Scholastic Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2023 Results
Fourth Quarter Operating Income Up 40% Driven by Improved Results in All Segments
Fiscal 2023 Results Meet or Exceed Company's Revised Guidance
Board Approves
"Our
"Looking ahead, we are committed to protecting margins and sustaining growth in fiscal 2024, as we execute a multi-year plan for growth, impact and shareholder value creation. Having combined our
"For more than 100 years Scholastic has been guided by a truth that is more relevant today than ever: all children need access to books, stories and the power of reading to understand the world around them and themselves. I am deeply proud of the work Scholastic and its employees are doing to serve kids – and the families, teachers and educators that tirelessly support them – while also creating long-term value for our shareholders and other stakeholders."
Outlook
The Company expects fiscal 2024 revenue growth of 3% to 5% and is targeting Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the accompanying tables) of
Fiscal 2023 Q4 Review
In $ millions |
Fourth Quarter |
Change |
|||||||
2023 |
2022 |
$ |
% |
||||||
Revenues |
$ |
528.3 |
$ |
514.4 |
$ |
13.9 |
3 % |
||
Operating income (loss) |
$ |
92.0 |
$ |
65.5 |
$ |
26.5 |
40 % |
||
Earnings (loss) before taxes |
$ |
95.6 |
$ |
53.7 |
$ |
41.9 |
78 % |
||
Operating income (loss), ex. one-time items* |
$ |
92.0 |
$ |
66.1 |
$ |
25.9 |
39 % |
||
Earnings (loss) before taxes, ex. one-times * |
$ |
95.6 |
$ |
65.9 |
$ |
29.7 |
45 % |
||
Adjusted EBITDA* |
$ |
115.0 |
$ |
88.5 |
$ |
26.5 |
30 % |
||
* Please refer to the non-GAAP financial tables attached |
Revenues increased 3% to
Operating Income increased 40% to
Quarterly Results
In the fiscal fourth quarter, the
- Book Fairs revenues increased 12% to
$180.5 million on increased fair count, which ended the year at approximately 85% of pre-pandemic levels compared to 72% in the prior fiscal year. Historically high revenue per fair also contributed to strong growth, driven by strong participation and successful customer-focused strategies. Book Clubs revenues decreased 4% to$26.2 million on lower revenue per order and lower sponsor participation. To address the continued decline, the Company has combined theU.S. -basedBook Clubs and Book Fairs businesses into an integrated School Reading Events business effectiveJune 1, 2023 . The integration is expected to create synergies in customers and operations to result in additional opportunities and improved efficiencies.- Trade revenues decreased 5% to
$84.3 million in line with softness in the overall retail market. This was partially offset by revenues from the release of Eva the Owlet® on Apple TV+® and multiple frontlist bestsellers, including the latest inDav Pilkey's Dog Man® series.
Operating income increased 25% to
Education Solutions
Education Solutions segment revenues increased 4% to
Operating income increased 20% to
International
International revenues declined 8%, reflecting the
Operating income was
Overhead
Overhead costs decreased
Fiscal Year-To-Date 2023 Review
In $ millions |
Fiscal Year |
Change |
|||||||
2023 |
2022 |
$ |
% |
||||||
Revenues |
$ |
1,704.0 |
$ |
1,642.9 |
$ |
61.1 |
4 % |
||
Operating income (loss) |
$ |
106.3 |
$ |
97.4 |
$ |
8.9 |
9 % |
||
Earnings (loss) before taxes |
$ |
112.4 |
$ |
89.7 |
$ |
22.7 |
25 % |
||
Operating income (loss), ex. one-time items* |
$ |
106.3 |
$ |
97.5 |
$ |
8.8 |
9 % |
||
Earnings (loss) ex. one-times * |
$ |
112.4 |
$ |
95.2 |
$ |
17.2 |
18 % |
||
Adjusted EBITDA* |
$ |
196.3 |
$ |
188.9 |
$ |
7.4 |
4 % |
||
* Please refer to the non-GAAP financial tables attached |
Revenues increased 4% to
Operating Income increased 9% to
Capital Position and Liquidity
In $ millions |
Fiscal Year |
Change |
||||||||
2023 |
2022 |
$ |
% |
|||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
148.9 |
$ |
226.0 |
$ |
(77.1) |
(34) % |
|||
Additions to property, plant and equipment and prepublication |
(88.9) |
(59.2) |
(29.7) |
(50) % |
||||||
Net proceeds from sale of assets |
