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Company Reports Q1 Revenue of $59.4M

Reports Q1 revenue $59.4M vs. $62.99M last year Daniel Frierson, CEO, said, "Continued soft market conditions within the flooring industry, driven by historical low existing home sales, high home prices and interest rates, were compounded in the first quarter of 2026 by the uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East. Our gross profit margin in the first quarter of 2026 was boosted by the recognition of a $3.3 million receivable for the anticipated refund of IEEPA tariffs. Adjusted for the impact of the IEEPA tariffs, year over year margins improved by 2% of net sales despite lower sales volume in 2026. The improved year over year gross profit margin is mainly the impact of our previously announced Profit Improvement Plan. Based on our first quarter activity, including the recognition of the IEEPA tariff refund and additional new initiatives, we estimate the impact of our Plan to be an improvement in year over year profit of $17.8 million. In the second quarter of 2026 we started seeing higher costs for our raw materials driven primarily by the higher price of oil. We have implemented a price increase in the second quarter, as have many others in the industry, to offset these rising material costs. Order entry in the second quarter of 2026 has been closely in line with the order entry for the same period in 2025. In the first quarter we participated in multiple trade shows, including the International Surfaces trade show in Las Vegas, where we showcased thirty-four new broadloom carpet styles across our nylon, polyester and decorative collections. Our focus continues to be on the creation of differentiated styles for the mid to high end consumer with an emphasis on color, pattern and textural visuals. We also showcased new visuals and innovations in our hard surface offerings. This included new colors and patterns in our Fabrica wood program and expanded WPC offerings, with new visuals and colors, in our TRUCOR brand.", Frierson concluded.

Company Reports $63.5M Revenue for 2025, CEO Discusses Future Growth

Reports revenue $63.5M vs. $64.4M last year. Daniel Frierson, CEO, said, "In 2025, we continued to navigate through a challenging economic environment while staying focused on strategic internal initiatives. Our focus on higher-end flooring markets, operational efficiency and disciplined cost management enabled us to improve year over year gross profit margins and financial results despite ongoing softness in residential demand. We were forced to manage the unexpected implementation of "Liberation Day" tariffs and other tariff measures throughout much of 2025. We implemented price increases in order to mitigate the financial impact of the tariffs, however, the difference in timing of the tariffs and the price increases resulted in a negative financial impact on the year of approximately $1.4M. Our total payment of IEPPA tariffs through March of 2026 was approximately $3.3M. As we closed out 2025 we implemented key drivers as part of a profit improvement plan for 2026 totaling $13M in year over year improvements. These improvements range from price increases to reductions in selling expenses and administrative costs. Throughout 2025 our sales and marketing strategy focused on our strengths in design and color through our Step into Color campaign. Through this initiative we have showcased colors in our standard palette that stands out from our competitors. We also launched an updated custom color program giving our retail and designer partners the ability to custom color any of our white dyeable nylon products. We are building on this momentum in 2026 through several key growth initiatives with our larger retail accounts and buying groups. Our soft surface sales for both the fourth quarter and the year were down less than 1% from the year ago periods. We believe the industry was down approximately 4% for the quarter and approximately 5% on the year, both in comparison to the same prior year periods. Consequently, we continued to gain market share in the carpet market during this difficult period. So far in 2026, our sales pattern is similar to the prior year with sales of soft surfaces down slightly but performing better than our hard surface products. Despite recent reductions in interest rates, market conditions remain uncertain as the overall flooring industry continues to be negatively impacted by low existing home sales, delayed remodeling projects due to low consumer confidence and limited housing availability. Historically, such prolonged periods of decline in the flooring markets have been followed by several periods of strong growth driven by pent up consumer demand. We believe the actions we have taken position us well for long-term growth and value creation."

Dixie Group announces Q3 earnings per share of 28 cents, compared to 26 cents in the previous year.

Reports Q3 revenue $62.4M vs. $64.9M last year. Commenting on the results, Daniel K. Frierson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Third quarter sales got off to a slow start as a result of headwinds in the housing markets tied to high interest rates and high housing prices. Despite a slow start to the quarter, we saw a strong rebound in sales for September giving us momentum as we entered the fourth quarter. The average weekly order entry rate for the first month of the fourth quarter was 12% above the average weekly order entry rate in the third quarter and close to last year's level for the same period. Looking ahead to the 2026 fiscal year, we are focused on a profit improvement plan consisting of year over year cost reductions and operational efficiencies in excess of $10 million. The vast majority of these profit improvement initiatives have already been implemented. This includes price increases announced during the third quarter to offset the costs of tariffs, freight and other production-related cost increases we have experienced."