| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buy | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.10 |
—
|
| 2021 | 0.40 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2020 | 0.27 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2019 | 0.20 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2018 | 0.15 |
—
—
—
|
| 2016 | 0.18 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 1.28 | 0.98 | 1.34 | 1.81 |
| Receivables | 1.94 | 2.13 | 0.86 | 0.57 |
| Inventory | 43.91 | 29.10 | 17.41 | 16.06 |
| Other | 18.28 | 19.28 | 0.56 | 0.45 |
| 66.04 | 52.25 | 20.55 | 19.39 |
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 3.91 | 1.85 | 1.69 | 1.62 |
| ST’ Debt | 1.80 | 26.69 | — | — |
| Other | 3.34 | 2.53 | 1.43 | 1.24 |
| 17.01 | 37.22 | 6.17 | 6.06 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| May | Aug | Nov | Feb | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 4.76 | — | — | — |
—
|
| ’26 | 7.11 | 4.62 | 7.01 | 4.18 |
22.91
|
| ’25 | 9.99 | 6.51 | 11.05 | 6.64 |
34.19
|
| ’24 | 14.52 | 10.59 | 16.94 | 8.97 |
51.03
|
| ’23 | — | — | — | — |
87.83
|
| ’23 | 23.16 | 19.42 | 30.27 | 14.98 |
87.83
|
| ’22 | — | — | — | — |
142.23
|
| May | Aug | Nov | Feb | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 0.56 | — | — | — |
—
|
| ’26 | 1.40 | 0.06 | 2.54 | (2.00) |
2.01
|
| ’25 | 1.20 | (0.87) | 4.44 | (1.57) |
3.21
|
| ’24 | 1.18 | 3.54 | 6.90 | (2.87) |
8.75
|
| ’23 | — | — | — | — |
0.06
|
| ’23 | (2.20) | (1.43) | 4.33 | (0.65) |
0.06
|
| ’22 | — | — | — | — |
(21.14)
|
| May | Aug | Nov | Feb | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 0.47 | — | — | — |
—
|
| ’26 | 1.23 | (0.04) | 32.29 | (2.09) |
31.40
|
| ’25 | 1.09 | (0.95) | 4.34 | (1.70) |
2.78
|
| ’24 | 0.88 | 3.37 | 11.56 | (3.01) |
12.79
|
| ’23 | — | — | — | — |
0.06
|
| ’23 | (2.31) | (1.54) | 3.57 | (1.24) |
(1.52)
|
| ’22 | — | — | — | — |
(21.14)
|
| May | Aug | Nov | Feb | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (0.16) | — | — | — |
—
|
| ’26 | (0.13) | (0.15) | 0.91 | (0.37) |
0.27
|
| ’25 | (0.15) | (0.22) | (0.10) | (0.16) |
(0.63)
|
| ’24 | (0.11) | 0.13 | 0.24 | (0.19) |
0.07
|
| ’23 | — | — | — | — |
(0.31)
|
| ’23 | 0.03 | (0.10) | 0.00 | (0.24) |
(0.31)
|
| ’22 | — | — | — | — |
0.98
|
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 2.00 | 0.80 | 1.11 | 0.92 | 1.23 | — | — | — |
Low Price
|
| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 9.87 | 4.00 | 2.95 | 1.93 | 1.65 | — | — | — |
High Price
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 166 | 138 | 101 | 83 | 64 | — | — | — |
Employees
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.86 | 0.64 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.36 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 142.23 | 87.83 | 51.03 | 34.19 | 22.91 | — | — | — |
Revenue
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 68.85% | 63.84% | 64.64% | 61.50% | 59.37% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 11.24 | (3.43) | 0.73 | (6.85) | 5.35 | — | — | — |
EBT
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 7.90% | (3.90%) | 1.44% | (20.05%) | 23.33% | — | — | — |
EBT Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 8.31 | (2.50) | 0.55 | (5.26) | 2.33 | — | — | — |
Net Income
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.13 | 2.48 | 2.49 | 1.72 | 1.39 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 17.69 | 10.77 | 6.17 | 4.10 | 2.68 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 1.03 | (0.31) | 0.07 | (0.63) | 0.27 | — | — | — |
Earnings/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (2.63) | 0.01 | 1.06 | 0.38 | 0.23 | — | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.46) | (0.19) | 0.49 | (0.05) | 3.43 | — | — | — |
Capex/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (3.09) | (0.19) | 1.55 | 0.33 | 3.67 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5.82 | 5.54 | 5.50 | 4.86 | 5.00 | — | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 8.04 | 8.16 | 8.27 | 8.35 | 8.56 | — | — | — |
Shares
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 7.58 | 0.00 | 26.29 | 0.00 | 5.23 | — | — | — |
PE Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.45 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.51 | — | — | — |
PS Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.35 | 0.66 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.27 | — | — | — |
PB Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.62 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 1.85 | 2.68 | — | — | — |
EV/Sales
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (3.54) | (42.56) | 3.31 | 22.69 | 1.96 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (21.14) | 0.06 | 8.75 | 3.21 | 2.01 | — | — | — |
Op' Cash Flow
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (3.72) | (1.58) | 4.04 | (0.43) | 29.39 | — | — | — |
Capex
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (24.86) | (1.52) | 12.79 | 2.78 | 31.40 | — | — | — |
FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 36.25 | 9.43 | 49.02 | 15.02 | 14.38 | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 24.95 | 34.89 | 28.44 | 26.69 | — | — | — | — |
Total Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 24.59 | 34.21 | 27.16 | 25.71 | (1.34) | — | — | — |
Net Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 46.77 | 45.23 | 45.45 | 40.57 | 42.79 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 8.31% | (2.37%) | 0.57% | (6.25%) | 3.51% | — | — | — |
ROA
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 8.97% | (2.03%) | (5.08%) | (6.39%) | (10.83%) | — | — | — |
ROIC
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 19.09% | (5.45%) | 1.21% | (12.24%) | 5.58% | — | — | — |
ROE
|
Educational Development Corporation (EDUC), a specialist in children’s educational books via Usborne and Kane Miller imprints, rode a wave of COVID-driven homeschooling demand to peak revenues of $204.6 million in 2021, fueled by its direct-to-consumer model of book parties and online sales. However, post-pandemic normalization triggered a dramatic reversal, with revenues plunging over 75% to an estimated $34.2 million by 2025, accompanied by aggressive downsizing—employee headcount slashed 61% to 83—and profitability swings from $12.6 million net income to projected $5.3 million losses.
Despite the contraction, glimmers of resilience emerge: positive free cash flow rebounded to $1.55 per share in 2024, a deleveraged balance sheet boasts $49 million in working capital exceeding net debt, and gross margins hold above 60%. The stock trades at distressed multiples (0.3x sales, 0.3x book value), a fraction of unanimous analyst price targets implying 252% upside, bolstered by recent insider buying—including directors’ cash purchases and executive stock grants—signaling undervaluation amid economic pressures.
Looking ahead, stabilization catalysts like headcount optimization, international expansion, and a digital pivot could unlock value in a softening consumer spending environment, though risks from ongoing losses and debt linger. This high-conviction contrarian play echoes post-bubble small-cap rebounds, tempting patient investors to monitor Q1 2026 cash flows for a potential re-rating.
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