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About the company
Pearson plc (Pearson) is a learning company. The Company delivers learning through providing a range of educational products and services to institutions, governments, professional bodies and individual learners. The Company operates through three segments, which include North America, Core and Growth. The Company's North America segment includes Assessments and Services businesses in the United States and Canada. The Company's Core segment includes Assessments and Services businesses in more mature markets including the United Kingdom, Australia and Italy. The Company's Growth segment includes Assessments and Services businesses in emerging markets including Brazil, China, India and South Africa. The Company provides content, assessment and digital services to schools, colleges and universities, as well as professional and vocational education to learners to help increase their skills and employability prospects.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)3.53bn
- Net income in GBP265.00m
- Incorporated1897
- Employees22.73k
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Sparrow Pty Ltd | 9.64% | -- |
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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 | 335.26m | 30.98m | 1.09bn | 2.35k | 34.75 | 2.11 | 15.88 | 3.26 | 0.2878 | 0.2878 | 3.11 | 4.73 | 0.3983 | -- | 5.44 | 142,540.80 | 3.66 | 5.52 | 5.26 | 8.26 | -- | -- | 9.18 | 12.51 | -- | 9.90 | 0.1194 | 68.26 | -16.54 | -3.63 | -49.16 | -21.73 | 6.08 | -13.40 |
| GlobalData PLC | 176.40m | 10.61m | 1.48bn | 3.36k | 147.56 | 10.46 | 45.28 | 8.38 | 0.0847 | 0.0847 | 1.41 | 1.20 | 0.4826 | -- | 4.01 | 52,577.05 | 2.90 | -0.7135 | 4.26 | -1.10 | 41.51 | 37.66 | 6.01 | -1.23 | -- | 3.95 | 0.43 | -- | 13.10 | 29.81 | 162.47 | -- | 2.27 | -- |
| Daily Mail and General Trust P L C | 1.20bn | 53.40m | 1.66bn | 6.07k | 34.49 | 1.59 | 13.48 | 1.38 | 0.2285 | 0.8152 | 5.25 | 4.97 | 0.6634 | -- | 4.49 | 198,286.40 | 2.93 | 7.86 | 4.29 | 11.96 | -- | 69.74 | 4.41 | 12.51 | 1.48 | 3.76 | 0.2202 | 40.58 | -9.99 | -8.17 | -52.95 | -20.35 | -26.80 | -9.61 |
| Future plc | 339.60m | 44.30m | 1.73bn | 2.04k | 39.01 | 4.55 | 22.74 | 5.11 | 0.4538 | 0.4538 | 3.48 | 3.89 | 0.6808 | -- | 5.94 | 166,715.80 | 8.88 | 3.69 | 11.80 | 5.06 | 52.00 | 47.22 | 13.04 | 5.09 | 0.7308 | -- | 0.2177 | 6.62 | 53.32 | 41.53 | 446.91 | -- | 25.79 | -- |
| Sanoma Oyj | 848.55m | 203.83m | 2.11bn | 4.22k | 10.30 | 3.31 | 5.96 | 2.48 | 1.41 | 1.04 | 5.86 | 4.38 | 0.4991 | 7.16 | 4.46 | 241,689.90 | 12.09 | -1.83 | 21.16 | -3.67 | 67.97 | 68.85 | 24.22 | -3.08 | 0.6136 | 10.59 | 0.355 | -- | 2.46 | -13.64 | -13.76 | 1.04 | -9.07 | 20.11 |
| Lagardere SCA | 5.11bn | -295.76m | 2.28bn | 26.69k | -- | 2.61 | 5.74 | 0.4466 | -2.58 | -4.25 | 44.67 | 7.51 | 0.5659 | 3.38 | 5.44 | 215,744.30 | -3.38 | 2.02 | -5.92 | 3.69 | 62.85 | 63.62 | -5.97 | 2.42 | 0.6582 | -0.4012 | 0.8354 | 85.25 | 4.95 | -0.5342 | 11.63 | 36.18 | -2.89 | -- |
| Pearson plc | 3.53bn | 265.00m | 5.12bn | 22.73k | 19.88 | 1.22 | 8.57 | 1.45 | 0.3418 | 0.3418 | 4.59 | 5.56 | 0.4563 | 9.34 | 2.99 | 155,362.00 | 3.44 | -3.04 | 4.23 | -3.74 | 48.98 | 53.83 | 7.53 | -6.63 | 1.82 | 5.21 | 0.3052 | -- | -6.30 | -3.15 | -55.10 | 5.71 | 1.18 | -17.49 |
| Informa PLC | 2.30bn | -735.20m | 8.16bn | 11.17k | -- | 1.36 | -- | 3.55 | -0.5483 | -0.5348 | 1.77 | 4.01 | 0.2037 | -- | 4.49 | 205,575.40 | -6.51 | 3.33 | -7.63 | 4.10 | -- | 67.70 | -31.95 | 10.70 | 0.9885 | 3.18 | 0.3098 | 83.15 | 21.98 | 20.51 | 0.3367 | -- | 30.55 | -15.73 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsell Train Ltd.as of 22 Apr 2020 | 79.26m | 10.53% |
| Silchester International Investors LLPas of 04 Dec 2020 | 75.05m | 9.97% |
| Schroder Investment Management Ltd.as of 27 Aug 2020 | 71.86m | 9.54% |
| Cevian Capital ABas of 29 Jul 2020 | 63.65m | 8.45% |
| Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2019 | 41.24m | 5.48% |
| FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd.as of 18 Nov 2020 | 31.91m | 4.24% |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Dec 2020 | 30.63m | 4.07% |
| RWC Asset Management LLPas of 01 Dec 2020 | 25.06m | 3.33% |
| Lia Advisory (Malta) Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2019 | 24.43m | 3.24% |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 01 Dec 2020 | 15.00m | 1.99% |
