Build-A-Bear Workshop vs Childrens Place
BBW and PLCE side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BBW and PLCE compare
Build-A-Bear Workshop is the larger company, worth 80 times as much as Childrens Place ($353M against $4.4M).
Build-A-Bear Workshop grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.91% versus −15.9% for Childrens Place).
Build-A-Bear Workshop keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.0% compared with −11.8% at Childrens Place.
Build-A-Bear Workshop pays a dividend yielding 3.2%; Childrens Place does not pay one.
Build-A-Bear Workshop scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 2 for Childrens Place), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BBW | PLCE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $353M | $4.4M |
| Share price | $28.69 | $0.199 |
| Change, 1 year | −41.1% | −97.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 58.2% | −99.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.86 | 1.67 |
| Employees | 5,500 | 7,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.1× | – |
| P/S | 0.7× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 2.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.1× | – |
| P/FCF | 14.4× | 0.2× (better) |
| PEG | 0.87 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.9% | 521% (better) |
| Fair value | $50.42 | – |
| Margin of safety | 43.1% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.91% (better) | −15.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.7% (better) | −4.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −12.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −9.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 56.7% (better) | 29.0% |
| Operating margin | – | −8.2% |
| Net margin | 10.0% (better) | −11.8% |
| FCF margin | 4.7% (better) | 2.0% |
| Return on equity | 32.8% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Current ratio | 1.60 (better) | 0.89 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.39 (better) | 0.33 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.2% | – |
| Payout ratio | 22.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | 10.6% (better) | 0.75% |
| Shareholder yield | 13.8% (better) | 0.75% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 75.2% |
| Held by insiders | 4.7% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$376K | $0 (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 23.1% | – |
Go deeper
- BBW stock overview
- BBW income statement
- BBW valuation and score
- PLCE stock overview
- PLCE income statement
- PLCE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.