Bed,  Bath  &  Beyond  –  Case  Questions  

Bed,  Bath,  &  Beyond  -­‐  A  Case  Study  Harvard  Business  Publishing,  Prod.  #:  196123-­‐PDF-­‐ENG    

Description:  The  Bed,  Bath,  and  Beyond  case  requires  you  to  assess  the  future  growth  of  a  

company  by  using  financial  statement  analysis.    You  will  have  the  opportunity  to  work  with  a  

team  in  solving  the  case  puzzles.      The  case  questions  below  are  meant  to  guide  you  through  

the  analysis.  Please  see  the  full  instructions  in  the  course  site.  

Questions:  

1. Assess  Bed,  Bath  &  Beyond’s    (BBBY)  business,  operating,  and  expansion  strategies.    Are  

these  strategies  consistent  with  one  another?    What,  if  any,  changes  would  you  make  to  

these  strategies?  

 

2. Assess  BBBY’s  current  performance  and  evaluate  the  keys  to  its  current  success.    

• How  have  the  important  performance  measures  changed  over  time?      

• How  does  BBBY  compare  to  its  competitors?      

• What  is  driving  BBBY’s  superior  ROE?    How  can  the  Dupont  ratio  help  answer  this  

question?  

• How  sustainable  are  BBBY’s  ROE  and  growth  rate?