10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 29, 2012

Commission File No. 1-12597

CULP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NORTH CAROLINA	56-1001967
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or other organization)
1823 Eastchester Drive
High Point, North Carolina	27265-1402
(Address of principal executive offices)	(zip code)

(336) 889-5161

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for at least the past 90 days.          x YES      NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period after the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  x YES      NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “accelerated filer, large accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one);

Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer o Smaller Reporting Company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).          o  YES     NO x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Common shares outstanding at August 31, 2012:  12,200,211

Par Value: $0.05 per share

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

For the period ended July 29, 2012

		Page
	Part I - Financial Statements
Item 1.	Financial Statements: (Unaudited)
	Consolidated Statements of Net Income — Three Months Ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011	I-1
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three Months Ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011	I-2
	Consolidated Balance Sheets — July 29, 2012, July 31, 2011 and April 29, 2012	I-3
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Three Months Ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011	I-4
	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity	I-5
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	I-6
	Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information	I-21
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	I-22
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	I-34
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	I-34
	Part II - Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	II-1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	II-1
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Sales Proceeds	II-1
Item 6.	Exhibits	II-2
Signatures		II-3

Item 1:  Financial Statements
CULP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 29, 2012 AND JULY 31, 2011
UNAUDITED
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)
		THREE MONTHS ENDED
		July 29,			July 31,
		2012			2011
Net sales		$	69,184			60,270
Cost of sales			56,064			51,392
	Gross profit		13,120			8,878
Selling, general and
administrative expenses			7,641			5,757
	Income from operations		5,479			3,121
Interest expense			190			220
Interest income			(127	)		(129	)
Other expense			44			65
	Income before income taxes		5,372			2,965
Income taxes			1,848			1,145
	Net income	$	3,524			1,820
Net income per share, basic		$	0.28			0.14
Net income per share, diluted			0.28			0.14
Average shares outstanding, basic			12,551			13,061
Average shares outstanding, diluted			12,711			13,205
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CULP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 29, 2012 AND JULY 31, 2011
UNAUDITED
	THREE MONTHS ENDED
	July 29,		July 31,
	2012		2011
Net income	$	3,524		1,820
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gains on short-term investments		33		15
Total other comprehensive income		33		15
Comprehensive income		3,557		1,835
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CULP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JULY 29, 2012, JULY 31, 2011 AND APRIL 29, 2012
UNAUDITED
(Amounts in Thousands)
	July 29,		July 31,		* April 29,
	2012		2011		2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	21,889		14,570		25,023
Short-term investments		5,200		10,443		5,941
Accounts receivable, net		20,021		18,905		25,055
Inventories		44,052		34,858		36,373
Deferred income taxes		2,337		1,237		2,467
Assets held for sale		15		75		15
Income taxes receivable		-		79		-
Other current assets		2,563		2,862		1,989
Total current assets		96,077		83,029		96,863
Property, plant and equipment, net		31,016		30,615		31,279
Goodwill		11,462		11,462		11,462
Deferred income taxes		2,715		2,191		3,205
Other assets		1,890		2,010		1,907
Total assets	$	143,160		129,307		144,716
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	2,400		2,409		2,404
Line of credit		834		-		889
Accounts payable-trade		27,284		25,022		30,663
Accounts payable - capital expenditures		152		342		169
Accrued expenses		8,366		5,862		9,321
Accrued restructuring costs		40		41		40
Deferred income taxes		-		82		-
Income taxes payable - current		751		345		642
Total current liabilities		39,827		34,103		44,128
Income taxes payable - long-term		4,131		4,178		4,164
Deferred income taxes		705		596		705
Long-term debt, less current maturities		6,666		9,079		6,719
Total liabilities		51,329		47,956		55,716
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' equity		91,831		81,351		89,000
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity	$	143,160		129,307		144,716
Shares outstanding		12,656		13,181		12,703
*  Derived from audited financial statements.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CULP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 29, 2012 AND JULY 31, 2011

UNAUDITED

(Amounts in Thousands)

	THREE MONTHS ENDED
	July 29,			July 31,
	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	3,524			1,820
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation		1,254			1,187
Amortization of other assets		60			56
Stock-based compensation		70			77
Excess tax benefit related to stock-based compensation		(55	)		(31	)
Deferred income taxes		675			502
Foreign currency exchange gains		(80	)		(39	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		4,985			1,322
Inventories		(7,710	)		(6,080	)
Other current assets		(572	)		(486	)
Other assets		(43	)		(14	)
Accounts payable - trade		(3,288	)		54
Accrued expenses		(930	)		(1,750	)
Accrued restructuring		-			(3	)
Income taxes		148			(257	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(1,962	)		(3,642	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(1,008	)		(1,304	)
Purchase of short-term investments		(25	)		(4,761	)
Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments		795			2,032
Net cash used in investing activities		(238	)		(4,033	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on long-term debt		(50	)		(53	)
Proceeds from common stock issued		-			169
Common stock repurchased		(470	)		(1,102	)
Dividends paid		(381	)		-
Excess tax benefit related to stock-based compensation		55			31
Net cash used in financing activities		(846	)		(955	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(88	)		19
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(3,134	)		(8,611	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		25,023			23,181
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	21,889			14,570
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CULP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
UNAUDITED
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
							Capital						Accumulated
							Contributed						Other		Total
	Common Stock						in Excess			Accumulated			Comprehensive		Shareholders’
	Shares			Amount			of Par Value			Earnings			Income		Equity
Balance,  May 1, 2011		13,264,458		$	663			50,681			28,997			-	$	80,341
Net income		-			-			-			13,296			-		13,296
Stock-based compensation		-			-			349			-			-		349
Unrealized gain on short-term investments		-			-			-			-			16		16
Excess tax benefit related to stock
based compensation		-			-			64			-			-		64
Common stock repurchased		(624,127	)		(31	)		(5,353	)							(5,384	)
Fully vested common stock award		3,075			-			-			-			-		-
Common stock issued in connection														.
with stock option plans		59,400			3			315			-			-		318
Balance,  April 29, 2012  *		12,702,806			635			46,056			42,293			16		89,000
Net income		-			-			-			3,524			-		3,524
Stock-based compensation		-			-			70			-			-		70
Unrealized gains on short-term investments		-			-			-			-			33		33
Excess tax benefit related to stock
based compensation		-			-			55			-			-		55
Common stock repurchased		(47,296	)		(2	)		(468	)		-			-		(470	)
Dividends paid		-			-			-			(381	)		-		(381	)
Balance,  July 29, 2012		12,655,510		$	633			45,713			45,436			49	$	91,831
* Derived from audited financial statements.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Culp, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Culp, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “company”) include all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position.  All of these adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  Results of operations for interim periods may not be indicative of future results.  The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, which are included in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2012 for the fiscal year ended April 29, 2012.

The company’s three months ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, represent 13 week periods, respectively.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

As of July 29, 2012, there were no changes in the nature of our significant accounting policies or the application of those policies from those reported in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year then ended April 29, 2012.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

ASC Topic 220

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income – Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” ASU No. 2011-05 requires comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. This update eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments in this update do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively and is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 is for presentation purposes only and had no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

3.  Stock-Based Compensation

Incentive Stock Option Awards

We did not grant any incentive stock option awards during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

At July 29, 2012, options to purchase 209,475 shares of common stock were outstanding, had a weighted average exercise price of $7.22 per share, and a weighted average contractual term of 4.9 years. At July 29, 2012, the aggregate intrinsic value for options outstanding was $614,000.

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Culp, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

At July 29, 2012, outstanding options to purchase 188,475 shares of common stock were exercisable, had a weighted average exercise price of $7.68 per share, and a weighted average contractual term of 4.7 years. At July 29, 2012, the aggregate intrinsic value for options exercisable was $466,000.

The aggregate intrinsic value for options exercised during the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was $157,000. No options were exercised during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

The remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to incentive stock option awards at July 29, 2012, was $37,000 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.1 years.

We recorded $25,000 and $34,000 of compensation expense on incentive stock option grants within selling, general, and administrative expense for the three-month periods ended July 29, 2012, and July 31, 2011, respectively.

Time Vested Restricted Stock Awards

We did not grant any time vested restricted stock awards during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

We recorded $28,000 and $43,000 of compensation expense within selling, general, and administrative expense for time vested restricted stock awards for the three-month periods ending July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011 respectively.

At July 29, 2012, there were 123,335 shares of time vested restricted stock outstanding and unvested. Of the 123,335 shares outstanding and unvested, 70,000 shares (granted on January 7, 2009) vest in equal installments on May 1, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The remaining 53,335 shares (granted on July 1, 2009) vest in equal installments on July 1, 2013, and 2014, respectively. At July 29, 2012, the weighted average fair value of these outstanding and unvested shares was $3.71 per share.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, 61,665 shares of time vested restricted stock vested and had a weighted average fair value of $232,000 or $3.76 per share.

At July 29, 2012, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested restricted stock awards was $130,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 1.5 years.

Performance Based Restricted Stock Units

On July 11, 2012, certain key members of management were granted performance based restricted common stock units which could earn up to 120,000 shares of common stock if certain performance targets are met as defined in the related restricted stock unit agreement. These awards were valued based on the fair market value on the date of grant. The fair value of these awards were $10.21, which represents the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant. The vesting of these awards are over the requisite service period of three years.

The company recorded compensation expense of $17,000 within selling, general, and administrative expense for performance based restricted stock units for the three-month period ending July 29, 2012. No compensation expense was recorded for performance based restricted stock units for the three-month period ending July 31, 2011, as the performance based restricted stock units granted in fiscal 2009 were fully vested in fiscal 2011 and no performance based restricted stock units were granted in fiscal years 2010 through 2012. Compensation cost is recorded based on an assessment each reporting period of the probability if certain performance goals will be met during the vesting period. If performance goals are not probable of occurrence, no compensation cost will be recognized and any recognized compensation cost would be reversed.

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Culp, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

As of July 29, 2012, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to the performance based restricted stock units was $596,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 3.0 years.

Common Stock Awards

We did not grant any common stock awards during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Other Share-Based Arrangements

Effective May 2, 2011, we entered into an agreement in which we granted a non-employee a stock appreciation right that is indexed on 70,000 shares of our common stock. This agreement requires us to settle in cash an amount equal to $35,000, plus the excess, if any, over a stock appreciation right value of $700,000 at May 2, 2011. This stock appreciation right value of $700,000 represents the 70,000 indexed shares of common stock noted above measured at the closing price per share of $10 at May 2, 2011. The cash settlement in connection with the stock appreciation right value would represent the difference between a stock appreciation right value that is indexed on the 70,000 shares of common stock noted above and based on the highest closing price per share of our common stock for the period May 2, 2011 through June 30, 2012 (limited to $12 per share) and the $700,000 stock appreciation right value at May 2, 2011. This award will vest over the period May 2, 2011 through June 30, 2012 as this represents the non-employee’s required service period.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, this award fully vested and was paid out at a fair value totaling $174,000.

Compensation expense associated with this agreement was $40,000 and $8,000 for the three-months ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, respectively.

4.  Accounts Receivable

A summary of accounts receivable follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			April 29, 2012
Customers	$	21,226		$	26,100
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(639	)		(567	)
Reserve for returns and allowances and discounts		(566	)		(478	)
	$	20,021		$	25,055

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Culp, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

A summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			July 31, 2011
Beginning balance	$	(567	)	$	(776	)
Provision for bad debts		(41	)		14
Net write-offs, net of recoveries		(31	)		40
Ending balance	$	(639	)	$	(722	)

A summary of the activity in the allowance for returns and allowances and discounts accounts follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			July 31, 2011
Beginning balance	$	(478	)	$	(577	)
Provision for returns, allowances
and discounts		(847	)		(628	)
Credits issued		759			655
Ending balance	$	(566	)	$	(550	)

5.  Inventories

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or market.  Cost is determined using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method.

A summary of inventories follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Raw materials	$	5,917	$	5,534
Work-in-process		2,511		3,631
Finished goods		35,624		27,208
	$	44,052	$	36,373

6.  Other Assets

A summary of other assets follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Cash surrender value – life insurance	$	1,327	$	1,327
Non-compete agreement, net		295		333
Other		268		247
	$	1,890	$	1,907

We recorded a non-compete agreement in connection with our asset purchase agreement with Bodet & Horst (acquired in 2008) at its fair value based on valuation techniques. The non-compete agreement associated with Bodet & Horst is amortized on a straight line basis over the six year life of the agreement and requires quarterly payments of $12,500 over the life of the agreement. As of July 29, 2012, the total remaining non-compete payments were $100,000.

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Culp, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

The gross carrying amount of this non-compete agreement was $1.1 million at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively. At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, accumulated amortization for the non-compete agreement was $790,000 and $741,000, respectively. Amortization expense for the non-compete agreement was $49,000 for the three month periods ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, respectively. The remaining amortization expense (which includes the total remaining Bodet & Horst non-compete payments of $100,000) for the next three fiscal years follows: FY 2013 - $148,000; FY 2014 - $198,000; and FY 2015 - $49,000. The weighted average amortization period for the non-compete agreement is 2.0 years as of July 29, 2012.

At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, we had four life insurance contracts with death benefits to the respective insured totaling $12.9 million. Our cash surrender value – life insurance balances of $1.3 million at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively, are collectible upon death of the respective insured.

7.  Accrued Expenses

A summary of accrued expenses follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Compensation, commissions and related benefits	$	5,751	$	7,293
Interest		323		147
Other accrued expenses		2,292		1,881
	$	8,366	$	9,321

8.  Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

A summary of long-term debt and lines of credit follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			April 29, 2012
Unsecured senior term notes	$	8,800		$	8,800
Canadian government loan		266			323
		9,066			9,123
Current maturities of long-term debt		(2,400	)		(2,404	)
Long-term debt, less current maturities of long-term debt	$	6,666		$	6,719

Unsecured Term Notes

In connection with the Bodet & Horst acquisition, we entered into a note agreement dated August 11, 2008. This agreement provided for the issuance of $11.0 million of unsecured term notes with a fixed interest rate of 8.01% and a term of seven years. Principal payments of $2.2 million per year are due on the notes beginning August 11, 2011. The principal payments are payable over an average term of 3 years through August 11, 2015. This agreement contains customary financial and other covenants as defined in the agreement.

We have paid the required principal payment total of $4.4 million associated with this note agreement, of which $2.2 million was paid on August 11, 2012 and August 11, 2011, respectively. As a result, we currently have an outstanding balance on our unsecured senior term notes of $6.6 million.

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Culp, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Government of Quebec Loan

We have an agreement with the Government of Quebec for a term loan that is non-interest bearing and is payable in 48 equal monthly installments (denominated in Canadian dollars) commencing December 1, 2009. The proceeds were used to partially finance capital expenditures at our Rayonese facility located in Quebec, Canada.

Revolving Credit Agreement – United States

We have an unsecured Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that provides for a revolving loan commitment of $7.6 million and is set to expire on August 25, 2013. This agreement provides for a pricing matrix to determine the interest rate payable on loans made under the agreement (applicable interest rate of 2.24% at July 29, 2012). At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, there were no borrowings outstanding under the agreement.

Revolving Credit Agreement – China

We have an unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in China that provides for a line of credit of up to 40 million RMB (approximately $6.3 million USD at July 29, 2012), expiring on September 2, 2012. This agreement has an interest rate determined by the Chinese government. There were no borrowings outstanding under the agreement as of July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012.

On September 2, 2012, we renewed our unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in China. The renewal extended the agreement to September 2, 2013, and provides for a line of credit up to approximately 40 million RMB (approximately $6.3 million USD).

Revolving Credit Agreement – Europe

On January 17, 2012, we entered into an unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in Poland that provides for a line of credit of up to 6.8 million Polish Zloty (approximately $2.0 million USD at July 29, 2012). This agreement expires on January 15, 2013 and bears interest at WIBOR (Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate) plus 2% (applicable interest rate of 6.95% at July 29, 2012). There were $834,000 and $889,000 (2.8 million Polish Zloty) in borrowings outstanding under this agreement at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively.

Overall

Our loan agreements require, among other things, that we maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. At July 29, 2012, the company was in compliance with these financial covenants.

At July 29, 2012, the principal payment requirements of long-term debt during the next four years are: Year 1 – $2.4 million; Year 2 - $2.3 million; Year 3 - $2.2 million; and Year 4 - $2.2 million.

