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FY 2026 · Mkt capMarket cap $440.66M · View financials
Decision snapshot: ALTR stock price vs BNED: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at BNED's multiple
Needs BNED P/E.
Implied fair value · at ALTR's multiple
Needs ALTR P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: ALTR FY 2024 (ended Dec 31, 2024) · BNED FY 2026 (ended May 2, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Seven fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Capital structure 86% equity / 14% debt · EV / Revenue 0.29x · EV / EBITDA 7.27x
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC. · implied price per share
At least 3 of the last 5 annual free-cash-flow observations must be positive.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.28x
0.24x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-3.81x
0.90x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$561.90M
$8.42M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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