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Pearson plc (PSO)

On Nov 25: 14.09   0.04 (0.28%)

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Data provided by Capital IQ, except where noted. VALUATION MEASURES   Market Cap (intraday)5: 11.26B Enterprise Value (27-Nov-09)3: 14.55B Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday): 17.61 Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-10) 1: 13.42 PEG Ratio (5 yr expected): 1.64 Price/Sales (ttm): 1.29 Price/Book (mrq): 1.68 Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3: 1.66 Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3: 10.147 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Ends: 31-Dec Most Recent Quarter (mrq): 30-Jun-09 Profitability Profit Margin (ttm): 7.29% Operating Margin (ttm): 12.61% Management Effectiveness Return on Assets (ttm): 4.99% Return on Equity (ttm): 10.18% Income Statement Revenue (ttm): 8.77B Revenue Per Share (ttm): 10.98 Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): 22.00% Gross Profit (ttm): 3.82B EBITDA (ttm): 1.43B Net Income Avl to Common (ttm): 641.93M Diluted EPS (ttm): 0.80 Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): N/A Balance Sheet Total Cash (mrq): 860.92M Total Cash Per Share (mrq): 1.077 Total Debt (mrq): 4.15B Total Debt/Equity (mrq): N/A Current Ratio (mrq): 2.123 Book Value Per Share (mrq): 8.37 Cash Flow Statement Operating Cash Flow (ttm): 1.21B Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm): 542.25M View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online): Income Statement - Balance Sheet Cash Flow		TRADING INFORMATION   Stock Price History Beta: 0.66 52-Week Change3: 46.77% S&P500 52-Week Change3: 25.12% 52-Week High (17-Nov-09)3: 14.50 52-Week Low (15-Jan-09)3: 8.40 50-Day Moving Average3: 13.75 200-Day Moving Average3: 11.83 Share Statistics Average Volume (3 month)3: 131,935 Average Volume (10 day)3: 80,650 Shares Outstanding5: 799.30M Float: 784.44M % Held by Insiders1: 0.07% % Held by Institutions1: 2.90% Shares Short (as of 13-Nov-09)3: 657.84K Short Ratio (as of 13-Nov-09)3: 4.5 Short % of Float (as of 13-Nov-09)3: 0.10% Shares Short (prior month)3: 604.67K Dividends & Splits Forward Annual Dividend Rate4: 0.40 Forward Annual Dividend Yield4: 2.80% Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3: 0.52 Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3: 3.70% 5 Year Average Dividend Yield4: 3.90% Payout Ratio4: 119% Dividend Date3: 27-Sep-09 Ex-Dividend Date4: 19-Aug-09 Last Split Factor (new per old)2: N/A Last Split Date3: N/A
Add to Portfolio     Set Alert     Email to a Friend Get Key Statistics for Another Symbol: Symbol Lookup • Annual Reports • Sector Analysis See Key Statistics Help for definitions of terms used. Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Jun-09) ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Jun-09) yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Jun-09) lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-08) fye = Fiscal Year Ending 1 = Data provided by Thomson; 2 = Data provided by EDGAR Online; 3 = Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance; 4 = Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.; 5 = Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.