Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
Rank #14HypergrowthBBW · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW) — Rank #14 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.83) · ROE 32.8% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001113809 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. operates as a mall-based, experiential specialty retailer for children in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, and Europe.
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It operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising. The company offers various styles of plush products to be stuffed, pre-stuffed plush products, and sounds and scents that can be added to the stuffed animals, as well as range of clothing, shoes and accessories, and other toy and novelty items. It operates its stores under the Build-A-Bear Workshop brand name; and sells its products through its e-commerce sites and third-party marketplace sites. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- January 30
- Website
- buildabear.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.
Market Cap
$319.46M
P/E (annual)
6.5
P/S (annual)
0.6
P/B
2.0
P/OCF (annual)
4.9
Shareholder Yield
19.9%
Employees
1,200
Industry
Specialty Retail
Exchange
NYSE
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
Safety
1/1 passCash Flow
2/3 passGrowth
2/2 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 1/5 Terry Smith thresholds3 of 5 thresholds not computable from filed data.
What Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
-4.0%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
Buyback tailwind: -16.3% — per-share value needs a total required return of -20.3% once share-count change is priced in.
vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: -2.6%
Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
-7.6%
r = 10% (base)
-4.0%
r = 12%
-0.9%
Net debt / market cap: -7.7%
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / E
Price / diluted EPS
P / S
Price / revenue per share
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
P / FCF
Price / free cash flow per share
Disclosure regression check
A previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported. Worth checking the filing for why.
Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.83
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
3rd of 14 SIC 59 peers
Return on equity
32.8%
Gross margin
55.8%
2nd of 14 SIC 59 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
45.5%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue vs COGS | ||||
| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
—
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
—
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
2.8%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
—
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
1.23
5th of 10 SIC 59 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
1.53×
9th of 14 SIC 59 peers
Quick ratio
0.60×
Net cash
$26.25M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$39.51M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
-0.24
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
0.6%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Dividend safety
Composite score
3.0 / 5
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
N/A
Only 8/9 components determinable.