The PBV ratios of Scholastic (SCHL), Pearson (PSO), R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), and John Wiley & Sons (JW.A) are 1.0x, 1.1x, 4.8x, and 2.4x, respectively.
The price-to-earnings ratios of John Wiley & Sons, Pearson, Thomson Reuters, and CBS are 15.3x, 32.6x, 15.7x, and 16.1x, respectively, as of December 8.
John Wiley & Sons’ competitors have outperformed the company based on gross profit margin, current ratio, and PE ratio. Based on price-to-book value ratio, the company performed much better than its ETFs.
According to its 1Q16 earnings report, John Wiley & Sons’ net revenue decreased by 4.2% to $422.981 million in 1Q16, compared to its 4Q15 net revenue of $441.646 million.