Wiley Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Results

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Wiley (NYSE: WLY) reported a third-quarter revenue of $491 million, reflecting a 5% decline year-over-year due to a goodwill impairment and restructuring costs. The operating loss reached $67 million, compared to a profit of $46 million in the previous year. The EPS loss stood at $1.29, attributed to a $100 million non-cash impairment charge.

Adjusted results indicated an Adjusted EBITDA of $98 million and an Adjusted EPS of $0.85, both lower than prior year figures. The company revised its fiscal outlook downward due to increased market challenges and a publishing pause at Hindawi.

Positive

• Talent segment revenue grew 13% as reported, driven by strong placements and corporate training.
• Adjusted Corporate Expenses decreased 26% at constant currency, indicating cost management.

Negative

• Revenue declined 5% year-over-year, with a 11% drop in Academic Publishing.
• Goodwill impairment charge of $100 million negatively impacting EPS.
• Operating loss of $67 million compared to a profit last year.

HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wiley (NYSE: WLY), one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in scientific research and career-connected education, today announced results for the third quarter ended January 31, 2023.

• GAAP Results: Revenue of $491 million (-5% vs. prior year), Operating loss of $67 million (-$113M vs. prior year), and EPS loss of $1.29 (-$1.92 vs. prior year). Losses primarily due to non-cash goodwill impairment in Education Services/University Services and restructuring charges
• Adjusted Results at constant currency: Revenue of $491 million (-2% vs. prior year), Adjusted EBITDA of $98 million (-3% vs. prior year), and Adjusted EPS of $0.85 (-9% vs. prior year)
• Fiscal 2023 Outlook: Reduced to reflect increased Academic headwinds and a publishing pause in a Hindawi special issues program
• Accelerating wide-ranging simplification and optimization efforts to drive meaningful margin improvement

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

“Our third quarter results and revised full year outlook are clearly below our expectations,” said Brian Napack, President and CEO. “While our core business and markets are strong, we’ve been challenged this year by unpredictable market headwinds and an unplanned publishing pause at Hindawi. Looking ahead, we are now accelerating and expanding our work to create a more-focused Wiley that drives consistent growth with fewer moving parts and greater profitability.”

THIRD QUARTER PERFORMANCE

GAAP Measures Unaudited ($millions except for EPS)	Q3 2023	Q3 2022	Change
Revenue	$491.4	$515.9	(5%)
Operating (Loss) Income	($67.1)	$46.0	#
Diluted EPS	($1.29)	$0.63	#
Non-GAAP Measures	Q3 2023	Q3 2022	Change	Change Constant Currency
Revenue	$491.4	$515.9	(5%)	(2%)
Adjusted EBITDA	$97.7	$99.8	(2%)	(3%)
Adjusted EPS	$0.85	$0.95	(11%)	(9%)

# Not meaningful

Please see attached financial tables for results for three-month and nine-month periods

Excluding acquisitions and currency impact, revenue was down 3% for the quarter

Unfavorable FX variance of $13 million in Revenue; favorable variance of $0.6 million in Adjusted EBITDA; unfavorable variance of $0.01 in Adjusted EPS

NEW SEGMENT REPORTING

Wiley has reorganized its Education lines of business into two new customer-centric segments. The Academic segment addresses the university customer group and includes Academic Publishing and University Services. The Talent segment addresses the corporate customer group and will be focused on delivering training, sourcing, and upskilling solutions. These new segments replace Academic & Professional Learning and Education Services. The Research segment and Corporate Expense category remain unchanged. Please see the attached financial schedules for more detail.

Revenue

• Research was down 4% as reported, or down 2% at constant currency and excluding acquisitions, primarily due to a pause in the Hindawi special issues publishing program. The program was suspended temporarily due to the presence in certain special issues of compromised articles. As a result, Hindawi revenue declined $9 million vs. prior year, offsetting growth in other open access publishing programs.
• Academic declined 11% as reported and 10% at constant currency and excluding acquisitions. Academic Publishing revenue performance primarily reflects print declines, offsetting growth in digital courseware. University Services was down due to continued online enrollment challenges and lower fee for service revenue.
• Talent increased 13% as reported and 18% at constant currency with double-digit growth in placements and corporate training driving performance.

Adjusted EBITDA

• Research EBITDA was down 7% at constant currency driven by revenue performance and technology investment.
• Academic EBITDA declined 20% at constant currency primarily due to the revenue performance.
• Talent EBITDA declined 2% at constant currency due to investments to drive scale in talent development (“Wiley Edge”) and increased inflationary impacts on placements.
• Adjusted Corporate Expenses declined 26% at constant currency mainly due to lower incentive compensation accrual and reduced technology expenses.

