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
Industry Book publishing
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorBusiness Services
SymbolNASDAQ:HMHC
CUSIPN/A
Phone617-351-5000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.01
Current Ratio1.09
Quick Ratio0.64
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio-6.12
Forward P/E Ratio-8.90
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.41 billion
Price / Sales0.67
Cash Flow$1.0296 per share
Price / Cash7.43
Book Value$6.45 per share
Price / Book1.19
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($1.25)
Net Income$-103,180,000.00
Net Margins-5.98%
Return on Equity-15.47%
Return on Assets-4.62%
Miscellaneous
Employees3,800
Outstanding Shares123,400,000
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) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 3rd. The business services provider reported ($0.82) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.79) by $0.03. The business services provider earned $219.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $217.95 million. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had a negative net margin of 5.98% and a negative return on equity of 15.47%. The business's revenue was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.98) 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?
6 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's stock. Their predictions range from $6.50 to $15.00. On average, they expect Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's share price to reach $9.9167 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Are investors shorting Houghton Mifflin Harcourt?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,070,969 shares, a drop of 36.1% from the April 30th total of 3,239,236 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 602,633 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.4 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Current Options Chain.
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?
Media coverage about HMHC stock has trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt earned a coverage optimism score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the business services provider an impact score of 46.96 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
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 shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.38%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (5.27%), WS Management Lllp (3.93%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.80%), Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC (2.60%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.41%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Which institutional investors are selling Houghton Mifflin Harcourt stock?
HMHC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rivulet Capital LLC, Millennium Management LLC, First Pacific Advisors LLC, Vista Equity Partners Management LLC, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Spark Investment Management LLC, WS Management Lllp and California Public Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Which institutional investors are buying Houghton Mifflin Harcourt stock?
HMHC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Burgundy Asset Management Ltd., Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Vivaldi Asset Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Lapides Asset Management LLC, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. and Citadel Advisors LLC. 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 $7.65.
How big of a company is Houghton Mifflin Harcourt?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has a market capitalization of $962.50 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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