FORM 10-K
SEC Filing
WILEY JOHN SONS, INC. - JW.A
Filing Date:
Filing Period:
June 28, 2006
April 30, 2006
DESCRIPTION
Annual report which provides a comprehensive overview of the company for the past year
Table of Contents
10-K - FY 2006 ANNUAL REPORT
PART I
ITEM 1.
Business 4
PART I
ITEM 1A.
Risk Factors 5-7
PART I
ITEM 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments 7
PART I
ITEM 2.
Properties 8
PART I
ITEM 3.
Legal Proceedings 8
PART I
ITEM 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 8
PART II
ITEM 5.
ITEM 6.
ITEM 7.
ITEM 7A.
ITEM 8.
ITEM 9.
ITEM 9A.
ITEM 9B.
Market for the Company's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and
Selected Financial Data 9
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations 9
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 9
Financial Statements and Supplemental Data 9
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure 60
Controls and Procedures 60
Other Information 60
PART III
ITEM 10.
Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant 61-62
PART III
ITEM 11.
Executive Compensation 62
PART III
ITEM 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters 62
PART III
ITEM 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 62
PART III
ITEM 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services 63
PART IV
ITEM 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K 63-65
PART I
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 1B.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Business
Risk Factors
Unresolved Staff Comments
Properties
Legal Proceedings
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
PART II
Item 5.
Item 6.
Item 7.
Item 7A.
Item 8.
Item 9.
Item 9A.
Item 9B.
Market for the Company's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Selected Financial Data
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Financial Statements and Supplemental Data
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Controls and Procedures
Other Information
PART III
Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.
Item 13.
Item 14.
Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Executive Compensation
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
PART IV
Item 15.
SIGNATURES
Exhibit 10.2
Exhibit 10.16
Exhibit 10.17
Exhibit 10.18
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1
Exhibit 32.2
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
FORM 10-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
[x]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended:
April 30, 2006
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)
For the transition period from
Commission file number
to
1-11507
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK
-------------------------------------State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization
13-5593032
---------------------------------I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ
-------------------------------------Address of principal executive offices
07030
---------------------------------Zip Code
(201) 748-6000
----------------------------------------Registrant's telephone number
including area code
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act: Title of each class
----------------------------------------------Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
Class B Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
Name of each exchange
on which registered
----------------------New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Act:
----------------------------------------None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes |X|
seasoned
as
No | |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Yes | |
issuer,
to file
reports
No |X |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes |X|
No | |
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent
filers
pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. | |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer |X|
Accelerated filer | |
Indicate by check mark whether the
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Non-accelerated filer | |
registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Yes | |
No |X|
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant, computed by reference to the closing price as of the last business
day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, October
31, 2005, was approximately $1,616,462,936.
The registrant has no non-voting
common stock.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Class A and Class B Common
Stock as of May 31, 2006 was 46,703,338 and 10,253,263 respectively.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for use in connection
with its annual meeting of stockholders scheduled to be held on September 21,
2006, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this form 10-K.
JOHN WILEY AND SONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-K
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2006
INDEX
PAGE
----
PART I
-----ITEM 1.
ITEM 1A.
ITEM 1B.
ITEM 2.
ITEM 3.
ITEM 4.
PART II
------ITEM 5.
ITEM 6.
ITEM 7.
ITEM 7A.
ITEM 8.
ITEM 9.
ITEM 9A.
ITEM 9B.
PART III
-------ITEM 10.
Business
-------Risk Factors
-----------Unresolved Staff Comments
------------------------Properties
---------Legal Proceedings
----------------Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
---------------------------------------------------
Market for the Company's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
--------------------------------------Selected Financial Data
----------------------Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
---------------------------------------------------------Financial Statements and Supplemental Data
-----------------------------------------Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Controls and Procedures
----------------------Other Information
-----------------
Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
-------------------------------------------------Executive Compensation
---------------------Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
---------------------------------------------Principal Accounting Fees and Services
--------------------------------------
ITEM 11.
ITEM 12.
ITEM 13.
ITEM 14.
PART IV
------ITEM 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
---------------------------------------------------------------
Signatures
---------
PART I
Item 1.
Business
-------The Company, founded in 1807, was incorporated in the state of New
York on January 15, 1904. (As used herein the term "Company" means
John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., and its subsidiaries and affiliated
companies, unless the context indicates otherwise.)
The Company is a global publisher of print and electronic products,
providing
content and solutions to customers
worldwide.
Core
businesses produce professional and consumer books and subscription
products; scientific, technical, and medical journals, encyclopedias,
books, and online products; and textbooks and educational materials,
including integrated online teaching and learning resources, for
undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and lifelong learners.
The Company takes full advantage of its content from all three core
businesses in developing and cross-marketing products to its diverse
customer base of professionals, consumers, researchers, students, and
educators. The use of technology enables the Company to make its
content more accessible to its customers around the world. The Company
maintains publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the
United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Further description of the Company's business is incorporated herein
by reference in the Management's Discussion and Analysis section of
this 10-K.
Employees
--------As of April 30, 2006, the Company employed approximately 3,600 persons
on a full-time basis worldwide.
Financial Information About Industry Segments
--------------------------------------------The note entitled "Segment Information" of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements and the Management's Discussion and Analysis
section of this 10-K, both listed in the attached index, are
incorporated herein by reference.
Financial Information About Foreign and
Domestic Operations and Export Sales
--------------------------------------The note entitled "Segment Information" of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements and the Management's Discussion and Analysis
section of this 10-K, both listed in the attached index, are
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
-----------This section describes the major
should be carefully considered.
business
Cautionary Statement Under the Private
Act of 1995:
risks to the Company and
Securities
Litigation Reform
This 10-K and our Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ending
April 30, 2006 report contains certain forward-looking statements
concerning the Company's operations,
performance, and financial
condition.
