NYSE$HNI

HNI Corporation · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

HNI Corporation reported earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.

HNI Corporation announced sales of $484.3 million and net income of $15.0 million for the first quarter ended April 3, 2021. GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.34, while non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.36.

  • Residential Building Products revenue grew 39 percent year-over-year, with operating margin expanding 600 basis points.
  • Workplace Furnishings revenue decline of approximately 12 percent was the lowest since the beginning of the pandemic.
  • Non-GAAP consolidated operating income increased 67 percent year-over-year to $23.3 million.
  • Quarter-ending debt levels were $176 million, and cash totaled $94 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$484M

Previous: $469M+3.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.36

Previous: $0.21+71.4%
Gross Margin

37.2%

Previous: 37.6%-1.1%
SG&A Expense

$32.50

Previous: $35.60-8.7%
Effective Tax Rate

28.0%

Previous: 6.4%+337.5%
Free Cash Flow

$15M

Previous: -$23.9M+162.9%
Net Income

$15M

Previous: -$23.9M+162.9%
Operating Income

$22.6M

Previous: -$23.7M+195.2%
Gross Profit

$180M

Previous: $176M+2.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$94.3M

Previous: $35.4M+166.2%
Total Assets

$1.41B

Previous: $1.37B+2.6%

Revenue & EPS history

HNI · Revenue · Quarterly

$484M

Q1 2021+3.3%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

HNI · $484M total across 2 segments · Q1 2021

  • Workplace Furnishings
    $303M-10.5%
  • Residential Building
    $182M+39.3%

Forward guidance

The Corporation expects continued strength in Residential Building Products and improving conditions in Workplace Furnishings. Profit opportunities are expected to improve in the back half of the year.

Tailwinds

  • Residential Building Products revenue growth in the low-30 percent range.
  • Workplace Furnishings revenue growth in the low-teens on a year-over-year basis.
  • Improving order trends driven by small to mid-sized customers.
  • Public sector activity expected to contribute to growth.
  • Benefit of higher volume and net productivity to generate modest year-over-year profit growth.

Headwinds

  • Inflationary pressures.
  • Investments.
  • Return of temporary cost actions taken in the prior year.
  • Continued impact of the pandemic on Workplace Furnishings demand.
  • Uncertainty in the contract market.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.3%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

29 / 65 earnings

Positive

+13.8%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-19.8%

Q3 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-8.1%-10.6%-14.5%
Q4 2025-5.0%-7.9%-29.2%
Q3 2025-0.4%-9.0%-8.5%
Q2 2025+3.3%+1.8%+6.6%
Q1 2025+1.1%+12.6%+7.5%
Q4 2024+0.3%-3.0%-11.5%
Q3 2024-4.2%-4.1%+8.6%
Q2 2024+11.5%+12.1%+8.4%
Q1 2024-1.3%+4.0%+4.6%
Q4 2023+0.5%+2.2%+3.7%
Q3 2023+9.6%+15.5%+17.1%
Q2 2023+13.8%+14.7%+10.0%
Q1 2023+8.6%+9.9%+9.3%
Q4 2022-0.6%-0.6%-14.2%
Q3 2022+1.8%+2.8%+5.0%
Q2 2022-2.4%-7.0%-7.2%
Q1 2022-0.4%-4.5%+7.9%
Q4 2021-8.1%-6.1%-9.8%
Q3 2021-7.3%-6.4%+6.5%
Q2 2021-4.9%-2.4%-1.7%
Q1 2021+1.8%+3.9%+10.3%
Q3 2020+1.3%+1.0%+4.2%
Q2 2020+6.0%-1.1%+4.4%
Q1 2020-0.0%+1.7%+6.9%
Q4 2019+7.1%-2.2%-42.6%
Q3 2019+0.8%+1.0%+2.5%
Q2 2019-1.3%+0.4%-10.9%
Q1 2019-6.9%-3.7%-7.3%
Q4 2018-11.2%-8.1%-12.2%
Q3 2018+2.1%-1.6%-2.0%
Q2 2018+11.7%+7.5%+10.6%
Q1 2018-1.1%+2.0%+10.9%
Q4 2017+4.1%+3.0%+9.4%
Q3 2017-19.8%-16.4%-21.5%
Q2 2017-6.0%-5.3%-7.1%
Q1 2017-1.4%-1.7%-8.5%
Q4 2016-0.0%-1.7%-2.3%
Q3 2016+11.8%+13.2%+37.3%
Q2 2016+5.8%+5.2%+7.8%
Q1 2016+4.9%
Q4 2015-1.1%
Q3 2015-7.4%
Q2 2015-1.9%
Q1 2015-9.9%
Q4 2014-4.1%
Q3 2014+10.4%
Q2 2014-1.4%
Q1 2014-2.8%
Q4 2013+8.1%
Q3 2013+8.7%
Q2 2013-1.2%
Q1 2013-2.6%
Q4 2012-4.6%
Q3 2012-1.0%
Q2 2012+4.6%
Q1 2012+1.0%
Q4 2011-1.8%
Q1 2010-1.8%
Q3 2011+12.5%
Q2 2011-3.8%
Q4 2009+4.8%
Q1 2011+1.7%
Q3 2010+3.8%
Q2 2010-2.0%
Q4 2010-2.0%

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