Culp (CULP) to Report Q2 Earnings: Here's What to Expect
Culp, Inc. CULP is scheduled to report second-quarter fiscal 2024 results on Dec 4, after market close.
In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 31.4% and surged 42.6% year over year. Net sales missed the consensus mark by 5.1% and declined by 9.5% year over year.
CULP’s earnings topped the consensus mark in all of the trailing four quarters, the positive average surprise being 16.3%.
The Trend in Estimate Revision
For the quarter to be reported, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings per share remained stable at a loss of 20 cents in the past seven days. The estimated figure indicates an improvement of 79.8% from the year-ago quarter’s level of negative 99 cents.
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The consensus mark for net sales is pegged at $57.8 million, suggesting a 1% fall from the year-ago reported figure.
Key Factors to Note
Culp’s fiscal second-quarter net sales are expected to have declined year over year due to persistent challenges in the domestic mattress and residential home furnishings industries. The ongoing impact of current macroeconomic conditions, influencing consumer spending and demand trends, are added concerns. This is likely to impact the upholstery fabrics segment in the to-be-reported quarter.
The company is well-positioned for the long term. The transformation strategy in its mattress fabrics division, new programs and improved operations are expected to partially offset the adverse effects of the headwinds. The company anticipates consolidated net sales for the second quarter to be in line with the prior-year period’s levels.
Despite top-line woes, the company expects consolidated operating loss to be in the range of $2.2-$2.6 million. This marks a significant improvement compared with the $11.9 million operating loss in the prior-year period. The bottom line is likely to have benefited from enhanced operating efficiencies, a positive product mix and reduced costs resulting from restructuring and rationalization in specific units.
What the Zacks Model Unveils
Our proven model doesn’t conclusively predict an earnings beat for Culp this time. That is because a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for this to happen. This is not the case here, as elaborated below.
Earnings ESP: The company has an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: CULP carries a Zacks Rank #3. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
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