EPS

• GAAP EPS was a loss of $1.29 primarily due to non-cash impairment, restructuring and settlement charges in the quarter totalling $1.86.
  • Goodwill Impairment – Wiley recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $100 million, or $1.69 per share, for its Education Services and University Services businesses. This charge primarily reflected continued enrollment headwinds, a rising interest rate environment, and lower market multiples. Given Wiley’s segment realignment, the Company is required to test goodwill for impairment immediately before and after the realignment.
  • Restructuring and other charges – Wiley recorded restructuring charges of $9 million or $0.12 per share, primarily related to the closure of a tech development center in Russia. Wiley also recorded a legal settlement of $4 million or $0.05 per share related to consideration for a previous acquisition.
• Adjusted EPS of $0.85 was down 9% at constant currency primarily due to lower Adjusted Operating Income, higher interest expense and lower pension credits, partially offset by lower tax expense.

Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, and Capital Allocation

• Net Debt-to-EBITDA ratio (trailing twelve months) at quarter-end was 2.1 compared to 1.9 in the year-ago period, and 1.6 at year end (April 30).
• Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities (YTD) was $54 million compared to $158 million in the prior year period. This is primarily due to working capital timing, lower cash earnings, and restructuring payments. Wiley expects working capital timing to largely resolve in the fourth quarter.
• Free Cash Flow less Product Development Spending (YTD) was a use of $22 million vs. a source of $77 million in the prior year period, primarily due to working capital timing, lower cash earnings, and restructuring payments. Wiley expects working capital timing issues to largely resolve in the fourth quarter.
• Share Repurchases: During the quarter, the Company utilized $6.5 million to repurchase approximately 158 thousand shares at an average cost per share of $41.14. Year to date, the Company spent $24 million on approximately 540 thousand shares. Wiley has $173 million remaining in its current authorization program.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE ADJUSTMENT

As a result of significant currency fluctuations, Wiley noted that Adjusted EBITDA in Research was being adversely impacted by Research royalty expenses denominated in GBP but derived from USD revenues in its UK subsidiary. The Company normalized for this FX impact, resulting in a constant currency Adjusted EBITDA benefit of $2 million this quarter. Note we have also amended our Q1 and Q2 Adjusted EBITDA (+$3 million each quarter, respectively) for Research and Wiley overall to reflect the benefit for those periods. In the prior fiscal year, this impact was not significant. The Company believes this change will more adequately reflect Wiley’s true operating performance.

FISCAL YEAR 2023 OUTLOOK

Wiley is reducing its financial outlook at constant currency:

• Revenue: downward revision primarily due to increased Academic market headwinds and the publishing pause in Hindawi special issues.
• Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS: downward revision due to lower projected revenue. Adjusted EPS further impacted by higher interest expense.
• Free Cash Flow: downward revision due to lower projected cash earnings and higher restructuring payments, mainly related to the closing of Wiley’s Russia tech development center.

Metric ($millions, except EPS)	FY22 Actual*	FY23 Outlook* Constant currency Previous	FY23 Outlook* Constant currency Current	FX Impact**	FY23 Outlook^ YTD average rates Current
Revenue	$2,083	$2,110 - $2,150	$2,065 - $2,090	($60)	$2,005 - $2,030
Adjusted EBITDA	$433	$425 - $450	$395- $410	Immaterial	$395- $410
Adjusted EPS	$4.16	$3.70 - $4.05	$3.30 - $3.55	Immaterial	$3.30 - $3.55
Free Cash Flow	$223	$210 - $235	$160 - $185	Immaterial	$160 - $185

