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Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£4,936.47m

Change Today

Price Unchanged0.000p ()

Share Price

610.00p

Pearson Overview

Pearson originally started out as a construction company during the industrial revolution, however the company is now an international publishing house. The group comprises of three main divisions: Education, Financial Times and Penguin. Almost two thirds of its revenues are generated from the Education arm, however it is the other two that Pearson is most famous for.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.2% 5.4%
Div Cover 1.2 1.5
Op Mrgn 13.2% 13.2%
ROCE 30.9%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 15.6 12.0
PEG n/a 0.4
Pr/Revenue 1.2 1.1
Pr/Book 1.3  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.3% 10.8%
PBT 4.5% 29.7%
EPS -26.0% 30.4%
DPS 7.8% 6.7%

Pearson Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a4,048.00 a152.00 32.00p 19.4 3.2 +6% 24.20p 3.9%
31-Dec-04 3,696.00 325.00 27.50p 22.9 n/a -14% 25.40p 4.0%
31-Dec-05 3,808.00 446.00 38.90p 17.7 0.4 +42% 27.00p 3.9%
31-Dec-06 3,990.00 448.00 52.70p 14.6 0.4 +36% 29.30p 3.8%
31-Dec-07 4,162.00 468.00 39.00p 18.8 n/a -26% 31.60p 4.3%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Pearson Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 4,611.67 607.10 50.84p 12.0 0.4 +30% 33.71p 5.4%
31-Dec-09 4,919.33 643.75 53.74p 11.4 2.0 +6% 34.77p 5.6%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Bernstein Research, CA Cheuvreux, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Exane BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, IIR Group, JP Morgan, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Nomura Equity Research, Numis Securities, Panmure Gordon, Société Générale, Standard & Poors, Stifel Nicolaus

Pearson Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 01-Dec-2008 10:59 RNS
Total Voting Rights 04-Nov-2008 09:47 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 27-Oct-2008 14:25 RNS

Pearson ShareCast News

Broker tips: Ladbrokes, Pearson, ICAP 14-Nov-2008 ShareCast
Broker snap: 'Counter-cyclical' Pearson upgraded 14-Nov-2008 ShareCast
Pearson beefs up MML stake 23-Oct-2008 ShareCast

Pearson Top Newspaper Links

Gazetteer: Investors want a cheap pizza the action 16-Oct-2008 The Scotsman
Scrutineer: Devil in dividend detail 16-Oct-2008 The Scotsman
Boost for Pearson in financial hard times 16-Oct-2008 The Scotsman

Latest Pearson Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Pearson Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 610.00p  
Closing Price Change 0.000p
52 Week High 755.00p
52 Week Low 519.50p
Volume 0
Shares Issued 809.26m
Market Cap £4,936.47m
Beta 0.68
RiskGrade 228

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
74.6% below the market average74.6% below the market average74.6% below the market average74.6% below the market average74.6% below the market average
70.31% below the sector average70.31% below the sector average70.31% below the sector average70.31% below the sector average70.31% below the sector average
Price Trend
68.05% above the market average68.05% above the market average68.05% above the market average68.05% above the market average68.05% above the market average
85.82% above the sector average85.82% above the sector average85.82% above the sector average85.82% above the sector average85.82% above the sector average
Income
20.64% below the market average20.64% below the market average20.64% below the market average20.64% below the market average20.64% below the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average
Growth
76.43% below the market average76.43% below the market average76.43% below the market average76.43% below the market average76.43% below the market average
61.83% below the sector average61.83% below the sector average61.83% below the sector average61.83% below the sector average61.83% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 2
Neutral 7
Sell 3
Strong Sell 2
Total 19
neutral
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Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 20-Aug-08 09-Apr-08
Paid 19-Sep-08 09-May-08
Amount 11.80p 20.50p

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

Pearson Key Personnel

CEO Marjorie Scardino
Chair Glen Moreno
CFO Robin Freestone

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