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Pearson (PSO) Amortization - Intangibles (2009 - 2014)

Pearson (PSO) posted Amortization - Intangibles of $858.7 million for Q4 2014, down 0.86% on a QoQ basis from $866.2 million in Q4 2013, and down 0.86% year-over-year from $866.2 million in Q4 2013.

Analysis

Pearson (PSO) Amortization - Intangibles (2009 - 2014) Analysis & Trends

Pearson has reported Amortization - Intangibles for 6 years, with the latest figure at $858.7 million in Q4 2014.

  • On a quarterly basis, Amortization - Intangibles fell 0.86% year-over-year to $858.7 million in Q4 2014; TTM through Dec 2014 was $2.4 billion, a 74.8% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2013 full-year figure at $837.2 million, down 4.48% from the prior year.
  • Amortization - Intangibles was $858.7 million for Q4 2014 at Pearson, down from $866.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Amortization - Intangibles was $888.0 million in Q4 2012, with the low at -$218.4 million in Q4 2011.
  • Average Amortization - Intangibles over 5 years is $445.7 million, with a median of $858.7 million recorded in 2014.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2011 and 2012: Amortization - Intangibles slumped 31.68% in 2011, then soared 506.53% in 2012.
  • Over 5 years, Amortization - Intangibles stood at -$165.9 million in 2010, then slumped by 31.68% to -$218.4 million in 2011, then jumped by 506.53% to $888.0 million in 2012, then slipped by 2.46% to $866.2 million in 2013, then declined by 0.86% to $858.7 million in 2014.
  • The last three Amortization - Intangibles figures came in at $858.7 million (Q4 2014), $866.2 million (Q4 2013), and $888.0 million (Q4 2012), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 77.15 Bn 74.93 Bn 4.10 Bn
2 Fox 24.55 Bn 20.44 Bn -
3 Omnicom 20.71 Bn 17.98 Bn 1.30 Bn
4 News 17.37 Bn 15.99 Bn -
5 Paramount Skydance 11.04 Bn 8.96 Bn -2.08 Bn
6 Pearson 10.10 Bn 9.51 Bn 1.17 Bn
7 New York Times 9.93 Bn 9.27 Bn 394.61 Mn
8 Sirius Xm Holdings 8.86 Bn 8.68 Bn 1.44 Bn
9 36Kr Holdings 6.17 Bn 6.15 Bn -
10 Wpp 5.43 Bn 2.51 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2014 858.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 866.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 888.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -218.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -164.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -168.25 Mn
API Access

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