Bassett Furniture Industries Inc: Form 10-Q for the period ended Aug 30, 2025

Safe-harbor, forward-looking statements:

This report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated and subsidiaries. Such forward-looking statements are identified by use of forward-looking words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “estimates”, “expects”, “aims” and “intends” or words or phrases of similar expression. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. No assurance can be given that any such matters will be realized. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include:

• fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw materials, fuel, labor, delivery costs and sourced products, including those which may result from supply chain disruptions and shortages and the imposition of new or increased tariffs, retaliatory tariffs, duties and trade limitations with respect to foreign-sourced products
• competitive conditions in the home furnishings industry
• overall retail traffic levels in stores and on the web and consumer demand for home furnishings
• ability of our customers and consumers to obtain affordable credit due to increased interest rates
• the profitability of the stores (independent licensees and Company-owned retail stores) which may result in future store closings
• the risk of additional asset impairment charges arising from the ongoing efforts to consolidate our retail warehouses.
• ability to implement our Company-owned retail strategies and realize the benefits from such strategies
• effectiveness and security of our information technology systems and possible disruptions due to cybersecurity threats, including any impacts from a network security incident; and the sufficiency of our insurance coverage, including cybersecurity insurance
• future tax legislation, or regulatory or judicial positions
• ability to efficiently manage the import supply chain to minimize business interruption
• concentration of domestic manufacturing, particularly of upholstery products, and the resulting exposure to business interruption from accidents, weather and other events and circumstances beyond our control

Additionally, other risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements are set forth in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2024.

You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by us in this report or elsewhere speaks only as of the date on which such forward-looking statement is made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We have no duty to, and do not intend to, update or revise the forward-looking statements in this discussion after the date hereof, except as may be required by law. In light of these risks and uncertainties, you should keep in mind that the events described in any forward-looking statement made in this report or elsewhere might not occur.

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Our fiscal year, which ends on the last Saturday of November, periodically results in a 53-week year instead of the normal 52 weeks. The prior fiscal year ending November 30, 2024 was a 53-week year, with the additional week being included in the first fiscal quarter. Accordingly, the information presented below includes 39 weeks of operations for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 as compared to 40 weeks included in the nine months ended August 31, 2024.

Overview

Bassett is a leading retailer, manufacturer and marketer of branded home furnishings. We were founded in 1902 and incorporated under the laws of Virginia in 1930. Our rich 123-year history has instilled the principles of quality, value, and integrity in everything we do, while simultaneously providing us with the expertise to respond to ever-changing consumer tastes and meet the demands of a global economy.

Approximately 60% of our wholesale sales arise from our network of 87 Company-owned and licensee-owned Bassett Home Furnishings (“BHF”) stores. Our store program is designed to provide a single source home furnishings retail store with a unique combination of stylish, quality furniture and accessories with a high level of customer service. The stores highlight our custom furniture design and manufacturing capabilities, free in-home or virtual design visits (“home makeovers”) and coordinated decorating accessories. Our philosophy is based on building strong long-term relationships with each customer. Salespeople are referred to as “Design Consultants” and are trained to evaluate customer needs and provide comprehensive solutions for their home decor. Until a rigorous training and design certification program is completed, Design Consultants are not authorized to perform in-home or virtual design services for our customers.

Bassett also has a significant traditional wholesale business with more than 1,000 open market accounts. Most of the open market sales are through Bassett Design Centers and Bassett Custom Studios which function as a store within a multi-line store featuring the Company’s custom furniture capabilities. The wholesale business, including the Lane Venture outdoor brand, also services general furniture stores and a growing number of interior design firms through a network of over 30 independent sales representatives who have stated geographical territories. These sales representatives are compensated based on a standard commission rate.

