BOBS 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
Bob's Discount Furniture, Inc. · NYSE · Retail-Furniture Stores · CIK 2085187 · All filings on SEC.gov
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What changed in the latest 10-K
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What changed in the latest 10-Q
Risk Factors
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully review and consider the information regarding certain factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results set forth under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2025 Annual Report.
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Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
New heading “Geopolitical Events”
New heading “Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin”
New heading “Insurance Recoveries”
New heading “Interest Expense”
New heading “Interest Income”
New heading “Other Income, Net”
New heading “Income Tax Expense”
New heading “Comparison of the six-month fiscal periods ended June 28, 2026 and June 29, 2025”
New heading “Gross Profit and Gross Margin”
New heading “Selling, General and Administrative Expenses”
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(see in full comparison45)Otherexpenses(income) expenses, net represents income and costs that are not indicative of ongoing business operations and performance, including, but not limited to, third-party professional fees related to theIPOIPO, litigation matters outside the ordinary course of business, bankruptcy settlements, and senior executive termination benefits.
“Comparison of the six-month fiscal periods ended June 28, 2026 and June 29, 2025”see in full comparison
see in full comparisonIn early 2025, the U.S. Government began imposing significant new or increased tariffs on goods imported into the U.S. from numerous countries from which the Company sources merchandise. The global trade environment remains fluid and highly uncertain in 2026. The U.S. Government imposed a 25% tariff on imports of certain upholstered wooden furniture, which is scheduled to increase to 30% on January 1, 2027. In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that many of the tariffs recently imposed by the U.S. Government exceeded its statutory authority, thereby invalidating many, but not all, of such tariffs. The U.S. presidential administration has indicated that it will seek to reinstate all or a portion of these tariffs under alternative legal authorities or mechanisms. These rulings have also introduced uncertainty regarding the timing and ultimate realization of potential refunds of tariffs previously paid, although U.S. Customs and Border Protection has established a process to administer such refund claims. As of March 29, 2026, the Company has not recognized an asset related to any potential refund. The Company will recognize any recovery as a reduction to cost of sales or inventory as applicable in the period in which recovery becomes realized or realizable.In April 2026, the President issued a proclamation that reduced the tariff rate on steel and aluminum derivative products from 50% to 25%, while modifying the duty application from applying only the metal content in metal-containing products to applying the duty to the full customs value of the imported product. The proclamation excluded certain products, including the Company's covered products from the Section 232 steel and aluminum duties; as a result, the Company's affected productsare nowbecame subject to the temporary 10% surcharge imposed under Section 122. Effective July 24, 2026, the Section 122 temporary surcharge expired and affected products are now subject to tariffs under Section 301 at rates generally ranging from 10% to 12.5%, depending on country of origin. We will continue to monitor developments related to tradepolicy andpolicy, tariffs and tariff refund claims, evaluate their impact on theCompany, including the potential recovery of previously paid tariffs,Company and make appropriate sourcing, pricing and other operational decisions as appropriate to manage the potential impact on our financialcondition andcondition, results ofoperations.operations and cash flows.
“In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that many of the tariffs recently imposed by the U.S. Government exceeded its statutory authority, thereby invalidating many, but not all, of such tariffs. The U.S. presidential administration has indicated that it may seek to reinstate all or a portion of these tariffs under alternative legal authorities or mechanisms. These rulings have also introduced uncertainty regarding the timing and ultimate realization of potential refunds of tariffs previously paid, although U.S. …”see in full comparison
“Other income, net in the three months ended June 28, 2026 increased $1.3 million compared to the corresponding prior year period, due to a bankruptcy settlement associated with a former vendor.”see in full comparison
Other income, net in thesee in full comparisonthreesix-monthmonthsfiscal period endedMarchJune29,28, 2026decreasedincreased$0.6$0.7 million compared to the corresponding prior year period, primarily duetoa bankruptcy settlement associated with a former vendor, partially offset by the absence of income earned on our interest rate capin the current periodwhich matured in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.
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Bob’s Discount Furniture is a rapidly growing, nationally proven omnichannel retailer of value home furnishings with 214218 showrooms as of MarchJune 29,28, 2026 across 2627 U.S. states. We offer quality, stylish products at everyday low prices below our value-oriented furniture competitors’ lowest promoted prices. Our value proposition is made possible by our curated merchandising strategy, with SKU counts approximately one-third narrower than value-oriented furniture competitors, longstanding sourcing relationships and efficient supply chains.
