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HOFT (Hooker Furnishings) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)


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What is Hooker Furnishings Moat Score?

Hooker Furnishings has the Moat Score of 4, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Hooker Furnishings has Narrow Moat: Hooker Furnishings Corp has a modest moat due to its established brand and distribution network. However, the furniture industry is highly competitive with low switching costs and limited pricing power, which constrains its ability to achieve a wider moat.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Hooker Furnishings might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of Hooker Furnishings's Moat Score

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Hooker Furnishings's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Hooker Furnishings's Moat Score Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hooker Furnishings's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hooker Furnishings's Moat Score falls into.


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Hooker Furnishings  (NAS:HOFT) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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Hooker Furnishings Business Description

Industry
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Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
440 East Commonwealth Boulevard, Martinsville, VA, USA, 24112
Website
https://www.hookerfurnishings.com
Hooker Furnishings Corp is a designer, marketer and importer of casegoods (wooden and metal furniture), leather furniture, fabric-upholstered furniture, lighting, accessories, and home decor for the residential, hospitality and contract markets. It is also domestically manufactured premium residential custom leather, custom fabric-upholstered furniture, and outdoor furniture. The company operates in four segment Hooker Branded segment, Home Meridian segment, Domestic Upholstery segment and All Other.
Executives
Paulette Garafalo director HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION, 440 E. COMMONWEALTH BOULEVARD, MARTINSVILLE VA 24112
Tonya Harris Jackson director HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION, 440 E. COMMONWEALTH BOULEVARD, MARTINSVILLE VA 24112
Christopher L Henson director 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Maria C Duey director 440 COMMONWEALTH BLVD E, MARTINSVILLE VA 24112
Anne Jacobsen officer: Senior Vice President HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION, 440 E. COMMONWEALTH BLVD., MARTINSVILLE VA 24112
Paul A Huckfeldt officer: Chief Financial Officer HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION, 440 E. COMMONWEALTH BLVD, MARTINSVILLE VA 24112
Beeler W Christopher Jr director C/O HOOKER FURNITURE CORP, P O BOX 4708, MARTINSVILLE VA 24115
Tod R Phelps officer: Sr. VP - Operations PO BOX 4708, MARTINSVILLE VA 24115
Toms Paul B Jr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer HOOKER FURNITURE CORP, 440 E COMMONWEALTH BLVD, MARTINSVILLE VA 24112
Donald Lee Boone officer: Co-President HMI HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION, 440 E. COMMONWEALTH BOULEVARD, MARTINSVILLE VA 24112
Douglas Townsend officer: Co-President HMI HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION, 440 E. COMMONWEALTH BOULEVARDM, MARTINSVILLE VA 24112
Williamson Henry G Jr director HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION, POB 4708, MARTINSVILLE VA 24112
E Larry Ryder director C/O HOOKER FURNITURE CORP, P O BOX 4708, MARTINSVILLE VA 24115
Michael W Delgatti officer: President HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION, 440 E. COMMONWEALTH BLVD., MARTINSVILLE VA 24112
Jeremy R Hoff officer: President HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION, 440 E. COMMONWEALTH BOULEVARD, MARTINSVILLE VA 24112