JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (WLYB)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. engages in the provision of research and learning materials. It operates through the following segments: Research, Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold. The Research segment consists of research publishing and research solutions. The Learning segment includes academic and professional reporting lines and consists of publishing and related knowledge solutions. The Held for Sale or Sold segment offers businesses held-for-sale including Wiley Edge and CrossKnowledge, University Services and Tuition Manager, and Test Prep and Advancement Courses. The company was founded by Charles Wiley in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ.

Address

111 RIVER STREET
HOBOKEN, NJ 07030

Founded

1807

Number of Employees

6,400

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s)
$24,859 $49,640 $52,656 $32,294 $41,733 $61,746 $981,646 $37,767 $29,261 $29,060 $31,238 $124,718
Average Price $56.79 $50.70 $49.29 $53.29 $58.00 $45.70 $188.56 $53.40 $47.04 $34.13 $38.76 $102.73
# Shares Purchased 437,773 979,131 1,068,393 605,957 719,540 1,351,223 5,205,918 707,240 621,999 851,485 806,045 1,214,064
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date -19.0% -9.3% -6.7% -13.7% -20.7% 0.7% -75.6% -13.9% -2.2% 34.8% 18.7% -55.2%
S&P 500 Return to Date 181.9% 173.0% 168.6% 129.7% 104.9% 93.1% 74.8% 31.7% 37.3% 31.3% 7.4% 94.0%
Excess Total Return -200.9% -182.2% -175.3% -143.4% -125.6% -92.4% -150.4% -45.5% -39.5% 3.5% 11.3% -149.2%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank 25% 30% 28% 31% 26% 35% 3% 36% 44% 75% 76% 12%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.