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John Wiley & Sons (John Wiley & Sons) Debt-to-EBITDA : -4.78 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is John Wiley & Sons Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

John Wiley & Sons's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $24 Mil. John Wiley & Sons's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $999 Mil. John Wiley & Sons's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-214 Mil. John Wiley & Sons's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was -4.78.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for John Wiley & Sons's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WLY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.94   Med: 2.11   Max: 14.17
Current: 14.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of John Wiley & Sons was 14.17. The lowest was 0.94. And the median was 2.11.

WLY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
92.88% of 674 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs WLY: 14.17

John Wiley & Sons Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for John Wiley & Sons's Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

John Wiley & Sons Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.23 6.98 2.51 2.11 3.11

John Wiley & Sons Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 -20.12 1.51 -4.94 8.54 -4.78

Competitive Comparison of John Wiley & Sons's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Publishing subindustry, John Wiley & Sons's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where John Wiley & Sons's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



John Wiley & Sons Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

John Wiley & Sons's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(24.673 + 858.832) / 284.098
=3.11

John Wiley & Sons's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(24.431 + 998.743) / -214.004
=-4.78

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


John Wiley & Sons  (NYSE:WLY) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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John Wiley & Sons (John Wiley & Sons) Business Description

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Address
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ, USA, 07030
John Wiley & Sons Inc is one of the foremost global providers of academic journals, books, pre- and post-hire assessments and training, test preparation materials, and online education program management solutions. Wiley derived more than 85% of its total revenue from digital products and tech-enabled services, The company has reorganized our Education lines of business into two new customer-centric segments. The Academic segment addresses the university customer group and includes Academic Publishing and University Services. The Talent segment addresses the corporate customer group and is focused on delivering training, sourcing, and upskilling solutions.
Executives
Deirdre P. Silver officer: EVP, General Counsel C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Christopher Caridi officer: SVP, Global Corp Controller C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Todd Zipper officer: EVP & GM, Talent C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Brian A. Napack director, officer: President & CEO C/O JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Kevin Monaco officer: SVP, Treasurer & Tax 2 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Matthew Leavy officer: EVP & GM, APL C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Aref Matin officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O, 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Danielle Mcmahan officer: EVP, Chief People and Bus Ops C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Tassell Christina Van officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
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