,913   (74)  4,109   (3,514)

Operating income

 27,360  11,681  36,292  22,555  63,652  34,236 

Interest and other financing costs

 48  335  48  47  96  382 

Other income (expense), net

  28   (105)  (26)  (330)  2   (435)

Consolidated total

 $27,340  $11,241  $36,218  $22,178  $63,558  $33,419 
  

Depreciation and amortization

  

Wholesale segment

 $1,640  $1,704  $1,588  $1,643  $3,228  $3,347 

Retail segment

  2,685   2,436   2,274   2,362   4,959   4,798 

Consolidated total

 $4,325  $4,140  $3,862  $4,005  $8,187  $8,145 
  

Capital expenditures

  

Wholesale segment

 $1,088  $1,042  $1,324  $2,082  $2,412  $3,124 

Retail segment

  441   1,397   877   1,357   1,318   2,754 

Consolidated total

 $1,529  $2,439  $2,201  $3,439  $3,730  $5,878 

 

 

(a)

Represents the change in wholesale profit contained in the retail segment inventory at the end of the period.

 

(in thousands)

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 
2021 2021 

Total Assets

 

2021

  

2021

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale segment

 $295,823  $298,332 $307,546 $298,332 

Retail segment

 409,615  412,066  404,529  412,066 

Inventory profit elimination (a)

  (27,144)  (27,153) (22,747) (27,153)

Consolidated total

 $678,294  $683,245 $689,328 $683,245 

 

 

(a)

Represents the wholesale profit contained in the retail segment inventory that has not yet been realized. These profits are realized when the related inventory is sold.

 

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 Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments represent obligations, such as those for future purchases of goods or services that are not yet recorded on the balance sheet as liabilities. We record liabilities for commitments when incurred (specifically when the goods or services are received). 

 

Material Cash Requirements from Contractual Obligations. As disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as of June 30, 2021, we had total contractual obligations of $203.9 million, including $143.6 million related to our operating lease commitments and $50.2 million open purchase orders. Except for operating lease payments made to our landlords totaling $8.5$16.7 million for the first half of fiscal 2022, there were no other material changes, outside of the ordinary course of business, in our contractual obligations as previously disclosed in 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Legal Matters. On a quarterly basis, we review our litigation activities and determine if an unfavorable outcome to us is considered “remote”,“remote,” “reasonably possible” or “probable” as defined by ASC 450, Contingencies. Where we determine an unfavorable outcome is probable and is reasonably estimable, we accrue for potential litigation losses. Although the outcome of the various claims and proceedings against us cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that, based on information available at September 30,December 31, 2021, the likelihood is remote that any existing claims or proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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 Subsequent Event

On January 26, 2022, we entered into the Amended Facility, dated as of January 26, 2022, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Syndication Agent and Capital One, National Association as Documentation Agent. The Amended Facility amends and restates the existing Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2018, as amended. The Amended Facility provides a revolving credit line of $125 million, subject to borrowing base availability, and extends the maturity of the Facility to January 26, 2027. The Amended Facility also provides the Company the option to increase the size of the facility up to an additional amount of $60 million.

At the Company’s option, borrowings under the Amended Facility bear interest, based on the average quarterly availability, at an annual rate of either (a) Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (defined as the Term SOFR Rate plus 0.10%) plus 1.25% to 2.0%, or (b) Alternate Base Rate (defined as the greatest of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the NYRFB rate plus 0.5%, or (iii) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.0%) plus 0.25% to 1.0%.

The availability of credit at any given time under the Amended Facility will be constrained by the terms and conditions of the Amended Facility, including the amount of collateral available, a borrowing base formula based upon numerous factors including the value of eligible inventory and eligible accounts receivable, and other restrictions contained in the Amended Facility. All obligations under the Amended Facility are secured by assets of the loan parties including inventory, receivables and certain types of intellectual property.

The Amended Facility contains various restrictive and affirmative covenants, including required financial reporting, limitations on the ability to grant liens, make loans or other investments, incur additional debt, issue additional equity, merge or consolidate with or into another person, sell assets, pay dividends or make other distributions or enter into transactions with affiliates, along with other restrictions and limitations similar to those frequently found in credit agreements of this type and size. Loans under the Amended Facility may become immediately due and payable upon certain events of default (including failure to comply with covenants, change of control or cross-defaults) as set forth in the Facility.

The Amended Facility does not contain any significant financial ratio covenants or coverage ratio covenants other than a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant based on the ratio of (a) EBITDA, plus cash Rentals, minus Unfinanced Capital Expenditures to (b) Fixed Charges, as such terms are defined in the Amended Facility. The fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, set at 1.0 to 1.0 and measured on a trailing period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, only applies in certain limited circumstances, including when the unused availability under the Amended Facility drops below $14.0 million.

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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD(the “MD&A”) is designed to provide a reader of our consolidated financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of our management on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect our future results. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

OurThe MD&A is presented in the following sections:

 

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

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Executive Overview

 

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COVID-19 Update

 

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Key Operating Metrics

 

-

Results of Operations

 

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

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Liquidity

 

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Capital Resources, including Material Cash Requirements

 

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Other Arrangements

 

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Significant Accounting Policies

 

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Critical Accounting Estimates

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including this MD&A, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Generally, forward-looking statements represent management’s beliefs and assumptions concerning current expectations, projections or trends relating to results of operations, financial results, financial condition, strategic objectives and plans, expenses, dividends, share repurchases, liquidity, use of cash and cash requirements, investments, future economic performance, business and industry and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business operations and financial results. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These forward-looking statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “continue,” “may,” “will,” “short-term,” “target,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “future,” “strategy,” “opportunity,” “would,” “guidance,” “non-recurring,” “one-time,” “unusual,” “should,” “likely,” “COVID-19 impact,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While the Company believes that its assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors and it is impossible for the Company to anticipate all factors that could affect actual results and matters that are identified as “short term,” “non-recurring,” “unusual,” “one-time,” or other words and terms of similar meaning may in fact recur in one or more future financial reporting periods. 

 

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Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that are expected. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to the following: the global COVID-19 pandemic has, and could continue to have, a materially adverse effect on the Company’s business and its results of operations; a resurgence of COVID-19 and resulting containment measures could negatively impact our ability to fulfill existing order backlog or cause changes in consumer demand; a resurgence of COVID-19 could lead to temporary closures, including our distribution centers; the Company may require additional funding from external sources, which may not be available at the levels required, or may cost more than expected; declines in certain economic conditions, which impact consumer confidence and spending; financial or operational difficulties due to competition in the residential home furnishings industry; a significant shift in consumer preference toward purchasing products online; an overall decline in the health of the economy and consumer spending may reduce consumer purchases of discretionary items; inability to maintain and enhance the Ethan Allen brand; failure to successfully anticipate or respond to changes in consumer tastes and trends in a timely manner; inability to maintain current design center locations at current costs; failure to select and secure appropriate retail locations; disruptions in the supply chain and supply chain management; fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials resulting in increased costs and production delays, and which could result in a decline in sales; competition from overseas manufacturers and domestic retailers; the number of manufacturing and distribution sites may increase exposure to business disruptions and could result in higher transportation costs; current and former manufacturing and retail operations and products are subject to increasingly stringent environmental, health and safety requirements; product recalls or product safety concerns; extensive reliance on information technology systems to process transactions, summarize results, and manage the business and that of certain independent retailers; disruptions in both primary and back-up systems; successful cyber-attacks and the ability to maintain adequate cyber-security systems and procedures; loss, corruption and misappropriation of data and information relating to customers; global and local economic uncertainty may materially adversely affect manufacturing operations or sources of merchandise and international operations; changes in United States trade and tax policies; the phasing out of LIBOR and the impact on interest rates used in future borrowings; reliance on certain key personnel, loss of key personnel or inability to hire additional qualified personnel; potential future asset impairment charges resulting from changes to estimates or projections used to assess assets’ fair value, financial results that are lower than current estimates or determinations to close underperforming locations; access to consumer credit could be interrupted as a result of external conditions; failure to protect the Company’s intellectual property; hazards and risks which may not be fully covered by insurance; a shortage of qualified labor within our operations and our supply chain; labor disruptions resulting from COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the United States; and other factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors, in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and elsewhere here in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements, as well as other cautionary statements. A reader should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in the context of these risks and uncertainties. Given the risks and uncertainties surrounding forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on these statements. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. The forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

 

Executive Overview

 

Who We Are. Founded in 1932 and incorporated in Delaware in 1989, Ethan Allen is a leading interior design company, manufacturer and retailer in the home furnishings marketplace. We are a global luxury home fashion brand that is vertically integrated from product design through home delivery, which offers our customers stylish product offerings, artisanal quality and personalized service. As we celebrate 90 years of innovation, we are still known for the quality and craftsmanship of our furniture as well as for the exceptional personal service from design to delivery, and for our commitment to social responsibility and sustainable operations. We provide complimentary interior design service to our clients and sell a full range of home furnishing products through a retail network of approximately 300 design centers inlocated throughout the United States and abroad as well as online at ethanallen.com. Ethan Allen design centers represent a mix of locations operated by independent licensees and Company-operated locations. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, the Company operates 141 retail design centers; 136 located in the United States and five in Canada. Our 160161 independently operated design centers are located in the United States, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. We also own and operate nine manufacturing facilities, including three manufacturing plants, one sawmill, one rough mill and a lumberyard in the United States and two manufacturing plants in Mexico and one manufacturing plant in Honduras. Approximately 75% of our products are made in our North American plants while we also partner with various suppliers located in Europe, Asia, and other various countries to produce products that support our business. During the first half of fiscal 2022, we reaffirmed our commitment to maintain and grow our North American workshops, where our customization capabilities help create relevant and quality products and has proven to be both a strategic and a branding advantage. To further this commitment, we are actively recruiting new employees for our manufacturing plants, which we believe will enable us to be in a better position to serve our clients.

