NASDAQ: SCHL
Scholastic Corp Stock

$16.30+0.46 (+2.9%)
Updated Apr 17, 2025
SCHL Price
$16.30
Fair Value Price
$44.22
Market Cap
$434.99M
52 Week Low
$15.77
52 Week High
$38.77
P/E
27.17x
P/B
0.46x
P/S
0.39x
PEG
N/A
Dividend Yield
4.91%
Revenue
$1.59B
Earnings
$18.60M
Gross Margin
55.8%
Operating Margin
0.82%
Profit Margin
1.2%
Debt to Equity
1.08
Operating Cash Flow
$87M
Beta
0.65
Next Earnings
N/A
Ex-Dividend
Apr 30, 2025
Next Dividend
Jun 16, 2025

SCHL Overview

Scholastic Corporation publishes and distributes children's books worldwide. It operates in three segments: Children's Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, and International. The Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment publishes and distributes children's books, e-books, media, and interactive products through its school book club and fair channels, as well as trade channels. Its original publications include the Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Bad Guys, Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels, Magic School Bus, Captain Underpants, Dog Man, Wings of Fire, Cat Kid Comic Club, Goosebumps, and Clifford The Big Red Dog; and licensed properties comprise the Peppa Pig and Pokemon. In addition, this segment publishes and creates books plus and novelty products for children, including titles, such as the Pastel Studio, Mini Clay World Candy Cart, LEGO Gear Bots, Never Touch series, and other titles under the Klutz and the Make Believe Ideas names; and non-fiction books under the Children's Press and Franklin Watts names. The Education Solutions segment publishes and distributes classroom magazines under the Scholastic News, Scholastic Scope, Storyworks, Let's Find Out, and Junior Scholastic names; supplemental and classroom materials and programs, and related support services; and print and on-line reference, and non-fiction products, as well as consulting services. The International segment offers original trade and educational publishing programs; distributes children's books, digital educational resources, and other materials through school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, and trade channels; produces and distributes magazines; and provides online subscription services. The company distributes its products and services directly to schools and libraries through retail stores and the Internet. Scholastic Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Industry: Publishing

Industry Rating
A
SCHL
Ranked
#2 of 7

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SCHL ($16.30) is undervalued by 63.13% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $44.22 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
Below Fair Value Valuation
SCHL ($16.30) is significantly undervalued by 63.13% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $44.22 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, which includes a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

SCHL fair value

Fair Value of SCHL stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$16.30
Fair Value
$44.22
Undervalued by
63.13%
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SCHL price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
27.17x
Industry
25.8x
Market
27.98x
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SCHL price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
0.46x
Industry
2.48x
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SCHL's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$335.4M
Net Income
-$3.6M
Profit Margin
-1.1%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$2.0B
Liabilities
$1.0B
Debt to equity
1.08
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
-$12.0M
Investing
-$14.8M
Financing
-$16.9M
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Debt Coverage Financials

SCHL vs Publishing Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
SCHLB$434.99M+2.90%27.17x0.46x
GCIC$521.69M+19.59%-19.67x3.41x
LEED$52.62M-0.23%-1.17x-1.97x
DALNC$24.57M+0.88%229.50x3.61x
EDUC$11.41M+14.57%-2.01x0.27x

Scholastic Stock FAQ

What is Scholastic's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: SCHL) Scholastic trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SCHL. Scholastic stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: SCHL.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL)?

(NASDAQ: SCHL) Scholastic's 52-week high was $38.77, and its 52-week low was $15.77. It is currently -57.96% from its 52-week high and 3.36% from its 52-week low.

How much is Scholastic stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: SCHL) Scholastic currently has 26,686,499 outstanding shares. With Scholastic stock trading at $16.30 per share, the total value of Scholastic stock (market capitalization) is $434.99M.

Scholastic stock was originally listed at a price of $18.75 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Scholastic stock at $18.75, your return over the last 27 years would have been -13.07%, for an annualized return of -0.52% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Scholastic's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: SCHL) Scholastic stock price per share is $16.30 today (as of Apr 17, 2025).

What is Scholastic's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: SCHL) Scholastic's market cap is $434.99M, as of Apr 21, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Scholastic's market cap is calculated by multiplying SCHL's current stock price of $16.30 by SCHL's total outstanding shares of 26,686,499.
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