We consider our website to be the front door to our brand experience where customers can research our furniture and accessory offerings and subsequently buy online or engage with an in-store design consultant. We introduced a new web platform late in 2023 that leverages world class features including enhanced customer research capabilities and streamlined navigation. We know that we are driving a significant percentage of the retail foot traffic to our store network and our open market customers through engagement with www.bassettfurniture.com (http://www.bassettfurniture.com). Although e-commerce sales continue to be small in relation to in-store sales, we are pleased that we have seen a greater than 30% e-commerce sales increase for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024. We will continue to invest in ongoing improvements to the aesthetics and user experience that we provide on our website.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 we acquired Noa Home Inc. (“Noa Home”). A mid-priced e-commerce furniture retailer headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Noa Home had operations in Canada, Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. After nearly two years of operating losses, we concluded during the second quarter of 2024 that Noa Home was not likely to achieve profitability at any time in the foreseeable future and decided to cease operations by selling the inventory in an orderly fashion. As of November 30, 2024, we had substantially completed the liquidation of Noa Home’s assets and liabilities.

We have factories in Newton, North Carolina that manufacture both stationary and motion upholstered furniture for inside the home along with our outdoor furniture offerings. We have a factory in Martinsville, Virginia that assembles and finishes our custom bedroom and dining offerings. We also own a facility in Haleyville, Alabama where we manufacture aluminum frames for our outdoor furniture.

In addition to the furniture that we manufacture domestically, we source most of our formal bedroom and dining room furniture (casegoods) and certain leather upholstery offerings from several foreign plants, primarily in Vietnam. Approximately 80% of our wholesale revenues are derived from products that are manufactured in the United States using a mix of domestic and globally sourced components and raw materials.

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Results of Operations – Periods ended August 30, 2025 compared with the periods ended August 31, 2024:

Consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2025 and August 31, 2024 are as follows:

*39 weeks for fiscal 2025 as compared with 40 weeks for fiscal 2024.

Analysis of Quarterly Results:

Total sales revenue for the three months ended August 30, 2025 increased $4,484 or 5.9% over the prior year period. This consisted of a $4,635 or 9.8% increase in retail sales from our Company-owned stores and an $837 or 3.1% increase in sales to external wholesale customers, partially offset by a $988 decline in sales by Noa Home, which was closed during the second half of fiscal 2024.

Gross margins for the three months ended August 30, 2025 increased 320 basis points over the prior year period primarily due to margin improvements at wholesale partially offset by a slight decrease in retail margins from our Company-owned stores. In addition, the wholesale gross margin in the prior year period was negatively impacted by $609 of unproductive labor costs incurred during the temporary shutdown resulting from the cybersecurity incident that occurred during the third quarter of fiscal 2024.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as a percentage of sales for the three months ended August 30, 2025 decreased 440 basis points from 2024 primarily due to the benefit of cost reductions implemented during the second half of fiscal 2024, on-going cost containment activities and greater leverage of fixed costs due to higher sales levels.

Analysis of Year-to-Date Results:

Total sales revenue for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 increased $1,030 or 0.4% over the prior year period. Normalizing for the additional week in the first nine months of 2024, consolidated sales increased 3.0% which included a 7.9% increase in retail sales, partially offset by a 0.8% decrease in sales to external wholesale customers and a $3,934 decline due to the closure of Noa Home during the second half of 2024.

Gross margins for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 increased 270 basis points over the prior year period. Gross margins in the prior year were adversely impacted by increased inventory valuation charges of $1,729 in the wholesale segment, $472 in the retail segment and $500 in the Noa Home operation, as well as $609 of unproductive labor costs incurred during the temporary shutdown resulting from the cybersecurity incident. Excluding the above-mentioned additional inventory valuation charges and unproductive labor costs in 2024, gross margins would have increased 130 basis points primarily due to improved margins in the wholesale segment.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as a percentage of sales for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 decreased 390 basis points from 2024 primarily due to the benefit of cost reductions implemented during the second half of fiscal 2024 coupled with on-going cost containment activities.

