Pearson (PSON)
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FINANCIAL BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2012, Pearson plc revenues increased 5% to L5.06B. Net income before extraordinary items decreased 68% to L283M. Revenues reflect Higher Education/International Education segment increase of 10% to L1.57B, School/North American Education segment increase of 3% to L2.66B, FT Group segment increase of 4% to L443M, Asia Pacific segment increase of 26% to L647M, USA segment increase of 3% to L2.8B. more »
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BROKER CONSENSUS & FORECAST TREND
| Recommendation: | Strong Sell | Sell | Hold | Buy | Strong Buy |
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| No. of Analysts: | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
Pearson plc, (Pearson) is an international media and education company with its principal operations in the education, business information and consumer publishing markets. The Company delivers the content in a range of forms and through a variety of channels, including books, newspapers and online services. It offers services, as well as content, from test creation, administration and processing to teacher development and school software. Pearson consists of three worldwide businesses: Pearson Education, The FT Group and The Penguin Group. On December 19, 2011, the Company acquired Global Education and Technology Group. In May 2012, the Company acquired Certiport, Inc. from Spire Capital Partners. In July 2012, it acquired Author Solutions, Inc (ASI) from Bertram Capital, and Navis Capital Partners sold PT Efficient English Services to Pearson. In October 2012, the Company acquired EmbanetCompass from an investor group led by Technology Crossover Ventures and Knowledge Universe.
Directors: Glen Moreno (Chmn.) 69, John Fallon (CEO) 50, Robin Freestone (CFO) 54, William Ethridge (Corp. Exec.) 61, Rona Fairhead (Corp. Exec.) 51, John Makinson (Corp. Exec.) 58, Philip Hoffman (Secy.) ,
No. of Employees: 42,980 No. of Shareholders: n/a
| Last Annual | December 31st, 2012 |
| Last Interim | December 31st, 2012 |
| Shares in Issue | 817,468,073 |
| Free Float | 800.9m (98.0%) |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclicals |
| Industry | Media & Publishing |
| Index | FTSE Eurofirst 100 , FTSEUROFIRST 300 , E300 ex EURO COR, FTSE 350 Act , FTSE Lower Yield , FT350 Media , FTSE 100 , FTSE 100 Eod Gbp , |
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London Stock Exchange (Full) |
| Eligible for | an ISA? a SIPP? |
| Address | 80 Strand, LONDON, WC2R 0RL, United Kingdom |
| Web | http://www.pearson.com/ |
| Phone | +44 20 70102000 |
| Contact | Simon Mays-Smith (IR Contact Officer) |
| Registrar | Equiniti Limited |
| Auditors | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Fri 11:51am | Director/PDMR Shareholding |
| Mon 3:10pm | Director/PDMR Shareholding |
| 9th May | Director/PDMR Shareholding |
| 3rd May | Director Declaration |
| 1st May | Director/PDMR Shareholding |
| 1st May | Total Voting Rights |
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