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Operator

Good afternoon, and welcome to the Ethan Allen Fiscal 2018 First Quarter Analysts Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session, and instructions will be given at that time. [Operator Instructions].

As a reminder, today’s program maybe recorded. pleasure Administration your and my Executive Corey now President, Vice CFO. is to host, introduce Whitely, It Thank you.

You may begin.

Corey Whitely

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Farooq Kathwari

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Corey Whitely

you, Thank Farooq.

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XX.X%. was remains Our XX.X% rate effective tax rate the company’s structural The for quarter. at

no strong balance term debt XXXX, September have loan we facility under during We a paid outstanding off had having At credit our the quarter. sheet. XX, the

XX.X total and Our totaled securities million. cash

to year quarter out capital million, prior of and X.X we X.X quarter paid of XX.X% invested X.X quarter. the in an to we During the in quarter, dividends prior compared for expenditures year million the increase million of the compared

capital decreased With in full September XXXX, turn the back by Compared We customer expenditures million. expect inventory for it XX, fiscal of deposits of X.X to XX.X XXX.X about and to million million year. that, X.X million million XX over increased I’ll Farooq.

Farooq Kathwari

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Operator

[Operator Certainly. Instructions].

comes the of from question line Bradley Thomas from first Our KeyBanc.

question please. Your

Farooq Kathwari

Hi, Bradley.

Sumit Desai

Sumit This for on and for my Desai Good afternoon, and is Brad. Hi. line questions. the Corey, thanks taking Farooq

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Farooq Kathwari

to Yes. is in do the orders. just Sumit, somewhat sense this quarter large is the quarter government the last and that last in got this started when tend for they known give this

annual again as open see close is that FedBid it The million before initially approximately to does degree as – understood the reduce we up they $XX it going the that some contract we’re to FedBid. to So amounts.

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Sumit Desai

I I the launching November majority represent hear. on Okay. is significant in If the could the talk be product and to presentation the That’s about space? production first-run Passport backlog, how assortment your the that could great to new the believe of retail you’re and floor going in increase and of

Farooq Kathwari

The The orders Passport backlog wholesale is retail different than is really our because backlog. our the sold impacted backlog retail to wholesale the backlog customers.

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the really So customers. sold backlog retail was orders to

Sumit Desai

or your to Passport? you can And allocated floor what space of Okay. comment maybe on significant percentage how

Farooq Kathwari

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Sumit Desai

great. you. Okay, Thank

Farooq Kathwari

Sumit. Thanks,

Operator

you. Thank

comes line Our from the Stifel. of next John from question Baugh

question Your please.

Farooq Kathwari

John. Hello,

John Baugh

up tell this what I know as the I I you it with on point that, advertising on and you’re as basis Farooq. key a the follow expansion and I margin. advertising driver was quarter. Could I on in is XXX touched of you moving Hello, you. up plan well apologize, know tightening the about Thank in about maybe is the you commentary. leverage And promotional forward. earnings point the quarters three talk to activity? us talking that missed next retail maybe the believe conjunction

Farooq Kathwari

versus John. Amazon, Okay. that this X.X% quarter now our said advertising are I like used in quarter was advertising for year. digital Good, X.X% the and the throughout the not previous advertising mediums, doing the X.X% word the that I we traditional or

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more have of promotional and our that between we similar spend advertising our range traditional would today. be would I to activity X.X% will manner X%, say forward, in Going anywhere the what

John Baugh

improve? strictly – be would that related, keys What cost margin it And reductions the making activity? there what are reduced the retail would volume then happen? is does planned, in promotional Is how be there to

Farooq Kathwari

important when XX% over have X% – take operating to produced The a look an profit. this our that’s Yes, question. already profit, negative you The reason centers it lot of design operating our a top so like at due volume. X%, a even is of

it breakeven. quarter, this in decreased the volume on impact our As an has

is tremendously sales So increasing important.

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John Baugh

pressures any material popular inflation? you. any Are think I’m Thank today? the there already that adjustments year you? I for Any you material pricing did needed issues, guess, turn can not pricing I your [indiscernible] there on mistaken, Okay. but given raw if topic raw

Farooq Kathwari

some significant sources price there’s some nothing increases that from we John, the that be took. by not will always but pressures covered

John Baugh

luck. Good Great. Thank you.

Farooq Kathwari

thanks. All right, John,

Operator

you. Thank

& line of Our next Jeremy comes from question Dougherty the from Hamblin Company.

please. question Your

Farooq Kathwari

Jeremy. Hello,

Jeremy Hamblin

things some on the taking you’re congrats in programs. could if of to wanted these and on your questions the I Thanks seeing clarify Hi. some for I traction see backlog.