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Segment Information

We have strategically aligned our business into two reportable segments as defined in ASC 280, Segment Reporting, and as described below:

• Wholesale. The wholesale home furnishings segment is involved principally in the design, manufacture, sourcing, sale and distribution of furniture products to a network of Bassett stores (Company-owned and licensee-owned retail stores) and independent furniture retailers. Our wholesale segment includes our wood and upholstery operations, which includes Lane Venture.
• Retail – Company-owned stores. Our retail segment consists of Company-owned stores and includes the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities and capital expenditures directly related to these stores and the Company-owned distribution network utilized to deliver products to our retail customers.

In addition to the two reportable segments described above, we include our remaining business activities and assets in a reconciling category known as Corporate and other. This category includes the shared costs of corporate functions such as treasury and finance, information technology, accounting, human resources, legal and others, including certain product development and marketing functions benefitting both wholesale and retail operations. In addition to property and equipment and various other assets associated with the shared corporate functions, the identifiable assets of Corporate and other include substantially all of our cash and our investments in CDs. We consider our corporate functions to be other business activities and have aggregated them with any of our operating segments that do not meet the requirements to be reportable segments. As of and for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2024, the only such operating segment included in Corporate and other is Noa Home, which was acquired on September 2, 2022, subsequently closed during fiscal 2024 and substantially liquidated as of November 30, 2024. All sales reported in our Corporate and other category during fiscal 2024 were attributable to Noa Home, which generated substantially all of its sales outside of the United States.

Inter-company net sales elimination represents the elimination of wholesale sales to our Company-owned stores. Inter-company income elimination includes the embedded wholesale profit in the Company-owned store inventory that has not been realized. These profits will be recorded when merchandise is delivered to the retail consumer. The inter-company income elimination also includes rent paid by our retail stores occupying Company-owned real estate.

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Reconciliation of Segment Results to Consolidated Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, we present gross profit by segment inclusive of the effects of intercompany sales by our wholesale segment to our retail segment. Because these intercompany transactions are not eliminated from our segment presentations and because we do not present gross profit as a measure of segment profitability in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, the presentation of gross profit by segment is considered to be a non-GAAP financial measure. In addition, certain special gains or charges as well as non-operating income and expenses are included in consolidated income (loss) before income taxes are not included in the measures of segment profitability. The reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP is presented below along with the effects of various other intercompany eliminations on our consolidated results of operations.

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*39 weeks for fiscal 2025 as compared with 40 weeks for fiscal 2024.

Notes to segment consolidation table:

(1) Represents the elimination of sales from our wholesale segment to our Company-owned BHF stores.

(2) Represents the elimination of purchases by our Company-owned BHF stores from our wholesale segment, as well as the change for the period in the elimination of intercompany profit in ending retail inventory.

(3) Represents the elimination of rent paid by our retail stores occupying Company-owned real estate.

(4) Represents the charge for accruing the remaining minimum payments under a contract for logistical services in Riverside, CA which we no longer utilize.

(5) Represents asset impairment charges of $2,887 and $727 in our retail and wholesale segments, respectively, a $1,827 charge for the impairment of the Noa Home trade name intangible asset, and a $74 charge for the impairment of Noa Home customized software.

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Wholesale Segment

Results for the wholesale segment for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2025 and August 31, 2024 are as follows:

(1) Gross profit at the segment level is considered a Non-GAAP financial measure due to the included effects of intercompany transactions. Refer to the reconciliation of gross profit by segment to consolidated gross profit presented under the Reconciliation of Segment Results to Consolidated Results of Operations above.

*39 weeks for fiscal 2025 as compared with 40 weeks for fiscal 2024.

Wholesale sales by major product category are as follows:

*39 weeks for fiscal 2025 as compared with 40 weeks for fiscal 2024.

Analysis of Quarterly Results – Wholesale

Net sales for the three months ended August 30, 2025 increased $2,959 or 6.2% over the prior year, consisting of a 9.2% increase in shipments to our retail store network, a 0.8% increase in shipments to the open market, and a 9.6% increase in Lane Venture shipments. Gross margins for the three months ended August 30, 2025 increased 440 basis points over the prior year period. Excluding the $609 of unproductive labor costs incurred during the temporary shutdown resulting from the cybersecurity incident in the prior year period, gross margins would have increased by 310 basis points. This margin increase was driven by improved pricing strategies in both the upholstery and wood operations coupled with greater leverage of fixed costs from higher sales levels. SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales decreased 210 basis points primarily due to the benefit of cost reductions implemented during the second half of fiscal 2024 coupled with greater leverage of fixed costs from higher sales levels.

