Pearson PSO
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Pearson (PSO) Income from Discontinued Operations (2009 - 2015)

Pearson (PSO) posted Income from Discontinued Operations of $19.7 million for Q4 2015, down 95.08% on a QoQ basis from $400.9 million in Q4 2014, and down 95.08% year-over-year from $400.9 million in Q4 2014.

Analysis

Pearson (PSO) Income from Discontinued Operations (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Pearson has reported Income from Discontinued Operations for 5 years, with the latest figure at $19.7 million in Q4 2015.

  • On a quarterly basis, Income from Discontinued Operations fell 95.08% year-over-year to $19.7 million in Q4 2015; TTM through Dec 2015 was $573.8 million, a 8.81% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2015 full-year figure at $1.8 billion, up 302.3% from the prior year.
  • Income from Discontinued Operations was $19.7 million for Q4 2015 at Pearson, down from $400.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Income from Discontinued Operations was $400.9 million in Q4 2014, with the low at $19.7 million in Q4 2015.
  • Average Income from Discontinued Operations over 3 years is $172.8 million, with a median of $98.0 million recorded in 2012.
  • The largest YoY upside for Income from Discontinued Operations was 95.08% in 2015 against a maximum downside of 95.08% in 2015.
  • Over 3 years, Income from Discontinued Operations stood at $98.0 million in 2012, then soared by 309.21% to $400.9 million in 2014, then tumbled by 95.08% to $19.7 million in 2015.
  • The last three Income from Discontinued Operations figures came in at $19.7 million (Q4 2015), $400.9 million (Q4 2014), and $98.0 million (Q4 2012), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Income (Discontinued) (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, 2015 19.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 400.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 97.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 54.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 75.14 Mn
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