Ethan Allen (NYSE: ETH) disclosed:

In advance of investor meetings, Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (the “Company”) provided several updates on its current business trends.

The Company’s Retail segment written orders have continued to accelerate during the period with its written orders reflecting a 10% increase for the two-month quarter-to-date period ending August 31, 2020, including a 26% increase in written orders in the month of August. These numbers also reflect significant growth from its e-commerce business.

The Company expects its Wholesale segment orders, while benefitting from the strong retail growth, will be negatively impacted by the timing of GSA and other government orders due to COVID-19 pandemic related disruptions that are delaying issuance of new orders. The delayed orders are expected to be issued in the coming months.

Wholesale segment orders from the Company’s U.S. independent retailers have trended strong during the period, while orders from its international independent retailers have trended negative due to COVID-19 related economic disruptions in many of the international markets.

Ethan Allen produces about 75% of what it sells in its own North American manufacturing plants. Production levels throughout its manufacturing have increased steadily during the quarter and are returning back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. The Company believes this increase in production will reduce the high undelivered order backlogs and reduce delivery lead-times in the near term.

The Company expects to report its fiscal 2021 first quarter results in late October and will update the investment community with more details on its quarterly results at that time.