SCHL Stock Analysis: Scholastic | NASDAQ
Publishing | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 650m USD | 12M Return: 28.2% | US8070661058 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 14.4M
EPS Trend: -21.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -48.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is a New York-based childrens book publisher and distributor founded in 1920, operating through four segments: Childrens Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, Entertainment, and International. The company owns or licenses a portfolio of well-known childrens titles including Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Magic School Bus, Dog Man, Wings of Fire, Clifford The Big Red Dog, Goosebumps, Peppa Pig, and Pokémon, and produces supplemental classroom magazines such as Scholastic News and Storyworks.
The company operates a distinctive school-based distribution model through its book clubs and book fairs, reaching students directly in U.S. and international schools and libraries, in addition to retail and online channels. Scholastic is generally regarded as the largest publisher and distributor of childrens books in the world, with the childrens publishing industry facing long-term structural pressure from shifting reading habits toward digital media, partially offset by recurring school-channel demand tied to the academic calendar.
- School book fair revenue swings on back-to-school season demand
- Dog Man and Wings of Fire franchise sales lift childrens publishing
- Education Solutions revenue pressured by school budget constraints
| Net Income: 56.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -4.58 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 1.64% < 20% (prev 6.12%; Δ -4.48% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 38.1m > Net Income 56.6m |
| Net Debt (690.6m) to EBITDA (284.3m): 2.43 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.04 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (18.9m) vs 12m ago -25.03% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 54.86% > 18% (prev 55.76%; Δ -0.90% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 123.4% > 50% (prev 82.57%; Δ 40.85% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 24.99 > 6 (EBIT TTM 207.4m / Interest Expense TTM 8.30m) |
| A: 0.04 (Total Current Assets 608.7m - Total Current Liabilities 582.9m) / Total Assets 594.6m |
| B: 1.62 (Retained Earnings 961.5m / Total Assets 594.6m) |
| C: 0.16 (EBIT TTM 207.4m / Avg Total Assets 1.27b) |
| D: 0.67 (Book Value of Equity 656.5m / Total Liabilities 977.3m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 7.36 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.79 (Receivables 186.6m/241.3m, Revenue 1.57b/1.61b) |
| GMI: 1.02 (GM 55.76% / 54.86%) |
| AQI: -2.71 (AQ_t -0.85 / AQ_t-1 0.31) |
| SGI: 0.97 (Revenue 1.57b / 1.61b) |
| TATA: 0.03 (NI 56.6m - CFO 38.1m) / TA 594.6m) |
| Beneish M = -5.40 (Cap -4..+1) = AAA |
As of September 29, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 33.58 with a total of 772,891 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.81%, over one month by -13.25%, over three months by -26.69% and over the past year by +28.20%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 31.80 (which is 5.3% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
Scholastic has no consensus analysts rating.
| Analysts Target Price | 42 | 25.1% |
P/E Trailing = 15.0779
P/E Forward = 22.1729
P/S = 0.4112
P/B = 0.877
P/EG = 1.7059
Revenue TTM = 1.57b USD
EBIT TTM = 207.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 284.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 75.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 39.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 797.4m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 307.0m
Net Debt = 690.6m USD (calculated: Debt 797.4m - CCE 106.8m)
Enterprise Value = 1.34b USD (650.5m + Debt 797.4m - CCE 106.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 24.99 (Ebit TTM 207.4m / Interest Expense TTM 8.30m)
EV/FCF = -93.13x (Enterprise Value 1.34b / FCF TTM -14.4m)
FCF Yield = -1.07% (FCF TTM -14.4m / Enterprise Value 1.34b)
FCF Margin = -0.92% (FCF TTM -14.4m / Revenue TTM 1.57b)
Net Margin = 3.60% (Net Income TTM 56.6m / Revenue TTM 1.57b)
Gross Margin = 54.86% ((Revenue TTM 1.57b - Cost of Revenue TTM 710.1m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 39.71% (prev 57.26%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.26 (Enterprise Value 1.34b / Total Assets 594.6m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.04% (Interest Expense 8.30m / Debt 797.4m)
Taxrate = 36.05% (31.9m / 88.5m)
NOPAT = 132.6m (EBIT 207.4m * (1 - 36.05%))
Current Ratio = 1.04 (Total Current Assets 608.7m / Total Current Liabilities 582.9m)
Debt / Equity = 1.21 (Debt 797.4m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 656.5m)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.43 (Net Debt 690.6m / EBITDA 284.3m)
Debt / FCF = -47.96 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 690.6m / FCF TTM -14.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 802.6m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.44% (Net Income 56.6m / Total Assets 594.6m)
RoE = 7.05% (Net Income TTM 56.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 802.6m)
RoCE = 23.63% (EBIT 207.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 802.6m + L.T.Debt 75.0m))
RoIC = -479.6% (out of range, set to none) (NOPAT 132.6m / Invested Capital -27.7m)
WACC = 4.29% (E(650.5m)/V(1.45b) * Re(8.73%) + D(797.4m)/V(1.45b) * Rd(1.04%) * (1-Tc(0.36)))
Discount Rate = 8.73% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -90.42 | Cagr: -17.69%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -14.4m)
EPS Correlation: -21.80 | EPS CAGR: -17.21% | SUE: -0.56 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -47.96 | Revenue CAGR: -0.79% | SUE: -0.49 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-11-30): EPS=3.50 | Chg30d=+0.43% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2027-05-31): EPS=1.61 | Chg30d=+0.63% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=-13.9% | GrowthRev=+2.8%
EPS next Year (2028-05-31): EPS=2.43 | Chg30d=+0.62% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+50.9% | GrowthRev=+3.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0% (up=1, down=1)