Educational Development Corporation

NasdaqGM EDUC

Educational Development Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending November 30, 2024: -3.76%

Educational Development Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is -3.76% for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending November 30, 2024, a 54.44% change year over year. Return on capital employed assesses profitability against invested capital; higher ROCE signals efficient capital use.

Educational Development Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending November 30, 2023 was -8.26%, a -572.18% change year over year.
Educational Development Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending November 30, 2022 was 1.75%, a -92.46% change year over year.
Educational Development Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending November 30, 2021 was 23.22%, a -27.54% change year over year.
Educational Development Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending November 30, 2020 was 32.04%, a -54.37% change year over year.

Key data

Date	Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	Interest Coverage Ratio	Debt to Equity Ratio	Return on Common Equity

NasdaqGM: EDUC

Educational Development Corporation

CEO	Mr. Craig M. White
IPO Date	March 18, 1980
Location	United States
Headquarters	5402 South 122nd East Avenue
Employees	101
Sector	Communication Services
Industries Publishing & Broadcasting

Description

Educational Development Corporation, a publishing company, operates as a trade co-publisher of educational children's books in the United States. It operates through two segments, Publishing and Usborne Books & More (UBAM). The company offers various books, including touchy-feely board books, activity books and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books, as well as internet-linked books comprising science and math titles, and chapter books and novels. Educational Development Corporation markets its products to retail accounts, which include book, school supply, toy and gift stores and museums, through commissioned sales representatives, trade and specialty wholesalers, and its internal tele-sales group; and through a network of independent sales consultants through internet sales, direct sales, home shows, and book fairs. Educational Development Corporation was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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