In addition,
the Company
provides
forward-looking
statements in other materials released to the public as well as oral
forward-looking information.
Statements which contain the words
anticipate, expect, believes, estimate, project, forecast, plan,
outlook, intend and similar expressions constitute forward-looking
statements that involve risk and uncertainties. Reliance should not be
placed on forward-looking statements, as actual results may differ
materially from those in any forward-looking statements.
Any such forward-looking statements are based upon a number of
assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to uncertainties
and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the
Company, and are subject to change based on many important factors.
Such factors include, but are not limited to (i) the level of
investment in new technologies and products; (ii) subscriber renewal
rates for the Company's journals; (iii) the financial stability and
liquidity of journal subscription agents; (iv) the consolidation of
book wholesalers and retail accounts; (v) the market position and
financial stability of key online retailers; (vi) the seasonal nature
of the Company's educational business and the impact of the used-book
market; (vii) worldwide economic and political conditions; and (viii)
the Company's ability to protect its copyrights and other intellectual
property worldwide (ix) other factors detailed from time to time in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such
forward-looking
statements
to
reflect
subsequent
events
or
circumstances.
Operating Costs and Expenses
The Company has a significant investment, and cost, in its employee
base around the world. The Company offers competitive salaries and
benefits in order to attract and retain the highly skilled workforce
needed to sustain and develop new products and services required for
growth. Employment and benefit costs are affected by competitive
market conditions for qualified individuals, and factors such as
healthcare, pension and retirement benefits costs. The Company is a
large paper purchaser, and paper prices may fluctuate significantly
from time-to-time. The Company attempts to moderate the exposure to
fluctuations in price by entering into multi-year supply contracts and
having alternative suppliers available. In general, however, any
significant increase in the costs of goods and services provided to
the Company may adversely affect the Company's costs of operation.
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Substantially all of the Company's publications are protected by
copyright, held either in the Company's name, in the name of the
author of the work, or in the name of the sponsoring professional
society. Such copyrights protect the Company's exclusive right to
publish the work in the United States and in many countries abroad for
specified periods, in most cases the author's life plus 70 years, but
in any event a minimum of 28 years for works published prior to 1978
and 50 years for works published thereafter. The ability of the
Company to continue to achieve its expected results depends, in part,
upon the Company's ability to protect its intellectual property
rights. The Company's results may be adversely affected by lack of
legal and/or technological protections for its intellectual property
in some jurisdictions and markets.
Maintaining the Company's Reputation
Professionals worldwide rely upon many of the Company's publications
to perform their jobs. It is imperative that the Company consistently
demonstrates its ability to maintain the integrity of the information
included in its publications. Adverse publicity, whether or not valid,
may reduce demand for the Company's publications.
Trade Concentration and Credit Risk
Although, the book publishing industry is concentrated in national,
regional, and online bookstore chains, the Company's business is not
dependent upon a single customer. No one book customer accounts for
more than 7% of total consolidated revenue. The top 10 book customers,
however, account for approximately 25% of total consolidated revenue
and approximately 46% of total gross trade accounts receivable as of
April 30, 2006.
In the journal publishing business, subscriptions are often sourced
through journal subscription agents who, acting as agents for library
customers,
facilitate ordering and consolidate the subscription
orders/billings with various publishers. Subscription agents account
for approximately 17% of total consolidated subscription revenue and
no one agent accounts for more than 7% of total consolidated revenue.
Subscription agents generally collect cash in advance from subscribers
and remit payments to journal publishers, including the Company, prior
to the commencement of the subscriptions. While at fiscal year-end the
Company had minimal credit risk exposure to these agents, future
calendar-year subscription receipts from these agents may depend
significantly on their financial condition and liquidity. Insurance
for payment on these accounts is not commercially feasible and/or
available.
Changes in Regulation and Accounting Standards
The Company maintains publishing, marketing and distribution centers
in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and the United States. The conduct
of our business, including the sourcing of content, distribution,
sales, marketing and advertising is subject to various laws and
regulations administered by governments around the world. Changes in
laws,
regulations or government
policies,
including
taxation
requirements and accounting standards, may adversely affect the
Company's future financial results.
Introduction of New Technologies or Products
Media and publishing companies exist in rapidly changing technological
and competitive environments. Therefore, the Company must continue to
invest in technological and other innovations and adapt in order to
continue to add value to its products and services and remain
competitive. There are uncertainties whenever developing new products
and services, and it is often possible that such new products and
services may not be launched or if launched, may not be profitable or
as profitable as existing products and services.
Competition for Market Share and Author Relationships
The Company operates in highly competitive markets. Success and
continued growth depends greatly on developing new products and the
means to deliver them in an environment of rapid technological change.
Attracting new authors and retaining our existing author relationships
are also critical to our success. We believe the Company is well
positioned to meet these business challenges with the strength of our
brands, our reputation and innovative abilities.
Effects of Inflation and Cost Increases
The Company, from time to time, experiences cost increases reflecting,
in part, general inflationary factors. To mitigate the effect of cost
increases, the Company may take various steps to reduce development,
production and manufacturing costs. In addition, the selling prices
for our products may be
selectively
increased as marketplace
conditions permit.
Attracting and Retaining Key Employees
The Company's success is highly dependent upon the retention of key
employees globally. In addition, we are dependent upon our ability to
continue to attract new employees with key skills to support the
continued organic growth of the business.
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
------------------------None
Item 2.
Properties
---------The Company occupies office, warehouse, and distribution facilities in
various parts of the world, as listed below (excluding those locations
with less than 10,000 square feet of floor area, none of which is
considered material property). All of the buildings and the equipment
owned or leased are believed to be in good condition and are generally
fully utilized.
Location
--------
Purpose
-------
Leased
-----Australia
Approx. Sq. Ft.
