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Build-A-Bear Workshop (Build-A-Bear Workshop) Graham Number : $27.34 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Build-A-Bear Workshop Graham Number?

Graham Number is a figure that measures a stock's fundamental value by taking into account the company's earnings per share and book value per share. The Graham number is the upper bound of the price range that a defensive investor should pay for the stock. According to the theory, any stock price below the Graham number is considered undervalued, and thus worth investing in.

As of today (2024-04-25), the stock price of Build-A-Bear Workshop is $29.5699. Build-A-Bear Workshop's graham number for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $27.34. Therefore, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 1.08.

The historical rank and industry rank for Build-A-Bear Workshop's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

BBW' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.82   Med: 1.04   Max: 3.9
Current: 1.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Build-A-Bear Workshop was 3.90. The lowest was 0.82. And the median was 1.04.

BBW's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
59.46% of 703 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.3 vs BBW: 1.08

Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation. It is a very conservative way of valuing a stock.


Build-A-Bear Workshop Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Build-A-Bear Workshop's Graham Number 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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Build-A-Bear Workshop Graham Number Chart

Build-A-Bear Workshop Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.62 - 19.56 23.88 27.41

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
Graham Number 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 23.61 22.81 23.69 24.29 27.34

Competitive Comparison of Build-A-Bear Workshop's Graham Number

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Price-to-Graham-Number, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Graham-Number 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 Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Build-A-Bear Workshop's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



Build-A-Bear Workshop Graham Number Calculation

Graham Number is a concept based on Ben Graham's conservative valuation of companies.

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*9.149*3.65)
=27.41

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*9.149*3.63)
=27.34

* 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.


Build-A-Bear Workshop  (NYSE:BBW) Graham Number Explanation

Ben Graham actually did not publish a formula like this. But he wrote in The Intelligent Investor (1948 version) regarding to the criteria for purchases:

Current price should not be more than 15 times average earnings of the past three years.

Current price should not be more than 1.5 times the book value last reported. However, a multiplier of earnings below 15 could justify a correspondingly higher multiplier of assets. As a rule of thumb we suggest that the product of the multiplier times the ratio of price to book value should not exceed 22.5. (This figure corresponds to 15 times earnings and 1.5 times book value. It would admit an issue selling at only 9 times earnings and 2.5 times asset value, etc.)

Unlike valuation methods such as DCF or Discounted Earnings, the Graham number does not take growth into the valuation. Unlike the valuation methods based on book value alone, it takes into account the earnings power. Therefore, the Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation.

In general, the Graham number is a very conservative way of valuing a stock. It cannot be applied to companies with negative book values.

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=29.5699/27.34
=1.08

* 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.


Be Aware

Please keep these in mind:

1. Graham Number does not take growth into account. Therefore it underestimates the values of the companies that have good earnings growth. We feel that if the earnings per share grows more than 10% a year, Graham Number underestimates the value.
2. Graham Number punishes the companies that have temporarily low earnings. Therefore, an average of earnings makes more sense in the calculation of Graham Number.
3. Graham Numbers underestimates companies that are light with book.


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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