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EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP EDUC

Nasdaq · stock · Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods · website · IPO 1980-03-18 · LEI

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$13.1M
P / E5.6×
P / S0.6×
P / B0.3×
P / FCF9.0×
Net margin10.1%
Return on equity5.4%
FCF margin6.4%
Net cash$1.1M
Enterprise value USD$12.0M
Graham number +296.4%$5.51

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($5.51); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.70% 4.70% 5.60% 5.00% 6.20% 5.80% -2.90% 1.10% -15.40% 10.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
73.20% 68.00% 67.10% 67.40% 70.70% 68.90% 63.80% 64.60% 61.50% 59.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
18.80% 25.60% 25.80% 19.20% 31.40% 17.80% -5.50% 1.20% -13.00% 5.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
8.2M 8.2M 8.2M 8.3M 8.4M 8.7M 8.7M 8.6M 8.6M 8.6M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$20.9M $17.1M $16.6M $15.8M $9.2M $24.6M $34.4M $27.8M $26.4M -$1.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
4.30% 8.40% 9.60% 8.70% 14.20% 7.60% -2.50% 0.60% -6.70% 4.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
-3.80% 7.00% 2.10% 3.20% 1.80% -17.50% -1.70% 15.50% 8.10% 6.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
1.42× 0.97× 0.76× 0.64× 0.27× 0.53× 0.78× 0.63× 0.66× 0.00× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.35 $0.64 $0.81 $0.68 $1.50 $0.98 -$0.31 $0.07 -$0.63 $0.27 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP trades at about 5.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.7×–29.6×, median 11.4×).

4.7× 29.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.7×–29.6×); dot = today's 5.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin59.4%61.5%64.6%63.8%68.9%70.7%67.4%67.1%68.0%73.2%
Net margin10.1%-15.4%1.1%-2.9%5.8%6.2%5.0%5.6%4.7%2.7%
FCF margin6.4%8.1%15.5%-1.7%-17.5%1.8%3.2%2.1%7.0%-3.8%
Return on assets4.3%-6.7%0.6%-2.5%7.6%14.2%8.7%9.6%8.4%4.3%
Return on equity5.4%-13.0%1.2%-5.5%17.8%31.4%19.2%25.8%25.6%18.8%
Debt / equity0.00×0.66×0.63×0.78×0.53×0.27×0.64×0.76×0.97×1.42×
Current ratio3.331.403.881.171.901.532.271.761.571.28

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-02-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.