Educational Development Corp
EDUC Nasdaq Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Financials FY2017βFY2026
What Educational Development Corp does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP
- Fiscal year ends
- February 28, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· May 19, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001185185-26-001927
0000031667
Revenue and margins
Educational Development Corp had $22.9M of revenue in fiscal 2026, down 33.0% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew β10.0% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $1.5M in fiscal 2026, 6.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Educational Development Corp returned $0.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 9% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 2.6%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Educational Development Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.4M | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.4M | $1.1M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $25.0M | $35.1M | $28.6M | $26.8M | $0.0M |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.0x |
| Current ratio | 1.9x | 1.2x | 3.9x | 1.4x | 3.3x |
| Quick ratio | 0.1x | 0.1x | 1.3x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Total assets | $110M | $99.9M | $90.1M | $78.3M | $54.3M |
| Total liabilities | $63.2M | $54.7M | $44.7M | $37.7M | $11.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $46.8M | $45.2M | $45.5M | $40.6M | $42.8M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $24.6M | $34.4M | $27.8M | $26.4M | β$1.1M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | 6.7% | β6.3% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 29.6% | β2.4% | β8.6% | β10.1% | 0.5% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $107M | $112M | $119M | $113M | $205M | $142M | $87.8M | $51.0M | $34.2M | $22.9M |
| Gross profit | $78.0M | $76.2M | $79.7M | $76.1M | $145M | $97.9M | $56.1M | $33.0M | $21.0M | $13.6M |
| Interest expense | $1.0M | $1.1M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.6M | $0.9M | $2.2M | $2.8M | $2.2M | $1.5M |
| Pretax income | $4.6M | $7.8M | $9.2M | $7.8M | $17.2M | $11.2M | β$3.4M | $0.7M | β$6.9M | $5.3M |
| Income tax | $1.8M | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.1M | $4.6M | $2.9M | β$0.9M | $0.2M | β$1.6M | $3.0M |
| Net income | $2.9M | $5.2M | $6.7M | $5.6M | $12.6M | $8.3M | β$2.5M | $0.5M | β$5.3M | $2.3M |
| Net income to common | $2.9M | $5.2M | $6.7M | $5.6M | $12.6M | $8.3M | β$2.5M | $0.5M | β$5.3M | $2.3M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.70 | $0.64 | $0.81 | $0.68 | $1.50 | $0.98 | β$0.31 | $0.07 | β$0.63 | $0.27 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$1.6M | $9.2M | $3.9M | $4.2M | $7.8M | β$21.1M | $0.1M | $8.8M | $3.2M | $2.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.5M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $0.6M | $4.1M | $3.7M | $1.6M | $0.8M | $0.4M | $0.5M |
| Free cash flow | β$4.1M | $7.8M | $2.5M | $3.6M | $3.7M | β$24.9M | β$1.5M | $7.9M | $2.8M | $1.5M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $2.1M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $1.7M | $1.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | β | $0.0M | $0.4M | $0.7M | $0.9M | $1.0M | $0.9M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.6M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| Dividends paid | $1.5M | $0.0M | $1.2M | $1.7M | $2.3M | $3.4M | $0.9M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.5M | $0.0M | $1.2M | $1.7M | $2.3M | $3.4M | $0.9M | $0.6M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.7M | $2.7M | $3.2M | $3.0M | $1.8M | $0.4M | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.4M | $1.1M |
| Total debt | $21.6M | $19.8M | $19.8M | $18.8M | $11.0M | $25.0M | $35.1M | $28.6M | $26.8M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $38.6M | $33.5M | $41.5M | $37.2M | $58.1M | $76.5M | $63.6M | $66.0M | $52.2M | $20.6M |
| Current liabilities | $30.1M | $21.4M | $23.5M | $16.4M | $37.9M | $40.3M | $54.1M | $17.0M | $37.2M | $6.2M |
| Inventory | $34.3M | $26.6M | $33.4M | $30.1M | $51.8M | $71.6M | $59.1M | $43.9M | $29.1M | $17.4M |
| Property and equipment, net | $27.0M | $27.9M | $27.2M | $26.4M | $30.0M | $30.5M | $29.7M | $8.9M | $6.4M | $6.3M |
| Total assets | $66.0M | $61.8M | $69.3M | $64.7M | $88.9M | $110M | $99.9M | $90.1M | $78.3M | $54.3M |
| Total liabilities | $50.8M | $41.4M | $43.3M | $35.3M | $48.6M | $63.2M | $54.7M | $44.7M | $37.7M | $11.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $15.2M | $20.4M | $25.9M | $29.4M | $40.3M | $46.8M | $45.2M | $45.5M | $40.6M | $42.8M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 73.2% | 68.0% | 67.1% | 67.4% | 70.7% | 68.9% | 63.8% | 64.6% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 5.8% | β2.9% | 1.1% | β15.4% | 10.1% |
| FCF margin | β3.8% | 7.0% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 1.8% | β17.5% | β1.7% | 15.5% | 8.1% | 6.4% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on equity | 18.8% | 29.3% | 28.8% | 20.4% | 36.2% | 19.1% | β5.4% | 1.2% | β12.2% | 5.6% |
| Return on assets | 4.3% | 8.2% | 10.2% | 8.4% | 16.4% | 8.4% | β2.4% | 0.6% | β6.3% | 3.5% |
| Return on tangible equity | 18.8% | 25.6% | 25.8% | 19.2% | 31.4% | 17.8% | β5.5% | 1.2% | β13.0% | 5.4% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 5.0% | 6.1% | β4.9% | 81.1% | β30.5% | β38.2% | β41.9% | β33.0% | β33.0% |
| Net income growth | β | 82.3% | 28.1% | β15.5% | 123.6% | β34.2% | β130.2% | β | β1,063.3% | β |
| EPS growth | β | β8.6% | 26.6% | β16.0% | 120.6% | β34.7% | β131.6% | β | β1,000.0% | β |
| FCF growth | β | β | β67.3% | 41.5% | 1.9% | β777.0% | β | β | β65.0% | β47.2% |
| Share count change | β | 100.4% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | β3.5% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.6% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | 1.4x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.0x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.6x | 1.8x | 2.3x | 1.5x | 1.9x | 1.2x | 3.9x | 1.4x | 3.3x |
| Quick ratio | 0.1x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 1.3x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Stock comp / revenue | β | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | 0.0% | 48.2% | 46.1% | 61.4% | β | β | 7.1% | 0.0% | 9.4% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Accruals ratio | 6.7% | β6.3% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 29.6% | β2.4% | β8.6% | β10.1% | 0.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000031667). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.