---------------
Lease Expiration
----------------
Office
Warehouse
33,000
68,000
2020
2016
Canada
Office and Warehouse
Office
87,000
18,000
2011
2010
England
Warehouse
131,000
2012
New Jersey
Corporate Headquarters
383,000
2017
New Jersey
Distribution Center
and Office
188,000
2021
New Jersey
Warehouses
380,000
2021
Indiana
Office
116,000
2009
California
Office
58,000
2012
Singapore
Office and Warehouse
61,000
2007
Owned
----Germany
Office
57,000
England
Office
50,000
United States:
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
----------------The Company is involved in routine litigation in the ordinary course
of its business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution
of all pending litigation will not have a material effect upon the
financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
--------------------------------------------------No matters were submitted to the Company's security holders during the
last quarter of the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006.
PART II
Item 5.
Market for the Company's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
-------------------------------------------------------------The Quarterly Share Prices, Dividends, and Related Stockholder Matters
listed in the index on page 10 are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
----------------------The Selected Financial Data listed
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.
in the
index
on
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
-----------------------------------------------------------
page
10 is
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations listed in the index on page 10 is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
---------------------------------------------------------The
information
appearing under the caption "Market Risk" in
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations listed in the index on page 10 is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplemental Data
-----------------------------------------The Financial Statements and Supplemental Data listed in the index on
page 10 is incorporated herein by reference.
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
--------------------------------------------------------
The following financial statements and information
indicated are filed as part of this report:
appearing
on the pages
Page(s)
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Business, Financial Condition
and Results of Operations...............................................................................
11-31
Results by Quarter (Unaudited)................................................................................
32
Quarterly Share Prices, Dividends, and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities..........................................................................
32
Selected Financial Data.......................................................................................
33
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting .............................................
34
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm......................................................
35-36
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of April 30, 2006 and 2005...................................
37
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended April 30, 2006, 2005, and 2004 .........................
38
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
years ended April 30, 2006, 2005, and 2004..............................................................
39
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income for the
years ended April 30, 2006, 2005, and 2004..............................................................
40
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements....................................................................
41-58
Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
for the years ended April 30, 2006, 2005, and 2004......................................................
59
Other schedules are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which
they apply or because the information required is included in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Business,
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The Company is a global publisher of print and electronic products, providing
content and solutions to customers
worldwide.
Core businesses
produce
professional
and consumer books and subscription
products;
scientific,
technical, and medical journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products; and
textbooks and educational materials, including integrated online teaching and
learning resources, for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and
lifelong learners. The Company takes full advantage of its content from all
three core businesses in developing and cross-marketing products to its diverse
customer base of professionals, consumers, researchers, students, and educators.
The use of technology enables the Company to make its content more accessible to
its customers around the world. The Company maintains publishing, marketing, and
distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Business growth comes from a
acquisitions which complement
combination of title, imprint and
the Company's existing businesses;
business
from the
development of new products and services; from designing and implementing new
methods of delivering products to our customers; and from organic growth of
existing brands and titles.
Core Businesses
--------------Professional/Trade:
The Company's Professional/Trade business acquires, develops and publishes books
and subscription products in all media, in the subject areas of business,
technology, architecture, hospitality and culinary, psychology, education,
travel, consumer reference, and general interest. Products are developed for
worldwide distribution through multiple channels, including major chains and
online
booksellers,
independent
bookstores,
libraries,
colleges
and
universities, warehouse clubs, corporations, direct marketing, and Web sites.
Global Professional/Trade publishing accounted for approximately 43% of total
Company revenue in fiscal year 2006.
Key revenue growth strategies of the Professional/Trade business include adding
value to its content, developing its leading brands and franchises, and
executing
strategic
acquisitions.
Revenue for the Company's
worldwide
Professional/Trade business grew at a compound annual rate of approximately 18%
over the past five years.
Publishing alliances and franchise products are central to the Company's
strategy. The Company's ability to bring together Wiley's product development,
sales, marketing, distribution and technological capabilities with a partner's
content and brand name recognition has been a driving factor in its success.
Professional/Trade alliance partners include General Mills, MTV, the Culinary
Institute of America, the American Medical Association, the American Institute
of Architects, Mergent, Inc., the National Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation, the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly The Peter F. Drucker
Foundation) and Morningstar, among many others.
The Company's Professional/Trade customers are professionals, consumers, and
students worldwide.
Highly respected brands and extensive backlists are
especially well suited for online bookstores such as Amazon.com. With their
unlimited "virtual" shelf space, online retailers merchandise the Company's
products for longer periods of time than brick-and-mortar bookstores.
The Company promotes an active and growing Professional/Trade custom publishing
program. Custom publications are typically used by organizations for internal
promotional or incentive programs. Books are specifically written for a customer
or an existing Professional/Trade publication can be customized, such as having
the cover art include custom imprint, messages or slogans. Of special note are
customized For Dummies publications, which leverage the power of this well-known
brand to meet the specific information needs of a wide range of organizations
around the world.
Key Acquisitions: The Company's business plan includes organic growth as well as
growth through acquisitions. Key strategic Professional/Trade acquisitions over
the past five years include: (i) In fiscal year 2006, the publishing assets of
Sybex, Inc., a leading publisher to the global
information
technology
professional community for nearly 30 years. Sybex published about 100 new titles
a year and maintained a backlist of over 450 titles in digital photography,
operating systems, programming and gaming categories. (ii) In fiscal year 2003,
a list of approximately 250 titles from Prentice Hall Direct, a unit of Pearson
Education. These titles include a collection of practical, "hands-on" teaching
resources, which complement the Company's renowned Jossey-Bass education series
and its market-leading Janice Van Cleave series. (iii) In fiscal year 2002, the
Company acquired Hungry Minds Inc., a leading publisher with an outstanding
collection of respected brands, with such product lines as the For Dummies
series, the Frommer's and Unofficial Guide travel series, the Bible and Visual
technology
series,
the CliffsNotes
study guides,
Webster's New World
dictionaries, and Betty Crocker and Weight Watchers cookbooks. (iv) In fiscal
year 2002, the Company acquired Frank J. Fabozzi Publishing and Australian
publisher, Wrightbooks Pty Ltd., both publishers of high quality finance books
for the professional market.
