Scholastic (Scholastic) Cash-to-Debt : 0.83 (As of Feb. 2024)

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What is Scholastic Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Scholastic's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.83.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Scholastic couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024.

The historical rank and industry rank for Scholastic's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

SCHL' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08 Med: 3.08 Max: 84.47
Current: 0.83

During the past 13 years, Scholastic's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 84.47. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 3.08.

SCHL's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
56.26% of 1038 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs SCHL: 0.83

Scholastic Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scholastic's Cash-to-Debt 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.
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Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Scholastic Cash-to-Debt Chart

Scholastic Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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45.77

1.24

1.30

3.26

2.22

Scholastic Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.21	2.22	1.12	1.31	0.83

Competitive Comparison of Scholastic's Cash-to-Debt

For the Publishing subindustry, Scholastic's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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 Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Scholastic's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Scholastic Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Scholastic's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	224.5	/	(27.2	+	73.8)
	=	2.22

Scholastic's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	110.4	/	(54.1	+	79.4)
	=	0.83

Scholastic (NAS:SCHL) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Scholastic (Scholastic) Business Description

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Address

557 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10012

Website

https://www.scholastic.com

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