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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<li>Home furnishings demand remains challenged.</li>
<li>As Culp’s FY24 drew to a close, sales declined in both of its segments (mattress fabrics -16.1% to $25.8 million and upholstery fabrics -22.6% to $23.8 million).</li>
<li>Weak housing markets (home sales are a traditional driver of furniture ‘spend’), ‘exhausted’ consumers (many had refurbished their homes during the pandemic lockdowns), weather, and economic uncertainty all played a role, with little evidence of a near-term catalyst for improvement.</li>
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Home furnishings demand remains challenged.
As Culp’s FY24 drew to a close, sales declined in both of its segments (mattress fabrics -16.1% to $25.8 million and upholstery fabrics -22.6% to $23.8 million).
Weak housing markets (home sales are a traditional driver of furniture ‘spend’), ‘exhausted’ consumers (many had refurbished their homes during the pandemic lockdowns), weather, and economic uncertainty all played a role, with little evidence of a near-term catalyst for improvement.


Culp, Inc. - FY25 to Be a Year of Transformation

Culp Inc

Culp, Inc. - FY25 to Be a Year of Transformation