The fair value of the company’s long-term debt is estimated by discounting the future cash flows at rates currently offered to the company for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities.  At July 29, 2012, the carrying value of the company’s long-term debt was $9.1 million and the fair value was $8.0 million. At April 29, 2012, the carrying value of the company’s long-term debt was $9.1 million and the fair value was $8.1 million.

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Culp, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the company’s assumptions (unobservable inputs). Determining where an asset or liability falls within that hierarchy depends on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole. An adjustment to the pricing method used within either level 1 or level 2 inputs could generate a fair value measurement that effectively falls in a lower level in the hierarchy. The hierarchy consists of three broad levels as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 – Inputs other than level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable, and

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs developed using the company’s estimates and assumptions, which reflect those that market participants would use.

The following table presents information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Fair value measurements at July 29, 2012 using:
	Quoted prices in  active markets  for identical  assets		Significant other  observable inputs		Significant  unobservable  inputs
(amounts in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Low Duration Bond Fund	$	2,051		N/A		N/A	$	2,051
Limited Term Bond Fund		2,063		N/A		N/A		2,063
Intermediate Term Bond Fund		1,086		N/A		N/A		1,086

	Fair value measurements at April 29, 2012 using:
	Quoted prices in  active markets  for identical  assets		Significant other  observable inputs		Significant  unobservable  inputs
(amounts in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Low Duration Bond Fund	$	2,049		N/A		N/A	$	2,049
Limited Term Bond Fund		2,037		N/A		N/A		2,037
Intermediate Term Bond Fund		1,058		N/A		N/A		1,058

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Culp, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

The determination of where an asset or liability falls in the hierarchy requires significant judgment. We evaluate our hierarchy disclosures each quarter based on various factors and it is possible that an asset or liability may be classified differently from quarter to quarter. However, we expect that changes in classifications between different levels will be rare.

Short-term investments include short-term bond funds and deposit accounts that have maturities of less than one year. Our short-term bond funds are classified as available-for-sale and their unrealized gains or losses are included in other comprehensive income. Our short-term bond funds were recorded at their fair value of $5.2 million and $5.1 million at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively. Our short-term bond funds had unrealized gains totaling $49,000 and $16,000 at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012. At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, the fair value of our short-term bond funds approximated its cost basis.

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments that pertain to interest bearing deposit accounts, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these financial instruments.

10.  Cash Flow Information

Payments for interest and income taxes follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		July 31, 2011
Interest	$	14	$	-
Net income tax payments		1,026		891

11.  Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted net income per share uses the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period plus the dilutive effect of stock-based compensation calculated using the treasury stock method.  Weighted average shares used in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share follows:

	Three months ended
(amounts in thousands)	July 29, 2012		July 31, 2011
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		12,551		13,061
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation		160		144
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		12,711		13,205

All options to purchase shares of common stock were included in the computation of diluted net income for the three months ended July 29, 2012, as the exercise price of the options was less than the average market price of the common shares. Options to purchase 24,750 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share for the three months ended July 31, 2011, as the exercise price of the options was greater than the average market price of the common shares.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

The computations of basic net income per share did not include 123,335 and 185,000 shares of time vested restricted common stock as these shares were unvested for the three months ending July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, respectively.

12.  Segment Information

Our operations are classified into two business segments: mattress fabrics and upholstery fabrics.  The mattress fabrics segment manufactures and sells fabrics to bedding manufacturers.  The upholstery fabrics segment manufactures and sells fabrics primarily to residential and commercial (contract) furniture manufacturers.

We evaluate the operating performance of our segments based upon income (loss) from operations before certain unallocated corporate expenses, and other non-recurring items. Cost of sales in both segments include costs to manufacture or source our products, including costs such as raw material and finished goods purchases, direct and indirect labor, overhead and incoming freight charges.  Unallocated corporate expenses primarily represent compensation and benefits for certain executive officers and all costs related to being a public company.  Segment assets include assets used in the operations of each segment and primarily consist of accounts receivable, inventories, and property, plant and equipment.  The mattress fabrics segment also includes in segment assets, assets held for sale, goodwill and a non-compete agreements associated with an acquisition.

Financial information for the company’s operating segments follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			July 31, 2011
Net sales:
Mattress Fabrics	$	37,964		$	32,170
Upholstery Fabrics		31,220			28,100
	$	69,184		$	60,270
Gross profit:
Mattress Fabrics	$	7,622		$	5,137
Upholstery Fabrics		5,498			3,741
	$	13,120		$	8,878
Selling, general, and administrative expenses:
Mattress Fabrics	$	2,391		$	1,992
Upholstery Fabrics		3,340			2,766
Total segment selling, general, and
administrative expenses		5,731			4,758
Unallocated corporate expenses		1,910			999
	$	7,641		$	5,757
Income from operations:
Mattress Fabrics	$	5,230		$	3,146
Upholstery Fabrics		2,159			974
Total segment income from operations		7,389			4,120
Unallocated corporate expenses		(1,910	)		(999	)
Total income from operations		5,479			3,121
Interest expense		(190	)		(220	)
Interest income		127			129
Other expense		(44	)		(65	)
Income before income taxes	$	5,372		$	2,965

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Balance sheet information for the company’s operating segments follow:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Segment assets:
Mattress Fabrics
Current assets (1)	$	36,735	$	29,909
Assets held for sale		15		15
Non-compete agreements, net		295		333
Goodwill		11,462		11,462
Property, plant and equipment (2)		29,114		29,237
Total mattress fabrics assets		77,621		70,956
Upholstery Fabrics
Current assets (1)		27,338		31,519
Property, plant and equipment (3)		1,062		1,124
Total upholstery fabrics assets		28,400		32,643
Total segment assets		106,021		103,599
Non-segment assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		21,889		25,023
Short-term investments		5,200		5,941
Deferred income taxes		5,052		5,672
Other current assets		2,563		1,989
Property, plant and equipment (4)		840		918
Other assets		1,595		1,574
Total assets	$	143,160	$	144,716

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		July 31, 2011
Capital expenditures (5):
Mattress Fabrics	$	969	$	1,205
Upholstery Fabrics		8		292
Unallocated Corporate		14		9
Total capital expenditures	$	991	$	1,506
Depreciation expense:
Mattress Fabrics	$	1,092	$	1,029
Upholstery Fabrics		162		158
Total depreciation expense	$	1,254	$	1,187

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(1) Current assets represent accounts receivable and inventory for the respective segment.

(2) The $29.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.3 million and $7.8 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. The $29.2 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.2 million and $8.0 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively.

(3) The $1.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $788, located in China of $175, and located in Poland of $99. The $1.1 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $837, located in China of $183, and located in Poland of $104.

(4) The $840 and $918 at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively, represent property, plant, and equipment associated with unallocated corporate departments and corporate departments shared by both the mattress and upholstery fabric segments. Property, plant, and equipment associated with corporate are located in the U.S.

(5) Capital expenditure amounts are stated on the accrual basis. See Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for capital expenditure amounts on a cash basis.

13.  Income Taxes

Effective Income Tax Rate

We recorded income tax expense of $1.8 million, or 34.4% of income before income tax expense, for the three month period ended July 29, 2012, compared to income tax expense of $1.1 million, or 38.6% of income before income tax expense, for the three month period ended July 31, 2011. Our effective income tax rates for the three month periods ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011 were based upon the estimated effective income tax rate applicable for the full year after giving effect to any significant items related specifically to interim periods. The effective income tax rate can be affected over the fiscal year by the mix and timing of actual earnings from our U.S. operations and foreign sources versus annual projections and changes in foreign currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar.

The income tax expense for the three month period ended July 29, 2012 is different from the amount obtained by applying our statutory rate of 34% to income before income taxes for the following reasons:

· The income tax rate increased 5% for an increase in unrecognized tax benefits.

· The income tax rate was reduced by 5% for taxable income subject to lower statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions (Canada and China) compared with the statutory income tax rate of 34% for the United States.

· The income tax rate was increased by 0.4% for stock-based compensation and other miscellaneous items.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

The income tax expense for the three month period ended July 31, 2011 is different from the amount obtained by applying our statutory rate of 34% to income before income taxes for the following reasons:

· The income tax rate increased 11% for an increase in unrecognized tax benefits.

· The income tax rate was reduced by 7% for taxable income subject to lower statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions (Canada and China) compared with the statutory income tax rate of 34% for the United States.

· The income tax rate was increased by 0.6% for stock-based compensation and other miscellaneous items.

Deferred Income Taxes

Summary

In accordance with ASC Topic 740, we evaluate our deferred income taxes to determine if a valuation allowance is required. ASC Topic 740 requires that companies assess whether a valuation allowance should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard, with significant weight being given to evidence that can be objectively verified. Since the company operates in multiple jurisdictions, we assess the need for a valuation allowance on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, taking into account the effects of local tax law. Based on our assessments at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, we recorded a partial valuation allowance of $12.8 million against our net deferred tax assets associated with our U.S. operations. No valuation allowance has been recorded against our net deferred tax assets associated with our operations located in China, Canada, and Poland.

United States

Our net deferred tax asset regarding our U.S. operations primarily pertains to incurring significant U.S. pre-tax losses over prior fiscal years, with U.S. loss carryforwards totaling $59.9 million at April 29, 2012. Due to the favorable results of our multi-year restructuring process and profit improvements made in our upholstery fabric operations and key acquisitions and capital investments made for our mattress fabric segment, on a cumulative three-year basis ending April 29, 2012 (the end of our fiscal 2012), our U.S. operations earned a pre-tax income of $11.9 million. This trend continued into the first quarter of fiscal 2013, as our U.S. operations earned a pretax income of $1.2 million.

Although our U.S. operations have reported pre-tax income on a cumulative three-year basis and financial results continue to improve, the significant uncertainty in the overall economic climate has also continued. As a result, to forecast medium and long-term financial results has remained difficult. Since it will take a significant period of time for our U.S. operations to realize its U.S. net deferred income tax assets based on earned and forecasted U.S. pre-tax income levels, we believe it is too uncertain to project U.S. pre-tax income levels associated with our U.S. operations after fiscal 2014 that support a “more likely than not” assertion at the end of our first quarter of fiscal 2013.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Based on this significant positive and negative evidence, we maintained our position as of April 29, 2012, and recorded a partial valuation allowance of $12.8 million at July 29, 2012, against the net deferred tax assets associated with our U.S. operations that are expected to reverse beyond fiscal 2014.

Overall

The recorded valuation allowance of $12.8 million has no effect on our operations, loan covenant compliance, or the possible realization of the U.S. income tax loss carryforwards in the future. If it is determined that it is more-likely-than-not that we will realize any of these U.S. income tax loss carryforwards, an income tax benefit would be recognized at that time.

At July 29, 2012, the current deferred tax asset of $2.3 million represents $1.9 million and $387,000 from our operations located in the U.S. and China, respectively. At April 29, 2012, the current deferred tax asset of $2.5 million represents $2.1 million and $405,000 from our operations located in the U.S. and China, respectively. At July 29, 2012, the non-current deferred tax asset of $2.7 million represents $1.6 million, $929,000, and $169,000 from our operations located in the U.S., China, and Poland, respectively. At April 29, 2012, the non-current deferred tax asset of $3.2 million represents $2.1 million, $1.0 million, and $115,000 from our operations located in the U.S., China, and Poland, respectively. At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, the non-current deferred tax liability of $705,000 pertains to our operations located in Canada.

Uncertainty In Income Taxes

At July 29, 2012, we had $12.6 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which $4.1 million represents the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized would favorably affect the income tax rate in future periods. Of the $12.6 million in gross unrecognized tax benefits as of July 29, 2012, $8.5 million were classified as net non-current deferred income taxes and $4.1 million were classified as income taxes payable –long-term in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

We estimate that the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits will increase by approximately $819,000 for fiscal 2013. This increase primarily relates to double taxation under applicable tax treaties with foreign tax jurisdictions.

14.  Statutory Reserves

Our subsidiaries located in China are required to transfer 10% of their net income, as determined in accordance with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus reserve fund until such reserve balance reaches 50% of the company’s registered capital.

The transfer to this reserve must be made before distributions of any dividend to shareholders. As of July 29, 2012, the company’s statutory surplus reserve was $3.5 million, representing 10% of accumulated earnings and profits determined in accordance with PRC accounting rules and regulations. The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Our subsidiaries located in China can transfer funds to the parent company with the exception of the statutory surplus reserve of $3.5 million to assist with debt repayment, capital expenditures, and other expenses of the company’s business.

15.   Commitments and Contingencies

Chromatex Environmental Claim

A lawsuit was filed against us and other defendants (Chromatex, Inc., Rossville Industries, Inc., Rossville Companies, Inc. and Rossville Investments, Inc.) on February 5, 2008 in United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs are Alan Shulman, Stanley Siegel, Ruth Cherenson as Personal Representative of Estate of Alan Cherenson, and Adrienne Rolla and M.F. Rolla as Executors of the Estate of Joseph Byrnes. The plaintiffs were partners in a general partnership that formerly owned a manufacturing plant in West Hazleton, Pennsylvania (the “Site”). Approximately two years after this general partnership sold the Site to defendants Chromatex, Inc. and Rossville Industries, Inc., we leased and operated the Site as part of our Rossville/Chromatex division. The lawsuit involves court judgments that have been entered against the plaintiffs and against defendant Chromatex, Inc. requiring them to pay costs incurred by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) responding to environmental contamination at the Site, in amounts approximating $8.6 million, plus unspecified future environmental costs. We understand that the USEPA’s costs now exceed $13 million, but are not expected to increase significantly in the future. Neither USEPA nor any other governmental authority has asserted any claim against us on account of these matters. The plaintiffs seek contribution from us and other defendants and a declaration that the company and the other defendants are responsible for environmental response costs under environmental laws and certain agreements. The plaintiffs also assert that we tortiously interfered with contracts between them and other defendants in the case and diverted assets to prevent the plaintiffs from being paid monies owed to them. We do not believe we have any liability for the matters described in this litigation and intend to defend ourselves vigorously. In addition, we have an indemnification agreement with certain other defendants in the litigation pursuant to which the other defendants agreed to indemnify us for any damages we incur as a result of the environmental matters that are the subject of this litigation, although it is unclear whether the indemnitors have significant assets at this time. Since the loss is not probable and cannot be estimated, no reserve has been recorded.

Other Litigation

The company is involved in legal proceedings and claims which have arisen in the ordinary course of business. These actions, when ultimately concluded and settled, will not, in the opinion of management, have a material adverse effect upon the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the company.

Purchase Commitments

At July 29, 2012, and April 29, 2012, we had open purchase commitments to acquire equipment for our mattress fabrics segment totaling $766,000 and $1.2 million, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Joint Product, Sales and Marketing Agreement

In order to expand our product offerings and keep pace with the changing customer demand trends within the bedding industry, we entered into a joint product development, sales and marketing agreement with A. Lava & Son Co. (Lava) on May 21, 2012. This agreement forms a new business named Culp-Lava Applied Sewn Solutions (Culp-Lava) and will provide us the opportunity to enter the business of designing, producing, and marketing sewn mattress covers. As we enter the business of sewn mattress covers, we will be able to leverage our design capabilities and expand our product offerings from mattress fabrics to finished covers. In connection with this agreement, Lava will provide us with technical assistance and know-how for the start-up of the business and will work with us on the design, sales and marketing of sewn mattress covers.

As part of the agreement, the new business will be fully funded and 100% owned by us. We have established a manufacturing facility located in Stokesdale, North Carolina that is adjacent to our mattress fabric headquarters, providing favorable operating synergies with management and production in the same location. As a result, we will have two mirrored manufacturing facilities to serve our customer base and meet current and expected demand trends in the bedding industry. We will have responsibility for all operating control of the new business, including capital expenditures and production and operating costs. We are projecting our capital investment to be approximately $1.0 million over the next four years. Lava is not required to invest capital into Culp-Lava.

We are on schedule to commence production late in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and plan to add up to 129 employees at full capacity.

16.   Common Stock Repurchase Program

On June 13, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved authorization for us to acquire up to $5.0 million of our common stock. This action replaced prior authorizations to acquire up to $7.0 million of our common stock in fiscal 2012, of which $5.4 million had been used during the fiscal year.

During the three-months ended July 29, 2012, we purchased 47,296 shares of our common stock at a cost of $470,000. In August 2012, we reached the authorized amount of $5.0 million, as we purchased an additional 455,299 shares of our common stock at a cost of approximately $4.5 million. Since our common stock repurchase program was implemented in fiscal 2012, we have repurchased 1.1 million shares of common stock at a cost of $10.4 million.

