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
Financials
Stable
Direction over 5 fiscal years
- Free cash flowdeteriorating
- Gross marginn/a
- Gross profitabilityn/a
- Net cashn/a
- Operating marginn/a
- Return on equityimproving
- Share count (dilution)improving
Red flags: fcf_ni_divergence_unfavorable — rating capped at Stable
Monitoring diagnostic of business direction — not a prediction of returns.
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| Fiscal year end | 2017-12-30filed 2018-03-15 | 2016-12-31filed 2017-03-16 | 2016-01-02filed 2016-03-17 | 2015-01-03filed 2015-03-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Revenue | 357.9 | 364.2 | 377.7 | 392.4 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -1.7% | -3.6% | -3.7% | 3.5% |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | 180.5 |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 46.0% |
| Net income | 7.9 | 1.4 | 27.3 | 14.4 |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 0.4% | 7.2% | 3.7% |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.50 | $0.09 | $1.59 | $0.81 |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 455.6% | -94.3% | 96.3% | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Operating cash flow | 21.1 | 16.0 | 32.0 | 34.9 |
| Capital expenditures | 18.1 | 28.1 | 24.4 | 10.9 |
| Free cash flow | 3.0 | (12.1) | 7.7 | 24.0 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?