*Based on Fiscal 2022 average rates of 1.15 euro and 1.36 British pound

**Variance between Fiscal 2022 average rates and YTD Fiscal 2023 average rates

^Fiscal 2023 outlook at average YTD rates: 1.04 euro and 1.20 British pound

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ABOUT WILEY

Wiley is one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in scientific research and career-connected education. Founded in 1807, Wiley enables discovery, powers education, and shapes workforces. Through its industry-leading content, digital platforms, and knowledge networks, the company delivers on its timeless mission to unlock human potential. Visit us at Wiley.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Wiley provides non-GAAP financial measures and performance results such as “Adjusted EPS,” “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA,” “Adjusted Contribution to Profit,” “Adjusted Income before Taxes,” “Adjusted Income Tax Provision,” “Adjusted Effective Tax Rate,” “Free Cash Flow less Product Development Spending,” “organic revenue,” and results on a Constant Currency basis to assess underlying business performance and trends. Management believes non-GAAP financial measures, which exclude the impact of restructuring charges and credits and certain other items, and the impact of acquisitions provide a useful comparable basis to analyze operating results and earnings. See the reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures and explanations of the uses of non- GAAP measures in the supplementary information. We have not provided our 2023 outlook for the most directly comparable US GAAP financial measures, as they are not available without unreasonable effort due to the high variability, complexity, and low visibility with respect to certain items, including restructuring charges and credits, gains and losses on foreign currency, and other gains and losses. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to our consolidated results computed in accordance with US GAAP.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning the Company's operations, performance, and financial condition. Reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, as actual results may differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company and are subject to change based on many important factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) the level of investment by Wiley in new technologies and products; (ii) subscriber renewal rates for the Company's journals; (iii) the financial stability and liquidity of journal subscription agents; (iv) the consolidation of book wholesalers and retail accounts; (v) the market position and financial stability of key retailers; (vi) the seasonal nature of the Company's educational business and the impact of the used book market; (vii) worldwide economic and political conditions; (viii) the Company's ability to protect its copyrights and other intellectual property worldwide (ix) the ability of the Company to successfully integrate acquired operations and realize expected opportunities; (x) the Company’s ability to realize operating savings over time and in fiscal year 2023 in connection with our multi-year Business Optimization Program and Fiscal Year 2023 Restructuring Program; (xi) the impact of COVID-19 on our operations, performance, and financial condition; and (xii) other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (1)(2)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET (LOSS) INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share information)
(unaudited)
		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		January 31,								January 31,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Revenue, net		$	491,368			$	515,884			$	1,493,773			$	1,537,275
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales			174,051				172,916				518,384				513,654
Operating and administrative expenses			255,798				275,475				791,578				800,254
Impairment of goodwill (3)			99,800				-				99,800				-
Restructuring and related charges (credits)			8,807				448				45,204				(1,161	)
Amortization of intangible assets			19,968				21,056				65,389				63,683
Total costs and expenses			558,424				469,895				1,520,355				1,376,430
Operating (loss) income			(67,056	)			45,989				(26,582	)			160,845
As a % of revenue			-13.6	%			8.9	%			-1.8	%			10.5	%
Interest expense			(11,521	)			(5,103	)			(27,185	)			(14,739	)
Foreign exchange transaction gains (losses)			421				(488	)			283				(1,488	)
Gain on sale of certain assets			-				-				-				3,694
Other income, net			705				2,821				976				9,524
(Loss) income before taxes			(77,451	)			43,219				(52,508	)			157,836
(Benefit) provision for income taxes			(5,982	)			7,853				(1,397	)			52,673
Effective tax rate			7.7	%			18.2	%			2.7	%			33.4	%
Net (loss) income		$	(71,469	)		$	35,366			$	(51,111	)		$	105,163
As a % of revenue			-14.5	%			6.9	%			-3.4	%			6.8	%
(Loss) earnings per share
Basic		$	(1.29	)		$	0.63			$	(0.92	)		$	1.89
Diluted		$	(1.29	)		$	0.63			$	(0.92	)		$	1.86
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic			55,514				55,701				55,625				55,789
Diluted (4)			55,514				56,389				55,625				56,481

Notes:
(1) The supplementary information included in this press release for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2023 is preliminary and subject to change prior to the filing of our upcoming Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2) All amounts are approximate due to rounding.
(3) As previously announced, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 we have reorganized our Education lines of business into two new customer-centric segments. Our new segment reporting structure consists of three reportable segments which includes Research (no changes), Academic, and Talent, as well as a Corporate expense category (no change). As a result of this realignment, we were required to test goodwill for impairment immediately before and after the realignment. Prior to the realignment, we concluded that the fair value of the Education Services reporting unit was below its carrying value, which resulted in a pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment of $31.0 million. After the realignment, we concluded that the fair value of the University Services reporting unit within the Academic segment was below its carrying value which resulted in an additional pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment of $68.8 million.
(4) In calculating diluted net loss per common share for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2023 our diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding excludes the effect of unvested restricted stock units and other stock awards as the effect was anti-dilutive. This occurs when a US GAAP net loss is reported and the effect of using dilutive shares is antidilutive.

