| Company Name: | Pearson PLC ADS | | Ticker Symbol: | PSO | | | WWW Address: | www.pearson.com | | CEO: | Marjorie Scardino | | No. of Employees: | 33,680 | | Common Issue Type: | AD | | Business Description: | An international media and education company with its main operations in the education, business information and consumer publishing markets.
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| | | Industry Information: | MEDIA - Publishing - Books [more like this] |
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| Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | 14.05 |  0.02 | 13.15 | 14.96 | 14.02 | 14.10 | 13.95 | 68564 |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 11,370.7 | 809.3 | 0.75 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 26.4 | 2.8 | 14.50 - 8.40 |
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| KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 14.05 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 26.4 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 11,370.3 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 809.3 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 0.53 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 0.63 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 2.8 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 119 | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 207,928 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 29.4 | % |
| Float | 0.0 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 0.0 | % |
| Foreign Sales | 5,905 | mil |
| Domestic Sales | 1,098 | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 0.0 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 0.0 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 0.0 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 0.0 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 0.0 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 0.0 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 0.0 | % |
| Current Ratio | 2.1 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 2.2 | |
| Interest Cover | 0.0 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.62 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 38.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | 3.13 | $ |
| Cash pS | 0.93 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 8.21 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | -1.84 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 0.88 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | 0.61 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 1.71 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | -7.65 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 16.0 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 22.9 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 376.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 62.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Dividend Declared Date | 08/05/2009 |
| Dividend Ex-Date | 08/18/2009 |
| Dividend Record Date | 08/20/2009 |
| Dividend Pay Date | 09/27/2009 |
| Dividend Amount | 198 |
| Type of Payment | Cash Payment |
| Dividend Rate | 0.40 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 2.8 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 3.9 |
| Payout Ratio | 119.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 100.0 |
|  | | Share price performance previous 3 years |
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| PRICE/VOLUME | High | Low | Close | % Price Chg | % Price Chg vs. Mkt. | Avg. Daily Vol | Total Vol |
| 1 Week | - | - | - | 0.2 | 99 | 816 | 1,659 |
| 4 Weeks | 14.50 | 13.56 | 13.61 | 3.2 | 97 | 875 | 14,877 |
| 13 Weeks | 14.50 | 11.96 | 12.32 | 14.0 | 106 | 1,331 | 81,200 |
| 26 Weeks | 14.50 | 9.29 | 10.71 | 31.2 | 109 | 1,916 | 239,517 |
| 52 Weeks | 14.50 | 8.40 | 9.60 | 46.4 | 119 | 2,397 | 596,755 |
| YTD | 14.50 | 8.40 | - | 47.3 | 120 | 2,393 | 543,236 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 14.11 | 14.18 | 13.40 | 11.78 | 11.22 | 0.75 | 0.66 |
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| GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 0.78 | 4.2 | 0.01 |
| Income | 34.41 | 28.7 | -35.57 |
| Dividend | 7.61 | 34.0 | -4.10 |
| Capital Spending | 6.26 | NA | -11.11 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | 42.13 | NA | -20.43 |
| | | CHANGES | YTD vs.
Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | -15.2 | 0.0 | -15.2 |
| Earnings % | 0.0 | 0.0 | -24.5 |
| EPS % | -24.6 | 0.0 | -24.6 |
| EPS $ | -0.17 | 0.28 | -0.17 |
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| SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | 13.23 |
| Current Ratio | 1.7 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 1.0 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 0.38 |
| Receivables Turnover | 3.8 |
| Average Collection Period | 95 |
| Working Capital/Equity | 27.6 |
| Working Capital pS | 2.39 |
| Cash-Flow pS | 0.89 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | 0.10 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 1.89 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 2.1 |
| Debt Ratio | 52.0 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.50 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 0.42 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 46.9 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 39.2 |
| Interest Cover | 6.2 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 1.33 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 9.60 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 0.79 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 26.40 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 16.40 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | 208.35 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.8 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | -7.65 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 1.71 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 16.0 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | 22.9 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 1.62 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 26.2 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 20.2 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 22.9 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 61.0 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 5.4 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 23.2 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | 114 |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 376.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 62.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 20.2 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 3.68 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 3.59 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | -1.84 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 8.21 |
| Capital Invested pS | 12.17 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 0.93 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 0.88 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | 0.61 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 0.53 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 1.19 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | 0.74 |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.1 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 8.3 |
| Equity Productivity | 1.01 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 6.1 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 9.8 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 0.71 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 4.3 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 6.9 |
| Assets Productivity | 0.50 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.0 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 4.6 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 0.0 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 60.4 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 0.0 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 0.0 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 12.1 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 10.2 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 29.4 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 24.3 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 187 |
| Revenue per Employee | 207,928 |
| Net Income per Employee | 12,619 |
| Average Collection Period | 96 |
| Receivables Turnover | 3.8 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | 91 |
| Inventory Turnover | 3.9 |
| Inventory/Sales | 10.4 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 9.35 |
| Assets/Revenue | 2.00 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | 3.67 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 0.73 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 0.5 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 7.02 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 11.37 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 1.01 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 0.71 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 43.4 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 43.5 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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