I that the a over XX.X% retail increased by $XX nearly those to in those year can at demands backlog if last time your in you of the you and in given going add you to and And deliver forth? backlog backlogs? that’s So on months. three the almost you backlogs backlog million the look production How of that growth, you give color take holiday me the to quarter. when probably combined Can it you is and million wholesale think if your down work $XX sense long increase so provided, just

Farooq Kathwari

to about I and would half that that delivered in expect quarter. say quarter about of next the half this Jeremy, we be

Jeremy Hamblin

like you questions sounds Two expectations. that a that, And as traction contract on the kind your here. follow surprised Department the of even highest it to on maybe State got

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Farooq Kathwari

of orders. XX% say from what get Yes, understand we Jeremy, did we fair the over it that is to

were the and requirement – were lines was product product our of lines some because also not current XX-day We that challenge is we of somewhat running. the a

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Jeremy Hamblin

hop then one Great back queue. more and to just in I’ll hear. the And

about only you operating adjustment your there, XXX,XXX. said the run $XX given was think expense rate, Your quarter down in what million advertising like I the was

terms of million, sales, In variable realize even more rate a think been million your related XX thinking sales to which it last – is and XX there’s where I up rather number the quarters look does closer but XX range? a is $XX I normalized million couple or being the of like was component run in down to that on million, than if you’ve

Farooq Kathwari

our and our did margins. cost order the Yes, mediums advertising affected which in of advertising just traditional because you tell we goods spend – again, money word I to use

the think $X advertising was I or so. down by million about

Corey Whitely

of X.X% X.X. last was this sales year year It Right. [indiscernible] X.X% versus

Farooq Kathwari

next was Corey, What the that had? Jeremy question,

Jeremy Hamblin

rate run run have and On of it it bit? maybe Is to a assume? higher Is that $XX a the been like equivalent probably back just million to about operating sales that’s pulled where that bit been as feels it’s would margin to opposed if fair to or that something last year, $XX it little or run previously. rate, you like million term like your rate, getting a the tracking normalize you’ve longer expense had million $XX looks it little part to the be tighten looks slightly

Farooq Kathwari

for variable the costs. end then payment costs the we designers. retail to that have little costs a perspective variable and fixed instance The our especially business, interior on of give have me we all Let in because

of is logistics Our somewhat cost. variable a

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Jeremy Hamblin

I in of guess that you’re wholesale saying growth deliver over a it’s is because Understood, you as quarters what next cost much the this won’t as order, in wholesale backlog, to correct? couple your variable massive because translate

Farooq Kathwari

That’s right, yes.

Jeremy Hamblin

luck. guys. great. Okay, Good Thanks,

Farooq Kathwari

Jeremy. Thanks,

Operator

Thank you.

Our from of Fernandez next Advisory line question Group. Cristina comes from Telsey the

Your question please.

Farooq Kathwari

Cristina. Hello,

Cristina Fernandez

Hi. regarding Good on how you could relocated margin the up commentary the to opportunity your stores benefit afternoon. being follow I wanted operating from profitable. and more

get how long few you ago, sort normally for that years like back of how As digit margin? does were stores look a operating to take, of stores it at the that relocated years to many those some mid-single

Farooq Kathwari

It – – takes to one generalize upon years. we it is there But depends if three I I would are, on where to of volumes what depends locations are also would simple something, between say the two It formula. no had we doing. say kind

Cristina Fernandez

and has what through with design site? topic selling guess regard you better And been helpful. so on different far share a Web I can the Amazon site, interior you’ve what Okay. to that learnt That’s

Farooq Kathwari

established both learning because bit for just was as Ethan sides, early know of as studio a It’s a it what the because Amazon somewhat on this experience selling commodity. a not you was an design we Allen little

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may gift from holidays. most be Ethan seeing two three guide you the those as of Amazon Allen part So probably or for items the

Cristina Fernandez

you’ve on like Okay. to the some if that international and And Disney doing channels, last is How of And you expanded new one collection. look then DisneyStore.com one the to locations? as changes and Passport months, that? do plan same next you your Uptown to to or over centers in Disney of design square you the the footage introduce the remain six expect to make

Farooq Kathwari

Yes.

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Cristina Fernandez

Thank Okay. you.

Farooq Kathwari

Cristina. right, All

Operator

you. Thank

Our next & question Gabelli comes Co. Bergner of from from the Justin line

question Your please.

Farooq Kathwari

Hello, Justin.

Justin Bergner

Farooq. Hi, Hi, Corey.

Corey Whitely

Hi.

