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JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (WLY) filed its fiscal 2025 10-K annual report with the SEC on Jun 25, 2025. It reported revenue of $1.7B (−10.4% year over year) and net income of $84M.
- Top risk flagged: Cybersecurity risks overseen by Audit Committee with quarterly updates from CISO on incidents, mitigation, and evolving AI-related threats
FY2025 key financial metrics · XBRL
- Revenue
- $1.7B
- −10.4% YoY
- Net income
- $84M
- +142.0% YoY
- Operating margin
- 13.2%
- +10.4 pp YoY
- EPS (diluted)
- $1.53
- +141.9% YoY
- ROE
- 11.2%
- +38.3 pp YoY
- Operating cash flow
- $203M
- −2.4% YoY
Source: XBRL data from the JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (WLY) FY2025 10-K on SEC EDGAR. USD.
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. FY2025 10-K analysis
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Business Overview
- Core business model: Global research publishing, licensing, and digital service offerings targeting institutions and professional societies
- Emphasized new AI technologies integration risks and opportunities with focus on generative AI's impact on product cannibalization and workplace culture
- Strategic focus on enterprise modernization including Research publishing infrastructure transformation and new global ERP system implementation
- Research segment includes ~30% articles with China-based authors vs 32% industry-wide, highlighting geographic content concentration risks
- Subscription agents represent ~18% of revenue with credit risk exposure; top 10 book customers account for ~12% of revenue and 24% of receivables
Management Discussion & Analysis
- Revenue $1,677.6M, down 10% YoY (-$195.4M), Adjusted Revenue $1,660.2M up 3% YoY excl. Held for Sale or Sold segment
- Operating income $221.4M vs $52.3M prior year; Adjusted Operating Income $250.5M up 29%; Adjusted EBITDA $397.7M up 8%
- Research segment best performer: Revenue $1,075.5M up 3%, Adjusted EBITDA margin 32.1%; Learning segment worst: Revenue $584.8M up 2%, margin 37.4% but lower growth
- Net cash from operations $202.6M (-$5.0M YoY); Free cash flow less product dev $125.9M (+$11.6M YoY); no explicit buybacks/dividends info disclosed
- Management highlights cost savings of $100M annually from restructuring; focus on profitable core business; risks include divestitures and foreign exchange impacts
Risk Factors
- Cybersecurity risks overseen by Audit Committee with quarterly updates from CISO on incidents, mitigation, and evolving AI-related threats
- Potential undetected cybersecurity incidents amid constantly evolving threat landscape including new AI technologies
- Information security team led by CISO with 29 years experience managing day-to-day cybersecurity risk and response operations
- Continuous security program testing includes tabletop exercises, penetration, and vulnerability testing to improve defenses
- Board receives quarterly risk updates, indicating active governance but ongoing exposure to dynamic cyber threat environment
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