Barnes & Noble Education (Barnes & Noble Education) Debt-to-Equity : 5.51 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Barnes & Noble Education Debt-to-Equity?

Barnes & Noble Education's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $350 Mil. Barnes & Noble Education's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $185 Mil. Barnes & Noble Education's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $97 Mil. Barnes & Noble Education's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 5.51.

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 Education's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BNED' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04 Med: 1.26 Max: 7.4
Current: 5.51

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Barnes & Noble Education was 7.40. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 1.26.

BNED's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
96.51% of 1004 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs BNED: 5.51

Barnes & Noble Education Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Barnes & Noble Education Debt-to-Equity Chart

Barnes & Noble Education Annual Data

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Apr20

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Apr23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.30

1.09

1.55

2.38

3.57

Barnes & Noble Education Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.34	3.57	7.40	4.91	5.51

Competitive Comparison of Barnes & Noble Education's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Barnes & Noble Education'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 Education's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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

Barnes & Noble Education Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Barnes & Noble Education's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 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
	=	(99.98	+	366.905)	/	130.751
	=	3.57

Barnes & Noble Education's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 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
	=	(349.612	+	185.417)	/	97.133
	=	5.51

Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) 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 Education (Barnes & Noble Education) Business Description

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Address

120 Mountain View Boulevard, Basking Ridge, NJ, USA, 07920

Website

https://www.bned.com

Barnes & Noble Education Inc is an operator of bookstores in college and university campuses across the United States. The company is also engaged in providing digital education services. It operates in three reportable segments: Retail, wholesale, and Corporate Services.

Executives

Kevin Watson	officer: EVP, CFO	1111 STEWART AVENUE, BETHPAGE NY 11714
Raphael Wallander	director	3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, BUILDING E, AUSTIN TX 78704
Steven G Panagos	director	C/O SPIRIT MTA REIT, 2727 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75201
Michael Huseby	director	12405 POWERSCOURT DR, C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, ST LOUIS MO 63131
Denise Warren	director	209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Mario R. Dell'aera	director	C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAINVIEW BLVD., BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Kathryn Eberle Walker	director	1621 NORTH KENT STREET, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Zachary Levenick	other: See Explanation of Responses	840 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91105
David G Golden	director	C/O BLACKBAUD, INC., 2000 DANIEL ISLAND DRIVE, CHARLESTON SC 29492
Miller Michael Connolly	officer: CLO & VP Corp Affairs	C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC, 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD, BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Nenke David W. B.	officer: Pres, DSS	C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD., BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
David A Wilson	director
David Gordon Henderson	officer: Pres, MBS; EVP, Strat Services	C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD., BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Seema Paul	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD, BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Jonathan Shar	officer: EVP, Retail & Client Solutions	C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD., BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920