Havertys posted Q2 diluted EPS of $0.32, doubling from a year earlier, as net income more than doubled to $5.3 million.
Net sales rose 7.7% to $194.9 million, with comparable store sales up 8%.
Gross margin widened 0.6 percentage point to 61.4%, including about $1.5 million of IEEPA tariff refunds.
SG&A eased to 58% of sales from 59.3%, despite a $5.8 million increase driven by higher selling and administrative costs.
Store openings and expansion plans
Havertys opened stores in Fenton, Missouri and Mt. Juliet, Tennessee; it plans five more openings and one relocation to reach 133 stores by year-end, entering Pittsburgh to expand to 18 states.
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