UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004

OR

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number: 1-14445

HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 443-2900

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [   ]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [X] No [   ]

     The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s two classes of $1 par value common stock as of November 1, 2004 were: Common Stock – 18,280,030; Class A Common Stock – 4,331,336.

HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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NOTE A – Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and therefore do not include all information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company made an adjustment to cost of sales of $1.2 million, or $0.03 per diluted earnings per common share, in the third quarter of 2004. This adjustment resulted from an accumulated undercosting of warranty sales because of changes to the Company’s information systems during 2001, when it converted to the billed-upon-delivery revenue recognition method. The amounts of the individual prior periods related to this adjustment are not material. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and all such adjustments with the exception of the adjustment to cost of sales, are of a normal recurring nature.

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2004 financial statement presentation.

NOTE B – Earnings Per Share

Effective for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, the Company must report its earnings per share using the two-class method as required by the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF). The EITF reached final consensus on Issue No. 03-6, “Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128, Earnings Per Share (SFAS 128),” at their March 17, 2004 meeting. EITF 03-6 requires the income per share for each class of common stock to be calculated assuming 100% of the Company’s earnings are distributed as dividends to each class of common stock based on their contractual rights. The Common Stock of the Company has a preferential dividend rate of at least 105% of the dividend paid on the Class A Common Stock. The Class A Common Stock, which has ten votes per share as opposed to one vote per share for the Common Stock (on all matters other than the election of directors), may be converted at any time on a one-for-one basis into Common Stock at the option of the holder of the Class A Common Stock. The effective result of EITF 03-6 is that the basic earnings per share for the Common Stock is 105% of the basic earnings per share of the Class A Common Stock. Additionally, given the Company’s current capital structure, diluted earnings per share for Common Stock under EITF 03-6 will be the same as was previously reported using the if-converted method.

The following is a reconciliation of the number of shares used in calculating the diluted earnings per share for Common Stock under SFAS 128 and EITF 03-6 (shares in thousands):

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The amount of earnings used in calculating diluted earnings per share of Common Stock is equal to net income since the Class A shares are assumed to be converted. Diluted earnings per share of Class A Common Stock includes the effect of dilutive common stock options which reduces the amount of undistributed earnings allocated to the Class A Common Stock.

NOTE C – Stock-Based Compensation

At September 30, 2004, the Company had two stock-based employee compensation plans under which awards have been made: a non-compensatory employee stock purchase plan and a stock option plan. The Company accounts for those plans under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related Interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under the stock option plan had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to stock-based employee compensation (in thousands):

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE D – Interim LIFO Calculations

An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations must necessarily be based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs. Since these are affected by factors beyond management’s control, interim results are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.

NOTE E – Other (income) expense, net

The Company includes in this line item any gains or losses on sales of land, property and equipment, impairment losses and changes in previously estimated losses and other miscellaneous income or expense items which are non-recurring in nature. The following are the significant gains or losses that have been included in “other (income) expense, net.” Gains from the sales of land, property and equipment were approximately $0.8 million and $0.7 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. During the third quarter of 2004, the Company had facilities and inventory damaged by hurricanes and the insurance gains to repair these facilities generally offset the deductible expense. During the third quarter of 2003, the Company had gains of approximately $0.9 million from the early termination of a lease by its landlord.

NOTE F – Comprehensive Income

Total comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 was comprised of the following (in thousands):

NOTE G – Pension Plans

In December 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132 (revised 2003), “Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits,” to improve financial statement disclosures for defined benefit plans. This standard requires that companies provide more details about their plan assets, benefit obligations, cash flows, benefit costs and other relevant information. In addition to expanded annual disclosures, the Company is required to report the various elements of its pension costs on a quarterly basis. SFAS No. 132 (revised 2003) is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2003, and for quarters beginning after December 15, 2003.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

Net pension cost included the following components (in thousands):

The Company disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003, a planned $2,000,000 contribution to the pension plan in 2004. No contributions were made to the plan in the first nine months of 2004, but the $2,000,000 is expected to be contributed prior to December 31, 2004.

NOTE H – Accounting and Disclosure Changes

Accounts receivable balances resulting from certain credit promotions have scheduled payment amounts which extend beyond one year. Prior to June 30, 2004, the Company classified its accounts receivable portfolio as a current asset in accordance with trade practice. In the aggregate, and based on historical experience, the receivables are collected in seven to eight months. Effective June 30, 2004, for those credit promotions which extend beyond one year, the Company classifies a portion of the receivables as long-term based on the specific programs’ historical collection rate, which is generally faster than the scheduled rate. The portions of receivables contractually due beyond one year classified as current and long-term are estimates. The timing of actual collections that are contractually due beyond one year may be different from the amounts estimated to be collected within one year at September 30, 2004. However, based on experience, management does not believe the collection rate will differ significantly. In addition, the December 31, 2003 balance sheet has been reclassified in a similar manner. At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the accounts receivable contractually due beyond one year from the respective balance sheet dates totaled approximately $26.2 million and $27.8 million, respectively.

In November 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued EITF 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer for Cash Consideration Received from a Vendor.” This EITF places certain restrictions on the treatment of advertising allowances and requires vendor rebates to be treated as a reduction of inventory costs for agreements entered into or significantly modified after November 30, 2002, unless they represent a reimbursement of specific, incremental, identifiable costs incurred by the customer to sell the vendor’s product. The adoption of EITF 02-16 did not have a material impact on the Company’s 2003 financial statements as most contracts were in place prior to the effective date or allowances were tracked and identified with specific incremental advertising costs.

Beginning in 2004, the Company elected to treat all cooperative advertising funds received from vendors as a reduction in the cost of inventory and given that the Company values its inventory using the LIFO method, these funds generally will flow through the income statement in cost of goods sold unless there is a current year increment. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company recorded vendor allowances of approximately $3.8 and $10.6 million, respectively, as a reduction of cost of goods sold. The amount of vendor allowances during the same periods of 2003, recorded as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses, was approximately $3.4 and $9.9 million, respectively.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain statements we make in this report, and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Examples of such statements in this report include descriptions of our plans with respect to new store openings and relocations, our plans to enter new markets and expectations relating to our continuing growth and the roll-out of our distribution system. The forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. We believe that these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Such statements speak only as of the date they are made and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise. The following are some of the factors that could cause Havertys’ actual results to differ materially from the expected results described in our forward-looking statements: the ability to maintain favorable arrangements and relationships with key suppliers (including domestic and international sourcing); any disruptions in the flow of imported merchandise, whether caused by war, strikes, tariff, politics or otherwise; conditions affecting the availability and affordability of retail and distribution real estate sites; the ability to attract, train and retain highly qualified associates to staff existing and new stores, distribution facilities and corporate positions; general economic and financial market conditions, which affect consumer confidence and the spending environment for big ticket items; competition in the retail furniture industry; and changes in laws and regulations, including changes in accounting standards, tax statutes or regulations.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Operating Results

Net Sales

Our sales are generated by customer purchases of home furnishings in our retail stores and revenue is recognized upon delivery to the customer. The following outlines our sales and comp-store sales increases for the periods indicated: