John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) vs John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. are both Publishing companies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.7B against $2.1B — 1.3× the size. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.7× against 13.7×. Both pay a dividend; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. yields more (2.71% vs 2.71%). Across the 9 metrics below, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. leads on 9 and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. on 0.

Valuation

Metric WLY WLYB Publishing median
P/E 13.70 13.68 13.70
P/S 1.60 1.60 0.46
P/B 3.35 3.34 4.35
Price to free cash flow 8.22 8.15 10.85
EV/EBITDA 9.73 9.73 9.73
EV/Sales 2.31 2.31 1.68
Earnings yield 7.30% 7.31% 5.33%
Free cash flow yield 12.16% 12.27% 5.68%

Profitability

Metric WLY WLYB Publishing median
Gross margin 74.60% 74.60% 58.31%
Operating margin 14.94% 14.94% 4.37%
Net margin 11.90% 11.90% 7.58%
Free cash flow margin 19.48% 20.27% 3.40%
Return on equity 25.91% 25.91% 7.38%
Return on assets 7.01% 7.01% 2.76%
Return on invested capital 7.85% 7.85% 3.31%

Growth

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

Health

Metric WLY WLYB Publishing median
Debt to equity 1.62 1.62 1.62
Current ratio 0.64 0.64 1.17
Net debt to EBITDA 1.44 1.44 1.44

Dividend

Metric WLY WLYB Publishing median
Dividend yield 2.71% 2.71% —
Payout ratio 0.38 0.38 —

Size

Metric WLY WLYB Publishing median
Market cap 2.68b 2.06b 1.05b

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