 

Business Model. Ethan Allen has a distinct vision of American style, rooted in the kind of substance that we believe differentiates us from our competitors. Our business model is to maintain continued focus on (i) capitalizing on the professional service offered to our customers by our interior design professionals in our retail design centers, (ii) investing in new technologies across key aspects of our vertically integrated business, (iii) utilizing ethanallen.com as a key marketing tool to drive traffic to our design centers, (iv) communicating our messages with strong advertising and marketing campaigns, and (v) leveraging the benefits of our vertical integration by maintaining a strong manufacturing capacity in North America.

 

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Our competitive advantages arise from:

 

our North American manufacturing workshops providing customization capabilities and high-quality products of the finest craftsmanship;

 

offering complimentary design service through our interior design professionals;

 

the use of technology combined with the personal service of our interior design professionals;

 

offering a wide array of custom made-to-order products across our upholstery, case goods, and accent product categories;

 

having built a strong retail network, both of independent licensees and Company-operated locations;

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maintaining a logistics network of national distribution centers and retail home delivery centers providing white-glove home delivery service; and

 

leveraging our vertically integrated structure.

 

Fiscal 2022 FirstSecond Quarter in Review(1). OurMore than 4,500 associates convened in December 2021 to kick off the celebration of Ethan Allen’s 90th year in business, with an eye towards the future. As we celebrate 90 years of innovation throughout fiscal 2022, our business fundamentals continue to be strong and during the second quarter of fiscal 2022 we began to see further acceleration in our net sales, with both wholesale and retail net sales reporting double-digit growth. While our retail written orders reporting growth againstwere flat to a strong priorsecond quarter last fiscal year, period. Productionorders were up 44.6% from the same quarter two fiscal years ago. Similarly, wholesale segment written orders were up 1.7% to last year, but up 30.3% compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2020. The positive net sales growth combined with our ability to operate more efficiently through the use of technology and reduced headcount also led to a higher consolidated gross margin, operating margin and diluted earnings per share. Manufacturing production levels, throughout our manufacturing facilities increased steadily during the quarter and are nearly backwhich have substantially returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, whichhelped reduce our backlog during the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Delivery lead-times remain higher than historical averages due to ongoing supply chain delays and we expect will beginthese higher lead-times to reduce record levels of backlog and improve delivery lead-timescontinue in the near-term. OurHowever, our unique vertical structure, whereby we produce about 75% of what we sell, mostly on a custom made-to-order basis in our own North American manufacturing plants, allows us to maintain stronger service levels with greater control overand minimize customer returns and excess inventory.

 

We were pleased with our performance during the second quarter of fiscal 2022, as wholesale written orders increased 8.1% and retail written orderssegment net sales were up 6.1%24.0% and wholesale segment net sales increased 14.2%. We ended the second quarter with a strong balance sheet, including cash on hand of $93.7$105.2 million while expanding our consolidated gross and operating margins through disciplined cost and expense controls. NetConsolidated net sales were up 20.7%16.4% during the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2022 as wefrom strong written orders and increased our manufacturing production.production that led to higher deliveries combined with the prior year being negatively impacted by COVID-19 production delays. The increased production was partially offset by continued supply chain disruptions, which negatively impacted imports. Our retail segment net sales increased 31.3% and our wholesale segment grew net sales by 12.4% compared toAs the prior year quarter.second quarter progressed, we saw an increase in receipt of import products from a higher volume of shipping container receipts. Consolidated gross margin increased 310210 basis points to 59.9%58.8% primarily due to a change in the sales mix and higher productivity in our wholesale manufacturing.manufacturing partially offset by higher import and raw material costs. Operating margin increased from 7.7%12.6% of sales in the second quarter of the prior year period to 15.0%17.4% of sales in the current year firstsecond quarter. Adjusted operating margin, which excludes pre-tax charges from restructuring initiatives, asset impairments and other corporate actions in both periods presented, increased to 15.2%15.7% of sales, up from 8.1%13.1% of sales in the prior year period, primarily due to strong gross margins and cost containment measures. Diluted EPS expanded 113.5%grew 56.7% to $0.79.$1.05. Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.80, up 122.2%$0.95, an increase of 37.7% as compared to the prior year firstsecond quarter. During

We ended the firstsecond quarter we generated $17.0of fiscal 2022 with $105.2 million of cash on hand, an increase of $11.5 million in the last three months from $5.7 million of cash from operating activities and had no outstanding borrowings. In addition, on August 31, 2021, we paid a specialthe sale of two properties for total cash dividendproceeds of $0.75 per share in addition$8.2 million. Reflecting the strength of our balance sheet and strong history of returning capital to shareholders, our Board increased our regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share. Other notable eventsby 16% during the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2022. As we head into the 2022 included the changing of our ticker symbol to “ETD” in August 2021 and our public announcement in September 2021 wherebycalendar year, we reaffirmed our commitment to maintain and grow our North American workshops where customization helps create relevant and quality products. To further this commitment, we are actively recruiting new employees for our manufacturing operations in both Beecher Falls and Orleans, Vermont.

We believe we are well-positioned to continue our growth in net sales while maintaining strong gross and operating profit margins due to our strong retail network, the personal service of our interior design professionals combined with technology, our unique vertical integration structure whereby about 75% of our products are made in our North American manufacturing workshops, and a strong national logistics with our retail home delivery centers delivering product with white glove service to our client’sclients’ home. We expect to see continued consumer interest in home furnishings and will remain focused on investing in digital design and interactive communication technologies, growing our business, generating strong cash flow, refining and repositioning our product offerings to reach a larger client base, and leveraging our vertical integration.integration structure.

 

(1)

Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures section within this MD&A for the reconciliation of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”)GAAP to adjusted key financial metrics.

 

COVID-19 Update

We have been and continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. For a select period during our third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2020, we temporarily closed our design centers and manufacturing facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, on April 1, 2020 we announced our action plan in response to COVID-19 whereby we took several actions to conserve cash in the near term, including the furlough of 70% of our global workforce, the decision by our CEO to temporarily forego his salary through June 30, 2020, a temporary reduction in salaries of up to 40% for all senior management and up to 20% for other salaried employees through June 30, 2020, a temporary reduction of 50% in the cash compensation of the Company’s directors through June 30, 2020, the elimination of all non-essential operating expenses, a delay of capital expenditures, the temporary suspension of the regular quarterly dividend, which was reinstated in August 2020, and temporarily halted our share repurchase program. We also borrowed $100 million under our revolving credit facility in March 2020, which was repaid in full by September 2020, negotiated alternative terms for lease payments and reduced merchandise purchases to lower inventory carrying levels. As of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2021, our manufacturing facilities and design centers had all re-opened and the majority of our furloughed employees had returned to work.

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WeCOVID-19 Update

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to adversely impact our financial performance during the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 as shipping disruptions and manufacturing disruptions related to supply chain and labor constraints have seen a significant improvement in business conditions, which has increased our profitability and generated strong positive cash flow. All our design centers that were temporarily closed have reopened and written orders taken at both the retail and wholesale segments continue to exceed prior period levels. In response todriven delays. While demand for our products outpacing our production capacitycontinues to be strong as customers allocate greater amounts of discretionary spending to home furnishings than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply and with order backlog still at a record level, our teams continuelabor constraints may delay conversion of orders to demonstrate agility and flexibility to identify ways to increase production capacity. We have increased capacity by growing manufacturing headcount as well as by adding second shifts and weekend production in our plants.shipments.

 

Tempering these improvementsContinuing logistical challenges are the continuing logistical challengesbeing faced by the entire home furnishings industry resulting from COVID-19-related labor shortages and supply chain disruptions creating significant delays in order fulfillment and increasing backlogs. We continue to produce aboutoperate in line with our vertical integration structure, producing approximately 75% of our products in our North American manufacturing facilities. The other 25% is sourced primarily from Southeast Asia and China. The receipt of inventory and raw materials imported from these areas has at times, been slowed, or disrupted. In addition,disrupted and often more expensive than in prior years.

Supply constraints. We are experiencing inflationary pressure on our materials coupled with supplier volatility as certain suppliers are also experiencing material and labor shortages. We are working to offset these issues through price increases on our products, supplier negotiations, global sourcing initiatives, make-versus-buy analyses, product re-engineering and parts standardization. Gross margin compression may result as our price increases to our customers may not occur as quickly as the inflationary pressure on our manufacturing inputs.

Shipping disruptions. We expect to continue to be exposed to fluctuations in both domestic freight and ocean freight costs. Transportation costs are managed by optimizing logistics and supply chain planning, but the current freight rate levels are elevated such that significant year-over-year increases occurred during fiscal 2022 are expected to remain elevated. Ocean freight capacity issues continue to persist worldwide due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in recentsignificant price increases per shipping container. We

Labor constraints. While we are alsobeginning to see improvements with respect to our ability to identify and hire talent, we are still experiencing a shortage of qualified full-time labor in certain geographies, particularly with United States manufacturing plant production workers and at our distribution facilities. Outside suppliers that we rely on have also experienced, and continue to experience, shortages of qualified labor. While weWe continue to actively identify, recruit, develop and retain qualified talent, and in particular, are working towards our goal of growing our North American workshops. However, an ongoing shortage in certain geographies could result in increased costs from higher overtime and the need to hire temporary help to meet demand and higher wage rates from actions to attract and retain employees, as well as higher costs to purchase raw materials or services from such third parties, all of which would have negatively impact our results of operations.

 

Vaccine mandates. The Biden administration is imposing a vaccine mandate on federal contractors and seeking to require large companies to have their employees vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID testing. As a federal contractor, we are taking steps to comply with the requirements of Executive Order 14042. Complying with either a vaccine mandate or proposed weekly testing requirements could be difficult, costly and result in attrition. See Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for discussion of risks associated with the potential adverse effects on our workforce of complying with vaccine mandates and testing requirements.

