BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC
Business
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC is an experiential specialty retailer that enables guests to create personalized stuffed animals by participating in stuffing, dressing, accessorizing and naming their own plush toys. It offers plush and pre-stuffed animals, clothing, accessories, sounds and scents, collectible and licensed merchandise, e-commerce services, outbound licensing and entertainment content through Build-A-Bear Entertainment. The company operates through three reportable segments—direct-to-consumer (DTC), commercial and international franchising—and a mix of corporately-managed, partner-operated and franchise store models. It sells via nearly 600 global experience locations, company and third-party e-commerce sites, wholesale partners and licensed retail channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-04-17
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-01-31 | FY 2025 2025-01-31 | FY 2024 2024-01-31 | FY 2023 2023-01-31 | FY 2022 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 530 | 496 | 486 | 468 | 412 | |
| Cost of merchandise sold | 234 | 224 | 222 | 222 | 194 | |
| Consolidated gross profit | 296 | 273 | 264 | 246 | 218 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 229 | 206 | 199 | 184 | 167 | |
| Interest income, net | −801,000 | −861,000 | −929,000 | 19,000 | −5,000 | |
| Total income before income taxes | 67 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 51 | |
| Income tax expense | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | |
| Net income | 52 | 52 | 53 | 48 | 47 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 2 | −472,000 | 192,000 | 196,000 | 145,000 | |
| Comprehensive income | 54 | 51 | 53 | 48 | 47 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 4 | 3.81 | 3.68 | 3.21 | 3.06 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 3.99 | 3.8 | 3.65 | 3.15 | 2.93 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-01-31 | FY 2025 2025-01-31 | FY 2024 2024-01-31 | FY 2023 2023-01-31 | FY 2022 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 27 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 33 | |
| Inventories, net | 82 | 70 | 63 | 70 | 72 | |
| Receivables, net | 21 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 12 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 10 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 14 | |
| Total current assets | 140 | 126 | 128 | 147 | 130 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | 121 | 90 | 73 | 72 | 78 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 71 | 60 | 55 | 51 | 49 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
| Other assets, net | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total Assets | 345 | 290 | 272 | 281 | 266 | |
| Accounts payable | 15 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 22 | |
| Accrued expenses | 26 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 26 | |
| Operating lease liability short term | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | |
| Gift cards and customer deposits | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | |
| Deferred revenue and other | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| Total current liabilities | 91 | 79 | 84 | 101 | 97 | |
| Operating lease liability long term | 99 | 70 | 58 | 59 | 73 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Preferred stock, par value $0.01, Shares authorized: 15,000,000; No shares issued or outstanding at January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, par value $0.01, Shares authorized: 50,000,000; Issued and outstanding: 12,808,954 and 13,257,131 shares, respectively | 128,000 | 133,000 | 142,000 | 148,000 | 162,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 61 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 75 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −11 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | |
| Retained earnings | 105 | 90 | 75 | 61 | 31 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 155 | 139 | 130 | 118 | 94 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | 345 | 290 | 272 | 281 | 266 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-01-31 | FY 2025 2025-01-31 | FY 2024 2024-01-31 | FY 2023 2023-01-31 | FY 2022 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
| Share-based and performance-based stock compensation | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Deferred taxes | 339,000 | 1 | −2 | 992,000 | −8 | |
| Provision/(adjustments) for doubtful accounts | 427,000 | 187,000 | 251,000 | −820,000 | −297,000 | |
| Loss/(Gain) on disposal of property and equipment | −1,000 | 290,000 | 121,000 | 110,000 | 97,000 | |
| Net change in film costs and advances | −272,000 | 513,000 | −2 | −2 | — | |
| Inventories, net | −11 | −7 | 7 | 357,000 | −25 | |
| Receivables, net | −5 | −8 | 6 | −3 | −3 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 3 | −750,000 | 7 | −6 | −3 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 8 | −3 | −11 | −335,000 | 10 | |
| Operating leases | −698,000 | −3 | −5 | −6 | — | |
| Gift cards and customer deposits | −586,000 | −2 | −1 | −1 | 2 | |
| Deferred revenue | 1 | 427,000 | −3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 65 | 47 | 64 | 47 | 28 | |
| Capital expenditures | −26 | −19 | −18 | −14 | −8 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −26 | −19 | −18 | −14 | −8 | |
| Line of credit amendment fee | −80,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchases of common stock for employee equity awards, net of tax | −1 | −2 | −1 | −592,000 | 2 | |
| Purchases of Company's common stock | −28 | −31 | −21 | −24 | −4 | |
| Cash dividends paid on vested participating securities | −12 | −11 | −22 | −292,000 | −20 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −41 | −44 | −44 | −25 | −22 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −1 | −17 | 2 | 9 | −2 | |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash | 199,000 | −180,000 | 15,000 | 767,000 | 514,000 | |
| Net cash paid during the period for income taxes | 10 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 |