The Goodheart-Willcox Company (GWOX) Fair Value & Analysis
Communication Services · US · Market cap $182M
The Goodheart-Willcox Company
GWOX · US
Fair value as of: Jul 17, 2026
From 26 valuation models · updated 24 days ago
Share price −4.8% over the past month.
A solid business, screening 50% undervalued on our models.
What matters now
- The price is below even our cautious bear case ($444.62). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
- Solid quality (66/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
- A fairly wide model range ($444.62 to $883.47) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 17, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $23.53 – $426.42 · fair‑value band $444.62 – $883.47 · the $381.00 price screens below the $570.55 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 17, 2026.
Analysis
The Goodheart-Willcox Company (GWOX) currently trades at $381.00, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $570.55, implying the stock looks roughly 49.8% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 66/100 (solid quality), in the Communication Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.
Over the trailing twelve months, The Goodheart-Willcox Company generated revenue of $18.6M at a net margin of 16.1%. Revenue grew 17.7% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 24.7%. The balance sheet holds a net cash position of $31.1M. Fundamentals as of Jul 17, 2026
Our scenario range runs from $444.62 (bear case) to $883.47 (bull case); at $381.00, the current price sits below that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 8% below its 52-week high and 6% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at 9% fair-value upside, at 50%, GWOX screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 26 models by family
Widest divergence: DCF Models ($709.57) versus Asset-Based ($52.50). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 17, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 68 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 50
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc. publishes print and digital textbooks. It also produces online courses and other instructional resources for middle school, high school, higher education, and professional training.
Full company description
The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc. publishes print and digital textbooks. It also produces online courses and other instructional resources for middle school, high school, higher education, and professional training. The company publishes books in the areas of anatomy/physiology, FCS comprehensive, journalism, applied mathematics, FCS family living, life management, automotive, finance, manufacturing/metals, CAD/drafting, floral design, marketing, career education, food/nutrition, print reading, child care/human development/parenting, health, professional, clothing and fashion, health sciences, software certification, communication, hospitality, technology/engineering, construction, HVAC-R, video game design, culinary arts, information technology, visual technology, electricity/electronics, interior design/housing, and welding. In addition, it offers online textbooks, G-W online courses, companion Websites, and CourseSmart eTextbooks. The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Tinley Park, Illinois.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
The Goodheart-Willcox Company reported revenue of $60.8M in FY2025 versus $32.3M in FY2021, a compound +17.1%/yr. Reported net income was $15.8M in FY2025, compounding +41.9%/yr from FY2021.
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Peer Group
Publishing · 111 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Publishing median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.
Similar stocks
10 more Publishing stocks, each showing price versus our Fair Value estimate (as of Jul 17, 2026).
| Stock | Price | Fair Value | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Times Company NYT | $76.71 | $41.95 | -45% |
| Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corporation 601928 | ¥9.20 | ¥10.07 | +9% |
| China Science Publishing & Media Ltd 601858 | ¥26.32 | ¥10.31 | -61% |
| People.cn CO., LTD 603000 | ¥17.10 | ¥4.23 | -75% |
| China South Publishing & Media Group 601098 | ¥10.43 | ¥14.66 | +41% |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc WLY | $49.51 | $57.01 | +15% |
| Zhejiang Publishing & Media Co 601921 | ¥7.15 | ¥7.54 | +5% |
| Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co 601811 | ¥11.87 | ¥21.61 | +82% |
| Shandong Publishing&Media Co 601019 | ¥6.98 | ¥11.60 | +66% |
| Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co 002181 | ¥7.61 | ¥1.35 | -82% |
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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