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About the company
Pearson PLC is a provider of educational materials and learning technologies. It provides test development, processing and scoring services to governments, educational institutions, corporations and professional bodies. It provides content across the curriculum and a range of education services including teacher development, educational software and system-wide solutions, it owns and operates colleges and schools (including virtual schools). The Company is run as one global learning company, operating in the United Kingdom, Europe, United States, Canada, and Asia Pacific. Its four reporting segments include Global Online Learning, Global Assessment, North America Courseware, International. Within each geographical area it provides content, assessment and digital services to schools, colleges and universities, as well as professional and vocational education to learners. It offers Learning Hub digital credentials by Credly, which makes learners to earn their credentials across the web.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)3.62bn
- Net income in GBP273.00m
- Incorporated1897
- Employees20.74k
- LocationPearsonShell Mex House, 80 StrandLONDON WC2R 0RLUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 207 010 2000
- Fax+44 207 010 6060
- Websitehttps://www.pearson.com/
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | PSON:LSE since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Mondly | 13.72% | -- |
| Credly Inc | 44.64% | 200.00m |
| Faethm Holdings Pty Ltd | 15.25% | -- |
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC | 365.17m | 9.06m | 1.59bn | 2.47k | 174.33 | 3.19 | 36.86 | 4.37 | 0.0838 | 0.0838 | 3.38 | 4.58 | 0.4206 | -- | 4.01 | 147,900.40 | 1.04 | 5.13 | 1.48 | 7.62 | 80.28 | -- | 2.48 | 12.16 | -- | 10.09 | 0.1051 | 66.46 | 0.2401 | -1.70 | -59.18 | -10.53 | -2.79 | -4.90 |
| Sanoma Oyj | 1.06bn | 84.10m | 1.91bn | 5.12k | 23.29 | 3.70 | 7.75 | 1.85 | 0.6124 | 0.6124 | 7.74 | 3.85 | 0.6093 | 4.92 | 6.19 | 261,820.80 | 4.89 | 1.86 | 7.41 | 3.31 | 65.98 | 67.44 | 8.03 | 3.16 | 0.3873 | 32.84 | 0.5628 | 125.17 | 17.89 | -4.24 | -57.73 | -3.10 | 3.86 | 21.98 |
| Future plc | 738.50m | 86.90m | 2.05bn | 2.53k | 25.69 | 2.36 | 13.62 | 2.98 | 0.7088 | 0.7088 | 6.02 | 7.71 | 0.4804 | 333.81 | 6.34 | 292,243.80 | 5.65 | 5.55 | 6.83 | 6.96 | 52.54 | 50.37 | 11.77 | 8.90 | 0.5292 | 14.11 | 0.3391 | 5.03 | 78.68 | 59.38 | 49.21 | -- | 34.73 | -- |
| Lagardere SA | 5.15bn | 26.07m | 2.08bn | 21.59k | 72.75 | 3.19 | 3.62 | 0.4083 | 0.2433 | 0.221 | 44.49 | 5.56 | 0.7213 | 3.25 | 6.54 | 283,358.80 | 0.672 | -0.3023 | 1.19 | -0.5222 | 64.50 | 65.32 | 0.9317 | -0.4504 | 0.5822 | 1.33 | 0.8312 | -- | 15.42 | -7.55 | 83.91 | -- | -11.67 | -17.40 |
| Pearson plc | 3.62bn | 273.00m | 6.58bn | 20.74k | 24.70 | 1.47 | 10.53 | 1.81 | 0.3604 | 0.3604 | 4.78 | 6.07 | 0.5031 | 16.35 | 3.07 | 174,460.10 | 3.80 | 4.37 | 4.72 | 5.48 | 48.27 | 51.48 | 7.54 | 8.94 | 1.75 | -- | 0.2246 | 41.93 | 0.9126 | -5.51 | -48.71 | -- | -6.40 | -16.99 |
| Informa PLC | 2.05bn | 197.60m | 8.50bn | 10.04k | 45.52 | 1.24 | 15.96 | 4.19 | 0.1307 | 0.9114 | 1.36 | 4.81 | 0.1872 | -- | 5.12 | 204,330.90 | 1.83 | -0.6713 | 2.19 | -0.8063 | -- | -- | 9.76 | -2.86 | 1.70 | 3.92 | 0.2432 | -- | -1.07 | 4.09 | 104.71 | -22.23 | -13.42 | -- |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Cevian Capital ABas of 13 Jun 2022 | 82.95m | 11.26% |
| Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.as of 29 Mar 2022 | 55.93m | 7.59% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Jul 2022 | 49.40m | 6.71% |
| Schroder Investment Management Ltd.as of 30 Mar 2022 | 46.17m | 6.27% |
| Silchester International Investors LLPas of 11 Mar 2022 | 45.59m | 6.19% |
| Lindsell Train Ltd.as of 21 Jan 2022 | 36.74m | 4.99% |
| Artemis Investment Management LLPas of 24 Mar 2022 | 33.34m | 4.53% |
| RWC Asset Management LLPas of 05 Apr 2022 | 27.22m | 3.70% |
| Lia Advisory (Malta) Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2021 | 24.43m | 3.32% |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 01 Aug 2022 | 21.52m | 2.92% |