On August 29, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved a new authorization for us to acquire up to $2.0 million of our common stock. Under the common stock repurchase program, shares may be purchased from time to time in open market transactions, block trades, through plans established under the Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, or otherwise. The amount of shares purchased and the timing of such purchases will be based on working capital requirements, market and general business conditions, and other factors including alternative investment opportunities.

17.  Quarterly Dividend Program

On June 13, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved the payment of a cash dividend of $0.03 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 2, 2012. This cash dividend payment totaled $381,000.

We expect to pay a cash dividend each quarter of fiscal 2013, with expected remaining payment dates in October, January, and April. Future dividend payments are subject to Board approval and may be adjusted at the Board’s discretion as business needs or market conditions change.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This report and the exhibits attached hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 27A of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934).  Such statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties.  Further, forward looking statements are intended to speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we disclaim any duty to update such statements.  Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact.  Such statements are often but not always characterized by qualifying words such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan” and “project” and their derivatives, and include but are not limited to statements about expectations for our future operations, production levels, sales, gross profit margins, operating income, SG&A or other expenses, earnings, and other performance or liquidity measures, as well as any statements regarding future economic or industry trends or future developments. Factors that could influence the matters discussed in such statements include the level of housing starts and sales of existing homes, consumer confidence, trends in disposable income, and general economic conditions.  Decreases in these economic indicators could have a negative effect on our business and prospects.  Likewise, increases in interest rates, particularly home mortgage rates, and increases in consumer debt or the general rate of inflation, could affect us adversely. Changes in consumer tastes or preferences toward products not produced by us could erode demand for our products. Changes in the value of the U.S. dollar versus other currencies can affect our financial results because a significant portion of our operations are located outside the United States. Strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other currencies could make our products less competitive on the basis of price in markets outside the United States, and strengthening of currencies in Canada and China can have a negative impact on our sales of products produced in those places. Also, economic and political instability in international areas could affect our operations or sources of goods in those areas, as well as demand for our products in international markets. Further information about these factors, as well as other factors that could affect our future operations or financial results and the matters discussed in forward-looking statements are included in Item 1A “Risk Factors” section in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2012 for the fiscal year ended April 29, 2012.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations

The following analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes and other exhibits included elsewhere in this report.

Overview

Our fiscal year is the 52 or 53 week period ending on the Sunday closest to April 30. The three months ended July 29, 2012, and July 31, 2011, represent 13 week periods, respectively. Our operations are classified into two business segments: mattress fabrics and upholstery fabrics. The mattress fabrics segment manufactures, sources and sells fabrics to bedding manufacturers. The upholstery fabrics segment sources, manufactures and sells fabrics primarily to residential and commercial (contract) furniture manufacturers.

We evaluate the operating performance of our segments based upon income (loss) from operations before certain unallocated corporate expenses and other non-recurring items. Cost of sales in both segments include costs to manufacture or source our products, including costs such as raw material and finished goods purchases, direct and indirect labor, overhead and incoming freight charges. Unallocated corporate expenses represent primarily compensation and benefits for certain executive officers and all costs related to being a public company.

We reported net sales of $69.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2013, an increase of 15%, compared with $60.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. This level of sales represents our highest total net sales for a first quarter period in eight years. These results reflect better than expected sales momentum through the summer months in both our business segments. We continued to have favorable customer response to our design capabilities and our diverse product line. Our global manufacturing platform has enhanced our ability to develop new products and meet the changing style demands of our customers.

We reported income before income taxes of $5.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, an increase of 81%, compared with $3.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. This increase is due to the increase in net sales noted above and the stabilization of raw material costs in both of our business segments as compared to previous quarters. This increase was partially offset by higher selling, general, and administrative expenses (SG&A) in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2012. SG&A primarily increased due to higher incentive compensation accruals reflecting stronger financial results in relation to pre-established performance targets.

As we move into the second quarter, we have experienced a seasonal slowdown, leading us to believe that the growth rate experienced in the first quarter of this year will not continue into the second quarter.

We reported net income of $3.5 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, compared with net income of $1.8 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 included income tax expense of $1.8 million, or 34.4% of income before income taxes, compared with income tax expense of $1.1 million, or 38.6% of income before income taxes, for the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

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At July 29, 2012, our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $27.1 million and exceeded our total debt (current maturities of long-term debt, long-term debt, and line of credit) of $9.9 million. On August 11, 2012, we paid our required annual principal payment of $2.2 million associated with our unsecured senior term notes, thus further lowering our total debt by that amount.

On June 13, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved authorization for us to acquire up to $5.0 million of our common stock. This action replaced prior authorizations to acquire up to $7.0 million of our common stock in fiscal 2012 of which $5.4 million had been used during the fiscal year. During the three-months ended July 29, 2012, we purchased 47,296 shares of our common stock at a cost of $470,000. In August 2012, we reached the authorized amount of $5.0 million, as we purchased an additional 455,299 shares of our common stock at a cost of approximately $4.5 million. Since our common stock repurchase program was implemented in fiscal 2012, we have repurchased 1.1 million shares of common stock at a cost of $10.4 million.

On August 29, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved a new authorization for us to acquire up to $2.0 million of our common stock. Under the common stock repurchase program, shares may be purchased from time to time in open market transactions, block trades, through plans established under the Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, or otherwise. The amount of shares purchased and the timing of such purchases will be based on working capital requirements, market and general business conditions, and other factors including alternative investment opportunities.

On June 13, 2012 we announced that our board of directors approved the payment of a cash dividend of $0.03 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 2, 2012. This cash dividend payment totaled $381,000. We expect to pay a cash dividend every quarter of fiscal 2013, with expected remaining payment dates in October, January, and April. Future dividend payments are subject to Board approval and may be adjusted at the Board’s discretion as business needs or market conditions change.

Segment Analysis

The following tables set forth the company’s statement of operations by segment for the three months ended July 29, 2012, and July 31, 2011.

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CULP, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS BY SEGMENT
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 29, 2012 AND JULY 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
	THREE MONTHS ENDED
	Amounts									Percent of Total Sales
	July 29,			July 31,			% Over			July 29,			July 31,
Net Sales by Segment	2012			2011			(Under)			2012			2011
Mattress Fabrics	$	37,964			32,170			18.0	%		54.9	%		53.4	%
Upholstery Fabrics		31,220			28,100			11.1	%		45.1	%		46.6	%
Net Sales	$	69,184			60,270			14.8	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
Gross Profit by Segment										Gross Profit Margin
Mattress Fabrics	$	7,622			5,137			48.4	%		20.1	%		16.0	%
Upholstery Fabrics		5,498			3,741			47.0	%		17.6	%		13.3	%
Gross Profit		13,120			8,878			47.8	%		19.0	%		14.7	%
Selling, General and Administrative expenses  by Segment										Percent of Sales
Mattress Fabrics	$	2,391			1,992			20.0	%		6.3	%		6.2	%
Upholstery Fabrics		3,340			2,766			20.8	%		10.7	%		9.8	%
Unallocated Corporate expenses		1,910			999			91.2	%		2.8	%		1.7	%
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		7,641			5,757			32.7	%		11.0	%		9.6	%
Operating Income (loss)  by Segment										Operating Income (Loss) Margin
Mattress Fabrics	$	5,230			3,146			66.2	%		13.8	%		9.8	%
Upholstery Fabrics		2,159			974			121.7	%		6.9	%		3.5	%
Unallocated corporate expenses		(1,910	)		(999	)		91.2	%		(2.8	) %		(1.7	) %
Operating income		5,479			3,121			75.6	%		7.9	%		5.2	%
Depreciation by Segment
Mattress Fabrics	$	1,092			1,029			6.1	%
Upholstery Fabrics		162			158			2.5	%
Subtotal		1,254			1,187			5.6	%

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Three months ended July 29, 2012 compared with the Three Months ended July 31, 2011

Mattress Fabrics Segment

Net Sales

Mattress fabrics sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 were $38.0 million, an increase of 18% compared with $32.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. We believe this increase in net sales reflects growing consumer demand for better bedding and higher quality mattress fabrics. As the mattress industry continues to evolve into a more decorative business, our many years of planned capital investments have positioned us to meet this demand with an extensive manufacturing platform and flexible capacity to produce an innovative and diverse line of products.

Sales and Marketing Initiatives

In order to expand our product offerings and keep pace with the changing customer demand trends within the bedding industry, we entered into a joint product development, sales and marketing agreement with A. Lava & Son Co. (Lava) on May 21, 2012. This agreement forms a new business named Culp-Lava Applied Sewn Solutions (Culp-Lava) and will provide us the opportunity to enter the business of designing, producing, and marketing sewn mattress covers. As we enter the business of sewn mattress covers, we will be able to leverage our design capabilities and expand our product offerings from mattress fabrics to finished covers. In connection with this agreement, Lava will provide us with technical assistance and know-how for the start-up of the business and will work with us on the design, sales and marketing of sewn mattress covers.

As part of the agreement, the new business will be fully funded and 100% owned by us. We have established a manufacturing facility located in Stokesdale, North Carolina that is adjacent to our mattress fabric headquarters, providing favorable operating synergies with management and production in the same location. As a result, we will have two mirrored manufacturing facilities to serve our customer base and meet current and expected demand trends in the bedding industry. We will have responsibility for all operating control of the new business, including capital expenditures and production and operating costs. We are projecting our capital investment to be approximately $1.0 million over the next four years. Lava is not required to invest capital into Culp-Lava.

We are on schedule to commence production late in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and plan to add up to 129 employees at full capacity.

Gross Profit and Operating Income

For the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the mattress fabrics segment reported a gross profit of $7.6 million, or 20% of net sales, compared with $5.1 million, or 16% of net sales, for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. SG&A for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was $2.4 million or 6.3% of net sales, compared with $2.0 million, or 6.2% of net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2012.  Operating income was $5.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with $3.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Operating margins were 14% and 10% of net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively. Our increase in profitability represents higher sales volume and favorable product mix, operating efficiencies from our manufacturing platform, and the recent stabilization of raw material costs. We have also continued to merchandise new products with alternative sources of yarns and raw materials without compromising quality and value for our customers. Our profitability also reflects increased SG&A due to higher incentive compensation accruals reflecting stronger financial results in relation to pre-established performance targets.

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Segment assets

Segment assets consist of accounts receivable, inventory, assets held for sale, a non-compete agreement associated with an acquisition, goodwill, and property, plant, and equipment.

As of July 29, 2012, accounts receivable and inventory totaled $36.7 million compared with $29.9 million at April 29, 2012. This increase primarily reflects the 18% increase in net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

As of July 29, 2012, property, plant and equipment totaled $29.1 million compared with $29.2 million at April 29, 2012.  The $29.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.3 million and $7.8 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. The $29.2 million at April 29, 2012 represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.2 million and $8.0 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. The change in this segment’s property, plant, and equipment balance at July 29, 2012 compared with April 29, 2012, is due to depreciation expense of $1.1 million offset by capital spending of $1.0 million.

As of July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, the carrying value of the segment’s goodwill was $11.5 million. As of July 29, 2012, and April 29, 2012, the carrying value of the non-compete agreements were $295,000 and $333,000, respectively. At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012 assets held for sale totaled $15,000.

Upholstery Fabrics Segment

Net Sales

Upholstery fabric net sales (which include both fabric and cut and sewn kits) for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 were $31.2 million, an 11% increase compared with $28.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Net sales of upholstery fabrics produced outside our U.S. manufacturing operations were $27.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, an 11% increase compared with $24.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Net sales of upholstery fabrics produced by our U.S. manufacturing operations were $3.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with $3.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. These results reflect a favorable response to our innovative designs and new product introductions from key customers.

Our increase in net sales was primarily driven by the growth of our China produced fabrics. China produced fabrics account for 86% of our total upholstery fabric sales. Our China platform, now in its tenth year of operation, plays a major role in our global sales efforts and we are pleased with the increasing level of fabric placements with customers in the U.S., China, and other countries.

Gross Profit and Operating Income

The upholstery fabrics segment reported a gross profit of $5.5 million, or 18% of net sales, in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with $3.7 million, or 13% of net sales, in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. SG&A for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was $3.3 million, or 11% of net sales compared with $2.8 million, or 10% of net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Operating income was $2.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with operating income of $974,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Operating margins were 6.9% and 3.5% of net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively. Our increase in profitability represents higher sales volume, operating efficiencies from both our China and domestic manufacturing operations, and the recent stabilization of raw material costs. Our profitability also reflects increased SG&A due to an increase in incentive compensation accruals reflecting stronger financial results in relation to pre-established performance targets.

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We experienced sales and profit improvement during the first quarter of fiscal 2013 from our U.S. operations with increased demand for both velvet and woven texture fabrics. As a result of our efforts to improve productivity, we have a much more efficient operation with higher capacity utilization than a year ago. In addition, raw material costs have stabilized compared to previous quarters. We have continued to work to manage our production costs and introduce new value added products. All of these factors had a favorable impact on the performance of our U.S. upholstery fabric operation.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we continued our efforts to develop our Culp Europe operation located in Poland. However, the ongoing uncertainties related to the European economy have affected our business. While this is creating challenges for the near term, we remain optimistic about the future opportunities for Culp Europe to enhance our global sales as business conditions improve.

Segment Assets

Segment assets consist of accounts receivable, inventory, and property, plant, and equipment.  As of July 29, 2012, accounts receivable and inventory totaled $27.3 million compared to $31.5 million at April 29, 2012. This decrease in accounts receivable and inventory reflect a projected decrease in this segment’s business in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2013 as a result of the cyclical nature of our upholstery fabrics’ business.

As of July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, property, plant, and equipment totaled $1.1 million. The $1.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $788,000, located in China of $175,000, and located in Poland of $99,000. The $1.1 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $837,000, located in China of $183,000, and located in Poland of $104,000.

Other Income Statement Categories

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses (SG&A) for the company as a whole were $7.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with $5.8 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. As a percent of net sales, SG&A expenses were 11.0% in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with 9.6% in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. This increase primarily represents an increase in our incentive compensation accruals reflecting stronger financial results in relation to pre-established performance targets.

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Interest Expense (Income)

Interest expense for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was $190,000 compared to $220,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. This trend reflects lower outstanding balances of long-term debt.

Interest income was $127,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to $129,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

Other Expense

Other expense for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was $44,000 compared with other expense of $65,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

Income Taxes

We recorded income tax expense of $1.8 million, or 34.4% of income before income tax expense, for the three month period ended July 29, 2012, compared to income tax expense of $1.1 million, or 38.6% of income before income tax expense, for the three month period ended July 31, 2011. Our effective income tax rates for the three month periods ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011 were based upon the estimated effective income tax rate applicable for the full year after giving effect to any significant items related specifically to interim periods. The effective income tax rate can be affected over the fiscal year by the mix and timing of actual earnings from our U.S. operations and foreign sources versus annual projections and changes in foreign currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar.

The income tax expense for the three month period ended July 29, 2012 is different from the amount obtained by applying our statutory rate of 34% to income before income taxes for the following reasons:

· The income tax rate increased 5% for an increase in unrecognized tax benefits.

· The income tax rate was reduced by 5% for taxable income subject to lower statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions (Canada and China) compared with the statutory income tax rate of 34% for the United States.

· The income tax rate was increased by 0.4% for stock-based compensation and other miscellaneous items.

The income tax expense for the three month period ended July 31, 2011 was different from the amount obtained by applying our statutory rate of 34% to income before income taxes for the following reasons:

· The income tax rate increased 11% for an increase in unrecognized tax benefits.

· The income tax rate was reduced by 7% for taxable income subject to lower statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions (Canada and China) compared with the statutory income tax rate of 34% for the United States.

· The income tax rate was increased by 0.6% for stock-based compensation and other miscellaneous items.

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Deferred Income Taxes

Summary

In accordance with ASC Topic 740, we evaluate our deferred income taxes to determine if a valuation allowance is required. ASC Topic 740 requires that companies assess whether a valuation allowance should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard, with significant weight being given to evidence that can be objectively verified. Since the company operates in multiple jurisdictions, we assess the need for a valuation allowance on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, taking into account the effects of local tax law. Based on our assessments at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, we recorded a partial valuation allowance of $12.8 million against our net deferred tax assets associated with our U.S. operations. No valuation allowance has been recorded against our net deferred tax assets associated with our operations located in China, Canada, and Poland.

