Stock Risk Measures for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co

1. Company Info - Description, identity and sector data.
2. Share Data - Stock earnings and key dates.
3. Market Risk - Beta, size, liquidity and momentum measures.
4. Financial Risk - Earnings and dividends.

by Paul Alan Davis, CFA

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HMHC Risk Report

Overview

Our quantitative data points are meant to provide a high-level understanding of factors in equity risk models for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. Portfolio managers use these models to forecast risk, optimize portfolios and review performance.

We show how HMHC stock compares to 2,000+ US-based stocks, and to peers in the Consumer Services sector and Other Consumer Services industry.

Please do not consider this data as investment advice. Data is downloaded from sources we deem reliable, but errors may occur.

Company Info

Business Description

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. engages in the provision of pre-K-12 education solutions, delivering content, technology, services, and media. It operates through the Education and HMH Books & Media. The Education segment provides educational products, technology platforms and services. The segment primarily develops, markets and sells consumer books in print and digital formats and licenses book rights to other publishers and electronic businesses. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Identity

• Symbol: HMHC
• FactorPad FPID: f78qwx
• SEC CIK: 0001580156
• Share Class FIGI: BBG005KPJQW7
• Location: Boston, MA US
• Web: http://www.hmhco.com
• Employees: 3,400

Sector and Industry

• Sector: Consumer Services
• Industry: Other Consumer Services
• SIC Code: 8299

Share Data

Shares and Float

• Shares Outstanding: 125,830,000
• Shares Trading: 124,726,345
• Percent Trading: 99.1 %

Earnings and Dividends

• Trailing 12-month earnings: -3.53
• Next earnings date: 2020-11-05

• Dividends in last 12 months: None
• Ex-dividend date: None

Market Risk Measures

Many of the following risk metrics are standardized and transformed into quantitative factors in institutional-level risk models.

Rankings below represent percentiles from 1 to 100, with 1 being the lowest rating of risk.

Systematic Risk

Stocks with higher beta exhibit higher sensitivity to the ups and downs in the market. (↑↑)

• Beta: 1.48 | All: 84 | Sector: 68 | Industry: 80

Company Size

Stocks with higher market capitalization often have lower risk. (↑↓)

• Market Capitalization: $328,416,300 | All: 99 | Sector: 98 | Industry: 95

Trading Liquidity

Higher average daily dollar volume over the past 30 days implies lower liquidity risk. (↑↓)

• Daily Dollar Volume: $6,915,678 | All: 80 | Sector: 92 | Industry: 90

Price Momentum

Higher price momentum stocks, aka recent winners, equate to lower risk for many investors. (↑↓)

• Stock Price Change (1-Year): -59.6% | All: 95 | Sector: 94 | Industry: 95

Financial Risk Measures

Style risk factors often include measures of profitability and payout levels.

Earnings Yield

Companies with higher earnings generally provide lower risk. (↑↓)

• Earnings Yield (E/P): -135.14% | All: 99 | Sector: 100 | Industry: 100

Dividend Yield

Companies with higher dividend yields, if sustaintable, are perceived to have lower risk. (↑↓)

• Dividend Yield (D/P): 0% | All: 84 | Sector: 86 | Industry: 80

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