Pearson (LSE:PSON) ROCE %

: 11.45% (As of Dec. 2023)

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ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. Pearson's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.45%.

Pearson ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pearson's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Pearson Annual Data

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Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

ROCE %

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5.01

7.67

4.24

6.75

9.92

Pearson Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															7.55	6.51	6.80	8.23	11.45

Pearson ROCE % Calculation

Pearson's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	554	/	( ( (7324 - 1479)	+	(6727 - 1404) )	/ 2 )
	=	554	/	( (5845	+	5323)	/ 2 )
	=	554	/	5584
	=	9.92 %

Pearson's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Jun. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Jun. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	632	/	( ( (6882 - 1164)	+	(6727 - 1404) )	/ 2 )
	=	632	/	( ( 5718	+	5323 )	/ 2 )
	=	632	/	5520.5
	=	11.45 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

Pearson (LSE:PSON) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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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.

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