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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Corporation | ASX:NWSLV | Australian Stock Exchange | Ordinary Share |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2.00 | -4.76% | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 798 | 23:06:46 |
From Oct 2024 to Nov 2024
FISCAL 2025 FIRST QUARTER KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
News Corporation (“News Corp” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today reported financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said:
“We have begun Fiscal 2025 robustly, with record first quarter revenue, strong net income and record first quarter profitability. Revenue rose 3 percent year-over-year to $2.58 billion, while our net income jumped 148 percent to $144 million. Total Segment EBITDA surged 14 percent to $415 million, and our EPS were 21 cents compared to 5 cents in same quarter last year. That we have achieved these record first quarter results in macro-conditions which are far from auspicious is compelling evidence of the successful transformation of News Corp over the past decade.
Meanwhile, the just-completed election has highlighted the importance of trusted journalism in a media maelstrom in which some journalists mistake virtue signaling for virtue. Artificial intelligence recycles informational infelicities and it is critical that journalistic inputs have integrity, which is why our partnership with OpenAI is so crucial and why we intend to sue AI companies abusing and misusing our trusted journalism.
Dow Jones and the New York Post have started proceedings against the perplexing Perplexity, which is selling products based on our journalism, and we are diligently preparing for further action against other companies that have ingested our archives and are synthesizing our intellectual property.”
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
The Company reported fiscal 2025 first quarter total revenues of $2.58 billion, a 3% increase compared to $2.50 billion in the prior year period, primarily driven by higher Australian residential revenues at REA Group, higher digital book sales combined with improved returns at the Book Publishing segment and continued growth in the professional information business at the Dow Jones segment, in addition to a $35 million, or 1%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations. The increase was partly offset by lower revenues at the News Media segment. Adjusted Revenues (which excludes the foreign currency impact, acquisitions and divestitures as defined in Note 2) increased 2% compared to the prior year.
Net income for the quarter was $144 million, a 148% increase compared to $58 million in the prior year, primarily driven by higher Other, net, higher Total Segment EBITDA and lower impairment and restructuring charges. These impacts were partially offset by higher income tax expense and higher depreciation and amortization.
The Company reported first quarter Total Segment EBITDA of $415 million, a 14% increase compared to $364 million in the prior year primarily due to strong contributions from REA Group within the Digital Real Estate Services segment, despite $12 million of deal costs related to the withdrawn offer to acquire Rightmove, as well as the Book Publishing segment. The increase was partly offset by higher costs at the Subscription Video Services segment primarily driven by the Hubbl product. Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA (as defined in Note 2) increased 12%.
Net income per share attributable to News Corporation stockholders was $0.21 as compared to $0.05 in the prior year.
Adjusted EPS (as defined in Note 3) were $0.21 compared to $0.16 in the prior year.
SEGMENT REVIEW
For the three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
% Change
(in millions)
Better/
(Worse)
Revenues:
Dow Jones
$
552
$
537
3
%
Digital Real Estate Services
457
403
13
%
Book Publishing
546
525
4
%
Subscription Video Services
501
486
3
%
News Media
521
548
(5
)%
Other
—
—
—
%
Total Revenues
$
2,577
$
2,499
3
%
Segment EBITDA:
Dow Jones
$
131
$
124
6
%
Digital Real Estate Services
140
122
15
%
Book Publishing
81
65
25
%
Subscription Video Services
92
93
(1
)%
News Media
16
14
14
%
Other
(45
)
(54
)
17
%
Total Segment EBITDA
$
415
$
364
14
%
Dow Jones
Revenues in the quarter increased $15 million, or 3%, compared to the prior year, driven by continued growth in the professional information business, as well as higher content licensing revenue. Digital revenues at Dow Jones in the quarter represented 82% of total revenues compared to 81% in the prior year. Adjusted Revenues increased 2%.
Circulation and subscription revenues increased $23 million, or 5%, primarily driven by an 8% increase in professional information business revenues, led by 16% growth in Risk & Compliance revenues to $81 million and 11% growth in Dow Jones Energy revenues to $68 million. Circulation revenues increased 1% compared to the prior year, as the continued growth in digital-only subscriptions was mostly offset by lower print volume. Digital circulation revenues accounted for 72% of circulation revenues for the quarter, compared to 70% in the prior year.
