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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

WLYB • • Industrial / General
Communication ServicesPublishingProfessional & Scientific PublishingScientific & Technical Information
AboutJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. operates as a research and education company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research Publishing & Platforms, Academic & Professional Learning, and Education Services. The Research Publishing & Platforms segment offers scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services to learned societies, individual researchers, other professionals, and academic, corporate, and government libraries. This segment also publishes physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities and life sciences journals; and provides a publishing software and service for scholarly and professional societies, and publishers to deliver, host, enhance, market, and manage their content on the web through the Literatum platform. It sells and distributes its products through various channels, including research libraries and library consortia, and independent subscription agents, as well as directly to professional society members, bookstores, online booksellers, and other customers. The Academic & Professional Learning segment provides education publishing and professional learning products and services, including scientific, professional, and education print and digital books, 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. This segment distributes its products through chain and online booksellers, libraries, colleges and universities, corporations, direct to consumer, websites, distributor networks, and other online applications. The Education Services segment provides online program management services for higher education institutions and talent development services including placement and training for professionals and businesses. The company was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.Show more
  • Revenue $1.68B -10.4%
  • EBITDA $370M +61.2%
  • Net Income $84M +142.0%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.53 +141.9%
  • Gross Margin 74.29% +7.6%
  • EBITDA Margin 22.03% +80.0%
  • Operating Margin 13.2% +373.0%
  • Net Margin 5.02% +146.9%
  • ROE 11.28% +150.3%
  • ROIC 10.68% +358.6%
  • Debt/Equity 1.20 -0.3%
  • Interest Coverage 4.21 +295.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 4.2%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 16 (bottom 16%)
  • ✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 2.0%

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-0.82%
5Y-1.74%
3Y-6.96%
TTM-5.33%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-7.16%
5Y-
3Y-17.21%
TTM305.15%

EPS CAGR

10Y-6.42%
5Y-
3Y-16.41%
TTM307.41%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.23%
5Y Avg8.1%
3Y Avg7.85%
Latest11.89%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.288.84M32.9521.54-10.43%6.11%13.74%41.48%1.20
WLYJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.1.36B31.0120.27-10.43%6.11%13.74%10.39%1.20

Profit & Loss

Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019Apr 2020Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025
Sales/Revenue+1.73B1.72B1.8B1.8B1.83B1.94B2.08B2.02B1.87B1.68B
Revenue Growth %-0.05%-0%0.05%0%0.02%0.06%0.07%-0.03%-0.07%-0.1%
Cost of Goods Sold+465.92M460.76M485.22M554.72M591.02M625.34M700.66M692.54M579.72M431.38M
COGS % of Revenue0.27%0.27%0.27%0.31%0.32%0.32%0.34%0.34%0.31%0.26%
Gross Profit+1.26B1.26B1.31B1.25B1.24B1.32B1.38B1.33B1.29B1.25B
Gross Margin %0.73%0.73%0.73%0.69%0.68%0.68%0.66%0.66%0.69%0.74%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.05%-0%0.04%-0.05%-0%0.06%0.05%-0.04%-0.03%-0.04%
Operating Expenses+1.04B1.04B1.04B1.02B1.06B1.1B1.16B1.12B1.24B1.02B
OpEx % of Revenue0.6%0.6%0.58%0.57%0.58%0.57%0.56%0.56%0.66%0.61%
Selling, General & Admin994.37M967.5M983.57M1.01B1.05B1.07B1.13B1.09B1.01B947.44M
SG&A % of Revenue0.58%0.56%0.55%0.56%0.58%0.55%0.54%0.54%0.54%0.56%
Research & Development39.66M40.21M41.43M37.08M38.82M34.37M35.16M32.37M00
R&D % of Revenue0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%--
Other Operating Expenses49.76M49.67M48.23M54.66M62.44M000227.48M77.38M
Operating Income+188.11M206.15M239.53M223.99M194.05M185.51M219.28M208.96M52.26M221.41M
Operating Margin %0.11%0.12%0.13%0.12%0.11%0.1%0.11%0.1%0.03%0.13%
Operating Income Growth %-0.21%0.1%0.16%-0.06%-0.13%-0.04%0.18%-0.05%-0.75%3.24%
EBITDA+343.96M362.71M393.52M385.14M373.38M390.8M439.65M426.72M229.25M369.62M
EBITDA Margin %0.2%0.21%0.22%0.21%0.2%0.2%0.21%0.21%0.12%0.22%
EBITDA Growth %-0.02%0.05%0.08%-0.02%-0.03%0.05%0.12%-0.03%-0.46%0.61%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)155.85M156.56M153.99M161.16M179.33M205.29M220.37M217.75M176.99M148.21M
EBIT191.5M208.05M227.21M229.07M-38.13M190.59M225.26M75.84M-138.04M195.43M
Net Interest Income+-13.79M-14.36M-4.71M-9.72M-11.98M-18.38M-19.8M-37.74M-49M-52.55M
Interest Income2.91M1.48M8.56M11.1M13.38M00000
Interest Expense16.71M15.84M13.27M20.82M25.36M18.38M19.8M37.74M49M52.55M
Other Income/Expense-41.93M-20.35M-25.6M-11.04M-257.14M-9.6M-9.62M-22.79M-239.31M-78.53M
Pretax Income+174.79M191.12M213.93M212.95M-63.09M175.91M209.66M33.1M-187.05M142.88M
Pretax Margin %0.1%0.11%0.12%0.12%-0.03%0.09%0.1%0.02%-0.1%0.09%
Income Tax+29.01M77.47M21.75M44.69M11.2M27.66M61.35M15.87M13.27M58.72M
Effective Tax Rate %0.83%0.59%0.9%0.79%1.18%0.84%0.71%0.52%1.07%0.59%
Net Income+145.78M113.64M192.19M168.26M-74.29M148.26M148.31M17.23M-200.32M84.16M
Net Margin %0.08%0.07%0.11%0.09%-0.04%0.08%0.07%0.01%-0.11%0.05%
Net Income Growth %-0.18%-0.22%0.69%-0.12%-1.44%3%0%-0.88%-12.62%1.42%
Net Income (Continuing)145.78M113.64M192.19M168.26M-74.29M148.26M148.31M17.23M-200.32M84.16M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+2.481.953.322.91-1.322.632.620.31-3.651.53
EPS Growth %-0.16%-0.21%0.7%-0.12%-1.45%2.99%-0%-0.88%-12.77%1.42%
EPS (Basic)2.531.993.352.94-1.322.652.660.31-3.651.56
Diluted Shares Outstanding58.73M58.2M57.89M57.84M56.21M56.46M56.6M56.35M54.95M54.83M
Basic Shares Outstanding57.56M57.17M57.41M57.19M56.21M55.93M55.76M55.56M54.95M54.05M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.48%0.63%0.38%0.45%-0.52%0.52%4.49%-0.9%

