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Michael Field
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Pearson's continued focus on education and emerging markets should provide long-term growth drivers.

Narrow-moat Pearson booked a strong set of full-year results, with expectations low following the loss posted last year. Adjusted operating profit was GBP 576 million, at the top end of the guided range and in line with our expectations, while EPS of GBP 0.54 came in ahead of our GBP 0.47 estimate due to one-off tax benefits. We do not expect to make any material changes to our forecasts, nor to our GBX 740 fair value estimate. Given the extent of the recent run in the share price, we believe th...
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Pearson PLC ADS

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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