| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
SCHL Stock Overview
Scholastic Corporation publishes and distributes children’s books worldwide.
Scholastic Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$37.29 |
| 52 Week High | US$43.71 |
| 52 Week Low | US$31.84 |
| Beta | 0.76 |
| 1 Month Change | -4.46% |
| 3 Month Change | -12.98% |
| 1 Year Change | 14.70% |
| 3 Year Change | -0.16% |
| 5 Year Change | -10.92% |
| Change since IPO | 164.00% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
| SCHL | US Media | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 4.1% | 5.7% | 0.5% |
| 1Y | 14.7% | -24.5% | -11.5% |
Return vs Industry: SCHL exceeded the US Media industry which returned -23.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SCHL exceeded the US Market which returned -8.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SCHL volatility | |
|---|---|
| SCHL Average Weekly Movement | 4.5% |
| Media Industry Average Movement | 8.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: SCHL is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: SCHL's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 5,202 | Peter Warwick | https://www.scholastic.com |
Scholastic Corporation publishes and distributes children’s books worldwide. It operates in three segments: Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution, Education, and International. The Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution segment publishes and distributes children’s books, e-books, media, and interactive products through its school book club and school book fair channels, as well as through its trade channel.
Scholastic Fundamentals Summary
| SCHL fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$1.28b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$36.40m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$1.53b |
35.3x
P/E Ratio0.8x
P/S RatioIs SCHL overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SCHL income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$1.53b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$766.80m |
| Gross Profit | US$763.10m |
| Other Expenses | US$726.70m |
| Earnings | US$36.40m |
Last Reported Earnings
Feb 28, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.06 |
| Gross Margin | 49.88% |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.38% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 1.2% |
How did SCHL perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.6%
Current Dividend Yield57%
Payout RatioValuation
Is Scholastic undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
3/6Valuation Score 3/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: SCHL ($37.29) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($504.25)
Significantly Below Fair Value: SCHL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: SCHL is poor value based on its PE Ratio (35.3x) compared to the US Media industry average (16.6x).
PE vs Market: SCHL is poor value based on its PE Ratio (35.3x) compared to the US market (16x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate SCHL's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: SCHL is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.1x) compared to the US Media industry average (1.7x).
Future Growth
How is Scholastic forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
Future Growth Score
0/6Future Growth Score 0/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
8.8%
Forecasted Media industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Scholastic has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has Scholastic performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
1/6Past Performance Score 1/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
-27.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: SCHL has a large one-off loss of $21.5M impacting its February 28 2022 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: SCHL became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SCHL's earnings have declined by 27.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: SCHL has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: SCHL has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (23%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SCHL's Return on Equity (3.1%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Scholastic's financial position?
Financial Health Score
6/6Financial Health Score 6/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SCHL's short term assets ($991.3M) exceed its short term liabilities ($659.2M).
Long Term Liabilities: SCHL's short term assets ($991.3M) exceed its long term liabilities ($96.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SCHL has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: SCHL had negative shareholder equity 5 years ago, but is now positive and has therefore improved.
Debt Coverage: SCHL's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (1554.7%).
Interest Coverage: SCHL's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (17.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Scholastic current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
4/6Dividend Score 4/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
1.61%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: SCHL's dividend (1.61%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.51%).
High Dividend: SCHL's dividend (1.61%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.97%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: SCHL's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SCHL's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (56.9%), SCHL's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (11.8%), SCHL's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Peter Warwick (69 yo)
0.75
Tenure
US$161,250
Compensation
Mr. Peter Warwick has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Scholastic Corporation since August 1, 2021. Mr. Warwick has been Chief Executive Officer of Scholastic, Inc. since August 1, 2021. H...
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: SCHL's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: SCHL's board of directors are considered experienced (6.7 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Scholastic Corporation's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Scholastic Corporation
- Ticker: SCHL
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1920
- Industry: Publishing
- Sector: Media
- Implied Market Cap: US$1.281b
- Shares outstanding: 34.42m
- Website: https://www.scholastic.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Scholastic Corporation
- 557 Broadway
- New York
- New York
- 10012
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/05/18 00:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/05/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2022/02/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/05/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.