Educational DevelopmentEDUC -1.95%45 Days Payable is 99.69 as of Feb. 2026, which is 6% below its 10-year median of 105.90. GuruFocus rates EDUC with a GF Score™ of 45/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.82 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 916 Media - Diversified companies, Educational Development ranks worse than 56.66% on this metric.
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For the Publishing subindustry, Educational Development's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable 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.
Educational Development Days Payable vs Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Educational Development's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Educational Development's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Educational Development's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 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 (EDUC) has a Days Payable of 99.69 as of Feb. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Educational Development and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 105.90. Over the past decade, Educational Development's Days Payable has ranged from 68.20 to 161.79. According to the industry distribution chart, Educational Development ranks #519 out of 916 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, placing it in the top 56.7%.
Is Educational Development's Days Payable too high?
Educational Development's current Days Payable of 99.69 is near median its 10-year median of 105.90. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 68.20 to a high of 161.79. The Media - Diversified industry median Days Payable is 83.87. Educational Development's value of 99.69 is 18.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Educational Development ranks #519 out of 916 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is below the industry midpoint. 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 Days Payable compare to IDWM and TNMG?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, Educational Development ranks #519 out of 916 companies for Days Payable. This places Educational Development in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 83.87. Educational Development's value of 99.69 is 18.9% above this benchmark. Historically, Educational Development's own Days Payable has ranged from 68.20 to 161.79 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 105.90 vs. the industry median of 83.87, Educational Development has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Media - Diversified company?
The median Days Payable among Media - Diversified companies is 83.87, based on 916 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Educational Development's current Days Payable of 99.69 is 18.9% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Educational Development and its competitors. For the Media - Diversified industry, the median Days Payable is 83.87 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Educational Development's current Days Payable is 99.69, which is near median its own 10-year median of 105.90. 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 $0.82, compared to a current price of $1.53 — trading 86% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 99.69, which is near median its 10-year median of 105.90 and 18.9% above the Media - Diversified industry median of 83.87. 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 Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Educational Development (EDUC), the current Days Payable is 99.69 as of Feb. 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 $1.53 is trading 86% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.82.
GuruFocus considers Educational Development to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for EDUC:
Days Payable: 99.69 (near median its 10-year median of 105.90)
GF Value™: $0.82 vs. price of $1.53 (86% above fair value)
Industry Position: 18.9% above the Media - Diversified median (#519 of 916)
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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