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BNED vs SGU // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE) VS. Star Group L.P. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BNED 4
— SGU 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: SGU
LAST: $12.72 (-1.47%) • MKT CAP: $440.9M
valuation
8.6x
LAST: $12.92 (-1.15%) • MKT CAP: $423.9M
valuation
4.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BNED VS. SGU)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BNED | SGU | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 23.40% | 31.50% | -8.10 | SGU | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.30% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 8.6x | 4.5x | +4.10 | SGU | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.68% | 13.22% | -5.54 | SGU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.30% | 6.40% | -4.10 | SGU | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.10% | 4.10% | -3.00 | SGU | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.90% | 1.00% | +5.90 | BNED | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 6.16% | -6.16 | SGU | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.20 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | BNED | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.6 | 49.6 | +0.99 | BNED | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.3x | 5.4x | +18.90 | SGU | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $440.9M | $423.9M | $17.0M | BNED | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BNED REV | SGU REV | BNED GROSS % | SGU GROSS % | BNED FCF | SGU FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.56B | $1.78B | 23.4% | 31.5% | $33.9M | $56.0M |
| FY 2024 | $1.46B | $1.77B | 23.1% | 28.4% | -$98.3M | $100.3M |
| FY 2023 | $1.43B | $1.95B | — | — | -$5.1M | $123.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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