We have a proven, profitable and portable store model that has produced consistent financial returns across vintages, geographic regions and population densities. Nearly all of our stores were profitable on a four-wall basis in fiscal year 2025 and ourwe expect new stores haveto achievedachieve average unit volumes (“AUVs”) of $9$9.0 million, cash-on-cash returns exceeding 80% by their fifth year of operation, with returns exceeding 60% by year two and a payback period of approximately two years. We believe our business model and new store unit economics, plus the expansive and fragmented home furnishings industry, provides us with an opportunity to expand our store base in both existing and new geographies to over 500 stores by 2035. Our ability to open profitable new stores depends on multiple factors, including our ability to identify suitable markets and sites, negotiate leases with acceptable terms, support new locations with qualified managers and achieve brand awareness in new markets. For further information see “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business” in our 2025 Annual Report.
During the firstsecond quarter of fiscal year 2026, we continued to make progress to support our key long-term growth strategies. Accomplishments within the quarter include the following:
•amending our Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”) increasing the maximum availability from $125.0 million to $200.0 million and extending the maturity date to April 2031;
•opening four new stores and expanding our footprint into South Carolina, our 27th state; and
•completing an initial public offering (“IPO”) in which 19,450,000 shares of common stock were sold at a price of $17.00 per share resulting in aggregate net proceeds of $304.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses;
•opening five new stores and a Midwest regional distribution center; and
•delivering comparable sales growth of 1.2%2.3% through increases in conversion and average order value (“AOV”) in both our retail and eCommerce channels.conversion.
Tariffs
In early 2025, the U.S. Government began imposing significant new or increased tariffs on goods imported into the U.S. from numerous countries from which the Company sources merchandise. The global trade environment remains fluid and highly uncertain in 2026. The U.S. Government imposes a 25% tariff on imports of certain upholstered wooden furniture, which is scheduled to increase to 30% on January 1, 2027.
In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that many of the tariffs recently imposed by the U.S. Government exceeded its statutory authority, thereby invalidating many, but not all, of such tariffs. The U.S. presidential administration has indicated that it may seek to reinstate all or a portion of these tariffs under alternative legal authorities or mechanisms. These rulings have also introduced uncertainty regarding the timing and ultimate realization of potential refunds of tariffs previously paid, although U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has established a process to administer such refund claims. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, the Company received approval from the CBP for $45.1 million in International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) tariff refund claims. Of this amount, we recognized $37.9 million of tariff refund claims related to inventory previously sold, which reduced costs of sales and favorably impacted gross profit for the period. Additionally, we recognized $1.5 million of related interest income, and a $5.7 million reduction to inventory related to tariff refund claims attributable to inventory on hand at quarter end. At June 28, 2026, we had a receivable of $41.9 million associated with these tariff refund claims, which was received subsequent to fiscal quarter end. The tariff refunds and related interest income recognized during the fiscal quarter materially affected the comparability of our results of operations relative to prior periods and are not indicative of future period results.
In early 2025, the U.S. Government began imposing significant new or increased tariffs on goods imported into the U.S. from numerous countries from which the Company sources merchandise. The global trade environment remains fluid and highly uncertain in 2026. The U.S. Government imposed a 25% tariff on imports of certain upholstered wooden furniture, which is scheduled to increase to 30% on January 1, 2027. In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that many of the tariffs recently imposed by the U.S. Government exceeded its statutory authority, thereby invalidating many, but not all, of such tariffs. The U.S. presidential administration has indicated that it will seek to reinstate all or a portion of these tariffs under alternative legal authorities or mechanisms. These rulings have also introduced uncertainty regarding the timing and ultimate realization of potential refunds of tariffs previously paid, although U.S. Customs and Border Protection has established a process to administer such refund claims. As of March 29, 2026, the Company has not recognized an asset related to any potential refund. The Company will recognize any recovery as a reduction to cost of sales or inventory as applicable in the period in which recovery becomes realized or realizable. In April 2026, the President issued a proclamation that reduced the tariff rate on steel and aluminum derivative products from 50% to 25%, while modifying the duty application from applying only the metal content in metal-containing products to applying the duty to the full customs value of the imported product. The proclamation excluded certain products, including the Company's covered products from the Section 232 steel and aluminum duties; as a result, the Company's affected products are nowbecame subject to the temporary 10% surcharge imposed under Section 122. Effective July 24, 2026, the Section 122 temporary surcharge expired and affected products are now subject to tariffs under Section 301 at rates generally ranging from 10% to 12.5%, depending on country of origin. We will continue to monitor developments related to trade policy andpolicy, tariffs and tariff refund claims, evaluate their impact on the Company, including the potential recovery of previously paid tariffs,Company and make appropriate sourcing, pricing and other operational decisions as appropriate to manage the potential impact on our financial condition andcondition, results of operations.operations and cash flows.
