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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc
BNED Consumer Cyclical Specialty Retail
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $1.7 billion, up 6.50% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue was flat, EPS grew 31.5%, free cash flow grew 20.9% and total debt fell 27.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years.
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| Apr '17 | Apr '18 | Apr '19 | Apr '20 | Apr '21 | Apr '22 | Apr '23 | Apr '24 | Apr '25 | Apr '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piotroski F-Score |
4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
P/E ratio |
94.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.54 |
Altman Z-Score |
2.18 | 1.58 | 2.17 | 1.39 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.89 | 0.70 | 1.45 | 1.95 |
P/S ratio |
0.26 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.20 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
2.39 | (0.23) | 1.18 | 0.56 | (1.21) | (0.88) | (1.76) | (2.13) | (0.71) | (0.26) |
P/FCF ratio |
14.38 | 19.51 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 73.66 | 0.00 | 5.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
P/Operating CF |
(6.22) | (4.19) | (3.76) | (0.85) | (47.47) | (23.59) | 3.49 | 0.66 | 5.26 | 4.19 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.27) | (4.02) | (3.27) | (2.38) | (2.52) | (2.86) | (3.73) | (2.82) | (2.23) | (2.59) |
Dividend Safety Score |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 |
P/B ratio |
0.67 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0.21 | 1.34 | 0.70 | 3.05 | 0.67 | 1.02 | 1.15 |
Price to Tangible BV |
2.75 | 1.68 | 0.81 | 0.36 | 2.86 | 1.57 | 19.80 | 0.00 | 1.43 | 1.43 |
EV/Sales |
0.33 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.36 |
EV/EBITDA |
9.16 | 0.00 | 7.90 | 10.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.30 | 10.08 | 8.57 |
EV/Operating CF |
9.11 | 8.60 | 2.65 | (29.09) | 17.10 | 323.80 | 7.27 | (90.59) | (6.97) | 12.49 |
EV/FCF |
18.60 | 29.97 | 4.28 | (5.63) | 105.45 | (11.59) | 10.01 | (24.18) | (6.05) | 18.46 |
Quick Ratio |
0.25 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.44 |
Current Ratio |
1.46 | 1.50 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 1.67 | 1.71 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
2.08 | (0.92) | 2.92 | 6.86 | (1.39) | (13.04) | (7.95) | 9.33 | 1.59 | 0.86 |
Debt/Assets |
12.28% | 18.90% | 14.11% | 15.11% | 17.22% | 21.06% | 18.57% | 21.58% | 13.05% | 9.60% |
Debt/Equity |
0.22 | 0.42 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.61 | 0.99 | 1.39 | 2.44 | 0.38 | 0.24 |
Asset Turnover |
1.58 | 1.88 | 2.05 | 1.76 | 1.29 | 1.42 | 1.50 | 1.66 | 1.89 | 2.24 |
Operating CF/Net income |
12.69 | (0.24) | (5.00) | 0.23 | (0.24) | (0.02) | (0.90) | 0.07 | 1.30 | 2.97 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.64) | (0.64) | (0.68) | (0.54) | (0.59) | (0.76) | (0.55) | (0.26) | (0.30) | (0.44) |
Interest Coverage |
3.91 | (25.49) | (2.83) | (5.75) | (20.87) | (6.00) | (2.93) | (0.84) | 0.72 | 2.30 |
| 0.75% | (42.75%) | (5.31%) | (8.81%) | (39.34%) | (26.41%) | (56.73%) | (71.75%) | (37.34%) | 5.96% | |
| 0.45% | (21.60%) | (2.46%) | (3.64%) | (12.78%) | (6.55%) | (9.93%) | (8.01%) | (7.74%) | 2.21% | |
ROIC |
0.99% | (25.33%) | (3.03%) | (4.58%) | (22.80%) | (8.51%) | (13.90%) | (7.93%) | 2.72% | 6.40% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
1.75% | (79.63%) | (8.33%) | (13.86%) | (64.63%) | (36.26%) | (71.20%) | (76.53%) | (29.08%) | 7.18% |
Average Days of Receivables |
16.75 | 16.57 | 17.62 | 17.91 | 31.42 | 33.19 | 21.88 | 23.02 | 22.23 | 24.80 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
