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Barnes & Noble Education Reports Full-Year Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
Results Consistent with Preliminary Ranges $16.9 million of Net Income and $76.5 million of Adjusted EBITDA Reported for Fiscal 2026 BNC First Day Program Revenue Increases 28% to $760.1 million Total Net Debt Decreases 33% Year-Over-Year to $62.6 million Company Reiterates Fiscal 2027 Outlook of $85 million to $92 million of Adjusted EBITDA FLORHAM PARK, N.J., July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), (“Barnes & Noble Education,” “BNED,” “the Company,” “we,”
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Results Consistent with Preliminary Ranges $16.9 million of Net Income and $76.5 million of Adjusted EBITDA Reported for Fiscal 2026 BNC First Day Program Revenue Increases 28% to $760.1 million Total Net Debt Decreases 33% Year-Over-Year to $62.6 million Company Reiterates Fiscal 2027 Outlook of $85 million to $92 million of Adjusted EBITDA FLORHAM PARK, N.J., July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), ("Barnes & Noble Education," "BNED," "the Company," "we," "us," "our"), a leading solutions provider for the education industry, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended May 2, 2026. FY2026 Financial Results Full-year revenue in fiscal 2026 was $1.715 billion, an increase of $104.6 million, or 6.5%, over the prior year. Fiscal 2026 comprised 52 weeks compared with 53 weeks in fiscal 2025, which modestly understates growth on a comparable-period basis. Comparable store sales increased by $71.3 million, or 4.4%, year-over-year. In addition, total gross margin dollars increased by $28.4 million, or 8.4%, year-over year, with the Company's gross margin percentage increasing to 21.4% from 21.0% in the prior fiscal year. Revenues from BNC First Day® programs increased by $166.3 million, or 28.0%, year-over-year, to $760.1 million, as First Day® Complete continues to see strong growth in institutional adoption. A total of 232 campus stores utilized First Day Complete in the spring 2026 academic term with a total enrollment of approximately 1,249,3011 undergraduate and graduate students, up 31% from 957,000 in the prior year. Full-year fiscal 2026 net income was $16.9 million compared to a net loss of $(65.8) million in the prior year. The fiscal 2025 net loss includes a $55.2 million non-cash charge related to the extinguishment of debt. Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2026 was $76.5 million, an increase of $17.1 million, from $59.4 million in the prior fiscal year, representing an increase of 28.8%. Total debt at year-end was $71.0 million compared to $103.1 million at the end of fiscal 2025. After subtracting $8.4 million of cash on hand, total net debt was $62.6 million, representing a $31.4 million, or approximately 33%, year-over-year decrease. The Company's net working capital position remained strong with $200.9 million of positive working capital at year-end, representing a 7.9% increase ...
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