The big result | You could have been forgiven for thinking you were on an American conference call on Tuesday, as online furniture retailer Temple & Webster delivered its 2024 result. Almost every analyst question started with a congratulatory message for chief executive Mark Coulter.

And why not? The result blew market expectations away, with earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation delivering $13.1 million, about 23 per cent above what investors were looking for.