— |
16.0 |
(16.0) |
NM |
||||||
Free cash flow (use)* |
$ |
60.0 |
$ |
182.8 |
$ |
(122.8) |
(67) % |
|||
Net cash (debt)* |
$ |
218.5 |
$ |
310.1 |
$ |
(91.6) |
(30) % |
|||
* Please refer to the non-GAAP financial tables attached |
||||||||||
NM - Not meaningful |
Year-to-date net cash provided by operating activities decreased
In fiscal 2023, the Company distributed
The Company's Boards of Directors has authorized an additional
Additional Information
To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we include certain non-GAAP calculations and presentations including, as noted above, "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Free Cash Flow". Please refer to the non-GAAP financial tables attached to this press release for supporting details on the impact of one-time items on operating income, net income and diluted EPS, and the use of non-GAAP financial measures included in this release. This information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results at
The conference call and accompanying slides will be webcast and accessible through the Investor Relations section of Scholastic's website, www.investor.scholastic.com. To access the conference call by phone, please go to this link (registration link), and you will be provided with dial in details. To avoid delays, we encourage participants to dial into the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. Shortly following the call, an archived webcast and accompanying slides from the conference call will also be posted at investor.scholastic.com.
About Scholastic
For more than 100 years,
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to future periods. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the conditions of the children's book and educational materials markets generally and acceptance of the Company's products within those markets, and other risks and factors identified from time to time in the Company's filings with the
SCHL: Financial
Table 1 |
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|
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Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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(Unaudited) |
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(In $ Millions, except shares and per share data) |
|||||||||
Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||
Revenues |
$ |
528.3 |
$ |
514.4 |
$ |
1,704.0 |
$ |
1,642.9 |
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|||||||||
Cost of goods sold |
220.4 |
224.6 |
786.4 |
765.5 |
|||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses (1) |
202.2 |
210.1 |
756.6 |
722.8 |
|||||
Depreciation and amortization |
13.7 |
13.8 |
54.7 |
56.8 |
|||||
Asset impairments and write downs |
— |
0.4 |
— |
0.4 |
|||||
Total operating costs and expenses |
436.3 |
448.9 |
1,597.7 |
1,545.5 |
|||||
Operating income (loss) |
92.0 |
65.5 |
106.3 |
97.4 |
|||||
Interest income (expense), net |
3.5 |
(0.2) |
5.8 |
(2.4) |
|||||
Other components of net periodic benefit (cost) |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
|||||
Gain (loss) on assets held for sale (2) |
— |
(15.1) |
— |
(15.1) |
|||||
Gain (loss) on sale of assets and other (3) |
— |
3.5 |
— |
9.7 |
|||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes |
95.6 |
53.7 |
112.4 |
89.7 |
|||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (4) |
19.8 |
1.6 |
25.9 |
8.7 |
|||||
Net income (loss) |
75.8 |
52.1 |
86.5 |
81.0 |
|||||
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
|||||
Net income (loss) attributable to |
$ |
75.7 |
$ |
52.1 |
$ |
86.3 |
$ |
80.9 |
|
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share of Class A and Common |
|||||||||
Basic |
$ |
2.33 |
$ |
1.51 |
$ |
2.56 |
$ |
2.33 |
|
Diluted |
$ |
2.26 |
$ |
1.46 |
$ |
2.49 |
$ |
2.27 |
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding |
32,585 |
34,382 |
33,780 |
34,527 |
|||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
33,498 |
35,434 |
34,732 |
35,564 |
|||||
(1) |
