Graham Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified education and media company worldwide. It provides a range of certificate, diploma, and degree programs, as well as online education services; and test preparation business services in pre-college, graduate, health, and bar review, as well as publishes and sells test preparation and other books through retail channels. The company also offers training, test preparation services, and degrees for accounting and financial services professionals, as well as professional training courses; English-language training, academic preparation programs, and test preparation for English proficiency exams for students; and A-level examination preparation services, as well as operates three collages, one higher education institution, and one online learning institution. In addition, it owns and operates seven television stations; and provides social-media management tools designed to connect newsrooms with their users. Further, the company publishes Slate, an online magazine and Website; and two French-language news magazine Websites at slate.fr and slateafrique.com. Additionally, it provides marketing solutions on social, mobile, and video platforms; home health and hospice services; burners, igniters, dampers, and controls for combustion processes in electric utility and industrial applications; and screw jacks, linear actuators and related linear motion products, and lifting systems to customers across renewable energy, metals and metalworking, oil and gas, satellite antennae, and material handling sectors. The company also manufactures electrical components and assemblies for medical equipment, transportation, industrial, and appliance products. The company was formerly known as The Washington Post Company and changed its name to Graham Holdings Company in November 2013. Graham Holdings Company was founded in 1877 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NYSE
Industry Educational services
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SymbolNYSE:GHC
CUSIPN/A
Phone703-345-6300
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.17
Current Ratio2.00
Quick Ratio1.90
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio17.18
Forward P/E RatioN/A
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.59 billion
Price / Sales1.19
Cash Flow$44.4633 per share
Price / Cash12.95
Book Value$529.64 per share
Price / Book1.09
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net Income$302.04 million
Net Margins12.32%
Return on Equity6.48%
Return on Assets3.82%
Miscellaneous
Employees11,900
Outstanding Shares5,350,000
Market Cap$3.04 billion
Graham (NYSE:GHC) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Graham's stock symbol?
Graham trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GHC."
How often does Graham pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Graham?
Graham declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 19th will be paid a dividend of $1.33 per share on Wednesday, August 8th. This represents a $5.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 18th. View Graham's Dividend History.
How will Graham's stock buyback program work?
Graham announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Saturday, November 11th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 500,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Graham's earnings last quarter?
Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 1st. The company reported $12.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $9.23 by $2.82. The business had revenue of $672.68 million for the quarter. Graham had a net margin of 12.32% and a return on equity of 6.48%. View Graham's Earnings History.
When is Graham's next earnings date?
Who are some of Graham's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Graham include New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (EDU), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Laureate Education (LAUR), Chegg (CHGG), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Hailiang Education Group (HLG), Bright Scholar Education Holdngs (BEDU), Strayer Education (STRA), OneSmart International Edun Gr (ONE), Puxin (NEW), Capella Education (CPLA), Career Education (CECO), K12 (LRN), RISE Education Cayman (REDU) and American Public Education (APEI).
Who are Graham's key executives?
Graham's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Timothy J. O'Shaughnessy, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 37)
- Mr. Wallace R. Cooney, Sr. VP of Fin. & CFO (Age 55)
- Ms. Nicole Marie Maddrey, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 53)
- Ms. Denise M. Demeter, VP & Chief HR Officer (Age 57)
- Mr. Andrew Stephen Rosen, Exec. VP (Age 57)
Has Graham been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about GHC stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Graham earned a coverage optimism score of 0.21 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company an impact score of 45.27 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for Graham.
Who are Graham's major shareholders?
Graham's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Schroder Investment Management Group (31.36%), BlackRock Inc. (7.14%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.59%), Wallace Capital Management Inc. (2.09%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.37%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.95%). Company insiders that own Graham stock include Donald Graham, Katharine Weymouth and Timothy J O'shaughnessy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Graham.
Which institutional investors are selling Graham stock?
GHC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Voya Investment Management LLC, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, BlackRock Inc. and California Public Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Graham.
Which institutional investors are buying Graham stock?
GHC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Schroder Investment Management Group, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, United Services Automobile Association, Aperio Group LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Martingale Asset Management L P and Millennium Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Graham stock in the last two years include Donald Graham and Timothy J O'shaughnessy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Graham.
How do I buy shares of Graham?
Shares of GHC 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 Graham's stock price today?
One share of GHC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $575.80.
How big of a company is Graham?
Graham has a market capitalization of $3.04 billion and generates $2.59 billion in revenue each year. Graham employs 11,900 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Graham?
Graham's mailing address is 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, ARLINGTON VA, 22209. The company can be reached via phone at 703-345-6300.
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