News Corp. engages in the creation and distribution of media, news, education, and information services. It operates through the following segments: News and Information Services, Book Publishing, Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, and Other. The News and Information Services segment consists of Dow Jones, News Corp Australia, News UK, the New York Post, and News America Marketing. The Book Publishing segment consists of HarperCollins which publishes and supply consumer books through print, digital, and audio formats. The Digital Real Estate Services segment offers property and property-related advertising and services as well as financial services. The Subscription Video Services segment provides video sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV subscribers, and other commercial licensees via cable, satellite and Internet Protocol, and distribution. The Other segment refers to general corporate overhead expenses, corporate strategy group, and costs related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
Highlights
The quick ratio is up by 6% year-on-year and by 3.1% since the previous quarter
The gross margin is up by 2.1% since the previous quarter
The debt has soared by 66% YoY
The EPS has declined by 39% since the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of NWSA
Market
Shares outstanding
588.62M
Market cap
$8.38B
Enterprise value
$9.27B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
N/A
Price to book (P/B)
1.11
Price to sales (P/S)
0.93
EV/EBIT
N/A
EV/EBITDA
N/A
EV/Sales
1.03
Earnings
Revenue
$9.01B
EBIT
-$1.22B
EBITDA
-$579M
Free cash flow
$378M
Per share
EPS
-$2.16
Free cash flow per share
$0.64
Book value per share
$12.88
Revenue per share
$15.31
TBVPS
$14.35
Balance sheet
Total assets
$14.26B
Total liabilities
$5.87B
Debt
$2.41B
Equity
$7.58B
Working capital
$779M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.32
Current ratio
1.29
Quick ratio
1.01
Net debt/EBITDA
-1.53
Margins
EBITDA margin
-6.4%
Gross margin
44.5%
Net margin
-14.1%
Operating margin
-16.2%
Efficiency
Return on assets
-8.3%
Return on equity
-15.3%
Return on invested capital
-17.4%
Return on capital employed
-10.6%
Return on sales
-13.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.4%
DPS
$0.2
Payout ratio
N/A
NWSA stock price
How has the News stock price performed over time
Financial performance
How have News's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$9.01B
Gross profit
$4.01B
Operating income
-$1.46B
Net income
-$1.27B
Gross margin
44.5%
Net margin
-14.1%
The net margin has contracted by 45% from the previous quarter
The net income is down by 38% since the previous quarter
The company's operating margin fell by 37% QoQ
NWSA's operating income is down by 29% since the previous quarter
Growth
What is News's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is News stock price valuation
P/E
N/A
P/B
1.11
P/S
0.93
EV/EBIT
N/A
EV/EBITDA
N/A
EV/Sales
1.03
The EPS has declined by 39% since the previous quarter
NWSA's P/B is 39% above its 5-year quarterly average of 0.8 and 23% above its last 4 quarters average of 0.9
The equity has contracted by 17% YoY and by 3.2% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 33% more than its last 4 quarters average of 0.7 and 3.3% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 0.9
The revenue has declined by 11% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
Efficiency
How efficient is News business performance
The return on sales has dropped by 51% since the previous quarter
The ROE has contracted by 43% from the previous quarter
News's ROA has decreased by 41% from the previous quarter
The company's return on invested capital fell by 32% QoQ
Dividends
What is NWSA's dividend history
DPS
$0.2
Dividend yield
1.4%
Payout ratio
N/A
Recent dividends
Financial health
How did News financials performed over time
The company's total assets is 143% higher than its total liabilities
News's current ratio has decreased by 7% from the previous quarter but it has increased by 7% YoY
The quick ratio is up by 6% year-on-year and by 3.1% since the previous quarter
The debt is 68% less than the equity
The debt to equity has soared by 100% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
The equity has contracted by 17% YoY and by 3.2% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated
quarterly, unless otherwise specified.