United States

Our net deferred tax asset regarding our U.S. operations primarily pertains to incurring significant U.S. pre-tax losses over prior fiscal years, with U.S. loss carryforwards totaling $59.9 million at April 29, 2012. Due to the favorable results of our multi-year restructuring process and profit improvements made in our upholstery fabric operations and key acquisitions and capital investments made for our mattress fabric segment, on a cumulative three-year basis ending April 29, 2012 (the end of our fiscal 2012), our U.S. operations earned a pre-tax income of $11.9 million. This trend continued into the first quarter of fiscal 2013, as our U.S. operations earned a pretax income of $1.2 million.

Although our U.S. operations have reported pre-tax income on a cumulative three-year basis and financial results continue to improve, the significant uncertainty in the overall economic climate has also continued. As a result, to forecast medium and long-term financial results has remained difficult. Since it will take a significant period of time for our U.S. operations to realize its U.S. net deferred income tax assets based on earned and forecasted U.S. pre-tax income levels, we believe it is too uncertain to project U.S. pre-tax income levels associated with our U.S. operations after fiscal 2014 that support a “more likely than not” assertion at the end of our first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Based on this significant positive and negative evidence, we maintained our position as of April 29, 2012, and recorded a partial valuation allowance of $12.8 million at July 29, 2012, against the net deferred tax assets associated with our U.S. operations that are expected to reverse beyond fiscal 2014.

Overall

The recorded valuation allowance of $12.8 million has no effect on our operations, loan covenant compliance, or the possible realization of the U.S. income tax loss carryforwards in the future. If it is determined that it is more-likely-than-not that we will realize any of these U.S. income tax loss carryforwards, an income tax benefit would be recognized at that time.

At July 29, 2012, the current deferred tax asset of $2.3 million represents $1.9 million and $387,000 from our operations located in the U.S. and China, respectively. At April 29, 2012, the current deferred tax asset of $2.5 million represents $2.1 million and $405,000 from our operations located in the U.S. and China, respectively. At July 29, 2012, the non-current deferred tax asset of $2.7 million represents $1.6 million, $929,000, and $169,000 from our operations located in the U.S., China, and Poland, respectively. At April 29, 2012, the non-current deferred tax asset of $3.2 million represents $2.1 million, $1.0 million, and $115,000 from our operations located in the U.S., China, and Poland, respectively. At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, the non-current deferred tax liability of $705,000 pertains to our operations located in Canada.

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Uncertainty In Income Taxes

At July 29, 2012, we had $12.6 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which $4.1 million represents the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized would favorably affect the income tax rate in future periods. Of the $12.6 million in gross unrecognized tax benefits as of July 29, 2012, $8.5 million were classified as net non-current deferred income taxes and $4.1 million were classified as income taxes payable –long-term in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

We estimate that the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits will increase by approximately $819,000 for fiscal 2013. This increase primarily relates to double taxation under applicable tax treaties with foreign tax jurisdictions.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

Our sources of liquidity include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, cash flow from operations, and amounts available under our unsecured revolving credit lines. These sources have been adequate for day-to-day operations and capital expenditures. We believe our present cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment balance of $27.1 million at July 29, 2012, cash flow from operations, and current availability under our unsecured revolving credit lines will be sufficient to fund our business needs and fiscal 2013 contractual obligations.

At July 29, 2012, our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $27.1 million, exceeded our total debt (current maturities of long-term debt, long-term debt, and line of credit) of $9.9 million. On August 11, 2012, we paid our required annual principal payment of $2.2 million associated with our unsecured senior term notes. thus lowering our total debt by that amount.

Our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $27.1 million at July 29, 2012, decreased from $31.0 million at April 29, 2012. This decrease primarily represents net cash used from operating activities of $2.0 million, capital expenditures of $1.0 million, and common stock repurchases and dividend payments totaling $851,000. The net cash used from operating activities of $2.0 million was used to fund working capital requirements to meet the net sales growth that occurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

On June 13, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved authorization for us to acquire up to $5.0 million of our common stock. This action replaced prior authorizations to acquire up to $7.0 million of our common stock in fiscal 2012, of which $5.4 million had been used during the fiscal year. During the three-months ended July 29, 2012, we purchased 47,296 shares of our common stock at a cost of $470,000. In August 2012, we reached the above authorized amount of $5.0 million, as we purchased an additional 455,299 shares of common stock at a cost of approximately $4.5 million. Since our common stock repurchase program was implemented in fiscal 2012, we have repurchased 1.1 million shares of common stock at a cost of $10.4 million.

On August 29, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved a new authorization for us to acquire up to $2.0 million of our common stock. Under the common stock repurchase program, shares may be purchased from time to time in open market transactions, block trades, through plans established under the Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, or otherwise. The amount of shares purchased and the timing of such purchases will be based on working capital requirements, market and general business conditions, and other factors including alternative investment opportunities.

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On June 13, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved a payment of a cash dividend of $0.03 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 2, 2012. This cash dividend payment totaled $381,000. We expect to pay a cash dividend every quarter of fiscal 2013, with expected remaining payment dates in October, January, and April. Future dividend payments are subject to board approval and may be adjusted at the board’s discretion as business needs or market conditions change.

Our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment balance may be adversely affected by factors beyond our control, such as weakening industry demand and delays in receipt of payment on accounts receivable.

Working Capital

Accounts receivable at July 29, 2012, were $20.0 million, an increase of $1.1 million or 6% compared with $18.9 million at July 31, 2011. This increase in accounts receivable is due to our net sales increase of 15% in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012, offset by improved cash collections as our days’ sales outstanding improved from 26 days during the first quarter of fiscal 2012 to 24 days during the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Our improved cash collections are due to major customers in both our upholstery and mattress fabrics segments taking advantage of cash discounts for early payments.

Inventories as of July 29, 2012 were $44.1 million, an increase of $9.2 million, or 26%, compared with $34.9 million at July 31, 2011. This increase primarily reflects increased business volume in both our business segments in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Inventory turns for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 were 5.2 compared with 6.0 for the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

Accounts payable-trade as of July 29, 2012, were $27.3 million, an increase of $2.3 million, or 9% compared with $25.0 million at July 31, 2011. This increase primarily reflects increased business volume and inventory purchases in both our business segments in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

Operating working capital (comprised of accounts receivable and inventories, less accounts payable-trade and capital expenditures) was $36.6 million at July 29, 2012 compared with $28.4 million at July 31, 2011. Working capital turnover was 8.5 and 8.6 during the quarters ended July 29, 2012, and July 31, 2011, respectively.

Financing Arrangements

Unsecured Term Notes

In connection with the Bodet & Horst acquisition in 2008, we entered into a note agreement dated August 11, 2008. This agreement provided for the issuance of $11.0 million of unsecured term notes with a fixed interest rate of 8.01% and a term of seven years. Principal payments of $2.2 million per year are due on the notes beginning August 11, 2011. The principal payments are payable over an average term of 3 years through August 11, 2015. This agreement contains customary financial and other covenants as defined in the agreement.

We have paid the required principal payment total of $4.4 million associated with this note agreement, of which $2.2 million was paid on August 11, 2012 and August 11, 2011, respectively. As a result, we currently have an outstanding balance on our unsecured senior term notes of $6.6 million.

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Government of Quebec Loan

We have an agreement with the Government of Quebec for a term loan that is non-interest bearing and is payable in 48 equal monthly installments (denominated in Canadian dollars) commencing December 1, 2009. The proceeds were used to partially finance capital expenditures at our Rayonese facility located in Quebec, Canada.

Revolving Credit Agreement – United States

We have an unsecured Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that provides for a revolving loan commitment of $7.6 million and is set to expire on August 25, 2013. This agreement provides for a pricing matrix to determine the interest rate payable on loans made under the agreement (applicable interest rate of 2.24% at July 29, 2012). At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, there were no borrowings outstanding under the agreement.

Revolving Credit Agreement – China

We have an unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in China that provides for a line of credit of up to 40 million RMB (approximately $6.3 million USD at July 29, 2012), expiring on September 2, 2012. This agreement has an interest rate determined by the Chinese government. There were no borrowings outstanding under the agreement as of July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012.

On September 2, 2012, we renewed our unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in China. The renewal extended the agreement to September 2, 2013, and provides for a line of credit up to approximately 40 million RMB (approximately $6.3 million USD).

Revolving Credit Agreement – Europe

On January 17, 2012, we entered into an unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in Poland that provides for a line of credit of up to 6.8 million Polish Zloty (approximately $2.0 million USD at July 29, 2012). This agreement expires on January 15, 2013 and bears interest at WIBOR (Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate) plus 2% (applicable interest rate of 6.95% at July 29, 2012). There were $834,000 and $889,000 (2.8 million Polish Zloty) in borrowings outstanding under this agreement at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively.

Overall

Our loan agreements require, among other things, that we maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. At July 29, 2012, the company was in compliance with these financial covenants.

At July 29, 2012, the principal payment requirements of long-term debt during the next four years are: Year 1 – $2.4 million; Year 2 - $2.3 million; Year 3 - $2.2 million; and Year 4 - $2.2 million.

Capital Expenditures and Depreciation

Capital expenditures on a cash basis for the three months ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011 were $1.0 million and $1.3 million, respectively. Capital expenditures for the three months ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011 mostly related to the mattress fabrics segment. Depreciation expense for the three months ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011 was $1.3 million $1.2 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the three months ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, primarily related to the mattress fabrics segment.

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For fiscal 2013, we currently expect cash capital expenditures to be approximately $5.0 million compared with $5.9 million in fiscal 2012 and $6.4 million in fiscal 2011. Planned capital expenditures for fiscal 2013 primarily relate to the mattress fabrics segment. For fiscal 2013, depreciation expense is projected to be $5.2 million, which primarily relates to the mattress fabrics segment. These are managment’s current expectations only, and changes in our business needs could cause changes in plans for capital expenditures and expectations for related depreciation expense.

At July 29, 2012, we had amounts due regarding capital expenditures totaling $152,000, which pertain to outstanding vendor invoices, none of which are financed. The total outstanding amount of $152,000 is required to be paid in full in fiscal 2013.

Critical Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Developments

As of July 29, 2012, there were no changes in the nature of our significant accounting policies or the application of those policies from those reported in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 29, 2012.

Refer to Note 2 located in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for recently adopted and issued accounting pronouncements since the filing of our Form 10-K for the year ended April 29, 2012.

Contractual Obligations

As of July 29, 2012, there were no significant or new contractual obligations from those reported in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 29, 2012, with the exception of open purchase commitments to acquire equipment with regard to the mattress fabrics segment totaling $766,000 at July 29, 2012, compared with $1.2 million at April 29, 2012.

Inflation

Any significant increase in our raw material costs, utility/energy costs and general economic inflation could have a material adverse impact on the company, because competitive conditions have limited our ability to pass significant operating increases on to customers. As discussed in our Form 10-K for the year ended April 29, 2012 (see “Segment Analysis”), significant increases in raw material costs led to lower profit margins for both of our business segments during fiscal 2012 and 2011.

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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates on our revolving credit lines. At July 29, 2012, our U.S. revolving credit agreement provides for a pricing matrix to determine the interest rate payable on loans made under this agreement. Our revolving credit line associated with our China subsidiaries bears interest at a rate determined by the Chinese government. At July 29, 2012, there were no borrowings outstanding under our U.S. or China revolving credit lines. On January 17, 2012, we entered into an unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations located in Poland that bears interest at WIBOR plus 2%. At July 29, 2012, $834,000 was outstanding under this agreement and this amount is required to be paid in full by January 15, 2013, when this agreement expires.

We are not exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates on our long-term debt. Our unsecured term notes have a fixed interest rate of 8.01%, and the loan associated with the Government of Quebec is non-interest bearing.

We are exposed to market risk from changes in the value of foreign currencies for our subsidiaries domiciled in China, Canada, and Poland. We try to maintain a natural hedge by keeping a balance of our assets and liabilities denominated in the local currency of our subsidiaries domiciled in Canada and Poland, although there is no assurance that we will be able to continually maintain this natural hedge. Our foreign subsidiaries use the United States dollar as their functional currency. A substantial portion of the company’s imports purchased outside the United States are denominated in U.S. dollars. A 10% change in the above exchange rates at July 29, 2012, would not have had a significant impact on our results of operations or financial position.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of July 29, 2012, the end of the period covered by this report. This evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, we have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed by us and submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported as and when required. Further, we concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed by us under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner to allow timely decisions regarding the required disclosures.

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended July 29, 2012, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II – Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

There have not been any material changes to our legal proceedings during the three months ended July 29, 2012. Our legal proceedings are disclosed in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2012 for the fiscal year ended April 29, 2012.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

There have not been any material changes to our risk factors during the three months ended July 29, 2012. Our risk factors are disclosed in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2012 for the fiscal year ended April 29, 2012.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Sales Proceeds

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period	(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased		(b) Average Price Paid per Share		(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		(d) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
April 30, 2012 to June 3, 2012		-		-		-		$1,617,983
June 4, 2012 to July 1, 2012		20,910		$9.92		20,910		$4,792,413
July 2, 2012 to July 29, 2012		26,386		$9.99		26,386		$4,528,740
Total		47,296		$9.96		47,296		$4,528,740

(1) During fiscal 2012, our board of directors authorized the expenditure of up to $7.0 million for the repurchase of our common stock. The amount determined in column (d) for the period April 30, 2012 through June 3, 2012 is based on the $7.0 million authorized amount in fiscal 2012. On June 13, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved a new authorization for us to acquire up to $5.0 million of our common stock. This action replaced the authorization to acquire up to $7.0 million of our common stock in fiscal 2012, of which $5.4 million was used during the fiscal year. The amounts determined in column (d) for the periods June 4, 2012 through July 1, 2012 and July 2, 2012 through July 29, 2012 are based on the $5.0 million that was authorized on June 13, 2012.

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Item 6.  Exhibits

The following exhibits are submitted as part of this report.
3(i)	Articles of Incorporation of the company, as amended, were filed as Exhibit 3(i) to the company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 28, 2002, filed September 11, 2002 (Commission File No. 001-12597), and are incorporated herein by reference.
3 (ii)	Restated and Amended Bylaws of the company, as amended November 12, 2007, were filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the company’s Form 8-K dated November 12, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1	Form of restricted stock unit agreement for restricted stock units granted pursuant to the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS  **	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH **	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL **	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB **	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE **	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF **	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
** In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of the registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		CULP, INC.
		(Registrant)
Date: September 7, 2012	By:	/s/ Kenneth R. Bowling
		Kenneth R. Bowling
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Authorized to sign on behalf of the registrant
		and also signing as principal financial officer)
	By:	/s/ Thomas B. Gallagher, Jr.
		Thomas B. Gallagher, Jr.
		Corporate Controller
		(Authorized to sign on behalf of the registrant
		and also signing as principal accounting officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                                                       Exhibit

10.1 Form of restricted stock unit agreement for restricted stock units granted pursuant to the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan.

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

EX-10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

(_______________ Division)

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of July __, 2012, is between CULP, INC.,a North Carolina corporation (the “Corporation”), and _______________ (“Recipient”).

Background Statement

The Corporation desires to grant to Recipient Restricted Stock Units (the “Units”) pursuant to the Culp, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

Section 1.Grant of Units.  The Corporation hereby grants to Recipient ______ Units.  Each Unit shall entitle Recipient to receive, upon vesting thereof in accordance with this Agreement and the Plan, up to two (2) shares of common stock, par value $0.05 per share, of the Corporation (“Common Stock”).  Except as permitted by the Plan, the Units may not be assigned, pledged, hypothecated or transferred in any manner.  Recipient shall not have, with respect to any Units, any rights of a shareholder of the Corporation, including without limitation any right to vote as a shareholder of the Corporation or any right to receive distributions from the Corporation in respect of the Units.

Section 2.Vesting.  Except as may otherwise be provided in the Plan or this Agreement, the Units shall vest in the amounts set forth below, depending upon the Cumulative Operating Income of the [Corporation/Division], as follows:

Level	Cumulative Operating Income	Number of Shares Vested
Below Threshold	Below $__________	0
Threshold	$________________	__
Target	$________________	__
Superior	$________________	__
Maximum	$________________	__

For Cumulative Operating Income amounts that are between the levels shown above, a pro rata number of shares will vest, calculated on a straight line basis.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all unvested Units (and the number of shares at the Target level set forth above) shall immediately vest upon (a) the occurrence of a Change of Control or (b) the termination by the Corporation of the employment of Recipient without Cause or by reason of the death or Disability of Recipient.

