Pearson plc
Pearson plc provides educational products and services to governments, educational institutions, corporations, and professional bodies worldwide. The company operates through North America, Core, and Growth segments. It offers courseware services, including curriculum materials provided in book form and/or through access to digital content; and assessments, such as test development, processing, and scoring services. The company also operates schools, colleges, and universities; and provides online learning services in partnership with universities and other academic institutions. In addition, it delivers and installs off-the-shelf software; and offers services to academic institutions, such as program development, student acquisition, education technology, and student support services, as well as undertakes contracts to process qualifying tests for individual professions and government departments under multi-year contractual arrangements. The company was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Show More...
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Website http://www.pearson.com
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Sector Communication Services
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Industry Publishing
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Last Quote 15.95 USD
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Last Updated 30-05-2025
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Interest Coverage
The interest coverage ratio is a debt ratio and profitability ratio used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on its outstanding debt.
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2010-12 2011-12 2012-12 2013-12 2014-12 2015-12 2016-12 2017-12 2018-12 2019-12 TTM Earnings Per Share GBP 1.61 1.19 0.39 0.67 0.58 1.01 -2.69 0.49 0.76 0.34 0.34 Dividends GBP 0.35 0.4 0.44 0.46 0.49 0.53 0.52 0.39 0.17 0.19 0.19 Payout Ratio % * 22.0 24.5 124.2 137.8 142.6 220.3 22.5 32.1 55.7 Shares Mil 803.0 801.0 806.0 808.0 811.0 813.0 814.0 814.0 779.0 778.0 778.0 Book Value Per Share * USD 10.52 9.81 11.25 11.59 10.57 9.74 9.74 6.68 6.64 7.21 6.99 Free Cash Flow Per Share * USD 1.68 1.66 1.25 1.12 0.36 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.48 Return on Assets % 12.92 8.73 2.89 4.83 4.22 7.15 -21.54 4.52 7.45 3.39 3.39 Financial Leverage (Average) 1.93 1.89 2.0 1.92 1.91 1.81 2.32 1.97 1.75 1.77 1.77 Return on Equity % 26.25 16.67 5.61 9.45 8.07 13.28 -43.45 9.72 13.79 5.98 5.98 Return on Invested Capital % 19.07 12.82 4.62 7.47 6.47 10.12 -29.35 8.0 11.76 5.3 5.3 Interest Coverage 7.15 12.91 6.79 5.66 4.72 -6.1 -33.55 5.25 12.86 4.46 4.46 Current Ratio 1.86 1.83 1.74 1.29 1.33 2.15 2.12 1.56 1.58 2.13 2.13 Quick Ratio 1.38 1.32 0.84 0.74 0.79 1.51 1.39 0.81 0.77 1.04 1.04 Debt/Equity 0.34 0.33 0.35 0.29 0.31 0.32 0.56 0.27 0.15 0.36 0.36