During the first quarter, total average subscriptions to Dow Jones’ consumer products were over 5.9 million, an 11% increase compared to the prior year. Digital-only subscriptions to Dow Jones’ consumer products grew 15% to over 5.3 million. Total subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal grew 7% compared to the prior year, to nearly 4.3 million average subscriptions in the quarter. Digital-only subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal grew 10% to over 3.8 million average subscriptions in the quarter, and represented 90% of total Wall Street Journal subscriptions.
For the three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
% Change
(in thousands, except %)
Better/(Worse)
The Wall Street Journal
Digital-only subscriptions
3,811
3,457
10
%
Total subscriptions
4,255
3,991
7
%
Barron’s Group
Digital-only subscriptions
1,325
1,055
26
%
Total subscriptions
1,446
1,197
21
%
Total Consumer
Digital-only subscriptions
5,325
4,611
15
%
Total subscriptions
5,908
5,308
11
%
Advertising revenues decreased $6 million, or 7%, primarily due to a 10% decline in print advertising revenues and a 5% decline in digital advertising revenues driven by lower advertising spend in the technology and finance sectors. Digital advertising accounted for 67% of total advertising revenues in the quarter, compared to 66% in the prior year.
Segment EBITDA for the quarter increased $7 million, or 6%, primarily as a result of the higher revenues discussed above and lower newsprint, production and distribution costs, partially offset by higher marketing and employee costs. Adjusted Segment EBITDA increased 5%.
Digital Real Estate Services
Revenues in the quarter increased $54 million, or 13%, compared to the prior year, driven by strong performance at REA Group. Segment EBITDA in the quarter increased $18 million, or 15%, compared to the prior year, due to higher contribution from REA Group, despite $12 million of deal costs related to the withdrawn offer to acquire Rightmove, and included a $3 million, or 3%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations. The increase was partly offset by modestly lower contribution from Move. Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA (as defined in Note 2) increased 11% and 13%, respectively.
In the quarter, revenues at REA Group increased $57 million, or 22%, to $318 million, primarily driven by higher Australian residential revenues due to price increases, increased depth penetration and an increase in national listings, a $7 million, or 3%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations and higher revenue from REA India. Australian national residential buy listing volumes in the quarter increased 7% compared to the prior year, with listings in Sydney and Melbourne up 11% and 9%, respectively.
Move’s revenues in the quarter decreased $2 million, or 1%, to $140 million, primarily as a result of lower real estate revenues. Real estate revenues, which represented 77% of total Move revenues, decreased 4%, driven by the ongoing impact of the macroeconomic environment on the housing market, which led to lower lead and transaction volumes. Revenues from the referral model, which includes the ReadyConnect Concierge℠ product, and the core lead generation product decreased due to these factors. The decline was partially offset by strong growth in seller, new homes and rentals, including the partnership with Zillow, and increased advertising revenues. Based on Move’s internal data, average monthly unique users of Realtor.com®’s web and mobile sites for the fiscal first quarter grew 2% compared to the prior year to 77 million. Lead volume was down 1% year over year as it continues to be impacted by high mortgage rates.
Book Publishing
Revenues in the quarter increased $21 million, or 4%, compared to the prior year, primarily driven by higher digital and backlist book sales and improved returns. Key titles in the quarter included Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva and The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey. Bible sales were also strong. Adjusted Revenues increased 3%.
Digital sales increased 15% compared to the prior year, driven by 26% growth from audiobook sales, which benefited from the continued contribution from the Spotify partnership and strong market conditions, in addition to higher e-book sales, which increased 7% compared to the prior year. Digital sales represented 25% of Consumer revenues for the quarter compared to 22% in the prior year. Backlist sales represented approximately 64% of Consumer revenues in the quarter compared to 61% in the prior year.
Segment EBITDA for the quarter increased $16 million, or 25%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to the higher revenues discussed above, partially offset by higher employee costs.
Subscription Video Services
Revenues of $501 million in the quarter increased $15 million, or 3%, compared with the prior year, primarily driven by higher revenues from Kayo and BINGE from increases in both volume and pricing, and an $11 million, or 2%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations, partly offset by the impact from fewer residential broadcast subscribers. Adjusted Revenues of $490 million increased 1% compared to the prior year. Foxtel Group streaming subscription revenues represented 34% of total segment circulation and subscription revenues in the quarter, as compared to 30% in the prior year.
