Pearson Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: GB0006776081
GBP
9.99
0.05 (0.54%)
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stock-summaryPrice Point
High/Low

1Day

52 Week

Valuation
Technical
Day's Volume

CASH

1.56 M

Shareholding (Dec 2024)

FII

0.05%

Held by 3 FIIs

DII

99.95%

Held by 0 DIIs

Promoter

0.00%

iScoreScore
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Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 8.63%

  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 8.63% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2

Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

 
3

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -0.07% over the last 5 years

 
4

Positive results in Jun 25

5

With ROE of 12.34%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.96 Price to Book Value

6

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

stock-summaryMojo Parameters
Mojo Parameters
Stock DNA
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Industry

Media & Entertainment

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Market cap

GBP 6,333 Million (Large Cap)

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P/E

16.00

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Industry P/E

NA

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Dividend Yield

91.07%

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Debt Equity

0.20

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Return on Equity

12.34%

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Price to Book

1.76

Revenue and Profits:
Net Sales:
(Quarterly Results - )
Net Profit:
stock-summaryTotal Returns
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) stock-summary
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
-4.62%
0%
-4.62%
6 Months
-8.01%
0%
-8.01%
1 Year
-19.5%
0%
-19.5%
2 Years
8.59%
0%
8.59%
3 Years
4.96%
0%
4.96%
4 Years
69.54%
0%
69.54%
5 Years
47.59%
0%
47.59%

Pearson Plc for the last several years.

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s stock-summary
stock-summaryKey Factors
Quality key factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.07%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.99%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.02
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.19
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.72
Tax Ratio
14.76%
Dividend Payout Ratio
37.22%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.05%
ROCE (avg)
8.63%
ROE (avg)
8.28%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
16
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.96
EV to EBIT
13.97
EV to EBITDA
7.41
EV to Capital Employed
1.80
EV to Sales
2.20
PEG Ratio
0.58
Dividend Yield
82.02%
ROCE (Latest)
12.87%
ROE (Latest)
12.34%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
stock-summary Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
stock-summaryShareholding
Shareholding Snapshot : Dec 2024stock-summary
Shareholding Compare (%holding) stock-summary
Majority shareholders

Foreign Institutions

Domestic Funds

Held in 0 Schemes (0%)

Foreign Institutions

Held by 3 Foreign Institutions (0.05%)

Strategic Entities with highest holding

Highest Public shareholder

stock-summaryFinancial
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Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'23stock-summary
Dec'23
Dec'22
Change(%)
Net Sales
3,674.00
3,841.00
-4.35%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
1,001.00
965.00
3.73%
Interest
57.00
57.00
Exceptional Items
-7.00
-163.00
95.71%
Consolidate Net Profit
380.00
244.00
55.74%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
130.10%
107.80%
2.23%
USD in Million.
Direction Arrows
Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2023 is -4.35% vs 12.05% in Dec 2022

Direction Arrows
Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2023 is 55.74% vs 37.08% in Dec 2022

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About Pearson Plc stock-summary
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Pearson Plc
Media & Entertainment
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.
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Company Details
Shell Mex House, 80 Strand , LONDON None : WC2R 0RL
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Tel: 44 20 70102000
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Registrar Details