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Hooker Furnishings Corporation

Rank #196Hypergrowth

HOFT · Nasdaq · Consumer Cyclical

Hooker Furnishings Corporation (HOFT) — Rank #196 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.33) · ROE -15.9% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001077688 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Hooker Furnishings Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, imports, and markets residential household, hospitality and contract furniture, lighting, accessories, and home décor products in North America.

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It operates through Hooker Branded, Domestic Upholstery, and All Other segments. The Hooker Branded Segment includes two businesses, such as Hooker Casegoods that provides various design categories, including home entertainment, home office, accent, and dining and bedroom furniture under the Hooker Furniture brand; and Hooker Upholstery which imports upholstered furniture. The Domestic Upholstery Segment offers motion and stationary leather furniture under the Bradington-Young brand; chairs, sofas, sectionals, recliners, and various accent upholstery pieces under the HF Custom brand; upholstered furniture, such as private label sectionals, modulars, sofas, chairs, ottomans, benches, beds, and dining chairs for lifestyle specialty retailers under the Shenandoah Furniture brand; and designs and manufactures outdoor furniture under the Sunset West brand. The All Other Segment designs and supplies hotel furnishings for four and five-star hotels under the Samuel Lawrence Hospitality brand. It sells its products through retailers, such as independent furniture stores, department stores, mass merchants, national chains, catalog merchants, interior designers, and e-commerce retailers.

Hooker Furnishings Corporation was incorporated in 1924 and is headquartered in Martinsville, Virginia.

Industry
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
State
VA
Filer Category
Accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
January 31

Price History

HOFT-48.2% · -12.3% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.

Market Cap

$144.24M

P/E (annual)

P/S (annual)

0.5

P/B

0.9

P/OCF (annual)

7.9

Shareholder Yield

7.8%

Employees

840

Industry

Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances

Exchange

Nasdaq

Signal Flags

1 green1 red
Revenue growth acceleratingGrowth rate increasing year over year
Operating margin decliningOperating margin lower than prior year

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.33
Return on equity
-15.9%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.32
Current ratio
3.09×
Net cash
$10.62M

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
0.3%

Growth

2/2 pass
Revenue growth
25.0%
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution
-1.7%

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 0/5 Terry Smith thresholds

2 of 5 thresholds not computable from filed data.

What Growth Is Priced In

Implied revenue growth (10Y)

-2.7%

incredible deal

The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).

Buyback tailwind: -1.7% — per-share value needs a total required return of -4.4% once share-count change is priced in.

vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 3.3%

within its own history

Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)

r = 8%

-6.3%

r = 10% (base)

-2.7%

r = 12%

0.5%

Net debt / market cap: -7.4%

Base FCF: $15.1M3Y mean FCF: $16.5M

Valuation History

Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.

P / E

Price / diluted EPS

18.8xFair
8.3xmed 18.8x41.9x

P / S

Price / revenue per share

0.4xCheap
0.3xmed 0.6x0.8x

P / B

Price / book value per share

0.8xCheap
0.6xmed 1.1x2.2x

P / GP

Price / gross profit per share

2.1xCheap
1.4xmed 2.7x3.7x

P / FCF

Price / free cash flow per share

17.4xFair
3.6xmed 10.8x74.3x

Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.33

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

4th of 5 SIC 25 peers

Return on equity

-15.9%

Gross margin

26.4%

4th of 5 SIC 25 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

25.0%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2012201320212022
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

-12.4%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

FCF CAGR (3Y)

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.32

1st of 5 SIC 25 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

3.09×

1st of 5 SIC 25 peers

Quick ratio

1.40×

Net cash

$10.62M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$15.14M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

1.56

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

0.3%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Dividend safety

Composite score

1.2 / 5

Weak
Payout ratio
N/A0/5 Weak
FCF coverage
1.73×3/5 Good
Dividend growth streak
0 yr0/5 Weak
Balance-sheet health
D/E 0.32 · IC N/A2/5 Fair

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

N/A

Only 8/9 components determinable.

Lifecycle Phase History

20102022
Capital Return
Value
Hypergrowth