Balance Sheet

Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019Apr 2020Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025
Total Current Assets+670.68M359.74M479.97M490.78M614.93M526.3M550.87M541.28M454.04M439.88M
Cash & Short-Term Investments363.81M58.52M169.77M92.89M202.46M93.8M100.4M106.71M83.25M85.88M
Cash Only363.81M58.52M169.77M92.89M202.46M93.8M100.4M106.71M83.25M85.88M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable167.64M188.68M212.38M306.63M309.38M311.57M331.96M310.12M224.2M228.41M
Days Sales Outstanding35.4340.0743.1662.1861.6658.5858.1756.0443.6949.7
Inventory57.78M47.85M39.49M35.58M43.61M42.54M36.59M30.73M26.22M22.88M
Days Inventory Outstanding45.2637.9129.7123.4126.9324.8319.0616.216.5119.36
Other Current Assets00067.44M59.47M081.92M93.71M120.38M102.72M
Total Non-Current Assets+2.25B2.25B2.36B2.45B2.55B2.92B2.81B2.57B2.27B2.25B
Property, Plant & Equipment214.77M252.49M289.93M289.02M440.72M403.7M383.29M338.35M261.51M228.25M
Fixed Asset Turnover8.04x6.81x6.19x6.23x4.16x4.81x5.43x5.97x7.16x7.35x
Goodwill951.66M982.1M1.02B1.1B1.12B1.3B1.3B1.2B1.09B1.12B
Intangible Assets949.13M927.37M926.88M928.04M861.05M1.06B931.43M854.79M615.69M595.04M
Long-Term Investments03.9M-106.46M-107.59M-119.13M-172.9M-180.06M-144.04M00
Other Non-Current Assets134.85M84.52M85.8M97.31M135.31M147.28M193.97M170.34M302.88M306.78M
Total Assets+2.92B2.61B2.84B2.94B3.17B3.45B3.36B3.11B2.73B2.69B
Asset Turnover0.59x0.66x0.63x0.61x0.58x0.56x0.62x0.65x0.69x0.62x
Asset Growth %-0.03%-0.11%0.09%0.03%0.08%0.09%-0.02%-0.08%-0.12%-0.01%
Total Current Liabilities+781.81M787.86M874.31M870.56M927.27M988.97M969.42M895.55M873.28M820.86M
Accounts Payable166.22M139.21M90.1M90.98M93.69M95.79M77.44M84.33M55.66M60.95M
Days Payables Outstanding130.22110.2867.7759.8657.8655.9140.3444.4435.0451.57
Short-Term Debt000031.18M34.94M39.33M5M7.5M10M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities92.91M102.06M112.03M80.8M155.82M157.5M178.91M201.4M220.14M93.12M
Current Ratio0.86x0.46x0.55x0.56x0.66x0.53x0.57x0.60x0.52x0.54x
Quick Ratio0.78x0.40x0.50x0.52x0.62x0.49x0.53x0.57x0.49x0.51x
Cash Conversion Cycle-49.52-32.295.0925.7230.7327.4936.8927.7925.1617.48
Total Non-Current Liabilities+1.1B815.22M774.58M885.09M1.31B1.37B1.25B1.17B1.11B1.12B
Long-Term Debt605.01M365M360M478.79M925.43M809.09M900.82M743.29M767.1M789.43M
Capital Lease Obligations-224.17M000159.78M145.83M132.54M115.54M94.39M81.48M
Deferred Tax Liabilities189.87M160.49M143.52M143.78M119.13M172.9M180.06M144.04M97.19M105.14M
Other Non-Current Liabilities83.14M75.14M271.06M262.53M103.56M238.35M36.58M165.36M139.01M125.62M
Total Liabilities1.88B1.6B1.65B1.76B2.24B2.36B2.22B2.06B1.99B1.94B
Total Debt+605.01M365M360M478.79M956.62M989.86M940.14M883.5M887.28M899.2M
Net Debt241.2M306.48M190.23M385.9M754.15M896.07M839.75M776.79M804.03M813.32M
Debt / Equity0.58x0.36x0.30x0.41x1.02x0.91x0.82x0.85x1.20x1.20x
Debt / EBITDA1.76x1.01x0.91x1.24x2.56x2.53x2.14x2.07x3.87x2.43x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.70x0.84x0.48x1.00x2.02x2.29x1.91x1.82x3.51x2.20x
