About news corp. - NWSA
News Corp. operates as a diversified media and information services company, which engages in the business of creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services to consumers and businesses. It operates through the following segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The Digital Real Estate Services segment is involved in the operations of the REA Group. The Dow Jones segment offers content and data through a variety of owned and off-platform media channels, including newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. The Book Publishing segment focuses on HarperCollins, which publishes and distributes consumer books globally through print, digital, and audio formats. The News Media segment includes the operations of News Corp Australia, News UK, the New York Post, and other news broadcasting businesses. The Other segment consists of corporate overhead expenses, strategy costs, and costs related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters. The company was founded by Keith Rupert Murdoch in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
NWSA At a Glance
News Corp.
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
| Phone | 1-212-416-3400 | Revenue | 9.03B | |
| Industry | Publishing: Newspapers | Net Income | 573.00M | |
| Sector | Consumer Services | 2026 Sales Growth | 6.815% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 06 / 2027 | Employees | 21,700 | |
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NWSA Valuation
| P/E Current | 29.617 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 24.198 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 1.536 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 1.583 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 11.26 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 9.456 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 1.705 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.189 |
NWSA Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 416,036.866 |
| Income Per Employee | 26,405.53 |
| Receivables Turnover | 5.089 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.582 |
NWSA Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 1.623 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.514 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.759 |
NWSA Profitability
| Gross Margin | 51.518 |
| Operating Margin | 12.661 |
| Pretax Margin | 11.586 |
| Net Margin | 6.347 |
| Return on Assets | 3.691 |
| Return on Equity | 6.624 |
| Return on Total Capital | 5.008 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.989 |
NWSA Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 34.19 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 25.479 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 18.753 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 33.181 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 24.727 |
News Corp. in the News
News Corp announces new $1B stock-buyback program
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. announced on Wednesday that it authorized a $1 billion stock repurchase program, which will replace its previous $500 million Class A repurchase program that was approved in 2013, according to the Securities Exchange Commission filing.
News Corp revenue rises on real estate and publishing growth
News Corp reported 3% revenue growth for the quarter that ended in March, driven by positive foreign-exchange fluctuations plus solid growth at the company’s digital real estate, book publishing and Dow Jones units.