WLY Profitability Analysis: Past Growth, Margins, Return on Capital, Free Cash Flow, and more - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Alpha Spread

John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Market Cap: 2.5B USD
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
John Wiley & Sons Inc

Revenue
1.8B USD
Cost of Revenue
-531.8m USD
Gross Profit
1.3B USD
Operating Expenses
-1.1B USD
Operating Income
234.1m USD
Other Expenses
-343.6m USD
Net Income
-109.5m USD

Margins Comparison
John Wiley & Sons Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
John Wiley & Sons Inc
NYSE:WLY
2.3B USD
71%
13%
-6%
US
News Corp
NASDAQ:NWSA
14.8B USD
50%
8%
3%
UK
Pearson PLC
LSE:PSON
7.4B GBP
51%
14%
10%
US
New York Times Co
NYSE:NYT
8.7B USD
49%
14%
11%
NO
Schibsted ASA
OSE:SCHA
73.3B NOK
98%
60%
173%
SA
Saudi Research and Media Group
SAU:4210
19.4B SAR
29%
14%
12%
ZA
Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd
JSE:CAT
4.4B Zac
45%
10%
9%
CN
Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corp Ltd
SSE:601928
29.3B CNY
37%
13%
19%
CN
Shandong Publishing & Media Co Ltd
SSE:601019
26.3B CNY
36%
13%
17%
FR
Lagardere SA
PAR:MMB
3.1B EUR
63%
6%
1%
CN
China South Publishing & Media Group Co Ltd
SSE:601098
24B CNY
42%
12%
12%
Country US
Market Cap 2.3B USD
Gross Margin
71%
Operating Margin
13%
Net Margin
-6%
Country US
Market Cap 14.8B USD
Gross Margin
50%
Operating Margin
8%
Net Margin
3%
Country UK
Market Cap 7.4B GBP
Gross Margin
51%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
10%
Country US
Market Cap 8.7B USD
Gross Margin
49%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
11%
Country NO
Market Cap 73.3B NOK
Gross Margin
98%
Operating Margin
60%
Net Margin
173%
Country SA
Market Cap 19.4B SAR
Gross Margin
29%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
12%
Country ZA
Market Cap 4.4B Zac
Gross Margin
45%
Operating Margin
10%
Net Margin
9%
Country CN
Market Cap 29.3B CNY
Gross Margin
37%
Operating Margin
13%
Net Margin
19%
Country CN
Market Cap 26.3B CNY
Gross Margin
36%
Operating Margin
13%
Net Margin
17%
Country FR
Market Cap 3.1B EUR
Gross Margin
63%
Operating Margin
6%
Net Margin
1%
Country CN
Market Cap 24B CNY
Gross Margin
42%
Operating Margin
12%
Net Margin
12%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
John Wiley & Sons Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
John Wiley & Sons Inc
NYSE:WLY
2.3B USD
-13%
-4%
11%
17%
US
News Corp
NASDAQ:NWSA
14.8B USD
3%
2%
6%
3%
UK
Pearson PLC
LSE:PSON
7.4B GBP
9%
5%
9%
7%
US
New York Times Co
NYSE:NYT
8.7B USD
16%
10%
17%
13%
NO
Schibsted ASA
OSE:SCHA
73.3B NOK
74%
53%
21%
17%
SA
Saudi Research and Media Group
SAU:4210
19.4B SAR
14%
7%
12%
10%
ZA
Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd
JSE:CAT
4.4B Zac
14%
11%
13%
11%
CN
Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corp Ltd
SSE:601928
29.3B CNY
14%
8%
9%
13%
CN
Shandong Publishing & Media Co Ltd
SSE:601019
26.3B CNY
16%
10%
10%
16%
FR
Lagardere SA
PAR:MMB
3.1B EUR
10%
1%
12%
4%
CN
China South Publishing & Media Group Co Ltd
SSE:601098
24B CNY
11%
7%
10%
32%
Country US
Market Cap 2.3B USD
ROE
-13%
ROA
-4%
ROCE
11%
ROIC
17%
Country US
Market Cap 14.8B USD
ROE
3%
ROA
2%
ROCE
6%
ROIC
3%
Country UK
Market Cap 7.4B GBP
ROE
9%
ROA
5%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
7%
Country US
Market Cap 8.7B USD
ROE
16%
ROA
10%
ROCE
17%
ROIC
13%
Country NO
Market Cap 73.3B NOK
ROE
74%
ROA
53%
ROCE
21%
ROIC
17%
Country SA
Market Cap 19.4B SAR
ROE
14%
ROA
7%
ROCE
12%
ROIC
10%
Country ZA
Market Cap 4.4B Zac
ROE
14%
ROA
11%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
11%
Country CN
Market Cap 29.3B CNY
ROE
14%
ROA
8%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
13%
Country CN
Market Cap 26.3B CNY
ROE
16%
ROA
10%
ROCE
10%
ROIC
16%
Country FR
Market Cap 3.1B EUR
ROE
10%
ROA
1%
ROCE
12%
ROIC
4%
Country CN
Market Cap 24B CNY
ROE
11%
ROA
7%
ROCE
10%
ROIC
32%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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