News Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

News has a total shareholder equity of $9.0B and total debt of $2.9B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 32%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $16.7B and $7.7B respectively. News's EBIT is $786.0M making its interest coverage ratio 10.1. It has cash and short-term investments of $2.0B.

Key information

32.0%

Debt to equity ratio

US$2.89b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio10.1x
CashUS$1.98b
EquityUS$9.01b
Total liabilitiesUS$7.67b
Total assetsUS$16.68b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Nov 08
News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Is It Time To Consider Buying News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)?

Oct 24
Is It Time To Consider Buying News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)?

Calculating The Fair Value Of News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)

Aug 29
Calculating The Fair Value Of News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)

Earnings Miss: News Corporation Missed EPS By 20% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Aug 16
Earnings Miss: News Corporation Missed EPS By 20% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 13
News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) P/E Is On The Mark

Jul 31
News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) P/E Is On The Mark

When Should You Buy News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)?

Jul 16
When Should You Buy News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)?

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)

Jul 02
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)

May 21
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)

Getting In Cheap On News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Might Be Difficult

Apr 21
Getting In Cheap On News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Might Be Difficult

We Think News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Apr 08
We Think News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Why News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Could Be Worth Watching

Mar 25
Why News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Could Be Worth Watching

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)

Mar 12
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)

News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Feb 14
News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Are Investors Undervaluing News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) By 25%?

Feb 05
Are Investors Undervaluing News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) By 25%?

Getting In Cheap On News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Might Be Difficult

Jan 09
Getting In Cheap On News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Might Be Difficult

Here's Why News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Dec 27
Here's Why News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Here's What To Make Of News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Dec 11
Here's What To Make Of News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Should You Investigate News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) At US$22.01?

Nov 27
Should You Investigate News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) At US$22.01?

Why We Think News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) CEO Compensation Is Not Excessive At All

Nov 09
Why We Think News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) CEO Compensation Is Not Excessive At All

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Shares Could Be 37% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Sep 30
News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Shares Could Be 37% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Sep 14
News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Dividend Will Be $0.10

Aug 30
News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Dividend Will Be $0.10

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.10

Aug 15
News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.10

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)

Aug 03
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)

What Does News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Share Price Indicate?

Jul 21
What Does News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Share Price Indicate?

Is There An Opportunity With News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) 36% Undervaluation?

Jun 09
Is There An Opportunity With News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) 36% Undervaluation?

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

May 26
News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jan 30
News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is There An Opportunity With News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) 45% Undervaluation?

Dec 19
Is There An Opportunity With News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) 45% Undervaluation?

Investors Will Want News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Dec 05
Investors Will Want News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Growth In ROCE To Persist

It Looks Like Shareholders Would Probably Approve News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) CEO Compensation Package

Nov 09
It Looks Like Shareholders Would Probably Approve News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) CEO Compensation Package

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: NWSA's short term assets ($4.4B) exceed its short term liabilities ($3.1B).

Long Term Liabilities: NWSA's short term assets ($4.4B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($4.6B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: NWSA's net debt to equity ratio (10.1%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: NWSA's debt to equity ratio has increased from 14.4% to 32% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: NWSA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (38%).

Interest Coverage: NWSA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (10.1x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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