John Wiley & Sons Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
John Wiley & Sons has a total shareholder equity of $713.7M and total debt of $919.6M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 128.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $2.7B and $1.9B respectively. John Wiley & Sons's EBIT is $227.5M making its interest coverage ratio 4.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $82.5M.
Key information
128.9%
Debt to equity ratio
US$919.62m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4.5x |
| Cash | US$82.55m |
| Equity | US$713.67m |
| Total liabilities | US$1.94b |
| Total assets | US$2.65b |
Recent financial health updates
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WLYB's short term assets ($392.8M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($688.8M).
Long Term Liabilities: WLYB's short term assets ($392.8M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($1.2B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WLYB's net debt to equity ratio (117.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: WLYB's debt to equity ratio has increased from 64.5% to 128.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: WLYB's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (21.9%).
Interest Coverage: WLYB's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.5x coverage).