John Wiley & Sons

Company Profile

John Wiley & Sons had its IPO on 2022-04-01 under the ticker symbol WLY.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Publishing industry. John Wiley & Sons has a staff strength of 8,800 employees.

Stock update

Shares of John Wiley & Sons opened at $35.71 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $35.44 - $35.96, and closed at $35.8.

This is a -0.5% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 355,700 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of John Wiley & Sons have slipped by -1.54%.

John Wiley & Sons's Key Ratios

John Wiley & Sons has a market cap of $2.01 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.1231 and a price to sales ratio of 1.0861.

In the last 12-months John Wiley & Sons’s revenue was $2.02 billion with a gross profit of $1.38 billion and an EBITDA of $315.40 million. The EBITDA ratio measures John Wiley & Sons's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, John Wiley & Sons’s operating margin was 10.77% while its return on assets stood at 4.2% with a return of equity of 1.58%.

In Q1.3333333333333, John Wiley & Sons’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 59.9% while revenue growth was a negative 3.6%.

John Wiley & Sons’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

10.8342

Trailing PE

117.2903

PEG

2.4803

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.31 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 10.8342 and a PEG multiple of 2.4803. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into John Wiley & Sons’s profitability.

John Wiley & Sons stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.6046 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 9.1343. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.0861.

John Wiley & Sons stock pays annual dividends of $1.39 per share, indicating a yield of 3.85% and a payout ratio of 39.79%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.93 billion

Total Liabilities

$705.94 million

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$24.70 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

39.79%

John Wiley & Sons ended 2024 with $2.93 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.93 billion while shareholder equity stood at $937.21 million.

John Wiley & Sons ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $705.94 million in other current liabilities, 83182000.00 in common stock, $1.75 billion in retained earnings and $1.10 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $75.14 million and cash and short-term investments were $75.14 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $22,869,000 while long-term debt stood at $890.92 million.

John Wiley & Sons’s total current assets stands at $477.78 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $153.39 million compared to accounts payable of $43.71 million and inventory worth $30.29 million.

In 2024, John Wiley & Sons's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $24.70 million.

Comparatively, John Wiley & Sons paid $0.40 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$35.8

52-Week High

$48.6231

52-Week Low

$29.7424

Analyst Target Price

$45

John Wiley & Sons stock is currently trading at $35.8 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $48.6231 and a 52-week low of $48.6231. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $45.

Its 50-day moving average was $35.07 and 200-day moving average was $38.28 The short ratio stood at 1.35 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 930.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9261.2% are held by institutions.