Hooker Furnishings Corporation (HOFT) Key Metrics
HOFT valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $137.4M
- Enterprise value
- $142.9M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 16.2
- Forward P/E
- 14.9
- PEG ratio
- 1.06
- Price / sales
- 0.5 10-yr median 0.5
- Price / book
- 0.8 10-yr median 1.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 17.6 10-yr median 10.8
- Dividend yield
- 3.58% $0.46 a year
- Beta
- 1.12
HOFT key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsHOFT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales+38.3%
0.5
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Price / book+28.3%
0.8
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Price / free cash flow
8.3
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Free cash flow yield+31.6 pts
12.1%
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HOFT returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity−8.6 pts
−14.4%
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Return on invested capital−2.6 pts
−8.0%
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Return on assets−6.2 pts
−10.0%
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Free cash flow margin+12.2 pts
5.6%
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Asset turnover−6.5%
1.13
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HOFT per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share−24.7%
$28.45
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Earnings per share
−$2.51
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Free cash flow per share
$1.60
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Book value per share−18.7%
$15.78
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Dividends per share−12.7%
$0.82
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Shares outstanding+1.9%
10.7M
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HOFT financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity−51.7%
0.17
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Net debt−$37.0M
$27.0M
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Current ratio−4.6%
3.37
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Interest coverage
-30.9
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Debt / assets−44.4%
0.12
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HOFT efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding+6 days
58 days
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Days of inventory+16 days
94 days
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Days payables outstanding+3 days
24 days
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Cash conversion cycle+19 days
128 days
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Capex / revenue+0.3 pts
1.0%
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Dividends + buybacks / FCF
50.9%
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HOFT valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
HOFT returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
HOFT debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
HOFT cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
HOFT price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
HOFT key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $142.3M | $134.0M | $250.1M | $244.1M | $263.8M | $356.2M | $291.7M | $339.0M | $433.3M | $387.2M |
| Enterprise value | $169.3M | $198.0M | $283.2M | $320.5M | $248.5M | $326.4M | $325.9M | $363.0M | $455.7M | $395.0M |
| P/E ratio | — | — | 25.4 | — | 22.5 | — | 17.1 | 8.5 | 15.2 | 15.3 |
| Price / sales | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Price / book | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Price / free cash flow | 8.3 | — | 5.1 | — | 21.1 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 76.2 | 17.6 | 13.5 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 7.0 | — | 4.5 | — | 13.7 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 35.1 | 15.6 | 12.4 |
| EV / sales | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | 12.3 | 100.2 | 10.8 | — | 10.8 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
| EV / free cash flow | 9.8 | — | 5.8 | — | 19.9 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 81.6 | 18.5 | 13.7 |
| Earnings yield | −18.9% | −9.3% | 3.9% | −1.8% | 4.4% | −2.9% | 5.9% | 11.8% | 6.6% | 6.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 12.1% | −19.5% | 19.5% | −10.6% | 4.7% | 18.8% | 12.4% | 1.3% | 5.7% | 7.4% |
| Dividend yield | 6.2% | 7.4% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.2% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $13.27 | $12.73 | $23.08 | $21.06 | $22.04 | $30.13 | $24.64 | $28.77 | $37.15 | $33.20 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $28.45 | $37.76 | $39.97 | $50.30 | $49.59 | $45.68 | $51.60 | $58.01 | $53.21 | $49.49 |
| Earnings per share | −$2.51 | −$1.19 | $0.91 | −$0.37 | $0.98 | −$0.88 | $1.44 | $3.38 | $2.45 | $2.17 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.90 | −$2.19 | $5.12 | −$1.87 | $1.60 | $5.77 | $3.50 | $0.82 | $2.38 | $2.68 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.60 | −$2.48 | $4.49 | −$2.24 | $1.05 | $5.67 | $3.07 | $0.38 | $2.11 | $2.47 |
| Cash per share | $0.10 | $0.60 | $3.98 | $1.64 | $5.79 | $5.57 | $3.04 | $0.97 | $2.65 | $3.41 |
| Book value per share | $15.78 | $19.42 | $20.85 | $20.36 | $21.82 | $21.78 | $23.16 | $22.34 | $19.70 | $16.97 |
| Tangible book value per share | $14.60 | $15.89 | $16.82 | $16.33 | $19.78 | $19.52 | $16.95 | $15.90 | $13.00 | $12.76 |
| Dividends per share | $0.82 | $0.94 | $0.89 | $0.83 | $0.74 | $0.66 | $0.61 | $0.57 | $0.50 | $0.42 |
| Capex per share | $0.29 | $0.29 | $0.63 | $0.36 | $0.56 | $0.10 | $0.43 | $0.44 | $0.27 | $0.21 |
| Debt per share | $2.62 | $6.68 | $7.04 | $8.22 | $4.51 | $3.05 | $5.93 | $3.01 | $4.57 | $4.08 |
| Shares outstanding | 10.7M | 10.5M | 10.8M | 11.6M | 12.0M | 11.8M | 11.8M | 11.8M | 11.7M | 11.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +1.9% | −2.9% | −6.5% | −3.1% | +1.3% | −0.1% | +0.5% | +1.0% | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −14.4% | −5.8% | 4.3% | −1.7% | 4.5% | −3.9% | 6.4% | 16.2% | 13.4% | 14.3% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −8.0% | −5.4% | 3.4% | −1.7% | 4.9% | −4.2% | 5.9% | 15.1% | 12.3% | 19.0% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −10.0% | −3.8% | 2.7% | −1.1% | 3.2% | −2.8% | 4.5% | 11.1% | 8.5% | 10.1% |
| Return on tangible assets | −12.6% | −4.5% | 3.3% | −1.3% | 3.3% | −3.2% | 5.3% | 13.6% | 10.5% | 9.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.6% | −6.6% | 11.2% | −4.4% | 2.1% | 12.4% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 4.0% | 5.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | 5.62 | — | 1.64 | — | 2.43 | 0.24 | 0.97 | 1.24 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $28.1M | $70.3M | $76.3M | $95.3M | $54.0M | $36.1M | $70.2M | $35.5M | $53.3M | $47.6M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.1M | $6.3M | $43.2M | $19.0M | $69.4M | $65.8M | $36.0M | $11.4M | $30.9M | $39.8M |
| Net debt | $27.0M | $64.0M | $33.1M | $76.3M | −$15.3M | −$29.8M | $34.2M | $24.0M | $22.4M | $7.8M |
| Debt / equity | 0.17 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.24 |
| Debt / assets | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | — | 1.44 | 23.86 | −0.67 | — | 1.13 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.16 |
| Current ratio | 3.37 | 3.53 | 3.98 | 3.74 | 4.00 | 4.13 | 4.43 | 3.65 | 3.56 | 3.31 |
| Quick ratio | 1.60 | 1.76 | 2.49 | 1.81 | 2.68 | 2.84 | 2.58 | 2.01 | 2.14 | 2.13 |
| Interest coverage | -30.9 | -14.2 | 7.9 | -11.6 | 134.9 | -26.6 | 18.3 | 36.2 | 36.4 | 47.6 |
| Working capital | $65.3M | $101.2M | $123.4M | $137.3M | $170.8M | $169.6M | $171.8M | $170.5M | $153.6M | $147.9M |
| Invested capital | $196.3M | $268.4M | $259.1M | $312.4M | $245.8M | $227.8M | $308.3M | $287.2M | $252.2M | $205.7M |
| Tangible asset value | $156.6M | $167.2M | $182.3M | $189.3M | $236.8M | $230.8M | $200.7M | $187.4M | $151.6M | $148.8M |
| Net current asset value | $36.2M | $31.6M | $47.2M | $41.6M | $114.3M | $129.0M | $102.4M | $128.4M | $93.3M | $91.1M |