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Analysis of Year-to-Date Results – Wholesale

Net sales for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 increased $2,805 or 1.8% over the prior year. Normalizing for the additional week in the first nine months of 2024, net sales increased 4.4%, consisting of a 9.1% increase in shipments to our retail store network, partially offset by a 1.5% decrease in shipments to the open market and a 3.4% decrease in Lane Venture shipments. Gross margins for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 increased 310 basis points over the prior year. Excluding the $1,729 of increased inventory valuation charges in 2024 and $609 of unproductive labor costs incurred during the temporary shutdown resulting from the cybersecurity incident in 2024, gross margins would have increased by 160 basis points due primarily to improved margins in our Bassett Custom Upholstery business from manufacturing efficiency gains, increased margins in our Lane Venture operations due to improved customer mix and improved margins in the Bassett Leather business, and improved pricing strategies in the remaining wood and upholstery operations, partially offset by the prior year including a reduction in the warranty and returns reserve from improved experience in warranty and returns claims and improved administration of those claims. SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales decreased 180 basis points primarily due to lower bad debt costs coupled with the benefit of cost reductions implemented during the second half of fiscal 2024.

Wholesale Backlog

Wholesale backlog at August 30, 2025 was $16,596 as compared to $21,750 at November 30, 2024 and $18,481 at August 31, 2024.

Retail – Company-owned Stores Segment

Results for the retail segment for the periods ended August 30, 2025 and August 31, 2024 are as follows:

(1) Gross profit at the segment level is considered a Non-GAAP financial measure due to the included effects of intercompany transactions. Refer to the reconciliation of gross profit by segment to consolidated gross profit presented under the Reconciliation of Segment Results to Consolidated Results of Operations above.

*39 weeks for fiscal 2025 as compared with 40 weeks for fiscal 2024.

Retail sales by major product category are as follows:

(1) Includes the sale of goods other than Bassett-branded products, such as accessories and bedding, and also includes the sale of furniture protection plans.

*39 weeks for fiscal 2025 as compared with 40 weeks for fiscal 2024.

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Analysis of Quarterly Results - Retail

Net sales for the three months ended August 30, 2025 increased $4,635 or 9.8% over the prior year period. Written sales (the value of sales orders taken but not delivered) increased 2.4% from the third quarter of 2024. Gross margin for the three months ended August 30, 2025 declined 40 basis points from the prior period due to lower margins for both in-line and clearance goods as we have become more aggressive in cycling through unproductive inventory coupled with increased promotional activity. SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales for the three months ended August 30, 2025 decreased 590 basis points primarily due to the benefit of cost reductions implemented during the second half of fiscal 2024, lower advertising and marketing costs, efficiency gains in our warehouse and delivery operation along with greater leverage of fixed costs due to higher sales levels.

Analysis of Year-to-Date Results – Retail

Net sales for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 increased $7,939 or 5.2% over the prior year period. Normalizing for the additional week in the first nine months of 2024, net sales increased by 7.9%. Written sales (the value of sales orders taken but not delivered) declined 0.2% from the prior year period. Normalizing for the additional week in the first nine months of 2024, written sales increased 2.3%. Gross margin for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 declined 70 basis points over the prior period. Excluding the $471 of additional inventory valuation charges in the prior year period, gross margins would have decreased by 100 basis points due to lower margins for both in-line and clearance goods as we have become more aggressive in cycling through unproductive inventory coupled with increased promotional activity. SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 decreased 510 basis points primarily due to the benefit of cost reductions implemented during the second half of fiscal 2024, lower advertising and marketing costs, efficiency gains in our warehouse and delivery operation along with greater leverage of fixed costs due to higher sales levels.

