Key Takeaways
- Shares of luxury furniture retailer RH plummeted 40% Thursday on the heels of disappointing earnings results and sweeping new tariffs.
- The Trump administration on Wednesday announced steep tariffs against Asian countries RH and other furniture retailers source from.
- Other furniture stocks followed RH lower amid a broad-based decline. Wayfair shares lost about a quarter of their value Thursday, and La-Z-Boy dropped close to 9%.
Shares of RH (RH) plunged Thursday on the heels of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:disappointing earnings results and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:reciprocal tariffs announced by the Trump administration.
The luxury furniture retailer’s stock fell 40% in Thursday's session, a day after the company issued a weaker-than-expected outlook and President Trump unveiled steep tariffs 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:against China and other Asian countries RH sources from.
The drop in RH's stock price caught CEO Gary Friedman’s attention during the company’s earnings call. “Oh sh—,” Friedman said, according to a transcript provided by AlphaSense. “I just looked at the screen.”
Friedman said “it’s not a secret,” RH sources its products from Asia, but stressed the company isn’t alone. “Anybody of scale in the home business🐈 has a high percentage of their content coming out of Asia,” he said.
Other furniture stocks followed RH lower amid a broad-based decline. Wayfair (W) shares lost about a quarter of their value Thursday, and La-Z-Boy (LZB) dropped close to 9%. (Read Investopedia's live coverage of today's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:market action here.)