In response to demand for our products, our teams continue to demonstrate agility and flexibility to identify ways to increase production capacity, which helped reduce backlog during the second quarter of fiscal 2022. We have increased capacity by growing manufacturing headcount, investing in plant technology upgrades and expanding our footprint within existing locations as well as adding second shifts and weekend production in our plants. We frequently monitor and re-evaluate our COVID-19 action plan based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other parts of the United States government, regulators and other health and safety organizations. We believe that we have a strong balance sheet with $93.7$105.2 million of cash and no bank borrowings outstanding as of September 30,December 31, 2021, which we believe will provide sufficient liquidity to continue business operations in the long-term. Although we continue to actively manage the impact of COVID-19 and the prospect of continuing or future outbreaks, we are unable to predict the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our financial operations in the near- and long-term. We also continue to actively manage our global supply chain and manufacturing operations, which may continue to be adversely impacted with respect to availability and pricing based on uncontrollable factors.

 

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Key Operating Metrics

 

A summary of our key operating metrics is presented in the following table (in millions, except per share data).

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

  

Three months ended
December 31,

 

Six months ended
December 31,

 
 

2021

  

% of Sales

  

% of Chg

  

2020

  

% of Sales

  

% of Chg

  

2021

% of Sales

  

% Chg

  

2020

 

% of Sales

 

% Chg

  

2021

% of Sales

 

% of Chg

  

2020

 

% of Sales

% of Chg

Net sales

 $182.3  100.0% 20.7% $151.1  100.0% (13.1%) $208.1  100.0% 16.4% $178.8  100.0% 2.4% $390.4  100.0% 18.4% $329.9  100.0% (5.3%)

Gross profit

 $109.2  59.9% 27.3% $85.8  56.8% (8.6%) $122.3  58.8% 20.7% $101.3  56.7% 3.9% $231.5  59.3% 23.7% $187.1  56.7% (2.2%)

Adjusted gross profit(1)

 $109.2  59.9% 27.3% $85.8  56.8% (12.4%) $122.3  58.8% 20.2% $101.7  56.9% 3.9% $231.5  59.3% 23.5% $187.5  56.8% (4.3%)

Operating income

 $27.4  15.0% 134.2% $11.7  7.7% (37.3%) $36.3  17.4% 60.9% $22.6  12.6% 145.1% $63.7  16.3% 85.9% $34.2  10.4% 23.0%

Adjusted operating income(1)

 $27.7  15.2% 125.4% $12.3  8.1% 0.7% $32.8  15.7% 40.3% $23.4  13.1% 146.3% $60.5  15.5% 69.6% $35.7  10.8% 64.4%

Net income

 $20.2  11.1% 115.5% $9.4  6.2% (33.7%) $26.9  12.9% 59.3% $16.9  9.4% 138.3% $47.0  12.1% 79.3% $26.2  8.0% 23.8%

Adjusted net income(1)

 $20.4  11.2% 128.1% $9.0  5.9% (3.2%) $24.3  11.7% 38.6% $17.5  9.8% 139.7% $44.7  11.4% 68.9% $26.5  8.0% 59.8%

Diluted EPS

 $0.79     113.5% $0.37     (30.2%) $1.05     56.7% $0.67     148.1% $1.85     77.9% $1.04     31.6%

Adjusted diluted EPS(1)

 $0.80     122.2% $0.36     2.9% $0.95     37.7% $0.69     155.6% $1.75     66.7% $1.05     69.4%

Cash flow from operating activities

 $17.0     (59.7%) $42.2     80.3% $5.7     (75.9%) $23.7    

nm

  $22.7     (65.6%) $65.9     181.8%

Adjusted annualized return on equity(1)

 21.8%      10.5%     

Adjusted annualized return on equity(1)

            23.8%      15.6%     

Wholesale written orders

      8.1%      (0.4%)      1.7%      28.1%      5.3%      10.7%

Retail written orders

      6.1%      10.8%      (0.2%)      44.9%      3.1%      25.1%

 

(1)

Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures section within this MD&A for the reconciliation of GAAP to adjusted key financial metrics.

 

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The following table shows our design center information.

 

 

Fiscal 2022

  

Fiscal 2021

  

Fiscal 2022

  

Fiscal 2021

 
 

Independent

 

Company-

   

Independent

 

Company-

    

Independent

 

Company-

   

Independent

 

Company-

   
 

retailers

  

operated

  

Total

  

retailers

  

operated

  

Total

  

retailers

  

operated

  

Total

  

retailers

  

operated

  

Total

 

Retail Design Center activity:

              

Balance at July 1

 161  141  302  160  144  304  161  141  302  160  144  304 

New locations

 3  -  3  4  -  4  4  -  4  8  -  8 

Closures

 (4) -  (4) (7) -  (7) (4) -  (4) (10) -  (10)

Transfers

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Balance at September 30

  160   141   301   157   144   301 

Balance at December 31

  161   141   302   158   144   302 

Relocations (in new and closures)

 -  1  1  -  -  -  -  1  1  -  -  - 
              

Retail Design Center geographic locations:

Retail Design Center geographic locations:

 

Retail Design Center geographic locations:

           

United States

 34  136  170  35  138  173  34  136  170  34  138  172 

Canada

 -  5  5  -  6  6  -  5  5  -  6  6 

China

 108  -  108  105  -  105  109  -  109  107  -  107 

Other Asia

 11  -  11  11  -  11  11  -  11  11  -  11 

Europe

 1  -  1  1  -  1 

Middle East

  6   -   6   5   -   5 

Middle East and Europe

  7   -   7   6   -   6 

Total

  160   141   301   157   144   301   161   141   302   158   144   302 

 

Results of Operations

 

For an understanding of the significant factors that influenced our financial performance during the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the prior year first quarter,three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Fiscal 2022 FirstSecond Quarter compared with Fiscal 2021 FirstSecond Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

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September 30,

    

December 31,

   
 

2021

  

2020

  

% Change

  

2021

  

2020

  

% Change

 

Consolidated net sales

 $182,327  $151,058  20.7% $208,093  $174,826  16.4%

Wholesale net sales

 $109,448  $97,334  12.4% $115,921  $101,550  14.2%

Retail net sales

 $154,986  $118,081  31.3% $179,583  $144,818  24.0%
 

Consolidated gross profit

 $109,192  $85,770  27.3% $122,269  $101,332  20.7%

Consolidated gross margin

 59.9% 56.8%    58.8% 56.7%   

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Consolidated net sales were $182.3$208.1 million, an increase of 20.7%16.4% compared to the prior year period. We experienced acontinue to experience sustained higher demand for our products, which led to strong pace of written orders during the current quarter and increased ourquarter. Increased manufacturing production that led to higher deliveries combined with the prior year impact offrom the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused temporary plant closures in our first quarter of fiscal 2021 and a negative impact onnegatively impacted our ability to deliver product to customers. We experienced a strong paceThe second quarter of written orders, and in response,fiscal 2022 marked the first fiscal quarter since the start of the pandemic during which our existing order backlog decreased, which we have continuedattribute to scale and increase our manufacturing capacity to meet demand. While our written orders continue to outpace currentimproved production and import product flow,flow. However, we believe that our ongoing effort to increase capacity will help us work through existing backlog and westill believe it will take several quarters for manufacturing to catch up to the increase in customer demand as there remain ongoing delays within the supply chain. During the current year first quarter, we experiencedchain challenges including certain raw material shortages, increased cost of shipping and import product delays; howeverdelays. As we believecontinue to work through the high backlog, there is an opportunity for future positive growth in delivered net sales based on the size of our order backlog, written order growth and our ability to work through these COVID-19 related disruptions. Partially offsetting the sales growth in the firstsecond quarter was a decline in contract sales, which fell by 23.5%15.5%. In particular, the year-over-year decrease in contract sales was attributable to lower sales from our contract with the United States government General Services Administration (“GSA”), which was negatively impacted by COVID-19 relatedCOVID-19-related economic disruptions and delays.delays combined with lower hospitality sector sales. While contract sales declined induring the current second quarter, we are optimistic for future growth as wholesale written orders from our contract business, including the GSA contract increased 51.1%63.5% in the current year first quartersix months of fiscal 2022 compared with a year prior.

 

Wholesale net sales increased 12.4%14.2% to $109.4$115.9 million primarily due to a 19.6%20.3% increase in intersegment sales to our Company-operated design centers combined with a 15.4%10.9% increase in sales to our U.S.United States independent dealers partially offset by lower contract and international sales. Excluding intersegment sales to our retail segment, wholesale net sales decreased year over yearyear-over-year from lower contract and international sales. The 23.5%15.5% decline in our contract business sales was primarily due to lower GSA sales from delayed purchase commitments and lower hospitality sector sales combined with a slow-downhigh backlog and increased production lead-times resulting in the hospitality sector.net sales being extended into future periods. Our international net sales were down 34.3%26.6% due to a reduction in net sales to China. Our international sales to independent retailers represented 3.2%2.8% of total wholesale net sales compared to 5.5%4.4% in the prior year period.

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Wholesale written orders, which represents orders booked through all of our channels, were up 8.1%1.7% in the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the prior year. WholesaleAfter the reopening of all our retail design centers in early fiscal 2021, we experienced a significant surge in demand leading to a strong, but difficult prior year comparison. However, we are pleased to continue to see sustained higher demand for products in the home furnishings category. As a result of the strong prior year second quarter, wholesale orders from our Company-operated design centers increased 7.3% while our contract business performed very well, increasing 51.1%. Partially offsetting the growth was a 6.5% decrease in orders fromdecreased 3.7%, our independent North American retail network orders were down 9.9% and a 69.9% decrease in international orders from China.China declined 38.2%. When compared to the second quarter two years ago, written orders from our Company-operated design centers are up 32.3% while our independent North American retail network grew by 27.2%. The first quarter fiscal 2022 growth rate of 8.1% continueswritten orders during the Company’s accelerationsecond quarter of fiscal 2022 was facilitated, in part, by strong contract business during the period, during which we reported an order growth of 844.4% as consumer demand for our product offeringsa result of a mix of hospitality and design services remains strong. OurGSA business. Due to strong production and related deliveries, we were able to progressively decrease wholesale backlog increased 61.9%by 12.1% during this second quarter. However, due to the strong written order growth during the past 12 months, our wholesale backlog remained high, up 47.8% compared to athe prior fiscal year, prior and was up 16.4%2.3% from June 30, 2021 as written orders continue to outpace net delivered.2021. We remain focused on our short-term ability to increaseincreasing wholesale production and shipping to the levels that are necessary to service our customers on a timely basis and reduce our backlog during the remainder of fiscal 2022. 

