BBW
Consumer CyclicalBuild-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. · Specialty Retail · $500M
BBW — Key Takeaways
✅ Strengths
⚠️ Areas of Concern
BBW — Score History
| Date | UQS | Quality | Moat | Growth | Risk | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 | 52.1 | 76.5 | 34.0 | 15.3 | 42.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 52.1 | 76.5 | 34.0 | 15.3 | 42.8 | 100.0 | +0.1 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 52.0 | 76.1 | 34.0 | 15.3 | 42.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 52.0 | 76.1 | 34.0 | 15.3 | 42.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 52.0 | 76.1 | 34.0 | 15.3 | 42.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 52.0 | 76.1 | 34.0 | 15.3 | 42.8 | 100.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 52.1 | 76.5 | 34.0 | 15.3 | 42.8 | 100.0 | — |
BBW — Pillar Breakdown
Quality
— 76.5/100 (25%)Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. demonstrates outstanding capital efficiency and profitability, placing it among the highest-quality businesses in the market.
How effectively capital is deployed to generate returns.
Profitability relative to shareholders' equity.
Ability to convert revenue into operating profit.
Bottom-line profit as a share of revenue.
Asset productivity — how much gross profit each dollar of assets generates.
Free cash flow relative to market value.
Growth
— 15.3/100 (20%)Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. faces growth headwinds with declining or stagnant revenue trends.
Revenue trajectory over the last twelve months.
Compound annual revenue growth rate over 3 years.
Year-over-year earnings per share growth.
Analyst consensus for future revenue growth.
Analyst consensus for future earnings growth.
Risk
— 42.8/100 (15%)Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has some risk factors including moderate leverage or solvency concerns.
Debt levels relative to earnings capacity.
Total debt relative to shareholder equity.
Short-term liquidity — ability to pay near-term obligations.
Earnings capacity relative to interest payments.
Valuation
— 100.0/100 (15%)Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. appears attractively valued relative to its earnings, cash flows, and sector peers.
Inverse of forward P/E — higher yield means cheaper stock.
Moat
— 34/100 (30%)Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. operates in a highly competitive environment with limited sustainable advantages. The Moat pillar evaluates competitive advantages across five dimensions: Switching Costs, Network Effects, Cost Advantage, Intangible Assets, and Scale & Ecosystem. Sign in to customize moat ratings for BBW.
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How is the BBW UQS Score Calculated?
The UQS (Unified Quality Score) for Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is calculated using a proprietary 5-pillar framework with 25 financial metrics. Each pillar evaluates a different dimension on a 0–100 scale, then combines into a single weighted score. Scoring thresholds are calibrated per sector.
Quality (25%) measures profitability and capital efficiency — ROIC, ROE, margins, GP/Assets, and FCF Yield.
Moat (25%) assesses Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s competitive advantages across switching costs, network effects, cost advantages, intangible assets, and ecosystem scale.
Growth (20%) tracks revenue trajectory and earnings momentum, combining historical results with analyst forward estimates.
Risk (15%) is inversely scored — lower leverage and strong balance sheet health result in higher scores.
Valuation (15%) measures whether Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is fairly priced using earnings yield, price-to-FCF, PEG ratio, and EV/EBITDA relative to sector peers.
Six investor-inspired presets are available, each with different pillar weights: Balanced, Buffett, Munger, Lynch, Cathie Wood, and Graham. The public score shown here uses the Balanced preset. Learn more in our FAQ.