Interest Coverage11.26x13.02x18.05x10.76x7.65x10.09x11.07x5.54x1.07x4.21x
Total Equity+1.04B1B1.19B1.18B933.62M1.09B1.14B1.05B739.72M752.21M
Equity Growth %-0.02%-0.03%0.19%-0.01%-0.21%0.17%0.05%-0.09%-0.29%0.02%
Book Value per Share17.6617.2420.5720.4216.6119.3320.1818.5413.4613.72
Total Shareholders' Equity1.04B1B1.19B1.18B933.62M1.09B1.14B1.05B739.72M752.21M
Common Stock83.19M83.18M83.18M83.18M83.18M83.18M83.18M83.18M83.18M83.18M
Retained Earnings1.67B1.72B1.83B1.93B1.78B1.85B1.92B1.86B1.58B1.59B
Treasury Stock-640.42M-676.08M-694.22M-746.48M-785.87M-795.52M-813.22M-839.93M-872.78M-925.09M
Accumulated OCI-447.69M-507.29M-439.58M-508.74M-575.5M-490.79M-508.15M-528.9M-528.44M-478.92M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019Apr 2020Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025
Cash from Operations+349.96M314.5M373.77M250.83M288.44M359.92M339.1M277.07M207.64M202.59M
Operating CF Margin %0.2%0.18%0.21%0.14%0.16%0.19%0.16%0.14%0.11%0.12%
Operating CF Growth %-0.01%-0.1%0.19%-0.33%0.15%0.25%-0.06%-0.18%-0.25%-0.02%
Net Income145.78M113.64M192.19M168.26M-74.29M148.26M148.31M17.23M-200.32M84.16M
Depreciation & Amortization116.19M116.35M153.99M161.16M175.13M200.19M215.17M213.25M176.99M148.21M
Stock-Based Compensation16.11M17.55M11.24M18.33M20.01M21.98M25.7M26.5M24.98M22.22M
Deferred Taxes-5.86M-2.58M-11.24M-18.33M182.34M-21.98M0-26.5M00
Other Non-Cash Items52.13M96.74M27.7M19.94M65.69M111.38M54.34M185.22M334.84M80.59M
Working Capital Changes25.61M-27.21M-96K-98.53M-80.44M-99.9M-104.43M-138.63M-128.86M-132.59M
Change in Receivables-14.46M-29.89M-14.21M-52.94M-2.96M-7.26M-26.32M26.76M-22.06M7.95M
Change in Inventory3.57M8M13.52M3.82M-2.71M7.84M2.31M-522K5.44M-1.42M
Change in Payables4M-19.86M16.54M7.37M1.16M-20.11M16.37M22.91M-38.46M8.11M
Cash from Investing+-151.4M-242.61M-176.56M-301.5M-346.67M-433.15M-194.02M-98.4M-106.64M-94.02M
Capital Expenditures-93.7M-110.7M-140.91M-86.66M-90.43M-133.21M-121.7M-106.69M-76.08M-61.47M
CapEx % of Revenue0.05%0.06%0.08%0.05%0.05%0.07%0.06%0.05%0.04%0.04%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-37.27M-37.56M-35.65M-24.43M-26.61M-25.95M3.38M15.59M-25.68M-21.3M
Cash from Financing+-285.66M-346.17M-89.62M-17.59M172.68M-47.09M-131.64M-168.57M-107.22M-125.33M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-69.9M-71.55M-73.54M-75.75M-76.66M-76.94M-77.2M-77.3M-76.96M-76.1M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-2.43M15.92M-4.19M3.75M-7.8M14.96M-13.44M-8M-8.5M-6.97M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+256.25M203.8M232.87M164.17M198M226.71M217.4M170.38M105.88M119.82M
FCF Margin %0.15%0.12%0.13%0.09%0.11%0.12%0.1%0.08%0.06%0.07%
FCF Growth %-0.1%-0.2%0.14%-0.3%0.21%0.14%-0.04%-0.22%-0.38%0.13%
FCF per Share4.363.504.022.843.524.023.843.021.932.19
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.40x2.77x1.94x1.49x-3.88x2.43x2.29x16.08x-1.04x2.41x
Interest Paid15.05M15.73M12.22M14.87M23.62M17.17M17.83M36.13M47.1M51.33M
Taxes Paid38.58M33.67M48.71M48.26M41.54M41.06M48.89M50.89M50.83M53.88M

