What does increase (decrease) in inventories mean?

The net change in the value of inventory held by the company during the period. This metric provides insight into supply chain management, production levels, and potential shifts in demand for the company's products.

Hooker Furnishings Corporation HOFT Increase (Decrease) in Inventories

Increase (Decrease) in Inventories at other companies

Haverty Furniture CompaniesHVT

$10.71M+103%

ARH

Arhaus, Inc.ARHS

$30.65M+598%

Superior Group of Companies, Inc.SGC

$994K-54.6%

HNIHNI

——

Patrick IndustriesPATK

——

TJX CompaniesTJX

——

Other financials

Income statement

See full

Revenue$69.5M-2.4%

Gross profit$20.6M+14.8%

Operating income$1.6M+417%

Net income$1.1M+135%

EPS (diluted)$0.10+134%

Balance sheet

See full

Cash & equivalents$10.6M-41.0%

Total debt$23.6M-65.9%

Total equity$169.1M-15.1%

Total assets$223.2M-25.5%

Cash flow

See full

Operating cash flow$14.4M-1.7%

CapEx$403.0K-44.6%

Free cash flow$14.0M+0.5%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$180.67M+63.2%

Enterprise value$193.62M+19.7%

P/S0.6×+0.3×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin26.4%+1.8pp

Operating margin-3.2%+1.4pp

Net margin-8.1%-31.3pp

FCF margin2.9%+2.0pp

Returns & leverage

See full

Return on equity-12.7%-52.5pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.2×

Current ratio3.1×-0.9×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Hooker Furnishings Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInInventories.

The official record: Hooker Furnishings Corporation’s 10-Q, filed June 12, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Ask your AI about Hooker Furnishings Corporation's increase (decrease) in inventories.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Hooker Furnishings Corporation's increase (decrease) in inventories?: Hooker Furnishings Corporation (HOFT) reported increase (decrease) in inventories of -$3.65M in Q1 2026.
How has Hooker Furnishings Corporation's increase (decrease) in inventories changed year-over-year?: Hooker Furnishings Corporation's increase (decrease) in inventories increased by 31.3% year-over-year, from -$5.31M to -$3.65M.
What does increase (decrease) in inventories mean?: The net change in the value of inventory held by the company during the period. This metric provides insight into supply chain management, production levels, and potential shifts in demand for the company's products.