Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company, a learning company, provides content, services, and technology solutions for educational institutions and consumers worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Education and Trade Publishing. The Education segment provides educational products, technology platforms, and services, including print and digital content in the form of textbooks, digital courseware, instructional aids, educational assessment, and intervention solutions for students. The Trade Publishing segment primarily develops, markets, and sells consumer books in print and digital formats, as well as licenses book rights to other publishers and electronic businesses; and trade and reference materials, such as adult and children's fiction and non-fiction books to schools, colleges, libraries, office supply distributors, and other businesses. This segment distributes products through retail stores comprising physical and online, and wholesalers. The company was formerly known as HMH Holdings (Delaware), Inc. and changed its name to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company in October 2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Industry Book publishing
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorBusiness Services
SymbolNASDAQ:HMHC
CUSIPN/A
Phone617-351-5000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.03
Current Ratio1.05
Quick Ratio0.66
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio-4.84
Forward P/E Ratio-6.44
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.41 billion
Price / Sales0.53
Cash Flow$1.1142 per share
Price / Cash5.43
Book Value$6.45 per share
Price / Book0.94
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($1.25)
Net Income$-103,180,000.00
Net Margins-4.35%
Return on Equity-14.89%
Return on Assets-4.49%
Miscellaneous
Employees3,800
Outstanding Shares123,550,000
Market Cap$704.26 million
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's stock symbol?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HMHC."
How were Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's earnings last quarter?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 2nd. The business services provider reported ($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.14. The business services provider earned $375.58 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $386.20 million. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had a negative net margin of 4.35% and a negative return on equity of 14.89%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.38) earnings per share. View Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Earnings History.
When is Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for HMHC?
7 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's shares. Their predictions range from $6.50 to $15.00. On average, they expect Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's share price to reach $10.1429 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 67.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt?
7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Who are some of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's key competitors?
Who are Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's key executives?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. John J. Lynch Jr., Pres, CEO & Director (Age 59)
- Mr. Joseph P. Abbott Jr., Exec. VP & CFO (Age 41)
- Mr. William F. Bayers, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 63)
- Mr. Lee R. Ramsayer, Exec. VP of Global Sales (Age 53)
- Ms. Rosemund Else-Mitchell, Exec. VP & Chief Learning Officer (Age 48)
Has Houghton Mifflin Harcourt been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about HMHC stock have trended positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.25 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the business services provider an impact score of 46.56 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Who are Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's major shareholders?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (8.22%), BlackRock Inc. (5.67%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (5.03%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.14%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.50%) and Jennison Associates LLC (2.49%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Which major investors are selling Houghton Mifflin Harcourt stock?
HMHC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd., Spark Investment Management LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Royce & Associates LP, FMR LLC, Jennison Associates LLC and Renaissance Technologies LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Which major investors are buying Houghton Mifflin Harcourt stock?
HMHC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, BlackRock Inc., Peregrine Capital Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Lapides Asset Management LLC, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Garnet Equity Capital Holdings Inc. and GSA Capital Partners LLP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
How do I buy shares of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt?
Shares of HMHC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's stock price today?
One share of HMHC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.05.
How big of a company is Houghton Mifflin Harcourt?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has a market capitalization of $704.26 million and generates $1.41 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $-103,180,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.25) on an earnings per share basis. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt employs 3,800 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Houghton Mifflin Harcourt?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's mailing address is 125 HIGH STREET, BOSTON MA, 02110. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 617-351-5000 or via email at [email protected]
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