Barnes & Noble Inc (BKS) Return on Assets ROA from the fourth quarter of 2019 to fourth quarter of 2018 and for the year 2019, Average High and Low, Fundamental Ratios from Apr 27 2019 to Apr 28 2018 - CSIMarket
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Barnes & Noble Inc  (BKS)
    Sector • Retail    Industry • Specialty Retail
   Industry • Specialty Retail
   Sector • Retail


Barnes & Noble Inc's ROA from the fourth quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2018 and 5 Year Period

Return on Assets, Quarterly Results, Trends, Rankings, Statistics


What is Barnes & Noble Inc's ROA in the fourth quarter of 2019?
Barnes & Noble Inc achieved a return on average assets (ROA) of 0.21 % in its fourth quarter of 2019, this is above BKS's average return on assets of -1.75%.
Barnes & Noble Inc assets over the 12 months ending in its fourth quarter of 2019 are valued at $1,795 million

Despite the company's net income deteriorating, Barnes & Noble Inc was able to improve its ROA compared to the third quarter of 2019.

However, within the Retail sector 133 other companies had a higher return on assets. While Return on assets, overall ranking has advanced in the Apr 27 2019 quarter, so far to 2883, from total ROA ranking in the third quarter of 2019 at 3223.

What is ROA?



Return On Assets (Apr 27 2019)
IV. Quarter
(Jan 26 2019)
III. Quarter
(Oct 27 2018)
II. Quarter
(Jul 28 2018)
I. Quarter
(Apr 28 2018)
IV. Quarter
Y / Y Total Assets Change -3.75 % -0.21 % -11.45 % -10.17 % -8.32 %
Y / Y Net Income Change - - - - -
Net Income (TTM) in million 4 1 -129 -132 -125
Return On Assets (TTM) 0.21 % 0.08 % -7.12 % -7.03 % -6.52 %
BKS's Total Ranking # 2883 # 3223 # 3521 # 3576 # 3612
Total Assets (TTM) in million 1,706 1,784 1,950 1,739 1,772
Seq. Total Assets Change -4.4 % -8.53 % 12.19 % -1.89 % -0.88 %
Seq. Net Income Change - - - - -



Return On Assets Company Ranking
Within: No.
Industry # 25
Sector # 134
Overall # 2771

Return On Assets Statistics
High Average Low
1.27 %
-1.75 %
-7.14 %
(Jul 29 2017)   (Oct 27 2018)





Financial Statements
Barnes & Noble Inc's Assets $ 1,706 million BKS's Balance sheet
Barnes & Noble Inc's Income $ -19 million Quarterly BKS's Income Statement
BKS's Income by Division See BKS's Income by Division



Annual Return On Assets (Apr 27 2019)
FY 2019
(Apr 28 2018)
FY 2018
(Apr 29 2017)
FY 2017
(Apr 30 2016)
FY 2016
(May 02 2015)
FY 2015
Y / Y Total Assets Change -2.51 % -9.49 % -3.97 % -62.07 % 50.01 %
Total Assets in million 1,706 1,750 1,933 2,013 5,306
Y / Y Net Income Change - - - - -
Net Income in million 4 -125 22 -24 36
Annual Return On Assets 0.22 % -7.17 % 1.14 % -1.21 % 0.68 %




Comment on BKS's ROA in the fiscal year ending 2019
In the fiscal year 2019 ROA improved to 0.22 % compared to prior year, due to annual net income growth of % to $3.77 million, and due to decline of value in Barnes & Noble Inc's assets by -2.51 % to $1,705.63 million, compared to $1,705.63 a year before.


More Return On Assets Ratios
BKS's' Return on Assets at Yahoo Finance
Specialty Retail Industry Return On Assets Trends and Statistics
Retail Sector Roa Statistics
Roa Trends for overall market
BKS's Roa Ratio versus Specialty Retail Industry, Retail Sector and overall Market
Highest Ranking Return On Assets
Lowest Ranking Return On Assets
Subscribers only: Roa for BKS's Competitors
Subscribers only: Roa for Barnes & Noble Inc's Suppliers
Subscribers only: Return On Assets for BKS's Customers

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Companies with similar Return On Assets at Apr 27 2019, within Retail Sector ROA
Mckesson Corporation  0.42 %
Barnes & Noble Inc  0.21 %


Date modified: 2026-08-30T01:26:13+00:00


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