Build-A-Bear Q1 Results Up, Updates FY25 Pre-tax Income View, Backs Revenue Forecast; Stock Climbs

(RTTNews) - Retailer Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW), while reporting higher first-quarter results, on Thursday updated its fiscal 2025 pre-tax income guidance and reiterated revenue view.

In the pre-market activity on the NYSE, Build-A-Bear shares were climbing around 16.7 percent to trade at $49.88.

For the year, the company now expects full-year pre-tax income in the range of $61 million to $67 million, inclusive of current tariff rates, compared to prior year's $67.1 million.

The company previously expected pre-tax income to range from a low-single-digit decline to low-single-digit growth including tariffs.

The company continues to expect total revenues to grow on a mid-single-digit percentage basis.

Sharon Price John, President and Chief Executive Officer of Build-A-Bear Workshop, said, "While we are pleased to see our positive momentum continue into the second quarter, looking forward, we are also working toward successfully managing through this dynamic environment, while balancing our long-term strategic initiatives, particularly related to broadening our global retail footprint."

In the first quarter, Build-A-Bear Workshop's earnings came in at $15.32 million or $1.17 per share, higher than $11.46 million or $0.82 per share last year.

The company's revenue for the period rose 11.9 percent to $128.40 million from $114.73 million last year.

Analysts on average had expected the company to record revenues of $118.9 million. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

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