Barnes & Noble Education Inc BNED is trading lower Tuesday after the company announced worse-than-expected second-quarter fiscal 2022 financial results.
Barnes & Noble reported quarterly earnings of 46 cents per share, which came in below the estimate of 58 cents per share. The company reported quarterly revenue of $626.98 million, which came in below the estimate of $663.3 million.
Barnes & Noble said it expects to generate positive non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA in fiscal year 2022.
"Despite overall enrollment declines and many community colleges continuing to offer virtual classes, on a gross comparable sales basis, our textbook business was essentially flat and, despite the global supply chain issues, our general merchandise business grew 78%, as many of our campus partners returned to a more traditional Fall rush experience," said Michael Huseby, chairman and CEO of Barnes & Noble.
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Barnes & Noble is an operator of bookstores in college campuses across the United States. The company is also engaged in providing digital education services.
BNED Price Action: Barnes & Noble has traded as high as $12 and as low as $3.33 over a 52-week period.
The stock was down 20.10% at $7.10 at time of publication.
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