Comparison
Why is Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength as the company has not declared results in the last 6 months
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -5.43
- The company has reported losses. Due to this company has reported negative ROE
2
Risky -
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -29.75%, its profits have risen by 88.9%
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 14.11% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -29.75% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
47.64%
-0.45
70.08%
S&P 500
22.36%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.29%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.33%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-5.43
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
25.45
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.80
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.39
Tax Ratio
19.79%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
81.40%
ROCE (avg)
1.24%
ROE (avg)
0
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.03
EV to EBIT
32.75
EV to EBITDA
10.34
EV to Capital Employed
1.02
EV to Sales
0.29
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
3.11%
ROE (Latest)
-3.14%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
21What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 50.06 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 5.93%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 13.06 MM has Grown at 142.94%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 15.61 MM has Grown at 168.61%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -69.62% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 66.32 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.24 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 15.8 times
-1What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 267.1 MM
Here's what is working for Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 13.06 MM has Grown at 142.94%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 15.61 MM has Grown at 168.61%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 50.06 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 66.32 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.24 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 15.8 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -69.62% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Net Sales
Lowest at USD 267.1 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)






