Stock Evaluator: Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED)

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. BNED

$11.23 0.31 2.84%
September 11, 2026 4:00:02 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 262,880
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Consumer Discretionary Specialty Retail

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COMPANY SUMMARY
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions primarily in the United States. The company engages in the sale and rental of course materials, including new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher-hosted digital courseware through its physical and virtual bookstores. It also provides BNC FIRST DAY affordable access course material programs comprising First Day and First Day Complete, which provide faculty-required course materials on or before the first day of class at below-market rates; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, custom-branded school spirit products, lifestyle and wellness products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. In addition, the company sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provide inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to college bookstores. Further, it offers brand marketing programs; on-site installation for point-of-sale terminals and servers; and technical assistance through user training and its support center facility. The company operates physical college and university bookstores; virtual bookstores; True Spirit apparel and spirit shop e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; customized cafés and stand-alone convenience stores; and a media channel for brands targeting the college demographic. It serves public, state, private, community college, trade and technical, for-profit, and online education institutions. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics BNED Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $389.3 $931.5 34%
Shares Out (Mil) 34.5 47.6 39%
Institutional Ownership 88.5% 76.7% 56%
Float (Mil) 17.6 34.5 27%
Beta 1.30 1.07 75%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 347 292 54%
Price Change
(52-week)
32.7% 66.5% 73%
Growth BNED Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 4.0% 6.8% 32%
Net Income (5yr) 16.2% 8.2% 66%
EPS (5yr) 14.9% 13.1% 55
Dividends (5yr) 0.0% 0.0% 55%
Cash Flow (5yr) (14.9%) (16.2%) 53%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 1 1 na
Current EPS $1.050 $1.110 na
Month Ago EPS $1.030 $1.000 na
# Rev Up na na na
# Rev Down na na na
Three Months Ago EPS na na na
Year/Year Chg (380.7%) 126.5% na
Financials BNED Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $1,717 $1,999 58%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $22 $43 49%
EPS (TTM) $0.645 $0.600 56%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $65 $134 48%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($1) $0 40%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $206 $446 50%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $641 $1,729 36%
Valuation BNED Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 1.40 1.62 36%
P/E 17.4 16.8 45%
Dividend Yield 2.8% 0.0% 83%
PEG (5yr hist) 1.2 0.8 52%
Ratios BNED Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 21.4% 38.8% 23%
Net Margin 1.3% 1.9% 35%
ROA 2.5% 2.8% 59%
ROE 8.3% 11.0% 52%
Liabilities to Assets 67.1% 68.0% 63%
F-Score 8 5 93%

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. did not pass any screens on 9/11/2026.

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