John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.39 EPS

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.39, Zacks reports. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. The firm had revenue of $404.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $401.10 million. John Wiley & Sons updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.600-3.600 EPS.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

Shares of WLY opened at $46.14 on Friday. John Wiley & Sons has a 1-year low of $34.85 and a 1-year high of $53.96. The stock has a market cap of $2.49 billion, a PE ratio of -50.71 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $41.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.96.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th were given a $0.3525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. This is a boost from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.06%. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is -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.