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The New York Times Company (NYT) vs Pearson, PLC (PSO)

The New York Times Company and Pearson, PLC are both Publishing companies. The New York Times Company and Pearson, PLC are of similar size ($11.1B and $10.7B). Pearson, PLC trades at the lower P/E: 18.8× against 28.0×. The New York Times Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.8% against 1.35%. The New York Times Company has the higher net margin (13.2% vs 7.58%) and the higher return on invested capital (21.4% vs 0.00%). Across the 19 metrics below, The New York Times Company leads on 14 and Pearson, PLC on 5.

Valuation

Metric NYT PSO Publishing median
P/E 27.99 18.78 13.70
P/S 3.69 n/m 0.46
P/B 5.36 n/m 4.35
Price to free cash flow 17.62 n/m 10.85
EV/EBITDA 18.97 0.83 9.73
EV/Sales 3.63 0.20 1.68
Earnings yield 3.57% 5.33% 5.33%
Free cash flow yield 5.68% 0.00% 5.68%

Profitability

Metric NYT PSO Publishing median
Gross margin 51.41% 48.22% 58.31%
Operating margin 15.95% 0.00% 4.37%
Net margin 13.19% 7.58% 7.58%
Free cash flow margin 20.92% 0.00% 3.40%
Return on equity 19.72% 0.00% 7.38%
Return on assets 13.57% 0.00% 2.76%
Return on invested capital 21.41% 0.00% 3.31%

Growth

Metric NYT PSO Publishing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.76% 1.35% (1.40%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 18.08% (17.28%) 105.56%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.63% 1.58% (2.38%)
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 28.00% 2.11% 0.00%

Health

Metric NYT PSO Publishing median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.52 1.62
Current ratio 1.58 2.00 1.17
Net debt to EBITDA (1.22) 1.61 1.44

Dividend

Metric NYT PSO Publishing median
Dividend yield 1.28% — —
Payout ratio 0.36 — —

Size

Metric NYT PSO Publishing median
Market cap 11.12b 10.70b 1.05b

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