Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.
(dollar amounts in thousands except per share data) General Bassett is a leading retailer, manufacturer and marketer of branded home furnishings. Our rich 123-year history has instilled the principles of quality, value, and integrity in everything we do, while simultaneously providing us with the expertise to respond to ever-changing consumer tastes and meet the demands of a global economy.
$22.03
+$0.54 (+2.51%)
EOD Oct 22, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 2.33%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue growth slowed to 1.6%, essentially flat. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
At 28x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration.
27.9x earnings, 23.5x FCF. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$336M
▲ +1.6% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$7M
▲ +162.9% YoY
Op. Margin
2.52%
▲ +7.3pp YoY
ROIC
2.21%
▲ +6.4pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$8M
▲ +871.8% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$16M
▲ +233.1% YoY
Net Debt
$29M
Cash & Equiv.
$53M
5Y CAGR: -0.1%
5Y CAGR: -21.8%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 24 Sept 2026, covering the period ending 29 Aug 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 12 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Nov. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET) overvalued?
At a P/E of 27.9 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 23.5, Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $34.83 per share, so at $22.03 the stock looks undervalued (58.1% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Bassett Furniture Industries scores 43/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 3.6%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Bassett Furniture Industries's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $34.83 per share for BSET, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $26.13. At today's $22.03, that puts the stock about 58.1% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Bassett Furniture Industries a high-quality business?+
Bassett Furniture Industries scores 43 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 2.5% operating margin and a 2.2% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Bassett Furniture Industries pays a regular dividend of about $0.80 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 3.6% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 101.8% of earnings, so the dividend is stretched at this level. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For BSET's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Bassett Furniture Industries a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. BSET currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 43/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 3.6%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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