As of September 30, 2024, Foxtel’s total closing paid subscribers were over 4.6 million, a 1% increase compared to the prior year, driven by growth in Kayo and BINGE subscribers, partly offset by fewer residential broadcast subscribers. Broadcast subscriber churn in the quarter was 11.0% compared to 11.4% in the prior year, while Broadcast ARPU for the quarter continued to increase, up 4% year-over-year to A$89 (US$60).
As of September 30,
2024
2023
(in 000's)
Broadcast Subscribers
Residential
1,185
1,310
Commercial
237
233
Streaming Subscribers - Total (Paid)
Kayo
1,511 (1,499)
1,411 (1,403)
BINGE
1,571 (1,552)
1,506 (1,449)
Foxtel Now
134 (131)
167 (161)
Total Subscribers - Total (Paid)
4,658 (4,622)
4,646 (4,573)
Segment EBITDA of $92 million in the quarter decreased $1 million, or 1%, compared with the prior year, primarily due to $11 million of Hubbl costs, higher sports programming costs related to contractual increases and higher production costs, partially offset by declines in other costs, including marketing and entertainment programming costs, and the higher revenues discussed above. Adjusted Segment EBITDA decreased 3%.
News Media
Revenues in the quarter decreased $27 million, or 5%, as compared to the prior year, including a positive $12 million, or 2%, impact from foreign currency fluctuations, primarily driven by lower other revenues from the transfer of third-party printing revenue contracts to News UK’s joint venture with DMG Media and lower advertising revenues. Adjusted Revenues for the segment decreased 7% compared to the prior year.
Circulation and subscription revenues decreased $4 million, or 1%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to lower print volumes, partially offset by cover price increases and the $6 million, or 3%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations.
Advertising revenues decreased $10 million, or 5%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to lower print advertising revenues at News Corp Australia and lower digital advertising revenues at News UK mainly driven by a decline in traffic at some mastheads due to algorithm changes at certain platforms, partially offset by a $5 million, or 2%, positive impact from foreign currency fluctuations.
In the quarter, Segment EBITDA increased $2 million, or 14%, compared to the prior year, driven by cost savings at News UK as a result of the combination of its printing operations with those of DMG Media and other cost savings initiatives, including lower Talk costs, largely offset by the lower revenues discussed above. Adjusted Segment EBITDA increased 7%.
Digital revenues represented 39% of News Media segment revenues in the quarter, compared to 37% in the prior year, and represented 37% of the combined revenues of the newspaper mastheads. Digital subscribers and users across key properties within the News Media segment are summarized below:
CASH FLOW
The following table presents a reconciliation of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to free cash flow:
For the three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
(in millions)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$
64
$
(55
)
Less: Capital expenditures
(95
)
(124
)
Free cash flow
$
(31
)
$
(179
)
Net cash provided by operating activities of $64 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $119 million higher than net cash used in operating activities of $(55) million in the prior year, primarily due to lower working capital and higher Total Segment EBITDA, as noted above, partly offset by higher tax payments.
Free cash flow in the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $(31) million compared to $(179) million in the prior year. The improvement in free cash flow was primarily due to higher cash provided by operating activities, as mentioned above, in addition to lower capital expenditures.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less capital expenditures. Free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, since companies and investors may differ as to what items should be included in the calculation of free cash flow.
Free cash flow does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, the net change in cash and cash equivalents as presented in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP, which incorporates all cash movements during the period. The Company believes free cash flow provides useful information to management and investors about the Company’s liquidity and cash flow trends.
OTHER ITEMS
Strategic Review
In response to third party interest, the Company is continuing to assess strategic and financial options for the Foxtel Group, including its capital structure and assets. There is no assurance regarding the timing of any action or transaction, nor that the strategic review will result in a transaction or other strategic change.
COMPARISON OF NON-GAAP TO U.S. GAAP INFORMATION
Adjusted Revenues, Total Segment EBITDA, Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA, Adjusted Segment EBITDA, adjusted net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders, Adjusted EPS, constant currency revenues and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures contained in this earnings release. The Company believes these measures are important tools for investors and analysts to use in assessing the Company’s underlying business performance and to provide for more meaningful comparisons of the Company’s operating performance between periods. These measures also allow investors and analysts to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as Company management. These non-GAAP measures may be different than similar measures used by other companies and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations for the differences between non-GAAP measures used in this earnings release and comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP are included in Notes 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the reconciliation of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to free cash flow is included above.
