Pearson (Pearson) Price-to-Tangible-Book : 7.78 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)

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What is Pearson Price-to-Tangible-Book?

As of today (2024-04-24), Pearson's share price is $12.51. Pearson's Tangible Book per Share of Dec. 2023 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.61. Hence, Pearson's Price to Tangible Book Ratio of today is 7.78.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pearson's Price-to-Tangible-Book or its related term are showing as below:

PSO' s Price-to-Tangible-Book Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.09 Med: 4.86 Max: 8
Current: 7.92

During the past 13 years, Pearson's highest Price to Tangible Book Ratio was 8.00. The lowest was 3.09. And the median was 4.86.

PSO's Price-to-Tangible-Book is ranked worse than
87.52% of 777 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs PSO: 7.92

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. As of today, Pearson's share price is $12.51. Pearson's Book Value per Sharefor the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.24. Hence, Pearson's P/B Ratio of today is 1.73.

Pearson Price-to-Tangible-Book Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pearson's Price-to-Tangible-Book 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 Price-to-Tangible-Book Chart

Pearson Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Price-to-Tangible-Book

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3.54

3.72

3.19

5.41

7.64

Pearson Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Price-to-Tangible-Book	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.19	4.37	5.41	5.67	7.64

Competitive Comparison of Pearson's Price-to-Tangible-Book

For the Publishing subindustry, Pearson's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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 Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Pearson's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pearson's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.

Pearson Price-to-Tangible-Book Calculation

Pearson's price-to-tangible-book ratio for today is calculated as:

Price to Tangible Book	=	Share Price	/	Tangible Book per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	12.51	/	1.608
	=	7.78

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price to Tangible Book	=	Market Cap	/	Tangible Equity
	=	Market Cap	/	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock	-	Intangible Assets)

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book Ratio and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.

Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The Price-to-Book Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the Price-to-Book Ratio cannot be applied to them.

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Address

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Website

https://plc.pearson.com

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.