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (1) (2)
RECONCILIATION OF US GAAP MEASURES to NON-GAAP MEASURES
(unaudited)
Reconciliation of US GAAP EPS to Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS
				Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
				January 31,								January 31,
				2023				2022				2023				2022
US GAAP (Loss) Earnings Per Share - Diluted				$	(1.29	)		$	0.63			$	(0.92	)		$	1.86
Adjustments:
	Impairment of goodwill				1.69				-				1.69				-
	Legal settlement (3)				0.05				-				0.05				-
	Restructuring and related charges (credits)				0.12				0.01				0.60				(0.02	)
	Foreign exchange (gains) losses on intercompany transactions				(0.03	)			0.01				0.01				-
	Amortization of acquired intangible assets (4)				0.29				0.30				0.96				0.93
	Gain on sale of certain assets (5)				-				-				-				(0.05	)
	Income tax adjustments (6)				-				-				-				0.37
	EPS impact of using weighted-average dilutive shares for adjusted EPS calculation (7)				0.02				-				0.01				-
Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings Per Share - Diluted				$	0.85			$	0.95			$	2.40			$	3.09
Reconciliation of US GAAP (Loss) Income Before Taxes to Non-GAAP Adjusted Income Before Taxes
				Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
(amounts in thousands)				January 31,								January 31,
				2023				2022				2023				2022
US GAAP (Loss) Income Before Taxes				$	(77,451	)		$	43,219			$	(52,508	)		$	157,836
Pretax Impact of Adjustments:
	Impairment of goodwill				99,800				-				99,800				-
	Legal settlement (3)				3,671				-				3,671				-
	Restructuring and related charges (credits)				8,807				448				45,204				(1,161	)
	Foreign exchange (gains) losses on intercompany transactions				(2,414	)			722				906				494
	Amortization of acquired intangible assets (4)				21,042				22,189				68,611				67,081
	Gain on sale of certain assets (5)				-				-				-				(3,694	)
Non-GAAP Adjusted Income Before Taxes				$	53,455			$	66,578			$	165,684			$	220,556
Reconciliation of US GAAP Income Tax (Benefit) Provision to Non-GAAP Adjusted Income Tax Provision, including our US GAAP Effective Tax Rate and our Non-GAAP Adjusted Effective Tax Rate
US GAAP Income Tax (Benefit) Provision				$	(5,982	)		$	7,853			$	(1,397	)		$	52,673
Income Tax Impact of Adjustments (8)
	Impairment of goodwill				4,857				-				4,857				-
	Legal settlement (3)				716				-				716				-
	Restructuring and related charges (credits)				2,221				114				11,159				(118	)
	Foreign exchange (gains) losses on intercompany transactions				(596	)			239				274				258
	Amortization of acquired intangible assets (4)				4,591				4,834				14,811				15,097
	Gain on sale of certain assets (5)				-				-				-				(922	)
Income Tax Adjustments:
	Impact of increase in UK statutory rate on deferred tax balances (6)				-				-				-				(20,726	)
Non-GAAP Adjusted Income Tax Provision				$	5,807			$	13,040			$	30,420			$	46,262
US GAAP Effective Tax Rate					7.7	%			18.2	%			2.7	%			33.4	%
Non-GAAP Adjusted Effective Tax Rate					10.9	%			19.6	%			18.4	%			21.0	%

Notes:
(1)		See Explanation of Usage of Non-GAAP Performance Measures included in this supplementary information for additional details on the reasons why management believes presentation of each non-GAAP performance measure provides useful information to investors. The supplementary information included in this press release for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2023 is preliminary and subject to change prior to the filing of our upcoming Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2)		All amounts are approximate due to rounding.
(3)		In the three months ended January 31, 2023, we settled a litigation matter related to consideration for a previous acquisition for $3.7 million.
(4)		Reflects the amortization of intangible assets established on the opening balance sheet for an acquired business. This includes the amortization of intangible assets such as developed technology, customer relationships, tradenames, etc., which is reflected in the "Amortization of intangible assets" line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net (Loss) Income. It also includes the amortization of acquired product development assets, which is reflected in Cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net (Loss) Income.
(5)		The gain on sale of certain assets is due to the sale of our world languages product portfolio which was included in our Academic segment, and resulted in a pretax gain of approximately $3.7 million during the nine months ended January 31, 2022.
(6)		In the three months ended July 31, 2021, the UK enacted legislation that increased its statutory rate from 19% to 25% effective April 1, 2023. This resulted in a $20.7 million non-cash deferred tax expense from the re-measurement of the Company’s applicable UK net deferred tax liabilities during the three months ended July 31, 2021. These adjustments impacted deferred taxes.
(7)		Represents the impact of using diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (56.1 million shares and 56.3 million shares for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2023, respectively) included in the Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS calculation in order to apply the dilutive impact on adjusted net income due to the effect of unvested restricted stock units and other stock awards. This impact occurs when a US GAAP net loss is reported and the effect of using dilutive shares is antidilutive.
(8)		For the three months ended January 31, 2023, the tax impact was $4.0 million from current taxes and $7.8 million from deferred taxes. For the nine months ended January 31, 2023, the tax impact was $5.5 million from current taxes and $26.3 million from deferred taxes. For the three and nine months ended January 31, 2022, substantially all of the tax impact was from deferred taxes.