Conference call
News Corporation’s earnings conference call can be heard live at 5:00 p.m. EST on November 7, 2024. To listen to the call, please visit http://investors.newscorp.com.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
News Corporation’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held exclusively via live webcast on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST. The webcast can be accessed at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NWS2024. A replay will be available at the same location for a period of time following the meeting.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding trends and uncertainties affecting the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition, the Company’s strategy and strategic initiatives, including potential acquisitions, investments and dispositions, the Company’s cost savings initiatives and the outcome of contingencies such as litigation and investigations. These statements are based on management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to the risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. More detailed information about factors that could affect future results is contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The “forward-looking statements” included in this document are made only as of the date of this document and we do not have and do not undertake any obligation to publicly update any “forward-looking statements” to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, and we expressly disclaim any such obligation, except as required by law or regulation.
About News Corporation
News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: information services and news, digital real estate services, book publishing and subscription video services in Australia. Headquartered in New York, News Corp operates primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and its content and other products and services are distributed and consumed worldwide. More information is available at: www.newscorp.com.
NEWS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts)
For the three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
Revenues:
Circulation and subscription
$
1,157
$
1,129
Advertising
381
391
Consumer
521
502
Real estate
357
311
Other
161
166
Total Revenues
2,577
2,499
Operating expenses
(1,263
)
(1,273
)
Selling, general and administrative
(899
)
(862
)
Depreciation and amortization
(189
)
(171
)
Impairment and restructuring charges
(24
)
(38
)
Equity losses of affiliates
(3
)
(2
)
Interest expense, net
(18
)
(23
)
Other, net
23
(35
)
Income before income tax expense
204
95
Income tax expense
(60
)
(37
)
Net income
144
58
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(25
)
(28
)
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders
$
119
$
30
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
569.2
572.3
Diluted
571.2
574.1
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders per share, basic and diluted
$
0.21
$
0.05
NEWS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited; in millions)
As of September 30, 2024
As of June 30, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,778
$
1,960
Receivables, net
1,698
1,503
Inventory, net
378
296
Other current assets
652
613
Total current assets
4,506
4,372
Non-current assets:
Investments
458
430
Property, plant and equipment, net
1,919
1,914
Operating lease right-of-use assets
965
958
Intangible assets, net
2,324
2,322
Goodwill
5,258
5,186
Deferred income tax assets, net
323
332
Other non-current assets
1,174
1,170
Total assets
$
16,927
$
16,684
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
374
$
314
Accrued expenses
1,213
1,231
Deferred revenue
559
551
Current borrowings
194
54
Other current liabilities
929
905
Total current liabilities
3,269
3,055
Non-current liabilities:
Borrowings
2,706
2,855
Retirement benefit obligations
130
125
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
112
119
Operating lease liabilities
1,036
1,027
Other non-current liabilities
508
492
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Class A common stock
4
4
Class B common stock
2
2
Additional paid-in capital
11,157
11,254
Accumulated deficit
(1,779
)
(1,889
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,131
)
(1,251
)
Total News Corporation stockholders' equity
8,253
8,120
Noncontrolling interests
913
891
Total equity
9,166
9,011
Total liabilities and equity
$
16,927
$
16,684
NEWS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited; in millions)
For the three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
Operating activities:
Net income
$
144
$
58
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
189
171
Operating lease expense
25
24
Equity losses of affiliates
3
2
Impairment charges
—
21
Deferred income taxes
14
13
Other, net
(23
)
36
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables and other assets
(107
)
(128
)
Inventories, net
(68
)
(55
)
Accounts payable and other liabilities
(113
)
(197
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
64
(55
)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures
(95
)
(124
)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(12
)
(20
)
Purchases of investments in equity affiliates and other
(51
)
(31
)
Proceeds from sales of investments in equity affiliates and other
22
16
Net cash used in investing activities
(136
)
(159
)
Financing activities:
Borrowings
153
925
Repayment of borrowings
(185
)
(933
)
Repurchase of shares
(38
)
(29
)
Dividends paid
(35
)
(28
)
Other, net
(42
)
—
Net cash used in financing activities
(147
)
(65
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(219
)
(279
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
1,960
1,833
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
37
(25
)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
1,778
$
1,529
NOTE 1 – TOTAL SEGMENT EBITDA
Segment EBITDA is defined as revenues less operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Segment EBITDA does not include: depreciation and amortization, impairment and restructuring charges, equity losses of affiliates, interest (expense) income, net, other, net and income tax (expense) benefit. Management believes that Segment EBITDA is an appropriate measure for evaluating the operating performance of the Company’s business segments because it is the primary measure used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate the performance of and allocate resources within the Company’s businesses. Segment EBITDA provides management, investors and equity analysts with a measure to analyze the operating performance of each of the Company’s business segments and its enterprise value against historical data and competitors’ data, although historical results may not be indicative of future results (as operating performance is highly contingent on many factors, including customer tastes and preferences).
