debt_leverage_profile
0.24x Total Debt / Equity (Conservative)
High
SEC-XBRL
interest_rate_sensitivity
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Medium intensity; China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare-earth magnets and battery-grade graphite is the live chokepoint for auto and EV production, compounded by US Section 232 tariff expansion on steel, aluminum, and copper that repriced the sector's core metal inputs in 2025-2026.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
supply_chain_dependency
High
Medium
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international_expansion_readiness
Low
Medium
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geographic_footprint
Domestic focused with limited international
Medium
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commodity_exposure_profile
Medium intensity; commodities: steel, aluminum, petrochemical resins/plastics, copper, lithium and battery-grade materials (nickel, graphite), lumber, cotton; geopolitical: China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare-earth magnets and battery-grade graphite is the live chokepoint for auto and EV production, compounded by US Section 232 tariff expansion on steel, aluminum, and copper that repriced the sector's core metal inputs in 2025-2026.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
vendor_lock_dependency_score
High
Medium
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business_model_type_primary
retailer / marketplace operator
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
business_model_type_secondary
wholesaler / distributor
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
switching_cost_profile
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Moderate
Medium
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antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
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regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FTC, CPSC, NLRB, CFPB, GDPR, SEC; Evolving consumer protection and data-privacy rules squeeze retail margins.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
product sales / transactional
Medium
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monetization_vector
unit sales / transactional retail revenue
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
pricing_architecture
negotiated / tiered (by institution contract; BNC First Day tiered model)
Medium
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pricing_power_rating
Moderate
Medium
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target_gross_margin_bracket
23.4% Gross Margin (Moderate (20-40%))
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
headcount_cost_structure
Linear
Medium
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marginal_cost_of_growth
Sublinear
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
franchise_compliance_risk
N-A
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
customer_acquisition_metric
Contract-based institutional acquisition; direct-to-student retail sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
network_effect_present
Partial
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
asset_efficiency_ratio
2.8% Return on Assets (Excellent)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Mixed
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
customer_segment_primary
institutional (colleges/universities) / consumer (students)
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
customer_segment_secondary
institutional bookstore operators / K-12 institutions
Medium
SEC-10K 0001634117-26-000070
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations", "27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations", "35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations", "39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.22 (HIL — ~22% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v2
capital_expenditure_profile
1.0% CapEx / Revenue (Low-CapEx Asset-Light)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0001634117
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
BNED
High
SEC-EDGAR