Scientific, Technical, and Medical (STM):
The Company is a leading publisher for the scientific, technical, and medical
communities worldwide including, scientists, researchers, clinicians, engineers,
students and professors, and academic and corporate librarians. STM products
include journals, major reference works, reference books and protocols, in print
and online. STM publishing areas include the life and physical sciences, select
medical areas, chemistry, statistics and mathematics, electrical and electronics
engineering,
and
telecommunications.
STM develops
products for global
distribution
through
multiple
channels,
including
library
consortia,
subscription agents, bookstores, online booksellers, and direct sales to
professional society members and other customers. Global STM represented 38% of
total Company revenue in fiscal year 2006. STM's revenue grew at a compound
annual rate of 9% over the past five years.
Established commercially in 1999, the Company's web-based service, Wiley
InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com), offers online access to more than 400
journals and 2,000 major reference works, online books, Current Protocols
laboratory manuals and databases, as well as a suite of professional and
management resources. Wiley InterScience is based on a successful business model
that features Enhanced Access Licenses. One to three years in duration, Enhanced
Access Licenses provide academic and corporate customers with multi-site online
access. The Company also offers other flexible pricing options such as, Basic
Access licenses, which provide click-on access title-by-title to the Company's
electronic journal content. Access is also provided through Pay-Per-View, which
serves customers who wish to purchase individual articles or chapters. With over
24 million users in 90 countries around the globe, Wiley InterScience is one of
the world's leading providers of scientific, technical, and medical content.
Wiley InterScience takes advantage of technology to update content frequently,
and it adds new features and resources on an ongoing basis to increase the
productivity of scientists, professionals and students. Two examples are
EarlyView, through which customers can access individual articles well in
advance of print publication, and MobileEditions, which enables users to view
tables of content and abstracts on wireless handheld devices and Web-enabled
phones.
In 2005, the Company announced an ambitious new program to digitize its entire
historical journal content, dating back to the 1800s. Wiley's digitization of
legacy content is designed to improve the research pathway and ensure content
discovery is as seamless and efficient as possible. The initiative is scheduled
for completion in 2007. The backfile collection, which is available online
through Wiley InterScience, will span two centuries of scientific research and
comprise over 7.5 million pages - one of the largest archives of its kind issued
by a single publisher. As of April 30, 2006 approximately 70% of the Company's
journal content was digitized and made available to customers.
Publishing alliances play a major role in STM's success. The Company publishes
the journals of prestigious societies, including the American Cancer Society's
flagship publication, Cancer. These alliances bring mutual benefit, with the
societies gaining Wiley's publishing and marketing expertise, while Wiley
receives
peer-reviewed
content and enhanced
visibility
among
society
memberships.
Key Acquisitions: In fiscal year 2006, the Company acquired InfoPoems Inc., a
leading provider of evidence-based medicine (EBM). This acquisition along with
the Cochrane Collaboration database provides the foundation for the Company's
fast growing suite of EBM products designed to improve patient healthcare at the
point of care. Evidenced-based medicine facilitates the effective management of
patients through clinical expertise informed by best practice evidence that is
derived from medical literature.
In fiscal year 2002, the Company acquired A&M Publishing Ltd., a U.K.-based
publisher for the pharmaceutical and health-care sectors, and GIT Verlag GmbH, a
German publisher for the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, security, and
engineering industries.
These businesses derive revenue principally from
advertising.
From this base,
the Company is building
its program of
advertising-based journal publications, including the acquisition of Dialysis
and Transplantation in fiscal year 2006.
Higher Education:
The Company publishes educational materials for the higher education market in
all media, focusing on courses in the sciences, geography, mathematics,
engineering, accounting, business, economics, computer science, psychology,
education, and modern languages. In Australia, the Company is also a leading
publisher for the secondary school market.
Higher Education customers include undergraduate,
graduate, and advanced
placement students, educators, and lifelong learners worldwide. Product is
delivered principally through college bookstores, online booksellers, and Web
sites. Globally, Higher Educational publishing generated 19% of total Company
revenue in fiscal year 2006. Through organic growth and acquired products, both
print and electronic, the Company's worldwide Higher Education publishing
revenue grew at a compound annual rate of 5% over the past five years.
Higher
Education's
mission is to help teachers teach and students
learn.
Our
strategy is to provide value-added quality materials and services through
textbooks, supplemental study aids, course and homework management tools and
more, in print and electronic formats. The Higher Education web site offers
online learning materials with links to more than 4,000 companion sub-sites to
support and supplement textbooks.
Higher Education delivers high-quality online learning materials that offer more
opportunities for customization and accommodate diverse learning styles. The
prime example is WileyPlus, an activity-based interface that provides an
integrated suite of teaching and learning resources on one web site. By offering
an electronic version of a text along with supplementary materials, content
provided by the instructor, and administrative tools, WileyPlus supports the
full range of course-oriented activities online-planning, presentations, study,
homework, and testing.
The Company also supports online communities of interest such as the Wiley
Faculty Network, a peer-to-peer network of faculty/professors supporting the use
of online course material tools and discipline-specific software in the
classroom. The Company believes this unique, reliable, and accessible service
gives the Company a competitive advantage.
Higher Education is also leveraging the web in its sales and marketing efforts.
The web enhances the Company's ability to have direct contact with students and
faculty at universities worldwide through the use of interactive electronic
brochures and e-mail campaigns.
Key Acquisitions: In fiscal year 2003, the Company acquired the assets of Maris
Technologies to support the Company's efforts to produce web-enabled products.