Geopolitical Events
Since late February 2026, the conflict in Iran has resulted in heightened volatility in fuel prices and geopolitical uncertainty. Geopolitical events, increased fuel prices and geopolitical uncertainty, including changes in U.S. tariff policy, has in the past resulted in supply chain disruptions, increased costs and impacts on consumer spending. Such events could materially increase the cost and reduce or delay the supply of our products and impacted discretionary consumer spending, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and stock price. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2025 Annual Report, including the risk factorsfactor titled “Our business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected by global economic conditions and the effect of economic pressures, including inflation, and other business factors on discretionary consumer spending and consumer preferences” and “Our business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected by global economic conditions and the effect of economic pressures, including inflation, and other business factors on discretionary consumer spending and consumer preferences.” We will continue to monitor developments in, and the impacts of, such conflicts and geopolitical events and uncertainties and evaluate their impact on the Company, and make appropriate sourcing and pricing decisions in an effort to minimize any impacts on our financial condition and results of operations.
We consider a variety of performance and financial measures in assessing the performance of our business. In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we regularly review key performance indicators (“KPIs”) and certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjustedadjusted gross profit, adjusted net income and Adjustedadjusted earnings before interest, tax expense/(benefit), depreciation and amortization (“Adjustedadjusted EBITDA”), to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends in our business, prepare projections and make strategic decisions. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures and KPIs are useful to our investors as they present an informative supplemental view of our results from period to period by removing the effect of non-recurring items. The non-GAAP financial measures and KPIs presented herein are specific to us and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies because of differing methods used by other companies in calculating them. The key measures we use to determine how our business is performing are: net revenues, gross profit and gross margin, SG&A, operating income, net income, comparable sales growth, number of new stores, number of stores, Adjustedadjusted gross profit, adjusted net income and Adjustedadjusted EBITDA.
Operating income is gross profit less SG&A expenses, pre-opening expenses, loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets, impairment of long-lived assets, restructuring charges and insurance recoveries. Operating income excludes interest income or expense, and income tax expense. We use operating income as an indicator of the productivity of our business and our ability to manage expenses.
Comparable sales growth measures performance during the current reporting period against the performance of the comparable store sales and of the eCommerce sales in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Comparable store sales consist of net revenues from our stores beginning on the first day of the 14th full fiscal month following the store’s opening, which is when we believe comparability is achieved. eCommerce sales consist of net revenues from online purchases during the current reporting period. Any change in the square footage of an existing comparable store, including for remodels and relocations within the same primary trade area of the existing store being relocated, does not eliminate that store from inclusion in the calculation of comparable store sales.
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin
Adjusted gross profit is defined as gross profit less items that are not indicative of ongoing business operations and performance, including refunds related to duties previously paid under IEEPA. Adjusted gross margin is defined as adjusted gross profit as a percentage of net revenues. We believe that excluding items from gross profit and gross margin that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, our core operating results, and that may vary in frequency or magnitude, enhances the comparability of our results and is useful for analyzing trends in our business.
Adjusted net income is defined as net income less items that are not indicative of the operating performance of the business, including, but not limited to, IEEPA tariff refunds and related interest income, restructuring charges, insurance recoveries, gains on hedge accounting de-designation of interest rate cap, gains on sale of Connecticut income tax credits, gains and losses on disposal of fixed assets, impairment of long-lived assets, senior executive termination benefits, management fee and other expenses and income not indicative of ongoing business operations and performance.
We define EBITDA as net income before interest expense, interest income, income tax expense/(benefit), and depreciation and amortization expenses. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as further adjusted for items that are not indicative of the operating performance of the business, including but not limited to, stock-based compensation expense, IEEPA tariff refunds, restructuring charges, insurance recoveries, gains on hedge accounting de-designation of interest rate cap, gains on sale of Connecticut income tax credits, gains and losses on disposal of fixed assets, impairment of long lived assets, senior executive termination benefits, management fee and other expenses or income not indicative of ongoing business operations and performance.
__________________ (1)NM refers to a value that is not meaningful.
__________________ (1)Our KPIs are discussed and defined in the section titled "—Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
(2)Adjusted gross profit, adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to "—Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP financial measures.
