School Specialty Overview

  • Founded
  • 1959
Founded
  • Status
  • Public
  • Employees
  • 1,136
Employees
  • Stock Symbol
  • SCOO
Stock Symbol
  • Investments
  • 22

School Specialty General Information

Description

School Specialty Inc is a distributor of supplies, furniture, technology products, supplemental learning products and curriculum solutions, primarily to the education marketplace. Its operating business segments are Distribution and Curriculum. The company generates maximum revenue from the Distribution Segment. Its Distribution segment offers products primarily to the PreK-12 education market that includes basic classroom supplies and office products, instructional materials, indoor and outdoor furniture and equipment, physical education equipment, classroom technology, and planning and organizational products.

Contact Information

Website
www.schoolspecialty.com
Formerly Known As
Valley School Supply, Universal Paper and School Supply
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Primary Industry
Other Commercial Products
Other Industries
Other Commercial Services
Stock Exchange
PINX
Primary Office
  • Post Office Box 1579
  • Appleton, WI 54912
  • United States
+1 (888) 000-0000
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School Specialty Stock Performance

(As of Wednesday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$2.11K 22.3K

School Specialty Financials Summary

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 31-Dec-2019 FY 2019 31-Dec-2019 FY 2018 31-Dec-2018 FY 2017 31-Dec-2017
EV 207,462 207,462 261,058 303,342
Revenue 626,073 626,073 673,452 658,383
EBITDA (12,155) (12,155) (461) 34,621
Net Income (49,548) (49,548) (38,741) 6,779
Total Assets 234,742 234,742 270,676 312,407
Total Debt 160,088 160,088 133,935 141,563
Public Fundamental Data provided by Morningstar, Inc. disclaimer

School Specialty Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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School Specialty Patents

  • 14

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 2

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

School Specialty Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20210196042-A1 Desk support with stool Granted 31-Dec-2019 000000000
US-11140982-B2 Desk support with stool Active 31-Dec-2019 000000000 00
CA-3031130-C Desk and proprioceptive foot stimulator assembly Active 06-Feb-2018 000000000
CA-3031130-A1 Desk and proprioceptive foot stimulator assembly Granted 06-Feb-2018 000000000
US-20190239637-A1 Desk and proprioceptive foot stimulator assembly Granted 06-Feb-2018 A47B21/03
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School Specialty Executive Team (23)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Ryan Bohr President & Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Baehler Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Gerald Hughes JD Chief Administrative Officer, Administration & Executive Vice President
Justin Lu JD Director & Compensation Committee Chairman, Audit & Governance/Nominating Committee Member
Stacey Rubin Senior Vice President of Marketing
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School Specialty Board Members (11)

Name Representing Role Since
000 00000 Self Chairman 000 0000
0000000 000000000 000 School Specialty Board Member 000 0000
0000000000 00000 Self Board Member 000 0000
00000000 0000000 Self Board Member 000 0000
000000 00 00 School Specialty Director & Compensation Committee Chairman, Audit & Governance/Nominating Committee Member 000 0000
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School Specialty Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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School Specialty Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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School Specialty Investments & Acquisitions (22)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
0000000 00000 18-Aug-2017 0000000000 000.00 Publishing 000000 00
0000000 0000 15-Mar-2016 0000000000 Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) 00 0000
00000 0000 23-Mar-2010 000000000 00.00 Buildings and Property 0000000 0
000000000 000 19-Aug-2009 0000000000 000.00 Educational Software 00000 000
The Speech Bin 14-Dec-2005 Merger/Acquisition 000 Publishing
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School Specialty Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
000 00000000 00000 Publishing Huntington, NY 0000
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School Specialty Exits (2)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
00000000 000000 00 26-Feb-2003 000000000000000000 00.00 Completed
  • 000000 000000000
Teachers' Media Company 01-Jan-2000 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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