Total Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income (loss), cash flow and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. In addition, this measure does not reflect cash available to fund requirements and excludes items, such as depreciation and amortization and impairment and restructuring charges, which are significant components in assessing the Company’s financial performance. The Company believes that the presentation of Total Segment EBITDA provides useful information regarding the Company’s operations and other factors that affect the Company’s reported results. Specifically, the Company believes that by excluding certain one-time or non-cash items such as impairment and restructuring charges and depreciation and amortization, as well as potential distortions between periods caused by factors such as financing and capital structures and changes in tax positions or regimes, the Company provides users of its consolidated financial statements with insight into both its core operations as well as the factors that affect reported results between periods but which the Company believes are not representative of its core business. As a result, users of the Company’s consolidated financial statements are better able to evaluate changes in the core operating results of the Company across different periods. The following table reconciles net income to Total Segment EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
For the three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
Change
% Change
(in millions)
Net income
$
144
$
58
$
86
148
%
Add:
Income tax expense
60
37
23
62
%
Other, net
(23
)
35
(58
)
**
Interest expense, net
18
23
(5
)
(22
)%
Equity losses of affiliates
3
2
1
50
%
Impairment and restructuring charges
24
38
(14
)
(37
)%
Depreciation and amortization
189
171
18
11
%
Total Segment EBITDA
$
415
$
364
$
51
14
%
**Not meaningful
NOTE 2 – ADJUSTED REVENUES, ADJUSTED TOTAL SEGMENT EBITDA AND ADJUSTED SEGMENT EBITDA
The Company uses revenues, Total Segment EBITDA and Segment EBITDA excluding the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, fees and costs, net of indemnification, related to the claims and investigations arising out of certain conduct at The News of the World (the “U.K. Newspaper Matters”), charges for other significant, non-ordinary course legal or regulatory matters (“litigation charges”) and foreign currency fluctuations (“Adjusted Revenues,” “Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA” and “Adjusted Segment EBITDA,” respectively) to evaluate the performance of the Company’s core business operations exclusive of certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period such as the unpredictability and volatility of currency fluctuations. The Company calculates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations for businesses reporting in currencies other than the U.S. dollar by multiplying the results for each quarter in the current period by the difference between the average exchange rate for that quarter and the average exchange rate in effect during the corresponding quarter of the prior year and totaling the impact for all quarters in the current period.
The calculation of Adjusted Revenues, Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, since companies and investors may differ as to what type of events warrant adjustment. Adjusted Revenues, Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA are not measures of performance under generally accepted accounting principles and should not be construed as substitutes for amounts determined under GAAP as measures of performance. However, management uses these measures in comparing the Company’s historical performance and believes that they provide meaningful and comparable information to investors to assist in their analysis of our performance relative to prior periods and our competitors.