 

Retail net sales from Company-operated design centers increased 31.3%24.0% to $155.0$179.6 million. There was a 31.7%25.3% increase in net sales in the United States, while net sales from our Canadian design centers increased 16.1%decreased 11.0%. Retail net sales were up 24.0% due to strong written orders, grew 6.1%increased premier home delivery revenue and strong shipments from manufacturing production that led to higher customer deliveries, compared to the prior year which was negatively impacted by production delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As noted earlier, after the reopening of all our retail design centers in early fiscal 2021, we experienced a significant surge in demand leading to a strong, but difficult prior year comparison. As a result, our retail written orders decreased 0.2% year over year, but are up 44.6% from two years ago, reflecting the strength of our product offerings and interior design professionals increasingly combining technology with their personal service and continued consumer interest in the home. We have continued to experience strong order trends driven by increased demand for products and strong execution at the design center level, including a 23.9%1.7% increase in traffic. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, there were 141 Company-operated design centers compared with 144 in the prior year period.

 

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Gross profit increased 27.3%20.7% to $109.2$122.3 million compared with the prior year firstsecond quarter due to sales growth within both the wholesale and retail segments, a change in the sales mix, higher wholesale manufacturing production levels, recent product pricing actions taken, benefits realized from the ongoing manufacturing and logistics optimization project and a favorable product mix partially offset by higher raw material and freight costs and increased production costs from labor challenges. Wholesale gross profit was positively impacted by higher sales volumes and manufacturing production levels partially offset by higher shipping and raw materialoverhead costs. Each product category within wholesale (upholstery, case goods and home accents) increased net sales, which drove higher gross profit within the wholesale segment. Retail gross profit was up due to a 31.3%24.0% increase in net shipments combined with a 150-basis270-basis point improvement in gross margin from a favorable change in product mix, higher premier home delivery revenue, an increase in average ticketsticket sale and less clearance sales partially offset by promotional fees from financing promotions. Wholesale gross profit decreased in the current year second quarter due to rising raw material and freight costs due to higher demand and global supply chain challenges. Continued manufacturing capacity expansion, in response to significant increases in written order demand, further drove an increase in production costs and labor challenges that led to a reduction wholesale gross profit and margin. Partially offsetting these decreases were a 14.2% increase in wholesale net sales volumes, efficiencies gained from higher manufacturing production levels and benefits being realized from the previously executed optimization of manufacturing and logistics initiatives. Each product category within wholesale (upholstery, case goods and home accents) increased its net sales, which helped to partially offset rising costs within the wholesale segment.

 

Gross margin was 59.9%58.8%, up from 56.8%56.7% a year prior due to a change in the sales mix, higher productivity in our wholesalebenefits realized from the ongoing manufacturing and logistics optimization project and a favorable product mix. Retail sales, as a percentage of total consolidated sales, were 85.0%86.3% in the current year firstsecond quarter, up from 78.2%81.0% in the prior year period, which sales mix positively affected consolidated gross margin. We believeexpect this shifthigher percentage of retail sales to consolidated sales to moderate towards normalized levels as we increase delivery of the high wholesale order backlog. Our merchandising and supply chain teams continue to work through the current environment of rapidly escalating commodity and freight costs, product shortages, price increases and shipping delays. While we were pleased with a strong consolidated gross margin of 58.8%, we expect our margins to return to a range of approximately 57.0% to 57.5% in sales mix is temporarythe near term from the impact of escalating raw material, labor and expectfreight costs combined with a return of our sales mix to return tomore historical norms in the upcoming fiscal quarter.norms. Benefits realized from increased productivity from the ongoing manufacturing and logistics optimization project helped offsetto minimize margin pressure from rising shippingfreight and raw material costs due to higher demand and global supply chain challenges.costs.

 

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Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses

 $81,577  $73,466  11.0%

SG&A expenses

 $89,610  $78,354  14.4%

Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains

 $255  $623  (59.1%) $(3,633) $423  nm 
 
Consolidated operating income $27,360  $11,681  134.2% $36,292  $22,555  60.9%
Consolidated Operating margin  15.0%  7.7%   

Consolidated operating margin

 17.4% 12.6%   

Wholesale operating income

 $12,819  $13,138  (2.4%) $9,744  $12,720  (23.4%)

Retail operating income

 $14,345  $1,983  623.4% $22,635  $9,909  128.4%

 

SG&A expenses increased to $81.6$89.6 million, or 44.7%43.1% of net sales, compared with $73.5$78.4 million, or 48.6%43.8% of net sales in the prior year period. The 11.0%14.4% increase was primarily driven by higher selling costs whilewith a modest increase within general and administrative expenses remained comparablecompared to the prior year period. Retail selling expenses were up 25.1%22.2% due to the 31.3%24.0% increase in net sales, which drove higher delivery costs as well as increased variable compensation. Wholesale selling costs, which includes logistics, grew by 5.2%13.7% as fuel and freight costs increased from higher sales volumes and rising commodity prices. These selling costs were partially offset by a reduction in marketing spend. For the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we reduced our advertising in various mediums including national television and regional radio markets, thereby reducing our overall advertising spend to 2.0% of net sales compared to 2.8% in the prior year second quarter. However, through our recent digital campaigns, we have substantially increased our digital marketing outreach, which helped us reach more households through the publication of our digital magazine. For the rest of this fiscal year 2022, we expect to increase our advertising to approximately 3-4% of net sales. General and administrative expenses were well managed during the quarter, increasing only 0.6%6.4%, primarily due to higher compensation and office expensesexpense from additional headcount coupled with increased regional management costs, and general business insurance costs. These increases were partially offset by lower bonus expense.and professional fees. SG&A expenses, when expressed as a percentage of sales, decreased 39070 basis points in the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the same period in the prior year, primarily due to higher sales volume relative to fixed costs. SG&A expenses were up 11.0%14.4% while consolidated net sales grew at a much faster rate nearly double that of 20.7%16.4%, which led to improved operating leverage at both the retail and wholesale segment. Our ability to increase net sales in the future will continue to further improve our operating margins due to the leverage of our vertically integrated structure.

Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains was a reported $3.6 million gain compared to a loss of $0.4 million in the prior year period. During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we completed the sale of two properties for a combined pre-tax gain of $3.9 million. In the year ago second quarter, we sold a previously closed retail property resulting in a pre-tax loss of $0.3 million.

 

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Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains were $0.3 million compared to $0.6 million in the prior year period. The current year charges primarily relate to the closing of our Atoka, Oklahoma distribution center and other lease exit costs. The prior year charge of $0.6 million related to the impairment of long-lived assets held at a retail design center location.

Operating income was $27.4$36.3 million compared with $11.7$22.6 million in the prior year period. Adjusted operating income, which excludes restructuring and other charges, was $27.7$32.8 million, or 15.2%15.7% of net sales compared with $12.3$23.4 million, or 8.1%13.1% of net sales in the prior year period. The significant increase in operating income of $9.4 million or 40.3% was driven by the $31.3$29.3 million increase in consolidated net sales, retail and consolidated gross margin expansion, and reduced marketing spend and strong cost containment measures partially offset by higher selling expenses.expenses and a reduction in our wholesale margin. Our ability to maintain disciplined cost and expense controls, including strong cost containment measures, reduced marketing spend and tight expense management within our general and administrative expenses, continues to be a key tohelp drive operating income growth. Compared to the end of the firstsecond quarter of the prior year period, our headcount is up 657547 associates or 18.5%14.9%. However, compared to two years ago, global headcount is down 9.2%7.2%, which has contributed to consolidated operating income and margin expansion. Our ability to drive net sales growth while maintaining costs further highlights our operating leverage as a vertically integrated enterprise.

 

Wholesale operating income was $12.8$9.7 million or 11.7%8.4% of net sales, a decrease compared with $13.1$12.7 million or 13.5%12.5% of net sales in the prior year period due to gross margin contraction from higher raw material and freight costs combined with increasedoverhead production costs, increased freight due to incremental volume and price, higher compensation and office expense from labor challenges. These headwinds were partially offsetadditional headcount and increased general business insurance and professional fees. While net sales rose by higher sales volumes14.2% and manufacturing production levels as well as strong cost containment measures, including improved expense management that helped reducereturned back to near pre-COVID-19 levels, these headwinds outpaced these benefits. Since the wholesale general and administrative expenses.segment bore most of these incremental costs of production, it led to the 23.4% decrease in wholesale operating income.

 

Retail operating income was $14.3$22.6 million, or 9.3%12.6% of sales, compared with $2.0$9.9 million, or 1.7%6.8% of sales in the prior year period. The retail operating margin improved to 9.3%12.6% primarily due to the 31.3%24.0% increase in net sales, and a 150-basis270-basis point expansion in retail gross margin combined with holdingand the ability to manage operating expenses, towhich grew at a growth rate of 13.7%.lower than net sales. While selling, delivery and variable compensation expenses were up due to the growth in sales volume, total retail operating expenses including restructuring and impairment charges, when expressed as a percentage of net sales, decreased 610310 basis points. Total retail operating expenses represented 39.1%36.9% of net sales compared to 45.2%40.0% in the prior year period. The decreases within retail operating expenses were due to the ability to leverage fixed costs, including occupancy costs, maintain lower administrative headcount, and adhere to strong cost control measures implemented at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.pandemic and drive strong written orders while maintaining lower than our historical advertising cost average.