Section 3.Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

“Cause” shall mean (i) the commission by Recipient of a felony (or crime involving moral turpitude); (ii) theft, conversion, embezzlement or misappropriation by Recipient of funds or other assets of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or any other act of fraud with respect to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries (including without limitation the acceptance of bribes or kickbacks or other acts of self dealing); (iii) intentional, grossly negligent or unlawful misconduct by Recipient that causes significant harm to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries; or (iv) repeated instances of intoxication with alcohol or drugs while conducting business during regular business hours.

“Change of Control” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Plan.  In addition, for an award that vests according to Cumulative Operating Income of a Division, “Change of Control”  shall be deemed to have occurred upon consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a the Division by the Corporation to an unaffiliated third party.

“Cumulative Operating Income” shall mean the total Operating Income of the [Corporation/Division], excluding extraordinary and non-recurring items including restructuring and related charges, goodwill or fixed asset impairment charges, prepayment fees on debt, other extraordinary charges or credits, and the effects of acquisitions, for the three fiscal years beginning April 30, 2012 and ending May 2, 2015.

“Disability” shall have the meaning given to such term in the primary disability benefit plan of the Corporation in which Recipient participates.  In the absence of any such plan, “Disability” shall mean any physical or mental impairment that renders Recipient unable to perform the essential functions of his job with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries for a period of at least 120 days, either with or without reasonable accommodation.  At the Corporation’s request, Recipient shall submit to an examination by a duly licensed physician who is mutually acceptable to the Corporation and Recipient for the purpose of ascertaining the existence of a Disability, and shall authorize the physician to release the results of Recipient’s examination to the Corporation.

[“Division” shall mean the Corporation’s ________________ division.]

“Operating Income” shall mean operating income as calculated and disclosed on the Corporation’s financial statements for the fiscal years in question.

Section 4.Settlement.  As soon as reasonably practicable following a determination by the Corporation that all or part of the Units have vested pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Corporation shall issue to Recipient shares of Common Stock with respect to all such Units that have vested.  Such shares of Common Stock shall not be treated as issued and outstanding until such shares have been issued by the Corporation in accordance with all applicable laws and the Corporation’s bylaws and articles of incorporation.  Any certificate(s) evidencing shares of Common Stock shall bear such legends as the Corporation shall determine to be necessary to comply with all laws, including all applicable federal and state securities laws.  All such shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be fully paid and nonassessable.

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Section 5.Forfeiture.  All Units that do not vest pursuant to Section 2 shall automatically be cancelled and forfeited by Recipient effective as of the earlier to occur of (a) the first day of the Corporation’s 2016 fiscal year (to the extent that Cumulative Operating Income for the Division is not sufficient to cause such Units to vest pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), (b) the termination by Recipient of his employment with the Corporation or its Subsidiaries for any reason or (c) the termination by the Corporation of Recipient’s employment with the Corporation or its Subsidiaries for Cause (each such event being referred to herein as a “Forfeiture Event”).  Upon the occurrence of a Forfeiture Event, all unvested Units shall automatically, without further action by the Corporation or Recipient, be cancelled and forfeited.

Section 6.Tax Matters.

(a)Recipient shall promptly pay to the Corporation all federal, state and local income, social security and payroll taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the vesting of any Units and the issuance of shares of Common Stock in respect thereof.  Subject to the approval of the Committee, Recipient may elect to satisfy this obligation by having the Corporation withhold shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued to Recipient with respect to any Units that have vested, which shares of Common Stock shall have a Fair Market Value (as of the date that the amount of the withholding requirement is to be determined) equal to the amount of such withholding requirement.  If Recipient fails to make such payments as required (whether in cash or having shares of Common Stock withheld), the Corporation shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind otherwise due to Recipient all federal, state and local income, social security and payroll taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the vesting of Units and the issuance of shares of Common Stock in respect thereof.

(b)Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change of Control occurs and if Recipient is entitled under any agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, this Agreement) to receive compensation that would constitute a parachute payment (including, without limitation, the vesting of any rights) within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) but for the operation of this sentence, then the amount of all such payments shall be reduced, as determined by the Corporation, to the extent necessary to cause the aggregate present value of all payments in the nature of compensation to Recipient that are contingent on a change in the ownership or effective control of the Corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation, not to exceed 2.99 times Recipient’s “base amount,” all within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  The parties intend for the immediately preceding sentence to be interpreted and applied so as to prevent Recipient from receiving, with respect to a Change of Control, an excess parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.

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Section 7.Clawback.  If the Corporation’s reported financial or operating results become subject to a material negative restatement, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Corporation’s board of directors may require the Recipient to pay to the Corporation an amount corresponding to each award to the Recipient under this Agreement, or otherwise return such Units or Common Stock, that the Committee determines would not have been vested or paid if the Corporation’s results as originally published had been equal to the Corporation’s results as subsequently restated; provided that any requirement or claim under this Section must be made, if at all, within five years after the date the amount claimed was originally vested or paid, whichever is later.

In the alternative, the Committee may require Recipient to repay or return compensation awarded hereunder pursuant to such rules as may be adopted from time to time pursuant to Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to the extent applicable.  By acceptance of any award or Units hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any and all Units or Common Stock, as well as the equivalent cash value thereof with respect to any and all such Units or Common Stock, that have become vested, exercised, free of restriction or otherwise released to and/or monetized by or for the benefit of the Recipient or any transferee or assignee thereof (collectively, the “Award-Equivalent Value”), are and will be fully subject to the terms of any policy regarding repayment, recoupment or clawback of compensation now or hereafter adopted by the Corporation in response to the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, rulemaking of the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise.  Recipient acknowledges and agrees that any such policy will apply to any and all Units or Common Stock, and Award-Equivalent Value in accordance with its terms, whether retroactively or prospectively, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any Units or Common Stock and/or Award-Equivalent Value that the Committee determines in its sole discretion is required to be recovered pursuant to the terms of such policy.

The obligations of Recipient to make payments or return Common Stock under this Section are independent of any involvement by such Recipient in events that led to the restatement.  The provisions of this Section are in addition to, not in lieu of, any remedies that the Corporation may have against any persons whose misconduct caused or contributed to a need to restate the Corporation’s reported results.

Section 8.Miscellaneous.

(a)Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed, administered and governed in all respects under and by the applicable internal laws of the State of North Carolina, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

(b)Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver.  This Agreement and the Units granted hereunder shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, which hereby is incorporated into this Agreement as though set forth in full herein.  Recipient hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.  This Agreement and the Plan reflect the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersede any prior or contemporaneous written or oral understanding or agreement regarding the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement may not be modified, amended, supplemented or waived except by a writing signed by the parties hereto, and such writing must refer specifically to this Agreement.

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(c)Assignment; Binding Effect.  This Agreement, as amended from time to time, shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, that this provision shall not permit any assignment in contravention of the terms contained elsewhere herein.

(d)No Right to Employment.  Nothing in this Agreement shall confer on Recipient any right to continue in the employ of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.

(e)Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic device shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic device shall also deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement, but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement shall not affect the validity, enforceability and binding effect of this Agreement.

(f)Notices.  Any notice hereunder to the Corporation shall be addressed to the Corporation’s principal executive office, Attention: Compensation Committee, and any notice hereunder to Recipient shall be addressed to Recipient at his last address in the records of the Corporation, subject to the right of either party to designate at any time hereafter in writing a different address.  Any notice shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally, one (1) day after dispatch if sent by reputable overnight courier, fees prepaid, or three (3) days following mailing if sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as set forth above.

[Signature page is the next page.]

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed on the ___ day of July, 2012.

CULP, INC.,
a North Carolina corporation
By:
	Name:
	Title:
RECIPIENT

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Franklin N. Saxon, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of Culp, Inc.;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Franklin N. Saxon

Franklin N. Saxon

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date:  September 7, 2012

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Kenneth R. Bowling, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of Culp, Inc.;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Kenneth R. Bowling

Kenneth R. Bowling

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date:  September 7, 2012

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Culp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 29, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Franklin N. Saxon, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Franklin N. Saxon                                                                                         

Franklin N. Saxon

President and Chief Executive Officer

September 7, 2012

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Culp, Inc. and will be retained by Culp, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Culp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 29, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kenneth R. Bowling, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Kenneth R. Bowling                                                                                          

Kenneth R. Bowling

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

September 7, 2012

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Culp, Inc. and will be retained by Culp, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Inventories (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011
Schedule of Inventory [Line Items]
Raw materials	$ 5,917	$ 5,534
Work-in-process	2,511	3,631
Finished goods	35,624	27,208
Inventories	$ 44,052	$ 36,373	[1]	$ 34,858

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

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Segment Information - Balance Sheet Information by Operating Segments (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 29, 2012		Apr. 29, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 31,016		$ 31,279	[1]	$ 30,615
Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	29,114	[2]	29,237	[2]
Mattress Fabrics [Member] | United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	21,300		21,200
Mattress Fabrics [Member] | Canada [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	7,800		8,000
Upholstery Fabrics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	1,062	[3]	1,124	[3]
Upholstery Fabrics [Member] | United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	788		837
Upholstery Fabrics [Member] | China [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	175		183
Upholstery Fabrics [Member] | Poland [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	99		104
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	840	[4]	918	[4]
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] | United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 840		$ 918

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

[2] The $29.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.3 million and $7.8 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. The $29.2 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.2 million and $8.0 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively.

[3] The $1.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $788, located in China of $175, and located in Poland of $99. The $1.1 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $837, located in China of $183, and located in Poland of $104.

[4] The $840 and $918 at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively, represent property, plant, and equipment associated with unallocated corporate departments and corporate departments shared by both the mattress and upholstery fabric segments. Property, plant, and equipment associated with corporate are located in the U.S.

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Cash Flow Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest	$ 14
Net income tax payments	$ 1,026	$ 891

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Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended						3 Months Ended	36 Months Ended							3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 29, 2012		Jul. 29, 2012 Deferred Income Taxes Net Noncurrent [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Income Taxes Payable - Long-Term [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 United States [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 United States [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 China [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 China [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Poland [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Poland [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Canada [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Canada [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Canada and China [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Canada and China [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax rate	34.40%	38.60%
Income taxes	$ 1,848,000	$ 1,145,000
Statutory rate	34.00%	34.00%
Increase in income tax rate from an increase in unrecognized tax benefits	5.00%	11.00%
Reduction in income tax rate from the lower statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions compared with the U.S statutory income tax rate	(5.00%)	(7.00%)													(5.00%)	(7.00%)
Increase in income tax rate for stock-based compensation and other miscellaneous items	0.40%	0.60%
Valuation allowance							12,800,000	12,800,000
Operating loss carryforwards								59,900,000
Income before income taxes	5,372,000	2,965,000					1,200,000	11,900,000
Current deferred tax asset	2,337,000	1,237,000	2,467,000	[1]			1,900,000	2,100,000	387,000	405,000
Non-current deferred tax asset	2,715,000	2,191,000	3,205,000	[1]			1,600,000	2,100,000	929,000	1,000,000	169,000	115,000
Non-current deferred tax liability	705,000	596,000	705,000	[1]									705,000	705,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	12,600,000				8,500,000	4,100,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably impact effective income tax rate if recognized	4,100,000
Expected increase in unrecognized tax benefits related to double taxation under applicable tax treaties with foreign tax jurisdictions	$ 819,000

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012
Low Duration Bond Fund [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$ 2,051	$ 2,049
Limited Term Bond Fund [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	2,063	2,037
Intermediate Term Bond Fund [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	1,086	1,058
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets - Level 1 [Member] | Low Duration Bond Fund [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	2,051	2,049
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets - Level 1 [Member] | Limited Term Bond Fund [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	2,063	2,037
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets - Level 1 [Member] | Intermediate Term Bond Fund [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$ 1,086	$ 1,058

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Schedule of Operating Segments Information

Financial information for the company’s operating segments follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			July 31, 2011
Net sales:
Mattress Fabrics	$	37,964		$	32,170
Upholstery Fabrics		31,220			28,100
	$	69,184		$	60,270
Gross profit:
Mattress Fabrics	$	7,622		$	5,137
Upholstery Fabrics		5,498			3,741
	$	13,120		$	8,878
Selling, general, and administrative expenses:
Mattress Fabrics	$	2,391		$	1,992
Upholstery Fabrics		3,340			2,766
Total segment selling, general, and
administrative expenses		5,731			4,758
Unallocated corporate expenses		1,910			999
	$	7,641		$	5,757
Income from operations:
Mattress Fabrics	$	5,230		$	3,146
Upholstery Fabrics		2,159			974
Total segment income from operations		7,389			4,120
Unallocated corporate expenses		(1,910	)		(999	)
Total income from operations		5,479			3,121
Interest expense		(190	)		(220	)
Interest income		127			129
Other expense		(44	)		(65	)
Income before income taxes	$	5,372		$	2,965

Balance sheet information for the company’s operating segments follow:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Segment assets:
Mattress Fabrics
Current assets (1)	$	36,735	$	29,909
Assets held for sale		15		15
Non-compete agreements, net		295		333
Goodwill		11,462		11,462
Property, plant and equipment (2)		29,114		29,237
Total mattress fabrics assets		77,621		70,956
Upholstery Fabrics
Current assets (1)		27,338		31,519
Property, plant and equipment (3)		1,062		1,124
Total upholstery fabrics assets		28,400		32,643
Total segment assets		106,021		103,599
Non-segment assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		21,889		25,023
Short-term investments		5,200		5,941
Deferred income taxes		5,052		5,672
Other current assets		2,563		1,989
Property, plant and equipment (4)		840		918
Other assets		1,595		1,574
Total assets	$	143,160	$	144,716

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		July 31, 2011
Capital expenditures (5):
Mattress Fabrics	$	969	$	1,205
Upholstery Fabrics		8		292
Unallocated Corporate		14		9
Total capital expenditures	$	991	$	1,506
Depreciation expense:
Mattress Fabrics	$	1,092	$	1,029
Upholstery Fabrics		162		158
Total depreciation expense	$	1,254	$	1,187

(1) Current assets represent accounts receivable and inventory for the respective segment.

(2) The $29.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.3 million and $7.8 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. The $29.2 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.2 million and $8.0 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively.

(3) The $1.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $788, located in China of $175, and located in Poland of $99. The $1.1 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $837, located in China of $183, and located in Poland of $104.

(4) The $840 and $918 at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively, represent property, plant, and equipment associated with unallocated corporate departments and corporate departments shared by both the mattress and upholstery fabric segments. Property, plant, and equipment associated with corporate are located in the U.S.

