Pearson PLC (PSON)
Industry Publishing
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Pearson PLC is a content publisher. Its products comprise of educational courseware, assessments and services, and consumer publishing.
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Income statement
Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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4,513m | 4,129m | 3,869m | 3,397m | 3,428m | 3,841m | 3,674m | 3,552m | |
2,447m | 2,186m | 2,011m | 1,630m | 1,681m | 1,795m | 1,835m | 1,811m | |
324m | 373m | 362m | 228m | 333m | 396m | 513m | 544m | |
7.18 | 9.03 | 9.36 | 6.71 | 9.71 | 10.31 | 13.96 | 15.32 | |
406m | 588m | 264m | 330m | 177m | 242m | 378m | 434m | |
833m | 793m | 688m | 1,056m | 932m | 1,010m | 1,097m | 1,115m | |
Sales, General and administrative | 2,173m | 1,886m | 1,703m | 1,447m | 1,385m | 1,448m | 1,363m | 1,307m |
Interest expenses | 99m | 42m | 67m | 79m | 68m | 69m | 61m | 79m |
Provision for income taxes | 13m | -92m | -34m | 50m | -1m | 79m | 113m | 75m |
Operating expenses | 2,123m | 1,813m | 1,649m | 1,402m | 1,348m | 1,399m | 1,322m | 1,267m |
Income before taxes | 421m | 498m | 232m | 380m | 177m | 323m | 493m | 510m |
Net income available to common shareholders | 406m | 588m | 264m | 330m | 177m | 242m | 378m | 434m |
0.499 | 0.756 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.211 | 0.328 | 0.531 | 0.645 | |
Net interest income | -82m | -14m | -28m | -55m | -53m | -2m | -11m | -24m |
Advertising and promotion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Net investment income, net | 44m | -36m | -5m | -6m | 1m | 1m | 3m | -3m |
Realised capital gains (losses), net | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total benefits, claims and expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earnings per share (diluted) | 0.499 | 0.755 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.209 | 0.326 | 0.527 | 0.635 |
Free cash flow per share | 0.232 | 0.2412 | 0.3668 | 0.2822 | 0.4389 | 0.2575 | 0.3641 | 0.6643 |
Book value/share | 4.9707 | 5.2338 | 5.4979 | 5.5532 | 5.3348 | 6.2771 | 6.006 | 5.7032 |
Debt equity ratio | 0.265637 | 0.149247 | 0.364479 | 0.338667 | 0.291569 | 0.259882 | 0.275289 | 0.286528 |
Balance sheet
Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Current assets | 2,993m | 3,376m | 3,173m | 3,340m | 3,221m | 2,818m | 2,433m | 2,728m |
Current liabilities | 1,919m | 2,134m | 1,492m | 1,645m | 1,580m | 1,479m | 1,404m | 1,478m |
Total capital | 5,075m | 5,188m | 5,136m | 4,912m | 4,950m | 5,012m | 4,585m | 4,743m |
Total debt | 1,085m | 720m | 1,664m | 1,651m | 1,400m | 1,230m | 1,161m | 1,472m |
Total equity | 4,013m | 4,516m | 4,313m | 4,125m | 4,270m | 4,402m | 3,974m | 4,038m |
Total non current liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Loans | 1,062m | 672m | 823m | 787m | 680m | 610m | 611m | 705m |
Total assets | 7,888m | 7,905m | 7,650m | 7,451m | 7,343m | 7,324m | 6,727m | 6,892m |
Total liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash and cash equivalents | 518m | 568m | 437m | 1,097m | 937m | 558m | 312m | 543m |
Common stock | 796m | 781m | 779m | 753m | 755m | 714m | 695m | 666m |
Cash flow
Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Cash at beginning of period | 1,424m | 630m | 525m | 434m | 1,113m | 937m | 543m | 309m |
Cash dividends paid | -318m | -136m | -147m | -146m | -149m | -156m | -154m | -156m |
66m | 262m | 176m | 255m | 150m | 214m | 399m | 503m | |
Investments (gains) losses | 651m | 211m | -325m | 591m | -80m | 13m | -301m | -131m |
630m | 525m | 434m | 1,113m | 937m | 543m | 309m | 543m | |
Net income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
298m | 462m | 369m | 389m | 326m | 361m | 525m | 627m | |
-232m | -200m | -193m | -134m | -176m | -147m | -126m | -124m |
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