Barnes & Noble Education Inc risk profile
39 Normal where most of the sector sits
Measured 1 September 2026 from BNED's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
39 (Normal), driven by Market expectation at 54, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 54 | Elevated | Volatile | One-year price volatility — 65.6% |
| Operating pressure | 16 | Contained | Easing | Operating-margin drift — +6.9 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 29 | Normal | Easing | Free-cash-flow margin — 2.0% |
| Leverage and coverage | 44 | Elevated | Worsening | Net debt to EBITDA — 3.27x |
| Competitive position | 48 | Elevated | Stable | Operating-margin gap against peers — -1.6 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.
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