John Wiley & Sons (John Wiley & Sons) Total Inventories

: $28 Mil (As of Jan. 2024) 中文

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John Wiley & Sons's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $28 Mil. John Wiley & Sons's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 to the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $29 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. John Wiley & Sons's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-31.62.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. John Wiley & Sons's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 18.58.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. John Wiley & Sons's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 4.91.

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. John Wiley & Sons's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.06.

John Wiley & Sons Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for John Wiley & Sons's Total Inventories can be seen below:

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John Wiley & Sons Annual Data

Trend

Apr14

Apr15

Apr16

Apr17

Apr18

Apr19

Apr20

Apr21

Apr22

Apr23

Total Inventories

35.58

43.61

42.54

36.59

30.73

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
Total Inventories																33.17	30.73	30.29	30.13	28.38

John Wiley & Sons Total Inventories Calculation

Total Inventories includes the raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods of a company. It is a portion of a company's current assets.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Total Inventories Explanation

Inventory control is an important part of business operation. If a company does not have enough inventory, it may not be able to meet customers' required delivery time. If it has too much inventory, the cost of holding the inventory can be high.

1. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), inventory is only considered worth half of its book value.

John Wiley & Sons's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(93.1	+	0.75 * 161.009	+	0.5 * 28.377	-	1958.982
-	0	-	0)	/	54.736
=	-31.62

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

John Wiley & Sons's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	29.254	/	143.662	*	365 / 4
	=	18.58

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

John Wiley & Sons's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	143.662	/	29.254
	=	4.91

4. 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.

John Wiley & Sons's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	29.254	/	460.705
	=	0.06

Be Aware

Manufacturers with durable competitive advantages have the advantage that the products they sell do not change, and therefore will never become obsolete. Buffett likes this advantage.

When identifying manufacturers with durable competitive advantage, look for inventory and net earnings that rise correspondingly. This indicates that the company is finding profitable ways to increase sales which called for an increase in inventory.

Manufacturers with inventories that spike up and down are indicative of competitive industries subject to boom and bust.

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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