Pearson PSO
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Pearson (PSO) Goodwill impairment charges (2016)

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Pearson (PSO) reported Goodwill impairment charges of -$3.17 billion for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2016.

Analysis

Pearson (PSO) Goodwill impairment charges (2016) Analysis & Trends

For the year ended Dec 31, 2016, Pearson posted Goodwill impairment charges of -$3.46 billion.

  • By year, Goodwill impairment charges came in at -$1.3 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2015 and -$126.9 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2014.
  • The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2016 ranks as the highest quarterly Goodwill impairment charges since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2014.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 77.70 Bn 63.36 Bn 4.10 Bn
2 Fox 28.41 Bn 14.21 Bn -
3 Omnicom 22.53 Bn 4.62 Bn 1.30 Bn
4 News 16.96 Bn 8.44 Bn -
5 Pearson 11.84 Bn 8.95 Bn -
6 New York Times 11.16 Bn 8.64 Bn 394.61 Mn
7 Sirius Xm Holdings 9.11 Bn 8.68 Bn 1.44 Bn
8 Skydance 7.66 Bn 5.58 Bn -
9 Wpp 5.68 Bn -6.36 Bn -
10 Nexstar Media 5.05 Bn 3.88 Bn 1.06 Bn
Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2016 -3.17 Bn
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