This acquisition included the market-leading software Edugen, which provides the
underlying technology for WileyPlus. Located in Moscow, the development facility
is staffed by approximately 52 programmers and designers who had been employed
in the space program of the former Soviet Union. In fiscal year 2002 the Company
acquired publishing assets consisting of 47 higher education titles from Thomson
Learning. The titles are in such areas as business, earth and biological
sciences, foreign languages, mathematics, nutrition, and psychology.
Publishing Operations
--------------------Journal Products:
The Company publishes over 2,400 journals and other subscription-based STM and
Professional/Trade products, which accounted for approximately 33% of the
Company's fiscal year 2006 revenue. Most journals are owned by the Company, in
which case they may or may not be sponsored by a professional society. Some are
owned by societies and published by the Company pursuant to contracts. Societies
that sponsor or own such journals generally receive a royalty and/or other
consideration.
The Company
usually enters into agreements with outside
independent editors of journals that state the duties of the editors, and the
fees and expenses for their services. Contributors of journal articles transfer
publication rights to the Company or a professional society, as applicable.
Journal subscriptions result primarily from licenses for Wiley InterScience
negotiated directly with customers or their subscription agent by the Company's
sales representatives, direct mail or other advertising, promotional campaigns,
and memberships in professional societies for those journals that are sponsored
by such societies. Licenses range from one to three years in duration.
Printed journals are generally mailed to subscribers directly from independent
printers. Journal content is available online. Subscription revenue is generally
collected in advance, and is deferred and recognized as earned when the related
issue is shipped or made available online, or over the term of the subscription
as services are rendered.
Book Products:
Materials for book publications are obtained from authors throughout most of the
world through the efforts of an editorial staff, outside editorial advisors, and
advisory boards. Most materials originate with their authors, or as a result of
suggestion or solicitations by editors and advisors. The Company enters into
agreements with authors that state the terms and conditions under which the
materials will be published, the name in which the copyright will be registered,
the basis for any royalties, and other matters. Most of the authors are
compensated by royalties, which vary with the nature of the product and its
anticipated sales potential. The Company may make advance payments against
future royalties to authors of certain publications.
The Company continues to add new titles, revise existing titles, and discontinue
the sale of others in the normal course of its business, also creating
adaptations of original content for specific markets fulfilling customer demand.
The Company's general practice is to revise its textbooks every three to five
years,
if
warranted,
and to
revise
other
titles
as
appropriate.
Subscription-based products are updated more frequently on a regular schedule.
Approximately 34% of the Company's fiscal year 2006 U.S. book-publishing revenue
was from titles published or revised in the current fiscal year.
Professional and consumer books are sold to bookstores and online booksellers
serving the general public; wholesalers who supply such bookstores; warehouse
clubs; college bookstores for their non-textbook requirements; individual
practitioners;
and research
institutions,
libraries
(including public,
professional, academic, and other special libraries), industrial organizations,
and government agencies.
The Company employs sales representatives who call upon independent bookstores,
national and regional chain bookstores and wholesalers.
Trade sales to
bookstores and wholesalers are generally made on a returnable basis with certain
restrictions. The Company provides for estimated future returns on sales made
during the year principally
based on historical
experience.
Sales of
professional and consumer books also result from direct mail campaigns,
telemarketing, online access, and advertising and reviews in periodicals.
Adopted textbooks and related supplementary material (i.e., textbooks prescribed
for course use) are sold primarily to bookstores including online bookstores,
serving educational institutions. The Company employs sales representatives who
call on faculty responsible for selecting books to be used in courses, and on
the bookstores that serve such institutions and their students. Textbook sales
are generally made on a fully returnable basis with certain restrictions. The
textbook business is seasonal, with the majority of textbook sales occurring
during the June through August and November through January periods. There is an
active used textbook market, which adversely affects the sales of new textbooks.
Like most other publishers, the Company generally contracts with independent
printers and binderies for their services. The Company purchases its paper from
independent suppliers and printers. The fiscal year 2006 weighted average U.S.
paper prices increased approximately 6% over fiscal year 2005. Management
believes that adequate printing and binding facilities, and sources of paper and
other required materials, are available to it, and that it is not dependent upon
any single
supplier.
Printed book products are distributed
from both
Company-operated warehouses and independent distributors.
The Company develops content in digital format that can be used for both online
and print products, which results in productivity and efficiency savings, as
well as enabling the Company to offer customized publishing and print-on-demand
products. Book content is increasingly being made available online through Wiley
InterScience, WileyPlus and other platforms, and in eBook format through
licenses with alliance partners. The Company also sponsors online communities of
interest, both on its own and in partnership with others, to expand the market
for its products.
The Company believes that the demand for new electronic technology products will
continue to increase. Accordingly, to properly service its customers and to
remain competitive, the Company anticipates it will be necessary to increase its
expenditures related to such new technologies over the next several years.
The internet not only enables the Company to deliver content online, but also
helps to sell more books. The growth of online booksellers benefits the Company
because they provide unlimited virtual "shelf space" for the Company's entire
backlist.
Marketing and distribution services are made available to other publishers under
agency arrangements. The Company also engages in co-publishing of titles with
international publishers and in publication of adaptations of works from other
publishers for particular markets. The Company also receives licensing revenue
from photocopies, reproductions, and electronic uses of its content as well as
advertising revenue from web sites such as Frommers.com.
Global Operations
----------------The Company's publications are sold throughout most of the world through
operations located in Europe, Canada, Australia, Asia, and the United States.
All operations market their indigenous publications, as well as publications
produced by other parts of the Company. The Company also markets publications
through agents as well as sales representatives in countries not served by the
Company. John Wiley & Sons International Rights, Inc. sells reprint and
translations rights worldwide. The Company publishes or licenses others to
publish its products, which are distributed throughout the world in many
languages. Approximately 41% of the
derived from non-U.S. markets.
