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Track CULP free→NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryTextile ManufacturingSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak. Earnings quality cannot be assessed because the company is unprofitable. Management's recent track record has been steady. Risk is high, and the sector backdrop is a headwind. Compared with sector peers, CULP trades below typical levels. Peer multiples imply a price about 79% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk. This pattern occurs because it trades below peer multiples, but recent financials are weak. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $3.15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $3.15 CULP trades at 0× p/s, below its 1× p/s peer median. Our $15 fair value sits above the price; low confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price sits about 79% below a flat-multiple fair value; not enough history to forecast a comparison. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
No fragility gates fired.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated weak grew net income 58% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=2844).
Over the trailing year it converted 1.04x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, the US dollar, Fed net liquidity.
8 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated neutral grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=646).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$128.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$347.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $4,258.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: GDP data will show economic health. Strong GDP can boost consumer spending and benefit Culp.
Confirms one read:GDP report shows growth above 2% for the first quarter.
Confirms the other:GDP report shows growth below 1% or a contraction.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for CULP yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
of Form 8-K. Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The news release contains adjusted income statement information for the three-month and nine-month periods ended February 1, 2026, and January 26, 20…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1, 2026-Q2, 2026-Q3
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
CULP Culp Inc | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 7 of 100 | inexpensive | high |
NKE Nike, Inc. | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 83 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
TPR Tapestry, Inc. | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 81 of 100 | full | moderate |
RL Ralph Lauren Corporation | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 80 of 100 | full | moderate |
LULU Lululemon Athletica | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 89 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
No qualifying priorities for this snapshot. Check back after the next refresh.
Why it matters: Retail sales data will indicate consumer spending trends. This affects demand for Culp's products.
Confirms one read:Retail sales report shows growth above 0% year over year.
Confirms the other:Retail sales report shows a decline year over year.
Why it matters: Earnings results will show if the company can improve its loss-making status. Investors will look for signs of recovery.
Confirms one read:The earnings report shows a profit. It also shows smaller losses than last quarter.
Confirms the other:Earnings report shows losses that are equal to or worse than the previous quarter.
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. Transfer of Stock Exchange Listing to Nasdaq On February 23, 2026, Culp, Inc. (the “Company”), acting pursuant to authorization from its Board of Directors, notified the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) of its intention to voluntarily withdraw the listing of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.05 per share (the “Common Stock”), from the NYSE and transfer the listing to The Nasdaq Stock Ma…
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Planned Retirement of Chief Financial Officer On January 16, 2026, Kenneth R. Bowling, Culp, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, as well as its principal financial officer, notified the Company of his plan to retire at the end of calendar year 2026, after approximately 30 years with the Company.…
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (d) Election of Directors On January 23, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Culp, Inc. (the "Company") elected Mark Wilson as a director, effective immediately, to fill the vacancy recently created by the resignation of Alexander B. Jones from the Board on December 11, 2025. The Company agreed to elect Mr. Wilson as a director, and subse…
of Form 8-K. Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The news release contains adjusted income statement information for the three-month and six-month periods ended November 2, 2025, and October 27, 202…