Educational Development cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q2 FY27 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$603K in Q2 FY27 · $177K over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$510K
Capital spending−$93K
Free cash flow−$603K
Cash conversion cycle802 days
Analysis
In Q2 FY27, Educational Development generated −$510K of operating cash flow and spent $93K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$603K. That is $565K less than in Q2 FY26 (−$38K).
Over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, operating cash flow was $600K; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($25.8M), other financing ($4.3M), capital spending ($423K); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($29.9M); the cash balance fell by $66K.
Operating cash flow was −$510K against net income of −$1.6M. The largest differences: inventory +$1.2M, income taxes payable −$333K, depreciation & amortization +$268K.
Its cash conversion cycle was 802 days (receivables 15 + inventory 878 − payables 91).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 FY27): Operating cash flow −$510K, Capital spending $93K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$7.1M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($45.6M) and operating cash flow ($21.1M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$1.1M
Debtnone
Net cash$1.1M
Cash runway5 months
Educational Development is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$2.4M a year at the current rate against $1.1M of cash and investments: a runway of about 5 months before any new financing.
Where the cash came from and went
From profit to cash
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q2 FY27
15
878
91
802
Q1 FY27
14
796
79
731
Q4 FY26
17
1051
98
970
Q3 FY26
16
778
61
733
Q2 FY26
38
1162
74
1126
Q1 FY26
27
841
52
816
Q4 FY25
29
1051
72
1008
Q3 FY25
18
741
54
705
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 FY27
−$510K
−$93K
—
—
—
$603K
−$603K
Q1 FY27
$564K
−$96K
—
—
—
−$469K
$468K
Q4 FY26
−$2.0M
−$96K
—
—
—
$2.1M
−$2.1M
Q3 FY26
$2.5M
−$138K
—
−$30.0M
$20K
−$2.2M
$2.4M
Q2 FY26
$63K
−$102K
—
−$450K
—
$488K
−$38K
Q1 FY26
$1.4M
−$207K
—
−$450K
—
−$784K
$1.2M
Q4 FY25
−$1.6M
−$131K
−$1K
−$550K
—
$2.2M
−$1.7M
Q3 FY25
$4.4M
−$108K
—
−$2.2M
$4K
−$2.1M
$4.3M
Educational Development: income statement and cash flow
Educational Development, Q2 FY27: revenue $4.1M (-12% year over year), operating margin -38.4%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.