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Scholastic SCHL Magazines+ subscriptions — Contract with Customer, Liability

Other product segments

Book fairs incentive credits
$122.1M+6.9%
Stored value programs
$22.4M+34.1%
U.S. digital subscriptions
$11.1M-28.8%
Entertainment-related (2)
$8.2M+8,100%
Other
$7.8M+23.8%
U.S. education related
$7.5M-25.7%

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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 us-gaap:ContractWithCustomerLiability.

The official record: Scholastic’s 10-K, filed July 25, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Scholastic's magazines+ subscriptions — contract with customer, liability?
Scholastic (SCHL) reported magazines+ subscriptions — contract with customer, liability of $3.9M in Q1 2025.
How has Scholastic's magazines+ subscriptions — contract with customer, liability changed year-over-year?
Scholastic's magazines+ subscriptions — contract with customer, liability decreased by 15.2% year-over-year, from $4.6M to $3.9M.
What does magazines+ subscriptions — contract with customer, liability mean?
This metric represents the deferred revenue balance arising from magazine and subscription-based educational products where payment has been received from customers in advance of service delivery. It serves as a key indicator of future revenue recognition and customer commitment within the publishing and education media segment. Monitoring this liability helps investors assess the company's ability to secure recurring revenue streams and manage long-term fulfillment obligations.