Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of -38.22% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased 412.23% from $-19.19M last year to $-98.31M, signaling decreasing performance

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.76, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 1.04 last year to 0.76 today, signaling strengthened financials

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.27x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio of 3.18 indicates that earnings with margin can cover interest payments on company debt

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s profit margin has increased (-124.07%) in the last year from -4.09% to 0.98%, signaling increasing performance

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s short-term assets of $484.46M exceed its short-term liabilities of $283.60M

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s return on assets of 2.28% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s return on equity of 6.00%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. had positive net income in only 1 out of 5 years, indicating unstable earnings

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased -125.63% since last year from $-65.83M to $16.87M, signaling increasing performance

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 6.50% since last year from $1.61B to $1.71B, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 6.99% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 3.58% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. had positive ROE in only 1 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent returns on equity

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. has an earnings yield of 3.83%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 10.03x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of -14.00 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. had non-positive diluted EPS five years ago; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.49x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.26x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue