For the quarter ended March 2025, News Corp. (NWSA) reported revenue of $2.01 billion, down 17.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.17, compared to $0.11 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.29% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.01 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.19, the EPS surprise was -10.53%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how News Corp. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues by Product (GAAP)- Dow Jones: $575 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $564.92 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.7%.
- Revenues by Product (GAAP)- Book Publishing: $514 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $515.34 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.6%.
- Revenues by Product (GAAP)- Digital Real Estate Services: $406 million compared to the $415.69 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.6% year over year.
- Revenues by Product (GAAP)- News Media: $514 million compared to the $518.94 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3% year over year.
- EBITDA- Dow Jones: $132 million versus $126.48 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- EBITDA- News Media: $33 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $22.49 million.
- EBITDA- Other: -$63 million versus -$60 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- EBITDA- Book Publishing: $64 million compared to the $64.16 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- EBITDA- Digital Real Estate Services: $124 million compared to the $120.39 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of News Corp. have returned +7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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