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Scholastic (Scholastic) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.67 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Scholastic's current share price is $36.42. Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $54.55. Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.67.

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

SCHL' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.68   Max: 0.86
Current: 0.67

During the past years, Scholastic's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 0.86. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.68.

SCHL's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
60.12% of 692 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.89 vs SCHL: 0.67

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Scholastic's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $11.124. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $54.55 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.

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Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

Scholastic Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 0.54 0.62 0.69 0.76

Scholastic Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 0.84 0.76 0.78 0.69 0.72

Competitive Comparison of Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

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

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

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



Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=36.42/54.55
=0.67

* 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 Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Scholastic's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=11.124/129.4194*129.4194
=11.124

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 129.4194.

Scholastic Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201405 8.796 100.373 11.341
201408 5.880 100.352 7.583
201411 18.351 99.635 23.837
201502 10.596 99.032 13.847
201505 14.344 100.333 18.502
201508 5.725 100.548 7.369
201511 17.145 100.135 22.159
201602 10.671 100.040 13.805
201605 14.722 101.355 18.798
201608 8.218 101.617 10.466
201611 17.702 101.829 22.498
201702 9.661 102.779 12.165
201705 13.994 103.256 17.540
201708 5.375 103.587 6.715
201711 16.806 104.072 20.899
201802 9.877 105.052 12.168
201805 14.300 106.148 17.435
201808 6.240 106.383 7.591
201811 16.844 106.338 20.500
201902 10.201 106.649 12.379
201905 12.519 108.048 14.995
201908 6.665 108.245 7.969
201911 17.014 108.519 20.291
202002 10.820 109.139 12.831
202005 8.353 108.175 9.993
202008 6.274 109.662 7.404
202011 11.808 109.793 13.919
202102 8.090 110.968 9.435
202105 11.703 113.576 13.335
202108 7.552 115.421 8.468
202111 14.725 117.269 16.251
202202 9.957 119.703 10.765
202205 14.449 123.323 15.163
202208 7.665 124.958 7.939
202211 16.607 125.607 17.111
202302 9.641 126.928 9.830
202305 15.770 128.314 15.906
202308 7.231 129.538 7.224
202311 17.917 129.548 17.899
202402 11.124 129.419 11.124

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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 PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Scholastic (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. 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