UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2019

 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

1-11692

06-1275288

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

25 Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury, Connecticut

06811-5286

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 743-8000

 

                                   Not Applicable                                   
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Common Stock $0.01 Par Value

ETH

New York Stock Exchange

(Title of each class)

(Trading symbol)

(Name of exchange on which registered)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company     ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 



 

 

 

 

Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On November 4, 2019, Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (“Ethan Allen” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2019. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition), including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act being the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Exhibit 99.1 to this report contains non-GAAP gross profit and margin, non-GAAP operating income and margin, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for the periods presented. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Ethan Allen believes that non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with the Company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Ethan Allen’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.

 

Ethan Allen believes that the presentation of non-GAAP measures when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations. For its internal budgeting process, Ethan Allen’s management uses financial statements that do not include, when applicable, significant asset impairments and restructurings, retail acquisition costs, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies, and the income tax effects of the foregoing. The Company’s management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, in reviewing the financial results of Ethan Allen. From time to time in the future, there may be other items that Ethan Allen may exclude for purposes of its internal budgeting process and in reviewing its financial results.

 

As described above, Ethan Allen excludes the following items from one or more of its non-GAAP measures when applicable:

 

 

Significant asset impairments and restructurings. Ethan Allen from time to time incurs significant asset impairments and restructuring charges, including employee serverance, inventory write-downs and other exit costs. The Company excludes these items because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.

 

 

Retail acquisition costs. The Company excludes such expenses related to retail acquisitions and purchases of retail assets that have no direct correlation to the operation of Ethan Allen’s business.

 

 

Significant litigation settlements and other contingencies. Ethan Allen from time to time may incur charges or benefits related to significant litigation settlements and other contingencies. The Company excludes these charges or benefits, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.

 

 

Income tax effects of the foregoing. This amount is used to present each of the amounts described above on an after-tax basis consistent with the presentation of non-GAAP net income.

 

From time to time in the future, there may be other items that Ethan Allen may exclude if it believes that doing so is consistent with the goal of providing useful information to investors and management.

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release dated November 4, 2019, furnished herewith

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.

   

Date: November 4, 2019

By:

/s/ Corey Whitely                     

   

Corey Whitely

Executive Vice President, Administration

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer