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Financial report summary
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- We are dependent upon access to the capital markets, bank credit facilities, and short-term vendor financing for liquidity needs.
- We face significant competition for our products and services, and we expect such competition to increase.
- We may not be able to enter into new managed bookstore contracts or successfully retain or renew our managed bookstore contracts on profitable terms.
- We face the risk of fluctuating inventory supplies as a consequence of changes in the way publishers distribute course materials.
- Our wholesale business may not be able to manage its inventory levels effectively, which may lead to excess inventory or inventory obsolescence.
- Shipping is a critical part of our business and changes in, or disruptions to, our shipping arrangements have in the past and may in the future adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
- Our business is dependent on the overall economic environment, college enrollment and consumer spending patterns.
- Our business is seasonal.
- Our international operations could result in additional risks.
- Our results also depend on the successful implementation of our strategic initiatives, including implementation of our BNC First Day equitable and inclusive access course material models. We may not be able to implement this strategy successfully, on a timely basis, or at all.
- Part of our strategy includes the successful execution of strategic acquisitions and partnerships, including our strategic partnership with VitalSource Technologies, Inc. (“VST”) and the F/L Partnership which may not be successful.
- We intend to offer new products and solutions to students to grow our business. If our efforts are not successful, our business and financial results would be adversely affected.
- We face potential data privacy and information security risks with respect to unencrypted, non-deidentified personal information.
- Computer malware, viruses, hacking and phishing attacks could harm our business and results of operations.
- Defects, errors, installation difficulties or performance issues with our point-of-sales and other systems could expose us to potential liability, harm our reputation and negatively impact our business.
- We rely upon third party web service providers to operate certain aspects of our service, and any disruption of or interference with such services would impact our operations and our business would be materially and adversely impacted.
- Laws and regulations have been and may be enacted in the future that restrict or prohibit use of emails or similar marketing activities that we currently rely on.
- Our business could be impacted by changes in federal, state, local or international laws, rules or regulations.
- Changes in tax laws and regulations might adversely impact our businesses or financial performance.
- We rely on third-party digital content and applications, which may not be available to us on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
- We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property rights or may be accused of infringing upon intellectual property rights of third parties.
- We do not own the Barnes & Noble trademark and instead rely on a license of that trademark and certain other trademarks, which license imposes limits on what those trademarks can be used to do.
- Our stock price may fluctuate significantly.
- Provisions in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-laws and of Delaware law may prevent or delay an acquisition of the Company, which could affect the trading price of our Common Stock.
Management Discussion
- Unless the context otherwise indicates, references to “we,” “us,” “our” and “the Company” refer to Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. or “BNED”, a Delaware corporation. References to “Barnes & Noble College” or “BNC” refer to our subsidiary Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC. References to “MBS” refer to our subsidiary MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC.
- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (“BNED”) is one of the largest contract operators of physical and virtual bookstores for college and university campuses and K-12 institutions across the United States. We are also one of the largest textbook wholesalers, inventory management hardware and software providers. We operate 1,272 physical, virtual, and custom bookstores and serve more than 5.8 million students, delivering essential educational content, tools and general merchandise within a dynamic omnichannel retail environment.
- The strengths of our business include our ability to compete by developing new products and solutions to meet market needs, our large operating footprint with direct access to students and faculty, our well-established, deep relationships with academic partners and stable, long-term contracts and our well-recognized brands. We provide product and service offerings designed to address the most pressing issues in higher education, including equitable access, enhanced convenience and improved affordability through innovative course material delivery models designed to drive improved student experiences and outcomes. We offer our BNC First Day® equitable and inclusive access programs, consisting of First Day Complete and First Day, which provide faculty required course materials on or before the first day of class at below market rates, as compared to the total retail price for the same course materials if purchased separately (a la carte) and students are billed the below market rate directly by the institution as a course charge or included in tuition. During the 39 weeks ended January 27, 2024, BNC First Day total revenue increased by $136 million, or 44%, to $445 million compared to $309 million during the prior year period. These programs have allowed us to reverse historical long-term trends in course materials revenue declines as the growth of our BNC First Day programs offsets declines in a la carte courseware sales and closed store sales.