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Michael Field
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Pearson Books a Solid 3Q

Narrow-moat Pearson published a solid set of nine-month results with underlying revenue flat year on year as the decline in revenue for U.S. higher education courseware (negative 3%) was offset by growth of other business within the portfolio. Management reiterated full-year guidance of adjusted operating profit in 2018 in the range of GBP 520 million-GBP 560 million. As results are largely in line with our expectations, we do not expect to make any material changes to our forecasts or to our GB...
Underlying
Pearson PLC

Pearson is engaged as a learning company. Co. provides content, assessment and digital services to schools, colleges and universities, as well as professional and vocational education to learners to help increase their skills and employability prospects. Co.'s content includes: Bug Club, a school phonics reading programme for children; and enVisionMATH2:0, a maths curriculum. Co.'s assessment includes its U.K. qualifications, which is an awarding body, offering both academic and vocational qualifications. Co.'s services include its online programme management, which partner with colleges and universities to extend the reach of their degree programmes by scaling online.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Michael Field

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