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Scholastic SCHL Provision for losses on royalty advances

Provision for losses on royalty advances at other companies

Royalty Pharma logo
Royalty PharmaRPRX
-$197.49M-55.3%
H&R Block logo
H&R BlockHRB
$36.38M+3.0%
Plug Power logo
Plug PowerPLUG
$4.77M
SBC
Seacoast Banking Corporation of FloridaSBCF
$761K-91.8%
Aaon logo
AaonAAON
$50K-49.9%
Vertex, Inc. logo
Vertex, Inc.VERX
$936K+388%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$329.1M-1.9%
Gross profit$178.8M-1.1%
Operating income-$26.9M-12.6%
Net income$62.5M+1,836%
EPS (diluted)$2.55+2,062%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$104.6M+10.5%
Total debt$302.1M-24.3%
Total equity$871.9M-7.4%
Total assets$1.8B-9.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$30.5M
CapEx$13.4M+48.9%
Free cash flow-$43.9M-109%

Valuation

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Market cap$791.5M+58.9%
Enterprise value$989M+31.1%
P/E18.1×+6.0×
P/S0.5×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin56.2%+0.4pp
Operating margin1.1%+0.5pp
Net margin1.2%-2.0pp
FCF margin2.6%-2.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity1.9%-2.9pp
Debt / equity0.3×-0.1×
Current ratio1.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Scholastic in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept schl:ProvisionForLossesOnRoyalty.

The official record: Scholastic’s 10-Q, filed March 20, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Scholastic's provision for losses on royalty advances?
Scholastic (SCHL) reported provision for losses on royalty advances of $800K in Q4 2025.
How has Scholastic's provision for losses on royalty advances changed year-over-year?
Scholastic's provision for losses on royalty advances decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $800K to $800K.
What is the long-term trend for Scholastic's provision for losses on royalty advances?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Scholastic's provision for losses on royalty advances has grown at a 1.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.4M to $5.7M.
What does provision for losses on royalty advances mean?
Reflects the estimated expense for royalty advances that are unlikely to be recovered through future sales of the associated intellectual property. This serves as a risk indicator for the company's content acquisition strategy and the commercial viability of its creative assets. An increasing provision suggests potential overpayment for rights or a decline in the expected performance of licensed works.