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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture
6 Months Ended
Nov. 01, 2020
Equity Method Investments And Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture

8. Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture

Culp International Holdings, Ltd. (“Culp International”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, entered into a joint venture agreement pursuant to which Culp International owns fifty percent of Class International Holdings, Ltd. (“CLIH”). CLIH produces cut and sewn mattress covers in an 80,000 square foot facility located in a modern industrial park on the northeastern border of Haiti, which borders the Dominican Republic. CLIH complements our mattress fabric operations with a reactive platform that enhances our ability to meet customer demand while adding a lower cost operation to our platform.

On December 20, 2019, CLIH entered into an agreement to construct an additional plant facility totaling 40,000 square feet, which was completed during September 2020. This new plant facility is near our existing operations and provides additional capacity that enhances our ability to produce sewn covers. This agreement requires payments totaling $1.2 million, of which $600,000 was paid in February 2020, $180,000 was paid in May 2020, and $420,000 was paid in September 2020.

CLIH reported net income totaling $334,000 for the six-month period ending November 1, 2020, and a net loss of  $6,000 for the six-month period ending November 3, 2019. Our equity interest in CLIH’s net income was $167,000 for the six-month period ending November 1, 2020. Our equity interest in CLIH’s net loss was $3,000 for the six-month period ending November 3, 2019. 

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

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

November 1, 2020

 

 

November 3, 2019

 

 

May 3, 2020

 

Total assets

 

$

3,951

 

 

$

3,190

 

 

$

3,338

 

Total liabilities

 

$

232

 

 

$

182

 

 

$

133

 

Total members’ equity

 

$

3,719

 

 

$

3,008

 

 

$

3,205

 

 

 

As of November 1, 2020, November 3, 2019, and May 3, 2020, our investment in CLIH totaled $1.9 million, $1.5 million, and $1.6 million, respectively, which represents the company’s fifty percent ownership interest in CLIH.