# Pearson plc: Form 20-F for the period ended Dec 31, 2017

- Company: [Pearson plc](/companies/pso.md) (CIK 938323)
- Form: 20-F
- Filed: 2018-04-04
- Accepted by EDGAR: Apr 4, 2018, 08:53 ET
- Period: 2017-12-31
- Accession: 0001193125-18-106891
- Inline XBRL: yes
- Main document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/938323/000119312518106891/d525147d20f.htm
- All documents and exhibits: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/938323/000119312518106891/

## Figures reported in this filing

Standardized XBRL line items for the period ended 2017-12-31.

| Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Revenue | 12 months, 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GBP 4.51bn | ifrs-full:Revenue |
| Cost of revenue | 12 months, 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GBP 2.07bn | ifrs-full:CostOfSales |
| Gross profit | 12 months, 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GBP 2.45bn | ifrs-full:GrossProfit |
| Operating income | 12 months, 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GBP 451.0m | ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities |
| Income tax | 12 months, 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GBP 13.0m | ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations |
| Net income | 12 months, 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GBP 406.0m | ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent |
| Diluted EPS | 12 months, 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GBP 0.50 | ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare |
| Basic EPS | 12 months, 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GBP 0.50 | ifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare |
| Operating cash flow | 12 months, 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GBP 298.0m | ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Capital expenditure | 12 months, 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GBP 82.0m | ifrs-full:PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivities |
| Cash and equivalents | at 2017-12-31 | GBP 518.0m | ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents |
| Current assets | at 2017-12-31 | GBP 2.52bn | ifrs-full:CurrentAssets |
| Total assets | at 2017-12-31 | GBP 7.89bn | ifrs-full:Assets |
| Current liabilities | at 2017-12-31 | GBP 1.62bn | ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities |
| Total liabilities | at 2017-12-31 | GBP 3.87bn | ifrs-full:Liabilities |
| Shareholders' equity | at 2017-12-31 | GBP 4.01bn | ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent |
| Shares outstanding | at 2017-12-31 | 802,053,752 shares | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding |

## Sections

Sections are extracted only from 10-K and 10-Q reports. Read this filing’s documents on sec.gov. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/938323/000119312518106891/d525147d20f.htm

Filed Apr 4, 2018.
Source: SEC EDGAR, the filing index for accession 0001193125-18-106891. Last ingested by Listed: Nov 3, 2026, 12:26 ET. No prices; not investment advice.