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Build-A-Bear Workshop (Build-A-Bear Workshop) Financial Strength

: 7 (As of Jan. 2024)
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Build-A-Bear Workshop has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Build-A-Bear Workshop's interest coverage with the available data. Build-A-Bear Workshop's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.14. As of today, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Altman Z-Score is 4.97.


Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Build-A-Bear Workshop's Financial Strength falls into.



Build-A-Bear Workshop Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $25.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $57.6 Mil.

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Build-A-Bear Workshop's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(25.961 + 57.609) / 597.108
=0.14

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a Z-score of 4.97, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.97 is strong.

* 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) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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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