In the three and twelve months ended |
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(2) |
In the three and the twelve months ended |
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(3) |
In the three and twelve months ended |
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(4) |
In the three and twelve months ended |
|||||||||
(5) |
Earnings (loss) per share are calculated on non-rounded net income (loss) and shares outstanding. Recalculating earnings per share based |
Table 2 |
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|
|||||||||||||||
Segment Results |
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(Unaudited) |
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(In $ Millions) |
|||||||||||||||
Three months ended |
Change |
Twelve months ended |
Change |
||||||||||||
|
|
$ |
% |
|
|
$ |
% |
||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenues |
|||||||||||||||
|
$ |
26.2 |
$ |
27.2 |
$ |
(1.0) |
(4) % |
$ |
117.8 |
$ |
126.4 |
$ |
(8.6) |
(7) % |
|
Book Fairs |
180.5 |
161.5 |
19.0 |
12 % |
553.1 |
429.7 |
123.4 |
29 % |
|||||||
Consolidated Trade |
84.3 |
88.5 |
(4.2) |
(5) % |
367.1 |
390.4 |
(23.3) |
(6) % |
|||||||
Total Revenues |
291.0 |
277.2 |
13.8 |
5 % |
1,038.0 |
946.5 |
91.5 |
10 % |
|||||||
Operating income (loss) |
58.4 |
46.8 |
11.6 |
25 % |
143.4 |
115.3 |
28.1 |
24 % |
|||||||
Operating margin |
20.1 % |
16.9 % |
13.8 % |
12.2 % |
|||||||||||
Education Solutions |
|||||||||||||||
Revenues |
163.4 |
156.8 |
6.6 |
4 % |
386.6 |
393.6 |
(7.0) |
(2) % |
|||||||
Operating income (loss) |
55.0 |
45.8 |
9.2 |
20 % |
58.4 |
81.8 |
(23.4) |
(29) % |
|||||||
Operating margin |
33.7 % |
29.2 % |
15.1 % |
20.8 % |
|||||||||||
International |
|||||||||||||||
Revenues |
73.9 |
80.4 |
(6.5) |
(8) % |
279.4 |
302.8 |
(23.4) |
(8) % |
|||||||
Operating income (loss) |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
69 % |
(3.6) |
3.3 |
(6.9) |
NM |
|||||||
Operating margin |
3.0 % |
1.6 % |
— % |
1.1 % |
|||||||||||
Overhead expense |
23.6 |
28.4 |
(4.8) |
(17) % |
91.9 |
103.0 |
(11.1) |
(11) % |
|||||||
Operating income (loss) |
$ |
92.0 |
$ |
65.5 |
$ |
26.5 |
40 % |
$ |
106.3 |
$ |
97.4 |
$ |
8.9 |
9 % |
|
NM - Not meaningful |
Table 3 |
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|
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Supplemental Information |
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(Unaudited) |
|||||||||
(In $ Millions) |
|||||||||
Selected Balance Sheet Items |
|||||||||
|
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
224.5 |
$ |
316.6 |
|||||
Accounts receivable, net |
278.0 |
299.4 |
|||||||
Inventories, net |
334.5 |
281.4 |
|||||||
Accounts payable |
170.9 |
162.3 |
|||||||
Deferred revenue |
169.1 |
172.8 |
|||||||
Accrued royalties |
52.8 |
61.3 |
|||||||
Lines of credit and current portion of long-term debt |
6.0 |
6.5 |
|||||||
Long-term debt |
— |
— |
|||||||
Total debt |
6.0 |
6.5 |
|||||||
Net cash (debt) (1) |
218.5 |
310.1 |
|||||||
Total stockholders' equity |
1,164.5 |
1,218.4 |
|||||||
Selected Cash Flow Items |
|||||||||
Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
$ |
120.0 |
$ |
47.5 |
$ |
148.9 |
$ |
226.0 |
|
Add: |
|||||||||
Net proceeds from sale of assets |
— |
5.6 |
— |
16.0 |
|||||
Less: |
|||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment |
25.2 |
14.0 |
62.0 |
42.0 |
|||||
Prepublication expenditures |
9.1 |
4.2 |
26.9 |
17.2 |
|||||
Free cash flow (use) (2) |
$ |
85.7 |
$ |
34.9 |
$ |
60.0 |
$ |
182.8 |
|
(1) |
Net cash (debt) is defined by the Company as cash and cash equivalents, net of lines of credit and short-term |
|||||||||
(2) |
Free cash flow (use) is defined by the Company as net cash provided by or used in operating activities (which |
Table 4 |
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Supplemental Results - Excluding One-Time Items |
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(Unaudited) |
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(In $ Millions, except per share data) |
