Publishes and co-publishes children's educational books across the United States. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
An average decline of 37% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 3.3× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 96% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 87% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The net profit margin is 15% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 14 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 37% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 5/100.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, EDUC sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: EDUC is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.