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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

5/24/2013, 3:34 PM ET

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Thursday, May 2, 12:59 PM Midday top 10 gainers: IFT +46%. BBW +32%. STAA +26%. YELP +25%. RTK +19%. NETE +17%. ATTU +17%. OMG +16%. MTSN +15%. TOWR +13%.
Midday top 10 losers: NBL -72% (split). AVNW -15%. CIG -15%. SMA -15%. DXPE -14%. SAM -12%. LCUT -11%. AZK -10%. GTAT -10%. NEWP -9%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, May 2, 9:21 AM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) says same-store sales grew 10% during Q1 with both North America and Europe hovering around the double-digit mark. Management deserves kudos for a store remodeling plan that helped lift sales amid a sluggish mall traffic atmosphere. During the quarter, the company also closed 18 stores to take its total to 333 company-owned stores. BBW +8.8% premarket. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, May 2, 8:23 AM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW): Q1 EPS of $0.14 beats by $0.20. Revenue of $104.3M (+8.5% Y/Y) beats by $4.5M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, February 14, 7:46 AM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW): Q4 EPS of $0.13 misses by $0.15. Revenue of $116.1M (-0.7% Y/Y) misses by $0.35M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, February 1, 12:45 PM Midday top 10 gainers: OTT +31%. ALIM +25%. BBW +22%. ADNC +21%. PSDV +16%. EDAP +16%. ABAX +15%. CRR +14%. CIS +11%. PMCS +12%.
Midday top 10 Losers: ECTE -31%. EBOD -28%. BCOV -23%. CKH -22%. LTM -20%. KERX -17%. CLSN -14%. SDR -14%. CBMX -11%. PXLW -11%. Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, January 18, 11:29 AM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW +4%) says sales have risen by 30% at stores where it has refreshed its design. The company used a low-cost approach which included seeing managers buy materials at Home Depot to help invigorate the look-and-feel of stores. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 12:45 PM Midday top 10 gainers: PSSI +33%. PRLB +20%. CHTP +20%. NYMX +17%. TEN +16%. SPRT +15%. DDD +15%. OSTK +14%. VRS +13%. LOGM +13%.
Top 10 Losers: SPR -31%. BBW -25%. DEXO -23%. PACR -20%. CROX -19%. TBI -17%. LOGI -16%. DFT -15%. NYT -14%. SQNS -13%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 7:43 AM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW): Q3 EPS of -$0.26 misses by $0.36. Revenue of $84.3M (-11.9% Y/Y) misses by $13M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, July 26, 2012, 9:40 AM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW): Q2 EPS of -$0.28 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $80.4M (-1.7% Y/Y) beats by $0.9M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, May 3, 2012, 9:13 AM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW): Q1 EPS of -$0.03 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $95.2M (+0.4% Y/Y) misses by $2.4M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:19 AM Just 2 weeks after issuing positive comments about the company, BMO is downgrading Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW -3.2%) to Market Perform, and sending shares lower in the process. BMO says it has lost confidence in management's ability to execute a turnaround, following Build-A-Bear's Q4 miss, and is unsure if announced restructuring plans will generate sufficient returns for shareholders. 2 Comments [Consumer, On the Move, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 12:07 PM Build-A-Bear (BBW +2.4%) gets a boost from positive comments out of BMO, saying the sell-off after missing its Q4 last week has been overdone and the stock remains attractive. BMO thinks the company was hurt by a difficult environment for mall and toy retailers but should rebound as the economy improves. Comment! [On the Move, Consumer]
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12:37 PM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW -23.1%) CEO Maxine Clark tries to explain away the firm's lackluster Q4 performance in an earnings CC. She says a slow holiday season at theaters depressed the anticipated sales for products with tie-ins to current releases - forcing the company to step up promotions and discounting. 3 Comments [On the Move]
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10:50 AM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW -22.8%) plunges following its Q4 miss, which was headlined by a 6% drop in North American same-store sales. The company attributes the shortfall to the poor performance of new movie releases, which in turn affected demand for products tied to those movies. Build-A-Bear says it will close 15-20 stores in 2012, and also reduce the square footage of certain other stores. (PR) Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 8:26 AM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW): Q4 EPS of $0.34 misses by $0.18. Revenue of $117.1M (-5.3% Y/Y) misses by $11M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, December 29, 2011, 2:34 PM Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW +1%) recalls 300K teddy bears in its "Colorful Heart Teddy Bears" line after warning their eyes could pop out and pose a choking risk. Comment! [Consumer]