Ethan Allen reports Q2 adjusted EPS $1.10, consensus 88c

Reports Q2 revenue $203.16M, consensus $206.25M. Farooq Kathwari, Ethan Allen’s chairman, president and CEO commented, "We are pleased with our second quarter operating performance. Our strong delivered net sales of $203.2 million were helped by our backlog. Our gross margins increased to 61.0% and operating margins rose to 18.2%. Our adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.10 grew by 15.8%. We continued to generate strong operating cash flow and as of December 31, 2022, we had total cash and investments of $140.4 million and no debt. Our retail written orders have returned to near pre-pandemic levels. We are also pleased that yesterday we announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share, payable February 21, 2023."