Scholastic (SCHL) came out with a quarterly loss of $2.13 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $2.48. This compares to loss of $2.20 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 14.11%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this publishing, education and media company would post earnings of $2.66 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.73, delivering a surprise of -34.96%. Over the last four ...

业绩总结 - 公司第一季度2025财报显示，营收增长至2.372亿美元，同比增长8.7%[7] - 净利润同比增长6%，每股摊薄收益同比增长3%[7] 用户数据 - 儿童图书销售收入增长3%，主要受益于贸易渠道的增长[5] - 教育解决方案收入下降16%，主要是因为辅助课程产品支出减少[5] 未来展望 - 公司确认2025财年指引，预计营收增长4%至6%，调整后的EBITDA在1.4亿至1.5亿美元之间[12] - 预期自由现金流在2,000万至3,000万美元之间[12]

财务业绩 - 公司在第一季度实现收入2.372亿美元，同比增长4%[4] - 公司的经营亏损为8850万美元，同比减少11%[5] - 公司三个月内营收为2.372亿美元，同比增长3.8%[1] - 公司三个月内亏损6250万美元，同比亏损减少15.8%[1] - 公司三个月内税前亏损91.8百万美元，但扣除一次性项目后亏损减少至88.9百万美元[29] - 公司三个月内调整后EBITDA为负60.5百万美元[29] - 公司三个月内调整后EBITDA为负60.5百万美元，较上年同期负70.6百万美元有所改善[29,33] 业务板块表现 - 公司的图书俱乐部业务收入为270万美元，与上年同期持平[7] - 公司的教育解决方案业务收入下降16%至5570万美元[8] - 公司的娱乐业务收入为1660万美元，主要来自9 Story Media Group的贡献[10] - 公司的国际业务收入与上年同期持平[10] - 公司各业务板块中，儿童图书出版与发行(CBPD)板块税前亏损36.6百万美元，教育解决方案(EDUC)板块亏损17.0百万美元[32] - 公司各业务板块中，娱乐(ENT)板块税前利润0.6百万美元，国际(INTL)板块亏损8.7百万美元，其他未分配(OVH)板块亏损27.2百万美元[32] - 公司三个月内调整后EBITDA中，CBPD板块为负29.1百万美元，EDUC板块为负10.8百万美元，ENT板块为正5.2百万美元，INTL板块为负6.8百万美元，OVH板块为负19.0百万美元[32] 现金流和资本支出 - 公司的资本开支和制作支出增加，导致自由现金流使用增加19%至6870万美元[14] - 公司三个月内自由现金流为负6870万美元[4] 其他财务指标 - 公司净负债为1.521亿美元，主要用于收购9 Story Media Group[15] - 公司在第一季度派发570万美元股息并回购了16.3万股股票[15] - 公司重申了2025财年的财务指引[3] - 公司三个月内利息收支净支出3.4百万美元，折旧与摊销费用25.0百万美元[29] - 公司三个月内一次性项目费用为2.9百万美元，主要来自娱乐(ENT)板块和其他未分配(OVH)板块[32,33] - 公司三个月内利息收支净支出3.4百万美元，其中包括0.4百万美元的生产贷款利息[29,32] - 公司三个月内折旧与摊销费用25.0百万美元，其中包括6.7百万美元的前期出版和生产成本摊销以及2.2百万美元的资本化云软件摊销[29]

Company Affirms Fiscal 2025 Guidance NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today reported financial results for the Company's fiscal first quarter ended August 31, 2024. Peter Warwick, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "During our first quarter, Scholastic prepared for another important back-toschool season, as we executed on our long-term growth initiatives. In the seasonally quiet quarter fo ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced that Jeffrey Mathews has been appointed to the new role of Scholastic's Chief Growth Officer and Executive Vice President, effective immediately. He rejoined Scholastic two years ago, as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Scholastic Appoints Jeffrey Mathews as Chief Growth OfficerScholastic Appoints Jeffrey Mathews as Chief Gr ...

The 2024-25 cohort of 27 kids ages 10-14 join a legacy of more than 500 students who have participated in the award-winning program, reporting "news for kids, by kids" NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Scholastic welcomes 27 student journalists to join the award-winning Scholastic Kids Press program. Since 2000, more than 500 Kid Reporters, ages 10–14, from around the world, have participated in the program and developed skills related to media literacy, including how to vet sources, think and ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on the Company's Class A and Common Stock for the second quarter of fiscal 2025. The dividend is payable on December 16, 2024, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 31, 2024. About Scholastic For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been encouraging the personal and intellectua ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) today announced the following schedule and conference call information for its first quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings announcement: Earnings Release: Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 4:00 PM ET and posted on the Company's investor relations website, investor.scholastic.com. Conference Call: Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 4:30 PM ET hosted by Peter Warwick, President and CEO, and Haji Glover, CFO and Executive Vice President. A ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing education and media company, today announced that Stacey Jaffe has been named Scholastic's Chief Digital Officer, effective immediately. Ms. Jaffe will drive Scholastic's data initiatives and digital practice with the core approach of bringing customer insights to life as strategies and digital solutions that directly serve customers' needs. A new role for the Company and based in New York, the Chief Digital ...

文章核心观点 - 公司发布了一份家庭指南,其中包含了最新一期《儿童与家庭阅读报告》的数据,旨在支持家庭并让书籍成为每个孩子成长的一部分 [2] - 该指南涵盖了不同年龄段的发展里程碑和常见对话,提供了建议和专家指导,帮助家庭将这些研究成果应用到家庭生活中 [2] - 公司表示,儿童读物具有独特的力量,这项新研究证明了书籍在支持从出生到青春期的亲子沟通中的价值 [5] 0-5岁儿童 - 大多数0-5岁儿童的父母(79%)使用儿童读物来支持自己的育儿工作 [7] - 儿童读物最常被用来帮助孩子理解情感(54%)和探索兴趣(47%) [7] - 51%的3-5岁儿童每周在家里被阅读5-7天,而6-8岁儿童和9-11岁儿童分别只有37%和16% [7] 6-11岁儿童 - 许多小学阶段儿童的父母寻找特定的书籍来帮助孩子应对欺负(20%)和讨论困难话题(32%) [7] - 80%的6-11岁儿童父母认为获得支持孩子阅读的资源会很有帮助,如阅读问题或对话引导(40%)以及书籍或故事概要(38%) [7] 12-17岁青少年 - 三分之二的青少年父母(63%)认为孩子读到与自己经历相似的角色很重要 [7] - 大多数青少年父母(86%)认为书籍可以为他们与孩子进行交流创造机会 [7] - 大多数青少年父母(69%)曾经用书籍来帮助孩子应对他们正在经历的事情 [7] - 一半的青少年(54%)表示一本书帮助他们处理了自己的感受,包括自信(28%)、快乐(24%)和感恩(21%) [8]