What is Barnes & Noble Financial Strength?
Barnes & Noble has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.
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.
Barnes & Noble did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.
Barnes & Noble's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 was 0.07.
As of today, Barnes & Noble's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.
Competitive Comparison of Barnes & Noble's Financial Strength
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Barnes & Noble'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.
Barnes & Noble's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Barnes & Noble's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Barnes & Noble's Financial Strength falls into.
Barnes & Noble 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:
Barnes & Noble's Interest Expense for the
months ended in Apr. 2019 was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the
months ended in Apr. 2019 was $-20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 was $204 Mil.
Barnes & Noble's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 is
| Barnes & Noble did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. |
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
Barnes & Noble's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 is
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.
Barnes & Noble has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.
* 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.
Barnes & Noble (Barnes & Noble) Business Description
Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10011
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 |
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| Mark D Carleton |
director |
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| Scott S Cowen |
director |
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| William Earl Wood |
officer: Exec. VP, Pres. of Digital |
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| George Jr Campbell |
director |
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| Patricia Higgins |
director |
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| Irwin D Simon |
director |
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| Leonard Riggio |
director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman |
122 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10011 |
| Allen W Lindstrom |
officer: Chief Financial Officer |
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| Bradley A. Feuer |
officer: VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secy |
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| Paul B Guenther |
director |
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| Joseph Charles Gorman |
officer: Executive VP, Operations |
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| 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 |
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| Demos Parneros |
director, officer: Chief Executive Officer |
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