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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its FY2021 10-K, filed Feb 24, 2022. Its latest SEC filing is a SC 13G/A from Feb 14, 2023.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2021 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Sells core curriculum, supplemental and intervention programs, and professional learning services to school districts, schools and educators.

How Did They Make Money?

Core Solutions is the larger business; school districts buy its curriculum, while Extensions sells supplemental, intervention and professional-learning products and services. Customers pay for print products at shipment or delivery, static digital content when access is delivered, and software subscriptions, hosting and support over the contract term.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Core Solutions
Sold outright

52%
FY2018: 41%
Extensions
48%

Who Were Their Customers?

U.S. school districts select and purchase directly, while supplemental materials may be bought by schools or individual teachers. Internationally, premium private schools using the U.S. curriculum buy its products.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 20 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2021 and turned 22 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2021
5% of revenue
▲ Now profitable vs FY2020 (−$447.9M, −53%)
Net income, FY2021
20% of revenue
▲ Now profitable vs FY2020 (−$479.8M, −57%)
Free cash flow, FY2021
22% of revenue
▲ +255% vs FY2020 ($64.3M, 8%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2021 annual report
  • Apr 7, 2022 Veritas completed its acquisition of HMH HMH became a wholly owned subsidiary, and its stock stopped trading on Nasdaq.

Shrank. Revenue fell 21% in 4 years, from $1.3B in FY2017 to $1.1B in FY2021, about 6% a year.

Exited consumer publishing The older report includes a consumer book-publishing business alongside education; the latest describes the sale of that business and a focus on education.

Revenue over time
Core Solutions Extensions Trade Products Extension Businesses Books & Media
$2B$1B$0

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with Savvas Learning, McGraw Hill Education, Stride, Cengage Learning, Scholastic, John Wiley & Sons, Curriculum Associates, Benchmark Education, Accelerate Learning, and Amplify Education

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