20.83% | 19.78% | 20.87% | 21.85% | 22.48% | 23.67% | 23.17% | 19.88% | 17.63% | 16.83% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.41 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.08 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.50% | 0.38% | 0.44% | 0.36% | 0.33% | 0.38% | 0.31% | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.36% |
Graham Net Nets |
0.03 | 0.14 | 0.47 | (1.79) | (0.60) | (1.96) | (0.79) | (5.71) | (0.19) | 0.12 |
Graham Number |
617.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.62 |
Earnings Yield |
1.06% | (74.97%) | (11.86%) | (45.25%) | (33.25%) | (43.97%) | (129.14%) | (385.42%) | (53.10%) | 4.87% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
6.96% | 5.13% | 37.05% | (52.21%) | 1.36% | (20.40%) | 16.71% | (35.51%) | (35.50%) | 10.00% |
Revenue per Share |
4,046.55 | 4,712.61 | 4,300.66 | 3,855.58 | 2,831.72 | 2,887.52 | 584.99 | 588.64 | 61.23 | 49.95 |
Operating CF per Share |
146.77 | 128.40 | 257.43 | (18.07) | 66.23 | 2.24 | 34.75 | (1.92) | (3.25) | 1.46 |
Capex per Share |
(74.85) | (91.55) | (98.12) | (75.38) | (55.49) | (64.88) | (9.51) | (5.28) | (0.49) | (0.47) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
71.93 | 36.85 | 159.31 | (93.46) | 10.74 | (62.64) | 25.24 | (7.21) | (3.74) | 0.99 |
Cash per Share |
41.03 | 34.49 | 29.62 | 17.17 | 16.15 | 16.98 | 5.39 | 3.93 | 0.34 | 0.25 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
1,540.82 | 1,000.78 | 952.50 | 870.13 | 589.92 | 440.88 | 49.56 | 30.20 | 10.35 | 8.58 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
1,540.82 | 1,000.78 | 952.50 | 870.13 | 589.92 | 440.88 | 49.56 | 30.20 | 10.35 | 8.58 |
Free Cash Flow |
33.32 | 17.23 | 75.37 | (44.87) | 5.33 | (32.45) | 66.58 | (19.19) | (98.31) | 33.86 |
Working Capital |
189.41 | 205.91 | 182.82 | 178.25 | 127.15 | 116.30 | 74.92 | 46.07 | 186.16 | 200.86 |
Capital Expenditures |
(34.67) | (42.81) | (46.42) | (36.19) | (27.56) | (33.61) | (25.09) | (14.07) | (12.89) | (16.20) |
Net Current Asset Value |
16.51 | 48.12 | 95.81 | (153.76) | (237.27) | (311.47) | (313.03) | (308.74) | (52.71) | 39.01 |
EV/EBIT |
45.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.37 | 17.11 |
Capex to Sales |
0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Price to Operating Income |
35.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.39 | 9.26 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.46 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 1.07 |
Cash ROIC |
3.73% | 2.53% | 12.60% | (7.47%) | 1.11% | (7.01%) | 20.35% | (6.68%) | (25.58%) | 9.06% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
27.37 | 23.68 | 20.52 | 19.58 | 13.27 | 11.64 | 13.51 | 16.38 | 16.35 | 15.98 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
8.21 | 8.65 | 8.04 | 8.52 | 8.36 | 7.20 | 5.30 | 4.31 | 5.68 | 9.48 |
Inventory Turnover |
3.79 | 3.75 | 3.49 | 3.32 | 3.31 | 4.01 | 3.87 | 3.66 | 3.95 | 4.51 |
Average Days of Payables |
49.71 | 41.66 | 45.25 | 37.23 | 42.69 | 57.82 | 81.92 | 89.34 | 42.70 | 36.69 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
111.94 | 98.34 | 101.81 | 111.15 | 87.24 | 93.03 | 98.75 | 102.74 | 85.93 | 80.75 |
Average Receivables |
68.48 | 93.05 | 99.15 | 94.55 | 105.96 | 128.54 | 114.26 | 95.68 | 98.46 | 107.30 |
Average Payables |
172.46 | 190.33 | 187.36 | 165.25 | 140.63 | 160.10 | 225.27 | 283.54 | 224.00 | 142.21 |
Average Inventory |
373.41 | 438.81 | 431.94 | 424.63 | 355.03 | 287.48 | 308.42 | 333.51 | 321.80 | 298.95 |
Average Assets |
1,185.76 | 1,169.52 | 992.70 | 1,051.31 | 1,093.77 | 1,051.33 | 1,026.17 | 945.36 | 850.12 | 765.09 |
Average Common Equity |
711.05 | 590.84 | 459.30 | 434.19 | 355.38 | 260.69 | 179.56 | 105.58 | 176.29 | 283.31 |
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