John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Issues Earnings Results

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, Zacks reports. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance

Shares of WLYB opened at $37.27 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -40.96 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.66. John Wiley & Sons has a 1 year low of $37.27 and a 1 year high of $52.90. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.80.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th were paid a dividend of $0.3525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.78%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is currently 190.54%.

About John Wiley & Sons

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.