Scholastic Corporation is a publishing business based in the US. Scholastic Corporation shares (SCHL) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.
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| Latest market close | $29.73 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $28.64 - $45.05 |
| 50-day moving average | $35.60 |
| 200-day moving average | $37.31 |
| Wall St. target price | $54.00 |
| PE ratio | 21.0791 |
| Dividend yield | $0.8 (2.73%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $1.39 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $29.73 from 2024-07-22
| 1 week (2024-07-17) | -21.70% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-06-24) | -15.47% |
| 3 months (2024-04-24) | -19.06% |
| 6 months (2024-01-24) | -24.99% |
| 1 year (2023-07-24) | -31.55% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-07-22) | -28.64% |
| 3 years (2021-07-23) | 33.32 |
| 5 years (2019-07-24) | 32.3046 |
Valuing Scholastic Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Scholastic Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Scholastic Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, Scholastic Corporation shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Scholastic Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.63. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Scholastic Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Scholastic Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $100 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Scholastic Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $1.6 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 12.7% |
| Gross profit TTM | $877.4 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.3% |
| Return on equity TTM | 1.12% |
| Profit margin | 0.76% |
| Book value | $34.87 |
| Market Capitalization | $826.4 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 57.55% of net profits
Recently Scholastic Corporation has paid out, on average, around 57.55% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.73% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Scholastic Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 2.73% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Scholastic Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.8 per share.
Scholastic Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Scholastic Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 16 June 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 August 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Scholastic Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 16 January 2001. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Scholastic Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Scholastic Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Scholastic Corporation's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Scholastic Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $28.64 up to $45.0462. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Scholastic Corporation's is 1.022. This would suggest that Scholastic Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Scholastic Corporation publishes and distributes children's books worldwide. It operates in three segments: Children's Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, and International. The Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment engages in publication and distribution of children's books, eBooks, media, and interactive products through its school book clubs and fair channels, and trade channel. Its original publications include the Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Bad Guys, Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels, Magic School Bus, Captain Underpants, Dog Man, Wings of Fire, Cat Kid Comic Club, Goosebumps, and Clifford The Big Red Dog; and licensed properties comprise the Peppa Pig and Pokemon. In addition, this segment publishes and creates books plus and novelty products for children, including titles, such as the Pastel Studio, Mini Clay World Candy Cart, LEGO Gear Bots, Never Touch series, and other titles under the Klutz and the Make Believe Ideas names; and non-fiction books under the Children's Press and Franklin Watts names. 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; and print and on-line reference, and non-fiction products, as well as consulting services. The International segment publishes and distributes English and French language children's books; and operates school-based marketing channels, as well as supply original and licensed children's books, and supplemental educational materials including professional books for teachers.
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