BBW Stock Analysis: Build-A-Bear Workshop | NYSE
Specialty Retail | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 395m USD | 12M Return: -31.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 12.7M
EPS Trend: 80.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 95.2%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) is a mall-based, experiential specialty retailer that primarily targets children, with operations across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and broader Europe. The company organizes its business into three reporting segments: Direct-to-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising, reflecting a mix of company-operated retail, wholesale/licensing, and franchise-driven global expansion.
Its product offering centers on customizable plush toys-both build-it-yourself and pre-stuffed options-along with add-on sounds and scents, apparel, shoes, accessories, and related toy and novelty items. The company sells under the Build-A-Bear Workshop brand through its physical stores, its own e-commerce sites, and third-party online marketplaces, giving it a multichannel presence typical of modern specialty retailers.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, Build-A-Bear operates in the Consumer Discretionary sector (GICS Sub-Industry: Other Specialty Retail). Its experience-driven, customization-focused business model differentiates it from conventional toy retailers, though like most mall-based specialty retailers it remains exposed to broader trends in foot traffic and discretionary consumer spending.
- Holiday same-store sales and mall traffic recovery drive Q4 revenue
- International franchising segment expands royalty income across European markets
- Capital returns through dividends and share repurchases support shareholder value
| Net Income: 55.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.08 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -6.33 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 9.73% < 20% (prev 11.22%; Δ -1.50% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.17 > 3% & CFO 58.5m > Net Income 55.2m |
| Net Debt (99.4m) to EBITDA (86.0m): 1.16 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.53 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (12.6m) vs 12m ago -3.84% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 57.44% > 18% (prev 55.55%; Δ 1.89% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 159.0% > 50% (prev 165.4%; Δ -6.41% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 96.25 > 6 (EBIT TTM 70.7m / Interest Expense TTM 735k) |
| A: 0.14 (Total Current Assets 147.8m - Total Current Liabilities 96.6m) / Total Assets 354.1m |
| B: 0.31 (Retained Earnings 109.9m / Total Assets 354.1m) |
| C: 0.21 (EBIT TTM 70.7m / Avg Total Assets 331.2m) |
| D: 0.82 (Book Value of Equity 159.0m / Total Liabilities 195.1m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.25 = AA |
| DSRI: 2.22 (Receivables 31.6m/13.8m, Revenue 526.7m/510.1m) |
| GMI: 0.97 (GM 55.55% / 57.44%) |
| AQI: 0.81 (AQ_t 0.04 / AQ_t-1 0.04) |
| SGI: 1.03 (Revenue 526.7m / 510.1m) |
| TATA: -0.01 (NI 55.2m - CFO 58.5m) / TA 354.1m) |
| Beneish M = -2.14 (Cap -4..+1) = BB |
As of July 11, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 34.42 with a total of 599,831 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +9.27%, over one month by +2.56%, over three months by -6.97% and over the past year by -31.67%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 32.60 (which is 5.3% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
Build-A-Bear Workshop has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.75. Therefore, it is recommended to buy BBW.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 61.3 | 77.9% |
P/E Trailing = 7.377
P/E Forward = 7.6394
P/S = 0.7498
P/B = 2.4094
P/EG = 0.4326
Revenue TTM = 526.7m USD
EBIT TTM = 70.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 86.0m USD
Long Term Debt = 97.4m USD (estimated: total debt 125.7m - short term 28.3m)
Short Term Debt = 28.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 125.7m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 125.7m already included)
Net Debt = 99.4m USD (calculated: Debt 125.7m - CCE 26.2m)
Enterprise Value = 494.4m USD (394.9m + Debt 125.7m - CCE 26.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 96.25 (Ebit TTM 70.7m / Interest Expense TTM 735k)
EV/FCF = 17.07x (Enterprise Value 494.4m / FCF TTM 29.0m)
FCF Yield = 5.86% (FCF TTM 29.0m / Enterprise Value 494.4m)
FCF Margin = 5.50% (FCF TTM 29.0m / Revenue TTM 526.7m)
Net Margin = 10.48% (Net Income TTM 55.2m / Revenue TTM 526.7m)
Gross Margin = 57.44% ((Revenue TTM 526.7m - Cost of Revenue TTM 224.2m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 63.76% (prev 55.21%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.40 (Enterprise Value 494.4m / Total Assets 354.1m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.58% (Interest Expense 735k / Debt 125.7m)
Taxrate = 22.80% (16.3m / 71.5m)
NOPAT = 54.6m (EBIT 70.7m * (1 - 22.80%))
Current Ratio = 1.53 (Total Current Assets 147.8m / Total Current Liabilities 96.6m)
Debt / Equity = 0.79 (Debt 125.7m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 159.0m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.16 (Net Debt 99.4m / EBITDA 86.0m)
Debt / FCF = 3.43 (Net Debt 99.4m / FCF TTM 29.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 155.0m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 16.66% (Net Income 55.2m / Total Assets 354.1m)
RoE = 35.60% (Net Income TTM 55.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 155.0m)
RoCE = 28.02% (EBIT 70.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 155.0m + L.T.Debt 97.4m))
RoIC = 21.05% (NOPAT 54.6m / Invested Capital 259.5m)
WACC = 7.97% (E(394.9m)/V(520.6m) * Re(10.36%) + D(125.7m)/V(520.6m) * Rd(0.58%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 10.36% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -95.56 | Cagr: -5.12%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈35.3m ; Y1≈30.9m ; Y5≈25.0m
[DCF] Fair Price = 24.06 (EV 401.1m - Net Debt 99.4m = Equity 301.7m / Shares 12.5m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 79.98 | EPS CAGR: 10.09% | SUE: 2.14 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 95.17 | Revenue CAGR: 4.33% | SUE: -0.83 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-07-31): EPS=0.65 | Chg30d=+0.51% | Revisions=+17% | Analysts=3
EPS next Quarter (2026-10-31): EPS=0.85 | Chg30d=-4.39% | Revisions=-17% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2027-01-31): EPS=4.13 | Chg30d=+5.26% | Revisions=+57% | GrowthEPS=+3.6% | GrowthRev=+1.8%
EPS next Year (2028-01-31): EPS=4.31 | Chg30d=+1.57% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+4.2% | GrowthRev=+5.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +27% (up=8, down=4)