Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture

9. Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture

Culp International Holdings, Ltd. (Culp), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Culp, Inc. (collectively known as CULP), entered into a joint venture agreement, pursuant to which CULP owns fifty percent of CLASS International Holdings, Ltd. (CLIH). CLIH produces cut and sewn mattress covers, and its operations are located in a modern industrial park in northeastern Haiti, which borders the Dominican Republic. CLIH commenced production during the second quarter of fiscal 2018 (October 2017) and complements our mattress fabric operations with a mirrored platform that enhances our ability to meet customer demand while adding a lower cost operation to our platform.

CLIH incurred a net loss totaling $154,000 and $236,000 for the three-month periods ending July 29, 2018 and July 30, 2017, respectively. CLIH’s net loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 pertained to initial start-up operating expenses incurred. Our equity interests in these net losses were $77,000 and $118,000 for the three-month periods ending July 29, 2018 and July 30, 2017, respectively.

The following table summarizes information on assets, liabilities and members’ equity of our equity method investment in CLIH:


(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2018		July 30, 2017		April 29, 2018
Total assets	$	3,153	$	3,003	$	3,130
Total liabilities	$	103	$	48	$	128
Total members’ equity	$	3,050	$	2,955	$	3,002

At July 29, 2018, July 30, 2017, and April 29, 2018, our investment in CLIH totaled $1.5 million, which represents the company’s fifty percent ownership interest in CLIH.