Scholastic's Q2 revenue rises on Book Fairs and Trade publishing strength

Reuters2025-12-19
Scholastic's <a href="https://laohu8.com/S/QTWO">Q2</a> revenue rises on Book Fairs and Trade publishing strength

Overview

  • Children's publishing firm's Q2 revenue rose 1% yr/yr

  • Company announced $150 mln expanded share repurchase authorization

Outlook

  • Scholastic expects fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA of $146 mln to $156 mln

  • Company forecasts fiscal 2026 free cash flow to exceed $430 mln

  • Scholastic anticipates full-year revenue in line or modestly above prior year

Result Drivers

  • BOOK FAIRS SUCCESS - Scholastic reported a successful back-to-school season with higher fair count and increased revenue per fair

  • TRADE PUBLISHING GROWTH - Trade publishing saw strong results, led by best-selling titles in the Dog Man series and special editions of The Hunger Games and Harry Potter

  • DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT - Scholastic expanded its IP reach with growing engagement on digital platforms, including YouTube and a new streaming app

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q2 Revenue

Miss

$551.10 mln

$556.72 mln (2 Analysts)

Q2 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$2.57

$2.07 (2 Analysts)

Q2 EPS

$2.17

Q2 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$122.50 mln

$109.76 mln (2 Analysts)

Q2 Adjusted Operating Income

Beat

$95 mln

$84.90 mln (1 Analyst)

Q2 Operating Income

$82.90 mln

Q2 Pretax Profit

$75.90 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The one available analyst rating on the shares is "buy"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the consumer publishing peer group is "hold."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Scholastic Corp is $36.00, about 25.7% above its December 17 closing price of $28.65

  • The stock recently traded at 23 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago

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