Comparison of the three monththree-month fiscal periods ended MarchJune 29,28, 2026 and MarchJune 30,29, 2025
Net revenues increased $45.3$50.0 million or 8.5%,8.8%, in the three months ended MarchJune 29,28, 2026 compared to the corresponding prior year period. Our retail channel increased $34.2$29.2 million, or 7.6%,6.0%, and our eCommerce channel increased $11.1$20.8 million, or 13.5%24.1% for the three months ended MarchJune 29,28, 2026 compared to the corresponding prior year period. The increase in total net revenues was primarily due to non-comparable sales of $43.3$41.0 million and comparable sales growth.
Comparable sales increased 1.2%2.3% in the three months ended MarchJune 29,28, 2026, predominately driven by increases in conversionAOV and AOVhigher in both our retail and eCommerce channels. These improvements wereconversion, partially offset by lower in-store traffic, particularly during periods that were impacted by the effects of exceptional winter weather.traffic.
Gross profit increased $19.9$54.7 million or 8.4%20.7% in the three months ended MarchJune 29,28, 2026 compared to the corresponding prior year period. This increase was primarily driven by $37.9 million in IEEPA tariff refunds and the impact of higher net revenues.revenues, partially offset by higher freight costs. Our results in the corresponding prior year benefited from unusually favorable freight rates.
Gross margin increased to 51.5% in the three months ended June 28, 2026, which is inclusive of $37.9 million in IEEPA tariff refunds discussed above. Excluding the tariff refunds, adjusted gross margin was 45.4% compared to 46.4% in the corresponding prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to higher freight costs as discussed above, partially offset by favorable product mix shift into the “Better” product category and, to a lesser extent, the “Best” product category relative to historical levels, as well as higher protection plan and delivery margins.
Gross margin was flat at 44.4% in the three months ended March 29, 2026 compared to the corresponding prior year period, as favorable product mix shift into the “Better” product category relative to historical levels, lower freight costs and higher protection plan margins was mostly offset by fixed costs associated with our new Midwest regional distribution center and costs related to inventory growth.
SG&A increased $19.5$20.0 million or 9.0%9.3% in the three months ended MarchJune 29,28, 2026 compared to the corresponding prior year period, primarily due to increases in payroll-related expenses of $6.0$5.6 million mostly related to new store growth, higher occupancy costs of approximately $6.0$5.4 million related to new stores and increases in rent in existing stores, and growth in marketing spend of $4.8$6.0 million. Additionally contributing to higher SG&A was a $2.0 million fee associated with the termination of our advisory agreement with Bain Capital upon consummation of our IPO.
SG&A as a percentage of revenue of 40.7%37.9% in the three months ended MarchJune 29,28, 2026 increased slightly compared to 40.5%37.7% in the corresponding prior year period. The increase was primarily driven by incremental marketing,marketing and occupancy expense associated with new storesstore growth, particularly greenfield expansion, and greenfieldwas market expansion and the $2.0 million termination fee associated with the advisory agreement with Bain Capital, substantiallypartially offset by efficiencies at existing stores.
Insurance Recoveries
The Company did not recognize any insurance recoveries in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026. In the three months ended June 29, 2025, we received $4.5 million in insurance recoveries for lost profits associated with an information technology system outage and the related interruption of our business that occurred at the end of September 2024.
Interest Expense
Interest expense in the three months ended June 28, 2026 increased $0.7 million compared to the corresponding prior year period primarily due to higher amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, partially offset by a lower weighted average interest rate.
Interest Income
Interest income in the three months ended June 28, 2026 increased $1.4 million compared to the corresponding prior year period, primarily related to interest earned on duties previously paid under IEEPA.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net in the three months ended June 28, 2026 increased $1.3 million compared to the corresponding prior year period, due to a bankruptcy settlement associated with a former vendor.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense in the three months ended June 28, 2026 increased $9.2 million compared to the corresponding prior year period, primarily due to higher pre-tax earnings. The effective income tax rate of 27.3% for the three months ended June 28, 2026 increased from 26.2% in the corresponding prior year period, primarily due to higher state tax costs and an increase in non-deductible executive compensation expense resulting from the Company's transition to a publicly traded company in 2026 and the application of the executive compensation deduction limitations under applicable U.S. tax laws.
(1) NM refers to a value that is not meaningful.
(1)Our KPIs are discussed and defined in the section titled "—Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
(2) Adjusted gross profit, adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to "-Reconciliation of non-GAAP Financial Measures" for reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP financial measures.
