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Pearson PLC Fundamentals
Company Name | Pearson PLC | Last Updated | 2022-06-24 |
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Industry | Publishing | Sector | Communication Services |
Shares in Issue | 739.419 m | Market Cap | £5.77 bn |
PE Ratio | 37.31 | Dividend per Share | £0.20 |
Dividend Yield | 2.63 | Dividend Cover | 1.06 |
EPS | £0.21 | EPS Growth (%) | 0.73 |
PEG | 0.67 | DPS Growth (%) | 0.0154 |
Debt Ratio | 0.1907 | Debt Equity Ratio | 0.2916 |
Asset Equity Ratio | 1.7157 | Cash Equity Ratio | 0.2189 |
Quick Ratio | 1.2525 | Current Ratio | 2.04 |
Price To Book Value | 1.3521 | ROCE | 0 |
Pearson PLC Dividends
Type | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Currency | Net Dividend | Year Total |
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Prelim | 2022-03-24 | 2022-05-06 | GBP | 0.1420 | |
Interim | 2021-08-12 | 2021-09-20 | GBP | 0.0630 | |
Prelim | 2021-03-25 | 2021-05-07 | GBP | 0.1350 | |
Interim | 2020-08-13 | 2020-09-21 | GBP | 0.0600 | |
Prelim | 2020-03-26 | 2020-05-07 | GBP | 0.1350 | |
Interim | 2019-08-15 | 2019-09-13 | GBP | 0.0600 |
Pearson PLC Company Financials
Assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
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Tangible Assets | £366.00 m | £515.00 m | £618.00 m |
Intangible Assets | £2.77 bn | £2.74 bn | £2.90 bn |
Investments | £137.00 m | £144.00 m | £129.00 m |
Total Fixed Assets | £4.12 bn | £4.11 bn | £4.48 bn |
Stocks | £98.00 m | £129.00 m | £169.00 m |
Debtors | £1.04 bn | £909.00 m | £1.11 bn |
Cash & Equivalents | £937.00 m | £1.10 bn | £437.00 m |
Other Assets | £850.00 m | £710.00 m | £830.00 m |
Total Assets | £7.34 bn | £7.45 bn | £7.65 bn |
Liabilities | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
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Creditors within 1 year | £1.58 bn | £1.65 bn | £1.49 bn |
Creditors after 1 year | £1.48 bn | £1.67 bn | £1.83 bn |
Other Liabilities | 0 | £74.00 m | 0 |
Total Liabilities | £3.06 bn | £3.32 bn | £3.33 bn |
Net assets | £4.28 bn | £4.13 bn | £4.32 bn |
Equity | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
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Called up share capital | £189.00 m | £188.00 m | £195.00 m |
Share Premium | £2.64 bn | £2.62 bn | £2.63 bn |
Profit / Loss | £157.00 m | £354.00 m | £232.00 m |
Other Equity | £4.27 bn | £4.13 bn | £4.31 bn |
Preference & Minorities | £10.00 m | £9.00 m | £10.00 m |
Total Capital Employed | £4.28 bn | £4.13 bn | £4.32 bn |
Ratios | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
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Debt Ratio | £0.23 | £0.25 | £0.27 |
Debt-to-Equity | £0.29 | £0.34 | £0.36 |
Assets / Equity | 1.7157 | 1.7157 | 1.7157 |
Cash / Equity | 0.2189 | 0.2189 | 0.2189 |
EPS | £0.35 | £0.20 | £0.50 |
Cash Flow | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
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Cash from operating activities | £326.00 m | £389.00 m | £369.00 m |
Cashflow before financing | -£88.00 m | £90.00 m | £267.00 m |
Increase in Cash | -£176.00 m | £679.00 m | -£91.00 m |
Income | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
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Turnover | £3.43 bn | £3.40 bn | £3.87 bn |
Cost of sales | £1.75 bn | £1.77 bn | £1.86 bn |
Gross Profit | £1.68 bn | £1.63 bn | £2.01 bn |
Operating Profit | £183.00 m | £411.00 m | £275.00 m |
Pre-Tax profit | £157.00 m | £354.00 m | £232.00 m |
Pearson PLC Company Background
Sector | Communication Services |
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Activities | U.K.-listed Pearson is the world's largest educational provider. The company has been disposing of noncore businesses such as the Financial Times, The Economist, and publishing house Penguin, and is now focused on being an educational resource and testing provider. While Pearson's primary activity centres on higher-level education, the firm also has significant operations in providing clinical assessments, professional certification and testing. |
Latest Interim Date | 30 Jul 2021 |
Latest Fiscal Year End Date | 25 Feb 2022 |
Pearson PLC Directors
Appointed | Name | Position |
