Scholastic Corporation SCHL R2K

Communication Services · Publishing · United States

https://www.scholastic.com

Scholastic Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, publishes and distributes children's books in the United States and internationally. The Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment engages in the publication and distribution of children's print, digital, and audiobooks, as well as media and interactive products through its school reading events and trade channels; and operates school-based book clubs and book fairs. Its original publications include Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Magic School Bus, Captain Underpants, Dog Man, Wings of Fire, Cat Kid Comic Club, Clifford The Big Red Dog, and I Survived, Goosebumps; licensed properties comprising the Peppa Pig and Pokémon; and publishes and creates Klutz and Make Believe Ideas titles, such as Mini Shake Shop, Pokémon Stained Glass, LEGO Miniature Photography, and the Never Touch series. The Education Solutions segment publishes and distributes classroom magazines under the Scholastic News, Scholastic Scope, Storyworks, Let's Find Out, and Junior Scholastic names; supplemental and classroom materials and programs, and related support services; print and online reference and non-fiction products; and provides consulting services. The Entertainment segment provides the development, production, distribution and licensing of kids' and family film and television content. The International segment publishes and distributes English, Hindi, and French language books; and operates school-based marketing channels, as well as supplying original and licensed children's books, and supplemental educational materials, including professional books for teachers. It distributes its products and services directly to schools and libraries through retail stores and the internet. Scholastic Corporation was founded in 1920 and is based in New York, New York.

Market & Price

Market Cap

$747.39M

Current Price

$40.50

High / Low (52W)

$41.85 / $16.60

Beta

1.03

Valuation

Stock P/E

16.80

Industry PE

23.46

Forward P/E

15.17

PEG Ratio

1.80

Book Value

$40.10

Price to Book

1.01

P/S

0.46

EV/EBITDA

13.19

Dividend Yield

1.97%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

1.28%

ROE

6.92%

ROA

1.33%

Profit Margin

3.89%

Op Margin

-8.27%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$2.55

EPS (TTM)

$2.41

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

0.36

Quick Ratio

0.64

Current Ratio

1.18

Debt

$316.40M

Total Assets

$1.95B

Current Assets

$725.30M

Working Capital

$98.90M

Ownership

Promoter Holding

27.26%

Chg in Prom Hold

FII / Inst Holding

94.15%

Chg in FII Hold

-0.01%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$1.09B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$1.61B

EBITDA

$82.80M

Free Cash Flow

$116.30M

Operating Cash Flow

$67.80M

Shares Outstanding

17.63M

Gross Margin

56.22%

Payout Ratio

33.20%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

-0.35%

Profit 5Y

-34.12%

Revenue (YoY)

-1.90%

Earnings (YoY)

PROS

Generates positive free cash flow.
In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

Revenue declined at -0.4% CAGR over 5 years.
Earnings shrank at -34.1% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Period: Metric:

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#	Name	CMP $	P/E	Mkt Cap	Div Yld %	ROCE %	ROE %	Rev CAGR 5Y %	Profit CAGR 5Y %
1	SCHL Scholastic Corporation R2K	40.50	16.80	$747.39M	1.97%	1.28%	6.92%	-0.35%	-34.12%
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8	DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX	101.83	16.29	$176.83B	1.47%	8.46%	11.01%	4.51%	58.00%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Aug 2013	Nov 2013	Feb 2014	Aug 2014	Nov 2014	Feb 2015	Aug 2015	Nov 2015	Feb 2016	Aug 2016	Nov 2016	Feb 2017	Aug 2017	Nov 2017	Feb 2018	Aug 2018	Nov 2018	Feb 2019	Aug 2019	Nov 2019	Feb 2020	Aug 2020	Nov 2020	Feb 2021	Aug 2021	Nov 2021	Feb 2022	Aug 2022	Nov 2022	Feb 2023	Aug 2023	Nov 2023	Feb 2024	Aug 2024	Nov 2024	Feb 2025	May 2025	Aug 2025	Nov 2025	Feb 2026
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	189.20M	598.30M	344.70M	218.40M	604.70M	360.10M	232.60M	597.20M	373.30M	215.20M	406.20M	277.50M	259.80M	524.20M	344.50M	262.90M	587.90M	324.90M	228.50M	562.60M	323.70M	237.20M	-	335.40M	508.30M	225.60M	551.10M	329.10M
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	154.60M	207.30M	123.50M	225.60M	150.30M
Gross Profit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	180.80M	301.00M	102.10M	325.50M	178.80M
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	204.40M	245.00M	193.50M	234.00M	205.70M
Operating Income	-45.90M	94.70M	-34.30M	-86.80M	110.90M	-24.70M	-79.50M	105.10M	-16.40M	-62.50M	112.10M	-24.70M	-101.80M	107.20M	-23.70M	-83.80M	98.20M	-21.40M	-87.40M	105.10M	-60.00M	-57.00M	48.80M	-24.20M	-32.00M	83.40M	-19.50M	-58.10M	100.10M	-27.70M	-99.10M	101.30M	-34.90M	-88.50M	-	-23.60M	56.00M	-91.40M	91.50M	-26.90M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.50M	76.60M	-72.00M	111.20M	-3.70M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-28.40M	48.90M	-97.00M	75.90M	91.80M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-24.80M	33.50M	-25.90M	20.00M	29.30M
Net Income	-29.90M	58.30M	-12.10M	-34.10M	68.50M	-22.10M	-49.40M	64.90M	-9.00M	-39.60M	67.90M	-15.40M	-63.70M	57.10M	-49.20M	-61.30M	71.60M	-12.60M	-58.50M	71.00M	-43.30M	-39.80M	35.10M	-13.90M	-24.20M	68.30M	-15.30M	-45.50M	75.30M	-19.20M	-74.20M	76.90M	-26.50M	-62.50M	-	-3.60M	15.40M	-71.10M	55.90M	62.50M
Diluted EPS	-0.94	1.80	-0.38	-1.05	2.05	-0.68	-1.48	1.84	-0.26	-1.15	1.92	-0.44	-1.81	1.60	-1.41	-1.75	1.99	-0.36	-1.68	2.02	-1.25	-1.16	1.02	-0.41	-0.70	1.91	-0.44	-1.33	2.12	-0.57	-2.35	2.45	-0.91	-2.21	-	-0.13	0.59	-2.83	2.17	2.55

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	May 2009	May 2010	May 2011	May 2012	May 2013	May 2014	May 2015	May 2016	May 2017	May 2018	May 2019	May 2020	May 2021	May 2022	May 2023	May 2024	May 2025
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.65B	1.49B	-	1.64B	1.70B	1.59B	1.63B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	765.50M	786.40M	705.10M	718.80M
Gross Profit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	877.40M	917.60M	884.60M	906.70M
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	779.60M	811.30M	860.10M	888.00M
Operating Income	60.60M	132.20M	103.70M	185.30M	21.10M	10.40M	32.90M	71.70M	89.20M	55.60M	25.00M	-88.50M	-	97.80M	106.30M	24.50M	18.70M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	157.50M	178.40M	85.10M	105.30M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.90M	1.40M	1.90M	18.20M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	89.70M	112.40M	16.20M	-1.30M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.70M	25.90M	4.10M	600.00K
Net Income	-14.30M	56.10M	39.40M	102.40M	31.10M	44.40M	294.60M	40.50M	52.30M	-5.00M	15.60M	-43.80M	-	81.00M	86.30M	12.10M	-1.90M
Diluted EPS	-0.38	1.52	1.16	3.21	0.95	1.36	8.80	1.16	1.47	-0.14	0.43	-1.27	-	2.27	2.49	0.40	-0.07