 

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Income tax expense

 $7,187  $1,888  280.7% $9,324  $5,295  76.1%

Effective tax rate

  26.3% 16.8%     25.7% 23.9%   

Net income

 $20,153  $9,353  115.5% $26,894  $16,883  59.3%

Diluted EPS

 $0.79  $0.37  113.5% $1.05  $0.67  56.7%

 

Income tax expense was $7.2$9.3 million compared with $1.9$5.3 million in the prior year firstsecond quarter primarily due to the $16.1$14.0 million increase in income before income taxes and the prior year reversal of a valuation allowance.taxes. Our consolidated effective tax rate was 26.3%25.7% compared with 16.8%23.9% in the prior year comparable period. Our first quarter of fiscal 2022 effective tax rate of 26.3%25.7% varies from the 21% federal statutory rate primarily due to state taxes. The increase in the effective tax rate compared with the first quarter in the prior year period was primarily due to a $0.9 million reduction in our valuation allowance on state and local retail deferred tax assets. Absent this discrete adjustment, our effective tax rate in the year ago first quarter would have been 24.5%.

 

Net income was $20.2$26.9 million compared with $9.4$16.9 million in the prior year period. Adjusted net income, which removes the after-tax impact of restructuring and other charges, was $20.4$24.3 million, up 128.1%38.6% from the prior year period due to stronger net sales, improved retail and consolidated gross margins, strong cost containment measures resulting in minimizing operating expense growth and improving production and delivery of products to customers.

 

Diluted EPS was $0.79$1.05 compared with $0.37$0.67 per diluted share in the prior year comparable period. Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.80,$0.95, up 122.2%37.7% compared with the prior year period primarily due to net sales growth of 20.7%16.4%, expanded retail and consolidated gross margins, our ability to minimize operating expense growth, and improved production and delivery of products to customers partially offset by higher raw material and freight costs, which negatively impacted our wholesale gross and operating margins. In addition, the first quarter in the prior year was negatively impacted from the COVID-19 pandemic, including the temporarily closing of our design centers and manufacturing facilities.

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Consolidated net sales

 $390,420  $329,884   18.4%

Wholesale net sales

 $225,369  $198,884   13.3%

Retail net sales

 $334,569  $262,899   27.3%

Consolidated gross profit

 $231,461  $187,102   23.7%

Consolidated gross margin

  59.3%  56.7%    

 

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Consolidated net sales were $390.4 million, an increase of 18.4% compared to the prior year period. Net sales growth accelerated during the first half of fiscal 2022 as we increased manufacturing production that led to higher deliveries combined with the prior year being negatively impacted by COVID-19 production delays.

Wholesale net sales increased 13.3% to $225.4 million primarily due to a 20.0% increase in intersegment sales to our Company-operated design centers combined with a 13.0% increase in sales to our U.S. independent dealers partially offset by lower contract and international sales. Excluding intersegment sales to our retail segment, wholesale net sales decreased year-over-year from lower contract and international sales. While our contract business sales were down 19.6%, written orders over that same period were up 91.4%, thus we are confident the sales decrease is temporary and due to delayed purchase commitments that will convert to net sales upon delivery during the remainder of fiscal 2022. Our international net sales were down 30.8% due to a reduction in net sales to China. Our international sales to independent retailers represented 3.0% of total wholesale net sales compared to 5.0% in the prior year period.

Wholesale written orders, which represents orders booked through all of our channels, were up 5.3% in the first half of fiscal 2022 compared with the prior year. Wholesale orders from our Company-operated design centers increased 1.9% while our contract business performed very well, increasing 91.4%. Partially offsetting the growth was an 8.1% decrease in orders from our independent North American retail network and a 60.4% decrease in international orders from China.

Retail net sales from Company-operated design centers increased 27.3% to $334.6 million. There was a 28.2% increase in net sales in the United States, while net sales from our Canadian design centers increased 0.1%. Retail written orders grew 3.1% year-over-year, reflecting the strength of our product offerings and interior design professionals increasingly combining technology with their personal service and continued consumer interest in the home. We have continued to experience strong order trends driven by increased demand for products and strong execution at the design center level.

Gross profit increased 23.7% to $231.5 million compared with the prior year due to strong sales growth within both the wholesale and retail segments, a change in the sales mix, recent product pricing actions taken, benefits realized from the ongoing manufacturing and logistics optimization project and a favorable product mix partially offset by higher raw material and freight costs and increased production and overhead costs. Retail gross profit was up due to a 27.3% increase in net shipments combined with a 210-basis point improvement in gross margin from a favorable change in product mix, higher premier home delivery revenue, an increase in average ticket sale and less clearance sales partially offset by promotional fees from financing promotions. Wholesale gross profit decreased year-over-year due to the aforementioned higher shipping and raw material costs that led to increased production costs.

Gross margin was 59.3%, up from 56.7% a year prior due to a change in the sales mix, a favorable product mix and benefits realized from the ongoing manufacturing and logistics optimization project partially offset by higher wholesale production costs. Retail sales, as a percentage of total consolidated sales, were 85.7% in the current year, up from 79.7% in the prior year period, which sales mix positively affected consolidated gross margin. Benefits realized from increased productivity from the ongoing manufacturing and logistics optimization project helped to minimize margin pressure from rising freight and raw material costs.

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SG&A expenses

 $171,187  $151,820   12.8%

Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains

 $(3,378) $1,046   (422.9%)
             

Consolidated operating income

 $63,652  $34,236   85.9%

Consolidated operating margin

  16.3%  10.4%    

Wholesale operating income

 $22,563  $25,858   (12.7%)

Retail operating income

 $36,980  $11,892   211.0%

SG&A expenses increased to $171.2 million, or 43.8% of net sales, compared with $151.8 million, or 46.0% of net sales in the prior year period. The 12.8% increase was driven by higher selling costs while general and administrative expenses remained comparable to the prior year period. Retail selling expenses were up 23.5% due to the 27.3% increase in net sales while wholesale selling costs grew by 9.5% as fuel and freight costs increased from higher sales volumes and rising trucking and shipping costs. These incremental SG&A costs were partially offset by a reduction in marketing spend. General and administrative expenses were well managed during the first half of the year, increasing 3.5%, primarily due to additional headcount coupled with increased regional management costs. SG&A expenses, when expressed as a percentage of sales, decreased 220 basis points in the first half of fiscal 2022, compared with the same period in the prior year, primarily due to higher sales volume relative to fixed costs. SG&A expenses were up 12.8% while consolidated net sales grew at a rate of 18.4%, which led to improved operating leverage.

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Restructuring and other impairment charges, net of gains were a gain of $3.4 million compared to a loss of $1.0 million in the prior year period. The current year charges primarily relate to the sale of our two properties for $3.9 million partially offset by severance and other lease exit costs. The prior year charge of $1.0 million related primarily to the impairment of long-lived assets held at a retail design center location and a loss on the sale of a previously owned retail design center.

Operating income was $63.7 million compared with $34.2 million in the prior year period. Adjusted operating income, which excludes restructuring and other charges, was $60.5 million, or 15.5% of net sales compared with $35.7 million, or 10.8% of net sales in the prior year period. The significant increase in operating income of $24.8 million was driven by the $60.5 million increase in consolidated net sales, consolidated and retail gross margin expansion and reduced marketing spend partially offset by lower wholesale gross margin and higher selling expenses.

Wholesale operating income was $22.6 million or 10.0% of net sales, a decrease compared with $25.9 million or 13.0% of net sales in the prior year period due to gross margin contraction from higher raw material, freight and production costs combined with higher compensation and office expense from additional headcount and increased general business insurance and professional fees. These headwinds were partially offset by higher sales volumes and manufacturing production levels as well as strong cost containment measures, including improved expense management that helped reduce wholesale general and administrative expenses, when expressed as a percentage of net sales.

Retail operating income was $37.0 million, or 11.1% of sales, compared with $11.9 million, or 4.5% of sales in the prior year period. The retail operating margin improved to 11.1% primarily due to the 27.3% increase in net sales and a 210-basis point expansion in retail gross margin combined with holding operating expenses to a growth rate of 14.0%. While selling, delivery and variable compensation expenses were up due to the growth in sales volume, total retail operating expenses including restructuring and impairment charges, when expressed as a percentage of net sales, decreased 440 basis points. Total retail operating expenses represented 37.9% of net sales compared to 42.3% in the prior year period. The decreases within retail operating expenses were due to the ability to leverage fixed costs, reduced marketing spend, maintain lower administrative headcount and adhere to strong cost control measures implemented at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Income tax expense

 $16,511  $7,183   129.9%

Effective tax rate

  26.0%  21.5%    

Net income

 $47,047  $26,236   79.3%

Diluted EPS

 $1.85  $1.04   77.9%

Income tax expense was $16.5 million compared with $7.2 million in the prior year primarily due to the $30.1 million increase in income before income taxes and the prior year reversal of a valuation allowance. Our consolidated effective tax rate was 26.0% compared with 21.5% in the prior year comparable period. Our fiscal 2022 effective tax rate of 26.0% varies from the 21% federal statutory rate primarily due to state taxes. The increase in the effective tax rate compared with the prior year period was primarily due to a $0.9 million reduction in our valuation allowance on state and local retail deferred tax assets. Absent this discrete adjustment, our effective tax rate in the year ago second quarter would have been 24.1%.

Net income was $47.0 million compared with $26.2 million in the prior year period. Adjusted net income, which removes the after-tax impact of restructuring and other charges, was $44.7 million, up 68.9% from the prior year period due to stronger net sales, improved retail and consolidated gross margins and strong cost containment measures resulting in minimizing operating expense growth.

Diluted EPS was $1.85 compared with $1.04 per diluted share in the prior year comparable period. Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.75, up 66.7% compared with the prior year period primarily due to net sales growth of 18.4%, expanded retail and consolidated gross margins and our ability to minimize operating expense growth partially offset by higher raw material, production and freight costs, which negatively impacted our wholesale gross and operating margins.

