Flexsteel Industries reports Q1 EPS 74c vs. 14c last year

Reports Q1 revenue $104.0M vs. $94.6M last year. CEO Derek Schmidt says: “I am very pleased with our first quarter results and continued strong execution. While industry demand remains lackluster due to challenging macroeconomic conditions, we continue to build growth momentum and delivered 10% sales growth in the quarter which represents our fourth consecutive quarter of mid-single to low-double digit year-over-year growth. Our exceptional growth performance was driven by both share gains in our core markets and diversified new growth in expanded markets resulting from our commitment to aggressively invest in new product development, innovation, customer experience and marketing. In addition to our top-line growth success, the organization remains steadfast in driving meaningful profitability improvement. Operating margin was 5.8% in the quarter, up compared to 2.0% in the prior year quarter, and represents our fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year adjusted operating margin improvement. The levers driving our consistent profit improvement are unchanged and working effectively: sales growth leverage, strong operational execution and productivity, and product portfolio management. With ample manufacturing and distribution capacity to support continued aggressive profitable growth, the earnings growth potential of the Company remains compelling.”