Operates bookstores for college and university campuses. Sells and rents new and used print textbooks. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $215.1M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 23.1× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 91% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 54% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 99% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 11 buys and 9 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.08 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in.
On our five-subject report card, BNED sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: BNED is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.