Pearson vs Scholastic
PSO and SCHL 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 PSO and SCHL compare
Pearson grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.70% versus −2.5% for Scholastic).
Pearson keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.4% compared with 3.6% at Scholastic.
Scholastic pays a dividend yielding 2.8%; Pearson does not pay one.
Scholastic scores higher on the StockData Score (9 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 | PSO | SCHL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $723M |
| Share price | $17.37 | $39.30 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.2% | 36.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 113% | 0.00% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.37 | 0.77 |
| Employees | 4,722 | 6,905 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 28.1× |
| P/S | – | 0.5× |
| P/B | – | 1.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 13.4× |
| Fair value | – | $38.30 |
| Margin of safety | – | −2.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.70% (better) | −2.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.0% | 4.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −22.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −20.2% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −59.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.0% | 56.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | 14.2% (better) | 0.97% |
| Net margin | 9.4% (better) | 3.6% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% (better) | 7.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% (better) | 1.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.41 | 0.27 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.26 | 1.16 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 5.2× | – |
| Current ratio | – | 1.25 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 2.23 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.8% |
| Payout ratio | 47.8% | 32.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 5.9% |
| Buyback yield | – | 40.2% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 43.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 4.2% | 94.3% |
| Held by insiders | 31.8% | 7.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$14.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 11.6% |
Go deeper
- PSO stock overview
- PSO income statement
- PSO valuation and score
- SCHL stock overview
- SCHL income statement
- SCHL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.