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (1)
RECONCILIATION OF US GAAP NET (LOSS) INCOME TO NON-GAAP EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
(unaudited)
			Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
			January 31,								January 31,
			2023				2022				2023				2022
Net (Loss) Income			$	(71,469	)		$	35,366			$	(51,111	)		$	105,163
	Interest expense			11,521				5,103				27,185				14,739
	(Benefit) provision for income taxes			(5,982	)			7,853				(1,397	)			52,673
	Depreciation and amortization			52,442				53,363				163,142				162,484
Non-GAAP EBITDA				(13,488	)			101,685				137,819				335,059
	Impairment of goodwill			99,800				-				99,800				-
	Legal settlement			3,671				-				3,671				-
	Restructuring and related charges (credits)			8,807				448				45,204				(1,161	)
	Foreign exchange transaction (gains) losses			(421	)			488				(283	)			1,488
	Gain on sale of certain assets			-				-				-				(3,694	)
	Other income, net			(705	)			(2,821	)			(976	)			(9,524	)
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	97,664			$	99,800			$	285,235			$	322,168
	Adjusted EBITDA Margin			19.9	%			19.3	%			19.1	%			21.0	%

Notes:

(1) See Explanation of Usage of Non-GAAP Performance Measures included in this supplementary information for additional details on the reasons why management believes presentation of each non-GAAP performance measure provides useful information to investors. The supplementary information included in this press release for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2023 is preliminary and subject to change prior to the filing of our upcoming Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (1) (2) (3)
SEGMENT RESULTS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
											% Change
			Three Months Ended January 31,								Favorable (Unfavorable)
			2023				2022 (3)				Reported		Constant Currency
Research:
Revenue, net
	Research Publishing (4)		$	213,720			$	224,553			-5%		-3%
	Research Solutions (4)			39,880				38,788			3%		6%
Total Revenue, net			$	253,600			$	263,341			-4%		-1%
Contribution to Profit			$	56,860			$	62,165			-9%		-10%
	Adjustments:
	Restructuring charges			317				-			#		#
Non-GAAP Adjusted Contribution to Profit			$	57,177			$	62,165			-8%		-9%
Depreciation and amortization				23,123				23,914			3%		1%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	80,300			$	86,079			-7%		-7%
	Adjusted EBITDA margin			31.7	%			32.7	%
Academic:
Revenue, net
	Academic Publishing		$	128,564			$	143,583			-10%		-8%
	University Services			48,951				55,435			-12%		-11%
Total Revenue, net			$	177,515			$	199,018			-11%		-9%
Contribution to Profit			$	(80,663	)		$	31,711			#		#
	Adjustments:
	Restructuring charges			1,851				261			#		#
	Impairment of goodwill			99,800				-			#		#
Non-GAAP Adjusted Contribution to Profit			$	20,988			$	31,972			-34%		-34%
Depreciation and amortization				19,922				19,693			-1%		-2%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	40,910			$	51,665			-21%		-20%
	Adjusted EBITDA margin			23.0	%			26.0	%
Talent:
Total Revenue, net			$	60,253			$	53,525			13%		18%
Contribution to Profit			$	5,243			$	5,717			-8%		-7%
	Adjustments:
	Restructuring charges (credits)			72				(41	)		#		#
Non-GAAP Adjusted Contribution to Profit			$	5,315			$	5,676			-6%		-5%
Depreciation and amortization				5,458				5,605			3%		-1%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	10,773			$	11,281			-5%		-2%
	Adjusted EBITDA margin			17.9	%			21.1	%
Corporate Expenses:			$	(48,496	)		$	(53,604	)		10%		7%
	Adjustments:
	Restructuring charges			6,567				228			#		#
	Legal settlement (5)			3,671				-			#		#
Non-GAAP Adjusted Contribution to Profit			$	(38,258	)		$	(53,376	)		28%		26%
Depreciation and amortization				3,939				4,151			5%		0%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	(34,319	)		$	(49,225	)		30%		28%
Consolidated Results:
Revenue, net			$	491,368			$	515,884			-5%		-2%
Operating (Loss) Income			$	(67,056	)		$	45,989			#		#
	Adjustments:
	Restructuring charges			8,807				448			#		#
	Impairment of goodwill			99,800				-			#		#
	Legal settlement (5)			3,671				-			#		#
Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income			$	45,222			$	46,437			-3%		-6%
Depreciation and amortization				52,442				53,363			2%		-1%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	97,664			$	99,800			-2%		-3%
	Adjusted EBITDA margin			19.9	%			19.3	%