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2022-03-09 | Mr. Sidney Taurel | Non-Executive Director,Chairman |
2022-03-09 | Ms. Linda Koch Lorimer | Non-Executive Director |
2013-04-26 | Baroness Rona Alison Fairhead | Executive Director,Chairman and CEO, Financial Times |
2015-12-31 | Mr. Glen Richard Moreno | Non-Executive Director,Chairman |
2018-05-04 | Mr. Harish Manwani | Non-Executive Director |
2013-07-01 | Mr. John Crowther Makinson | Executive Director,Chairman and Chief Executive, Penguin Grp |
2015-04-24 | Mr. Kenneth John Hydon | Non-Executive Director |
2013-03-21 | Dame Marjorie Morris Scardino | Executive Director,Chief Executive |
2012-12-31 | Mr. Patrick Jean-Pierre Cescau | Non-Executive Director |
2015-07-30 | Mr. Robin A D Freestone | Executive Director,Chief Financial Officer |
2013-08-07 | Professor Susan Harriet Fuhrman | Non-Executive Director |
2022-03-09 | Mr. Timothy Score | Non-Executive Director |
2022-03-09 | Dr. Vivienne Cox, CBE | Non-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director |
2013-12-31 | Mr. William Ethridge | Executive Director,Chief Executive, Pearson North America |
2011-08-09 | Sir David Charles Maurice Bell | Executive Director |
2015-04-24 | Sir Thomas David Guy Arculus | Non-Executive Director |
2021-04-01 | Mr. John J Fallon | Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer |
2007-04-02 | Mr. Gurvirendra Singh Talwar | Non-Executive Director |
2010-04-01 | Lord Terence Burns GCB | Non-Executive Director |
2022-03-09 | Ms. Sherry Leigh Coutu CBE | Non-Executive Director |
2010-04-01 | Mr. Coimbatore Krishnarao Prahalad | Non-Executive Director |
2020-04-24 | Mr. Joshua Lewis | Non-Executive Director |
2022-03-09 | Mr. Michael M. Lynton | Non-Executive Director |
2022-03-09 | Dame Elizabeth P L Corley CBE | Non-Executive Director |
2020-04-24 | Mr. Coram Williams | Executive Director,Chief Financial Officer |
2022-03-09 | Mr. Graeme Pitkethly | Non-Executive Director |
2022-03-09 | Mr. Lincoln Wallen | Non-Executive Director |
2022-03-09 | Ms. Sally Kate Miranda Johnson | Executive Director,Chief Financial Officer |
2022-03-09 | Mr. Andy Bird | Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer |
Pearson PLC Contact Details
Company Name | Pearson PLC |
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Address | 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL |
Telephone | +44 2070102000 |
Website | https://plc.pearson.com |
Pearson PLC Advisors
Auditor | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
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Phone | +44 2075835000 |
Fax | +44 2078224652 |
Registrar | Equiniti Limited |
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Stockbroker | J.P. Morgan Cazenove Ltd |
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Phone | +44 2077424000 |
Remuneration Consultant | Willis Towers Watson |
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Phone | +44 2071702000 |
Fax | +44 2071702222 |
Financial Adviser | Citi |
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Phone | +44 2079864000 |
Fax | +44 2079862266 |
Solicitor | Herbert Smith Freehills LLP |
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Phone | +44 2073748000 |
Fax | +44 2073740888 |
Solicitor | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
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Phone | +44 2079364000 |
Fax | +44 2078327001 |
Financial Adviser | J.P. Morgan Cazenove |
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Phone | +44 2077424000 |
Solicitor | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius |
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Phone | +1 (212) 309 6000 |
Fax | +1 (212) 309 6273 |
Bank | HSBC Bank PLC |
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Financial Adviser | Goldman Sachs International |
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Phone | +44 2077741000 |
Fax | +44 2077744477 |
Financial PR Adviser | Brunswick Group LLP |
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Phone | +44 2074045959 |
Fax | +44 2078312823 |
Stockbroker | Citi |
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Phone | +44 2079864000 |
Fax | +44 2079862266 |
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