Educational publishing company John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) reported Q3 FY2024 results topping analysts' expectations , with revenue down 6.2% year on year to $460.7 million. On the other hand, the company's full-year revenue guidance of $1.61 billion at the midpoint came in 9.3% below analysts' estimates. It made a GAAP loss of $2.08 per share, down from its loss of $1.29 per share in the same quarter last year.

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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Q3 FY2024 Highlights:

• Revenue: $460.7 million vs analyst estimates of $392.6 million (17.3% beat)

• EPS: -$2.08 vs analyst estimates of $0.26 (-$2.34 miss)

• Guidance for the full year misses on revenue but beats on EPS

• Gross Margin (GAAP): 68.8%, up from 64.6% in the same quarter last year

• Market Capitalization: $1.82 billion

“As we finish out the year, we’re increasingly confident in our underlying momentum and recovery in Research and continued outperformance in Learning,” said Matthew Kissner, Interim President and CEO.

Established in 1807, John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) is a global leader in academic publishing, providing educational materials, scholarly research, and professional development resources.

Media

The advent of the internet changed how shows, films, music, and overall information flow. As a result, many media companies now face secular headwinds as attention shifts online. Some have made concerted efforts to adapt by introducing digital subscriptions, podcasts, and streaming platforms. Time will tell if their strategies succeed and which companies will emerge as the long-term winners.

Sales Growth

A company’s long-term performance can give signals about its business quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but many enduring ones muster years of growth. John Wiley & Sons's annualized revenue growth rate of 1.4% over the last five years was weak for a consumer discretionary business.

Within consumer discretionary, product cycles are short and revenue can be hit-driven due to rapidly changing trends. That's why we also follow short-term performance. John Wiley & Sons's recent history shows a reversal from its already weak five-year trend as its revenue has shown annualized declines of 3.5% over the last two years.

This quarter, John Wiley & Sons's revenue fell 6.2% year on year to $460.7 million but beat Wall Street's estimates by 17.3%.

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