Cimpress vs Pearson
CMPR and PSO side by side, both in printing, publishing, and allied industries. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CMPR and PSO compare
Cimpress grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.0% versus 0.70% for Pearson).
Pearson keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.4% compared with 2.2% at Cimpress.
Cimpress scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 8 for Pearson), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CMPR | PSO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.4B | – |
| Share price | $57.02 | $17.37 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.6% | 22.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −38.3% | 113% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.39 | 0.37 |
| Employees | 500 | 4,722 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.0× | – |
| P/S | 0.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 7.3× | – |
| FCF yield | 13.7% | – |
| Fair value | $82.98 | – |
| Margin of safety | 31.3% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 10.0% (better) | 0.70% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% (better) | 1.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 144% (better) | −22.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 155% (better) | −20.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −59.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 45.6% | 52.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 14.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 9.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.0% | – |
| Return on equity | – | 8.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.6% (better) | 7.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.41 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.93 | 2.26 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 5.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.63 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 2.36 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 47.8% |
| Buyback yield | 3.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 87.7% | 4.2% |
| Held by insiders | 28.8% | 31.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.0M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.2% | – |
Go deeper
- CMPR stock overview
- CMPR income statement
- CMPR valuation and score
- PSO stock overview
- PSO income statement
- PSO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.