Pearson (Pearson) Days Sales Outstanding : 89.03 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Pearson Days Sales Outstanding?

Pearson's average Accounts Receivable for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,108 Mil. Pearson's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,272 Mil. Hence, Pearson's Days Sales Outstanding for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 89.03.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pearson's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

PSO' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 68.75 Med: 76.9 Max: 91.22
Current: 85.37

During the past 13 years, Pearson's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 91.22. The lowest was 68.75. And the median was 76.90.

PSO's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked worse than
62.76% of 1023 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 69.42 vs PSO: 85.37

Pearson's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (90.10) to Dec. 2023 (89.03).

Pearson Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pearson's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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Pearson Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Pearson Annual Data

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Days Sales Outstanding

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82.41

90.02

88.19

83.40

73.86

Pearson Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															102.80	107.74	90.10	90.08	89.03

Competitive Comparison of Pearson's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Publishing subindustry, Pearson's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding 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 Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Pearson's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pearson's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.

Pearson Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Pearson's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1003.654	+	878.481)	/	2 )	/	4650.633	*	365
=	941.0675					/	4650.633	*	365
=	73.86

Pearson's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1338.384	+	878.481)	/	2 )	/	2272.152	*	365 / 2
=	1108.4325					/	2272.152	*	365 / 2
=	89.03

Pearson (NYSE:PSO) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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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.