pearson plc annual general meeting 12 may 2000
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Pearson plc Annual General Meeting 12 May 2000. Pearson plc Annual General Meeting 12 May 2000. up 39%. Sales. up 41%. Operating profit. up 15%. Pre-tax profit. Strong underlying sales. up 7.3%. Better margins. 15.2%. Stronger cash flow. 92%. Growing earnings. 53.3 p. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Pearson plcAnnual General Meeting
12 May 2000
Pearson plcAnnual General Meeting
12 May 2000
Sales
Operating profit
Pre-tax profit
up 39%up 39%
up 41%up 41%
up 15%up 15%
Strong underlying sales
up 7.3%
Better margins
15.2%
Stronger cash flow
92%
Growing earnings
53.3p
Record dividends
22.5p
Outperforming the market1997 to date
Pearson199%
59%
FTSE All Share
62%
FTSE 100
87%
UK MediaSector
11 countries18 radio stations22 TV channels
25 million listeners every day120 million viewers every day
160 productions in 35 countries
10,000+ hours of new programmes yearly
Library of 20,000+ hours of programmes
250 million viewers worldwide every month
A real powerhouse
New group
Canal+
KirchMedia
BSkyB
Granada
Carlton Media
UN&M - B&E
EndeMol 0.4
0.9
1.4
1.6
2.5
3.1
3.3
3.8
Turnover 1999 (est.) in € billion
Circulation & advertising growth
FT
Expansion
Les Echos
April 1999 April 2000
100
110
120
130
Europe’s leading business portalsCombined monthly traffic (page-views)
Jan 1999 April 2000
100
80
60
40
20
0
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CBS MarketWatch Sitesvs. major competitors
0
200
400
600
Oct 98
Jan 99Apr 9
9Jul 9
9Oct
99
yahoo finance
marketwatch.com
cnnfn.com
fool.com
thestreet.com
wsj.com
Source: DoubleClicks
Index
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