{"id":131468,"date":"2024-05-15T11:15:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d5t8g5d.farmpresstheme.com\/retail\/tandy-leather-factory-reports-first-quarter-2024-results\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T11:15:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:15:09","slug":"tandy-leather-factory-reports-first-quarter-2024-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d5t8g5d.farmpresstheme.com\/retail\/tandy-leather-factory-reports-first-quarter-2024-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Tandy Leather Factory Reports First Quarter 2024 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FORT WORTH, Texas, May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLF) today announced the Company\u2019s financial results for the first fiscal quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n
Highlights from First Quarter 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n Tandy Leather Factory\u2019s first quarter sales were $19.3 million in 2024, down from $20.4 million in 2023. First quarter 2024 gross profit was $10.9 million, down from $11.8 million in 2023. First quarter operating income was $0.7 million, down from $1.0 million in 2023. As of March 31, 2024, the Company held $12.3 million of cash and cash equivalents, up from $8.6 million a year earlier. The Company held inventory of $36.7 million, down from $38.0 million as of December 31, 2023. The Company had basic and diluted net income in the quarter of $0.06 per share, versus $0.08 in the prior year.<\/p>\n Janet Carr, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, \u201cOur first quarter sales declined by about 5%, reflecting both a sense of malaise in the broader consumer environment and a difficult comparison against a strong first quarter in 2023.\u00a0\u00a0 Gross margin rate also declined, as we increased promotional activity in March to offset slower sales in January and February. Operating expense discipline helped us deliver positive operating income despite challenges in both sales and gross margin. And despite over $1 million in capital investments in stores and our Fort Worth facility this year, compared to less than $100 thousand last year, we also grew cash. Going forward, we will continue the progress we made in the first quarter to improve overall quality and performance in our retail stores including filling some key retail roles and pursuing strategic store relocations, among other initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n Investors are encouraged to send their questions to the Company\u2019s investor relations hotline at investorrelations@tandyleather.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n * Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes helps investors to compare its operating performance to that of other companies. The following is a reconciliation of the Company\u2019s net income to Adjusted EBITDA (in millions):<\/em><\/p>\n\n