Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Ben Fenton of the Financial Times report that the financial newspaper’s parent, Pearson, reported strong third-quarter results, when revenue from the paper rose 14 percent.
“In a note, Patrick Wellington, analyst at Morgan Stanley, said the statement was ‘very positive’, particularly the guidance of underlying revenue growth of about 2-4 per cent in North American education. He noted a healthy balance sheet with a ratio of 1.2 times net debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
“An analyst, who asked not to be named, said: ‘If you compare this with McGraw Hill, which started out the year much more positively than Pearson and has had to downgrade expectations twice since, it is a reassuring picture of the US education market. The FT result is obviously trend-bucking, but the question is how long it will last.'”
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