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Build-A-Bear Workshop (Build-A-Bear Workshop) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 18.25% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Build-A-Bear Workshop Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $358.5 Mil. Build-A-Bear Workshop's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $65.4 Mil. Build-A-Bear Workshop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 18.25%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Build-A-Bear Workshop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

BBW' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -37.16   Med: 5.77   Max: 19.05
Current: 14.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Build-A-Bear Workshop was 19.05%. The lowest was -37.16%. And the median was 5.77%.

BBW's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
85.45% of 1120 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 4.89 vs BBW: 14.35

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Build-A-Bear Workshop's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Build-A-Bear Workshop Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Build-A-Bear Workshop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Build-A-Bear Workshop Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Build-A-Bear Workshop Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.84 -10.71 14.33 15.20 18.25

Build-A-Bear Workshop Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.20 15.72 16.16 16.05 18.25

Competitive Comparison of Build-A-Bear Workshop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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.


Build-A-Bear Workshop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Build-A-Bear Workshop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Build-A-Bear Workshop Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Build-A-Bear Workshops Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=65.4/358.547172
=18.24 %

Build-A-Bear Workshop's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $65.4 Mil.



Build-A-Bear Workshop  (NYSE:BBW) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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Build-A-Bear Workshop (Build-A-Bear Workshop) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
415 South 18th Street, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63103
Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc is a U.S.-based specialty retailer of customized stuffed animals and related products. The company operates through three segments. Its Direct-to-consumer segment includes the operating activities of corporately-managed locations and other retail delivery operations in the U.S., Canada, China, Denmark, Ireland, and the U.K., including the company's e-commerce sites and temporary stores. The international franchising segment includes the licensing activities of the company's franchise agreements with store locations in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and Africa. The commercial segment includes the transactions with other businesses, mainly comprised of licensing the intellectual properties for third-party use and wholesale activities.
Executives
Sharon Price John director, officer: CEO & Chief Pres. Bear 1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CTR. DR., ST. LOUIS MO 63017
Jennifer Kretchmar officer: Ch. Prod. Off. and Innov. Bear 1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63114
Eric R Fencl officer: Chief Bearister, Gen. Counsel BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC., 1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63114
George Carrara director C/O LIZ CLAIBORNE, INC., 1441 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10018
Dixon Robert L Jr director 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Vojin Todorovic officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC., 1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63114
J. Christopher Hurt officer: Chief Operations Officer 1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CTR. DR., ST. LOUIS MO 63114
Maxine Clark officer: CEBear & Chairman of the Board 330 W. 34TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Cannell Capital Llc 10 percent owner 245 MERIWETHER CIRCLE, ALTA WY 83414
Lesli Rotenberg director 415 SOUTH 18TH STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Narayan Raghu Iyengar director 415 SOUTH 18TH STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Craig Leavitt director 2 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
David Kanen director 6429 NW 65TH WAY, PARKLAND FL 33067
Philotimo Fund, Lp other: See Footnote 1 5850 CORAL RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 309, CORAL SPRINGS FL 33076
Kanen Wealth Management Llc other: See Footnote 1 5850 CORAL RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 309, CORAL SPRINGS FL 33076