EDUC (Educational Development) Beginning Cash Position: $1.34 Mil (As of May. 2026)

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EDUC Educational Development Corp EDUC
45 GF Score
Price $1.38
GF Value $0.81
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Educational Development Beginning Cash Position?

Educational Development EDUC -0.72% 45 Beginning Cash Position is $1.34 Mil as of May. 2026. GuruFocus rates EDUC with a GF Score™ of 45/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.81 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

Educational Development's Beginning Cash Position for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was $1.34 Mil.

Educational Development's quarterly Beginning Cash Position increased from Nov. 2025 ($1.27 Mil) to Feb. 2026 ($3.43 Mil) but then declined from Feb. 2026 ($3.43 Mil) to May. 2026 ($1.34 Mil).

Educational Development's annual Beginning Cash Position increased from Feb. 2024 ($0.69 Mil) to Feb. 2025 ($1.28 Mil) but then declined from Feb. 2025 ($1.28 Mil) to Feb. 2026 ($0.98 Mil).

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Educational Development Beginning Cash Position Historical Data

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Educational Development Annual Data
Trend Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25 Feb26
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Educational Development Quarterly Data
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Educational Development Beginning Cash Position Calculation

Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement.

What does a Beginning Cash Position of $1.34 Mil mean?
Educational Development (EDUC) has a Beginning Cash Position of $1.34 Mil as of May. 2026. Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement. View historical data on Educational Development and its competitors.
Is Educational Development's Beginning Cash Position too high?
Educational Development's current Beginning Cash Position is $1.34 Mil. Overall, Educational Development has a GF Score™ of 45/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Educational Development's Beginning Cash Position compare to IDWM and TNMG?
Educational Development's Beginning Cash Position of $1.34 Mil can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beginning Cash Position for a Media - Diversified company?
A good Beginning Cash Position depends on the Media - Diversified industry context. However, Beginning Cash Position should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beginning Cash Position mean?
A high Beginning Cash Position can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement. View historical data on Educational Development and its competitors. Educational Development's current Beginning Cash Position is $1.34 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Educational Development stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Educational Development (EDUC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.81, compared to a current price of $1.38 — trading 70.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Beginning Cash Position is $1.34 Mil. Educational Development's overall GF Score™ is 45/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beginning Cash Position calculated?
Beginning Cash Position is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Educational Development (EDUC), the current Beginning Cash Position is $1.34 Mil as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Educational Development (EDUC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Educational Development stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $1.38 is trading 70.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.81. GuruFocus considers Educational Development to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for EDUC:

  • Beginning Cash Position: $1.34 Mil
  • GF Value™: $0.81 vs. price of $1.38 (70.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 45/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the EDUC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Educational Development Business Description

Address 5402 South 122nd East Avenue, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74146
Educational Development Corp distributes books and educational products and publications through its PaperPie and EDC Publishing divisions to individual consumers, book, toy and gift stores, libraries and home educators located throughout the United States. The company is the owner and exclusive publisher of Kane Miller children's books; Learning Wrap-Ups, maker of educational manipulatives; and SmartLab Toys, maker of STEAM-based toys and games. It also the exclusive United States Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) distributor of Usborne Publishing Limited (Usborne) children's books. It sell children's books, educational toys and games and other related products. It has two reportable segments: PaperPie and Publishing of which majority of revenue comes from Paperpie.
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