John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) is expected to release its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, March 6th. Analysts expect John Wiley & Sons to post earnings of $0.45 per share and revenue of $401.10 million for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY25 guidance at $3.25-$3.60 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.250-3.600 EPS.Parties that wish to register for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $426.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $420.00 million. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. John Wiley & Sons’s quarterly revenue was down 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of NYSE WLY opened at $39.04 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $42.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.90 and a beta of 0.86. John Wiley & Sons has a 12-month low of $32.80 and a 12-month high of $53.96.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were given a dividend of $0.3525 per share. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.61%. This is a boost from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is currently -154.95%.

About John Wiley & Sons

John Wiley & Sons, Inc engages in the provision of research and learning materials. It operates through the following segments: Research, Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold. The Research segment consists of research publishing and research solutions. The Learning segment includes academic and professional reporting lines and consists of publishing and related knowledge solutions.