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Barnes & Noble Education BNED Textbook rental inventories

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$515.1M+11.3%
Gross profit$96.1M+2.5%
Operating income$14.6M-22.7%
Net income$6.7M-62.9%
EPS (diluted)$0.19-67.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$10.1M-39.4%
Total debt$316.0M-13.2%
Total equity$290.0M-1.0%
Total assets$1.1B+3.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$29.4M+29.9%
CapEx$3.7M+34.6%
Free cash flow-$33.1M+25.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$460.6M+21.9%
Enterprise value$766.47M+17.5%
P/S0.3×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.3%-0.3pp
Operating margin-0.3%-0.1pp
Net margin-0.6%-0.3pp
FCF margin-1.6%-0.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-3.3%-1.6pp
Debt / equity1.1×-0.2×
Current ratio1.4×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Barnes & Noble Education in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept bned:RentalInventory.

The official record: Barnes & Noble Education’s 10-Q, filed March 10, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Barnes & Noble Education's textbook rental inventories?
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported textbook rental inventories of $43.66M in Q4 2025.
How has Barnes & Noble Education's textbook rental inventories changed year-over-year?
Barnes & Noble Education's textbook rental inventories increased by 20.1% year-over-year, from $36.36M to $43.66M.
What is the long-term trend for Barnes & Noble Education's textbook rental inventories?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Barnes & Noble Education's textbook rental inventories has grown at a -2.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $28.69M to $26.44M.
What does textbook rental inventories mean?
This metric represents the book value of physical textbooks and educational materials held by the company specifically for rental purposes rather than direct sale. It serves as a critical indicator of the company's investment in its rental-based revenue model and reflects the volume of inventory available to support campus bookstore operations. Managing this asset effectively is essential for balancing student demand with the depreciation and lifecycle costs of rental stock.