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Educational Development's change in inventory for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was $1.42 Mil. It means Educational Development's inventory
declined by $1.42 Mil
from Feb. 2026 to May. 2026 .
Educational Development's change in inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2026 was $6.88 Mil. It means Educational Development's inventory
declined by $6.88 Mil
from Feb. 2025 to Feb. 2026 .
Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.
Educational Development's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was 789.23.
Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.
Educational Development's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was 0.12.
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.
Educational Development's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was 3.52.
3. 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.
Educational Development's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 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.
Educational Development Change In Inventory Related Terms
Educational Development Change In Inventory Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Educational Development's Change In 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.
Educational Development Change In Inventory Calculation
Change In Inventory is the difference between last period's ending inventory and the current period's ending inventory.
Change In Inventory for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.69 Mil.
* 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.
What does a Change In Inventory of $5.69 Mil mean?
Educational Development (EDUC) has a Change In Inventory of $5.69 Mil as of May. 2026. Change in Inventory is the difference between current-period inventory and past-period inventory. View historical data for Educational Development and its competitors.
Is Educational Development's Change In Inventory too high?
Educational Development's current Change In Inventory is $5.69 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 Change In Inventory compare to IDWM and TNMG?
Educational Development's Change In Inventory of $5.69 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 Change In Inventory for a Media - Diversified company?
A good Change In Inventory depends on the Media - Diversified industry context. However, Change In Inventory 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 Change In Inventory mean?
A high Change In Inventory can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Change in Inventory is the difference between current-period inventory and past-period inventory. View historical data for Educational Development and its competitors. Educational Development's current Change In Inventory is $5.69 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 $0.80, compared to a current price of $1.39 — trading 73.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Change In Inventory is $5.69 Mil. Educational Development's overall GF Score™ is 45/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Change In Inventory calculated?
Change In Inventory is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Educational Development (EDUC), the current Change In Inventory is $5.69 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 $1.39 is trading 73.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.80.
GuruFocus considers Educational Development to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for EDUC:
Change In Inventory: $5.69 Mil
GF Value™: $0.80 vs. price of $1.39 (73.8% above fair value)
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 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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