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, we use non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted gross profit and margin, adjusted operating income and margin, adjusted wholesale operating income and margin, adjusted retail operating income and margin, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share. The reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are shown in tables below.

 

These non-GAAP measures are derived from the consolidated financial statements but are not presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide a meaningful comparison of our results to others in our industry and our prior year results. Investors should consider these non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, our financial performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all the items associated with the operations of the business as determined in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes.

 

Despite the limitations of these non-GAAP financial measures, we believe these adjusted financial measures and the information they provide are useful in viewing our performance using the same tools that management uses to assess progress in achieving our goals. Adjusted measures may also facilitate comparisons to our historical performance.

 

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The following tables below show a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures used in this filing to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

 

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Consolidated Adjusted Gross Profit / Gross Margin

Consolidated Adjusted Gross Profit / Gross Margin

 

Consolidated Adjusted Gross Profit / Gross Margin

 

GAAP Gross profit

 $109,192  $85,770  27.3% $122,269  $101,332  20.7% $231,461  $187,102  23.7%

Adjustments (pre-tax) *

  -   -      -   389      -   389    

Adjusted gross profit *

 $109,192  $85,770  27.3% $122,269  $101,721  20.2% $231,461  $187,491  23.5%

Adjusted gross margin *

 59.9% 56.8%    58.8% 56.9%    59.3% 56.8%   
  

Consolidated Adjusted Operating Income / Operating Margin

Consolidated Adjusted Operating Income / Operating Margin

 

Consolidated Adjusted Operating Income / Operating Margin

 

GAAP Operating income

 $27,360  $11,681  134.2% $36,292  $22,555  60.9% $63,652  $34,236  85.9%

Adjustments (pre-tax) *

  368   623      (3,520)  812      (3,152)  1,435    

Adjusted operating income *

 $27,728  $12,304  125.4% $32,772  $23,367  40.3% $60,500  $35,671  69.6%
  

Consolidated Net sales

 $182,327  $151,058  20.7% $208,093  $178,826  16.4% $390,420  $329,884  18.4%

GAAP Operating margin

 15.0% 7.7%    17.4% 12.6%    16.3% 10.4%   

Adjusted operating margin *

 15.2% 8.1%    15.7% 13.1%    15.5% 10.8%   
  

Consolidated Adjusted Net Income / Adjusted Diluted EPS

 

Consolidated Adjusted Net Income / Adjusted Diluted EPS

 

GAAP Net income

 $20,153  $9,353  115.5% $26,894  $16,883  59.3% $47,047  $26,236  79.3%

Adjustments, net of tax *

  276   (398)     (2,637)  613      (2,361)  215    

Adjusted net income

 $20,429  $8,955  128.1% $24,257  $17,496  38.6% $44,686  $26,451  68.9%

Diluted weighted average common shares

 25,451  25,206     25,513  25,309     25,482  25,257    

GAAP Diluted EPS

 $0.79  $0.37  113.5% $1.05  $0.67  56.7% $1.85  $1.04  77.9%

Adjusted diluted EPS *

 $0.80  $0.36  122.2% $0.95  $0.69  37.7% $1.75  $1.05  66.7%
  

Wholesale Adjusted Operating Income / Adjusted Operating Margin

Wholesale Adjusted Operating Income / Adjusted Operating Margin

 

Wholesale Adjusted Operating Income / Adjusted Operating Margin

 

Wholesale GAAP operating income

 $12,819  $13,138  (2.4%) $9,744  $12,720  (23.4%) $22,563  $25,858  (12.7%)

Adjustments (pre-tax) *

  178   -      (3,734)  389      (3,556)  389    

Adjusted wholesale operating income *

 $12,997  $13,138  (1.1%) $6,010  $13,109  (54.2%) $19,007  $26,247  (27.6%)
  

Wholesale net sales

 $109,448  $97,334  12.4% $115,921  $101,550  14.2% $225,369  $198,884  13.3%

Wholesale GAAP operating margin

 11.7% 13.5%    8.4% 12.5%    10.0% 13.0%   

Adjusted wholesale operating margin *

 11.9% 13.5%    5.2% 12.9%    8.4% 13.2%   
  

Retail Adjusted Operating Income / Adjusted Operating Margin

Retail Adjusted Operating Income / Adjusted Operating Margin

 

Retail Adjusted Operating Income / Adjusted Operating Margin

 

Retail GAAP operating income

 $14,345  $1,983  623.4% $22,635  $9,909  128.4% $36,980  $11,982  211.0%

Adjustments (pre-tax) *

  190   623      214   423      404   1,046    

Adjusted retail operating income *

 $14,535  $2,606  457.8% $22,849  $10,332  121.2% $37,384  $12,938  188.9%
  

Retail net sales

 $154,986  $118,081  31.3% $179,583  $144,818  24.0% $334,569  $262,899  27.3%

Retail GAAP operating margin

 9.3% 1.7%    12.6% 6.8%    11.1% 4.5%   

Adjusted retail operating margin *

 9.4% 2.2%    12.7% 7.1%    11.2% 4.9%   

 

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* Adjustments to reported GAAP financial measures including gross profit and margin, operating income and margin, net income, and diluted EPS have been adjusted by the following:

 

 

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Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

(in thousands)

 

September 30,

  

December 31,

  

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Optimization of manufacturing and logistics (wholesale)

 $111  $- 

Inventory reserves and write-downs (wholesale)

 $-  $389  $-  $389 

Adjustments to gross profit

 $-  $389  $-  $389 

Inventory reserves and write-downs (wholesale)

 $-  $389  $-  $389 

(Gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment (wholesale)

 (3,913) -  (3,913) - 

Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment (retail)

 -  273  -  273 

Severance and other charges (wholesale)

 67  -  179  -  357  - 

Severance and other charges (retail)

 77  -  101  150  178  150 

Impairment of long-lived assets and lease exit costs (retail)

  113   623 

Impairment of long-lived assets (retail)

  113   -   226   623 

Adjustments to operating income

 $368  $623  $(3,520) $812  $(3,152) $1,435 

Adjustments to income before income taxes

 $368  $623  $(3,520) $812  $(3,152) $1,435 

Related income tax effects on non-recurring items(1)

 (92) (153) 883  (199) 791  (352)

Income tax benefit from valuation allowance change

  -   (868)  -   -   -   (868)

Adjustments to net income

 $276  $(398) $(2,637) $613  $(2,361) $215 

 

(1)

Calculated using a tax rate of 25.1% in the current year and 24.5% in the prior year.

 

Liquidity

 

We are committed to maintaining a strong balance sheet in order to weather difficult industry conditions to allow us to take advantage of opportunities as market conditions improve,in the markets and to execute our long-term strategic initiatives. Our sources of liquidity include cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operations and amounts available under our credit facility. We believe these sources remain adequate to meet our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements, finance our long-term growth plans, and fulfill other cash requirements for day-to-day operations and capital expenditures. We continue to monitor our liquidity closely during this continued period of uncertainty and volatility globally, as well as within our industry, related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

We believe our liquidity (cash on hand of $93.7$105.2 million, cash flow from operating activities of $17.0$22.7 million and amounts available under our credit facility of $89.6$102.2 million), will be sufficient to fund our operations, including changes in working capital, anticipated capital expenditures, fiscal 2022 contractual obligations and other financing activities, as they occur, for at least the next 12 months.

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had working capital of $68.1$93.4 million compared to $71.4 million at June 30, 2021 and a current ratio of 1.291.42 at September 30,December 31, 2021, comparable to 1.32 at June 30, 2021 and 1.241.31 at September 30,December 31, 2020. During this continued period of uncertainty and volatility related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we plan to continue to monitor our liquidity. Included in our cash and cash equivalents at September 30,December 31, 2021, is $4.3$7.3 million held by foreign subsidiaries, a portion of which we have determined to be indefinitely reinvested.

 

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Summary of Cash Flows

 

At September 30,December 31, 2021, we held cash and cash equivalents of $93.7$105.2 million compared with $104.6 million at June 30, 2021. Cash and cash equivalents aggregated to 13.8%15.3% of our total assets at September 30,December 31, 2021, compared with 10.0%12.6% of our total assets a year prior and 15.3% at June 30, 2021. Our cash and cash equivalents decreased $10.9increased $0.6 million of 0.6% during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2022 due to net cash provided by operating activities of $22.7 million and $8.2 million in proceeds received from the sale of two real estate properties partially offset by $25.4 million in cash dividends paid and capital expenditures of $1.5 million partially offset by net cash provided by operating activities of $17.0$3.7 million.

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The following table illustrates the main components of our cash flows for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in millions):

 

 

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Six months ended

 
 

September

  

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Operating activities

  

Net income

 $20.2  $9.4  $47.0  $26.2 

Non-cash operating lease cost

 7.5  7.5  14.9  15.0 

Other non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization

 5.6  3.6  6.9  9.6 

Restructuring payments

 (0.4) (0.1) (0.6) - 

Change in working capital

  (15.9)  21.8   (45.5)  15.1 

Total provided by operating activities

 $17.0  $42.2  $22.7  $65.9 
  

Investing activities

  

Capital expenditures

 $(1.5) $(2.4) $(3.7) $(5.9)

Total used in investing activities

 $(1.5) $(2.4)

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

  8.2   1.2 

Total provided by (used in) investing activities

 $4.5  $(4.7)
  

Financing activities

  

Payments on borrowings

 $-  $(50.0) $-  $(50.0)

Payment of cash dividends

 (25.4) - 

Dividend payments

 (25.4) (5.3)

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

 (0.8) -  (0.8) - 

Payments on financing leases

  (0.1)  (0.1)

Proceeds from employee stock plans

 0.8  1.6 

Payments on financing leases and other

  (0.2)  (0.2)

Total used in financing activities

 $(26.3) $(50.1) $(25.6) $(53.9)

 

Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities. We generated $17.0$22.7 million in cash from operating activities during the first threesix months of fiscal 2022, a decrease from $42.2$65.9 million in the prior year period primarily due to an increase in working capital and restructuring payments partially offset by higher net income generated during the period. The increase in working capital was led by higher inventory to ensure inputincrease material availability to support increasedexpanded manufacturing and distribution capacity to meet written order growth, a decrease in customer deposits as retail segment net delivered sales outpaced its written orders and the timingoperating lease payments made of accounts payable.$16.7 million. The prior year change in working capital was primarily due to lower net shipments combined with strong written order growth that drove the customer deposit balance significantly up. As our manufacturing production increases each sequential quarter, our ability to grow net shipments does as well, which keeps thehas led to our customer deposits balance decreasing. The combination of growing our inventory balance to support the surge in demand and the reduction in customer deposits from significantly increasing, like it didincreased net shipments led to the significant year-over-year change in the prior year first quarter.working capital. Restructuring payments made during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2022 of $0.4$0.6 million were primarily for severance, Atoka, Oklahoma distribution center closing costs and lease exit costs (ongoing monthly rent) and Atoka wind down costs..

