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How Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. stacks up
BNED · against 571 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Valuation
62/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #216 of 572 · scores higher than 62% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score55 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including BNED · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 62?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 5.1% vs peer median 4.4%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 61% of peers. EBITDA yield: 10.6% vs peer median 8.8%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 72% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 11.3% vs peer median 6.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BNED, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BNED | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 563 reported | 5.1% | 3.2% | 62% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 583 reported | 10.6% | 8.3% | 62% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 151 reported | 11.3% | 7.2% | 66% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 565 reported | 64.2% | 64.2% | 50% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BNED| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 623.0B KRW (≈$449M) | 100 | 65 | |
| 1 | 382.5B KRW (≈$275M) | 100 | 57 | |
| 1 | 412.0B KRW (≈$297M) | 100 | 56 | |
| 4 | 2.3B HKD (≈$296M) | 99 | 59 | |
| 4 | 3.2B HKD (≈$408M) | 99 | 79 | |
| 209 | 503M SGD (≈$382M) | 63 | 58 | |
| 209 | 611M USD | 63 | 37 | |
| 216 | 94.0B JPY (≈$639M) | 62 | 72 | |
| 216 | 113.9B JPY (≈$775M) | 62 | 70 | |
| 216 | 433M USD | 62 | 43 | |
| 216 | 352M USD | 62 | 34 | |
| 216 | 548M GBP (≈$712M) | 62 | 45 | |
| 221 | 3.9B CNY (≈$539M) | 61 | 82 | |
| 221 | 2.7B CNY (≈$379M) | 61 | 76 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score