NYSE$HNI

HNI Corporation · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

HNI Corporation reported strong earnings growth and margin expansion in Workplace Furnishings and Residential Building Products, with the Kimball International acquisition proving accretive and synergy expectations moving higher.

HNI Corporation reported a 19 percent increase in fourth-quarter sales to $679.8 million and net income of $22.7 million. GAAP earnings per share were $0.48, and non-GAAP earnings per share were $0.98. The company saw margin expansion in Workplace Furnishings and Residential Building Products, with the Kimball International acquisition contributing positively to earnings.

  • GAAP earnings per share increased 23 percent year-over-year.
  • Workplace Furnishings segment GAAP operating margin expanded 410 basis points year-over-year.
  • Kimball International added approximately $16 million to fourth quarter operating profit and an estimated $0.07 to fourth quarter non-GAAP EPS.
  • Residential Building Products segment GAAP operating margin expanded 310 basis points year-over-year to 22.3 percent.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$680M

Previous: $569M+19.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.98

Previous: $0.63+55.6%
Gross Margin

40.2%

Previous: 36.6%+9.8%
Operating Margin

4.5%

Previous: 4.0%+12.5%
SG&A Expense

$31.00

Previous: $31.50-1.6%
Effective Tax Rate

0.0%

Previous: 21.0%-100.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$16.3M

No prior period
Net Income

$22.7M

Previous: $16.3M+39.3%
Operating Income

$30.7M

Previous: $23M+33.5%
Gross Profit

$273M

Previous: $208M+31.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.2M

Previous: $2.6M+100.0%

Revenue & EPS history

HNI · Revenue · Quarterly

$680M

Q4 2023+19.5%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 5 of 15 quarters(33%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

HNI · $712M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Workplace Furnishings
    $537M+43.1%
  • Residential Building
    $175M-21.8%

Forward guidance

2024 non-GAAP earnings per share are expected to increase solidly year-over-year primarily driven by continued margin expansion in Workplace Furnishings and accretion from Kimball International.

Tailwinds

  • 2024 organic revenue to grow at a low-single-digit rate in both Workplace Furnishings and Residential Building Products.
  • KII to add $215 to $225 million of incremental revenue to 2024 and be solidly accretive to earnings.
  • Further reduce leverage and improve its already strong balance sheet during 2024 through modest debt reduction and continued EBITDA growth.
  • Low leverage and consistent cash flow generation will provide the Corporation with substantial capacity for capital deployment.
  • First quarter non-GAAP earnings per share are expected to increase year-over-year, with margin expansion and accretion from Kimball International more than offsetting macro-driven top line pressure.

Headwinds

  • For Workplace Furnishings, this outlook assumes demand conditions remain generally in-line with those experienced in the second-half 2023.
  • In Residential Building Products, the Corporation expects growth in new construction to be partially offset by continued declines in remodel/retrofit.
  • First quarter Workplace Furnishings organic revenue to be down in the low-single digits versus the same quarter of 2023.
  • In Residential Building Products, the Corporation expects first quarter revenue to be down in the low- to mid-teens year-over-year.
  • This primarily reflects the impact from unwinding the elevated remodel-retrofit backlog in the year-ago period, partially offset by forecasted growth in new construction.

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 Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+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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