Scholastic Corporation

SCHL

Publishing · Communication Services

Price

$46.96

+0.43 (+0.92%)

Market Cap

$1.18B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−19.4% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 34.3M (2021) → 27.6M (2025)

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 publishes and distributes children's books, e-books, media, and interactive products through its school book club and fair channels, as well as trade channels. Its original publications include the Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Bad Guys, Baby-Sitters Cl

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

17.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~7 months

$105M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Scholastic Corporation has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

50.4%

Healthy — 50.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

-8.2%

Losing money on operations — -8.2%

ROCE

-3.1%

Weak — -3.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+9.9%

Steady sales growth (9.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

106%

Turns 106% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

5.4%

Thin free cash flow (5.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.01

Conservative — low debt load (0.01)

Interest Cover

6.85x

Adequate interest coverage (6.9x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

8.9x

Attractive valuation — P/E 8.9

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward

-8.9

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.68%

Small dividend — 1.68% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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