| Graham number | — | — | $20.66 | — | $21.92 | — | $27.42 | $41.24 | $32.95 | $28.77 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.27 | −$2.27 | −$0.26 | −$2.54 | $4.35 | $5.80 | $2.46 | $3.56 | $1.94 | $2.24 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $8.8M | $9.9M | $9.7M | $9.6M | $8.8M | $7.8M | $7.2M | $6.7M | $5.8M | $4.9M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $0 | $11.7M | $13.3M | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | 98.1% | — | 75.3% | — | 42.2% | 16.8% | 20.4% | 19.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 50.9% | — | 43.9% | — | 70.5% | 11.7% | 19.9% | 150.9% | 23.7% | 16.9% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 15.5% | — | 12.3% | — | 34.8% | 1.8% | 12.4% | 54.0% | 11.4% | 7.9% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.45 | 0.33 | 0.76 | 0.48 | 0.86 | 0.18 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.48 | 0.31 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | −0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | −0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 25.9% | 25.2% | 21.4% | 16.4% | 14.2% | 14.9% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 14.1% | 14.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 57.7 | 51.9 | 50.3 | 44.8 | 49.6 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 54.8 | 54.5 | 38.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 94.3 | 78.3 | 89.1 | 64.0 | 53.9 | 69.6 | 72.7 | 64.7 | 60.2 | 48.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 24.5 | 21.6 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 23.4 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 18.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 127.5 | 108.7 | 121.2 | 91.3 | 80.1 | 103.0 | 108.4 | 94.5 | 88.7 | 67.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.32 | 7.03 | 7.25 | 8.14 | 7.36 | 6.29 | 6.08 | 6.66 | 6.70 | 9.56 |
| Payables turnover | 14.91 | 16.93 | 19.93 | 20.84 | 15.58 | 14.81 | 14.98 | 14.59 | 14.02 | 19.76 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.87 | 4.66 | 4.10 | 5.71 | 6.78 | 5.24 | 5.02 | 5.64 | 6.06 | 7.58 |
| Asset turnover | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.54 | 1.63 | 1.45 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 1.86 | 2.31 |
| Average receivables | $48.3M | $56.5M | $59.8M | $71.6M | $80.7M | $85.8M | $100.5M | $102.7M | $92.7M | $60.4M |
| Average payables | $15.5M | $18.2M | $16.3M | $23.5M | $31.6M | $28.9M | $33.2M | $36.8M | $34.6M | $22.8M |
| Average inventory | $59.7M | $66.3M | $79.2M | $85.8M | $72.6M | $81.5M | $99.0M | $95.1M | $80.1M | $59.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 5.6% | 11.8% | 12.7% | 12.2% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 18.7% | 20.5% | 22.3% | 15.4% |
Computed from HOFT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 17, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
HOFT valuation and financial ratios
Hooker Furnishings earned a return on equity of −14.4% and a return on invested capital of −8.0% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $28.1 million of debt and $1.1 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $27.0 million. It returned $8.8 million to shareholders: $8.8 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 51% of free cash flow. The share count fell 8.0% from 11.7M to 10.7M over 9 years.
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HOFT key metrics FAQ
What is Hooker Furnishings's return on equity?
Hooker Furnishings's return on equity (ROE) was −14.4% in fiscal 2026: net income of -$27.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $186.8 million.
What is Hooker Furnishings's ROIC?
Hooker Furnishings's return on invested capital was −8.0% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Hooker Furnishings have?
Hooker Furnishings had total debt of $28.1 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.
What is Hooker Furnishings's dividend yield?
Hooker Furnishings's forward dividend yield is 3.58%. Hooker Furnishings paid $8.8 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($0.82 per share), a payout ratio of —.
What is Hooker Furnishings's free cash flow yield?
Hooker Furnishings generated $17.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 12.1% on its market value at year-end ($142.3 million).
What is Hooker Furnishings's current ratio?
Hooker Furnishings's current ratio was 3.37 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 3.37 times current liabilities.