We provide trade advice to complement the prevailing
expert consensus on Barnes Noble Education. Our dynamic recommendation engine uses a multidimensional algorithm to analyze the company's potential to grow using all technical and fundamental data available at the time. This firm dividends can provide a clue to the current value of the stock. Barnes Noble is not expected to issue dividends this year as it is trying to preserve or re-invest any of the funds available for distribution to stakeholders.
Typically, a company's
financial statements are the reports that show the
financial position of the company. There are three main documents that fall into the category of financial statements. These documents include Barnes Noble income statement, its balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. Potential Barnes Noble investors and stakeholders use financial statements to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although Barnes Noble investors may use each financial statement separately, they are all related. The changes in Barnes Noble's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses that we see on Barnes Noble's income statement, which results in the company's gains or losses. Cash flows can provide more information regarding cash listed on a balance sheet, but not equivalent to net income shown on the income statement. Please read more on our
technical analysis and
fundamental analysis pages.
The goal of Barnes Noble
fundamental analysis is to do accurate financial forecasts. There are several possible objectives to fundamental analysis, such as projecting of Barnes Noble performance into the future periods or doing a reasonable stock valuation. The intrinsic value of Barnes Noble shares is the value that is considered the true value of the share. If
the intrinsic value of Barnes is higher than its market price, buying is generally recommended. If it is equal to the market price, it is recommended to hold; and if it is less than the market price, then one should sell all shares Barnes Noble. Please read more on our
fundamental analysis page.
Watch out for price decline
Please consider monitoring Barnes Noble on a daily basis if you are holding a position in it. Barnes Noble is trading at a penny-stock level, and the possibility of delisting is much higher compared to other stocks. However, just because the stock is trading under one dollar, does not mean it will be marked for deletion.
Most exchanges require public instruments, such as Barnes Noble stock to be traded above the $1 level to remain listed. If Barnes Noble stock price falls below $1 for 30 consecutive trading days, the exchange can delist it. Once the company reaches this point, they will be sent an initial price violation notice directly from an exchange.
How effective is Barnes Noble in utilizing its assets?
Barnes Noble Education reports assets on its Balance Sheet. It represents the amount of Barnes resources that either has an existing economic value or will provide some form of benefits in the future. By effectively utilizing its assets, Barnes Noble aims to generate revenue, control costs, drive operational efficiency, and enhance profitability. Optimizing asset utilization helps maximize shareholder value and maintain a competitive position in the Other Specialty Retail space. To get a better handle on how balance sheet or income statements item affect Barnes volatility, please check the breakdown of all its
fundamentals.
Are Barnes Noble Earnings Expected to grow?
The
future earnings power of Barnes Noble involves the interaction of many company-specific, industry, and economic forces. Earnings estimates embody investors' opinions of Barnes Noble factors such as sales growth, product demand, competitive industry environment, profit margins, and cost controls. Barnes Noble
stock prices adjust as these expectations change or are proven wrong. The main thing to remember is that equities with high expected earnings growth tend to underperform the market because it is usually difficult to meet the market's high expectations. Companies with low earnings expectations tend to do better than expected. Please use our latest analysis of Barnes
expected earnings.
Barnes Noble Gross Profit
Barnes Noble Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Barnes Noble 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 Barnes Noble Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Barnes Noble's
gross profit and other
fundamental indicators for more details.
What is driving Barnes Noble Investor Appetite?
Although in the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission has enforced strong rules to prevent insiders from engaging in insider trading, finding insiders among active shareholders of Barnes Noble is not uncomon. Many companies such as Barnes Noble have both institutions investors and insiders sharing the ownership. Retail investors typically buy and sell stocks in round lots of 100 shares or more. Other other hand institutional investors are known to buy and sell in block trades of 10,000 shares or more. Let's take a look at how the ownership of Barnes is distributed among investors.
Ownership Allocation
Barnes Noble Education retains a total of 48.3 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Barnes Noble Education
outstanding shares are owned by
other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Barnes Noble Education to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Barnes Noble. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Barnes Noble Education as this could imply that something significant has changed or about to change at the company. Also note that nearly two million eight hundred ninety-eight thousand invesors are currently shorting Barnes Noble expressing very little confidence in its
future performance.
| Insiders27.82% | Institutions78.11% |
| Retail Investors | -5.93 |
| Insiders | 27.82 |
| Institutions | 78.11 |
Asset Utilization
The asset utilization indicator refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. Barnes Noble has an asset utilization ratio of 172.63 percent. This indicates that the company is making $1.73 for each dollar of assets. An increasing asset utilization means that Barnes Noble Education is more efficient with each dollar of assets it utilizes for everyday operations.
| Current Assets542.8 M | Assets Non Current629.9 M | Goodwill347.6 M | |
| Current Assets | 542.83 Million | 35.58 |
| Assets Non Current | 629.87 Million | 41.28 |
| Goodwill | 347.58 Million | 22.78 |
| Tax Assets | 5.38 Million | 0.35 |
Another 3 percent surge for Barnes Noble
Latest standard deviation is at 8.72. As of the 20th of July, Barnes Noble shows the
risk adjusted performance of 0.1693,
mean deviation of 6.51, and
downside deviation of 5.7. Barnes Noble Education
technical analysis gives you the methodology to make use of
historical prices and volume patterns to determine a pattern that approximates the direction of the firm's future prices. Put another way, you can use this information to find out if the firm will indeed mirror its model of
historical prices and volume momentum, or the prices will eventually revert. We were able to analyze and collect data for nineteen
technical drivers for Barnes Noble Education, which can be compared to its rivals. Please confirm
Barnes Noble Education value at risk, and the
relationship between the
jensen alpha and
semi variance to decide if Barnes Noble Education is priced correctly, providing market reflects its regular price of 2.51 per share. Please also double-check Barnes Noble Education
total risk alpha, which is currently at
(0.19) to validate the company can sustain itself at a future point.
Our Final Take On Barnes Noble
Although other companies within the specialty retail industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Barnes Noble may offer a potential longer-term growth to shareholders. The bottom line, as of the 20th of July 2020, our up-to-date 30 days recommendation on the firm is
Cautious Hold. We believe Barnes Noble is
undervalued with
below average chance of bankruptcy for the next two years.
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