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The Motley Fool September 18, 2006 Rich Smith	Stanley Sneezes After Stanley Furniture announced declining sales, shares opened 9% lower before paring their losses to just 4%. Other furniture stocks followed.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Stanley Survives Though others in this space have suffered a downgrade, it seems investors have enough confidence in the first quarter 2006 earnings news that Stanley Furniture will report tomorrow that they're willing to give the company the benefit of the doubt here.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2005 Rich Smith	Street Spurns Stanley's Sweet Talk Furniture maker's solid quarterly numbers came with some baggage that may have unnerved potential suitors.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Jim Mueller	Stanley's Steaming Sputters The possible beginnings of a housing bubble collapse and inefficiencies affect Stanley Furniture. Investors, don't be surprised if Stanley lowers guidance again as the year progresses.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 Rich Smith	Stanley Steeped in Sorrow Despite all its woes, Stanley remains ever-so-slightly free-cash-flow positive for the year to date. Eventually, people will start buying houses again, and furniture to fill 'em. Then the sun can come back out for Stanley.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Stanley's Furniture Piles Up Inventory levels at Stanley Furniture are still a concern. It's not a pretty result for this quarter, but Stanley is not dearly priced.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Rich Smith	Easy Chairs, Hard Lessons Hooker loses to Stanley as a small-cap stock recommendation.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2004 Seth Jayson	Stanley Furniture Gets Comfy Stanley Furniture's stock jumps on strong revenue and earnings, and it may keep climbing.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005 Rich Smith	The Furniture's Piling Up What's with the inventories at furniture makers? Five of the major furniture makers are seeing inventory growth outstripping sales growth by wide margins. Investors need to keep an eye on this trend.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Reading Stanley's Signals The furniture maker is holding its own in a slowing industry. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Another Dent at Hooker Furniture Inventory levels and sliding sales of domestically produced furniture continue to plague the company. Should prices dip back toward the lows of a couple months ago, the shares would offer a very attractive opportunity to investors who can afford to be patient.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Rich Duprey	Hooker Furniture Gets Scratched Furniture maker misses estimates on weak domestic sales and flat future. But there may yet be opportunities to get Hooker at even better prices.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Searching for Stanley Stanley's management said all the right things in its earnings release three months ago. Now shareholders need to make sure that management's deeds continue to match its words.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Lazy La-Z-Boy The recliner specialist reclines after a soft close to its fiscal year.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Stanley Still Short The tool maker's first-quarter was bad, and things will get worse before they get better. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 Seth Jayson	Stanley Nails It Again Stanley Works, the tool maker and security solutions provider, announced record first-quarter sales and profits.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Seth Jayson	No Surprise at Stanley Sales and earnings are flagging at furniture maker, but there might be a decent value here.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Bombay Heads South Investors get more of the same from Bombay.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007	Stanley Furniture Still Uncomfortable: Fool by Numbers As a result of deteriorating business conditions in the industry, management at Stanley Furniture lower sales and earnings guidance. Charts show the story.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2004 Rich Smith	Natuzzi. Now, That's Italian! Year-to-date sales were almost absolutely flat for the Italian leather furniture maker. On a euro basis, quarterly sales were down nearly 5% year-on-year. Gross margins were essentially unchanged. Net profits fell 20%.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2004 Alyce Lomax	A La-Z-Boy Letdown The company lowered third-quarter guidance down to $0.11 to $0.14 per share; the consensus estimate was previously $0.25 per share. Given the variables, it's no wonder investors soured on the stock today.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Anders Bylund	Stanley Swoons: Fool by Numbers The fast facts on Stanley Furniture's 2007 fiscal year results.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2005 Rich Smith	Hooker's Sales U-Turn The furniture maker predicts declining sales next quarter. Hooker's stock currently trades for $15 a stub, making for the easiest of P/E ratio calculations: Hooker trades at a P/E of 10.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2008 Rich Smith	Stanley Stumbles Reduced profitability on declining sales dropped earnings per share for the furniture manufacturer.