Company's
fiscal
year 2006
revenue was
Competition and Economic Drivers Within the Publishing Industry
--------------------------------------------------------------The sectors of the publishing industry in which the Company is engaged are
highly competitive. The principal competitive criteria for the publishing
industry are considered to be the following: product quality, customer service,
suitability of format and subject matter, author reputation, price, timely
availability of both new titles and revisions of existing books, online
availability of published information, and timely delivery of products to
customers.
The Company is in the top rank of publishers of scientific and technical
journals worldwide, as well as a leading commercial chemistry publisher at the
research level; one of the leading publishers of university and college
textbooks and related materials for the "hardside" disciplines, (i.e. sciences,
engineering, and mathematics),
and a leading publisher in its targeted
professional/trade markets. The Company knows of no reliable industry statistics
that would enable it to determine its share of the various international markets
in which it operates.
Performance Measurements
-----------------------The Company measures its performance based upon revenue, operating income,
earnings per share and cash flow growth, excluding unusual or one-time events,
and considering current worldwide and regional economic conditions. Because of
the Company's unique blend of businesses, industry statistics do not always
provide meaningful
comparisons.
The Company does maintain market share
statistics for publishing programs in Professional/Trade and Higher Education.
For Professional/Trade, market share statistics published by BOOKSCAN, a
statistical clearinghouse for book industry point of sale in the United States,
are used. The statistics include survey data from all major retail outlets, mass
merchandisers, small chain and independent retail outlets. For Higher Education,
the Company subscribes to Management Practices Inc., which publishes customized
comparative sales reports.
Results of Operations
--------------------Fiscal Year 2006 Summary Results
For the full year, revenue advanced 7% over prior year to $1.0 billion, or 8%
excluding foreign currency effects. The year-on-year growth was driven by all of
Wiley's businesses around the world. Gross profit margin for fiscal year 2006
was 67.2% compared with 66.6% in the prior year. Improvements in STM, Higher
Education and the European segment were partially offset by lower gross margins
in Professional/Trade and other segments.
Operating and administrative expenses increased 8% over the prior year. Foreign
exchange accounted for approximately $1.9 million of the increase. Editorial,
sales,
marketing and distribution costs to support revenue growth, and
investments in technology were partially offset by lower costs associated with
certification of internal controls as required by Sarbanes-Oxley 404. Operating
and administrative expenses as a percent of revenue were 51% in both years.
Operating income advanced 8% to $152.7 million in fiscal year 2006 or 9%
excluding adverse foreign currency effects. Revenue growth and improved gross
margins were partially offset by higher amortization due to acquisitions.
Operating margin was 14.6% compared with 14.5% in fiscal year 2005. The
operating margin increase reflects improvement in gross margin due to product
mix, partially offset by higher amortization of intangibles. Net interest
expense and other increased $3.1 million to $8.8 million, mainly due to higher
interest rates.
The Company's effective tax rate was 23.3% in fiscal year 2006. Excluding the
tax charges and benefits described in the non-GAAP financial disclosure, the
effective tax rate for fiscal year 2006 increased to 33.2% as compared to 32.7%
in fiscal year 2005. The increase was mainly due to higher effective foreign tax
rates.
Earnings per diluted share and net income for fiscal year 2006 on a US GAAP
basis were $1.85 and $110.3
million,
respectively.
Excluding the tax
adjustments, which are further described below, earnings per diluted share and
net income for fiscal year 2006 on a Non-GAAP basis rose 10% to $1.61 and 5% to
$96.1 million, respectively. Growth in earnings per diluted share reflects
favorable operating performance and the Company's share repurchase program.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures: The Company's management evaluates performance
excluding unusual and/or nonrecurring events. The Company believes excluding
such events provides a more effective and comparable measure of performance.
Since adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share are not a measure
calculated in accordance with GAAP, it should not be considered as a substitute
for other GAAP measures, including net income and earnings per share, as
reported, as an indicator of operating performance.
Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted
charges and benefits are as follows:
share
excluding the tax
Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial disclosure
-----------------------------------------------
For the Years Ended April 30,
Net income (in thousands)
2006
2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------As reported
$110,328
$83,841
Tax (benefit) provision on dividends repatriated
(7,476)
7,476
Resolution of tax matters
(6,776)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Adjusted
$96,076
$91,317
=================================================================================
For the Years Ended April 30,
Earnings per Diluted Share
2006
2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------As reported
$1.85
$1.35
Tax (benefit) provision on dividends repatriated
(.12)
.12
Resolution of tax matters
(.11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Adjusted
$1.61
$1.47
=================================================================================
Pursuant to guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service in May 2005, the
Company recorded a tax benefit of approximately $7.5 million, or $0.12 per
diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, and reduced income
taxes due on the fiscal year 2005 repatriation of earnings from its European
subsidiaries. As previously discussed in the Company's Annual Report filed on
Form 10-K for fiscal year 2005, the tax benefit offsets a tax charge of $7.5
million recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2005, neither of which had
a cash impact to the Company.
A $6.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, tax benefit related to the favorable
resolution of certain tax matters with tax authorities was also reported for the
full year ending April 30, 2006. The Company's management excludes these tax
items for comparative purposes so as to not distort the underlying operating
performance of the Company.
Cash flow provided by operating activities in fiscal year 2006 of $242.6 million
was used to fund investing activities ($113.6 million), inclusive of $31.4
million for the acquisition of publishing assets; to acquire 2.8 million shares
of treasury stock ($108.9 million); repay debt ($32.5 million); and for cash
dividends to shareholders ($21.1 million).
