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The New York Times Company (NYT) vs John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB)

The New York Times Company and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. are both Publishing companies. The New York Times Company is the larger, with a market value of $10.6B against $2.1B — 5.1× the size. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.2× against 25.8×. The New York Times Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.8% against −0.27%. The New York Times Company has the higher net margin (13.4% vs 11.9%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 7.85%). Both pay a dividend; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. yields more (2.80% vs 1.33%). Across the 23 metrics below, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. leads on 14 and The New York Times Company on 9.

Valuation

Metric NYT WLYB Publishing median
P/E 25.83 13.23 13.23
P/S 3.45 1.55 0.44
P/B 5.13 3.24 4.19
Price to free cash flow 17.72 7.89 10.02
EV/EBITDA 17.63 9.51 9.46
EV/Sales 3.40 2.26 1.66
Earnings yield 3.87% 7.56% 5.55%
Free cash flow yield 5.64% 12.68% 5.64%

Profitability

Metric NYT WLYB Publishing median
Gross margin 51.68% 74.60% 58.31%
Operating margin 16.16% 14.94% 2.51%
Net margin 13.41% 11.90% 7.58%
Free cash flow margin 19.49% 20.27% 3.39%
Return on equity 20.30% 25.91% 7.38%
Return on assets 13.84% 7.01% 2.76%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 7.85% 0.00%

Growth

Metric NYT WLYB Publishing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.78% (0.27%) (1.40%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 18.08% 171.90% 105.56%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.63% (2.89%) (2.38%)
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 28.00% 8.37% 0.00%

Health

Metric NYT WLYB Publishing median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.62 1.62
Current ratio 1.52 0.64 1.17
Net debt to EBITDA (1.22) 1.44 1.44

Dividend

Metric NYT WLYB Publishing median
Dividend yield 1.33% 2.80% —
Payout ratio 0.35 0.38 —

Size

Metric NYT WLYB Publishing median
Market cap 10.58b 2.06b 891.19m

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