Justin Bergner

couple things. on year, X% last Just of be want is advertising of thought? now just to clarify is sales versus order going to of the the that over X% X.X% a current The spend to

Farooq Kathwari

the of we between time X%, I advertising only in went to been the of our think X.X%. range Most – perhaps that has had have there’s it X%. period that one Well,

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will X% between range it Justin. think I X%, and So

Justin Bergner

that’s the a program? And regarding made overall at something there Okay. I the Department. beginning Thank the affected that then the I you of think the Q&A State you. comment of size missed Was

Farooq Kathwari

And What I competitive, opinion. that said degree has contract put – the I on think it you makes the done first to has one the this was more it because State contracts. got this Department on what bid overall is has some which made it it our it has that to every FedBid so this it in is time the of lower

Justin Bergner

actual Lower or merchandize? the ASP the amount lower of overall

Farooq Kathwari

No, overall. be $XX They’re still less million. significant. expected to probably close that, somewhat be will $XX pretty million to It but than or

Justin Bergner

it. the mix you versus it margin And on mix wholesale expecting Department then the are is to business, your or got margin? State up Okay, down

Farooq Kathwari

in – very the margin an It does it lower because incremental FedBid. somewhat at of even overall manufacturing lower we because it positive what get retail. margin, is somewhat of impact creating State our major most be may this operating of creating our selling more creates will margin having be business the than has regular has improvement it Department incremental probably for a it though said But than an from margin opportunity that,

Justin Bergner

Okay.

put just business wholesale pace you might business? around So the it a incrementals to on at today margin look it words the even be though the standalone lower were if keep in to that, with basis, margins would

Farooq Kathwari

a putting That’s better right. of way That’s it.

Justin Bergner

up. that cash then to plans it. other resume do balance, cash share got or with balance is And Are any there your activities? building Okay, anything repurchases

Farooq Kathwari

going that are to always we mind. Justin, in keep

with mind have we sometimes do and we been money I the decide know, always then having in But over proactive. to don’t bank As some what the you years it.

Justin Bergner

do --? you too Okay. get don’t with a Does cash repurchases? of which sort the if point balance to ramp sort you Is of big want there dividend at just special a

Farooq Kathwari

that done the past. in have We

purchased have We stock. our

given special have dividends. We

of under consideration. things will all be So those

Justin Bergner

questions. right, for you my thank taking All Okay.

Farooq Kathwari

Justin. right. All Thanks,

Operator

Thank you.

Kupersmith from question Compass. comes the line from Our Iron of next Matt

Your please. question

Farooq Kathwari

Hello, Matt.

Matt Kupersmith

Hi, guys.

few a business. on the retail questions Just focused

retail dollars the up down per the per the First on order, in year-over-year? dollars business were order

Farooq Kathwari

Matt? retail – – ticket orders, you’re retail tickets It’s orders No. or of approximately talking

Matt Kupersmith

I’m however of dollars calculate order. the per about talking the orders, amount retail – you

Farooq Kathwari

approximately Our the as is last year. order same average

Matt Kupersmith

trying I’m more events. weather of guess business I your small And only how like the But again up negative were pretty X% Okay. for quarter, actually comp. company-operated stores it to put either hurricane the understand closed looked a a guys And impacted number retail you specifically. the

impacted put you So it? reported Havertys know around one how metrics competitors them? and has maybe of could some in specific some your I weather metrics more

Farooq Kathwari

Corey?

Corey Whitely

retail for sales is on say would written which delivered actually to, up. you’re I what the orders referring Yes, that were

sales State were that hurricane and then the had for orders delivered new production, product the things the production Passport collection. impact the new quarter the Department of part our plans and On and there and first-run sales the products new was on an it the both also during impact of delivered two

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been sales less then orders it flowed through So would had backlog have retail much not of increased, impact. the have those would a delivered an and

So it’s new both really as combination as of production. hurricane the well product a

Farooq Kathwari

everything delivered I It think in the other difference sales I is else. and hurricanes the will case that our lower. written our that our despite say increased is was business

mind. that So in please keep

Matt Kupersmith

of you quarter think for Can Okay. commented And October? orders I on a at guys last sort real-time July. in you that look provide

Farooq Kathwari

early. bit little a It’s

XX% I the get of do month. well think the because early it’s XX% determine of last business this the how to going We in the one we is do. week is reason unfortunately week to

So a be the so We’ve able get very we’ll end for the month understanding and a strong this some October. programs, got better initiatives of obviously to critical month. is after

Matt Kupersmith

Got it.

thanks, Okay. right, guys. All

Farooq Kathwari

Thanks very much.

Operator

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Farooq Kathwari

Hello, Budd.

Robert Griffin

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Corey Whitely

and the bigger production combination Department was the and orders of State the and was impact the product hurricanes. Passport new impact then Yes, secondary the

Robert Griffin

Okay.

Corey Whitely

Because affected new production everybody.

