Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) vs Pearson, PLC (PSO)

Educational Development Corporation and Pearson, PLC are both Publishing companies. Pearson, PLC is the larger, with a market value of $9.6B against $11.1M — 866.4× the size. Educational Development Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 5.7× against 16.6×. Pearson, PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.35% against −34.3%. Educational Development Corporation has the higher net margin (9.75% vs 7.58%) and the lower return on invested capital (−10.9% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Educational Development Corporation yields more (12.1% vs 2.43%). Across the 19 metrics below, Educational Development Corporation leads on 13 and Pearson, PLC on 6.

Valuation

Metric EDUC PSO Publishing median
P/E 5.65 16.59 13.20
P/S 0.54 n/m 0.54
P/B 0.27 n/m 4.05
Price to free cash flow 0.36 n/m 12.41
EV/EBITDA n/m 0.83 9.09
EV/Sales 2.94 0.20 1.61
Earnings yield 17.69% 6.03% 6.03%
Free cash flow yield 276.82% 0.00% 6.02%

Profitability

Metric EDUC PSO Publishing median
Gross margin 59.76% 48.22% 58.08%
Operating margin (33.53%) 0.00% 4.37%
Net margin 9.75% 7.58% 7.58%
Free cash flow margin 148.96% 0.00% 3.40%
Return on equity 4.96% 0.00% 6.68%
Return on assets 3.10% 0.00% 3.08%
Return on invested capital (10.89%) 0.00% 3.31%

Growth

Metric EDUC PSO Publishing median
Revenue growth (TTM) (34.31%) 1.35% (1.48%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 142.86% (17.28%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (30.59%) 1.58% (2.38%)
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (22.48%) 2.11% 0.00%

Health

Metric EDUC PSO Publishing median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.52 1.62
Current ratio 3.20 2.00 1.17
Net debt to EBITDA 0.23 1.61 1.44

Dividend

Metric EDUC PSO Publishing median
Dividend yield 12.05% 2.43% 3.09%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.54 0.36

Size

Metric EDUC PSO Publishing median
Market cap 11.08m 9.60b 946.98m

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