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SCHL (Scholastic) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 17.55 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-12-11), Scholastic's current share price is $26.15. Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was $1.49. Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 17.55.

The historical rank and industry rank for Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

SCHL' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.72   Med: 16.16   Max: 99.63
Current: 17.89

During the past years, Scholastic's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 99.63. The lowest was 7.72. And the median was 16.16.

SCHL's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
54.65% of 333 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 14.91 vs SCHL: 17.89

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Scholastic's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $-2.187. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $1.49 for the trailing ten years ended in Aug. 2024.

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Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

Scholastic Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.72 32.39 44.16 71.97 25.05

Scholastic Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 57.74 82.36 26.02 25.05 21.40

Competitive Comparison of Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=26.15/1.49
=17.55

* 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 FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Scholastic's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Aug. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Aug. 2024)
=-2.187/132.8158*132.8158
=-2.187

Current CPI (Aug. 2024) = 132.8158.

Scholastic Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201411 4.219 99.635 5.624
201502 0.333 99.032 0.447
201505 1.418 100.333 1.877
201508 -8.901 100.548 -11.757
201511 3.057 100.135 4.055
201602 0.478 100.040 0.635
201605 1.693 101.355 2.219
201608 -3.363 101.617 -4.396
201611 4.841 101.829 6.314
201702 0.649 102.779 0.839
201705 -0.045 103.256 -0.058
201708 -3.554 103.587 -4.557
201711 2.795 104.072 3.567
201802 -0.054 105.052 -0.068
201805 1.369 106.148 1.713
201808 -3.346 106.383 -4.177
201811 2.933 106.338 3.663
201902 0.037 106.649 0.046
201905 0.848 108.048 1.042
201908 -3.278 108.245 -4.022
201911 2.698 108.519 3.302
202002 0.348 109.139 0.423
202005 -1.653 108.175 -2.030
202008 -1.224 109.662 -1.482
202011 1.044 109.793 1.263
202102 0.160 110.968 0.192
202105 0.711 113.576 0.831
202108 1.552 115.421 1.786
202111 1.949 117.269 2.207
202202 0.801 119.703 0.889
202205 0.941 123.323 1.013
202208 -2.090 124.958 -2.221
202211 1.946 125.607 2.058
202302 -0.151 126.928 -0.158
202305 2.830 128.314 2.929
202308 -1.658 129.538 -1.700
202311 3.022 129.548 3.098
202402 -0.055 130.930 -0.056
202405 1.734 132.509 1.738
202408 -2.187 132.816 -2.187

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Scholastic Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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