(5) Capital expenditure amounts are stated on the accrual basis. See Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for capital expenditure amounts on a cash basis.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012 Joint Product Development, Sales and Marketing Agreement on May 21, 2012 [Member] Culp Lava Applied Sewn Solutions [Member] Facility Employee	Jul. 29, 2012 Mattress Fabrics [Member] Purchase Commitment for Equipment [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Mattress Fabrics [Member] Purchase Commitment for Equipment [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Pending Litigation [Member] Environmental Issue [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Pending Litigation [Member] Environmental Issue [Member] Site of former manufacturing plant in West Hazleton, Pennsylvania [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Lawsuit filing date				February 5, 2008
Actions taken by court which impacted the lawsuit					The lawsuit involves court judgments that have been entered against the plaintiffs and against defendant Chromatex, Inc. requiring them to pay costs incurred by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA") responding to environmental contamination at the Site, in amounts approximating $8.6 million, plus unspecified future environmental costs.
Amount of judgment against plaintiffs for which recovery is being sought from defendants				$ 8,600,000
Site maximum loss exposure representing contamination clean up costs incurred by the United States Environmental Protection Agency					13,000,000
Damages sought by plaintiffs					Costs incurred by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA") responding to environmental contamination at the Site, in amounts approximating $8.6 million, plus unspecified future environmental costs.
Open purchase commitments		766,000	1,200,000
Number of manufacturing facilities	2
Projected capital investment to start the new business	$ 1,000,000
Period of capital investment in starting a new business	4 years
Planned number of employees to start the new business	129

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Accounts Receivable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Summary of Accounts Receivable

A summary of accounts receivable follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			April 29, 2012
Customers	$	21,226		$	26,100
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(639	)		(567	)
Reserve for returns and allowances and discounts		(566	)		(478	)
	$	20,021		$	25,055

Summary of the Activity in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			July 31, 2011
Beginning balance	$	(567	)	$	(776	)
Provision for bad debts		(41	)		14
Net write-offs, net of recoveries		(31	)		40
Ending balance	$	(639	)	$	(722	)

Summary of the Activity in the Allowance for Returns and Allowances and Discounts Accounts

A summary of the activity in the allowance for returns and allowances and discounts accounts follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			July 31, 2011
Beginning balance	$	(478	)	$	(577	)
Provision for returns, allowances
and discounts		(847	)		(628	)
Credits issued		759			655
Ending balance	$	(566	)	$	(550	)

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Net Income Per Share - Narrative (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock excluded from the computation of basic net income per share	123,335	185,000
Stock option awards [Member]
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of common stock options excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share		24,750

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Accrued Expenses (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Compensation, commissions and related benefits	$ 5,751	$ 7,293
Interest	323	147
Other accrued expenses	2,292	1,881
Accrued expenses	$ 8,366	$ 9,321	[1]	$ 5,862

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

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Accounts Receivable - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Detail) (Allowance for doubtful accounts [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Allowance for doubtful accounts [Member]
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ (567)	$ (776)
Provision for bad debts	(41)	14
Net write-offs, net of recoveries	(31)	40
Ending balance	$ (639)	$ (722)

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Segment Information - Balance Sheet Information by Operating Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 29, 2012		Apr. 29, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011	May 01, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	$ 15		$ 15	[1]	$ 75
Goodwill	11,462		11,462	[1]	11,462
Property, plant and equipment	31,016		31,279	[1]	30,615
Total assets	143,160		144,716	[1]	129,307
Cash and cash equivalents	21,889		25,023	[1]	14,570	23,181
Short-term investments	5,200		5,941	[1]	10,443
Other current assets	2,563		1,989	[1]	2,862
Other assets	1,890		1,907	[1]	2,010
Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Current assets	36,735	[2]	29,909	[2]
Assets held for sale	15		15
Non-compete agreements, net	295		333
Goodwill	11,462		11,462
Property, plant and equipment	29,114	[3]	29,237	[3]
Total assets	77,621		70,956
Upholstery Fabrics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Current assets	27,338	[2]	31,519	[2]
Property, plant and equipment	1,062	[4]	1,124	[4]
Total assets	28,400		32,643
Total reportable segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	106,021		103,599
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	840	[5]	918	[5]
Cash and cash equivalents	21,889		25,023
Short-term investments	5,200		5,941
Deferred income taxes	5,052		5,672
Other current assets	2,563		1,989
Other assets	$ 1,595		$ 1,574

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

[2] Current assets represent accounts receivable and inventory for the respective segment.

[3] The $29.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.3 million and $7.8 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. The $29.2 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.2 million and $8.0 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively.

[4] The $1.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $788, located in China of $175, and located in Poland of $99. The $1.1 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $837, located in China of $183, and located in Poland of $104.

[5] The $840 and $918 at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively, represent property, plant, and equipment associated with unallocated corporate departments and corporate departments shared by both the mattress and upholstery fabric segments. Property, plant, and equipment associated with corporate are located in the U.S.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Narrative (Detail) (Short-term investments [Member], USD $)	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012
Short-term investments [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term bond funds	$ 5,200,000	$ 5,100,000
Unrealized gain on short-term bond funds	$ 49,000	$ 16,000

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Stock-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Stock-Based Compensation

3.  Stock-Based Compensation

Incentive Stock Option Awards

We did not grant any incentive stock option awards during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

At July 29, 2012, options to purchase 209,475 shares of common stock were outstanding, had a weighted average exercise price of $7.22 per share, and a weighted average contractual term of 4.9 years. At July 29, 2012, the aggregate intrinsic value for options outstanding was $614,000.

At July 29, 2012, outstanding options to purchase 188,475 shares of common stock were exercisable, had a weighted average exercise price of $7.68 per share, and a weighted average contractual term of 4.7 years. At July 29, 2012, the aggregate intrinsic value for options exercisable was $466,000.

The aggregate intrinsic value for options exercised during the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was $157,000. No options were exercised during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

The remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to incentive stock option awards at July 29, 2012, was $37,000 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.1 years.

We recorded $25,000 and $34,000 of compensation expense on incentive stock option grants within selling, general, and administrative expense for the three-month periods ended July 29, 2012, and July 31, 2011, respectively.

Time Vested Restricted Stock Awards

We did not grant any time vested restricted stock awards during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

We recorded $28,000 and $43,000 of compensation expense within selling, general, and administrative expense for time vested restricted stock awards for the three-month periods ending July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011 respectively.

At July 29, 2012, there were 123,335 shares of time vested restricted stock outstanding and unvested. Of the 123,335 shares outstanding and unvested, 70,000 shares (granted on January 7, 2009) vest in equal installments on May 1, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The remaining 53,335 shares (granted on July 1, 2009) vest in equal installments on July 1, 2013, and 2014, respectively. At July 29, 2012, the weighted average fair value of these outstanding and unvested shares was $3.71 per share.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, 61,665 shares of time vested restricted stock vested and had a weighted average fair value of $232,000 or $3.76 per share.

At July 29, 2012, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested restricted stock awards was $130,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 1.5 years.

Performance Based Restricted Stock Units

On July 11, 2012, certain key members of management were granted performance based restricted common stock units which could earn up to 120,000 shares of common stock if certain performance targets are met as defined in the related restricted stock unit agreement. These awards were valued based on the fair market value on the date of grant. The fair value of these awards were $10.21, which represents the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant. The vesting of these awards are over the requisite service period of three years.

The company recorded compensation expense of $17,000 within selling, general, and administrative expense for performance based restricted stock units for the three-month period ending July 29, 2012. No compensation expense was recorded for performance based restricted stock units for the three-month period ending July 31, 2011, as the performance based restricted stock units granted in fiscal 2009 were fully vested in fiscal 2011 and no performance based restricted stock units were granted in fiscal years 2010 through 2012. Compensation cost is recorded based on an assessment each reporting period of the probability if certain performance goals will be met during the vesting period. If performance goals are not probable of occurrence, no compensation cost will be recognized and any recognized compensation cost would be reversed.

As of July 29, 2012, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to the performance based restricted stock units was $596,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 3.0 years.

Common Stock Awards

We did not grant any common stock awards during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Other Share-Based Arrangements

Effective May 2, 2011, we entered into an agreement in which we granted a non-employee a stock appreciation right that is indexed on 70,000 shares of our common stock. This agreement requires us to settle in cash an amount equal to $35,000, plus the excess, if any, over a stock appreciation right value of $700,000 at May 2, 2011. This stock appreciation right value of $700,000 represents the 70,000 indexed shares of common stock noted above measured at the closing price per share of $10 at May 2, 2011. The cash settlement in connection with the stock appreciation right value would represent the difference between a stock appreciation right value that is indexed on the 70,000 shares of common stock noted above and based on the highest closing price per share of our common stock for the period May 2, 2011 through June 30, 2012 (limited to $12 per share) and the $700,000 stock appreciation right value at May 2, 2011. This award will vest over the period May 2, 2011 through June 30, 2012 as this represents the non-employee’s required service period.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, this award fully vested and was paid out at a fair value totaling $174,000.

Compensation expense associated with this agreement was $40,000 and $8,000 for the three-months ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, respectively.

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Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 9,066	$ 9,123
Current maturities of long-term debt	(2,400)	(2,404)	[1]	(2,409)
Long-term debt, less current maturities of long-term debt	6,666	6,719	[1]	9,079
Unsecured senior term notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	8,800	8,800
Government Of Quebec Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 266	$ 323

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

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Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Summary of Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

A summary of long-term debt and lines of credit follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			April 29, 2012
Unsecured senior term notes	$	8,800		$	8,800
Canadian government loan		266			323
		9,066			9,123
Current maturities of long-term debt		(2,400	)		(2,404	)
Long-term debt, less current maturities of long-term debt	$	6,666		$	6,719

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Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Summary of Accrued Expenses

A summary of accrued expenses follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Compensation, commissions and related benefits	$	5,751	$	7,293
Interest		323		147
Other accrued expenses		2,292		1,881
	$	8,366	$	9,321

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Statutory Reserves (Detail) (China subsidiaries [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012
China subsidiaries [Member]
Statutory Reserve [Line Items]
Percentage of net income required to be transferred to a statutory surplus reserve fund	10.00%
Maximum required percentage of statutory surplus reserve fund to registered capital	50.00%
Statutory surplus reserve fund balance	$ 3.5
Percentage of accumulated earnings and profits determined in accordance with PRC accounting rules and regulations	10.00%
Minimum threshold percentage for statutory surplus reserve fund as percentage of registered capital, below which certain capital transactions are prohibited	25.00%

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Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit - Long-Term Debt Narrative (Detail) (USD $)					0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012	Jul. 29, 2012 Unsecured senior term notes [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Unsecured senior term notes [Member]	Aug. 11, 2011 Unsecured senior term notes [Member] Bodet And Horst [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Unsecured senior term notes [Member] Bodet And Horst [Member]	Aug. 11, 2008 Unsecured senior term notes [Member] Bodet And Horst [Member]	Aug. 11, 2012 Unsecured senior term notes [Member] Bodet And Horst [Member] Long-term Debt [Member]	Aug. 11, 2012 Unsecured senior term notes [Member] Bodet And Horst [Member] Long-term Debt [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Government Of Quebec Term Loan [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Government Of Quebec Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 01, 2009 Government Of Quebec Term Loan [Member] Installment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of unsecured term notes							$ 11,000,000
Fixed interest rate							8.01%
Term of the note agreement						Seven years
Required amount of principal payment installments						2,200,000
Date of first required principal payment						Aug. 11, 2011				Dec. 01, 2009
Required debt payment frequency						Annual				Monthly
Average term period for principal payments, in years						3 years
Maturity date						Aug. 11, 2015
Principal payment paid					2,200,000			2,200,000	4,400,000
Unsecured senior term notes outstanding	9,066,000	9,123,000	8,800,000	8,800,000				6,600,000	6,600,000	266,000	323,000
Number of equal installment payments required from loan inception												48
Principal payment requirements of long-term debt for the first year	2,400,000
Principal payment requirements of long-term debt for the second year	2,300,000
Principal payment requirements of long-term debt for the third year	2,200,000
Principal payment requirements of long-term debt for the fourth year	2,200,000
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 8,000,000	$ 8,100,000

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Fair value measurements at July 29, 2012 using:
	Quoted prices in  active markets  for identical  assets		Significant other  observable inputs		Significant  unobservable  inputs
(amounts in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Low Duration Bond Fund	$	2,051		N/A		N/A	$	2,051
Limited Term Bond Fund		2,063		N/A		N/A		2,063
Intermediate Term Bond Fund		1,086		N/A		N/A		1,086

	Fair value measurements at April 29, 2012 using:
	Quoted prices in  active markets  for identical  assets		Significant other  observable inputs		Significant  unobservable  inputs
(amounts in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Low Duration Bond Fund	$	2,049		N/A		N/A	$	2,049
Limited Term Bond Fund		2,037		N/A		N/A		2,037
Intermediate Term Bond Fund		1,058		N/A		N/A		1,058

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Cash Flow Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Schedule of Payments for Interest and Income Taxes

Payments for interest and income taxes follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		July 31, 2011
Interest	$	14	$	-
Net income tax payments		1,026		891

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Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Significant Accounting Policies

2. Significant Accounting Policies

As of July 29, 2012, there were no changes in the nature of our significant accounting policies or the application of those policies from those reported in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year then ended April 29, 2012.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

ASC Topic 220

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income – Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” ASU No. 2011-05 requires comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. This update eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments in this update do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively and is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 is for presentation purposes only and had no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Net Income Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Schedule of Weighted Average Shares Used in the Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

Weighted average shares used in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share follows:

	Three months ended
(amounts in thousands)	July 29, 2012		July 31, 2011
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		12,551		13,061
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation		160		144
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		12,711		13,205

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Other Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011
Other Assets Noncurrent [Line Items]
Cash surrender value - life insurance	$ 1,327	$ 1,327
Non-compete agreement, net	295	333
Other	268	247
Other assets	$ 1,890	$ 1,907	[1]	$ 2,010

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

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Segment Information - Capital Expenditures and Depreciation Expense by Operating Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 991	[1]	$ 1,506	[1]
Depreciation expense	1,254		1,187
Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	969		1,205
Depreciation expense	1,092		1,029
Upholstery Fabrics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	8		292
Depreciation expense	162		158
Unallocated corporate expenses [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 14		$ 9

[1] Capital expenditure amounts are stated on the accrual basis. See Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for capital expenditure amounts on a cash basis.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Net sales	$ 69,184	$ 60,270
Cost of sales	56,064	51,392
Gross profit	13,120	8,878
Selling, general and administrative expenses	7,641	5,757
Income from operations	5,479	3,121
Interest expense	190	220
Interest income	(127)	(129)
Other expense	44	65
Income before income taxes	5,372	2,965
Income taxes	1,848	1,145
Net income	$ 3,524	$ 1,820
Net income per share, basic	$ 0.28	$ 0.14
Net income per share, diluted	$ 0.28	$ 0.14
Average shares outstanding, basic	12,551	13,061
Average shares outstanding, diluted	12,711	13,205

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Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit - Lines of Credit Narrative (Detail)	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012 United States [Member] Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2012 United States [Member] Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2012 China [Member] Revolving credit agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2012 China [Member] Revolving credit agreement [Member] CNY	Apr. 29, 2012 China [Member] Revolving credit agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2012 China [Member] Renewal Of Agreement [Member] Revolving credit agreement [Member]	Sep. 02, 2012 China [Member] Renewal Of Agreement [Member] Revolving credit agreement [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2012 China [Member] Renewal Of Agreement [Member] Revolving credit agreement [Member] CNY	Jul. 29, 2012 Poland [Member] Revolving credit agreement [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2012 Poland [Member] Revolving credit agreement [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2012 Poland [Member] Revolving credit agreement [Member] PLN	Jan. 17, 2012 Poland [Member] Revolving credit agreement [Member] PLN
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 7,600,000		$ 6,300,000	40,000,000			$ 6,300,000	40,000,000	$ 2,000,000			6,800,000
Expiration date	Aug. 25, 2013		Sep. 02, 2012	Sep. 02, 2012		Sep. 02, 2013			Jan. 15, 2013
Applicable interest rate at end of period	2.24%								6.95%
Interest rate description	This agreement provides for a pricing matrix to determine the interest rate payable on loans made under the agreement		Interest rate determined by the Chinese government	Interest rate determined by the Chinese government					Bears interest at WIBOR (Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate) plus 2%
Outstanding amount	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0				$ 834,000	$ 889,000	2,800,000
Percent added to reference rate in effect from time to time to set the interest rate									2.00%
Reference rate on which the interest rate is based									Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (USD $)		Total	Common Stock	Capital Contributed in Excess of Par Value	Accumulated Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at May. 01, 2011		$ 80,341,000	$ 663,000	$ 50,681,000	$ 28,997,000
Balance (in shares) at May. 01, 2011			13,264,458
Net income		13,296,000			13,296,000
Stock-based compensation		349,000		349,000
Unrealized gains on short-term investments		16,000				16,000
Excess tax benefit related to stock based compensation		64,000		64,000
Common stock repurchased		(5,384,000)	(31,000)	(5,353,000)
Common stock repurchased (in shares)			(624,127)
Fully vested common stock award			3,075
Common stock issued in connection with stock option plans (in shares)			59,400
Common stock issued in connection with stock option plans		318,000	3,000	315,000
Balance at Apr. 29, 2012	[1]	89,000,000	635,000	46,056,000	42,293,000	16,000
Balance (in shares) at Apr. 29, 2012	[1]		12,702,806
Net income		3,524,000			3,524,000
Stock-based compensation		70,000		70,000
Unrealized gains on short-term investments		33,000				33,000
Excess tax benefit related to stock based compensation		55,000		55,000
Common stock repurchased		(470,000)	(2,000)	(468,000)
Common stock repurchased (in shares)			(47,296)
Dividends paid		(381,000)			(381,000)
Balance at Jul. 29, 2012		$ 91,831,000	$ 633,000	$ 45,713,000	$ 45,436,000	$ 49,000
Balance (in shares) at Jul. 29, 2012			12,655,510

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

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Quarterly Dividend Program (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012
Dividends [Line Items]
Cash dividend payment, per share	$ 0.03
Dividend declared date	Jun. 13, 2012
Date of record of shareholders entitled to dividends	Jul. 02, 2012
Quarterly cash dividends paid	$ 381

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Stock-Based Compensation - Other Share-Based Arrangements (Detail) (Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement date	May 02, 2011
Number of shares indexed	70,000
Cash settlement	$ 35,000
Stock appreciation right value	700,000
Closing price of common stock at the date of grant	$ 10
Ceiling price of common stock under stock appreciation right award	$ 12
Vesting description	Vests over the period May 2, 2011 through June 30, 2012 as this represents the non-employee’s required service period
Payment for fully vested award at fair value	174,000
Compensation expense	$ 40,000	$ 8,000

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Common Stock Repurchase Program

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Common Stock Repurchase Program

16.   Common Stock Repurchase Program

On June 13, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved authorization for us to acquire up to $5.0 million of our common stock. This action replaced prior authorizations to acquire up to $7.0 million of our common stock in fiscal 2012, of which $5.4 million had been used during the fiscal year.

