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Scholastic (Scholastic) Days Inventory

: 179.43 (As of Feb. 2024)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Scholastic's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $292 Mil. Scholastic's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $149 Mil. Hence, Scholastic's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 179.43.

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

SCHL' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 123.67   Med: 138.04   Max: 163.28
Current: 163.28

During the past 13 years, Scholastic's highest Days Inventory was 163.28. The lowest was 123.67. And the median was 138.04.

SCHL's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
83.71% of 657 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 26.32 vs SCHL: 163.28

Scholastic's Days Inventory declined from Feb. 2023 (211.81) to Feb. 2024 (179.43).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Scholastic's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.51.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Scholastic's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.90.


Scholastic Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scholastic's Days Inventory 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 Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 144.76 152.91 156.84 131.39 142.93

Scholastic Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Days Inventory 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 211.81 145.32 241.36 127.75 179.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Scholastic's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory 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 Days Inventory Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Scholastic's Days Inventory falls into.



Scholastic Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Scholastic's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: May. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: May. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: May. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: May. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (281.4 + 334.5) / 2 ) / 786.4*365
=307.95 / 786.4*365
=142.93

Scholastic's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Nov. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (302.3 + 282.5) / 2 ) / 148.7*365 / 4
=292.4 / 148.7*365 / 4
=179.43

* 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.


Scholastic  (NAS:SCHL) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Scholastic's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Scholastic's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 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.


Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


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Scholastic (Scholastic) Business Description

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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