Introduction Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) was founded in 1971 by Warren Eisenberg and Leonard Feinstein. BBBY held its initial public offering in June 1992‚ on the NASDAQ exchange. The company utilizes the “big box” retail concept and focuses its product offerings around domestics merchandise and home furnishings. Since its IPO BBBY has been favored by equity investors and long considered one of the best performing retail companies. They have never missed an earnings estimate and have experienced
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Bed Bath and Beyond Cash and Debt-to-total Capital While BBBY’s balance sheet is strong‚ there are risks of having too much cash. Namely the risk of not attracting or keeping investors‚ because of their desire to maximize their returns. When an investor sees to much cash on the balance sheet‚ they may question the company’s ability to manage their capital structure efficiently‚ and therefore question their ability to maximize shareholder value. While BBBY uses their cash for store growth and small
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5-204-270 Revised April 15‚ 2005 ARTUR RAVIV AND TIMOTHY THOMPSON Bed Bath & Beyond: The Capital Structure Decision “Bed Bath & Beyond’s earnings report could have been called Bed Bath & Brag‚” according to the New Jersey newspaper The Record in April 2004.1 However‚ Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) had the performance to back up its boastfulness. Since going public in 1992‚ the home goods retailer‚ based in Union‚ New Jersey‚ had never missed an earnings estimate. For fiscal year 2003 (ending
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Bed Bath and Beyond’s Business Risk Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is a nationwide chain of 575 retail stores selling domestics merchandise (bed linens‚ bath items‚ and kitchen textiles) and home furnishings (kitchen and tabletop items‚ small appliances‚ and basic house wares). In 2003 Bed Bath and Beyond reported annual revenues (gross profit) of approximately $1.8 billion‚ net income of $339 million and net sales of $4.5 billion‚ representing 22% growth in revenue and 32% growth in income as compared
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categorization is superb to facilitate easy tracing / location. Individual store managers have liberty to adjust merchandising mix to suit local taste and placing replenishment orders. Purchasing through central office to get maximum margins‚ low expense structure as there is no use of warehouses advertising is little‚ stores are located in low cost strip malls and lean corporate organization. Expansion Strategy BBBY aims rapid expansion trough opening new stores and enhancing space in existing
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Q. 1: Explain how Bed Bath & Beyond practices the retailing concept. A. 1: Bed Bath and Beyond practices the retailing concept by being value-driven and goal oriented. By maintaining annual sales of 6 billion (not to mention the 15 years of consecutive profit)‚ BB&B has clearly met the customer’s standards by offering convenient and multiple store locations‚ excellent store atmosphere‚ and an assortment of indispensable merchandise. BB&B also practices the retailing concept by giving their
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Bed‚ Bath and Beyond Case Analysis 1. Study BBBY’s historical results in the “Historical Performance” worksheet contained in the “BBBY” EXCEL workbook. What overall conclusion about BBBY’s recent operating and financial condition do the numbers support? Back up your conclusion by listing the six most critical observations you discern from your analysis of the numbers. Conclusion: BBBY is a home goods industry leader in sales growth‚ margins and return on equity. The company continues to
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Business Analysis Part I: Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY) Management 521/MBAY10K3R1 November 18‚ 2011 Abstract Bed Bath and Beyond‚ Inc.‚ (BBBY) and its subsidiaries are a chain of retail stores operating under the names Bed Bath and Beyond‚ Christmas Tree Shops‚ Harmon‚ Harmon Face Values‚ and buybuy BABY. The company focuses on home furnishings and domestic merchandise. The company sells a wide assortment of domestic merchandise. The Fortune 500 currently lists the company at 304.
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Running head: BBBY Case Study Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Case Study Rajib L. Mishra & Sukumar Haldar Corporate Finance (K4115) Abstract Description: The Bed‚ Bath‚ and Beyond case requires that students assess the future growth of a company by using financial statement analysis. This is a team project and should be completed in groups of four students. The case questions below are meant to guide you through the analysis. Questions: 1. Assess Bed‚ Bath & Beyond’s (BBBY) business‚ operating
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Statement of Problem Bed‚ Bath and Beyond (BBBY) currently has $400 million more in cash than they need for ongoing growth and operations requirements. While the company is financially sound analysts and investors worry about the company’s capital structure decisions. Investors do not want to see that much cash on the books and worry that the current capital structure is not the most effective for the future. They prefer that BBBY change their capital structure by paying out excess cash and
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