News Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
News has a total shareholder equity of $9.2B and total debt of $2.9B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 31.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $16.9B and $7.8B respectively. News's EBIT is $818.0M making its interest coverage ratio 10.9. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.8B.
Key information
31.5%
Debt to equity ratio
US$2.89b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 10.9x |
| Cash | US$1.79b |
| Equity | US$9.17b |
| Total liabilities | US$7.76b |
| Total assets | US$16.93b |
Recent financial health updates
News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Aug 13
We Think News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Apr 08Here's Why News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Dec 27News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Sep 14News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
May 26News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jan 30Recent updates
Why We Think News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) CEO Compensation Is Not Excessive At All
Nov 14News Corporation Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Nov 12News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion
Nov 08Is It Time To Consider Buying News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)?
Oct 24Calculating The Fair Value Of News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Aug 29Earnings Miss: News Corporation Missed EPS By 20% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Aug 16News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Aug 13News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) P/E Is On The Mark
Jul 31When Should You Buy News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)?
Jul 16Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Jul 02Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)
May 21Getting In Cheap On News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Might Be Difficult
Apr 21We Think News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Apr 08Why News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Could Be Worth Watching
Mar 25Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Mar 12News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture
Feb 14Are Investors Undervaluing News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) By 25%?
Feb 05Getting In Cheap On News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Might Be Difficult
Jan 09Here's Why News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Dec 27Here's What To Make Of News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Dec 11Should You Investigate News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) At US$22.01?
Nov 27Why We Think News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) CEO Compensation Is Not Excessive At All
Nov 09News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Shares Could Be 37% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Sep 30News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Sep 14News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Dividend Will Be $0.10
Aug 30News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.10
Aug 15Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Aug 03What Does News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Share Price Indicate?
Jul 21Is There An Opportunity With News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) 36% Undervaluation?
Jun 09News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
May 26News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jan 30Is There An Opportunity With News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) 45% Undervaluation?
Dec 19Investors Will Want News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Dec 05Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: NWSA's short term assets ($4.5B) exceed its short term liabilities ($3.3B).
Long Term Liabilities: NWSA's short term assets ($4.5B) exceed its long term liabilities ($4.5B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: NWSA's net debt to equity ratio (12.1%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: NWSA's debt to equity ratio has increased from 13.9% to 31.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: NWSA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (42.1%).
Interest Coverage: NWSA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (10.9x coverage).