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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLYB | -21.13% | +36.63% | +6.44% | +803% |
| S&P | +17.53% | +93.66% | +14.13% | +1,112% |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. engages in the provision of research and learning materials. It operates through the following segments: Research Publishing & Platforms, Academic & Professional Learning, and Education Services. The Research Publishing & Platforms segment provides scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services to academic, corporate, and government libraries, learned societies, and individual researchers and other professionals. The Academic & Professional Learning segment provides scientific, professional, and education books in print and digital formats, digital courseware, and test preparation services to libraries, corporations, students, professionals, and researchers, as well as learning, development, and assessment services for businesses and professionals. The Education Services segment consists of online program management services for higher education institutions and mthree training, upskilling and talent placement services for professionals and businesses. The company was founded by Charles Wiley in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ.
After several years of revenue stagnation, the multidisciplinary academic publisher believes it can expand again. It also plans to jump-start earnings -- with one caveat.
Our three lifters from last week are a top-level supermarket chain operator, a big utility, and a publishing house of long standing.
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $396.80M | -1.7% |
| Gross Profit | $274.33M | -2.6% |
| Gross Margin | 69.14% | -0.6% |
| Market Cap | $2.08B | -20.5% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $0.40M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 5.2K | -18.7% |
| Net Income | $11.70M | 914.8% |
| EBITDA | $70.72M | 0.5% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $81.90M | -0.8% |
| Accounts Receivable | $220.32M | 14.7% |
| Inventory | 22 | -15.1% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $896.47M | -10.5% |
| Short Term Debt | $27.51M | 4.2% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 3.76% | 7.7% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 1.62% | 1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | -$97.01M | 6.0% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | -$85.01M | 4.2% |
| Metric | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | YoY Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 55.15 | 28.29 | 22.01 | - | |
| Price to Book | 3.73 | 2.95 | 3.41 | 2.77 | -24.39% |
| Price to Sales | 1.54 | 1.30 | 1.41 | 1.26 | -11.14% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | -2.68 | -2.35 | -2.42 | -2.08 | -21.02% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 50.18 | 22.65 | 36.39 | 29.59 | -40.54% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 35.35 | 32.81 | 25.12 | 41.78 | -17.01% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.0% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 68.19% |
| Return on Equity | -6.1% | 5.8% | 11.3% | 13.5% | -201.40% |
| Total Debt | $1.07B | $988.78M | $914.00M | $923.98M | -10.10% |
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