Pearson PLC
NYSE:PSO

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Pearson PLC
NYSE:PSO
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Price: 12.91 USD -0.62% Market Closed
Market Cap: 8.8B USD

Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

Analyzing past growth in Revenue, Operating Income, and Net Income allows investors to assess the company's profitability and operational efficiency. Consistent improvement in these metrics typically signals long-term strength and stability.

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Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

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Earnings Waterfall
Pearson PLC

Revenue
3.5B GBP
Cost of Revenue
-1.7B GBP
Gross Profit
1.8B GBP
Operating Expenses
-1.3B GBP
Operating Income
555m GBP
Other Expenses
-114m GBP
Net Income
441m GBP

Margins Comparison
Pearson PLC Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
UK
Pearson PLC
LSE:PSON
6.4B GBP
51%
16%
13%
US
News Corp
NASDAQ:NWSA
15B USD
74%
13%
18%
US
New York Times Co
NYSE:NYT
11.6B USD
51%
16%
12%
NO
Schibsted ASA
OSE:SCHA
78B NOK
93%
12%
156%
CN
China Literature Ltd
HKEX:772
38.7B HKD
48%
-9%
2%
ZA
Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd
JSE:CAT
4.8B Zac
47%
8%
9%
CN
People.cn Co Ltd
SSE:603000
30.7B CNY
47%
9%
9%
DE
Springer Nature AG & Co KgaA
XETRA:SPG
3.7B EUR
94%
22%
9%
CN
Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corp Ltd
SSE:601928
25.5B CNY
39%
12%
15%
CN
COL Digital Publishing Group Co Ltd
SZSE:300364
24B CNY
36%
-37%
-42%
SA
Saudi Research and Media Group
SAU:4210
12.1B SAR
17%
-1%
-4%
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Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

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Return on Capital Comparison
Pearson PLC Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
UK
Pearson PLC
LSE:PSON
6.4B GBP
12%
7%
11%
9%
US
News Corp
NASDAQ:NWSA
15B USD
14%
7%
6%
4%
US
New York Times Co
NYSE:NYT
11.6B USD
18%
12%
20%
16%
NO
Schibsted ASA
OSE:SCHA
78B NOK
34%
26%
2%
2%
CN
China Literature Ltd
HKEX:772
38.7B HKD
1%
1%
-3%
-2%
ZA
Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd
JSE:CAT
4.8B Zac
8%
6%
7%
8%
CN
People.cn Co Ltd
SSE:603000
30.7B CNY
5%
4%
5%
4%
DE
Springer Nature AG & Co KgaA
XETRA:SPG
3.7B EUR
17%
3%
10%
5%
CN
Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corp Ltd
SSE:601928
25.5B CNY
10%
6%
8%
6%
CN
COL Digital Publishing Group Co Ltd
SZSE:300364
24B CNY
-64%
-36%
-49%
-42%
SA
Saudi Research and Media Group
SAU:4210
12.1B SAR
-4%
-2%
-1%
-1%
No Stocks Found

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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