Retail Backlog

Retail backlog at August 30, 2025 was $32,206 compared to $37,053 at November 30, 2024 and $33,251 at August 31, 2024.

Corporate and Other

In addition to the two reportable segments discussed above, we include our remaining business activities and assets in a reconciling category known as Corporate and other, which includes the shared costs of various corporate functions along with any operating segments that do not meet the requirements to be reportable segments. Therefore, prior to fiscal 2025, Noa Home was included within the Corporate and other reconciling category and accounted for all of the sales and gross profit within this reconciling category. Revenues, costs and expenses of Corporate and other for the periods ended August 30, 2025 and August 31, 2024 are as follows:

*39 weeks for fiscal 2025 as compared with 40 weeks for fiscal 2024.

Analysis of Results – Corporate and Other

Sales and gross profit declined from the prior year period due to the closure and liquidation of Noa Home during fiscal 2024. The $28 and $3,029 decrease in SG&A expenses for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2025, respectively, was primarily due to closure of Noa Home and decreased corporate overhead spending from better expense management, including the benefit of cost reductions implemented during the second half of fiscal 2024, partially offset by increased incentive compensation.

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Other Items Affecting Net Income (Loss)

Interest Income

Interest income for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2025 was $472 and $1,552, respectively, compared to $692 and $2,075, respectively, for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2024. The decline from the prior year period is primarily due to lower balances of interest-bearing cash and cash equivalents, as well as lower average rates earned on our cash and cash equivalents and investments in CDs compared to the preceding year.

Other Income (Loss), Net

Other income (loss), net, for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2025 was $30 and $(851), respectively, compared to $(109) and $(489), respectively, for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2024. The net change from the prior year quarter and year to date was primarily due to changes in the net costs associated with Company-owned life insurance compared to the prior year periods.

Income Taxes

We calculate an anticipated effective tax rate for the year based on our annual estimates of pretax income or loss and use that effective tax rate to record our year-to-date income tax provision. Any change in annual projections of pretax income or loss could have a significant impact on our effective tax rate for the respective quarter.

Our effective tax rate was 26.8% and 26.8% for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2025, respectively. The effective rates for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2025 differ from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the effects of state income taxes and various permanent differences.

Our effective tax rate was 22.0% and 17.3% for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2024, respectively. The effective rates for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2024 differ from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to increases in the valuation allowance placed on deferred tax assets associated with Noa Home, the effects of state income taxes and various permanent differences.

In July of 2025, new tax legislation was enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”). While the Act includes a wide range of provisions that could impact our financial results in future periods, we do not expect the passage of the Act to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition in the current fiscal year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows

Cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of fiscal 2025 was $5,726 compared to cash used in operations of $2,323 for the first nine months of fiscal 2024, representing an improvement of $8,049 in cash flows from operations. This increase was primarily the result of improved operating income and changes in working capital due to the timing impact of expenditures as a result of an additional week in the first nine months of 2024, partially offset by a planned increase in inventory levels.

Our overall cash position declined $5,138 during the first nine months of 2025. During the first nine months of fiscal 2025, we spent $3,737 on purchases of property and equipment. We also paid $5,210 in dividends during the first nine months of 2025. We repurchased $1,522 of shares under our stock repurchase program during the first nine months of 2025 compared to repurchases of $1,127 in the prior year period. We expect capital expenditures for the full year to range from $5 million to $7 million. As of August 30, 2025, $18,882 remains available for future purchases under our stock repurchase plan. With cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaling $54,634 on hand at August 30, 2025, expected future operating cash flows and the availability under our credit line noted below, we believe we have sufficient liquidity to fund operations for the foreseeable future.

