PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis, 2019

PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis, 2019 examines the ways publishers are faring against the various market environmental factors. Based on Simba Information's continuous research into the dynamics of the PreK-12 market, this report briefly examines the overall landscape of the PreK-12 market, as well as:

• Which companies are buying, which companies are selling, and which companies are merging;
• What market problem or issue are entrepreneurs trying to solve and which startups are getting the money to do so;
• How well are public companies performing in the fractured market.
• Individual strategic profiles of 13 leading providers of core basal and supplemental instructional materials.

Profile data includes key executive, company overview, K-12 publishing strategy, and financial summary. The financial summary includes 2018 and 2018 actual annual revenue, or revenue for the nine-months that most closely corresponds to the 2018 and 2017 calendar years, as well as projected revenue for 2019.

The 13 featured profiles are: Cambium Learning Group, Cengage (National Geographic Learning), Discovery Education, Goodheart-Willcox, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, K12 Inc., McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson, Renaissance, Rosetta Stone, Scholastic, School Specialty, and Scientific Learning.

Table of Contents

Methodology

Introduction

Investors Stir M&A Activity in 2018

• Francisco Partners Moves into Forefront
• Boxlight Acquires to Accelerate
  • Table Simba Information's PreK-12 Merger & Acquisition Index, 2018
• China Invests
• Testing Shake-up
  • ACT Expands Services
• 2019 Preview Headline
• Startups
  • Polyup Focuses on Building Math Skills
  • CatchOn Caught on with a Buyer
  • Microsoft Acquires Flipgrid
  • littleBits Acquires DIY
  • Expanding Science Options in Schools
  • AT&T Aspire Accelerator's 2018 Cohort
  • Milken-Penn 2018 Venture Path Finalists
  • Moving Through the Market

Operating Performance

• Big Swings at Goodheart-Willcox
  • Table Simba Information's PreK-12 Performance Index, 2018 vs. 2017 ($ in 000; ranked by Operating Margin)
• Business Change at Cengage
• Cambium, Pearson Post Double-Digit Operating Margins
• Greatest Increase in Operating Revenue: K12 Inc.
• School Specialty Misses Goals, Loses CEO

Company Profiles

• Cambium Learning Group
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • K-12 Publishing Strategy
  • Financial Summary
• Cengage (National Geographic Learning)
  • Key Executives
  • National Geographic Learning (School)
  • Company Overview
  • K-12 Publishing Strategy
  • Financial Summary
• Discovery Education
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • K-12 Publishing Strategy
• Goodheart-Willcox
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • Publishing Strategy
  • Financial Summary
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • K-12 Publishing Strategy
  • Financial Summary
• K12 Inc.
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • K-12 Publishing Strategy
  • Financial Summary
• McGraw-Hill Education
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • PreK-12 Strategy
  • Financial Summary
• Pearson
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • K-12 Strategy
  • Financial Summary
• Renaissance
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • K-12 Publishing Strategy
• Rosetta Stone, Inc.
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • K-12 Publishing Strategy
  • Financial Summary
• Scholastic Corp.
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • PreK-12 Strategy
  • Financial Summary
• School Specialty
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • PreK-12 Curriculum and Instruction Strategies
  • Financial Summary
• Scientific Learning Corp.
  • Key Executives
  • Company Overview
  • K-12 Publishing Strategy
  • Financial Summary