During the three-months ended July 29, 2012, we purchased 47,296 shares of our common stock at a cost of $470,000. In August 2012, we reached the authorized amount of $5.0 million, as we purchased an additional 455,299 shares of our common stock at a cost of approximately $4.5 million. Since our common stock repurchase program was implemented in fiscal 2012, we have repurchased 1.1 million shares of common stock at a cost of $10.4 million.

On August 29, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved a new authorization for us to acquire up to $2.0 million of our common stock. Under the common stock repurchase program, shares may be purchased from time to time in open market transactions, block trades, through plans established under the Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, or otherwise. The amount of shares purchased and the timing of such purchases will be based on working capital requirements, market and general business conditions, and other factors including alternative investment opportunities.

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Accounts Receivable (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011	May 01, 2011
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Customers	$ 21,226	$ 26,100
Accounts receivable, net	20,021	25,055	[1]	18,905
Allowance for doubtful accounts [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Valuation allowance, balance	(639)	(567)		(722)	(776)
Reserve for returns and allowances and discounts [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Valuation allowance, balance	$ (566)	$ (478)		$ (550)	$ (577)

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

ASC Topic 220

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income – Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” ASU No. 2011-05 requires comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. This update eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments in this update do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively and is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 is for presentation purposes only and had no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Basis of Presentation

1.  Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Culp, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “company”) include all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position.  All of these adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  Results of operations for interim periods may not be indicative of future results.  The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, which are included in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2012 for the fiscal year ended April 29, 2012.

The company’s three months ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, represent 13 week periods, respectively.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Net income	$ 3,524	$ 1,820
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gains on short-term investments	33	15
Total other comprehensive income	33	15
Comprehensive income	$ 3,557	$ 1,835

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Net Income Per Share

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Net Income Per Share

11.  Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted net income per share uses the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period plus the dilutive effect of stock-based compensation calculated using the treasury stock method.  Weighted average shares used in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share follows:

	Three months ended
(amounts in thousands)	July 29, 2012		July 31, 2011
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		12,551		13,061
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation		160		144
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		12,711		13,205

All options to purchase shares of common stock were included in the computation of diluted net income for the three months ended July 29, 2012, as the exercise price of the options was less than the average market price of the common shares. Options to purchase 24,750 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share for the three months ended July 31, 2011, as the exercise price of the options was greater than the average market price of the common shares.

The computations of basic net income per share did not include 123,335 and 185,000 shares of time vested restricted common stock as these shares were unvested for the three months ending July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, respectively.

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Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 29, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	CFI
Entity Registrant Name	CULP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000723603
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,200,211

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Segment Information

12.  Segment Information

Our operations are classified into two business segments: mattress fabrics and upholstery fabrics.  The mattress fabrics segment manufactures and sells fabrics to bedding manufacturers.  The upholstery fabrics segment manufactures and sells fabrics primarily to residential and commercial (contract) furniture manufacturers.

We evaluate the operating performance of our segments based upon income (loss) from operations before certain unallocated corporate expenses, and other non-recurring items. Cost of sales in both segments include costs to manufacture or source our products, including costs such as raw material and finished goods purchases, direct and indirect labor, overhead and incoming freight charges.  Unallocated corporate expenses primarily represent compensation and benefits for certain executive officers and all costs related to being a public company.  Segment assets include assets used in the operations of each segment and primarily consist of accounts receivable, inventories, and property, plant and equipment.  The mattress fabrics segment also includes in segment assets, assets held for sale, goodwill and a non-compete agreements associated with an acquisition.

Financial information for the company’s operating segments follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			July 31, 2011
Net sales:
Mattress Fabrics	$	37,964		$	32,170
Upholstery Fabrics		31,220			28,100
	$	69,184		$	60,270
Gross profit:
Mattress Fabrics	$	7,622		$	5,137
Upholstery Fabrics		5,498			3,741
	$	13,120		$	8,878
Selling, general, and administrative expenses:
Mattress Fabrics	$	2,391		$	1,992
Upholstery Fabrics		3,340			2,766
Total segment selling, general, and
administrative expenses		5,731			4,758
Unallocated corporate expenses		1,910			999
	$	7,641		$	5,757
Income from operations:
Mattress Fabrics	$	5,230		$	3,146
Upholstery Fabrics		2,159			974
Total segment income from operations		7,389			4,120
Unallocated corporate expenses		(1,910	)		(999	)
Total income from operations		5,479			3,121
Interest expense		(190	)		(220	)
Interest income		127			129
Other expense		(44	)		(65	)
Income before income taxes	$	5,372		$	2,965

Balance sheet information for the company’s operating segments follow:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Segment assets:
Mattress Fabrics
Current assets (1)	$	36,735	$	29,909
Assets held for sale		15		15
Non-compete agreements, net		295		333
Goodwill		11,462		11,462
Property, plant and equipment (2)		29,114		29,237
Total mattress fabrics assets		77,621		70,956
Upholstery Fabrics
Current assets (1)		27,338		31,519
Property, plant and equipment (3)		1,062		1,124
Total upholstery fabrics assets		28,400		32,643
Total segment assets		106,021		103,599
Non-segment assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		21,889		25,023
Short-term investments		5,200		5,941
Deferred income taxes		5,052		5,672
Other current assets		2,563		1,989
Property, plant and equipment (4)		840		918
Other assets		1,595		1,574
Total assets	$	143,160	$	144,716

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		July 31, 2011
Capital expenditures (5):
Mattress Fabrics	$	969	$	1,205
Upholstery Fabrics		8		292
Unallocated Corporate		14		9
Total capital expenditures	$	991	$	1,506
Depreciation expense:
Mattress Fabrics	$	1,092	$	1,029
Upholstery Fabrics		162		158
Total depreciation expense	$	1,254	$	1,187

(1) Current assets represent accounts receivable and inventory for the respective segment.

(2) The $29.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.3 million and $7.8 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. The $29.2 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment of $21.2 million and $8.0 million located in the U.S. and Canada, respectively.

(3) The $1.1 million at July 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $788, located in China of $175, and located in Poland of $99. The $1.1 million at April 29, 2012, represents property, plant, and equipment located in the U.S. of $837, located in China of $183, and located in Poland of $104.

(4) The $840 and $918 at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively, represent property, plant, and equipment associated with unallocated corporate departments and corporate departments shared by both the mattress and upholstery fabric segments. Property, plant, and equipment associated with corporate are located in the U.S.

(5) Capital expenditure amounts are stated on the accrual basis. See Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for capital expenditure amounts on a cash basis.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 21,889	$ 25,023	[1]	$ 14,570
Short-term investments	5,200	5,941	[1]	10,443
Accounts receivable, net	20,021	25,055	[1]	18,905
Inventories	44,052	36,373	[1]	34,858
Deferred income taxes	2,337	2,467	[1]	1,237
Assets held for sale	15	15	[1]	75
Income taxes receivable				79
Other current assets	2,563	1,989	[1]	2,862
Total current assets	96,077	96,863	[1]	83,029
Property, plant and equipment, net	31,016	31,279	[1]	30,615
Goodwill	11,462	11,462	[1]	11,462
Deferred income taxes	2,715	3,205	[1]	2,191
Other assets	1,890	1,907	[1]	2,010
Total assets	143,160	144,716	[1]	129,307
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	2,400	2,404	[1]	2,409
Line of credit	834	889	[1]
Accounts payable-trade	27,284	30,663	[1]	25,022
Accounts payable - capital expenditures	152	169	[1]	342
Accrued expenses	8,366	9,321	[1]	5,862
Accrued restructuring costs	40	40	[1]	41
Deferred income taxes				82
Income taxes payable - current	751	642	[1]	345
Total current liabilities	39,827	44,128	[1]	34,103
Income taxes payable - long-term	4,131	4,164	[1]	4,178
Deferred income taxes	705	705	[1]	596
Long-term debt, less current maturities	6,666	6,719	[1]	9,079
Total liabilities	51,329	55,716	[1]	47,956
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 15)			[1]
Shareholders' equity	91,831	89,000	[1]	81,351
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 143,160	$ 144,716	[1]	$ 129,307
Shares outstanding	12,656	12,703	[1]	13,181

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

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Other Assets

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Other Assets

6.  Other Assets

A summary of other assets follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Cash surrender value – life insurance	$	1,327	$	1,327
Non-compete agreement, net		295		333
Other		268		247
	$	1,890	$	1,907

We recorded a non-compete agreement in connection with our asset purchase agreement with Bodet & Horst (acquired in 2008) at its fair value based on valuation techniques. The non-compete agreement associated with Bodet & Horst is amortized on a straight line basis over the six year life of the agreement and requires quarterly payments of $12,500 over the life of the agreement. As of July 29, 2012, the total remaining non-compete payments were $100,000.

The gross carrying amount of this non-compete agreement was $1.1 million at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively. At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, accumulated amortization for the non-compete agreement was $790,000 and $741,000, respectively. Amortization expense for the non-compete agreement was $49,000 for the three month periods ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, respectively. The remaining amortization expense (which includes the total remaining Bodet & Horst non-compete payments of $100,000) for the next three fiscal years follows: FY 2013 - $148,000; FY 2014 - $198,000; and FY 2015 - $49,000. The weighted average amortization period for the non-compete agreement is 2.0 years as of July 29, 2012.

At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, we had four life insurance contracts with death benefits to the respective insured totaling $12.9 million. Our cash surrender value – life insurance balances of $1.3 million at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively, are collectible upon death of the respective insured.

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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Inventories

5.  Inventories

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or market.  Cost is determined using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method.

A summary of inventories follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Raw materials	$	5,917	$	5,534
Work-in-process		2,511		3,631
Finished goods		35,624		27,208
	$	44,052	$	36,373

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Quarterly Dividend Program

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Quarterly Dividend Program

17.  Quarterly Dividend Program

On June 13, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved the payment of a cash dividend of $0.03 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 2, 2012. This cash dividend payment totaled $381,000.

We expect to pay a cash dividend each quarter of fiscal 2013, with expected remaining payment dates in October, January, and April. Future dividend payments are subject to Board approval and may be adjusted at the Board’s discretion as business needs or market conditions change.

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Income Taxes

13.  Income Taxes

Effective Income Tax Rate

We recorded income tax expense of $1.8 million, or 34.4% of income before income tax expense, for the three month period ended July 29, 2012, compared to income tax expense of $1.1 million, or 38.6% of income before income tax expense, for the three month period ended July 31, 2011. Our effective income tax rates for the three month periods ended July 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011 were based upon the estimated effective income tax rate applicable for the full year after giving effect to any significant items related specifically to interim periods. The effective income tax rate can be affected over the fiscal year by the mix and timing of actual earnings from our U.S. operations and foreign sources versus annual projections and changes in foreign currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar.

The income tax expense for the three month period ended July 29, 2012 is different from the amount obtained by applying our statutory rate of 34% to income before income taxes for the following reasons:

· The income tax rate increased 5% for an increase in unrecognized tax benefits.

· The income tax rate was reduced by 5% for taxable income subject to lower statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions (Canada and China) compared with the statutory income tax rate of 34% for the United States.

· The income tax rate was increased by 0.4% for stock-based compensation and other miscellaneous items.

The income tax expense for the three month period ended July 31, 2011 is different from the amount obtained by applying our statutory rate of 34% to income before income taxes for the following reasons:

· The income tax rate increased 11% for an increase in unrecognized tax benefits.

· The income tax rate was reduced by 7% for taxable income subject to lower statutory income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions (Canada and China) compared with the statutory income tax rate of 34% for the United States.

· The income tax rate was increased by 0.6% for stock-based compensation and other miscellaneous items.

Deferred Income Taxes

Summary

In accordance with ASC Topic 740, we evaluate our deferred income taxes to determine if a valuation allowance is required. ASC Topic 740 requires that companies assess whether a valuation allowance should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard, with significant weight being given to evidence that can be objectively verified. Since the company operates in multiple jurisdictions, we assess the need for a valuation allowance on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, taking into account the effects of local tax law. Based on our assessments at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, we recorded a partial valuation allowance of $12.8 million against our net deferred tax assets associated with our U.S. operations. No valuation allowance has been recorded against our net deferred tax assets associated with our operations located in China, Canada, and Poland.

United States

Our net deferred tax asset regarding our U.S. operations primarily pertains to incurring significant U.S. pre-tax losses over prior fiscal years, with U.S. loss carryforwards totaling $59.9 million at April 29, 2012. Due to the favorable results of our multi-year restructuring process and profit improvements made in our upholstery fabric operations and key acquisitions and capital investments made for our mattress fabric segment, on a cumulative three-year basis ending April 29, 2012 (the end of our fiscal 2012), our U.S. operations earned a pre-tax income of $11.9 million. This trend continued into the first quarter of fiscal 2013, as our U.S. operations earned a pretax income of $1.2 million.

Although our U.S. operations have reported pre-tax income on a cumulative three-year basis and financial results continue to improve, the significant uncertainty in the overall economic climate has also continued. As a result, to forecast medium and long-term financial results has remained difficult. Since it will take a significant period of time for our U.S. operations to realize its U.S. net deferred income tax assets based on earned and forecasted U.S. pre-tax income levels, we believe it is too uncertain to project U.S. pre-tax income levels associated with our U.S. operations after fiscal 2014 that support a “more likely than not” assertion at the end of our first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Based on this significant positive and negative evidence, we maintained our position as of April 29, 2012, and recorded a partial valuation allowance of $12.8 million at July 29, 2012, against the net deferred tax assets associated with our U.S. operations that are expected to reverse beyond fiscal 2014.

Overall

The recorded valuation allowance of $12.8 million has no effect on our operations, loan covenant compliance, or the possible realization of the U.S. income tax loss carryforwards in the future. If it is determined that it is more-likely-than-not that we will realize any of these U.S. income tax loss carryforwards, an income tax benefit would be recognized at that time.

At July 29, 2012, the current deferred tax asset of $2.3 million represents $1.9 million and $387,000 from our operations located in the U.S. and China, respectively. At April 29, 2012, the current deferred tax asset of $2.5 million represents $2.1 million and $405,000 from our operations located in the U.S. and China, respectively. At July 29, 2012, the non-current deferred tax asset of $2.7 million represents $1.6 million, $929,000, and $169,000 from our operations located in the U.S., China, and Poland, respectively. At April 29, 2012, the non-current deferred tax asset of $3.2 million represents $2.1 million, $1.0 million, and $115,000 from our operations located in the U.S., China, and Poland, respectively. At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, the non-current deferred tax liability of $705,000 pertains to our operations located in Canada.

Uncertainty In Income Taxes

At July 29, 2012, we had $12.6 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which $4.1 million represents the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized would favorably affect the income tax rate in future periods. Of the $12.6 million in gross unrecognized tax benefits as of July 29, 2012, $8.5 million were classified as net non-current deferred income taxes and $4.1 million were classified as income taxes payable –long-term in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

We estimate that the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits will increase by approximately $819,000 for fiscal 2013. This increase primarily relates to double taxation under applicable tax treaties with foreign tax jurisdictions.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the company’s assumptions (unobservable inputs). Determining where an asset or liability falls within that hierarchy depends on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole. An adjustment to the pricing method used within either level 1 or level 2 inputs could generate a fair value measurement that effectively falls in a lower level in the hierarchy. The hierarchy consists of three broad levels as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 – Inputs other than level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable, and

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs developed using the company’s estimates and assumptions, which reflect those that market participants would use.

