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) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Nov 29
News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Aug 13We Think News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Apr 08Here's Why News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Dec 27Recent updates
Estimating The Fair Value Of News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Dec 15News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Nov 29Why 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 27Financial 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).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 01:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
Data Sources
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
News Corporation is covered by 34 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Mark McDonnell | APP Securities Pty Ltd. |
| Russell Wright | Barclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited |
| Aryan Norozi | Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited |