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Jul 31, 2024

Wiley Q1 2025 Earnings Report

Wiley's Q1 2025 exhibited strong financial performance, propelled by growth in Research Publishing and AI-related demand for Learning content. The company closed its final divestiture, actioned cost savings, and executed a GenAI content rights project.

Key Takeaways

Wiley's Q1 2025 showed strong year-over-year financial performance, driven by growth in Research Publishing and AI-related demand for Learning content. The company closed its final divestiture and actioned the remainder of its $130 million cost savings program. Revenue reached $404 million, with an operating income of $29 million and an EPS loss of ($0.03). Adjusted EPS was $0.47, up 74% at constant currency.

Strong financial performance driven by growth in Research Publishing and AI-related demand for Learning content.

Third and final divestiture closed and remainder of $130 million cost savings program actioned.

Second GenAI content rights project executed with large tech company.

Wiley reaffirms Fiscal Year 2025 growth outlook.

Total Revenue
$404M
Previous year: $451M
-10.5%
EPS
$0.47
Previous year: $0.27
+74.1%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
29.3%
Previous year: 16.3%
+79.8%
Gross Profit
$282M
Previous year: $294M
-4.2%
Cash and Equivalents
$82.5M
Previous year: $75.1M
+9.8%
Free Cash Flow
-$103M
Previous year: -$102M
+0.8%
Total Assets
$2.65B
Previous year: $2.93B
-9.4%

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Wiley Revenue by Segment

Forward Guidance

Wiley is reaffirming its Fiscal 2025 growth outlook. The revenue outlook is driven by favorable demand trends and strong performance indicators. The earnings outlook is driven by expected revenue growth and cost savings, while reflecting reinvestments to scale and optimize Research, modernize infrastructure and expand GenAI content licensing and capabilities. The cash flow outlook is driven by lower restructuring payments and favorable working capital partially offset by higher capex and a year-over-year swing in incentive compensation payments.

Positive Outlook

  • Favorable demand trends
  • Strong performance indicators
  • Expected revenue growth
  • Cost savings
  • Lower restructuring payments

Challenges Ahead

  • Higher capex
  • Year-over-year swing in incentive compensation payments
  • Reinvestments to scale and optimize Research
  • Modernize infrastructure
  • Expand GenAI content licensing and capabilities.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income