Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
General ticker "BNED" information:
- Sector: Consumer Discretionary
- Industry: Specialty Retail
- Capitalization: $326.0M (TTM average)
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 56.4%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 2.1%: low 12.55$, high 13.10$
Factors to consider:
- Company pays dividends (irregularly): last record date 2026-07-16, amount 0.08$ (Y0.62%)
- Total employees count: 3613 (+1.5%) as of 2026
- Top business risk factors: Insufficient capital, Labor/talent shortage/retention, Failed bookstore contracts, Supply chain disruptions, Economic downturns and volatility
- Price in estimated range
- Earnings for 3 months up through Q1 are below our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2026-05-02 to 2028-05-01
- 2026-05-02 to 2027-05-02 estimated range: [6.54$, 16.39$]
- 2027-05-02 to 2028-05-01 estimated range: [5.17$, 13.51$]
Financial Metrics affecting the BNED estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of -16.0 at the end of fiscal year the price was neutral
- Positive: 0.56 < Operating profit margin, % of 2.55
- Positive: 11.37 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 13.89
- Negative: Industry operating profit margin (median), % of -3.08 <= 0.59
- Negative: Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 3.32 <= 3.66
- Positive: -7.11 < Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -4.49
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Financial data
| YTD | 2024-04-27 | 2025-05-03 | 2026-05-02 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $1,567.13MM | $2,882.54MM | $1,714.77MM |
| Operating Expenses | $1,600.93MM | $2,866.61MM | $1,670.98MM |
| Operating Income | $-33.80MM | $15.92MM | $43.79MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-40.37MM | $-77.49MM | $-23.12MM |
| Interest Expense | $40.37MM | $22.26MM | $15.95MM |
| Income(Loss) | $-74.16MM | $-61.57MM | $20.67MM |
| Taxes | $0.86MM | $4.26MM | $3.80MM |
| Other Income(Loss) | $-0.73MM | $0.00MM | $0.00MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $-75.75MM | $-65.83MM | $16.87MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $80.40MM | $272.19MM | $294.44MM |
| Inventory | $372.35MM | $326.00MM | $325.38MM |
| Assets | $909.95MM | $790.28MM | $739.90MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $-5.12MM | $-85.41MM | $50.06MM |
| Capital expenditure | $14.07MM | $12.89MM | $16.20MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $7.40MM | $-12.10MM | $-16.20MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-5.70MM | $97.67MM | $-34.37MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $-2.85 | $-2.50 | $0.49 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.