Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: US06777U1016
USD
12.80
0.16 (1.27%)
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  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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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
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. 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%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

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%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

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
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

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 years
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)