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EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP
EDUC
$11M
Mkt Cap
$1.31
+0.00%
Item 1. BUSINESS (a) General Description of Business We are the owner and exclusive publisher of Kane Miller children’s books; Learning Wrap-Ups, maker of educational manipulatives; and SmartLab Toys, maker of STEAM-based toys and games. We are also the exclusive United States Multi-Level Marketing (“MLM”) distributor of Usborne Publishing Limited (“Usborne”) children’s books. We are a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 23, 1965. Our fiscal year ends on February 28 (29). Our Company vision statement reflects “We believe that education is the catalyst for wonderment, kindness, and connection. Our vision is to empower the world by sparking a child’s natural curiosity and lifelong love of learning through products and experiences that meet at the intersection of education and play.” Our Company mission statement reflects “We are creating the story of tomorrow through people, products, and purpose.
| Metric | TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 21M | 23M | 34M | 51M | 88M | 142M |
| Net Income | 2.0M | 2.3M | -5.3M | 546K | -2.5M | 8.3M |
| EPS | $0.24 | $0.27 | $-0.63 | $0.07 | $-0.31 | $0.98 |
| Free Cash Flow | 742K | 1.5M | 2.8M | 7.9M |
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| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 33M | 64M | 107M | 112M | 119M | 113M | 205M | 142M | 88M | 51M | 34M | 23M | 21M |
| Gross Margin | 60.8% | 67.8% | 73.2% | 68.0% | 67.1% | 67.4% | 70.7% | 68.9% | 63.8% | 64.6% | 61.5% | 59.4% | 59.8% |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 9.5M | 19M | 23M | 18M | 19M | 19M | 36M | 23M | 16M | 8.8M | 5.8M | 3.5M | 3.1M |
| EBIT | 1.5M | 3.8M | 5.6M | 9.0M | 10M | 8.6M | 18M | 12M | -1.3M | 3.5M | -4.7M | 6.8M | 0 |
| Op. Margin | 4.5% | 6.0% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 7.6% | 8.7% | 8.5% | -1.4% | 6.8% | -13.6% | 29.8% | 0.0% |
| Net Income | 859K | 2.1M | 2.9M | 5.2M | 6.7M | 5.6M | 13M | 8.3M | -2.5M | 546K | -5.3M | 2.3M | 2.0M |
| Net Margin | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 5.8% | -2.9% | 1.1% | -15.4% | 10.1% | 9.7% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 0 | 1.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0M | 318K | 12M | 12M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 7.1% | 9.7% | 9.5% | 15.4% | 18.6% | 14.5% | 26.4% | 12.5% | -4.4% | 4.0% | -9.3% | 9.5% | 0.0% |
| ROE | 6.9% | 16.6% | 20.1% | 29.3% | 28.8% | 20.4% | 36.2% | 19.1% | -5.4% | 1.2% | -12.2% | 5.6% | 4.8% |
| ROA | 4.9% | 6.3% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% | 8.4% | 16.4% | 8.4% | -2.4% | 0.6% | -6.3% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | -262K | 6.7M | -1.6M | 9.2M | 3.9M | 4.2M | 7.8M | -21M | 59K | 8.8M | 3.2M | 2.0M | 1.2M |
| Free Cash Flow | -587K | -18M | -4.1M | 7.8M | 2.5M | 3.6M | 3.7M | -25M | -1.5M | 7.9M | 2.8M | 1.5M | 742K |
| Owner Earnings | -392K | 6.4M | -2.7M | 8.0M | 2.1M | 2.2M | 5.2M | -24M | -3.3M | 6.1M | 1.1M | 614K | -126K |
| CapEx | 325K | 25M | 2.5M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 639K | 4.1M | 3.7M | 1.6M | 822K | 439K | 543K | 431K |
| Maint. CapEx | 129K | 275K | 1.1M | 1.3M | 1.5M | 1.4M | 1.6M | 2.1M | 2.5M | 2.5M | 1.7M | 1.4M | 1.3M |
| Growth CapEx | 196K | 25M | 1.4M | 187K | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 1.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 129K | 275K | 1.1M | 1.3M | 1.5M | 1.4M | 1.6M | 2.1M | 2.5M | 2.5M | 1.7M | 1.4M | 1.3M |
| CapEx/OCF | N/A | 374.6% | N/A | 15.6% | 35.5% | 15.1% | 53.0% | N/A | 2698.8% | 9.4% | 13.7% | N/A | 36.8% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 1.3M | 1.4M | 1.5M | 0 | 1.2M | 1.7M | 2.3M | 3.4M | 871K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | 9.2% | 5.2% | 3.7% | N/A | 1.6% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 2.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 5K | 2K | 0 | 98K | 257K | 1.7M | 164K | 0 | 0 | 564K | 0 | 138K | 138K |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 1K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 402K | 665K | 939K | 1.0M | 908K | 212K | 403K | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 97K | 739K | 1.9M | 930K | 965K | 9.3M | 1.3M | 26M | 6.5M | 1.8M | 27M | 27M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 1.0M | 20M | 26M | 17M | 17M | 16M | 14M | 42M | 42M | 33M | 30M | -1.1M | -1.7M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 384K | 1.2M | 699K | 2.7M | 3.2M | 3.0M | 1.8M | 361K | 689K | 845K | 428K | 1.1M | 1.7M |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 18M | 21M | 19M | 19M | 18M | 10M | 22M | 0 | 27M | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Debt/Equity | 0.11 | 1.64 | 1.74 | 0.97 | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.40 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest Coverage | 27.0 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 31.7 | 13.3 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -2.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Equity | 12M | 13M | 15M | 20M | 26M | 29M | 40M | 47M | 45M | 45M | 41M | 43M | 41M |
| Total Assets | 18M | 50M | 66M | 62M | 69M | 65M | 89M | 110M | 100M | 90M | 78M | 54M | 53M |
| Total Liabilities | 5.7M | 36M | 51M | 41M | 43M | 35M | 49M | 63M | 55M | 45M | 38M | 12M | 11M |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | 14M | 15M | 16M | 21M | 26M | 30M | 40M | 45M | 42M | 43M | 37M | 40M | 38M |
