---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-22-001688"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBW"
cik: "0001113809"
company_name: "BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T11:27:53.466180+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Build-A-Bear posts record Q3: revenue +9.9% to $104.5M, EPS $0.51 (+41.7%); raises FY2022 guidance

## Summary
- Total revenues $104.5M (+9.9% YoY); diluted EPS $0.51 vs $0.36 (+41.7%).
- Pre-tax income $9.9M (+25.3%); EBITDA $12.9M (+18.3%).
- Raises FY2022 guidance: revenue $455M-$465M, pre-tax income $56M-$63M, EBITDA $69M-$76M.
- Seven consecutive quarters of YoY revenue growth; retail store traffic double-digit increase.
- Inventory $88.3M (up from prior year); used $24.1M to repurchase ~1.54M shares YTD.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-22-001688
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBW
- cik: 0001113809
- company_name: BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113809/000115752322001688/0001157523-22-001688-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113809/000115752322001688/a52988975.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC reported the Company’s 2022 third fiscal quarter ended October 29, 2022 results: revenue $104.5 million, net income $7.5 million, EPS $0.51. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the Company’s 2022 third fiscal quarter ended October 29, 2022
  - Revenue: $104.5 million
  - Net income: $7.5 million
  - EPS: $0.51
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Announces Record Fiscal 2022 Third Quarter Results With Seventh Consecutive Quarter of Increased Revenue Compared to Prior Year and Raises Annual Guidance Total revenues increase 9.9% to $104.5 million compared to the fiscal 2021 third quarter Pre-tax income increases 25.3% to $9.9 million compared to the fiscal 2021 third quarter Diluted earnings per share increase 41.7% to $0.51 compared to the fiscal 2021 third quarter
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113809/000115752322001688/0001157523-22-001688-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC reported the first nine months of fiscal 2022 ended October 29, 2022 results: revenue $322.8 million, net income $27.5 million, EPS $1.78. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the first nine months of fiscal 2022 ended October 29, 2022
  - Revenue: $322.8 million
  - Net income: $27.5 million
  - EPS: $1.78
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Nine-Month Highlights (39 weeks ended October 29, 2022, compared to the 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021): Total revenues were $322.8 million, an increase of 14.6%, including the negative impact of $4.3 million due to unfavorable currency exchange compared to $281.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113809/000115752322001688/0001157523-22-001688-index.htm

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