Scholastic Corporation

NasdaqGS:SCHL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$700.3m

Scholastic Valuation

Is SCHL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of SCHL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: SCHL ($24.27) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($53.79)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SCHL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SCHL?

Key metric: As SCHL is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SCHL. This is calculated by dividing SCHL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SCHL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio28.7x
EarningsUS$23.80m
Market CapUS$700.34m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SCHL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SCHL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average30x
NYT New York Times
30.5x12.3%US$8.6b
NWSA News
46.1x15.3%US$16.8b
PUBM PubMatic
40.5x-3.2%US$710.8m
GTN Gray Television
2.9x-29.4%US$446.3m
SCHL Scholastic
28.7x60.8%US$700.3m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SCHL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.7x) compared to the peer average (30x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SCHL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Media Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
DISH DISH Network
2.5x-71.9%US$3.08b
GTN Gray Television
2.9x-29.4%US$446.27m
ABLV Able View Global
3.8xn/aUS$36.23m
ANTE AirNet Technology
0.3xn/aUS$7.66m
SCHL 28.7xIndustry Avg. 14.6xNo. of Companies7PE01632486480+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SCHL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.7x) compared to the US Media industry average (14.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SCHL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SCHL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio28.7x
Fair PE Ratio33.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SCHL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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