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WOOF vs BNED // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WOOF 3
— BNED 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $2.59 (+3.19%) • MKT CAP: $741.8M
valuation
8.6x
LAST: $12.72 (-1.47%) • MKT CAP: $440.9M
valuation
8.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WOOF VS. BNED)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WOOF | BNED | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 38.70% | 23.40% | +15.30 | WOOF | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.00% | 10.30% | -6.30 | BNED | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 8.6x | 8.6x | 0.00 | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 7.68% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.00% | 2.30% | -0.30 | BNED | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.20% | 1.10% | -0.90 | BNED | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.50% | 6.90% | -9.40 | BNED | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.01 | 1.20 | -0.19 | BNED | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | BNED | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 65.6 | 50.6 | +14.98 | WOOF | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 75.8x | 24.3x | +51.50 | BNED | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $741.8M | $440.9M | $300.9M | WOOF | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WOOF REV | BNED REV | WOOF GROSS % | BNED GROSS % | WOOF FCF | BNED FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.96B | $1.56B | 38.7% | 23.4% | $187.0M | $33.9M |
| FY 2024 | $6.12B | $1.46B | 38.0% | 23.1% | $49.7M | -$98.3M |
| FY 2023 | $6.26B | $1.43B | — | — | $215.7M | -$5.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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