| Company Name: | Reader's Digest Association Inc | | Ticker Symbol: | RDA | | | WWW Address: | www.readersdigest.com | | CEO: | Eric W. Schrier | | No. of Employees: | 4,300 | | Common Issue Type: | CS | | Business Description: | The Company is a global publishing and direct marketing. It creates and delivers products and content that informs, enrich, entertain and inspire, including magazines, books, recorded music collections, home videos and online websites.
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| | | Industry Information: | MEDIA - Publishing - Books [more like this] |
| | Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | |  | - | - | 0 | 17.01 | 16.96 | - |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 1,614.5 | 95.0 | 0.98 | -1.24 | 0.40 | 35.4 | 2.4 | 17.10 - 11.90 |
| | KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 16.99 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 35.4 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 1,614.5 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 95.0 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | -1.24 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 0.40 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 2.4 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0 | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 554,930 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.0 | % |
| Float | 94.0 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 98.9 | % |
| Foreign Sales | 1,184 | mil |
| Domestic Sales | 1,203 | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 52.20 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 59.4 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 7.2 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 2.8 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 1.1 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.1 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 28.8 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 5.6 | % |
| Current Ratio | 0.9 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 13.6 | |
| Interest Cover | 0.0 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 4.00 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 77.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | -1.19 | $ |
| Cash pS | 0.65 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 1.76 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | -7.27 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 0.90 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | -0.44 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 9.65 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | -2.34 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 18.9 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | -38.6 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 122.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 220.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Type of Payment | Cash Payment |
| Dividend Rate | 0.40 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 2.4 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 1.7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
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|  | | Share price performance previous 3 years |
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 | | | Share price performance intraday |
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 | | | | | PRICE/VOLUME | High | Low | Close | % Price Chg | % Price Chg vs. Mkt. | Avg. Daily Vol | Total Vol |
| 1 Week | - | - | - | 0.3 | 105 | 10,363 | 75,971 |
| 4 Weeks | 17.01 | 16.86 | 16.91 | 0.5 | 105 | 8,147 | 154,788 |
| 13 Weeks | 17.10 | 16.68 | 16.77 | 1.3 | 102 | 10,101 | 606,066 |
| 26 Weeks | 17.10 | 12.40 | 12.81 | 32.6 | 125 | 10,229 | 1,258,214 |
| 52 Weeks | 17.10 | 11.90 | 15.08 | 12.7 | 105 | 8,110 | 2,027,479 |
| YTD | 17.10 | 16.68 | - | 1.7 | 104 | 7,529 | 308,701 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 16.96 | 16.95 | 16.88 | 15.06 | 14.67 | 0.98 | 0.29 |
| | | | GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.02 |
| Income | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Dividend | 16.06 | 78.6 | 25.97 |
| Capital Spending | -18.93 | NA | 73.18 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | -11.49 | NA | 2.56 |
| | | CHANGES | YTD vs.
Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | 3.0 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Earnings % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| EPS % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| EPS $ | 1.71 | 1.92 | -0.29 |
| | | | SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | -5.92 |
| Current Ratio | 0.8 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 0.4 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 0.04 |
| Receivables Turnover | 9.6 |
| Average Collection Period | 38 |
| Working Capital/Equity | -85.9 |
| Working Capital pS | -1.32 |
| Cash-Flow pS | -0.83 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | -0.83 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 1.34 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 14.5 |
| Debt Ratio | 91.7 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 4.75 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 4.75 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 128.4 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 35.7 |
| Interest Cover | 0.0 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 0.00 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 28.15 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 0.76 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 35.40 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 18.97 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | -50.89 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.4 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | -2.34 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 9.65 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 18.9 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | -38.6 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 0.67 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 35.2 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 0.0 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 0.0 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 0.0 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | 0 |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 122.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 220.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 35.4 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 7.31 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 8.73 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | -7.27 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 1.76 |
| Capital Invested pS | 9.16 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 0.65 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 0.90 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | -0.44 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | -1.24 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | -3.29 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | -3.57 |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.9 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | -0.1 |
| Equity Productivity | 16.31 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 0.0 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 2.74 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | -13.5 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | -0.1 |
| Assets Productivity | 1.10 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | -5.5 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | -0.1 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 59.4 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 61.1 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 7.2 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 2.8 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | -3.6 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 1.2 |
| Effective Tax Rate | -35.6 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 9.8 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 103 |
| Revenue per Employee | 554,930 |
| Net Income per Employee | -27,302 |
| Average Collection Period | 40 |
| Receivables Turnover | 9.6 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | 63 |
| Inventory Turnover | 5.7 |
| Inventory/Sales | 7.2 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 5.37 |
| Assets/Revenue | 0.91 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | -18.98 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 1.68 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 1.1 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 68.77 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 20.00 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 16.31 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 2.74 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 52.0 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 53.3 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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