BBW Stock Analysis: Build-A-Bear Workshop | NYSE
Specialty Retail | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 301m USD | 12M Return: -63.5% | US1200761047 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 22.1M
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 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: 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 September 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 25.77 with a total of 355,169 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +6.38%, over one month by -33.96%, over three months by -18.75% and over the past year by -63.47%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 23.80 (which is 7.6% 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 | 43 | 66.9% |
P/E Trailing = 6.299
P/E Forward = 6.7935
P/S = 0.5815
P/B = 1.9735
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 = 412.6m USD (301.1m + Debt 125.5m - CCE 14.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 61.71 (Ebit TTM 66.7m / Interest Expense TTM 1.08m)
EV/FCF = 16.81x (Enterprise Value 412.6m / FCF TTM 24.5m)
FCF Yield = 5.95% (FCF TTM 24.5m / Enterprise Value 412.6m)
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 = 1.23 (Enterprise Value 412.6m / 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 = 7.28% (E(301.1m)/V(426.6m) * Re(10.04%) + D(125.5m)/V(426.6m) * Rd(0.86%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 10.04% (= 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=0.60 | Chg30d=-29.30% | Revisions=-50% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2027-01-31): EPS=3.62 | Chg30d=-12.52% | Revisions=-57% | GrowthEPS=-9.4% | GrowthRev=-3.8%
EPS next Year (2028-01-31): EPS=3.79 | Chg30d=-12.00% | Revisions=-50% | GrowthEPS=+4.8% | GrowthRev=+4.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -77% (up=0, down=10)