Fiscal Year 2006 Segment Results
Professional/Trade (P/T):
Dollars in thousands
2006
2005
% change
-------------------------------------------------------------------Revenue
Direct Contribution
Contribution Margin
$380,191
$106,971
28.1%
$350,338
$102,326
29.2%
Revenue growth of Wiley's U.S. P/T business
accelerated
9%
5%
throughout fiscal year
2006, culminating in a strong fourth quarter. Revenue for the full year advanced
9% to $380 million, while fourth quarter revenue reached a record $106 million,
13% over the same period in the prior year. Virtually all of P/T's publishing
categories and sales channels contributed to the strong results, with standout
performances by the technology, business, finance and architectural programs, as
well as global rights and website advertising. P/T's finance and leadership
programs, as well as the Sybex technology titles it acquired in May 2005, and
the popularity of the Sudoku for Dummies series helped to deliver the
record-setting results. The Sybex acquisition contributed approximately $9
million to revenue.
Direct contribution to profit
top-line results was partially
product mix.
was up 5% for the year. The improvement in
offset by higher cost of sales mainly due to
A number of successful titles contributed to the year's results, notably The
Little Book That Beats the Market by Joel Greenblatt; Sudoku For Dummies,
Volumes 1-3 by Andrew Herron and Edmund James; Weight Watcher's New Complete
Cookbook; Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today; and
Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs. Several perennial favorites and new titles also
made significant contributions, including Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick
Lencioni; his new title, Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars; Automatic Wealth by
Michael Masterson; and The Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman
Capote and His Black and White Ball by Deborah Davis. A new series, Frommer's
Day by Day, and the first Frommers.com Podcast, successfully extended this key
brand.
Media attention was particularly focused on a number of titles tied to current
affairs (Bird Flu by Marc Siegel and The Global Class War by Jeff Faux); popular
products (The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart by
Maxine Clark and Amy Joyner at the flagship Build-a-Bear store); or movies
(Party of the Century by Deborah Davis which capitalized on the success of the
movie, Capote), as well as well-known authors (The Poker Face of Wall Street,
Aaron Brown and Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs). Aggressive marketing kept Wiley
brands and titles in the public eye, including a major advertising campaign for
Little Book That Beats the Market in The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg
radio; the annual For Dummies month promotions; and a pay-per-view webcast with
Amazon.com, featuring author Pat Lencioni.
More than 800 articles were adapted from the For Dummies text for licensing with
Yahoo Tech, a new website that provides consumers with advice and information on
technology. An agreement with Microsoft was signed to license content from seven
of Wiley's top cookbooks, including How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman,
Cooking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America, and Mr. Boston: Official
Bartender's and Party Guide by Mr. Boston, Anthony Giglio, and Steven McDonald).
Mark Bittman received a James Beard Foundation Media Broadcast Award in the
category National Television Food Show for his work as host of the PBS series,
How to Cook Everything, which is tied in with the Wiley title of the same name.
The Handbook of Human Resources Management in Government by Stephen Condrey won
"Best Public Sector Human Resources Management Book" award of the American
Society for Public Administration. Lee Shulman, President of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, won the prestigious Grawemeyer Award
in Education for 2006, for The Wisdom of Practice.
Scientific, Technical, and Medical (STM):
Dollars in thousands
2006
2005
% change
-------------------------------------------------------------------Revenue
Direct Contribution
Contribution Margin
$206,008
$96,009
46.6%
$190,515
$88,899
46.7%
8%
8%
Wiley's U.S. STM business delivered consistently excellent results throughout
fiscal year 2006, growing revenue over prior year by 8% to $206 million. Direct
contribution to profit also rose by 8% for the year.
Subscription and non-subscription revenue from journal backfiles, advertising,
and commercial reprints contributed significantly to growth. The reference book
program completed its second year of strong growth driven by strong title output
and global market strength. STM also benefited from recent acquisitions of
Dialysis and Transplantation, a medical journal and InfoPOEMs, a provider of
evidence-based medicine content.
Wiley InterScience, the Company's online service, reached a milestone midway
through the fiscal year: more than one million journal articles are now
available online. The value of this growing body of literature to the global
research community can be quantified in the concurrent increase in the number of
users, as well as the number of manuscripts submitted for publication.
In fiscal year 2006, U.S. STM received approximately 9% more journal manuscripts
and published 8% more journal pages than the previous year. More people gained
access to Wiley InterScience by taking advantage of alternate purchasing
programs, such as Pay-Per-View, which began offering individual article sales
from the growing backfile collection during this year. At the end of the fiscal
year, Wiley participated with Microsoft in the launch of Windows Live Academic
Search pilot, which improves the search capabilities of journal content from
Wiley and ten other major STM publishers.
Important publications during the year include the inaugural issue of a
pharmaceutical-company sponsored Chinese-language digest version of Hepatology;
the Physics and Astronomy Backfile, which includes the oldest journal published
by Wiley, Annalen der Physik, founded in 1799; the first two issues of the
Journal of Hospital Medicine; and a refurbished Annals of Neurology. Also
released during the fourth quarter were the new 18th edition of the Merck
Manual; the 8th edition of The Wiley Registry of Mass Spectral Data; and a wide
array of single and multi-volume reference works.
During the fourth quarter, the Company reached an agreement with the Institute
of
Electrical
and
Electronics
Engineers
of Japan to publish a new
English-language journal, IEEJ Transactions; extended its long-term publishing
agreement for the Journal of Research in Science Teaching; and began publication
of the Journal of Orthopedic Research in partnership with the Orthopedic
Research Society.
Higher Education:
Dollars in thousands
2006
2005
% change
---------------------------------------------------------------------Revenue
Direct Contribution
Contribution Margin
$156,235
$40,065
25.6%
$150,905
$38,221
25.3%
4%
5%
Wiley's U.S. Higher Education business increased 4% to $156 million in fiscal
year 2006. Continuing to build on the strength experienced in the third quarter,
fourth quarter revenue advanced 15% to $23 million compared to the previous
year's quarter. Higher Education's direct contribution margin for the year
improved 30 basis points to 25.6% mainly due to lower composition costs and
inventory provisions.
The mathematics, life sciences, engineering and computer science programs
performed
extremely
well
during the year,
with
strong
showings by
Tortora/Principles
of
Anatomy
and
Physiology;
Black/Microbiology;
Voet/Fundamentals of Biochemistry;
Hughes-Hallet/Calculus;
Anton/Calculus;
Munson/Fluid Mechanics; and Horstman/Big Java.
WileyPLUS continued to gain traction during fiscal year 2006, as more students
and faculty around the world chose to use its customizable multi-format suite of
content, teaching and learning tools to help them do homework, study for tests,
assess coursework, and administer classes.
Wiley has developed a wider array of products at varied price points. The
Company is now offering over 50 titles in Wiley Desktop Editions, which are in
downloadable e-text format, intended for students who want lower-priced versions
of textbooks. Wiley began to produce Desktop Editions in partnership with
VitalSource Technologies, Inc., during the second quarter, and expects to nearly
double the number of titles in the program by calendar year-end.
Soon after the end of the fiscal year, Wiley became Microsoft's sole publishing
partner worldwide for all Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) materials.
Microsoft and Wiley will collaborate on a new co-branded series of textbook and
e-learning products for the higher education market, to be released under
Wiley-Microsoft logos. Wiley will also assume responsibility for the sale of
existing MOAC titles. The new series will offer topics covering Windows Vista,
Microsoft Office Systems 2007, and the Windows Server codenamed "Longhorn." All
titles will be marketed globally and available in several languages. With
Microsoft's position as the world's leading software company and Wiley's global
presence in higher education, the alliance is an ideal strategic fit.
Earlier in the year,
National Geographic
Higher Education extended its global alliance with the
Society to create new products sold exclusively with Wiley
textbooks and WileyPLUS.
Europe:
Dollars in thousands
2006
2005
% change
% excluding FX
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Revenue
Direct Contribution
Contribution Margin
$292,462
$93,415
31.9%
$268,857
$86,226
32.1%
9%
8%
12%
11%
Fiscal Year 2006 was another strong year for Wiley's European-based companies,
with revenues for the year advancing 9% over the prior year to $292 million, or
12% excluding foreign currency effects. Virtually all of Wiley Europe's
businesses, product lines, and markets contributed to the performance. Strong
performance was exhibited in P/T and STM book publishing, as well as journals.
Global sales from the Sudoku For Dummies series contributed to the increase in
P/T revenue. Direct contribution margin was essentially in line with the prior
year's results.
Best-selling books included products as diverse as the second edition of
Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry, edited by R. Bruce King, and the enormously
popular Sudoku For Dummies and Kakuro For Dummies. The power of the For Dummies
brand was evidenced by the publication of a six-figure print run of a custom
mini-book for the World Cup, Winning on Betfair For Dummies. The German For
Dummies program published 51 new titles and 49 reprints during fiscal year 2006.
The expansion of Wiley Europe's publishing portfolio has opened up new markets
and customer groups. The technology channel saw strong growth throughout the
year with a series of agreements with major telecommunications corporations. In
February, the Company entered a popular new market with the acquisition of
Fernhurst Books, a best-selling list of manuals and guides on sailing, boating,
and other nautical sports. The first seven titles of the Securities and
Investment Institute series published during fiscal year 2006.
Wiley Europe's new journals, small, an interdisciplinary journal on nanoscience
and nanotechnology
embracing materials science,
physics,
chemistry and
biosciences and the related engineering areas ChemMedChem; and the Biotechnology
Journal, all performed well. Chemistry-An Asian Journal, an alliance between
Wiley-VCH, the German Chemical Society, and several major Asian chemical
societies, gained traction during the year as new societies signed on, including
The Singapore National Institute of Chemistry and the Chemical Society located
in Taipei.
The Cochrane Collaboration, an evidence-based medicine collection, available
through Wiley InterScience, finished the year strongly reflecting Wiley's
ability to increase revenue through the Company's multiple sales channels. To
extend Wiley's product offering in evidence-based medicine, Wiley Europe and
Duodecim Medical Publications Limited of Helsinki, Finland announced an expanded
agreement to grant Wiley the exclusive publishing, sales, and distribution
rights of its English language version of Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines
(EBM Guidelines). The guidelines are designed to be read on small screens, and
are available via the Internet and through Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)
devices.
Asia, Australia, and Canada:
Dollars in thousands
2006
2005
% change
% excluding FX
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Revenue
Direct Contribution
Contribution Margin
$123,950
$26,747
21.6%
$108,649
$24,868
22.9%
14%
8%
12%
3%
Wiley's revenue in Asia, Australia, and Canada advanced 14% over the previous
year to $124 million, or 12% excluding foreign currency effects. Higher
Education and secondary school publishing in Australia and P/T sales in Asia and
Canada drove the improvement over the prior year. Direct contribution to profit
for the year increased 8%, or 3% excluding foreign currency effects.
Revenue growth was partially offset by product mix in Canada and Asia. Wiley
Asia experienced growth across all product lines, particularly in India, Japan
and China. Wiley Canada's P/T performance was very strong and its Higher
Education program was solid. In Australia, all three businesses delivered strong
results.
At the end of the third quarter, Wiley Asia acquired the remaining outstanding
shares of Wiley Dreamtech (India) Private LTD. The acquisition is an important
step in the Company's plans to grow Wiley's presence in India, extending its
sales and marketing reach and building local publishing capabilities in an
important and rapidly growing market. Wiley acquired a majority interest in
Dreamtech in 2001 as part of its highly successful acquisition of Hungry Minds,
Inc.
Wiley Australia was once again named Secondary Publisher of the Year by the
Australian Publishers Association and Higher Education Publisher of the Year by
the Australian Campus Booksellers Association, for the 9th and 8th