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Pearson (Pearson) Gross-Profit-to-Asset % : 26.96% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Pearson Gross-Profit-to-Asset %?

Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is calculated as Gross Profit divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Pearson's annualized Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,319 Mil. Pearson's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8,602 Mil. Therefore, Pearson's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 26.96%.


Pearson Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pearson's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Pearson Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Chart

Pearson Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross-Profit-to-Asset %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 26.31 21.86 22.60 23.40 26.64

Pearson Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.19 21.43 26.08 26.36 26.96

Competitive Comparison of Pearson's Gross-Profit-to-Asset %

For the Publishing subindustry, Pearson's Gross-Profit-to-Asset %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross-Profit-to-Asset % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Pearson's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Pearson's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pearson's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % falls into.



Pearson Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Calculation

Pearson's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=2322.785/( (8920.828+8515.19)/ 2 )
=2322.785/8718.009
=26.64 %

Pearson's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2023 )+Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=2318.988/( (8689.394+8515.19)/ 2 )
=2318.988/8602.292
=26.96 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Gross-Profit-to-Asset %, the Gross Profit of the last fiscal year and the average total assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Gross Profit data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) data. Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


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Pearson (Pearson) Business Description

Address
80 Strand, London, GBR, WC2R 0RL
U.K.-listed Pearson is the world's largest educational provider. The company has been disposing of noncore businesses such as the Financial Times, The Economist, and publishing house Penguin, and is now focused on being an educational resource and testing provider. While Pearson's primary activity centres on higher-level education, the firm also has significant operations in providing clinical assessments, professional certification and testing.

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