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Debt and Other Obligations

On May 15, 2024, we entered into the Credit Facility with our bank. This Credit Facility provides for a line of credit of up to $25,000. At August 30, 2025, we had $8,182 outstanding under standby letters of credit against our line. The line bears interest at the One-Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“One-Month Term SOFR”) plus 1.75% and is secured by our accounts receivable and inventory. Our bank charges a fee of 0.25% on the daily unused balance of the line, payable quarterly. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, Consolidated Minimum Tangible Net Worth shall at no time be less than $120,000. In addition, we must maintain the following financial covenants, measured quarterly on a rolling twelve-month basis and commencing as of the end of the first fiscal quarter after the first date that the used commitment (the sum of any outstanding advances plus standby letters of credit) equals or exceeds $8,250:

• Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.2 times and
• Consolidated Lease Adjusted Leverage to EBITDAR Ratio not to exceed 3.35 times.

Since our used commitment was less than $8,250 at August 30, 2025, we were not required to test the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or the Consolidated Lease Adjusted Leverage to EBITDAR Ratio. However, had we been required to test those ratios, we would have been in full compliance. Our availability under the Credit Facility is currently $16,818.

We lease land and buildings that are used in the operation of our Company-owned retail stores as well as in the operation of one of our licensee-owned stores, and we lease land and buildings used in our wholesale manufacturing operations. We also lease certain personal property such as lift trucks, office equipment and local delivery trucks. The present value of our obligations for leases with terms in excess of one year at August 30, 2025 is $93,300 and is included in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at August 30, 2025. We were contingently liable under licensee lease obligation guarantees in the amount of $4,393 at August 30, 2025. The remaining terms under these lease guarantees extend for six years. See Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional details regarding our lease guarantees.

Investment in Retail Real Estate

We have a substantial investment in real estate acquired for use as retail locations and occupied by Company-owned retail stores. Such real estate is included in property and equipment, net, in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet and consists of eight properties with an aggregate square footage of 203,465 and a net book value of $23,680 at August 30, 2025.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2024.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We utilize stand-by letters of credit in the procurement of certain goods in the normal course of business. In addition, we have guaranteed certain lease obligations of licensee operators for some of their store locations. See Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of lease guarantees, including descriptions of the terms of such commitments and methods used to mitigate risks associated with these arrangements.

Contingencies

We are involved in various legal and environmental matters which arise in the normal course of business. Although the final outcome of these matters cannot be determined, based on the facts presently known, it is our opinion that the final resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or future results of operations. See Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further information regarding certain contingencies as of August 30, 2025.

We are exposed to market risk from changes in the value of foreign currencies. Substantially all of our imports purchased outside of North America are denominated in U.S. dollars. Therefore, we believe that gains or losses resulting from changes in the value of foreign currencies relating to foreign purchases not denominated in U.S. dollars would not be material to our results from operations in fiscal 2025.

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We are exposed to market risk from changes in the cost and availability of raw materials used in our manufacturing processes, principally wood, woven fabric, and foam products. The cost of foam products, which are petroleum-based, is sensitive to changes in the price of oil.

We are also exposed to commodity price risk related to diesel fuel prices for fuel used in our retail segment for home delivery as well as through amounts we are charged for logistical services by our service providers. We manage our exposure to that risk primarily through the application of fuel surcharges to our customers.

We have potential exposure to market risk related to conditions in the commercial real estate market. Our retail real estate holdings of $23,680 at August 30, 2025 for Company-owned stores could suffer significant impairment in value if we are forced to close additional stores and sell or lease the related properties during periods of weakness in certain markets. Additionally, if we are required to assume responsibility for payment under the lease obligations of $4,393 which we have guaranteed on behalf of certain licensees as of August 30, 2025 we may not be able to secure sufficient sub-lease income in the current market to offset the payments required under the guarantees. We are also exposed to risk related to conditions in the commercial real estate rental market with respect to the right-of-use assets we carry on our balance sheet for leased retail store locations, manufacturing and warehouse facilities. At August 30, 2025, the unamortized balance of such right-of-use assets used in continuing operations totaled $80,532. Should we have to close or otherwise abandon one of these leased locations, we could incur additional impairment charges if rental market conditions do not support a fair value for the right of use asset in excess of its carrying value.

The Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

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