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