Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/B	1.38	BBW's P/B is ranked higher than 80% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 1.40 vs. BBW: 1.38 )	BBW' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 0.39   Max: 7.55 Current: 1.38 0.39 7.55
P/S	0.28	BBW's P/S is ranked higher than 76% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 0.50 vs. BBW: 0.28 )	BBW' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.14   Max: 2.2 Current: 0.28 0.14 2.2
PFCF	14.89	BBW's PFCF is ranked lower than 66% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 14.90 vs. BBW: 14.89 )	BBW' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 2.67   Max: 487 Current: 14.89 2.67 487
EV-to-EBIT	-1.55	BBW's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 58% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 12.56 vs. BBW: -1.55 )	BBW' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 3.2   Max: 26.8 Current: -1.55 3.2 26.8
Shiller P/E	142.1	BBW's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 99% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 17.09 vs. BBW: 142.1 )	BBW' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 3.62   Max: 162.33 Current: 142.1 3.62 162.33

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	4.2	BBW's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 63% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 5.70 vs. BBW: 4.2 )	BBW' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 2.3   Max: 39.1 Current: 4.2 2.3 39.1
Price/Tangible Book	1.5	BBW's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than 54% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 2.30 vs. BBW: 1.5 )	BBW' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range Min: 0.7   Max: 7 Current: 1.5 0.7 7
Price/DCF (Projected)	0.7	BBW's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than 68% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. BBW: 0.7 )	BBW' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 0.3   Max: 0.8 Current: 0.7 0.3 0.8
Price/Median PS Value	0.9	BBW's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 66% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. BBW: 0.9 )	BBW' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.5   Max: 6.2 Current: 0.9 0.5 6.2
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	3.20	BBW's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 71% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 8.60 vs. BBW: 3.20 )	BBW' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 3.7   Max: 31.4 Current: 3.2 3.7 31.4
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	6.64	BBW's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 80% of the 493 Companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. ( Industry Median: 10.22 vs. BBW: 6.64 )	BBW' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: -5.7   Max: 61.7 Current: 6.64 -5.7 61.7

Business Description

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is a Delware corporation formed in September 1997. The Company is a specialty retailer of plush animals and related products. It provides a 'make your own stuffed animal' interactive retail-entertainment experience. As of December 31, 2011, the Company operated 346 company-owned retail stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France including 288 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores in the United States and Canada and 58 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In addition, franchisees operated 79 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores in other international locations. The Company offers an extensive and coordinated selection of merchandise, including over 30 different styles of animals to be stuffed and a wide variety of clothing, shoes and accessories for the stuffed animals as well as other brand appropriate toy and accessory items.Its concept appeals to a range of age groups and demographics, including children, teens, parents and grandparents. To attract the Company' target guests, it has designed its stores to provide a 'theme park' destination in the mall that is open and inviting with an entryway that spans the majority of its storefront and highly visual and colorful teddy bear themes and displays. The duration of a guest's experience could vary greatly depending on his or her preferences. While most guests choose to participate in the full animal-making process and all eight stations, a process which averages 45 minutes to complete, guests could also visit a Build-A-Bear Workshop store and purchase items such as clothing, accessories, its Bear Buck$(r) gift certificates, Bear Bills(r) virtual world currency or pre-made animals in only a few minutes. The Company's clothing is inspired by human fashion and includes authentic details such as functional buttons, working pockets, belt loops and zippers and has child-friendly, easy-to-dress details such as an opening for the stuffed animal's tail and adjustable closures to help fit any size animal. The Company enhances the authentic nature of a number of its products with strategic product licensing relationships with brands that are in demand with its guests such as officially sanctioned NFL(r), NBA(r), MLB(r) and FIFA(tm) team apparel, Skechers(r) shoes or Limited Too(r) clothing. Through the Company's in-house design and product development team, it has developed a coordinated, creative and merchandise assortment, including a variety of animals, clothing, shoes and accessories. The Company's stuffed animal skins and clothing are produced from high quality man-made materials or natural fibers such as cotton, and the stuffing is made of a high-grade polyester fiber. The Company competes with toy retailers, such as Wal-Mart, Toys 'R' Us, Target, Kmart and Sears and other discount chains, as well as with a number of companies that sell teddy bears and dolls in the United States, including, but not limited to, Ty, Fi
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