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Scholastic (Scholastic) PS Ratio : 0.70 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Scholastic PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Scholastic's share price is $36.23. Scholastic's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $52.04. Hence, Scholastic's PS Ratio for today is 0.70.

Good Sign:

Scholastic Corp stock PS Ratio (=0.69) is close to 3-year low of 0.66

The historical rank and industry rank for Scholastic's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SCHL' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45   Med: 0.81   Max: 1.05
Current: 0.69

During the past 13 years, Scholastic's highest PS Ratio was 1.05. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 0.81.

SCHL's PS Ratio is ranked better than
66.67% of 1020 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs SCHL: 0.69

Scholastic's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $11.12. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $52.04.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Scholastic was 7.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 0.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -1.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Scholastic's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 18.60% per year. The lowest was -10.10% per year. And the median was 3.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Scholastic PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scholastic's PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Scholastic PS Ratio Chart

Scholastic Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 0.68 0.89 0.81 0.87

Scholastic Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.94 0.87 0.88 0.75 0.76

Competitive Comparison of Scholastic's PS Ratio

For the Publishing subindustry, Scholastic's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio 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.


Scholastic's PS Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Scholastic's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Scholastic's PS Ratio falls into.



Scholastic PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Scholastic's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=36.23/52.042
=0.70

Scholastic's Share Price of today is $36.23.
Scholastic's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $52.04.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Scholastic  (NAS:SCHL) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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Scholastic (Scholastic) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
557 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10012
Scholastic Corp is an American publishing and education media company that focuses on books and educational material for schools, teachers, parents, and children. The company is one of the world's largest publishers of children's books and also owns exclusive rights to various books, including Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. Some of the company's original titles include Clifford the Big Red Dog, Goosebumps, and The Magic School Bus. It has three reportable segments Children's Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions and International. It majority of its revenue is from the Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment.
Executives
John L Davies director C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY SCHOLASTIC CORP, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Warwick Peter director C/O SCHOLASTIC INC., 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Sasha Quinton officer: President, Book Fairs C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, SCHOLASTIC, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Linda Li director C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, SCHOLASTIC, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Paul Hukkanen officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, SCHOLASTIC INC., 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Verdell Walker director C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, SCHOLASTIC, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert Louis Dumont director C/O SCHOLASTIC INC., 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Rose Else-mitchell officer: President, Education Solutions C/O HMH; 125 HIGH STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Richard Robinson director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, Chairman and President C/O SCHOLASTIC CORP, 555 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012-3999
Andres A Alonso director C/O LEGAL DEPT.,SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Judith Newman officer: EVP, Pres., BK Clubs & E-Comm C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION, NEW YORK NY 10012
Andrews S Hedden director, officer: EVP, General Counsel C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY SCHOLASTIC CORP, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Alan J Boyko officer: President, Schl Book Fairs C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY,SCHOLASTIC CORP, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Mary Beech director C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, SCHOLASTIC, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Satbir Bedi officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, SCHOLASTIC, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012