John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: US9682232064
USD
52.33
-1.32 (-2.46%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ?

1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 4.52% of over the last 5 years
3
Positive results in Jul 25
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 13.71 MM has Grown at 802.13%
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 13.45%
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 163.75%
4
With ROCE of 16.00%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.64 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -31.64%, its profits have risen by 92.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -31.64% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to John Wiley & Sons, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is John Wiley & Sons, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
36.63%
-0.32
35.63%
S&P 500
22.36%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.33%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.72%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.89
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.73
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.99
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.08
Tax Ratio
41.10%
Dividend Payout Ratio
91.86%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
13.53%
ROE (avg)
12.01%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.96
EV to EBIT
13.61
EV to EBITDA
8.83
EV to Capital Employed
2.50
EV to Sales
2.21
PEG Ratio
0.09
Dividend Yield
2.17%
ROCE (Latest)
18.38%
ROE (Latest)
23.77%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

28What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 260.53 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 27.69%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,579.22

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.63% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 81.72 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 23 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 7.1

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 447.94 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 149.08 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 33.28 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 98.05 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 138.42 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 2.61

-2What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 13.62%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 170.84 MM

Here's what is working for John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,579.22
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 260.53 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 447.94 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 149.08 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 33.28 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 98.05 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 98.05 MM has Grown at 51.42%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 138.42 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 138.42 MM has Grown at 71.78%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 2.61
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 81.72 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 23 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 7.1
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.63% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at USD 38.63 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 170.84 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 13.62%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)