
Scholastic (SCHL) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: May 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
508.3M
Gross Profit
301.0M
59.22%
Operating Income
56.0M
11.02%
Net Income
15.4M
3.03%
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
2.0B
Total Liabilities
1.0B
Shareholders Equity
946.5M
Debt to Equity
1.06
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
66.1M
Free Cash Flow
94.6M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
Scholastic Income Statement From 2021 to 2025
Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 1.3B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 718.8M | 705.1M | 786.4M | 765.5M | 628.7M |
Gross Profit | 906.7M | 884.6M | 917.6M | 877.4M | 671.6M |
Gross Margin % | 55.8% | 55.6% | 53.8% | 53.4% | 51.6% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | 822.3M | 803.0M | 756.6M | 722.8M | 622.7M |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Operating Expenses | 822.3M | 803.0M | 756.6M | 722.8M | 622.7M |
Operating Income | 18.7M | 24.5M | 106.3M | 97.8M | -11.6M |
Operating Margin % | 1.2% | 1.5% | 6.2% | 6.0% | -0.9% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 2.2M | 4.6M | 7.2M | 500.0K | 400.0K |
Interest Expense | 18.2M | 1.9M | 1.4M | 2.9M | 6.2M |
Other Non-Operating Income | -4.0M | -11.0M | 300.0K | -5.7M | -800.0K |
Pre-tax Income | -1.3M | 16.2M | 112.4M | 89.7M | -18.2M |
Income Tax | 600.0K | 4.1M | 25.9M | 8.7M | -7.3M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 0.0% | 25.3% | 23.0% | 9.7% | 0.0% |
Net Income | -1.9M | 12.1M | 86.5M | 81.0M | -10.9M |
Net Margin % | -0.1% | 0.8% | 5.1% | 4.9% | -0.8% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 108.2M | 95.1M | 178.4M | 163.3M | 53.6M |
EPS (Basic) | $-0.07 | $0.41 | $2.56 | $2.33 | $-0.32 |
EPS (Diluted) | $-0.07 | $0.40 | $2.49 | $2.27 | $-0.32 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 27600000 | 29600000 | 33780000 | 34527000 | 34332000 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 27600000 | 29600000 | 33780000 | 34527000 | 34332000 |
Income Statement Trend
Scholastic Balance Sheet From 2021 to 2025
Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 124.0M | 113.7M | 224.5M | 316.6M | 366.5M |
Short-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Accounts Receivable | 273.4M | 235.0M | 278.0M | 299.4M | 256.1M |
Inventory | 250.2M | 264.2M | 334.5M | 281.4M | 269.7M |
Other Current Assets | 47.9M | 48.8M | 47.0M | 68.1M | 47.2M |
Total Current Assets | 725.3M | 676.9M | 892.9M | 996.0M | 1.0B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 103.9M | 99.1M | 85.7M | 81.9M | 78.6M |
Goodwill | 485.7M | 275.9M | 275.3M | 258.7M | 263.1M |
Intangible Assets | 87.9M | 10.3M | 9.9M | 8.1M | 10.5M |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | 197.6M | 145.8M | 129.7M | 126.3M | 123.6M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 1.2B | 994.3M | 973.8M | 944.8M | 980.0M |
Total Assets | 2.0B | 1.7B | 1.9B | 1.9B | 2.0B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 157.3M | 138.5M | 170.9M | 162.3M | 138.0M |
Short-term Debt | 33.0M | 28.4M | 27.2M | 27.3M | 207.9M |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 18.3M | - | - | - | - |
Total Current Liabilities | 626.4M | 534.7M | 602.3M | 619.7M | 695.5M |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 341.5M | 89.2M | 73.8M | 69.8M | 74.7M |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 35.7M | 29.2M | 26.1M | 32.9M | 55.8M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 377.2M | 118.4M | 99.9M | 102.7M | 130.5M |
Total Liabilities | 1.0B | 653.1M | 702.2M | 722.4M | 826.0M |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 400.0K | 400.0K | 400.0K | 400.0K | 400.0K |
Retained Earnings | 999.7M | 1.0B | 1.0B | 976.5M | 916.4M |
Treasury Stock | 619.2M | 558.1M | 449.5M | 341.5M | 327.8M |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 946.5M | 1.0B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 374.5M | 117.6M | 101.0M | 97.1M | 282.6M |
Working Capital | 98.9M | 142.2M | 290.6M | 376.3M | 332.8M |
Balance Sheet Composition
Scholastic Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2025
Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | -1.9M | 12.1M | 86.3M | 80.9M | -11.0M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 88.4M | 67.0M | 64.6M | 64.9M | 64.9M |
Stock-Based Compensation | 9.3M | 11.0M | 10.5M | 7.8M | 6.6M |
Working Capital Changes | 4.7M | 33.4M | -67.1M | 18.0M | -79.4M |
Operating Cash Flow | 102.7M | 147.8M | 118.7M | 201.2M | -1.5M |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | -52.2M | -58.4M | -62.0M | -42.0M | -47.2M |
Acquisitions | -176.2M | -8.5M | -10.7M | 0 | 0 |
Investment Purchases | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Investment Sales | - | - | - | - | - |
Investing Cash Flow | -252.9M | -89.7M | -99.6M | -43.2M | -50.5M |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -70.0M | -158.2M | -132.1M | -33.4M | 0 |
Dividends Paid | -22.6M | -24.7M | -25.6M | -20.7M | -20.6M |
Debt Issuance | 16.5M | - | - | - | - |
Debt Repayment | -59.1M | -56.4M | -6.0M | -188.5M | -36.2M |
Financing Cash Flow | 78.7M | -239.3M | -163.9M | -425.6M | -86.6M |
Free Cash Flow | 72.0M | 96.2M | 86.9M | 184.0M | 23.8M |
Net Change in Cash | -71.5M | -181.2M | -144.8M | -267.6M | -138.6M |
Cash Flow Trend
Scholastic Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
36.53
Forward P/E
9.40
Price to Book
0.65
Price to Sales
0.38
PEG Ratio
9.40
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
-0.12%
Operating Margin
12.55%
Return on Equity
-0.19%
Return on Assets
1.01%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
1.16
Debt to Equity
42.20
Beta
1.18
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$-0.07
Book Value per Share
$37.80
Revenue per Share
$58.90
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
schl | 615.7M | 36.53 | 0.65 | -0.19% | -0.12% | 42.20 |
New York Times | 9.4B | 29.79 | 4.84 | 17.13% | 12.04% | 0.00 |
John Wiley & Sons | 2.1B | 25.31 | 2.75 | 11.28% | 5.02% | 120.01 |
John Wiley & Sons | 2.0B | 24.78 | 2.69 | 11.28% | 5.02% | 120.01 |
Gannett Co | 570.3M | 5.40 | 2.34 | 47.64% | 4.84% | 497.84 |
DallasNews | 79.2M | 2.68 | 2.06 | -24.74% | -4.26% | 48.55 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.