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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc is a specialty retail business based in the US. Build-A-Bear Workshop shares (BBW) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.
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52-week range | USD$1.6501 - USD$9.15 |
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50-day moving average | USD$7.6217 |
200-day moving average | USD$5.1179 |
Wall St. target price | USD$11 |
PE ratio | 111.5 |
Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$0.018 |
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Valuing Build-A-Bear Workshop stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Build-A-Bear Workshop's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Build-A-Bear Workshop's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 112x. In other words, Build-A-Bear Workshop shares trade at around 112x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Build-A-Bear Workshop's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.55. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Build-A-Bear Workshop's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Build-A-Bear Workshop's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$8.5 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Build-A-Bear Workshop's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Revenue TTM | USD$255.3 million |
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Gross profit TTM | USD$104.6 million |
Return on assets TTM | -3.24% |
Return on equity TTM | -31.9% |
Profit margin | -9.64% |
Book value | $4.379 |
Market capitalisation | USD$131.8 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
There are currently 548,381 Build-A-Bear Workshop shares held short by investors – that's known as Build-A-Bear Workshop's "short interest". This figure is 14.4% up from 479,404 last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Build-A-Bear Workshop shares can be evaluated.
Build-A-Bear Workshop's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares traded daily (recently around 378193.79310345). Build-A-Bear Workshop's SIR currently stands at 1.45. In other words for every 100,000 Build-A-Bear Workshop shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1450 shares are currently held short.
However Build-A-Bear Workshop's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares, or, against the total number of tradable Build-A-Bear Workshop shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Build-A-Bear Workshop's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Build-A-Bear Workshop shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0417% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Build-A-Bear Workshop shares, roughly 42 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Build-A-Bear Workshop.
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We're not expecting Build-A-Bear Workshop to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Over the last 12 months, Build-A-Bear Workshop's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.6501 up to $9.15. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Build-A-Bear Workshop's is 2.032. This would suggest that Build-A-Bear Workshop's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of plush animals and related products. The company operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, International Franchising, and Commercial. Its merchandise comprises a range of styles of stuffed animals; clothing, shoes, and accessories for the stuffed animals; and other toy and novelty items. The company operates its stores under the Build-A-Bear Workshop brand name; and sells its products through its e-commerce sites. As of February 1, 2020, it operated 372 stores, including 316 stores in the United States and Canada; and 56 stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, and China, as well as 92 franchised stores internationally. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in St.
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