| Working Capital | 9.6M | 3.7M | 8.5M | 12M | 18M | 21M | 20M | 36M | 9.4M | 49M | 15M | 14M | 13M |
| Current Assets | 15M | 23M | 39M | 34M | 42M | 37M | 58M | 77M | 64M | 66M | 52M | 21M | 19M |
| Current Liabilities | 5.7M | 19M | 30M | 21M | 24M | 16M | 38M | 40M | 54M | 17M | 37M | 6.2M | 6.1M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.81 | 0.68 | 1.50 | 0.98 | -0.31 | 0.07 | -0.63 | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| Owner EPS | -0.05 | 0.78 | -0.32 | 0.49 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.62 | -2.87 | -0.41 | 0.78 | 0.13 | 0.07 | -0.01 |
| Book Value | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.86 | 1.25 | 3.15 | 3.54 | 4.78 | 5.52 | 5.60 | 5.82 | 4.86 | 4.97 | 4.86 |
| Cash Flow/Share | -0.03 | 0.82 | -0.19 | 0.57 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.93 | -2.49 | 0.01 | 1.12 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.39 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 8.2M | 8.2M | 8.2M | 16.3M | 8.2M | 8.3M | 8.4M | 8.5M | 8.1M | 7.8M | 8.4M | 8.6M | 8.5M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 16.8 | 19.0 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 8.0 | N/A | 27.4 | N/A | N/A | 5.5 |
| P/FCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.0 | 23.7 | 11.1 | 34.3 | N/A | N/A | 1.9 | 4.4 | N/A | 15.0 |
| EV/EBIT | 9.6 | 15.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 48.2 | 4.5 | 18.2 | N/A | N/A |
| Price/Book | 1.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | N/A | 0.3 |
| Price/Sales | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | N/A | 0.5 |
| FCF Yield | -4.1% | -45.3% | -11.7% | 11.1% | 4.2% | 9.0% | 2.9% | -37.2% | -5.1% | 52.9% | 22.9% | N/A | 6.7% |
| Market Cap | 14M | 40M | 35M | 70M | 60M | 40M | 126M | 67M | 30M | 15M | 12M | 0 | 11M |
| Avg. Price | 1.71 | 3.23 | 4.86 | 5.36 | 9.49 | 6.29 | 11.46 | 11.29 | 4.21 | 1.58 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
| Year-End Price | 1.76 | 4.94 | 4.25 | 8.61 | 7.31 | 4.83 | 14.98 | 7.88 | 3.68 | 1.92 | 1.45 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP passes 2 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP trades at 5.5x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 10.0x, suggesting it is currently Fair relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 15.0x vs a median of 14.6x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 2.5% with a gross margin of 63.6%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 1.2%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -1.5%.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) has a current P/E ratio of 5.5, compared to its historical median P/E of 10.0. The stock is currently considered Fair based on its historical valuation range.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 2.5%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) has a market capitalization of $11M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) does not currently pay a regular dividend. However, the company returns capital to shareholders through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 1.24%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) appears fair. The current P/E of 5.5 is 45% below its historical median of 10.0. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is -32.1%.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) operates in the Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods industry, within the Consumer Defensive sector.
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| ROIC | 0.0% | 9.5% | -9.3% | 4.0% | -4.4% | 12.5% |
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| Gross Margin | 59.8% | 59.4% | 61.5% | 64.6% | 63.8% | 68.9% |
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| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 0.91 |
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| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.40 |
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| Operating Income | 0 | 6.8M | -4.7M | 3.5M | -1.3M | 12M |
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| Operating Margin | 0.0% | 29.8% | -13.6% | 6.8% | -1.4% | 8.5% |
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| ROE | 4.8% | 5.6% | -12.2% | 1.2% | -5.4% | 19.1% |
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| Shares Outstanding | 9M | 9M | 8M | 8M | 8M | 8M |
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EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) reported annual revenue of $23 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) has a net profit margin of 10.1%. This is a healthy margin.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) generated $1 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.00. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.27 in its most recent fiscal year.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) has a return on equity (ROE) of 5.6%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) has a 5-year average gross margin of 63.6%. This high margin suggests strong pricing power and a potential competitive moat.
The Ledger Terminal provides 16 years of financial data for EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) has a book value per share of $4.97, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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