The following table reconciles reported revenues and reported Total Segment EBITDA to Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Revenues
Total Segment EBITDA
For the three months ended September 30,
For the three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
Difference
2024
2023
Difference
(in millions)
(in millions)
As reported
$
2,577
$
2,499
$
78
$
415
$
364
$
51
Impact of acquisitions
(2
)
—
(2
)
1
—
1
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations
(35
)
—
(35
)
(8
)
—
(8
)
Net impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters
—
—
—
2
3
(1
)
As adjusted
$
2,540
$
2,499
$
41
$
410
$
367
$
43
Foreign Exchange Rates
Average foreign exchange rates used in the calculation of the impact of foreign currency fluctuations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
Fiscal Year 2025
Q1
U.S. Dollar per Australian Dollar
$0.67
U.S. Dollar per British Pound Sterling
$1.30
Fiscal Year 2024
Q1
U.S. Dollar per Australian Dollar
$0.65
U.S. Dollar per British Pound Sterling
$1.27
Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
For the three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
% Change
(in millions)
Better/(Worse)
Adjusted Revenues:
Dow Jones
$
549
$
537
2
%
Digital Real Estate Services
449
403
11
%
Book Publishing
543
525
3
%
Subscription Video Services
490
486
1
%
News Media
509
548
(7
)%
Other
—
—
—
%
Adjusted Total Revenues
$
2,540
$
2,499
2
%
Adjusted Segment EBITDA:
Dow Jones
$
130
$
124
5
%
Digital Real Estate Services
138
122
13
%
Book Publishing
80
65
23
%
Subscription Video Services
90
93
(3
)%
News Media
15
14
7
%
Other
(43
)
(51
)
16
%
Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA
$
410
$
367
12
%
The following tables reconcile reported revenues and Segment EBITDA by segment to Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
For the three months ended September 30, 2024
As Reported
Impact of Acquisitions
Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations
Net Impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters
As Adjusted
(in millions)
Revenues:
Dow Jones
$
552
$
(1
)
$
(2
)
$
—
$
549
Digital Real Estate Services
457
(1
)
(7
)
—
449
Book Publishing
546
—
(3
)
—
543
Subscription Video Services
501
—
(11
)
—
490
News Media
521
—
(12
)
—
509
Other
—
—
—
—
—
Total Revenues
$
2,577
$
(2
)
$
(35
)
$
—
$
2,540
Segment EBITDA:
Dow Jones
$
131
$
—
$
(1
)
$
—
$
130
Digital Real Estate Services
140
1
(3
)
—
138
Book Publishing
81
—
(1
)
—
80
Subscription Video Services
92
—
(2
)
—
90
News Media
16
—
(1
)
—
15
Other
(45
)
—
—
2
(43
)
Total Segment EBITDA
$
415
$
1
$
(8
)
$
2
$
410
For the three months ended September 30, 2023
As Reported
Impact of Acquisitions
Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations
Net Impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters
As Adjusted
(in millions)
Revenues:
Dow Jones
$
537
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
537
Digital Real Estate Services
403
—
—
—
403
Book Publishing
525
—
—
—
525
Subscription Video Services
486
—
—
—
486
News Media
548
—
—
—
548
Other
—
—
—
—
—
Total Revenues
$
2,499
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
2,499
Segment EBITDA:
Dow Jones
$
124
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
124
Digital Real Estate Services
122
—
—
—
122
Book Publishing
65
—
—
—
65
Subscription Video Services
93
—
—
—
93
News Media
14
—
—
—
14
Other
(54
)
—
—
3
(51
)
Total Segment EBITDA
$
364
$
—
$
—
$
3
$
367
NOTE 3 – ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NEWS CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS AND ADJUSTED EPS
The Company uses net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) excluding expenses related to U.K. Newspaper Matters, litigation charges, impairment and restructuring charges and “Other, net”, net of tax, recognized by the Company or its equity method investees, as well as the settlement of certain pre-Separation tax matters (“adjusted net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders” and “adjusted EPS,” respectively), to evaluate the performance of the Company’s operations exclusive of certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period, as well as certain non-operational items. The calculation of adjusted net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders and adjusted EPS may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, since companies and investors may differ as to what type of events warrant adjustment. Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders and adjusted EPS are not measures of performance under generally accepted accounting principles and should not be construed as substitutes for consolidated net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders and net income (loss) per share as determined under GAAP as a measure of performance. However, management uses these measures in comparing the Company’s historical performance and believes that they provide meaningful and comparable information to investors to assist in their analysis of our performance relative to prior periods and our competitors.
The following table reconciles reported net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders and reported diluted EPS to adjusted net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders and adjusted EPS for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
For the three months ended September 30, 2024
For the three months ended September 30, 2023
(in millions, except per share data)
Net income attributable to stockholders
EPS
Net income attributable to stockholders
EPS
Net income
$
144
$
58
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(25
)
(28
)
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders
$
119
$
0.21
$
30
$
0.05
U.K. Newspaper Matters
2
0.01
3
0.01
Impairment and restructuring charges(a)
24
0.04
38
0.06
Other, net
(23
)
(0.04
)
35
0.06
Tax impact on items above
(3
)
(0.01
)
(19
)
(0.03
)
Impact of noncontrolling interest on items above
(1
)
—
3
0.01
As adjusted
$
118
$
0.21
$
90
$
0.16
(a)
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized non-cash impairment charges of $21 million at the News Media segment related to the write-down of fixed assets associated with the combination of News UK’s printing operations with those of DMG Media.