Notes:
(1) The supplementary information included in this press release for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2023 is preliminary and subject to change prior to the filing of our upcoming Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2) All amounts are approximate due to rounding.
(3) During the three months ended January 31, 2023, we have reorganized our Education lines of business into two new customer-centric segments. The Academic segment addresses the university customer group and includes Academic Publishing and University Services. The Talent segment addresses the corporate customer group and will be focused on delivering training, sourcing, and upskilling solutions. Our new segment reporting structure consists of three reportable segments which includes Research (no changes), Academic, and Talent, as well as a Corporate expense category (no change), which includes certain costs that are not allocated to the reportable segments. Prior period segment results have been revised to the new segment presentation. There were no changes to our consolidated financial results.
(4) As previously announced in May 2022, our revenue by product type previously referred to as Research Platforms was changed to Research Solutions. Research Solutions includes infrastructure and publishing services that help societies and corporations thrive in a complex knowledge ecosystem. In addition to Platforms (Atypon), certain product offerings such as corporate sales which included the recent acquisitions of Madgex Holdings Limited (Madgex), and Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.’s Informatics products (Informatics) that were previously included in Research Publishing moved to Research Solutions to align with our strategic focus. Research Solutions also includes product offerings related to certain recent acquisitions such as J&J, and EJP. Prior period results have been revised to the new presentation. There were no changes to the total Research segment or our consolidated financial results. The revenue was $24.3 million for the three months ended January 31, 2022, $68.4 million for the nine months ended January 30, 2022, $93.3 million for the year ended April 30, 2022, and $80.3 million for the year ended April 30, 2021.
(5) In the three months ended January 31, 2023, we settled a litigation matter related to consideration for a previous acquisition for $3.7 million.
(6) On January 1, 2020, Wiley acquired mthree, a talent placement provider that addresses the IT skills gap by finding, training, and placing job-ready technology talent in roles with leading corporations worldwide. Its results of operations are included in our Talent segment. In late May 2022, Wiley renamed the mthree talent development solution to Wiley Edge and discontinued use of the mthree trademark during the three months ended July 31, 2022. As a result of these actions, we determined that a revision of the useful life was warranted, and the intangible asset was fully amortized over its remaining useful life resulting in accelerated amortization expense of $4.6 million in the three months ended July 31, 2022.

