Wiley Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results

Second Quarter Summary:
*GAAP Results: Revenue of $491 million (+5%) and EPS of $1.22 (+54%)
*Adjusted Results (at constant currency): Revenue +4% to $491 million, EBITDA +7% to $120 million, and EPS +12% to $1.00
*Research Publishing & Platforms (at constant currency): Revenue +5% and Adjusted EBITDA +14% on strong double-digit growth in Open Access
*Academic & Professional Learning: Revenue for Education Publishing marginally ahead of prior year as accelerated growth in digital content and courseware more than offset decline in print books

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY
“Wiley’s consistent strategies in open research and online education continued to deliver strong returns with record research output and content consumption, robust online enrollment growth, and broad digital courseware adoption,” said Brian Napack, President and CEO. “The pandemic is accelerating important trends underlying our core strategies, including a global increase in the demand to publish and access high-quality research and a decisive shift to online learning and digital curriculums.”

Revenue
Research Publishing & Platforms rose 7% as reported and 5% at constant currency with strong growth in open access and content platforms driving results.

Academic & Professional Learning declined 4% as reported and 5% at constant currency mainly due to COVID-19 impact on Professional Learning (-11% reported, -13% constant currency), particularly trade books and in-person corporate training. Within Education Publishing (+1%, 0% constant currency), digital content and courseware growth accelerated, more than offsetting the decline in print textbooks, while test prep continued its sharp decline due to COVID-related exam cancellations.

Education Services increased 28% as reported and 27% at constant currency, driven by the three-month inorganic contribution from mthree (+$13 million) and organic constant currency growth of 6% in Online Program Management (OPM) services.
details at: https://newsroom.wiley.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2020/Wiley-Reports-Second-Quarter-Fiscal-2021-Results/default.aspx

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