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Hooker Furniture Hooks a Profit Profits got a boost at Hooker Furniture, despite sluggish sales from the challenging environment, due to improved margins and lower expenses.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2006 Rich Smith	Furniture Gone Fishin' Broyhill's not the only firm to announce production cutbacks; what's more, it's not even the latest. That title belongs (temporarily, until the next shoe drops) to: Stanley Furniture, which announced last evening that it, too, needs to downsize.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2005 Seth Jayson	Hooker Furniture Getting Bloated? Great results bode well for investors, but keep an eye on inventories.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Rich Smith	Bassett Tracks Hooker Bassett Furniture follows in Hooker Furniture's consolidating footsteps. The company received a pat on the back for its performance, with its stock having risen more than 5% for the day yesterday.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Rich Smith	Hooker Furniture Marked Down Bad news and more bad news for the embattled furniture maker. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2004 Seth Jayson	Mixed Bag for Bassett With its restructuring mostly over, Bassett Furniture Industries needs to focus on execution now.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Rich Duprey	A Threadbare Furniture Market Investors, the retail furniture industry is apparently having the stuffing beat out of it these days. A convergence of trends is making the industry look a little ragged.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2005 Rich Smith	Siren's Song Remains the Same Marine Products retells last quarter's tale. Once again, the most obvious results of the boat maker's operations last quarter have left the average investor seriously confused.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Stanley Works It A strong start to 2004 has the tool and hardware company boosting estimates.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	Stanley Still Works This old economy tool company thrives, announcing yet another dividend increase.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2004 Rich Smith	Hooker Takes a Hit Restructuring costs at the furniture maker crimp quarterly profits.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2005 Seth Jayson	Hooker Loses Respect on Street The furniture maker's shares have been punished in the wake of a sales slowdown. Is the pain over?
The Motley Fool February 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Hooker Skewers Chinese Partners Hooker Furniture accuses its own Chinese partners of "dumping" product on the U.S. market.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 Seth Jayson	Stanley Swaps Doors for Locks Stanley Works announced plans to focus its business on security. The incoming businesses, Security Group and Cal-Door Specialties, are expected to add 8% to revenues and $0.03-$0.04 per share in earnings. Stanley ponied up roughly one times sales to make the buys, at $56 million.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Bassett Is No Dog Despite being in the furniture business, Bassett is holding its own and paying a decent dividend.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Seth Jayson	Stanley Sits a Spell: Fool by Numbers Stanley Furniture released second-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool February 19, 2004 Rich Smith	Hooker's Free Trade U-Turn The furniture maker outsources a lot of its furniture production to China, then signed on to an American funiture manufacturers complaint about China selling bedroom furniture too cheaply in the US. Chine responds by threatening slow production of other goods.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Herman Miller Sits in High Style The office furniture company's robust growth could continue through 2006. The company's stock has doubled in value over the last few years.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Look Beyond the Headlines For dividend investors, the recent news that Stanley Works hiked its dividend for the 41st straight year sounds downright enticing. But the headlines alone don't tell the whole story. Read on for more.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Marking Furniture Brands The furniture maker reports its third-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Matt Logan	La-Z-Boy's Sales Recline Remain seated: These earnings are nothing to get up for.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Uncomfortable Furniture Brands The furniture company is set to release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stanley Is Still Working The maker of home and industrial tools has a good quarter, but future growth looks a little weak.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2008 Rich Smith	Hooker Goes on a Diet This furniture retailer is a lean, mean cash flow machine.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Stanley Hammers Away Stanley Works powers ahead with record earnings and sales. Assuming it can improve margins a bit, this stock has a lot to offer investors.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Rich Smith	Furniture Maker in the Hot Seat Hooker Furniture has some bright spots, but it's not out of the woods yet. The furniture maker missed earning estimates again and suffered a year-over-year quarterly earnings decline.