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BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC (BNED) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - NYSE:BNED - US06777U2006 - Common Stock

9.27 USD
-0.06 (-0.64%)
Last: 9/22/2025, 1:35:08 PM
Fundamental Rating

2

Overall BNED gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated BNED against 122 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. Both the profitability and financial health of BNED have multiple concerns. BNED has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year BNED has reported negative net income.
In the past year BNED has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
BNED had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
In multiple years BNED reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
BNED Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFBNED Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M -200M

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -6.44%, BNED is doing worse than 71.31% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of BNED (-24.71%) is worse than 62.30% of its industry peers.
BNED's Return On Invested Capital of 4.54% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. BNED outperforms 54.92% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.44%
ROE -24.71%
ROIC 4.54%
ROA(3y)-7.93%
ROA(5y)-8.13%
ROE(3y)-65.88%
ROE(5y)-50.9%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
BNED Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICBNED Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20 -40 -60 -80

1.3 Margins

The Operating Margin of BNED (2.03%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
BNED's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
With a Gross Margin value of 22.39%, BNED is not doing good in the industry: 77.87% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
BNED's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 2.03%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 22.39%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-30.77%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y11.61%
GM growth 5Y-2.57%
BNED Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsBNED Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 20

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

BNED has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for BNED has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for BNED has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
BNED has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
BNED Yearly Shares OutstandingBNED Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
BNED Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsBNED Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.12, we must say that BNED is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
BNED has a Altman-Z score of 1.12. This is in the lower half of the industry: BNED underperforms 68.85% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.50 indicates that BNED is not too dependend on debt financing.
BNED has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.50. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: BNED outperforms 50.82% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.5
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.12
ROIC/WACC0.39
WACC11.52%
BNED Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFBNED Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.42 indicates that BNED should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 1.42, BNED perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 57.38% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.73 indicates that BNED may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of BNED (0.73) is better than 63.93% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.42
Quick Ratio 0.73
BNED Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesBNED Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 88.43% over the past year.
BNED shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 1.38%.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -5.09% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)88.43%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%101.28%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.38%
Revenue growth 3Y3.67%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.09%
Sales Q2Q%2.11%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y91.96%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-0.43%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
BNED Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesBNED Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
BNED Yearly EPS VS EstimatesBNED Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -200 -400

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

BNED reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for BNED. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
BNED Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsBNED Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 40 60 80

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of BNED indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: BNED is cheaper than 79.51% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.32
BNED Per share dataBNED EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for BNED!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC

NYSE:BNED (9/22/2025, 1:35:08 PM)

9.27

-0.06 (-0.64%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)09-16 2025-09-16
Earnings (Next)12-08 2025-12-08
Inst Owners64.76%
Inst Owner Change10.99%
Ins Owners5.71%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap315.64M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %7.34%
Short Ratio4.63
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-4.52%
Min EPS beat(2)-96.94%
Max EPS beat(2)87.91%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)38.91%
Min EPS beat(4)-96.94%
Max EPS beat(4)91.09%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-217.77%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-187.69%
EPS beat(16)5
Avg EPS beat(16)-162.58%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.74%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.17%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.31%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-5.02%
Min Revenue beat(4)-8.85%
Max Revenue beat(4)-2.31%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.99%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.33%
Revenue beat(16)4
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.53%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.2
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 1.11
P/tB 1.57
EV/EBITDA 6.32
EPS(TTM)-15.5
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-6.29
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-2.02
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.67
OCFYN/A
SpS46.04
BVpS8.32
TBVpS5.92
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.44%
ROE -24.71%
ROCE 5.75%
ROIC 4.54%
ROICexc 4.62%
ROICexgc 5.44%
OM 2.03%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 22.39%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-7.93%
ROA(5y)-8.13%
ROE(3y)-65.88%
ROE(5y)-50.9%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5Y-34.2%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y-31.19%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-30.77%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y11.61%
GM growth 5Y-2.57%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.44
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.5
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 1.98
Cap/Depr 30.24%
Cap/Sales 0.76%
Interest Coverage 1.61
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.42
Quick Ratio 0.73
Altman-Z 1.12
F-Score5
WACC11.52%
ROIC/WACC0.39
Cap/Depr(3y)57.74%
Cap/Depr(5y)57.66%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.59%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.74%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)88.43%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%101.28%
EPS Next Y91.96%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.38%
Revenue growth 3Y3.67%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.09%
Sales Q2Q%2.11%
Revenue Next Year-0.43%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y395.5%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y-34.29%
EBIT Next Year440.37%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-21.79%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-93.78%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A