Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. BNED NYSE

NYSE • Consumer Cyclical • Specialty Retail • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

29/100

1/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

SharesGrow 7-Criteria Score All 7 criteria scored · valuation-related highlighted on this page

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) has a negative trailing P/E of -33.6, meaning the company is currently unprofitable on a trailing twelve-month (TTM) basis. Trailing earnings yield is -2.98%.

Criteria proven by this page:

VALUE (26/100, Fail) — negative P/E indicates the company is currently operating at a loss — DCF and P/E-based valuation models cannot produce meaningful results for unprofitable companies (P/E -33.6); trailing earnings yield is below the 10-year Treasury yield (~4.3%), meaning bonds offer a better return (EY -2.98%); analyst consensus target implies downside from the current price ($2.38, 76.6%).
Trailing Earnings Yield -2.98% — negative yield confirms the company is currently unprofitable. Investors are paying for a turnaround rather than current earnings.
Analyst consensus target $2.38 (-76.6% downside) — analysts see meaningful downside risk at the current price level.

Overall SharesGrow Score: 29/100 with 1/7 criteria passed.

SharesGrow 7-Criteria Score

29/100

SG Score

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VALUE

26/100

Price-to-Earnings & upside

Proven by this page

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FUTURE

16/100

Analyst consensus

→ Forecast

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PAST

0/100

→ Income

HEALTH

50/100

Debt-to-Equity & liquidity

→ Health

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MOAT

37/100

→ Income

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GROWTH

63/100

→ Income

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INCOME

10/100

→ Income

Valuation Snapshot — BNED

Valuation Multiples

P/E (TTM)-33.6

Forward P/EN/A

PEG RatioN/A

Forward PEGN/A

P/B Ratio1.14

P/S Ratio0.19

EV/EBITDA19.1

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM)$-0.28

Book Value / Share$8.42

Revenue / Share$50.10

FCF / Share$0.20

Yields & Fair Value

Earnings Yield-2.98%

Dividend Yield0.00%

SharesGrow IV$143.00 (+1308.9%)

Analyst Target$2.38 (-76.6%)

Historical Valuation

Year	P/E (TTM)	PEG Ratio	P/B Ratio	P/S Ratio	Dividend Yield
2016	207,164.4	-2,082.96	24.57	9.62	-
2017	3,757.9	0.59	28.23	10.75	-
2018	-53.2	0.01	28.74	6.10	-
2019	-330.8	3.66	17.89	3.96	-
2020	-89.5	-1.64	8.19	1.85	-
2021	-112.4	4.08	53.62	11.17	-
2022	-91.4	1.83	27.54	4.21	-
2023	-31.1	-0.68	24.23	2.05	-
2024	-7.1	0.16	6.73	0.35	-
2025	-4.1	0.05	1.00	0.17	-

EPS: Actual vs Estimates

P/E Ratio & Earnings Yield

Earnings Per Share (EPS) History

Year	EPS (Diluted)	Revenue	Net Income	Net Margin
2020	$-80.00	$1.85B	$-38.25M	-2.1%
2020	$-80.00	$1.85B	$-38.25M	-2.1%
2021	$-57.75	$1.41B	$-139.81M	-9.9%
2021	$-269.00	$1.43B	$-131.79M	-9.2%
2022	$-119.00	$1.53B	$-68.86M	-4.5%
2023	$-171.85	$1.54B	$-101.86M	-6.6%
2023	$-42.28	$1.54B	$-101.86M	-6.6%
2024	$-23.75	$1.57B	$-63.21M	-4%
2024	$-23.47	$1.57B	$-75.75M	-4.8%
2025	$-2.50	$1.61B	$-65.83M	-4.1%