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WLYB (John Wiley & Sons) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 9.59 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is John Wiley & Sons Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-03), John Wiley & Sons's current share price is $38.55. John Wiley & Sons's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $4.02. John Wiley & Sons's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 9.59.

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

WLYB' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.58   Med: 10.83   Max: 14.67
Current: 9.77

During the past years, John Wiley & Sons's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 14.67. The lowest was 6.58. And the median was 10.83.

WLYB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
61.67% of 360 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 15.11 vs WLYB: 9.77

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.

John Wiley & Sons's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $2.314. 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 $4.02 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2025.

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John Wiley & Sons Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for John Wiley & Sons'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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John Wiley & Sons Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

John Wiley & Sons Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.33 12.76 11.16 8.64 9.02

John Wiley & Sons Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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 8.06 9.02 11.27 11.66 10.34

Competitive Comparison of John Wiley & Sons's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Publishing subindustry, John Wiley & Sons'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.


John Wiley & Sons's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where John Wiley & Sons's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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John Wiley & Sons 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.

John Wiley & Sons's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=38.55/4.02
=9.59

* 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.

John Wiley & Sons's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, John Wiley & Sons's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Jan. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2025)
=2.314/134.0288*134.0288
=2.314

Current CPI (Jan. 2025) = 134.0288.

John Wiley & Sons Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201504 3.012 99.824 4.044
201507 -2.465 100.691 -3.281
201510 -0.448 100.346 -0.598
201601 3.784 99.957 5.074
201604 3.326 100.947 4.416
201607 -2.707 101.524 -3.574
201610 0.324 101.988 0.426
201701 5.003 102.456 6.545
201704 0.508 103.167 0.660
201707 -1.977 103.278 -2.566
201710 0.151 104.070 0.194
201801 3.315 104.578 4.249
201804 2.655 105.708 3.366
201807 -2.844 106.324 -3.585
201810 0.196 106.695 0.246
201901 2.632 106.200 3.322
201904 2.460 107.818 3.058
201907 -2.120 108.250 -2.625
201910 -0.691 108.577 -0.853
202001 2.892 108.841 3.561
202004 3.001 108.173 3.718
202007 -2.650 109.318 -3.249
202010 0.193 109.861 0.235
202101 3.534 110.364 4.292
202104 2.899 112.673 3.448
202107 -1.920 115.183 -2.234
202110 -0.342 116.696 -0.393
202201 3.576 118.619 4.041
202204 2.524 121.978 2.773
202207 -2.040 125.002 -2.187
202210 -0.222 125.734 -0.237
202301 1.883 126.223 1.999
202304 3.280 127.992 3.435
202307 -1.937 128.974 -2.013
202310 -0.506 129.810 -0.522
202401 1.553 130.124 1.600
202404 2.851 132.289 2.888
202407 -1.960 132.708 -1.980
202410 -0.430 133.182 -0.433
202501 2.314 134.029 2.314

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.


John Wiley & Sons  (NYSE:WLYB) 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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John Wiley & Sons Business Description

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John Wiley & Sons Inc is one of the world's greatest publishers and a trusted leader in research and learning. Its industry-principal content, services, platforms, and knowledge networks are tailored to meet the evolving needs of its customers and partners, including researchers, students, instructors, professionals, institutions, and corporations. The company empowers knowledge-seekers to transform today's obstacles into tomorrow's brightest opportunities. For more than two centuries, the company has been delivering on its timeless mission to unlock human potential.