Duluth Holdings (DLTH) presents a significantly negative liquidation recovery posture as of February 1, 2026. Applying standard liquidation haircuts to the reported balance sheet: cash of $16.3M recovers at 100% ($16.3M); net receivables of $2.7M recover at ~90% ($2.4M); inventory of $131.3M (net of $4.4M reserve) recovers at 60% ($78.8M); PP&E net of $96.9M recovers at 50-60% ($48.5M-$58.1M); operating lease ROU assets of $89.3M and finance lease ROU assets of $29.6M carry zero intangible recovery value under liquidation assumptions; capitalized software hosting costs of ~$12.5M gross ($8.3M + $4.2M) recover at zero; intangibles of $0.4M recover at zero; other non-current assets of $10.0M recover at minimal value. Total estimated liquidation asset pool: approximately $148-160M. Against this, liabilities stay at face: total liabilities of $236.5M include $108.2M current liabilities, operating lease liabilities of $92.5M ($16.4M current + $76.0M non-current), finance lease liabilities of $30.6M, and long-term debt of $23.3M. The ASC 842 lease stack is the dominant liability driver — combined operating and finance lease obligations total $123.1M on the balance sheet, with undiscounted future lease payments of $105.8M (operating) plus $37.2M (finance) = $143M before discounting. These commitments do not extinguish on windup. Equity book value is $168.9M but liquidation value is deeply negative: estimated gross recovery of ~$150-160M against $236.5M of face-value liabilities implies a shortfall of approximately $76-87M to creditors, leaving zero recovery to equity. MFFAIS reports CLV of -$196M, LLV of -$193M, and OLV of -$62M, broadly consistent with this analysis. The CLV/LLV metrics are more negative than the simple haircut math because they likely incorporate the full undiscounted lease commitment stack rather than the ASC 842 discounted balance sheet figures. The deferred tax valuation allowance of $16.3M signals management's own assessment that the deferred tax asset is not more-likely-than-not recoverable — a negative signal for going-concern asset quality. The company posted a net loss attributable to controlling interest of $16.4M for FY2026 (year ended Feb 1, 2026), improved materially from a $43.7M loss in FY2025. Revenue declined to $565.2M from prior year. Restructuring activity included a Salt Lake City fulfillment center closure (announced January 2026) and a June 2025 reduction in force; restructuring charges were $1.2M in FY2026 versus $7.7M in FY2025, indicating the heavy restructuring costs have substantially rolled off. The company refinanced its credit facility in April 2025 (new BMO Bank N.A. facility), with subsequent amendments through October 2025. Filing discusses IEEPA tariff exposure and a February 2026 Supreme Court ruling creating a potential tariff refund opportunity, but no amounts have been recognized and the filing does not separately XBRL-tag any tariff liability or receivable estimate.
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