NOTE 4 – CONSTANT CURRENCY REVENUES
The Company believes that the presentation of revenues excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations (“constant currency revenues”) provides useful information regarding the performance of the Company’s core business operations exclusive of distortions between periods caused by the unpredictability and volatility of currency fluctuations. The Company calculates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations for businesses reporting in currencies other than the U.S. dollar as described in Note 2.
Constant currency revenues are not measures of performance under generally accepted accounting principles and should not be construed as substitutes for revenues as determined under GAAP as measures of performance. However, management uses these measures in comparing the Company’s historical performance and believes that they provide meaningful and comparable information to investors to assist in their analysis of our performance relative to prior periods and our competitors.
The following tables reconcile reported revenues to constant currency revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2024:
Q1 Fiscal 2024
Q1 Fiscal 2025
FX impact
Q1 Fiscal 2025 constant currency
% Change - reported
% Change - constant currency
($ in millions)
Better/(Worse)
Consolidated results:
Circulation and subscription
$
1,129
$
1,157
$
18
$
1,139
2
%
1
%
Advertising
391
381
6
375
(3
)%
(4
)%
Consumer
502
521
3
518
4
%
3
%
Real estate
311
357
6
351
15
%
13
%
Other
166
161
2
159
(3
)%
(4
)%
Total revenues
$
2,499
$
2,577
$
35
$
2,542
3
%
2
%
Dow Jones:
Circulation and subscription
$
436
$
459
$
2
$
457
5
%
5
%
Advertising
91
85
—
85
(7
)%
(7
)%
Other
10
8
—
8
(20
)%
(20
)%
Total Dow Jones segment revenues
$
537
$
552
$
2
$
550
3
%
2
%
Digital Real Estate Services:
Circulation and subscription
$
3
$
2
$
—
$
2
(33
)%
(33
)%
Advertising
35
38
—
38
9
%
9
%
Real estate
311
357
6
351
15
%
13
%
Other
54
60
1
59
11
%
9
%
Total Digital Real Estate Services segment revenues
$
403
$
457
$
7
$
450
13
%
12
%
REA Group revenues
$
261
$
318
$
7
$
311
22
%
19
%
Q1 Fiscal 2024
Q1 Fiscal 2025
FX impact
Q1 Fiscal 2025 constant currency
% Change - reported
% Change - constant currency
($ in millions)
Better/(Worse)
Book Publishing:
Consumer
$
502
$
521
$
3
$
518
4
%
3
%
Other
23
25
—
25
9
%
9
%
Total Book Publishing segment revenues
$
525
$
546
$
3
$
543
4
%
3
%
Subscription Video Services:
Circulation and subscription
$
415
$
425
$
10
$
415
2
%
—
%
Advertising
62
65
1
64
5
%
3
%
Other
9
11
—
11
22
%
22
%
Total Subscription Video Services segment revenues
$
486
$
501
$
11
$
490
3
%
1
%
News Media:
Circulation and subscription
$
275
$
271
$
6
$
265
(1
)%
(4
)%
Advertising
203
193
5
188
(5
)%
(7
)%
Other
70
57
1
56
(19
)%
(20
)%
Total News Media segment revenues
$
548
$
521
$
12
$
509
(5
)%
(7
)%
News UK
Circulation and subscription
$
144
$
146
$
4
$
142
1
%
(1
)%
Advertising
59
50
2
48
(15
)%
(19
)%
Other
25
11
—
11
(56
)%
(56
)%
Total News UK revenues
$
228
$
207
$
6
$
201
(9
)%
(12
)%
News Corp Australia
Circulation and subscription
$
107
$
103
$
2
$
101
(4
)%
(6
)%
Advertising
93
90
2
88
(3
)%
(5
)%
Other
38
41
1
40
8
%
5
%
Total News Corp Australia revenues
$
238
$
234
$
5
$
229
(2
)%
(4
)%
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241107961040/en/
Investor Relations Michael Florin 212-416-3363 mflorin@newscorp.com
Anthony Rudolf 212-416-3040 arudolf@newscorp.com
Corporate Communications Arthur Bochner 646-422-9671 abochner@newscorp.com
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