John Wiley & Sons's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $13.67.
During the past 12 months, John Wiley & Sons's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -26.20% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of John Wiley & Sons was 25.20% per year. The lowest was -7.50% per year. And the median was 7.50% per year.
John Wiley & Sons's current price is $38.38. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $13.67. Hence, today's PB Ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 2.81.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of John Wiley & Sons was 3.62. The lowest was 1.54. And the median was 2.74.
John Wiley & Sons Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for John Wiley & Sons's Book Value per Share 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.
Competitive Comparison of John Wiley & Sons's Book Value per Share
For the Publishing subindustry, John Wiley & Sons's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB 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.
John Wiley & Sons's PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, John Wiley & Sons's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where John Wiley & Sons's PB Ratio falls into.
John Wiley & Sons Book Value per Share Calculation
John Wiley & Sons's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as:
* 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.
Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.
John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Book Value per Share Explanation
Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.
For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.
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John Wiley & Sons (John Wiley & Sons) Business Description
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.
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