Barnes & Noble Education: Improving Fundamentals

Given Mahlangu 406 Followers Follow Summary Barnes & Noble Education is pivoting its operations from being a legacy bookstore retailer to being an infrastructure layer for inclusive programs that aim at making educational materials more affordable. This business model comes with recurring revenue, higher sales volume, and more predictable pricing. In fact, this is the part of the business that is currently holding up BNED's growth. But the current sales multiple still prices BNED like a legacy retailer, showing no appreciation of this shift. I expect the mispricing to correct once the financial outlook further improves. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment Thesis Barnes & Noble Education ( BNED ) is transitioning from being a traditional retailer of academic material to offering material-inclusive programs that get billed directly from the student's tuition fees. These are called first-day This article was written by Given Mahlangu 406 Followers Follow Full-time Equity Analyst and part-time retail investor with a bias for high quality stocks trading at discounted prices. over the past 5 years I've been retail investing and learning more about how the stock market works, following the work of Ben Graham and Joel Greenblatt. Equity Markets are fascinating as they give us an analytical overview of how global markets are performing. Seeking Alpha is an incredible platform for me to share my research and analysis with fellow investors and analysts. Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.