AMWD
NASDAQ · Consumer Cyclical · Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances · US
Latest reported
- Last report date
- Nov 25, 2025
- EPS actual
- $0.76
- EPS estimate
- $1.20
- Revenue actual
- $394.6M
- Revenue estimate
- $410.6M
Track record
Trailing twelve quarters
- EPS beats (12Q)
- 6
- EPS misses (12Q)
- 6
- EPS in line (12Q)
- 0
- Avg surprise (4Q)
- -15.0%
- Revenue beats (12Q)
- 3
Q4 FY2025 · May 29, 2025
AI summary of management’s prepared remarks and analyst Q&A · For informational purposes only, not investment advice
Management highlights
- Growth: Navigated challenging macroeconomic environment, delivered product innovation, capacity investments, and channel expansion. Over 30% of made-to-order sales from products launched in the last three years. Facility expansions in Mexico and NC. Transitioned independent distributors to 1951 Cabinetry.
- Digital transformation: Advanced ERP cloud strategy, improved cybersecurity, invested in digital channels for better performance.
- Platform design: Executed improvement plans at Mexico and NC sites, closed Orange, VA facility to streamline operations, focused on cost efficiency and supply chain resilience.
Guidance
- Net sales for fiscal 2026 expected to be low single-digit declines to low single-digit increases, with first half challenged and second half expected to recover. - Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2026 projected to be $175 million to $200 million. - Capital allocation priorities: Invest in digital transformation and platform design, opportunistic share repurchasing, deprioritize debt repayments due to current leverage ratio.
Segment performance
Net sales for the fourth fiscal quarter were $400.4 million, a decline of 11.7% versus the prior year. Remodel net sales (combining home centers and independent dealer and distributors) decreased 10.4%, with new construction net sales down 13.4%. Gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 decreased 160 basis points. For the full fiscal year 2025, net sales were $1.7 billion, a decrease of 7.5%, with gross profit margin at 17.9% versus 20.4% the prior year.
Risks & headwinds
- Uncertainty regarding tariff policies impacting demand and sales. - Macroeconomic factors like declining consumer confidence and low housing resale activity. - Input cost inflation including lumber, particle, plywood, etc. - Labor and transportation cost impacts.
Analyst Q&A
Q: How much of an impact are tariffs expected to have, split between China and non-China tariffs, and how much headwind is expected to be offset in fiscal '26?
A: Outlook range significantly influenced by tariffs, with $20 million of cost assumed based on tariffs in place at end of May 28, 2025, and modeled recovery scenarios from 0% to 100% included in $175M-$200M adjusted EBITDA range.
Q: What drove the sequential improvement in gross margins?
A: Teams right-sized operations and footprint towards end of Q3 and start of Q4, leading to margin rebound in Q4.
Q: What's embedded for pricing at the midpoint of revenue guidance?
A: A host of scenarios including tariff impacts and inflation are embedded, with modeling of various recovery and inflation scenarios.
Q: How much savings are expected from the closure of the components facility?
A: Closure of the facility should yield about $5 million to $6 million of savings and benefits annually on an EBITDA perspective.
Q: What's the progress on automation gains and how it helps 2026 results?
A: Still in early innings of automation journey, with over $10 million spent in fiscal '25 on automation-related investments, realizing labor demand reduction benefits, and more projects teed up for '26 and beyond.
Reported results against consensus at the time of each report · Surprise is computed from the estimate on record · Data as of May 28, 2026