Furniture Manufacturer Profits

I was discussing Furniture Manufacturer profits with Walt who made the claim that profits were in the 75% range. Here's some real numbers for 3 publicly traded companies from the October 2005 issue of ValueLine, which is the latest issue I have since I stopped subscribing late last year. All numbers are for Fiscal Year 2005.

Name	Symbol	Sales(Mil)	Profits (Mil)	Profit Pct
Bassett Furn	BSET	$335	12.0	3.5%
Ethan Allen	ETH	$949	80.0	8.4%
Furniture Brands	FBN	$2400	75.0	3.1%

The Securities and Exchange Commission will have more up to date numbers.