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Segment Information
 3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information Segment Information
On June 1, 2023, Wiley’s Board of Directors approved a plan to divest certain businesses that we determined are non-core businesses. Those businesses are University Services, Wiley Edge, and CrossKnowledge. These dispositions are expected to be completed during fiscal year 2024. As a result, we reorganized our segments and our new structure consists of three reportable segments which includes Research (no change), Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold, as well as a Corporate expense category (no change). The operations of University Services, Wiley Edge, and CrossKnowledge are reported in the Held for Sale or Sold segment. Prior period segment results have been revised to the new segment presentation. There were no changes to our consolidated financial results.
•Research is unchanged and includes the reporting lines of Research Publishing and Research Solutions;
•Learning includes the Academic and Professional reporting lines and consists of publishing and related knowledge solutions;
•Held for Sale or Sold includes businesses held-for-sale including University Services, Wiley Edge, and CrossKnowledge, as well as those sold in fiscal year 2024 which includes Tuition Manager, and in fiscal year 2023 Test Prep and Advancement Courses.

We report our segment information in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting.” These segments reflect the way our chief operating decision maker evaluates our business performance and manages the operations. The performance metric used by our chief operating decision maker to evaluate performance of our reportable segments is Adjusted Contribution to Profit.
Segment information is as follows:
Three Months Ended
July 31,
20232022
Revenue:
Research$257,804 $274,913 
Learning109,320 119,647 
Held for Sale or Sold
83,889 93,009 
Total revenue$451,013 $487,569 
  
Adjusted Contribution to Profit:  
Research$53,527 $69,104 
Learning7,626 3,741 
Held for Sale or Sold
3,084 (14,108)
Total adjusted contribution to profit64,237 58,737 
Adjusted corporate contribution to profit(41,774)(48,667)
Less: Held for Sale or Sold Segment Adjusted Contribution to Profit (1)
(3,084)14,108 
Total adjusted operating income$19,379 $24,178 
  
Depreciation and Amortization:  
Research$23,212 $23,801 
Learning13,552 14,055 
Held for Sale or Sold (2)
3,437 16,267 
Total depreciation and amortization40,201 54,123 
Corporate depreciation and amortization3,527 4,156 
Total depreciation and amortization$43,728 $58,279 
(1)
Our Adjusted Operating Income excludes the impact of our Held for Sale or Sold Segment Adjusted Operating Income results.
(2)
In the three months ended July 31, 2023, we ceased to record depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets for these businesses as of the date the assets were classified as held-for-sale.

On January 1, 2020, Wiley acquired mthree, a talent placement provider that addresses the IT skills gap by finding, training, and placing job-ready technology talent in roles with leading corporations worldwide. Its results of operations are included in our Held for Sale or Sold segment. In late May 2022, Wiley renamed the mthree talent development solution to Wiley Edge and discontinued use of the mthree trademark during the three months ended July 31, 2022. As a result of these actions, we determined that a revision of the useful life was warranted and the intangible asset was fully amortized over its remaining useful life resulting in accelerated amortization expense of $4.6 million in the three months ended July 31, 2022. This amortization expense was an adjustment to the Held for Sale or Sold Adjusted contribution to profit. In addition, it was included in Depreciation and amortization in the table above for segment reporting.
The following table shows a reconciliation of our consolidated US GAAP Operating Loss to Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income:
Three Months Ended
July 31,
20232022
US GAAP Operating Loss$(16,355)$(16,965)
Adjustments:  
Restructuring and related charges (1)
12,123 22,441 
Impairment of goodwill (1)
26,695 — 
Accelerated amortization of an intangible asset (2)
— 4,594 
Held for Sale or Sold segment Adjusted Contribution to Profit (3)
(3,084)14,108 
Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income$19,379 $24,178 
(1)
See Note 9, “Restructuring and Related Charges” and Note 12, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for these charges by segment.
(2)As described above, this accelerated amortization relates to the mthree trademark.
(3)
Our Adjusted Operating Income excludes the impact of our Held for Sale or Sold segment Adjusted Operating Income results.
See Note 4, “Revenue Recognition, Contracts with Customers,” for revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by segment and product type for the three months ended July 31, 2023 and 2022.