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Scholastic (SCHL) Risk Analysis

Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. Scholastic disclosed 28 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Scholastic reported the most risks in the “Ability to Sell” category.

Risk Overview Q2, 2026

Risk Distribution
28Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

Scholastic disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks18202224262830Q3Q4Q12023Q2Q3Q4Q12024Q2Q3Q4Q12025Q2Q12026Q2Showing: Q2, 2026
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedScholastic Risk Factors
  • Debt & Financing - Risk 1
    Changes in interest rates, constraints on access to capital, or deterioration in credit market conditions could adversely affect the Company's financial condition, liquidity, and ability to fund its operations and strategic objectives.

    The Company's operations and strategic plans, including its ongoing investments in digital transformation, entertainment production, and the integration of acquisitions such as 9 Story, require access to adequate liquidity and financing on commercially reasonable terms. The Company utilizes its credit facilities to support its working capital requirements and capital expenditure programs. Borrowings under any floating-rate credit facilities are subject to variability in interest rates and, accordingly, an increase in prevailing interest rates would increase the Company's cost of borrowing and could adversely affect the Company's interest expense and cash flows. Tightening in credit market conditions or a deterioration in the Company's operating performance, financial position, or credit profile could adversely affect its ability to access the capital markets or to renew or replace its existing credit facilities on favorable terms, or at all.

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Tech & Innovation (1)
Legal & Regulatory (2)

Risk Highlights Q2, 2026

Main Risk Category
Ability to Sell
With 8 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
28
+3
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
4Risks added
1Risks removed
0Risks changed
Since May 2026
Number of Risk Changed
0
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

the evolving, fragmented and rapidly changing landscape of environmental, social and governance ("esg") reporting requirements and environmental regulatory obligations at the federal, state, and international levels could expose the company to significant compliance costs, fines, penalties, and reputational harm.company to significant compliance coststhe competitive pressures we face in our businesses could adversely affect our financial performance and growth prospects.adversely affect our financial performanceif we fail to maintain strong relationships with our authors, illustrators and other creative talent, as well as to develop relationships with new creative talent, our business could be adversely affected.fail to maintain strong relationshipsrestructuring of federal education programs and agencies, including significant changes to or the potential elimination of the u.s. department of education, could materially reduce demand for the company's educational products and adversely affect its education business.restructuring of federal education programsthe inability to obtain and publish best-selling new titles could cause our future results to decline in comparison to historical results.our future results to declinethe evolving, fragmented and rapidly changing landscape of environmental, social and governance ("esg") reporting requirements and environmental regulatory obligations at the federal, state, and international levels could expose the company to significant compliance costs, fines, penalties, and reputational harm.rapidly changing landscape of environmentalchanges in the mix of our major customers in our trade distribution channel or in their purchasing patterns may affect the profitability of our trade publishing business.mix of our major customerschanges in tax laws or a change in tax status may result in a loss of government tax credits in the company's entertainment business.loss of government tax creditsincreases in certain operating costs and expenses that are beyond our control and can significantly affect our profitability could adversely affect our operating performance.adversely affect our operating performancethe loss of or failure to obtain rights to intellectual property material to our businesses would adversely affect our financial results.adversely affect our financial results

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 28

Competition1 | 3.6%
  • Competition - Risk 1
    The competitive pressures we face in our businesses could adversely affect our financial performance and growth prospects.

    The Company is subject to significant competition, including from other trade and educational publishers and media, entertainment and internet companies, as well as retail and internet distributors, many of which are substantially larger than the Company and have much greater resources. To the extent the Company cannot meet challenges from existing or new competitors and develop new product offerings at attractive price points to meet customer preferences or needs, the Company's revenues and profitability could be adversely affected. In its educational publishing business, the Company invests in various literacy program solutions, including both digital and print products, covering grades pre-K through 6 which can be in direct competition with traditional basal textbook offerings, as well as new digital instruction offerings with associated assessment tools, to meet the perceived needs of the modern curriculum. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in having school districts adopt the Company's literacy program solutions in preference to basal textbooks or new digital instruction products offered by others or be successful in state adoptions, nor, in the case of basal textbook publishers, that such publishers will not successfully adapt their business models to the development of new forms of core curriculum, which could have an adverse effect on the return on the Company's investments in this area, as well as on its financial performance and growth prospects. Traditional basal textbook publishers also generally maintain larger sales forces than the Company, and sell across several academic disciplines, allowing them a larger presence than the Company. Additionally, demand for many of the Company's product offerings, particularly books sold through school channels, is subject to price sensitivity. Failure to maintain a competitive pricing model could reduce revenues and profitability.

