John Wiley & Sons (John Wiley & Sons) Days Sales Outstanding

: 30.53 (As of Jan. 2024)

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John Wiley & Sons's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $154 Mil. John Wiley & Sons's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $461 Mil. Hence, John Wiley & Sons's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 30.53.

The historical rank and industry rank for John Wiley & Sons's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

WLY' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 29.73 Med: 46.69 Max: 61.38
Current: 39.91

During the past 13 years, John Wiley & Sons's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 61.38. The lowest was 29.73. And the median was 46.69.

WLY's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
76.91% of 1022 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 69.385 vs WLY: 39.91

John Wiley & Sons's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Jan. 2023 (50.48) to Jan. 2024 (30.53).

John Wiley & Sons Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for John Wiley & Sons's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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John Wiley & Sons Annual Data

Trend

Apr14

Apr15

Apr16

Apr17

Apr18

Apr19

Apr20

Apr21

Apr22

Apr23

Days Sales Outstanding

52.62

61.38

58.37

56.38

58.01

John Wiley & Sons Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Days Sales Outstanding																50.48	51.49	46.89	27.83	30.53

Competitive Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, John Wiley & Sons's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

John Wiley & Sons Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, John Wiley & Sons's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where John Wiley & Sons's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.

John Wiley & Sons Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

John Wiley & Sons's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Apr. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Apr. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Apr. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Apr. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (331.96	+	310.121)	/	2 )	/	2019.9	*	365
=	321.0405					/	2019.9	*	365
=	58.01

John Wiley & Sons's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Oct. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Jan. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Jan. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (147.253	+	161.009)	/	2 )	/	460.705	*	365 / 4
=	154.131					/	460.705	*	365 / 4
=	30.53

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

For retailers, when we compare Days Sales Outstanding, it is important to compare the same period in the previous years.

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John Wiley & Sons (John Wiley & Sons) Business Description

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Address

111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ, USA, 07030

Website

https://www.wiley.com

John Wiley & Sons Inc is one of the foremost global providers of academic journals, books, pre- and post-hire assessments and training, test preparation materials, and online education program management solutions. Wiley derived more than 85% of its total revenue from digital products and tech-enabled services, The company has reorganized our Education lines of business into two new customer-centric segments. The Academic segment addresses the university customer group and includes Academic Publishing and University Services. The Talent segment addresses the corporate customer group and is focused on delivering training, sourcing, and upskilling solutions.

Executives

Deirdre P. Silver	officer: EVP, General Counsel	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Christopher Caridi	officer: SVP, Global Corp Controller	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Todd Zipper	officer: EVP & GM, Talent	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Brian A. Napack	director, officer: President & CEO	C/O JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Kevin Monaco	officer: SVP, Treasurer & Tax	2 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Matthew Leavy	officer: EVP & GM, APL	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Aref Matin	officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer	C/O, 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Danielle Mcmahan	officer: EVP, Chief People and Bus Ops	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Tassell Christina Van	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Inder M Singh	director	C/O UNISYS CORPORATION, 801 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, SUITE 100, BLUE BELL PA 19422
George Bell	director	117 KENDRICK STREET, STE 200, NEEDHAM MA 02494
David C Dobson	director	C/O 111 RIVER ST., HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Mari Jean Baker	director	125 SHAWNEE PASS, PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028
Laurie A Leshin	director	111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Beth A Birnbaum	director	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030