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May 31, 2021
Scholastic Q4 2021 Earnings Report
Scholastic's Q4 2021 results showed significant improvement, with revenues up by 41% and operating income rising by $55.9 million, driven by improved market conditions and cost-saving initiatives.
Key Takeaways
Scholastic Corporation reported a strong fourth quarter for fiscal year 2021, with a 41% increase in revenues and a significant improvement in operating income, driven by improvements across all operating segments and the benefits of cost-saving initiatives. The company's positive free cash flow generation and improved operating margins led to year-over-year growth in adjusted EBITDA, despite a decline in full-year revenues.
Consolidated revenues increased by 41% to $401.4 million in the fourth quarter, driven by improvements in all three operating segments.
Operating income rose by $55.9 million to $9.7 million, attributable to higher sales volume and cost savings initiatives.
The company had operating income of $41.6 million, excluding one-time items.
Earnings per diluted share was $0.22, with $0.90 excluding one-time items.
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Scholastic anticipates significant growth in fiscal 2022 revenues and improved adjusted EBITDA due to revenue gains across all operating segments and increased margin leverage from cost mitigation efforts.
Positive Outlook
- Strengthening trends in businesses and customer end markets as students return to classrooms.
- Educators seeking dependable ways to accelerate student achievement.
- Stores welcoming shoppers without restrictions.
- Book fair bookings and confirmations by schools at a slightly higher rate than preliminary expectations.
- Incremental growth in many channels as it builds on the greater involvement of parents globally in purchasing home learning for their children.
Challenges Ahead
- Uncertainty still remains.
- Higher compensation costs.
- Discontinuation of certain COVID-related government subsidies in the new fiscal year.
- Certain fiscal 2021 cost savings that were tied to lower sales volumes will not be repeated in fiscal 2022 as customer demand rises to pre-pandemic levels.
- Rebuilding the book fairs business will take time given changes in customer engagement and capacity constraints post-pandemic.