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JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (1) (2) (3)
SEGMENT RESULTS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
											% Change
			Nine Months Ended January 31,								Favorable (Unfavorable)
			2023				2022 (3)				Reported		Constant Currency
Research:
Revenue, net
	Research Publishing (4)		$	685,884			$	706,690			-3%		1%
	Research Solutions (4)			113,988				106,561			7%		11%
Total Revenue, net			$	799,872			$	813,251			-2%		2%
Contribution to Profit			$	199,162			$	218,004			-9%		-8%
	Adjustments:
	Restructuring charges			1,577				238			#		#
Non-GAAP Adjusted Contribution to Profit			$	200,739			$	218,242			-8%		-7%
Depreciation and amortization				70,308				71,140			1%		-2%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	271,047			$	289,382			-6%		-5%
	Adjusted EBITDA margin			33.9	%			35.6	%
Academic:
Revenue, net
	Academic Publishing		$	354,728			$	400,740			-11%		-9%
	University Services			152,892				169,002			-10%		-9%
Total Revenue, net			$	507,620			$	569,742			-11%		-9%
Contribution to Profit			$	(78,399	)		$	69,175			#		#
	Adjustments:
	Restructuring charges (credits)			10,091				(347	)		#		#
	Impairment of goodwill			99,800				-			#		#
Non-GAAP Adjusted Contribution to Profit			$	31,492			$	68,828			-54%		-52%
Depreciation and amortization				61,547				61,622			0%		-1%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	93,039			$	130,450			-29%		-27%
	Adjusted EBITDA margin			18.3	%			22.9	%
Talent:
Total Revenue, net			$	186,281			$	154,282			21%		28%
Contribution to Profit			$	17,888			$	16,370			9%		13%
	Adjustments:
	Restructuring charges			2,400				245			#		#
	Accelerated amortization of an intangible asset (6)			4,594				-			#		#
Non-GAAP Adjusted Contribution to Profit			$	24,882			$	16,615			50%		53%
Depreciation and amortization				14,688				17,304			15%		9%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	39,570			$	33,919			17%		21%
	Adjusted EBITDA margin			21.2	%			22.0	%
Corporate Expenses:			$	(165,233	)		$	(142,704	)		-16%		-20%
	Adjustments:
	Restructuring charges (credits)			31,136				(1,297	)		#		#
	Legal settlement (5)			3,671				-			#		#
Non-GAAP Adjusted Contribution to Profit			$	(130,426	)		$	(144,001	)		9%		5%
Depreciation and amortization				12,005				12,418			3%		0%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	(118,421	)		$	(131,583	)		10%		6%
Consolidated Results:
Revenue, net			$	1,493,773			$	1,537,275			-3%		1%
Operating (Loss) Income			$	(26,582	)		$	160,845			#		#
	Adjustments:
	Restructuring charges (credits)			45,204				(1,161	)		#		#
	Impairment of goodwill			99,800				-			#		#
	Legal settlement (5)			3,671				-			#		#
	Accelerated amortization of an intangible asset (6)			4,594				-			#		#
Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income			$	126,687			$	159,684			-21%		-22%
Depreciation and amortization				158,548				162,484			2%		0%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			$	285,235			$	322,168			-11%		-11%
	Adjusted EBITDA margin			19.1	%			21.0	%

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JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (1)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
			January 31,			April 30,
			2023			2022
Assets:
Current assets
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	126,449		$	100,397
	Accounts receivable, net			283,654			331,960
	Inventories, net			33,167			36,585
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets			87,896			81,924
	Total current assets			531,166			550,866
Technology, property and equipment, net				248,298			271,572
Intangible assets, net				868,267			931,429
Goodwill				1,203,254			1,302,142
Operating lease right-of-use assets				94,672			111,719
Other non-current assets				204,598			193,967
	Total assets		$	3,150,255		$	3,361,695
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:
Current liabilities
	Accounts payable		$	32,384		$	77,438
	Accrued royalties			154,227			101,596
	Short-term portion of long-term debt			5,000			18,750
	Contract liabilities			369,250			538,126
	Accrued employment costs			81,106			117,121
	Short-term portion of operating lease liabilities			20,055			20,576
	Other accrued liabilities			98,947			95,812
	Total current liabilities			760,969			969,419
Long-term debt				940,576			768,277
Accrued pension liability				78,283			78,622
Deferred income tax liabilities				144,602			180,065
Operating lease liabilities				119,803			132,541
Other long-term liabilities				79,122			90,502
	Total liabilities			2,123,355			2,219,426
Shareholders' equity				1,026,900			1,142,269
	Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	3,150,255		$	3,361,695

Notes:

(1) The supplementary information included in this press release for January 31, 2023 is preliminary and subject to change prior to the filing of our upcoming Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (1)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
			Nine Months Ended
			January 31,
			2023				2022
Operating activities:
	Net (loss) income		$	(51,111	)		$	105,163
	Impairment of goodwill			99,800				-
	Amortization of intangible assets			65,389				63,683
	Amortization of product development assets			25,175				26,662
	Depreciation and amortization of technology, property, and equipment			72,578				72,139
	Other noncash charges			71,660				69,347
	Net change in operating assets and liabilities			(229,773	)			(178,510	)
	Net cash provided by operating activities			53,718				158,484
Investing activities:
	Additions to technology, property, and equipment			(57,616	)			(60,668	)
	Product development spending			(17,763	)			(20,388	)
	Businesses acquired in purchase transactions, net of cash acquired			(5,792	)			(70,620	)
	Proceeds related to the sale of certain assets			40				3,375
	Acquisitions of publication rights and other			1,059				(3,750	)
	Net cash used in investing activities			(80,072	)			(152,051	)
Financing activities:
	Net debt borrowings			162,303				105,334
	Cash dividends			(58,067	)			(57,900	)
	Purchases of treasury shares			(24,000	)			(24,867	)
	Other			(24,952	)			(9,468	)
	Net cash provided by financing activities			55,284				13,099
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash				(2,670	)			(3,875	)
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for period				26,260				15,657
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning				100,727				94,359
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - ending			$	126,987			$	110,016
CALCULATION OF NON-GAAP FREE CASH FLOW LESS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SPENDING (2)
			Nine Months Ended
			January 31,
			2023				2022
Net cash provided by operating activities			$	53,718			$	158,484
Less:	Additions to technology, property, and equipment			(57,616	)			(60,668	)
Less:	Product development spending			(17,763	)			(20,388	)
Free cash flow less product development spending			$	(21,661	)		$	77,428

