The Dixie Group on Thursday reported a third quarter loss from continuing operations of $547,000 compared to a $573,000 profit a year ago.
But for the first nine months of this year, the Dalton, Ga.-based carpet maker has posted a $104,000 profit from continuing operations versus a $2.6 million loss the same period last year.
Dixie Group Chief Executive Daniel K. Frierson said company floorcovering sales for the quarter were up year over year by 3.1 percent while the industry, it believes, was down slightly.
“For the year to date, our floorcovering sales were up 5.9 percent against prior year and a market that was marginally down year over year,” he said in a statement.
The company’s third quarter sales were $102.7 million, or 2.3 percent above the same quarter a year ago, Dixie reported.