Latest: Q1 FY27 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$14.0M in Q1 FY27 · $18.7M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$14.4M
Capital spending−$403K
Free cash flow+$14.0M
Cash conversion cycle725 days
Analysis
In Q1 FY27, Hooker Furnishings generated $14.4M of operating cash flow and spent $403K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $14.0M.
Over the twelve months to Aug 2, 2026, operating cash flow was $21.4M; the largest uses were dividends ($6.2M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($5.5M), capital spending ($2.7M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($5.6M), asset & business sales ($34K); the cash balance rose by $17.8M.
Operating cash flow was $14.4M against net income of $1.1M — 13.6× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables +$6.4M, inventory +$3.7M, depreciation & amortization +$1.8M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 111 days (receivables 45 + inventory 87 − payables 22).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q1 FY27): Operating cash flow $14.4M, Capital spending $403K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $48.2M; the largest uses were dividends ($46.7M) and operating cash flow ($44.7M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$18.7M
Debtnone
Net cash$18.7M
Hooker Furnishings funds itself: free cash flow was $18.7M over the last twelve months, with $18.7M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.
Where the cash came from and went
From profit to cash
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q2 FY27
41
943
259
725
Q1 FY27
45
87
22
111
Q4 FY26
47
99
23
123
Q3 FY26
47
96
23
120
Q2 FY26
53
107
22
138
Q1 FY26
54
112
24
142
Q4 FY25
196
617
184
629
Q3 FY25
53
90
32
112
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q1 FY27
$14.4M
−$403K
−$96K
−$1.3M
−$3.6M
−$9.5M
$14.0M
Q4 FY26
−$4.6M
−$649K
—
−$1.2M
−$562K
$242K
−$5.2M
Q1 FY26
$14.7M
−$727K
—
−$2.5M
$534K
−$11.7M
$13.9M
Q4 FY25
−$10.7M
−$418K
—
−$2.5M
—
$14.1M
−$11.1M
Q3 FY25
−$17.6M
—
—
—
—
$18.9M
−$17.6M
Hooker Furnishings: income statement and cash flow
Hooker Furnishings, Q2 FY27: revenue $63.2M (-9% year over year), operating margin 2.0%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.