Steve Dowling President, Pearson School Companies Goldman Sachs Educational Publishing Mini-Conference March 22, 2005
Our businesses Pearson 2004 revenues $7.2bn School 2004 revenues $2.1bn FT 16% US Publishing 46% Penguin 21% School 30% US Testing & Software 23% Professional 14% International 31% Higher Ed 19% Note: sterling revenue are translated into US dollars at the year end rate of £1 : $1.92
Broad strength in K-12 #1 in 2003 and 2004 new state adoption business Broad supplemental business with print and technology Leader in high-stakes state assessments Technologies critical to improving student performance Extensive service and support infrastructure for integrated learning solutions
K-12 is a growth market National priority — supported with steady and increasing funding legislation Standards movement drives use of materials and assessment State funding and adoption are favorable Demand for “highly-qualified” teachers Technology use in K-12 has reached the“tipping point” Our products and services provide a safety net for student achievement and Adequate Yearly Progress
Healthy adoption opportunities 2005-2007 $m 2004 2005E 2006E 2007E Reading/literature 100 170 160 Math 300 110 40 220 Science 50 Social studies 10 210 130 Other 380 70 Total 500 900 620 750 Pearson participation 90% 75% 90%+
Integrated solutions to improve student performance Accountability and alignment Planning and implementation Research and evaluation Teacher professional development District professional services
International education Education revenues outside the US Note: McGraw-Hill and Thomson show $ revenues for 2003 & 2004 respectively, as reported. Pearson and Reed show £ revenues translated into $ at year end rate of £1:$1.92.
International Leadership #1 in global English Language training Leading school publisher in Hong Kong, South Africa, Canada, Singapore; local school publisher in 10 other countries Leading school test publisher in UK; growing in Australia Strong in Asia, largest ELT market Leverage global resources