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SCHL (Scholastic) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.42 (As of May. 27, 2025)


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What is Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-27), Scholastic's current share price is $17.80. Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was $42.48. Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.42.

The historical rank and industry rank for Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SCHL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 1.08   Max: 1.7
Current: 0.4

During the past years, Scholastic's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.70. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 1.08.

SCHL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
80.45% of 670 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.095 vs SCHL: 0.40

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Scholastic's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $35.273. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $42.48 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2025.

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Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Scholastic Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 0.94 0.96 1.04 0.86

Scholastic Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.95 0.86 0.76 0.63 0.52

Competitive Comparison of Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Publishing subindustry, Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=17.80/42.48
=0.42

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Scholastic's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2025)
=35.273/134.6241*134.6241
=35.273

Current CPI (Feb. 2025) = 134.6241.

Scholastic Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201505 36.292 100.333 48.696
201508 34.603 100.548 46.330
201511 36.365 100.135 48.890
201602 35.915 100.040 48.331
201605 36.558 101.355 48.558
201608 35.307 101.617 46.775
201611 36.974 101.829 48.882
201702 36.438 102.779 47.728
201705 37.262 103.256 48.582
201708 35.499 103.587 46.135
201711 37.330 104.072 48.289
201802 36.495 105.052 46.768
201805 37.737 106.148 47.861
201808 34.466 106.383 43.616
201811 36.461 106.338 46.160
201902 36.041 106.649 45.495
201905 36.225 108.048 45.135
201908 34.442 108.245 42.836
201911 36.410 108.519 45.169
202002 34.954 109.139 43.116
202005 34.480 108.175 42.910
202008 33.506 109.662 41.133
202011 34.588 109.793 42.410
202102 34.240 110.968 41.539
202105 34.326 113.576 40.687
202108 33.371 115.421 38.923
202111 34.980 117.269 40.157
202202 34.393 119.703 38.680
202205 35.585 123.323 38.846
202208 33.855 124.958 36.474
202211 35.768 125.607 38.336
202302 34.749 126.928 36.856
202305 36.685 128.314 38.489
202308 34.002 129.538 35.337
202311 36.117 129.548 37.532
202402 34.874 130.930 35.858
202405 36.054 132.509 36.629
202408 34.023 132.816 34.486
202411 35.088 133.110 35.487
202502 35.273 134.624 35.273

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Scholastic  (NAS:SCHL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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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. It creates print, digital, and audiobooks, learning materials and programs, classroom magazines, and other products that support children's learning and reading both at home and at school. The company also owns rights to various books, including Harry Potter, Dog Man, and The Hunger Games among others. It has three reportable segments Children's Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, and International. The majority of its revenue is from the Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment.
Executives
Warwick Peter director C/O SCHOLASTIC INC., 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Iole Lucchese officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, SCHOLASTIC INC., 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
John L Davies director C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY SCHOLASTIC CORP, 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