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How John Wiley & Sons, Inc. stacks up
WLY · against 470 other Communication Services companies
Valuation
66/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #159 of 471 · scores higher than 66% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score47 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including WLY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 66?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 10.4% vs peer median 8.6%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 9.3% vs peer median 7.4%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 78% of peers. Earnings yield: 7.7% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WLY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WLY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 461 reported | 7.3% | 3.0% | 78% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 493 reported | 9.1% | 8.7% | 51% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 227 reported | 8.1% | 7.6% | 52% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 467 reported | 30.9% | 48.9% | 34% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WLY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105.8B KRW (≈$76M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 1 | 694.0B KRW (≈$500M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 3 | 2.6B HKD (≈$329M) | 99 | 80 | |
| 3 | 3.1B HKD (≈$398M) | 99 | 74 | |
| 3 | 226M SEK (≈$23M) | 99 | 63 | |
| 159 | 373.7B JPY (≈$2.5B) | 66 | 72 | |
| 159 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score