As the Q2 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the home furnishing and improvement retail industry, including RH (NYSE: RH) and its peers.

Home furnishing and improvement retailers understand that ‘home is where the heart is’ but that a home is only right when it’s in livable condition and furnished just right. These stores therefore focus on providing what is needed for both the upkeep of a house as well as what is desired for the aesthetics of a home. Decades ago, it was thought that furniture and home improvement would resist e-commerce because of the logistical challenges of shipping a sofa or lawn mower, but now you can buy both online; so just like other retailers, these stores need to adapt to new realities and consumer behaviors.

The 5 home furnishing and improvement retail stocks we track reported a strong Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.6% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 2.6% below.

Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 5.3% since the latest earnings results.

RH (NYSE: RH)

Formerly known as Restoration Hardware, RH (NYSE: RH) is a specialty retailer that exclusively sells its own brand of high-end furniture and home decor.

RH reported revenues of $922.2 million, up 2.6% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 0.7%. Overall, it was a strong quarter for the company with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

RH delivered the weakest guidance update and slowest revenue growth in the group. The market was likely pricing in the results, and the stock is flat since reporting. It currently trades at $134.56.

Is now the time to buy RH? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Best Q2: Floor And Decor (NYSE: FND)

Operating large, warehouse-style stores, Floor & Decor (NYSE: FND) is a specialty retailer that specializes in hard flooring surfaces for the home such as tiles, hardwood, stone, and laminates.

Floor And Decor reported revenues of $1.25 billion, up 3% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 1.6%. The business had a very strong quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ gross margin estimates.

Floor And Decor achieved the highest full-year guidance raise of the whole group. Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 13% since reporting. It currently trades at $48.13.

Is now the time to buy Floor And Decor? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q2: Lowe's (NYSE: LOW)

Founded in North Carolina as Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware, the company is a home improvement retailer that sells everything from paint to tools to building materials.

Lowe's reported revenues of $25.96 billion, up 8.3% year on year, in line with analysts’ expectations. It was a slower quarter as it posted full-year EPS guidance missing analysts’ expectations and full-year revenue guidance slightly missing analysts’ expectations.

Lowe's delivered the fastest revenue growth but had the weakest performance against analyst estimates and weakest full-year guidance update in the group. As expected, the stock is down 8% since the results and currently trades at $198.42.

Read our full analysis of Lowe’s results here.

Home Depot (NYSE: HD)

Founded and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is a home improvement retailer that sells everything from tools to building materials to appliances.

Home Depot reported revenues of $47.86 billion, up 5.7% year on year. This result beat analysts’ expectations by 1.2%. Zooming out, it was a satisfactory quarter as it also logged a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but a miss of analysts’ gross margin estimates.

The stock is down 7.9% since reporting and currently trades at $311.08.

Read our full, actionable report on Home Depot here, it’s free.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM)

Started in 1956 as a store specializing in French cookware, Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) is a specialty retailer of higher-end kitchenware, home goods, and furniture.

Williams-Sonoma reported revenues of $1.96 billion, up 6.7% year on year. This number surpassed analysts’ expectations by 1.6%. Taking a step back, it was a satisfactory quarter as it also recorded a narrow beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but a slight miss of analysts’ gross margin estimates.

The stock is down 2.2% since reporting and currently trades at $229.53.

Read our full, actionable report on Williams-Sonoma here, it’s free.

Market Update

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