Pearson PSO
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Pearson (PSO) Gains from Sales and Divestitures (2010 - 2013)

Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Gains from Sales and Divestitures of -$302.8 million for Q4 2013, down 266.85% year-over-year from $181.5 million in Q4 2012, and down 266.85% quarter-over-quarter from $181.5 million in Q4 2012.

Pearson (PSO) Gains from Sales and Divestitures (2010 - 2013) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Gains from Sales and Divestitures history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$302.8 million for Q4 2013.

  • In Q4 2013, Gains from Sales and Divestitures fell 266.85% year-over-year to -$302.8 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2013 stood at -$789.1 million (down 95.82% YoY), while the FY2010 annual figure was -$1.6 billion, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Gains from Sales and Divestitures for Q4 2013 stood at -$302.8 million, down from $181.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gains from Sales and Divestitures was $181.5 million in Q4 2012, with the low at -$683.6 million in Q4 2011.
  • The 4-year median for Gains from Sales and Divestitures is -$143.5 million (2010), against an average of -$197.3 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2011 and 2012: Gains from Sales and Divestitures slumped 4427.12% in 2011, then surged 126.54% in 2012.
  • Pearson's Gains from Sales and Divestitures stood at $15.8 million in 2010, then plunged by 4427.12% to -$683.6 million in 2011, then soared by 126.54% to $181.5 million in 2012, then plunged by 266.85% to -$302.8 million in 2013.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's Gains from Sales and Divestitures at -$302.8 million in Q4 2013, $181.5 million in Q4 2012, and -$683.6 million in Q4 2011.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.69 Bn 10.03 Bn 394.61 Mn
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.98 Bn 1.18 Bn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn
4 Usa Today 957.47 Mn 870.81 Mn 208.25 Mn
5 Scholastic 952.03 Mn 817.13 Mn 285.70 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 181.86 Mn 122.43 Mn 63.89 Mn
7 Educational Development 11.62 Mn 9.81 Mn 2.82 Mn
8 TNL Mediagene 687,810.81 -1.24 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2013 -302.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -302.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 181.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 181.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -683.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -683.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 15.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 15.80 Mn