Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) continues to climb

Build-A-Bear Workshop Enterprise Value over EBIT is fairly stable at the moment as compared to the past year. Build-A-Bear Workshop reported Enterprise Value over EBIT of 7.00 in 2021. Enterprise Value over EBITDA is likely to climb to 7.93 in 2022, whereas Revenue Per Employee is likely to drop slightly above 104.5 K in 2022. While many traders are getting carried away by overanalyzing consumer cyclical space, it is reasonable to focus on Build-A-Bear Workshop. I will take a closer look at this stock and the latest sentiment generated by sophisticated investors. Here I will also focus on some fundamental drivers that the firm investors should consider in December.
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Reviewed by Ellen Johnson

The company is undervalued at 23.89 per share with modest projections ahead.
On a scale of 0 to 100, Build-A-Bear Workshop holds a performance score of 9. The firm shows a Beta (market volatility) of 1.5616, which signifies a somewhat significant risk relative to the market. Let's try to break down what Build-A-Bear's beta means in this case. As the market goes up, the company is expected to outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Build-A-Bear Workshop will likely underperform. Although it is vital to follow Build-A-Bear Workshop historical returns, it is good to be conservative about what you can do with the information regarding equity current trending patterns. The philosophy towards foreseeing future performance of any stock is to evaluate the business as a whole together with its past performance, including all available fundamental and technical indicators. By analyzing Build-A-Bear Workshop technical indicators, you can presently evaluate if the expected return of 0.43% will be sustainable into the future. Please makes use of Build-A-Bear Workshop potential upside, and the relationship between the total risk alpha and kurtosis to make a quick decision on whether Build-A-Bear Workshop price patterns will revert.
The performance of Build A Bear Workshop in the marketplace will significantly impact your decision to invest in its stock. Revenue growth, profitability, competitive positioning, management quality, and industry trends can influence Build A's stock prices. When investing in Build A, there are several factors to consider and potential outcomes to expect. As a company performs well, its stock price may increase, allowing investors to benefit from price appreciation. However, Build Stock can experience significant price fluctuations due to market conditions, economic factors, industry trends, or company-specific news. This is why investing in stocks such as Build A carries risks, including the potential for capital loss. Stock prices can decline, and investors may incur losses if they sell shares at a lower price than their initial investment.

And What about dividends?

A dividend is the distribution of a portion of Build A earnings, decided and managed by the company's board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. Build A dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment. Build one year expected dividend income is about USD0.57 per share.
At this time, Build A's Dividends Paid is fairly stable compared to the past year. Dividend Yield is likely to climb to 0.07 in 2024, whereas Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is likely to drop (0.59) in 2024.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Dividends Paid22.1 M23.2 M
Dividend Yield 0.07  0.07 
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.42  0.42 
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 17.07 (0.59)
Investing in stocks that pay dividends, such as stock of Build A Bear Workshop, is one of many strategies that are good for long-term investments. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in Build A must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.
This type of analysis is very useful when you want to generate a past dividend schedule and payout information for Build A. Then that information in the form of graph and calendar can be used to fully explain how Du Pont dividends can provide a real clue to its valuation.

How important is Build A's Liquidity

Build A financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Build A Bear Workshop ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Build A financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Financial leverage can amplify the potential profits to Build A's owners, but it also increases the potential losses and risk of financial distress, including bankruptcy, if the firm cannot cover its debt costs. The degree of Build A's financial leverage can be measured in several ways, including by ratios such as the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), equity multiplier (total assets / total equity), or the debt ratio (total debt / total assets). Please check the breakdown between Build A's total debt and its cash.

Build A Gross Profit

Build A Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Build A previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Build A Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Build A's gross profit and other fundamental indicators for more details.

Breaking down Build A Further

Build-A-Bear Workshop holds a total of sixteen million three hundred twenty-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine outstanding shares. The majority of Build-A-Bear Workshop outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Build-A-Bear Workshop to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Build-A-Bear Workshop. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Build-A-Bear Workshop as this could imply that something significant has changed or about to change at the company. Also note that nearly one hundred sixty-three thousand three hundred invesors are currently shorting Build-A-Bear Workshop expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
 2016 2020 2022 (projected)
Revenues USD364.2 M411.52 M408.28 M
Revenues364.2 M411.52 M408.28 M

Ownership Breakdown

Insiders
11.52%
Institutions
89.66%
Retail Investors-1.18
Insiders11.52
Institutions89.66

Our perspective of the latest Build-A-Bear Workshop climb

Build-A-Bear Workshop latest kurtosis rises over 0.31. Build-A-Bear Workshop shows above-average downside volatility for the selected time horizon. We advise investors to inspect Build-A-Bear Workshop further and ensure that all market timing and asset allocation strategies are consistent with the estimation of Build-A-Bear Workshop future alpha. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Build-A-Bear Workshop's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Build-A-Bear Workshop's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different stocks as prices fall.

Our Final Take On Build-A-Bear Workshop

While some firms within the specialty retail industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Build-A-Bear Workshop may offer a potential longer-term growth to sophisticated investors. With an impartial outlook on the current market volatility, it may be better to hold off any inventment activity and neither trade nor trade any shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop at this time. The Build-A-Bear Workshop risk-reward trade off is not appealing enough to do any trading. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Build-A-Bear Workshop.

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