US · BNED
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
- Headquarters
- Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
- Website
- bned.com
Price · as of 2025-05-03
$10.27
Market cap 296.65M
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $44.12 | +329.6% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $4.46 | -56.57% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | — | — |
| Graham Formula(GF) | — | — |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |||||
| 2012 | |||||
| 2013 | |||||
| 2014 | $47.59 | $17.34 | |||
| 2015 | $35.49 | $11.73 | |||
| 2016 | $1,090.00 | $465.50 | $0.00 | $23.02 | $0.04 |
| 2017 | $1,023.00 | $684.32 | $0.00 | $21.10 | $3.19 |
| 2018 | $540.00 | $500.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $339.00 | $165.23 | $0.00 | $17.28 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $243.00 | $168.65 | $0.00 | $11.60 | $0.96 |
| 2021 | $854.00 | $643.66 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $104.36 |
| 2022 | $292.00 | $165.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $204.00 | $236.97 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $6.42 | $46.62 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2025 | $11.15 | $44.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s (BNED) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $44.12
- Current price
- $10.27
- AI upside
- +329.6%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$4.46
-56.57% upside
Graham-Dodd
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Graham Formula
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Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
| BNED | Barnes & Noble Education,… | $10.27 | 296.65M | +330% | -57% | — | — | -4.45 | 1.08 | 0.18 | -91.74 | — | 1.51 | 20.98% | 0.99% | -4.09% | -37.34% | 3.09% | -7.74% | 1.04 | 0.91 | 1.67 | 0.38 | -44.32 | -8935.00% | 275.00% | 41223.00% | -33.53% | -0.31 | -19.09% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 44.13% | 35.63 | -5.77 | 0.35 | 1.46 |
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| CTRN | Citi Trends, Inc. | $47.38 | 395.4M | +219% | -83% | — | — | -3.77 | 1.44 | 0.22 | -17.71 | -1.48 | 1.44 | 37.45% | -5.24% | -5.73% | -31.87% | -13.50% | -8.80% | 1.95 | -123.79 | 1.13 | 0.37 | -8.76 | 25548.00% | 69.00% | -4292.00% | -8.57% | -0.02 | -4.77% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.32% | -8.16 | -23.08 | 0.43 | 2.52 |
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| JACK | Jack in the Box Inc. | $16.92 | 323.23M | +405% | -55% | — | — | -4.45 | -0.38 | 0.25 | 94.78 | -3.49 | -0.30 | 28.66% | -1.23% | -5.51% | 9.02% | -0.64% | -3.03% | -3.33 | -0.22 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 84.86 | 12757.00% | -675.00% | -25889.00% | 20.64% | 0.38 | 3.34% | 4.63% | -20.60% | 30.44% | -189.84 | 46.27 | 2.34 | 1.46 |
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About Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions in the United States. It operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Digital Student Solutions. The company sells and rents new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher hosted digital courseware through physical and virtual bookstores, as well as directly to students through Textbooks.com. It also offers First Day and First Day Complete access programs; BNC OER+, a turnkey solution for colleges and universities, that offers digital content, such as videos, activities, and auto-graded practice assessments; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, school spirit products, lifestyle products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. In addition, the company sources, sells, and distributes new and used textbooks; and sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provides inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to approximately 350 college bookstores. Further, it offers direct-to-student subscription-based writing services; and bartleby, a direct-to-student subscription-based offering that includes textbook solutions, expert questions and answers, and writing and tutoring services. The company operates 805 physical college and university bookstores; 622 virtual bookstores; 8 True Spirit e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; 73 customized cafés and 11 stand-alone convenience stores; and a media channel for brands targeting the college demographic. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
- CEO
- Jonathan Shar
- Employees
- 2.52K
- Beta
- 1.45
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($4.46 ÷ $10.27) − 1 = -56.57% (DCF, example).