Bath & Body Works, Inc.BBWI
NYSE • Consumer Cyclical
$18.43
P/E
6.04
PEG
—
FCF Yield
—
Rev Growth YoY
-2.3% YoY
Gross Margin
45.7%
Health Score
7/10
D/E Ratio
-3.87
Confidence
MEDIUM
Business Snapshot
Bath & Body Works is a specialty retailer of personal care, home fragrance, and body care products, operating primarily in the United States under the Bath & Body Works and White Barn brand names. The company holds a strong market position in the premium personal care and home fragrance segment, benefiting from a loyal customer base and extensive mall-based store network. With trailing twelve-month revenue of $7.29 billion, it is a large-cap consumer cyclical company with significant scale in the specialty retail sector. A key defining characteristic is its high gross margin of 45.7%, reflecting strong brand pricing power and a largely private-label product assortment.
Financial Health
Gross margin improved to 45.7% from 41.3% in the prior year, while net margin stood at 8.9% on a trailing basis. The debt-to-equity ratio of -3.87x suggests a balance sheet with negative equity, which is unusual but the pre-scored signal classifies this as conservative, likely due to share buybacks or impairment charges reducing equity...
Risk Assessment
- REVENUE DECELERATION — Year-over-year revenue declined 2.3%, confirming a contraction in top-line momentum that may persist amid pressured consumer spending.
- VALUATION CONCERN — Price/Book of 1,379.67x is extreme, reflecting negligible book equity and leaving minimal asset cushion for downside protection.
- 52-WEEK POSITION — The current price of $18.43 is below the midpoint of the 52-week range ($24.46) and far from the high of $34.64, indicating persistent price weakness.
- TECHNICALS — RSI, MACD, and moving average data unavailable for this period; momentum cannot be independently confirmed....