Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> November 12, 2001

Furniture & Floor Covering Stocks: John Baugh – First Union Securities

JOHN A. BAUGH is a Managing Director at First Union Securities, Inc. He currently follows the residential and commercial floor covering industries, the home and office furniture manufacturing industries, selective home furnishing textiles companies, the retail furnishings industry and selective household products companies. Mr. Baugh regularly publishes The Floor Covering Compendium, The Furniture Quarterly, The Furniture Forecast and The Furniture Retail Review. He is quoted frequently in leading business publications including The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes and Investors Business Daily. He is also a regular columnist in leading trade magazines including, High Points, Floor Focus and Floor Covering Weekly. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Mr. Baugh has a BS from the McIntire School of Business at the University of Virginia. Profile
TWST: John, let's begin with a review of the year-to-date performance of

the furniture and floor covering stocks that you include in your

coverage of these industries.

Mr. Baugh: It has been a