secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL)
CIK:        0000866729
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000866729-25-000028
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Scholastic posts Q1 operating loss of $92.2M, revenue down 5%; affirms FY2026 guidance
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- Revenue fell 5% YoY to $225.6M; diluted EPS loss widened to $2.83 from $2.21 loss.
- Education Solutions revenue dropped 28% to $40.1M; Children's Book Publishing rose 4% to $109.4M.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss improved 8% to $55.7M; one-time charges totaled $10.3M vs $2.9M last year.
- Company affirms fiscal 2026 guidance; net debt increased to $242.8M from $152.1M a year ago.
- Sale-leaseback of NYC office and Jefferson City distribution centers under evaluation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866729/000086672925000028/0000866729-25-000028-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866729/000086672925000028/schl-20250918.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000866729-25-000028

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