Barnes & Noble (Barnes & Noble) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.46 (As of Apr. 2019)

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Barnes & Noble's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 was $0 Mil. Barnes & Noble's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 was $204 Mil. Barnes & Noble's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 was $444 Mil. Barnes & Noble's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 was 0.46.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Barnes & Noble's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BKS's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Barnes & Noble Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Barnes & Noble's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Barnes & Noble Annual Data

Trend

Apr10

Apr11

Apr12

Apr13

Apr14

Apr15

Apr16

Apr17

Apr18

Apr19

Debt-to-Equity

0.08

0.11

0.39

0.46

Barnes & Noble Quarterly Data
	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Jan16	Apr16	Jul16	Oct16	Jan17	Apr17	Jul17	Oct17	Jan18	Apr18	Jul18	Oct18	Jan19	Apr19
Debt-to-Equity																0.39	0.39	0.67	0.27	0.46

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Barnes & Noble's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Barnes & Noble Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Barnes & Noble's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Barnes & Noble's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Barnes & Noble Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Barnes & Noble's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2019 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	203.8)	/	444.497
	=	0.46

Barnes & Noble's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	203.8)	/	444.497
	=	0.46

Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Barnes & Noble (Barnes & Noble) Business Description

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Address

122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10011

Website

http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com

Barnes & Noble is a United States-based company that is mainly engaged in retail of books and products of content, digital media, and educational products. The company operates in a multichannel model, including a physical bookstore network throughout the country, an e-commerce platform on BN.com, and its Nook digital business. The company offers books, magazines, music, DVDs, newspapers, and entertainment content, along with e-reading products under the Nook brand. Retail sales from physical stores and BN.com account for the majority of the company's total revenue.

Executives

Al Ferrara	director	433 LAWNDALE DRIVE, SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 84115
Mark D Carleton	director	12300 LIBERTY BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Scott S Cowen	director	7=6823 ST CHARLES AVE, NEW ORLEANS LA 70118
William Earl Wood	officer: Exec. VP, Pres. of Digital	1901 CAPITAL PARKWAY, AUSTIN TX 78746
George Jr Campbell	director	4 IRVING PLACE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Patricia Higgins	director	11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Irwin D Simon	director	C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Leonard Riggio	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman	122 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10011
Allen W Lindstrom	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC., 122 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10011
Bradley A. Feuer	officer: VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secy	C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC., 122 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10011
Paul B Guenther	director	C/O GABELLI ASSET MANAGEMENT INC, ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 16580
Joseph Charles Gorman	officer: Executive VP, Operations	C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC. 300 SIXTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Tim Mantel	officer: Chief Merchandising Officer	C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC 122 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10011
Carl S Hauch	officer: Vice President, Stores	ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC, 5008 AIRPORT RD, ROANOKE VA 24012
Demos Parneros	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	483 BAY ST, 7TH FL NORTH TOWER, TORONTOON A1 999999999