 

Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities. Cash used inprovided by investing activities was $1.5$4.5 million, a decreasean increase of $0.9$9.2 million from $2.4cash used of $4.7 million in the prior year period due to proceeds received from the sale of two properties and a reduction in capital expenditures as the prior year included the expansion of our existing Maiden, North Carolina manufacturing campus, which will help increase overall capacity.expenditures. Capital expenditures of $1.5$3.7 million during the first three monthshalf of fiscal 2022 related to spending on retail design center projection improvements and relocations, manufacturing plant upgrades to further increase capacity and efficiency and investments in technology upgrades. We completed the sale of our previously closed Atoka, Oklahoma distribution center to an independent third party in October 2021 and received $2.8 million in cash less $0.2 million in closing costs. In addition, in December 2021, we completed the sale of a property for $5.6 million in cash. In the first six months of fiscal 2021, we sold a previously closed retail property and received $1.3 million in cash less $0.1 million in closing costs.

 

Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities. Cash used in financing activities was $26.3$25.6 million during the first threesix months of fiscal 2022 compared with cash used of $50.1$53.9 million in the prior year.year period. The significant change in cash used in financing activities was due to the repayment of $50.0 million in outstanding borrowings in thelast year ago first quarter partially offset by the payment of a special cash dividend in the current year first quarter.fiscal year. Total cash dividends paid in the current yearfiscal 2022 were $25.4 million, including a $0.75 per share special dividend paid in August 2021 totaling $19.0 million. The year ago first quarter did not have any cash dividends paid as the Board had previously suspended the cash dividend due to the COVID-19 impact. However, on August 4, 2020, our Board of Directors reinstated the regular quarterly cash dividend and declared a cash dividend, which was paid on October 22, 2020. The regular quarterly dividend declared by our Board on November 30, 2021, which increased the quarterly dividend by 16% to $0.29 per share, was paid on January 5, 2022, thus excluded from the consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended December 31, 2021.

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We present restricted cash as a component of total cash and cash equivalents as presented on our consolidated statement of cash flows and within Other Assets on our consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2021, we held $0.9 million of restricted cash related to an Ethan Allen insurance captive. We did not hold any restricted cash as of June 30, 2021.

 

Exchange Rate Changes. Due to changes in exchange rates, our cash and cash equivalents were negatively impacted by $0.1 million during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2022. These changes impactedhad an immaterial impact on our cash balances held in Canada, Mexico, and Honduras.

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Capital Resources, including Material Cash Requirements

 

Sources of Liquidity

 

Capital Needs. We maintain a revolving credit facility secured primarily by our accounts receivable and inventory. Availability under the credit agreement fluctuates according to a borrowing base calculated on eligible accounts receivable and inventory, net of customer deposits and reserves. We amended this agreement in December 2018 to extend its maturity date by five years. The credit agreement includes covenants that apply under certain circumstances, including a fixed-charge coverage ratio requirement that applies when excess availability under the credit line is less than certain thresholds. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we were not subject to the fixed-charge coverage ratio requirement, had no borrowings outstanding under the facility, were in compliance with all other covenants and had borrowing availability of $89.6$102.2 million of the $165.0 million credit commitment.

On January 26, 2022, we entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Facility”), with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Syndication Agent and Capital One, National Association as Documentation Agent. The Amended Facility amends and restates the existing Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2018. The Amended Facility provides a revolving credit line of $125 million, subject to borrowing base availability, and extends the maturity of the Facility to January 26, 2027. The Amended Facility also provides the Company the option to increase the size of the facility up to an additional amount of $60 million.

 

Letters of Credit - At September 30,December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, there was $4.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively, of standby letters of credit outstanding under the revolving credit facility.

 

Uses of Liquidity

 

Capital Expenditures. Capital expenditures in the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2022 were $1.5$3.7 million compared with $2.4$5.9 million in the prior year period. The decrease of $0.9$2.2 million from the prior year period related primarily to $1.3 million lower spending on retail design center openings, relocations and projection improvements, as well as the prior year expansion of our existing Maiden, North Carolina manufacturing campus.campus and higher corporate infrastructure and land improvements in the prior year period. The expansion of our existing Maiden, North Carolina manufacturing campus, which will help increase overall capacity, is nearly complete and we expect to commence operations at the facility during the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Partially offsetting these decreases was an incremental $0.5 million spent during the first six months of fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year period on manufacturing plant upgrades, including investments in technology, to further increase our production capacity and efficiency. In the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2022, 70%60% of our total capital expenditures were for manufacturing capital projects including plant upgrades and new machinery and equipment to further increase our capacity and efficiency. The remaining 30%35% primarily related to updating existing design center projections, renovating retail service centers and installing additional technology within each design center, including new designer workstations and tablets. The remaining 5% was primarily for system development to further enhance existing workflows.

 

We have no material contractual commitments outstanding for future capital expenditures and anticipate that cash from operations will be sufficient to fund future capital expenditures. We expect our capital expenditures to reaccelerateaccelerate during the remaindersecond half of fiscal 2022 and should range between $16$12 million and $18$14 million as we further invest in technology, increase manufacturing capacity and open new or relocate design centers while also continuing to improve all our design centers projection. However, given the pace at which business conditions are evolving in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we may adjust our level of capital expenditures throughthroughout the remainder of fiscal 2022.

 

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Dividends. Our Board of Directors has sole authority to determine if and when we will declare future dividends and on what terms. We have a strong history of returning capital to shareholders and continued this practice during the first half of fiscal 2022 by paying a special dividend of $0.75 per share and increasing the regular quarterly dividend by 16%, which together highlight the strength of our balance sheet and operating results. During the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2022, we paid a total of $1.00 per share in cash dividends for an aggregate total of $25.4 million. This total included a special dividend of $0.75 per share or $19.0 million, which our Board of Directors declared on August 3, 2021 and paid on August 31, 2021 to shareholders of record as of August 17, 2021. During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, our Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share, payable on January 5, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14, 2021. No cash dividends were paid in the prior year first quarter as the Board had previously suspended the cash dividend due to the COVID-19 impact. However, on August 4, 2020, our Board reinstated the regular quarterly cash dividend and declared a cash dividend, which was paid on October 22, 2020 and totaled $5.3 million. While we expect the Board of Directors to continue declaring regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, it may discontinue doing so at any time. We will continue to monitor the pace of business as it relates to future dividends and any future cash dividends will depend on our earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other factors considered relevant by us, subject to final determination by our Board of Directors.Board.

 

Share Repurchase Program. At September 30,December 31, 2021, we had a remaining Board authorization to repurchase 2,007,364 shares of our common stock pursuant to our existing multi-year share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”). There were no share repurchases under our Share Repurchase Program during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2022 or fiscal 2021. The timing and amount of any future share repurchases in the open market and through privately negotiated transactions will be determined by the Company’s officers at their discretion and based on a number of factors, including an evaluation of market and economic conditions while also maintaining financial flexibility in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Acquisitions. From time to time, we acquire design centers from our independent retailers in arm’s length transactions. There were no independent retailer acquisitions in either period presented.

 

Material Cash Requirements from Contractual Obligations. Fluctuations in our operating results, levels of inventory on hand, operating lease commitments, the degree of success of our accounts receivable collection efforts, the timing of tax and other payments, the rate of written orders and net sales, levels of customer deposits on hand, as well as necessary capital expenditures to support growth of our operations will impact our liquidity and cash flows in future periods. The effect of our contractual obligations on our liquidity and capital resources in future periods should be considered in conjunction with the factors mentioned here. As disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as of June 30, 2021, we had total contractual obligations of $203.9 million, including $143.6 million related to our operating lease commitments and $50.2 million open purchase orders. Except for operating lease payments totaling $8.5$16.7 million made to our landlords, there were no other material changes, outside of the ordinary course of business, in our contractual obligations as previously disclosed in 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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Other Arrangements

 

We do not utilize or employ any other arrangements including special-purpose entities, in operating our business. As such, we do not maintain any (i) retained or contingent interests, (ii) derivative instruments or (iii) variable interests which could serve as a source of potential risk to our future liquidity, capital resources and results of operations. We may, from time to time in the ordinary course of business, provide guarantees on behalf of selected affiliated entities or become contractually obligated to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of certain business agreements. The nature and extent of these guarantees and obligations may vary based on our underlying relationship with the benefiting party and the business purpose for which the guarantee or obligation is being provided.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 3, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no changes in our significant accounting policies during the first threesix months of fiscal 2022 from those disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. In some cases, these principles require management to make difficult and subjective judgments regarding uncertainties and, as a result, such estimates and assumptions may significantly impact our financial results and disclosures. We consider an accounting estimate to be critical if: (i) the accounting estimate requires us to make assumptions about matters that were highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimate was made, and (ii) changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, or use of different estimates that we reasonably could have used in the current period, would have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. We base our estimates on currently known facts and circumstances, prior experience and other assumptions we believe to be reasonable. We use our best judgment in valuing these estimates and may, as warranted, use external advice. Actual results could differ from these estimates, assumptions, and judgments and these differences could be significant. We make frequent comparisons throughout the year of actual experience to our assumptions to reduce the likelihood of significant adjustments and will record adjustments when differences are known.