Comparison of the six-month fiscal periods ended June 28, 2026 and June 29, 2025
Net Revenues
Net revenues increased $95.4 million or 8.7% in the six months ended June 28, 2026 compared to the corresponding prior year period. Our retail channel increased $63.4 million, or 6.8%, and our eCommerce channel increased $32.0 million, or 18.9% for the six months ended June 28, 2026 compared to the corresponding prior year period. The increase in total net revenues was primarily due to non-comparable sales of $84.3 million and comparable sales growth discussed below.
Comparable sales increased 1.8% in the six months ended June 28, 2026, predominately driven by higher AOV and conversion, partially offset by lower in-store traffic.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit increased $74.6 million or 14.9% in the six months ended June 28, 2026 compared to the corresponding prior year period, primarily driven by $37.9 million in IEEPA tariff refunds and the impact of higher net revenues partially offset by higher freight costs.
Gross margin increased to 48.1% in the six months ended June 28, 2026, which is inclusive of $37.9 million in IEEPA tariff refunds. Excluding the tariff refunds, adjusted gross margin was 44.9% compared to 45.4% in the corresponding prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to higher freight costs, partially offset by customer preference for the “Better” product category mix relative to historical levels, as well as higher protection plan and delivery margins.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
SG&A increased $39.5 million or 9.2% in the six months ended June 28, 2026 compared to the corresponding prior year period, primarily due to increases in payroll-related expenses of $11.5 million related to new store growth, higher occupancy costs of approximately $11.4 million related to new stores and increases in rent in existing stores, growth in marketing spend of $10.8 million, and an increase in depreciation expense of $3.6 million. Additionally contributing to higher SG&A was a $2.0 million fee associated with the termination of our advisory agreement with Bain Capital upon consummation of our IPO.
SG&A as a percentage of revenue increased slightly to 39.3% in the six months ended June 28, 2026 compared to 39.1% in the corresponding prior year period due to incremental marketing and occupancy expense associated with new stores, particularly greenfield market expansion, and the $2.0 million termination fee associated with the advisory agreement with Bain Capital, substantially offset by efficiencies at existing stores.
Pre-opening expenses increased $1.8$1.9 million or 58.8% in the threesix months ended MarchJune 29,28, 2026 compared to the corresponding prior year period duedriven toby the timing of new store openings in the current year.
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, managementthe Company identified efficiencies to optimize overhead costs,costs which resultedresulting in workforce reductions.reductions at the corporate headquarters. Restructuring costs of $0.3 million were recognized in the three-monthsix month fiscal period ended MarchJune 30,29, 2025 for these workforce reductions. TheNo Companysignificant did not recognize any costs attributable to theserestructuring actions in subsequent periods. There were noinitiated restructuring charges induring the first quarter ofsix-month fiscal yearperiod ended June 28, 2026.
In the threesix-month monthsfiscal periods ended MarchJune 28, 2026 and June 29, 2026,2025, wethe Company received $0.7 million and $4.5 million, respectively, in insurance recoveries for lost profits associated with an information technology system outage and the related interruption of our business that occurred at the end of September 2024. The Company did not recognize any insurance recoveries in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.
Interest expense in the threesix-month monthsfiscal period ended MarchJune 29,28, 2026 increased $14.4$15.1 million compared to the corresponding prior year period primarilydriven due toby the acceleration of $10.7 million in debt issuance costs in connection with the pay down of the Term Loan and interest expense associated with thehigher Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facilityaverage outstanding inborrowings, thepartially period.offset Thereby wasa nolower outstandingweighted debtaverage ininterest the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.rate.
Interest income in the threesix-month monthsfiscal period ended MarchJune 29,28, 2026 decreasedincreased $0.2$1.2 million compared to the corresponding prior year period, primarily related to incomeinterest earned on lowerduties balancespreviously inpaid ourunder money market funds.IEEPA.
BOBS insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Since 2026-04-11, insiders reported open-market purchases in 1 Form 4 filing (1 insider, 2 trade dates, 22,350 shares, about $302.8K) and open-market sales in 0 filings. Net open-market shares: 22,350 (purchases minus sales); net value about $302.8K.Totals add up every open-market (code P and S) line in those filings, using the prices reported in the filings. Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed below but not counted.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | Moeller Stephen |
Option exercise | 30,000 | $5.61 | $168.3K |
| 2026-05-12 | Barton William G |
Open-market purchase | 200 | $12.17 | $2.4K |
| 2026-05-08 | Barton William G |
Open-market purchase | 22,150 | $13.56 | $300.4K |
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