Culp, Inc. reports Q3 EPS (26c) vs. (73c) last year

Reports Q3 revenue $60.4M vs. $52.5M last year. Commenting on the results, Iv Culp, president and chief executive officer of Culp, Inc., said, “We are pleased to report continued year-over-year and sequential improvement in our consolidated sales and operating performance for the third quarter. Both of our core business segments reported increased revenue year-over-year, which is impressive considering the challenging demand environment in the bedding and furniture industries. Additionally, our consolidated operating performance for the quarter was better than our revised outlook announced on January 17, 2024, due to stronger improvement in our upholstery fabrics segment. Culp upholstery fabrics achieved a year-over-year increase in residential sales for the first quarterly period since the end of last fiscal year, driven by both the timing of the Chinese New Year holiday and some improvement during the quarter in customer demand for residential fabric products. While this increase in residential sales was offset somewhat by lower sales in our hospitality/contract business due partly to weather-related events in January and shortterm supply chain issues that affected Read Window, overall demand remains solid for our hospitality/contract business. Also, our upholstery fabrics segment once again saw a significant improvement in operating performance, driven primarily by higher sales, a more profitable mix of sales, and fixed cost savings.”