 

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We discuss our critical accounting estimates in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting estimates during the first threesix months of fiscal 2022 from those disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 3, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, to the consolidated financial statements included under Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

In the normal course of business, we are exposed to market risks relating to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates that could impact our financial position and results of operations.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Debt. Interest rate risk exists primarily through our borrowing activities. Short-term debt, if required, is used to meet working capital requirements and long-term debt, if required, is generally used to finance long-term investments. There is inherent rollover risk for borrowings as they mature and are renewed at current market rates. The extent of this risk is not quantifiable or predictable because of the variability of future interest rates and our future financing requirements. For floating-rate obligations, interest rate changes do not affect the fair value of the underlying financial instrument but would impact future earnings and cash flows, assuming other factors are held constant. Conversely, for fixed-rate obligations, interest rate changes affect the fair value of the underlying financial instrument but would not impact earnings or cash flows. While we had no fixed or variable rate borrowings outstanding at September 30,December 31, 2021, we could be exposed to market risk from changes in risk-free interest rates if we incur variable rate debt in the future as interest expense will fluctuate with changes in LIBOR. 

Based on our current and expected levels of exposed liabilities, management estimateswe estimate that a hypothetical 100 basis point change (up or down) in interest rates based on one-month LIBOR would not have a material impact on our results of operations during the first quarter of fiscal 2022.and financial condition.

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LIBOR Transition. Borrowings under our revolving line of credit have an interest rate tied to LIBOR, which is the subjectLIBOR. Beginning as of proposals for reform. It is expected thatDecember 31, 2021, banks will stophave stopped reporting information used to set LIBOR at the end of 2021 whenas their reporting obligations cease. Thisceased. The cessation of certain LIBOR tenures as of December 31, 2021 and future cessation of other tenures, including the one-month LIBOR, will effectively end the usefulness of LIBOR and end its publication. If LIBOR is no longer an option,On January 26, 2022, we will pursue alternativeentered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which provides for interest rate calculations in our Credit Agreement, includingbased on the use of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), whichSOFR. The replacement of LIBOR with SOFR may result in interest payments that are higher than expected or that do not otherwise correlate over time with the payments that would have been made on such indebtedness for the interest periods if the applicable LIBOR rate was available in its current form.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

 

Foreign currency exchange risk is primarily limited to our operation of Company-operated retail design centers located in Canada and our manufacturing plants in Mexico and Honduras, as substantially all purchases of imported parts and finished goods are denominated in United States dollars. As such, foreign exchange gains or losses resulting from market changes in the value of foreign currencies have not had, nor are they expected to have, a material effect on our consolidated results of operations. A decrease in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar may affect the profitability of our vendors, but as we employ a balanced sourcing strategy, we believe any impact would be moderate relative to peers in our industry. The financial statements of our foreign locations are translated into U.S. dollars using period-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities and average rates for the period for revenues and expenses. Translation gains and losses that arise from translating assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of foreign operations are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as a component of shareholders’ equity. Foreign exchange gains or losses resulting from market changes in the value of foreign currencies did not have a material impact during the first quarter of fiscal 2022.three and six month ended December 31, 2021.

 

A hypothetical 10% weaker United States dollar against all foreign currencies at September 30,December 31, 2021 would have had an immaterial impact on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. We currently do not engage in any foreign currency hedging activity and we have no intention of doing so in the foreseeable future.

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Raw Materials and Other Commodity Price Risk

 

We are exposed to market risk from changes in the cost of raw materials used in our manufacturing processes, principally wood, fabric and foam products. The cost of foam products, which are petroleum-based, is sensitive to changes in the price of oil. We are also exposed to risk with respect to transportation costs for delivering our products. As commodity prices and transportation costs rise, we determine whether a price increase to our customers to offset these costs is warranted. To the extent that an increase in these costs would have a material impact on our results of operations, we believe that our competitors would experience a similar impact.

 

Inflation Risk

 

Our results of operations and financial condition are presented based on historical cost. While it is difficult to accurately measure the impact of inflation due to the imprecise nature of the estimates required, we believe any inflationary impact on our product and operating costs would be primarily offset by our ability to increase selling prices, create operational efficiencies and seek lower cost alternatives.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and our principal executive officer (“CEO”) and ExecutiveSenior Vice President, Administration and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and our principal financial officer (“CFO”), has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of September 30,December 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information relating to us (including our consolidated subsidiaries), which is required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 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 1. Legal Proceedings

 

There have been no material changes during the first threesix months of fiscal 2022 to the matters discussed in Part I, Item 3 – Legal Proceedings in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

We operate in a changing environment that involves a number of risks that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows. We described in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K the primary risks related to our business and periodically update those risks for material developments. For a detailed discussion of those risks that affect our business, refer to the risk factors identified in Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

The risk factors set forth below update, and should be read in conjunction with, the risk factors and informedinformation disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Except as presented below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors associated with our business as previously disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

A shortage of qualified labor could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

In our current operating environment, due in part to COVID-19 and general macroeconomic factors, we are experiencingcontinue to experience a shortage of qualified full-time labor in certain geographies, particularly with United States manufacturing plant production workers and at our distribution facilities. Outside suppliers that we rely on have also experienced shortages of qualified labor. The future success of our operations depends on our ability, and the ability of third parties on which we rely, to identify, recruit, develop and retain qualified and talented individuals in order to supply and deliver our products. A prolonged shortage of qualified labor could decrease our ability to effectively produce and meet customer demand and efficiently operate our manufacturing and distribution facilities, which would negatively impact our business and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. A shortage would also likely result in increased costs from higher overtime, and the need to hireadditional temporary help to meet demand and higher wage rates from actions to attract and retain employees, as well as higher costs to purchase raw materials or services from such third parties, all of which would have negatively impact our results of operations.

 

The various United States federal government orders and regulations directing employers to require their employees to be vaccinatedGovernment-imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates could lead to labor disruptions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order obligating parties that contract with the United States federal government to require their employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with limited exceptions for certain accommodations.accommodations including medical disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs. Additionally, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) requiring most private employers with 100 or more workers to mandate COVID-19 vaccination or produce a weekly test for all employees. Due to our United States government General Services Administration (GSA) contract, we are classified as a government contractor. AsWe are also a result, effective December 8, 2021, mostcompany with more than 100 employees, thus under the guidance of the ETS. Further, additional vaccine and testing mandates may be announced in jurisdictions in which we operate our US-based employees willbusiness, and there could be subject topotential conflict with actions by certain states that are in conflict with the executive order and must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to remain active associates of our Company, with limited exemptions. Additionally, on September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a plan directing the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to issue an emergency temporary standard requiring all private employers with 100 or more workers to mandate COVID-19 vaccination or produce a weekly test for all employees.federal mandate.

 

On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Work Task Force issued its workplace safety guidelines on the implementation of the mandate on government contractors. OSHA is currently drafting rules to carry out the mandate on private employers, which is expected to take effect in the near future. Given current information and uncertainty surrounding if the mandates are legal and when they become effective, it is not possible to predict with certainty the impacts the impending mandates would have on us. These mandates may result in increased costs, labor disruptions or employee attrition, which could be material as a substantial number of our employees are based in areas of the United States where vaccination rates are below the national average. If we lose employees, it will be difficult in the current competitive labor market to find qualified replacement employees, and this could have an adverse effect on future revenues and costs, which could be material. Additional uncertainty could also be caused by competing and potentially conflicting laws and regulations, such as the recent executive order issued by the governor of Texas prohibiting vaccine mandates. Accordingly, the impending mandates, whenif implemented, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

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

 

Items 2(a) and (b) are not applicable as there have been no unregistered sales of equity securities.

 

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Our Board of Directors has authorized management, at its discretion, to make repurchases of its common stock in the open market and through privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, pursuant to our previously announced repurchase program. There is no expiration date on the repurchase authorization and the amount and timing of future share repurchases, if any, will be determined by our officers at their discretion, and as allowed by securities laws, covenants under existing bank agreements and other legal and contractual requirements, and will be based on a number of factors, including an evaluation of general market and economic conditions and the trading price of the common stock. The share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

 

We did not repurchase any shares of our outstanding common stock during the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2022 under the existing share repurchase program. At September 30,December 31, 2021, we had a remaining Board authorization to repurchase 2,007,364 shares of our common stock pursuant our program.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

 

(a)

Exhibits

 

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

Incorporated by Reference

Filed

Herewith

Furnished Herewith

    

Form

 

File No.

 

Exhibit

 

Filing Date

  

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

8-K

 

001-11692

 

3(a)

 

11/18/2016

-

-

3.2

 

Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company

 

8-K

 

001-11692

 

3(d)

 

11/18/2016

-

-

10.1

 

Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. and most of its domestic subsidiaries, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Syndication Agent, and Capital One, National Association as Documentation Agent dated as of January 26, 2022

-

-

-

-

X

-

31.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        

X

 

31.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        

X

 

32.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

         

X

32.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

         

X

101.INS

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document

        

X

 

101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

        

X

 

101.CAL

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

        

X

 

101.DEF

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

        

X

 

101.LAB

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

        

X

 

101.PRE

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

        

X

 

104

 

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

        

X

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.

(Registrant)

(Registrant)
  

Date: OctoberJanuary 27, 20212022

BY:         /s/ M. Farooq Kathwari

 

M. Farooq Kathwari

 

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: OctoberJanuary 27, 20212022

BY:         /s/ Corey WhitelyMatthew J. McNulty

 

Corey WhitelyMatthew J. McNulty

 

ExecutiveSenior Vice President, Administration and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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