High 100 retailer Havertys plans to open a 3rd retailer within the Austin, Texas market later this 12 months. Architectural Picture by Ed Wolkis,, www.wolkis.com
ATLANTA — Because it marked the anniversary of reopening its shops, High 100 retailer Havertys continued its upward trajectory within the quarter ended June 30.
The Atlanta-based retailer posted gross sales of $250 million within the second quarter, up from $110 million in the identical time-frame final 12 months. Its gross revenue margin was $141.5 million vs. $59.6 in the identical three months of 2020.
Diluted earnings per share within the quarter reached $1.21 vs. 72 cents in 2020.
Havertys closed all of its shops on March 19, 2020. It opened 103 on Could 1 of the 12 months and the remaining 17 had been again by June 20, 2020. Deliveries had been halted on March 21 and restarted on Could 5, 2020, with much less capability.
“Gross sales for the second quarter had been excellent, and we made some progress on lowering our backlog. Prospects are displaying a stronger inclination in the direction of purchases of in-stock merchandise as ‘pandemic endurance’ appears to be waning,” stated Clarence Smith, chairman and CEO. “Now we have seen this in our upholstery enterprise because the lead occasions for customized merchandise has grown considerably and gross sales have shifted from customized order objects to inline merchandise. Gross sales within the mattress class additionally elevated this quarter as availability of product improved.”
For the primary six months of 2021, Havertys recorded gross sales of $486.5 million and gross income of $276.5 million vs. $289.4 in gross sales and $159.2 in income over the identical span in 2020. Earnings per share are at $2.25 vs. 89 cents a 12 months in the past.
“We imagine that the resurgence of the significance of the house shouldn’t be a short-lived development. Residence gross sales have seen fast development and stock shortages, pushed by low rates of interest and millennials becoming a member of older homeownership cohorts,” Smith stated. “These elements and the overall financial well being of our goal buyer and our geographic places present favorable tailwinds for the longer term.”
In laying out expectations for the rest of 2021, Havertys officers count on gross revenue margins for 2021 to be between 56.5{d604c6372347dc64bc667d15628d2aab99258e15e227279a684dc19638b88075} to 56.8{d604c6372347dc64bc667d15628d2aab99258e15e227279a684dc19638b88075}. The retailer’s capital expenditures for 2021 whole round $37 million and embrace a retailer in Myrtle Seashore, S.C., that opened in February, a retailer opening in The Villages, Fla., in August and a brand new retailer in Austin, Texas, in November whereas closing one undisclosed retailer this 12 months. Further capital expenditures embrace new info know-how for its web site and the acquisition of a retailer and residential supply heart, each of that are presently beneath lease.