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Three months ended |
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|
|
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Reported |
One-time |
Excluding |
Reported |
One-time |
Excluding |
||||||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (1) |
$ |
2.26 |
$ |
— |
$ |
2.26 |
$ |
1.46 |
$ |
0.26 |
$ |
1.72 |
|||||
Net income (loss) (2) |
$ |
75.7 |
$ |
— |
$ |
75.7 |
$ |
52.1 |
$ |
9.1 |
$ |
61.2 |
|||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes (3) |
$ |
95.6 |
$ |
— |
$ |
95.6 |
$ |
53.7 |
$ |
12.2 |
$ |
65.9 |
|||||
|
$ |
58.4 |
$ |
— |
$ |
58.4 |
$ |
46.8 |
$ |
— |
$ |
46.8 |
|||||
Education Solutions |
55.0 |
— |
55.0 |
45.8 |
— |
45.8 |
|||||||||||
International (4) |
2.2 |
— |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
|||||||||||
Overhead (5) |
(23.6) |
— |
(23.6) |
(28.4) |
0.0 |
(28.4) |
|||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
$ |
92.0 |
$ |
— |
$ |
92.0 |
$ |
65.5 |
$ |
0.6 |
$ |
66.1 |
|||||
Twelve months ended |
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|
|
||||||||||||||||
Reported |
One-time |
Excluding |
Reported |
One-time |
Excluding |
||||||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (1) |
$ |
2.49 |
$ |
— |
$ |
2.49 |
$ |
2.27 |
$ |
0.12 |
$ |
2.38 |
|||||
Net income (loss) (2) |
$ |
86.3 |
$ |
— |
$ |
86.3 |
$ |
80.9 |
$ |
4.2 |
$ |
85.1 |
|||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes (3) |
$ |
112.4 |
$ |
— |
$ |
112.4 |
$ |
89.7 |
$ |
5.5 |
$ |
95.2 |
|||||
|
$ |
143.4 |
$ |
— |
$ |
143.4 |
$ |
115.3 |
$ |
— |
$ |
115.3 |
|||||
Education Solutions |
58.4 |
— |
58.4 |
81.8 |
— |
81.8 |
|||||||||||
International (4) |
(3.6) |
— |
(3.6) |
3.3 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
|||||||||||
Overhead (5) |
(91.9) |
— |
(91.9) |
(103.0) |
(1.6) |
(104.6) |
|||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
$ |
106.3 |
$ |
— |
$ |
106.3 |
$ |
97.4 |
$ |
0.1 |
$ |
97.5 |
|||||
(1) |
Earnings (loss) per share are calculated on non-rounded net income (loss) and shares outstanding. Recalculating earnings |
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(2) |
In the three and twelve months ended |
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(3) |
In the three and the twelve months ended |
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(4) |
In the three and twelve months ended |
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(5) |
In the twelve months ended |
Table 5 |
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|
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Consolidated Statements of Operations - Supplemental |
||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||
(In $ Millions) |
||||||
Three months ended |
||||||
|
|
|||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes as reported |
$ |
95.6 |
$ |
53.7 |
||
One-time items before income taxes |
— |
12.2 |
||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes excluding one-time items |
95.6 |
65.9 |
||||
Interest (income) expense |
(3.5) |
0.2 |
||||
Depreciation and amortization (1) |
16.3 |
15.9 |
||||
Amortization of prepublication costs |
6.6 |
6.5 |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA (2) |
$ |
115.0 |
$ |
88.5 |
||
Twelve months ended |
||||||
|
|
|||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes as reported |
$ |
112.4 |
$ |
89.7 |
||
One-time items before income taxes |
— |
5.5 |
||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes excluding one-time items |
112.4 |
95.2 |
||||
Interest (income) expense |
(5.8) |
2.4 |
||||
Depreciation and amortization (1) |
64.6 |
64.9 |
||||
Amortization of prepublication costs |
25.1 |
26.4 |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA (2) |
$ |
196.3 |
$ |
188.9 |
||
(1) |
For the three and twelve months ended |
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(2) |
Adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Company as earnings (loss), excluding one-time items, before |
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