The following table presents information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Fair value measurements at July 29, 2012 using:
	Quoted prices in  active markets  for identical  assets		Significant other  observable inputs		Significant  unobservable  inputs
(amounts in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Low Duration Bond Fund	$	2,051		N/A		N/A	$	2,051
Limited Term Bond Fund		2,063		N/A		N/A		2,063
Intermediate Term Bond Fund		1,086		N/A		N/A		1,086

	Fair value measurements at April 29, 2012 using:
	Quoted prices in  active markets  for identical  assets		Significant other  observable inputs		Significant  unobservable  inputs
(amounts in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Low Duration Bond Fund	$	2,049		N/A		N/A	$	2,049
Limited Term Bond Fund		2,037		N/A		N/A		2,037
Intermediate Term Bond Fund		1,058		N/A		N/A		1,058

The determination of where an asset or liability falls in the hierarchy requires significant judgment. We evaluate our hierarchy disclosures each quarter based on various factors and it is possible that an asset or liability may be classified differently from quarter to quarter. However, we expect that changes in classifications between different levels will be rare.

Short-term investments include short-term bond funds and deposit accounts that have maturities of less than one year. Our short-term bond funds are classified as available-for-sale and their unrealized gains or losses are included in other comprehensive income. Our short-term bond funds were recorded at their fair value of $5.2 million and $5.1 million at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively. Our short-term bond funds had unrealized gains totaling $49,000 and $16,000 at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012. At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, the fair value of our short-term bond funds approximated its cost basis.

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments that pertain to interest bearing deposit accounts, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these financial instruments.

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Accrued Expenses

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Accrued Expenses

7.  Accrued Expenses

A summary of accrued expenses follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Compensation, commissions and related benefits	$	5,751	$	7,293
Interest		323		147
Other accrued expenses		2,292		1,881
	$	8,366	$	9,321

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Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

8.  Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

A summary of long-term debt and lines of credit follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			April 29, 2012
Unsecured senior term notes	$	8,800		$	8,800
Canadian government loan		266			323
		9,066			9,123
Current maturities of long-term debt		(2,400	)		(2,404	)
Long-term debt, less current maturities of long-term debt	$	6,666		$	6,719

Unsecured Term Notes

In connection with the Bodet & Horst acquisition, we entered into a note agreement dated August 11, 2008. This agreement provided for the issuance of $11.0 million of unsecured term notes with a fixed interest rate of 8.01% and a term of seven years. Principal payments of $2.2 million per year are due on the notes beginning August 11, 2011. The principal payments are payable over an average term of 3 years through August 11, 2015. This agreement contains customary financial and other covenants as defined in the agreement.

We have paid the required principal payment total of $4.4 million associated with this note agreement, of which $2.2 million was paid on August 11, 2012 and August 11, 2011, respectively. As a result, we currently have an outstanding balance on our unsecured senior term notes of $6.6 million.

Government of Quebec Loan

We have an agreement with the Government of Quebec for a term loan that is non-interest bearing and is payable in 48 equal monthly installments (denominated in Canadian dollars) commencing December 1, 2009. The proceeds were used to partially finance capital expenditures at our Rayonese facility located in Quebec, Canada.

Revolving Credit Agreement – United States

We have an unsecured Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that provides for a revolving loan commitment of $7.6 million and is set to expire on August 25, 2013. This agreement provides for a pricing matrix to determine the interest rate payable on loans made under the agreement (applicable interest rate of 2.24% at July 29, 2012). At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, there were no borrowings outstanding under the agreement.

Revolving Credit Agreement – China

We have an unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in China that provides for a line of credit of up to 40 million RMB (approximately $6.3 million USD at July 29, 2012), expiring on September 2, 2012. This agreement has an interest rate determined by the Chinese government. There were no borrowings outstanding under the agreement as of July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012.

On September 2, 2012, we renewed our unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in China. The renewal extended the agreement to September 2, 2013, and provides for a line of credit up to approximately 40 million RMB (approximately $6.3 million USD).

Revolving Credit Agreement – Europe

On January 17, 2012, we entered into an unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in Poland that provides for a line of credit of up to 6.8 million Polish Zloty (approximately $2.0 million USD at July 29, 2012). This agreement expires on January 15, 2013 and bears interest at WIBOR (Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate) plus 2% (applicable interest rate of 6.95% at July 29, 2012). There were $834,000 and $889,000 (2.8 million Polish Zloty) in borrowings outstanding under this agreement at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively.

Overall

Our loan agreements require, among other things, that we maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. At July 29, 2012, the company was in compliance with these financial covenants.

At July 29, 2012, the principal payment requirements of long-term debt during the next four years are: Year 1 – $2.4 million; Year 2 - $2.3 million; Year 3 - $2.2 million; and Year 4 - $2.2 million.

The fair value of the company’s long-term debt is estimated by discounting the future cash flows at rates currently offered to the company for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities.  At July 29, 2012, the carrying value of the company’s long-term debt was $9.1 million and the fair value was $8.0 million. At April 29, 2012, the carrying value of the company’s long-term debt was $9.1 million and the fair value was $8.1 million.

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Cash Flow Information

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Cash Flow Information

10.  Cash Flow Information

Payments for interest and income taxes follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		July 31, 2011
Interest	$	14	$	-
Net income tax payments		1,026		891

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Stock-Based Compensation (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Stock option awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options to purchase common stock outstanding	209,475
Weighted average exercise price for options outstanding	$ 7.22
Weighted average contractual term for options outstanding	4 years 10 months 24 days
Aggregate intrinsic value for options outstanding	$ 614,000
Number of options exercisable	188,475
Weighted average exercise price for options exercisable	$ 7.68
Weighted average contractual term for options exercisable	4 years 8 months 12 days
Aggregate intrinsic value for options exercisable	466,000
Aggregate intrinsic value for options exercised		157,000
Number of options exercised	0
Remaining unrecognized compensation cost	37,000
Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized	1 year 1 month 6 days
Stock option awards [Member] | Selling, general and administrative expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	25,000	34,000
Restricted stock awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining unrecognized compensation cost	130,000
Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized	1 year 6 months
Number of shares outstanding and unvested	123,335
Weighted average fair value of outstanding and unvested shares, per share	$ 3.71
Number of shares vested	61,665
Weighted average fair value of vested shares	232,000
Weighted average fair value of vested shares, per share	$ 3.76
Restricted stock awards [Member] | Granted on January 7, 2009 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares outstanding and unvested	70,000
Vesting description	Vest in equal installments on May 1, 2013 and 2014
Restricted stock awards [Member] | Granted on July 1, 2009 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares outstanding and unvested	53,335
Vesting description	Vest in equal installments on July 1, 2013, and 2014
Restricted stock awards [Member] | Selling, general and administrative expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	28,000	43,000
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining unrecognized compensation cost	596,000
Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized	3 years
Grant date	Jul. 11, 2012
Closing price of common stock on the date of grant	$ 10.21
Vesting period	3 years
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted	120,000
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Selling, general and administrative expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 17,000	$ 0

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Segment Information - Financial Information by Operating Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 69,184	$ 60,270
Gross profit	13,120	8,878
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	7,641	5,757
Income from operations	5,479	3,121
Interest expense	(190)	(220)
Interest income	127	129
Other expense	(44)	(65)
Income before income taxes	5,372	2,965
Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	37,964	32,170
Gross profit	7,622	5,137
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	2,391	1,992
Income from operations	5,230	3,146
Upholstery Fabrics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	31,220	28,100
Gross profit	5,498	3,741
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	3,340	2,766
Income from operations	2,159	974
Total reportable segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	5,731	4,758
Income from operations	7,389	4,120
Unallocated corporate expenses [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	1,910	999
Income from operations	$ (1,910)	$ (999)

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies

15.   Commitments and Contingencies

Chromatex Environmental Claim

A lawsuit was filed against us and other defendants (Chromatex, Inc., Rossville Industries, Inc., Rossville Companies, Inc. and Rossville Investments, Inc.) on February 5, 2008 in United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs are Alan Shulman, Stanley Siegel, Ruth Cherenson as Personal Representative of Estate of Alan Cherenson, and Adrienne Rolla and M.F. Rolla as Executors of the Estate of Joseph Byrnes. The plaintiffs were partners in a general partnership that formerly owned a manufacturing plant in West Hazleton, Pennsylvania (the “Site”). Approximately two years after this general partnership sold the Site to defendants Chromatex, Inc. and Rossville Industries, Inc., we leased and operated the Site as part of our Rossville/Chromatex division. The lawsuit involves court judgments that have been entered against the plaintiffs and against defendant Chromatex, Inc. requiring them to pay costs incurred by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) responding to environmental contamination at the Site, in amounts approximating $8.6 million, plus unspecified future environmental costs. We understand that the USEPA’s costs now exceed $13 million, but are not expected to increase significantly in the future. Neither USEPA nor any other governmental authority has asserted any claim against us on account of these matters. The plaintiffs seek contribution from us and other defendants and a declaration that the company and the other defendants are responsible for environmental response costs under environmental laws and certain agreements. The plaintiffs also assert that we tortiously interfered with contracts between them and other defendants in the case and diverted assets to prevent the plaintiffs from being paid monies owed to them. We do not believe we have any liability for the matters described in this litigation and intend to defend ourselves vigorously. In addition, we have an indemnification agreement with certain other defendants in the litigation pursuant to which the other defendants agreed to indemnify us for any damages we incur as a result of the environmental matters that are the subject of this litigation, although it is unclear whether the indemnitors have significant assets at this time. Since the loss is not probable and cannot be estimated, no reserve has been recorded.

Other Litigation

The company is involved in legal proceedings and claims which have arisen in the ordinary course of business. These actions, when ultimately concluded and settled, will not, in the opinion of management, have a material adverse effect upon the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the company.

Purchase Commitments

At July 29, 2012, and April 29, 2012, we had open purchase commitments to acquire equipment for our mattress fabrics segment totaling $766,000 and $1.2 million, respectively.

Joint Product, Sales and Marketing Agreement

In order to expand our product offerings and keep pace with the changing customer demand trends within the bedding industry, we entered into a joint product development, sales and marketing agreement with A. Lava & Son Co. (Lava) on May 21, 2012. This agreement forms a new business named Culp-Lava Applied Sewn Solutions (Culp-Lava) and will provide us the opportunity to enter the business of designing, producing, and marketing sewn mattress covers. As we enter the business of sewn mattress covers, we will be able to leverage our design capabilities and expand our product offerings from mattress fabrics to finished covers. In connection with this agreement, Lava will provide us with technical assistance and know-how for the start-up of the business and will work with us on the design, sales and marketing of sewn mattress covers.

As part of the agreement, the new business will be fully funded and 100% owned by us. We have established a manufacturing facility located in Stokesdale, North Carolina that is adjacent to our mattress fabric headquarters, providing favorable operating synergies with management and production in the same location. As a result, we will have two mirrored manufacturing facilities to serve our customer base and meet current and expected demand trends in the bedding industry. We will have responsibility for all operating control of the new business, including capital expenditures and production and operating costs. We are projecting our capital investment to be approximately $1.0 million over the next four years. Lava is not required to invest capital into Culp-Lava.

We are on schedule to commence production late in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and plan to add up to 129 employees at full capacity.

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Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Summary of Inventories

A summary of inventories follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Raw materials	$	5,917	$	5,534
Work-in-process		2,511		3,631
Finished goods		35,624		27,208
	$	44,052	$	36,373

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Net Income Per Share - Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding (Detail) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Diluted Shares Outstanding [Line Items]
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	12,551	13,061
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation	160	144
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	12,711	13,205

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Other Assets - Narrative (Detail) (Other assets [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 29, 2012
Other Assets Noncurrent [Line Items]
Number of life insurance contracts owned	4		4
Life insurance contracts, death benefits to insured	$ 12,900,000		$ 12,900,000
Non-compete agreement from Bodet & Horst [Member]
Other Assets Noncurrent [Line Items]
Useful life	6 years
Quarterly payments	12,500
Total remaining non-compete payments	100,000
Non-compete agreements [Member]
Other Assets Noncurrent [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	1,100,000		1,100,000
Accumulated amortization	790,000		741,000
Amortization expense	49,000	49,000
Remaining amortization expense for the remaining fiscal year	148,000
Remaining amortization expense for the second fiscal year	198,000
Remaining amortization expense for the third fiscal year	$ 49,000
Weighted average remaining amortization period	2.0 years

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 3,524		$ 1,820
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	1,254		1,187
Amortization of other assets	60		56
Stock-based compensation	70		77
Excess tax benefit related to stock-based compensation	(55)		(31)
Deferred income taxes	675		502
Foreign currency exchange gains	(80)		(39)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	4,985		1,322
Inventories	(7,710)		(6,080)
Other current assets	(572)		(486)
Other assets	(43)		(14)
Accounts payable - trade	(3,288)		54
Accrued expenses	(930)		(1,750)
Accrued restructuring			(3)
Income taxes	148		(257)
Net cash used in operating activities	(1,962)		(3,642)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,008)		(1,304)
Purchase of short-term investments	(25)		(4,761)
Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments	795		2,032
Net cash used in investing activities	(238)		(4,033)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on long-term debt	(50)		(53)
Proceeds from common stock issued			169
Common stock repurchased	(470)		(1,102)
Dividends paid	(381)
Excess tax benefit related to stock-based compensation	55		31
Net cash used in financing activities	(846)		(955)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(88)		19
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(3,134)		(8,611)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	25,023	[1]	23,181
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 21,889		$ 14,570

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.

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Accounts Receivable

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Accounts Receivable

4.  Accounts Receivable

A summary of accounts receivable follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			April 29, 2012
Customers	$	21,226		$	26,100
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(639	)		(567	)
Reserve for returns and allowances and discounts		(566	)		(478	)
	$	20,021		$	25,055

A summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			July 31, 2011
Beginning balance	$	(567	)	$	(776	)
Provision for bad debts		(41	)		14
Net write-offs, net of recoveries		(31	)		40
Ending balance	$	(639	)	$	(722	)

A summary of the activity in the allowance for returns and allowances and discounts accounts follows:

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			July 31, 2011
Beginning balance	$	(478	)	$	(577	)
Provision for returns, allowances
and discounts		(847	)		(628	)
Credits issued		759			655
Ending balance	$	(566	)	$	(550	)

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Common Stock Repurchase Program (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	16 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012	Jul. 29, 2012 Common Stock Repurchase Program June 2012 [Member] Common Stock	Apr. 29, 2012 Common Stock Repurchase Program Fiscal 2012 [Member] Common Stock	Aug. 29, 2012 Common Stock Repurchase Program [Member] Common Stock	Aug. 29, 2012 Common Stock Repurchase Program [Member] Common Stock Repurchase Program June 2012 [Member] Common Stock	Aug. 29, 2012 Common Stock Repurchase Program [Member] Common Stock Repurchase Program August 2012 [Member] Common Stock
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Authorization amount for repurchase of common stock			$ 5,000,000	$ 7,000,000			$ 2,000,000
Cost of common stock repurchased	$ 470,000	$ 5,384,000	$ 470,000	$ 5,384,000	$ 10,400,000	$ 4,500,000
Common stock repurchased			47,296		1,100,000	455,299
Common stock repurchase program completion date						August 2012

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Other Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Summary of Other Assets

A summary of other assets follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012		April 29, 2012
Cash surrender value – life insurance	$	1,327	$	1,327
Non-compete agreement, net		295		333
Other		268		247
	$	1,890	$	1,907

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Accounts Receivable - Allowance for Returns and Allowances and Discounts Accounts (Detail) (Reserve for returns and allowances and discounts [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Reserve for returns and allowances and discounts [Member]
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ (478)	$ (577)
Provision for returns, allowances and discounts	(847)	(628)
Credits issued	759	655
Ending balance	$ (566)	$ (550)

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Statutory Reserves

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Statutory Reserves

14.  Statutory Reserves

Our subsidiaries located in China are required to transfer 10% of their net income, as determined in accordance with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus reserve fund until such reserve balance reaches 50% of the company’s registered capital.

The transfer to this reserve must be made before distributions of any dividend to shareholders. As of July 29, 2012, the company’s statutory surplus reserve was $3.5 million, representing 10% of accumulated earnings and profits determined in accordance with PRC accounting rules and regulations. The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.

Our subsidiaries located in China can transfer funds to the parent company with the exception of the statutory surplus reserve of $3.5 million to assist with debt repayment, capital expenditures, and other expenses of the company’s business.