Company Pearson plc LIQUIDNET SYSTEMS

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PSON

GB0006776081

Consumer Publishing

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Business Summary

Pearson plc specializes in books publishing, namely educational books, higher education books and professional training books. The group also offers educational evaluation services and on-line learning service, as well as the operation of schools, colleges and universities.

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (12.2%), Europe (3.5%), the United States (68.2%), Asia/Pacific (10.5%), Canada (2.3%) and other (3.3%).

Sales per Business

GBP in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
Assessment & Qualifications
42.4 %
1,444 37.6 % 1,559 42.4 % +7.96%
Higher Education
23.3 %
898 23.4 % 855 23.3 % -4.79%
Virtual Learning
16.8 %
820 21.3 % 616 16.8 % -24.88%
English Language Learning
11.3 %
321 8.4 % 415 11.3 % +29.28%
Workforce Skills
6.0 %
204 5.3 % 220 6.0 % +7.84%
Strategic Review
0.2 %
154 4.0 % 9 0.2 % -94.16%

Sales per region

GBP in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
United States
68.2 %
2,668 69.5 % 2,504 68.2 % -6.15%
United Kingdom
12.2 %
424 11.0 % 450 12.2 % +6.13%
Asia Pacific
10.5 %
290 7.6 % 386 10.5 % +33.10%
Other European Countries
3.5 %
192 5.0 % 130 3.5 % -32.29%
Other Countries
3.3 %
157 4.1 % 121 3.3 % -22.93%
Canada
2.3 %
110 2.9 % 83 2.3 % -24.55%

Managers

Managers TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 68 01-07
Director of Finance/CFO 51 31/12/99
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 62 13/07/14
Investor Relations Contact - 31/05/17
Corporate Officer/Principal 49 15/05/22
- -
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Corporate Officer/Principal 51 27/04/23
General Counsel 44 31/01/14
Corporate Secretary 49 30/06/20

Members of the board

Members of the board TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 61 30/04/19
Chairman 61 28/02/22
Director/Board Member 59 30/09/21
Director/Board Member 66 31/01/22
Director/Board Member 58 30/04/19
Director/Board Member 64 31/12/15
Chief Executive Officer 68 01-07
Director of Finance/CFO 51 31/12/99
Director/Board Member 55 31/05/23
Director/Board Member 43 31/05/23

Share class

VoteQuantityFree-FloatCompany-owned sharesTotal Float
Stock A 1 671,862,812 667,794,451 ( 99.39 %) 2,160,000 ( 0.3215 %) 99.39 %

Shareholders

NameEquities%Valuation
Cevian Capital AB
12.69 %
85,202,977 12.69 % 1 028 M p
Silchester International Investors LLP
5.411 %
36,341,993 5.411 % 439 M p
Artemis Investment Management LLP
5.242 %
35,207,368 5.242 % 425 M p
Artisan Partners LP
5.030 %
33,783,078 5.030 % 408 M p
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.
4.631 %
31,106,144 4.631 % 375 M p
Lia Advisory (Malta) Ltd.
3.942 %
26,480,107 3.942 % 320 M p
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
3.750 %
25,188,048 3.750 % 304 M p
Libyan Investment Authority
3.637 %
24,431,000 3.637 % 295 M p
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
3.393 %
22,791,973 3.393 % 275 M p
BlackRock Fund Advisors
2.799 %
18,797,005 2.799 % 227 M p
NameEquities%Valuation
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
0.4217 %
2,832,576 0.4217 % 34 M p
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP
0.3315 %
2,226,687 0.3315 % 27 M p
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
0.2960 %
1,988,177 0.2960 % 24 M p
Aperio Group LLC
0.2803 %
1,882,978 0.2803 % 23 M p
Arrowstreet Capital LP
0.2363 %
1,587,124 0.2363 % 19 M p
Invesco Capital Management LLC
0.1791 %
1,202,876 0.1791 % 15 M p
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
0.0733 %
492,501 0.0733 % 6 M p
LMR Partners LLP
0.0690 %
463,456 0.0690 % 6 M p
13D Management LLC
0.0656 %
440,881 0.0656 % 5 M p
Optiver Holding BV
0.0615 %
412,752 0.0615 % 5 M p

Company contact information

Pearson Plc

80 Strand

WC2R 0RL, London

+44 20 7010 2000

http://www.pearson.com
address Pearson plc(PSON)

Group companies

NameCategory and Sector
Pearson Funding Plc
Finance/Rental/Leasing
Pearson Dollar Finance Plc
Finance/Rental/Leasing
Pearson Funding Four Ltd.
Finance/Rental/Leasing
Financial Conglomerates
Pearson India Support Services Pvt Ltd.
Pearson India Education Services Pvt Ltd.
Miscellaneous Commercial Services

Sales per Business

Sales per region

Trading Rating
Investor Rating
ESG Refinitiv
More Ratings
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
11
Last Close Price
9.5 GBP
Average target price
11.33 GBP
Spread / Average Target
+19.27%
Consensus

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise

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