BBW Stock Analysis: Build-A-Bear Workshop | NYSE
Specialty Retail | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 315m USD | 12M Return: -55.9% | US1200761047 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 12.6M
EPS Trend: 63.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 91.9%
Qual. Beats: -1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) is a mall-based experiential specialty retailer founded in 1997 and headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri. The company sells plush toys, stuffed animals, clothing, shoes, accessories, and related novelty items primarily to children across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and other markets in North America and Europe.
The business operates through three reporting segments: Direct-to-Consumer (retail stores and e-commerce), Commercial (wholesale and licensing), and International Franchising. In addition to its branded brick-and-mortar stores, the company sells through its own e-commerce sites and third-party marketplace platforms.
Build-A-Bears model is a well-known example of experiential retail, where customers actively participate in assembling and customizing their purchases in-store, differentiating it from traditional specialty toy retailers. As a mall-based operator in the Consumer Discretionary sector (Other Specialty Retail sub-industry), the company is exposed to broader trends affecting shopping mall traffic and the shift toward omnichannel retail.
- Mall foot traffic recovery lifts comparable store sales
- Holiday quarter comparable sales drive annual revenue and margins
- International franchising expansion accelerates store unit growth
- Share repurchase program and dividend support capital returns
| Net Income: 51.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -7.34 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 8.94% < 20% (prev 12.12%; Δ -3.18% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.18 > 3% & CFO 59.2m > Net Income 51.6m |
| Net Debt (111.5m) to EBITDA (82.4m): 1.35 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.60 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (12.4m) vs 12m ago -5.39% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 56.69% > 18% (prev 56.32%; Δ 0.37% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 158.7% > 50% (prev 164.2%; Δ -5.45% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 61.71 > 6 (EBIT TTM 66.7m / Interest Expense TTM 1.08m) |
| A: 0.14 (Total Current Assets 122.9m - Total Current Liabilities 76.6m) / Total Assets 334.1m |
| B: 0.33 (Retained Earnings 110.9m / Total Assets 334.1m) |
| C: 0.20 (EBIT TTM 66.7m / Avg Total Assets 326.2m) |
| D: 0.91 (Book Value of Equity 159.0m / Total Liabilities 175.1m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.32 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.22 (Receivables 16.4m/13.5m, Revenue 517.8m/522.5m) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 56.32% / 56.69%) |
| AQI: 0.84 (AQ_t 0.04 / AQ_t-1 0.04) |
| SGI: 0.99 (Revenue 517.8m / 522.5m) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 51.6m - CFO 59.2m) / TA 334.1m) |
| Beneish M = -2.95 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 10, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 25.53 with a total of 202,125 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.12%, over one month by -8.66%, over three months by -17.31% and over the past year by -55.85%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 24.00 (which is 6% or 1.3 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 | 45 | 76.3% |
P/E Trailing = 6.2956
P/E Forward = 6.9204
P/S = 0.6082
P/B = 2.0114
P/EG = 0.4326
Revenue TTM = 517.8m USD
EBIT TTM = 66.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 82.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 97.4m USD (estimated: total debt 125.5m - short term 28.1m)
Short Term Debt = 28.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 125.5m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 125.5m already included)
Net Debt = 111.5m USD (calculated: Debt 125.5m - CCE 14.0m)
Enterprise Value = 426.4m USD (314.9m + Debt 125.5m - CCE 14.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 61.71 (Ebit TTM 66.7m / Interest Expense TTM 1.08m)
EV/FCF = 17.37x (Enterprise Value 426.4m / FCF TTM 24.5m)
FCF Yield = 5.76% (FCF TTM 24.5m / Enterprise Value 426.4m)
FCF Margin = 4.74% (FCF TTM 24.5m / Revenue TTM 517.8m)
Net Margin = 9.96% (Net Income TTM 51.6m / Revenue TTM 517.8m)
Gross Margin = 56.69% ((Revenue TTM 517.8m - Cost of Revenue TTM 224.3m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 54.20% (prev 63.76%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.28 (Enterprise Value 426.4m / Total Assets 334.1m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.86% (Interest Expense 1.08m / Debt 125.5m)
Taxrate = 23.92% (16.2m / 67.8m)
NOPAT = 50.8m (EBIT 66.7m * (1 - 23.92%))
Current Ratio = 1.60 (Total Current Assets 122.9m / Total Current Liabilities 76.6m)
Debt / Equity = 0.79 (Debt 125.5m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 159.0m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.35 (Net Debt 111.5m / EBITDA 82.4m)
Debt / FCF = 4.54 (Net Debt 111.5m / FCF TTM 24.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 155.9m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 15.81% (Net Income 51.6m / Total Assets 334.1m)
RoE = 33.08% (Net Income TTM 51.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 155.9m)
RoCE = 26.34% (EBIT 66.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 155.9m + L.T.Debt 97.4m))
RoIC = 18.68% (NOPAT 50.8m / Invested Capital 271.6m)
WACC = 7.31% (E(314.9m)/V(440.4m) * Re(9.96%) + D(125.5m)/V(440.4m) * Rd(0.86%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 9.96% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -96.41 | Cagr: -5.16%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈33.4m ; Y1≈29.3m ; Y5≈23.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 21.80 (EV 380.1m - Net Debt 111.5m = Equity 268.6m / Shares 12.3m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 63.79 | EPS CAGR: 7.66% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 91.91 | Revenue CAGR: 3.99% | SUE: -1.06 | # QB: -1
EPS current Quarter (2026-10-31): EPS=0.55 | Chg30d=-8.83% | Revisions=-50% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2027-01-31): EPS=3.57 | Chg30d=+1.04% | Revisions=-57% | GrowthEPS=-10.5% | GrowthRev=-3.9%
EPS next Year (2028-01-31): EPS=3.95 | Chg30d=+0.19% | Revisions=-50% | GrowthEPS=+10.6% | GrowthRev=+4.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -77% (up=0, down=10)