Robert Griffin

a And of production does impacted it Okay. inefficiencies some expect just take level used that now to a of first-run kind the forward for the or have back quarter moving you than then production one gross basis that or that to from the to you you’re more me of first-run on a that, return last back on so normal terms and to to get efficiency production. everything would in margins,

Farooq Kathwari

is XX% it about will first-run, will go or and But so behind then – about over Bobby, be most XX% next the of in the quarter. to about us.

Robert Griffin

a stores? Is think that year do a kind and X%, today, I number And our the room that base margin see the about couple for still Farooq, XXX you’re comfortable Okay. does that That’s in basis? we comments into your model with helpful. or company-owned about your do you thoughts basis, long-term then being goal estate of how How real guess the play real store kind retail quickly, about on of expansion?

Farooq Kathwari

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our I XX% top average over As X%. design of centers said, – top our

to fact forward, the more we So centers. now degree that focus great our do XX%, we Because locations, have completed And is we will better stores and pace to have are that going where much, XX% we less. is more but the in change believe stronger teams done, transformation to that’s by a need much have of the volume of that our now be that relocated. of is. we design go as we some objective our be the I acquired we and

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Robert Griffin

new a you apologize asking day the or redesigns apologies, Yes. XXX, the so in anything past I something give terms us touched the of or and kind many relocations have you’ve of of type of might is that last like how statistic much kind of touched this for how if And any in those maybe years But my of you’ve modern do be of to location? out it. of or and style of in sense in couple the on

Farooq Kathwari

I today. the great were things locations. majority stage say Today, stores this will of the it this locations process that foot we’re process the XX,XXX is opening different, opening we said, X,XXX I that’s to need continues. XX,XXX XX% they in square I foot so continue, in would stores – locations. plus would square our be XX, are to back But say As the a XX while is that recession, I great were will before that say years at

Robert Griffin

Okay. of I Best very appreciate going all color, the helpful. additional luck forward.

Farooq Kathwari

right, All thanks. Bobby,

Operator

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is a from Jeremy question of the Hamblin Dougherty from next & follow-up Company. line Our

question please. Your

Farooq Kathwari

Hi, Jeremy.

Jeremy Hamblin

follow-up Hi. Thanks the opportunity. for

those In volumes? XX% terms what better, their margins generating unit are or of top of your are stores that average X%

Farooq Kathwari

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Corey Whitely

Right.

Jeremy Hamblin

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it by storms. issues of was that clearly, first-run margins, sounds to logistics impacted gross productions some couple things; Your like a the related

over over your margins a couple given margin you your division gross a to next sales comfortable still as for is and still Do the of bit your solid You XX% generated wholesale towards even feel quarters? those skew target likely of kind pretty headwinds having down a X%. business though gross little

Farooq Kathwari

a That’s good question.

That one our course at fiscal first went XX.X; over quarter gross fiscal of we last is look margins; we year. of a XX.X; take you the had fiscal quarter 'XX, XXXX, XX.X. XX%. 'XX, And If

is healthy higher XX%, XX% So bottom. drives down issue important I really more very having that having line. it a would then margin. That the is say stock gross The to

Jeremy Hamblin

do that margins the going this that to you’re even your business, is wholesale you Right, the point much I’m at have hurricane guess with have impact I’m not better understood. but current operating driving I or a margins business gross next assuming assuming likely lower overall. we bit typically a that skew that relate just the does you’re because have but of higher have one going to unless wholesale quarter more, I’m little to though

Farooq Kathwari

It does.

mind And keep think to right. in absolutely what we margins. I need is the operating really see You’re

Jeremy Hamblin

Right.

Farooq Kathwari

it’s impacted The are gross our that’s also are both operating matter. our of discounts. opportunity. Gross – margins are And really have margins some fine the where even margins but we and special that by offers,

that relevant. just we assume continue have today So we stay to to

giving is customers different. deal to XX% our We special XX% they’re to over because everybody do But should have with. our what to our we got we XX% to always designers there also month else It’s with How every for clients. a when new discount day off have – for easy with for new in thing. used and is that we maintain we to convince give figure that’s our to major would come create people credibility do and – clients, something we not out every us something what

importantly at what looking content healthy we maintaining I think So really I’m have a operating is to maintaining margin healthy but and more gross a really with that margin.

Jeremy Hamblin

luck. Thanks. guys, All right, good Agreed.

Farooq Kathwari

Jeremy, right, right, I right? it, All Jonathan, do think care. take All that should

Operator

sir. Yes,

Farooq Kathwari

Corey. Thanks Any good and call very everybody. questions, please any to comments, to talk much

Operator

gentlemen, thank the your And you. for today’s does Thank conclude ladies participation This you, and in program. conference.

disconnect. may day. now You Good

Farooq Kathwari

Jonathan. you, Thank

Operator

Thank you.

Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 25 Oct 172018 Q1 Earnings call transcript