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News Corp Earnings: Ho-Hum News on Earnings and No News on Restructure

Brian Han

Shares in News Corp are trading 10% above our USD 22.00 fair value estimate, or AUD 33.50, at current exchange rates. The composition of the fiscal 2024 third-quarter normalized EBITDA of USD 324 million, flat from a year ago, provides no impetus to upgrade our intrinsic assessment, nor do current trading conditions, which remain erratic. Critically, the lack of conspicuous progress on management's corporate restructuring pledge may deflate some of the premium in the stock price.

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Price vs Fair Value

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NWS is trading at a 567% premium.
Price
$27.08
Fair Value
$67.00
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
$81.90
5-Star Price
$33.70
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

News Corporation's strong financial position and still-solid free cash generation separate the company from its s

Bears

The structural headwinds that have decimated the industry during the past decade may accelerate in the future, as technology and innovation provide consumers with even more

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$27.12
Day Range
$26.93–27.16
52-Week Range
$18.19–28.92
Bid/Ask
$27.08 / $27.50
Market Cap
$15.43 Bil
Volume/Avg
321,213 / 729,669

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
40.42
Price/Sales
1.56
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.74%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.74%
Total Yield
1.60%

Company Profile

News Corporation is a diversified media conglomerate with significant presence in the us, the UK, and Australia. Key mastheads include The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, New York Post, The Times, The Sun, The Australian, Herald Sun, and The Daily Telegraph. The company also has a strong presence in the Australian subscription video market through 65%-owned Foxtel, and streaming platforms such as sport-focused Kayo and entertainment-focused Binge. Its 61%-owned REA Group is the dominant property listings business in Australia. In addition, it owns Harper Collins, one of the biggest book publishers in the world, and has a sizable us digital property advertising business, Move.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Entertainment
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
25,000
Website
https://www.newscorp.com

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Valuation

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Metric
NWS
PARA
NEC
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 40.4211.349.72
Price/Book Value
 1.920.361.50
Price/Sales
 1.560.260.96
Price/Cash Flow
 12.390.486.44
Price/Earnings
NWS
PARA
NEC

Financial Strength

Metric
NWS
PARA
NEC
Quick Ratio
 1.111.030.58
Current Ratio
 1.361.291.09
Interest Coverage
 5.710.373.66
Quick Ratio
NWS
PARA
NEC

Profitability

Metric
NWS
PARA
NEC
Return on Assets (Normalized)
 2.21%1.38%5.42%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 4.59%3.42%12.66%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 3.33%3.19%11.28%
Return on Assets
NWS
PARA
NEC
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