Notes:

(1) The supplementary information included in this press release for the nine months ended January 31, 2023 is preliminary and subject to change prior to the filing of our upcoming Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(2) See Explanation of Usage of Non-GAAP Performance Measures included in this supplemental information.

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
EXPLANATION OF USAGE OF NON-GAAP PERFORMANCE MEASURES

In this earnings release and supplemental information, management may present the following non-GAAP performance measures:

• Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Adjusted EPS);
• Free Cash Flow less Product Development Spending;
• Adjusted Contribution to Profit and margin;
• Adjusted Operating Income and margin;
• Adjusted Income Before Taxes;
• Adjusted Income Tax Provision;
• Adjusted Effective Tax Rate;
• EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and margin;
• Organic revenue; and
• Results on a constant currency basis.

Management uses these non-GAAP performance measures as supplemental indicators of our operating performance and financial position as well as for internal reporting and forecasting purposes, when publicly providing our outlook, to evaluate our performance and calculate incentive compensation.

We present these non-GAAP performance measures in addition to US GAAP financial results because we believe that these non-GAAP performance measures provide useful information to certain investors and financial analysts for operational trends and comparisons over time. The use of these non-GAAP performance measures may also provide a consistent basis to evaluate operating profitability and performance trends by excluding items that we do not consider to be controllable activities for this purpose.

The performance metric used by our chief operating decision maker to evaluate performance of our reportable segments is Adjusted Contribution to Profit. We present both Adjusted Contribution to Profit and Adjusted EBITDA for each of our reportable segments as we believe Adjusted EBITDA provides additional useful information to certain investors and financial analysts for operational trends and comparisons over time. It removes the impact of depreciation and amortization expense, as well as presents a consistent basis to evaluate operating profitability and compare our financial performance to that of our peer companies and competitors.

For example:

• Adjusted EPS, Adjusted Contribution to Profit, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Income Before Taxes, Adjusted Income Tax Provision, Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, Adjusted EBITDA and organic revenue (excluding acquisitions) provide a more comparable basis to analyze operating results and earnings, and are measures commonly used by shareholders to measure our performance.

• Free Cash Flow less Product Development Spending helps assess our ability, over the long term, to create value for our shareholders as it represents cash available to repay debt, pay common stock dividends, and fund share repurchases and acquisitions.

• Results on a constant currency basis remove distortion from the effects of foreign currency movements to provide better comparability of our business trends from period to period. We measure our performance excluding the impact of foreign currency (or at constant currency), which means that we apply the same foreign currency exchange rates for the current and equivalent prior period.

In addition, we have historically provided these or similar non-GAAP performance measures and understand that some investors and financial analysts find this information helpful in analyzing our operating margins and net income, and in comparing our financial performance to that of our peer companies and competitors. Based on interactions with investors, we also believe that our non-GAAP performance measures are regarded as useful to our investors as supplemental to our US GAAP financial results, and that there is no confusion regarding the adjustments or our operating performance to our investors due to the comprehensive nature of our disclosures.

We have not provided our 2023 outlook for the most directly comparable US GAAP financial measures, as they are not available without unreasonable effort due to the high variability, complexity, and low visibility with respect to certain items, including restructuring charges and credits, gains and losses on foreign currency, and other gains and losses. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to our consolidated results computed in accordance with US GAAP.

Non-GAAP performance measures do not have standardized meanings prescribed by US GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to the calculation of similar measures used by other companies and should not be viewed as alternatives to measures of financial results under US GAAP. The adjusted metrics have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, US GAAP information. It does not purport to represent any similarly titled US GAAP information and is not an indicator of our performance under US GAAP. Non-GAAP financial metrics that we present may not be comparable with similarly titled measures used by others. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on these non-GAAP measures.

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Investor Relations

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201.748.6874

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