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	-0.35%
1 Year:	-1.90%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	-34.12%
1 Year:	-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+140.52%
6 Months:	+37.31%
3 Months:	+17.06%
1 Month:	+1.17%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	May 2008	May 2009	May 2010	May 2011	May 2012	May 2013	May 2014	May 2015	May 2016	May 2017	May 2018	May 2019	May 2020	May 2021	May 2022	May 2023	May 2024	May 2025
Total Assets	-	-	1.60B	1.49B	1.67B	1.44B	1.53B	1.82B	1.71B	1.76B	1.83B	1.88B	2.03B	-	1.94B	1.87B	1.67B	1.95B
Current Assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	996.00M	892.90M	676.90M	725.30M
Cash & Equivalents	-	143.60M	244.10M	105.30M	194.90M	87.40M	20.90M	506.80M	399.70M	444.10M	391.90M	334.10M	393.80M	-	316.60M	224.50M	113.70M	124.00M
Inventory	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	281.40M	334.50M	264.20M	250.20M
Receivables	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	299.40M	278.00M	235.00M	273.40M
Total Liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	722.40M	702.20M	653.10M	1.00B
Current Liabilities	-	-	393.40M	422.70M	502.50M	421.70M	429.80M	547.60M	378.30M	387.10M	445.80M	541.50M	501.50M	-	619.70M	602.30M	534.70M	626.40M
Long Term Debt	-	-	202.50M	159.90M	152.80M	0	120.00M	0	0	0	0	0	210.60M	7.30M	-	-	-	250.00M
Total Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	97.10M	101.00M	117.60M	374.50M
Total Equity	873.10M	785.00M	830.40M	740.00M	830.30M	864.40M	915.40M	1.20B	1.26B	1.31B	1.32B	1.27B	1.18B	-	1.22B	1.16B	1.02B	946.50M
Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	44.60M	44.60M	43.74M	43.74M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	May 2009	May 2010	May 2011	May 2012	May 2013	May 2014	May 2015	May 2016	May 2017	May 2018	May 2019	May 2020	May 2021	May 2022	May 2023	May 2024	May 2025
Operating Cash Flow	188.60M	275.80M	228.40M	260.20M	189.10M	156.80M	166.90M	-78.90M	141.40M	141.50M	116.40M	2.10M	-	226.00M	148.90M	154.60M	124.20M
Investing Cash Flow	-73.40M	-105.00M	-141.10M	-121.30M	-124.00M	-345.70M	445.30M	-39.50M	-92.80M	-162.00M	-147.30M	-95.70M	-	-43.20M	-99.60M	-89.70M	-252.90M
Financing Cash Flow	-86.30M	-70.90M	-230.50M	-47.40M	-172.70M	122.50M	-124.50M	12.00M	-4.10M	-32.00M	-25.70M	154.10M	-	-229.20M	-139.50M	-176.10M	137.30M
Capital Expenditure	-45.10M	-55.30M	-50.00M	-53.70M	-54.10M	-26.50M	-30.30M	-35.60M	-65.70M	-121.50M	-95.00M	-	-	-42.00M	-62.00M	-58.40M	-52.20M
Free Cash Flow	143.50M	220.50M	178.40M	206.50M	135.00M	130.30M	136.60M	-114.50M	75.70M	20.00M	21.40M	-	-	184.00M	86.90M	96.20M	72.00M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-46.40M	-90.20M	-111.20M	8.60M
Share Buybacks	34.00M	10.80M	166.90M	13.10M	11.80M	6.20M	3.50M	14.40M	6.90M	27.30M	8.50M	35.50M	0	33.40M	132.10M	158.20M	70.00M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	May 2009	May 2010	May 2011	May 2012	May 2013	May 2014	May 2015	May 2016	May 2017	May 2018	May 2019	May 2020	May 2021	May 2022	May 2023	May 2024	May 2025
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53.4%	53.8%	55.6%	55.8%
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5%	-6.0%	-	6.0%	6.2%	1.5%	1.2%
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9%	-2.9%	-	4.9%	5.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
ROE %	-1.8%	6.8%	5.3%	12.3%	3.6%	4.9%	24.5%	3.2%	4.0%	-0.4%	1.2%	-3.7%	-	6.7%	7.4%	1.2%	-0.2%
ROCE %	-	11.0%	9.7%	15.9%	2.1%	0.9%	2.6%	5.4%	6.5%	4.0%	1.9%	-5.8%	-	7.4%	8.4%	2.2%	1.4%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

27.26%

Institutions

94.15%

Public Float

129.43%

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4	State Street Corporation	4.15%	866.93K	$35.11M
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6	American Century Companies Inc	3.81%	796.01K	$32.24M
7	Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc.	3.22%	672.55K	$27.24M
8	Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.96%	619.68K	$25.10M
9	Invesco Ltd.	2.78%	580.66K	$23.52M
10	Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.	2.75%	575.64K	$23.31M

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