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Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£4,916.36m

Change Today

Price Down-4.50p (-0.74%)

Share Price

607.50p

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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6 Month Chart

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.2% 5.1%
Div Cover 1.2 1.5
Op Mrgn 13.2% 13.1%
ROCE 30.9%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 15.7 11.9
PEG n/a 0.4
Pr/Revenue 1.2 1.1
Pr/Book 1.3  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.3% 11.1%
PBT 4.5% 29.7%
EPS -26.0% 31.4%
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 4,626.00 606.95 51.24p 11.9 0.4 +31% 33.72p 5.1%
31-Dec-09 5,021.43 640.78 54.00p 11.3 2.1 +5% 34.54p 5.3%
31-Dec-10 5,156.16 651.62 56.36p 10.9 2.5 +4% 35.00p 5.5%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Bernstein Research, CA Cheuvreux, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Exane BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Nomura Equity Research, Panmure Gordon, Standard & Poors, Stifel Nicolaus

Pearson Company Announcements

Merger Update 08-Jan-2009 16:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 05-Jan-2009 09:46 RNS
Total Voting Rights 05-Jan-2009 09:26 RNS

Pearson ShareCast News

Broker tips: Pearson, Inchcape, Wichford 15-Dec-2008 ShareCast
Broker snap: US book sales slump to hit Pearson 15-Dec-2008 ShareCast
Broker tips: Ladbrokes, Pearson, ICAP 14-Nov-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

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
22-Dec-08 Buy C.K. Prahalad 644.43p 355 £2,287.72
22-Dec-08 Buy Susan Fuhrman 644.43p 483 £3,112.59
22-Dec-08 Buy Ken J Hydon 650.00p 337 £2,190.50

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 607.50p Price Down
Change Today -4.50p
52 Week High 710.00
52 Week Low 519.50
Volume 36,415
Shares Issued 809.28m
Market Cap £4,916.36m
Beta 0.68
RiskGrade 192
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Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
70.16% below the market average70.16% below the market average70.16% below the market average70.16% below the market average70.16% below the market average
66.93% below the sector average66.93% below the sector average66.93% below the sector average66.93% below the sector average66.93% below the sector average
Price Trend
72.97% above the market average72.97% above the market average72.97% above the market average72.97% above the market average72.97% above the market average
86.76% above the sector average86.76% above the sector average86.76% above the sector average86.76% above the sector average86.76% above the sector average
Income
12.72% below the market average12.72% below the market average12.72% below the market average12.72% below the market average12.72% 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
76.29% below the market average76.29% below the market average76.29% below the market average76.29% below the market average76.29% below the market average
63.78% below the sector average63.78% below the sector average63.78% below the sector average63.78% below the sector average63.78% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 2
Neutral 7
Sell 2
Strong Sell 2
Total 17
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 09-Jan-2009

Time Volume / Share Price
08:01 977 @ 607.50p
08:01 459 @ 607.50p
08:01 3,640 @ 607.50p
08:01 578 @ 607.50p
08:01 693 @ 607.50p

Pearson Key Personnel

CEO Marjorie Scardino
Chair Glen Moreno
CFO Robin Freestone
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