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)13.94%11.14%17.52%14.19%-7.02%14.64%13.28%1.58%-22.45%11.28%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)10.75%11.95%13.36%11.4%8.94%7.57%8.29%8.24%2.33%10.68%
Gross Margin73.02%73.19%72.98%69.18%67.73%67.79%66.36%65.71%69.05%74.29%
Net Margin8.44%6.61%10.7%9.35%-4.06%7.64%7.12%0.85%-10.7%5.02%
Debt / Equity0.58x0.36x0.30x0.41x1.02x0.91x0.82x0.85x1.20x1.20x
Interest Coverage11.26x13.02x18.05x10.76x7.65x10.09x11.07x5.54x1.07x4.21x
FCF Conversion2.40x2.77x1.94x1.49x-3.88x2.43x2.29x16.08x-1.04x2.41x
Revenue Growth-5.23%-0.49%4.51%0.22%1.75%6.01%7.28%-3.03%-7.27%-10.43%

Revenue by Segment

2022202320242025
Research--1.04B1.08B
Research Growth---3.14%
Learning--574.74M584.77M
Learning Growth---1.74%
Held For Sale Or Sold--255.54M17.38M
Held For Sale Or Sold Growth----93.20%
Research Publishing and Platforms1.11B---
Research Publishing and Platforms Growth----
Academic and Professional Learning646.82M---
Academic and Professional Learning Growth----
Education Services324.76M---
Education Services Growth----

Revenue by Geography

2022202320242025
UNITED STATES-995.92M881.79M729.83M
UNITED STATES Growth---11.46%-17.23%
Other Countries353.92M332.88M544.17M529.96M
Other Countries Growth--5.94%63.47%-2.61%
CHINA140.32M150.94M120.21M141.24M
CHINA Growth-7.57%-20.36%17.49%
JAPAN94.04M89.08M84.85M83.15M
JAPAN Growth--5.27%-4.76%-2.00%
AUSTRALIA80.99M79.8M-75.1M
AUSTRALIA Growth--1.47%--
CANADA-83.04M76.51M-
CANADA Growth---7.86%-
GERMANY-59.87M--
GERMANY Growth----
INDIA-43.51M--
INDIA Growth----
FRANCE43.01M34.26M--
FRANCE Growth--20.34%--
US1.01B---
US Growth----
Canada80.64M---
Canada Growth----
Germany75.81M---
Germany Growth----
India38.28M---
India Growth----

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.5x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) reported $1.67B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 7% decrease from $1.78B in 2012.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) saw revenue decline by 10.4% over the past year.

Yes, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) is profitable, generating $101.7M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (5.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) pays a dividend with a yield of 4.21%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) has a return on equity (ROE) of 11.3%. This is reasonable for most industries.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) generated $148.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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