Demand1 | 3.6%
Sales & Marketing5 | 17.9%
Brand / Reputation1 | 3.6%

See a full breakdown of risk according to category and subcategory. The list starts with the category with the most risk. Click on subcategories to read relevant extracts from the most recent report.

FAQ

What are “Risk Factors”?
Risk factors are any situations or occurrences that could make investing in a company risky. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires that publicly traded companies disclose their most significant risk factors. This is so that potential investors can consider any risks before they make an investment. They also offer companies protection, as a company can use risk factors as liability protection. This could happen if a company underperforms and investors take legal action as a result. It is worth noting that smaller companies, that is those with a public float of under $75 million on the last business day, do not have to include risk factors in their 10-K and 10-Q forms, although some may choose to do so.
How do companies disclose their risk factors?
Publicly traded companies initially disclose their risk factors to the SEC through their S-1 filings as part of the IPO process. Additionally, companies must provide a complete list of risk factors in their Annual Reports (Form 10-K) or (Form 20-F) for “foreign private issuers”. Quarterly Reports also include a section on risk factors (Form 10-Q) where companies are only required to update any changes since the previous report. According to the SEC, risk factors should be reported concisely, logically and in “plain English” so investors can understand them.
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What are all the risk factor categories?
TipRanks has identified 6 major categories of risk factors and a number of subcategories for each. You can see how these categories are broken down in the list below. 1. Financial & Corporate Accounting & Financial Operations - risks related to accounting loss, value of intangible assets, financial statements, value of intangible assets, financial reporting, estimates, guidance, company profitability, dividends, fluctuating results. Share Price & Shareholder Rights – risks related to things that impact share prices and the rights of shareholders, including analyst ratings, major shareholder activity, trade volatility, liquidity of shares, anti-takeover provisions, international listing, dual listing. Debt & Financing – risks related to debt, funding, financing and interest rates, financial investments. Corporate Activity and Growth – risks related to restructuring, M&As, joint ventures, execution of corporate strategy, strategic alliances. 2. Legal & Regulatory Litigation and Legal Liabilities – risks related to litigation/ lawsuits against the company. Regulation – risks related to compliance, GDPR, and new legislation. Environmental / Social – risks related to environmental regulation and to data privacy. Taxation & Government Incentives – risks related to taxation and changes in government incentives. 3. Production Costs – risks related to costs of production including commodity prices, future contracts, inventory. Supply Chain – risks related to the company’s suppliers. Manufacturing – risks related to the company’s manufacturing process including product quality and product recalls. Human Capital – risks related to recruitment, training and retention of key employees, employee relationships & unions labor disputes, pension, and post retirement benefits, medical, health and welfare benefits, employee misconduct, employee litigation. 4. Technology & Innovation Innovation / R&D – risks related to innovation and new product development. Technology – risks related to the company’s reliance on technology. Cyber Security – risks related to securing the company’s digital assets and from cyber attacks. Trade Secrets & Patents – risks related to the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and to infringement claims against the company as well as piracy and unlicensed copying. 5. Ability to Sell Demand – risks related to the demand of the company’s goods and services including seasonality, reliance on key customers. Competition – risks related to the company’s competition including substitutes. Sales & Marketing – risks related to sales, marketing, and distribution channels, pricing, and market penetration. Brand & Reputation – risks related to the company’s brand and reputation. 6. Macro & Political Economy & Political Environment – risks related to changes in economic and political conditions. Natural and Human Disruptions – risks related to catastrophes, floods, storms, terror, earthquakes, coronavirus pandemic/COVID-19. International Operations – risks related to the global nature of the company. Capital Markets – risks related to exchange rates and trade, cryptocurrency.