PSO Relative Valuation
PSO's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, PSO is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Pearson PLC (PSO) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 15.61 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 17.15. The fair price of Pearson PLC (PSO) is between 11.37 to 15.25 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
11.37-15.25
Current Price：13.27
Fair
15.61
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
8.56
EV/EBITDA
Pearson PLC. (PSO) has a current EV/EBITDA of 8.56. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 9.75. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 7.45, Undervalued between 7.45 and 8.60, Fairly Valued between 10.89 and 8.60, Overvalued between 10.89 and 12.04, and Strongly Overvalued above 12.04. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 8.56 falls within the Undervalued range.
11.67
EV/EBIT
Pearson PLC. (PSO) has a current EV/EBIT of 11.67. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 13.73. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 10.11, Undervalued between 10.11 and 11.92, Fairly Valued between 15.55 and 11.92, Overvalued between 15.55 and 17.36, and Strongly Overvalued above 17.36. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 11.67 falls within the Undervalued range.
1.70
PS
Pearson PLC. (PSO) has a current PS of 1.70. The 5-year average PS is 1.74. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 1.23, Undervalued between 1.23 and 1.49, Fairly Valued between 1.99 and 1.49, Overvalued between 1.99 and 2.25, and Strongly Overvalued above 2.25. The current Forward PS of 1.70 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
10.23
P/OCF
Pearson PLC. (PSO) has a current P/OCF of 10.23. The 5-year average P/OCF is 10.42. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 6.85, Undervalued between 6.85 and 8.63, Fairly Valued between 12.21 and 8.63, Overvalued between 12.21 and 13.99, and Strongly Overvalued above 13.99. The current Forward P/OCF of 10.23 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
13.58
P/FCF
Pearson PLC. (PSO) has a current P/FCF of 13.58. The 5-year average P/FCF is 17.15. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 9.98, Undervalued between 9.98 and 13.57, Fairly Valued between 20.74 and 13.57, Overvalued between 20.74 and 24.33, and Strongly Overvalued above 24.33. The current Forward P/FCF of 13.58 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Pearson PLC (PSO) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 1.83. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 1.78 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 3.37% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 1.60, the current P/B ratio is about 14.35% higher. Pearson PLC (PSO) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 11.36%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 7.26%, the current FCF yield is approximately 56.53% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 6.68% , the current FCF yield is about 70.06% lower.
1.83
P/B
Median3y
1.78
Median5y
1.60
11.36
FCF Yield
Median3y
7.26
Median5y
6.68
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for PSO's competitors is 0.57, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Pearson PLC Corp (PSO) exhibits a P/S ratio of 1.70, which is 200.00% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of %, this premium appears unsustainable.
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P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
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5Y
Market capitalization of PSO increased by 0.00% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an decrease in Unknown from 0.00 to 0.00.
The secondary factor is the Unknown, contributed 0.00%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of PSO in the past 1 year is driven by Unknown.
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