(NWSA) News - Overview
Stock: Newspapers, Digital, Books, Data
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 24.8% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -6.01% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.68 |
| Alpha | -29.70 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.799 |
| Beta Downside | 0.964 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 27.81% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.48 |
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Description: NWSA News March 04, 2026
News Corp (NWSA) is a media and information services company. It creates and distributes content and services globally. Its business model includes digital real estate services, financial news and data, book publishing, and traditional news media.
The company operates in the Publishing GICS Sub-Industry. This sector focuses on content creation and dissemination. NWSAs portfolio includes established brands like The Wall Street Journal and HarperCollins. Digital real estate services, a growth area, leverage online platforms for property advertising and related services. This segment benefits from increasing online real estate transactions.
NWSA distributes content across multiple channels, including print, web, and mobile. Revenue streams derive from subscriptions, advertising, and service fees. Consider researching NWSAs segment-specific revenue trends on ValueRay for deeper insights.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.5
| Net Income: 1.08b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.55 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 23.17% < 20% (prev 30.57%; Δ -7.40% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 1.08b > Net Income 1.08b |
| Net Debt (797.0m) to EBITDA (1.58b): 0.51 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.81 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (576.2m) vs 12m ago 1.07% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 64.92% > 18% (prev 0.56%; Δ 6437 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 55.90% > 50% (prev 55.10%; Δ 0.80% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 39.56 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.58b / Interest Expense TTM 27.0m) |
Altman Z'' 0.86
| A: 0.13 (Total Current Assets 4.57b - Total Current Liabilities 2.52b) / Total Assets 15.51b |
| B: -0.03 (Retained Earnings -509.0m / Total Assets 15.51b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 1.07b / Avg Total Assets 15.84b) |
| D: -0.33 (Book Value of Equity -2.02b / Total Liabilities 6.05b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 0.86 = B |
Beneish M -2.92
| DSRI: 1.15 (Receivables 1.89b/1.66b, Revenue 8.85b/8.90b) |
| GMI: 0.85 (GM 64.92% / 55.51%) |
| AQI: 1.19 (AQ_t 0.57 / AQ_t-1 0.48) |
| SGI: 0.99 (Revenue 8.85b / 8.90b) |
| TATA: -0.00 (NI 1.08b - CFO 1.08b) / TA 15.51b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -2.92 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
What is the price of NWSA shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.72%, over one month by -4.80%, over three months by -6.85% and over the past year by -15.77%.
Is NWSA a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 6
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the NWSA price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 34.1 | 43% |
| Analysts Target Price | 34.1 | 43% |
NWSA Fundamental Data Overview February 28, 2026
P/E Forward = 36.1011
P/S = 1.6394
P/B = 1.8293
P/EG = 2.1244
Revenue TTM = 8.85b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.07b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.58b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.93b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 25.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.85b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 797.0m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 14.94b USD (14.14b + Debt 2.85b - CCE 2.05b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 39.56 (Ebit TTM 1.07b / Interest Expense TTM 27.0m)
EV/FCF = 22.91x (Enterprise Value 14.94b / FCF TTM 652.0m)
FCF Yield = 4.37% (FCF TTM 652.0m / Enterprise Value 14.94b)
FCF Margin = 7.37% (FCF TTM 652.0m / Revenue TTM 8.85b)
Net Margin = 12.19% (Net Income TTM 1.08b / Revenue TTM 8.85b)
Gross Margin = 64.92% ((Revenue TTM 8.85b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.10b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 50.58% (prev 56.11%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.96 (Enterprise Value 14.94b / Total Assets 15.51b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.33% (Interest Expense 38.0m / Debt 2.85b)
Taxrate = 32.76% (76.0m / 232.0m)
NOPAT = 718.1m (EBIT 1.07b * (1 - 32.76%))
Current Ratio = 1.81 (Total Current Assets 4.57b / Total Current Liabilities 2.52b)
Debt / Equity = 0.32 (Debt 2.85b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 8.79b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.51 (Net Debt 797.0m / EBITDA 1.58b)
Debt / FCF = 1.22 (Net Debt 797.0m / FCF TTM 652.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 8.62b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.81% (Net Income 1.08b / Total Assets 15.51b)
RoE = 12.52% (Net Income TTM 1.08b / Total Stockholder Equity 8.62b)
RoCE = 10.13% (EBIT 1.07b / Capital Employed (Equity 8.62b + L.T.Debt 1.93b))
RoIC = 6.82% (NOPAT 718.1m / Invested Capital 10.54b)
WACC = 7.52% (E(14.14b)/V(16.99b) * Re(8.86%) + D(2.85b)/V(16.99b) * Rd(1.33%) * (1-Tc(0.33)))
Discount Rate = 8.86% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 33.33 | Cagr: 0.19%
[DCF] Terminal Value 79.28% ; FCFF base≈698.8m ; Y1≈669.8m ; Y5≈651.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 32.28 (EV 12.72b - Net Debt 797.0m = Equity 11.93b / Shares 369.5m; r=7.52% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -5.50% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 40.43 | EPS CAGR: 27.68% | SUE: 1.23 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: -52.65 | Revenue CAGR: 1.03% | SUE: 0.48 | # QB: 0
EPS current Year (2026-06-30): EPS=1.06 | Chg7d=-0.001 | Chg30d=+0.023 | Revisions Net=+2 | Growth EPS=+19.2% | Growth Revenue=+4.2%
EPS next Year (2027-06-30): EPS=1.24 | Chg7d=+0.029 | Chg30d=+0.054 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+17.1% | Growth Revenue=+3.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +1.00 (2 Up / 0 Down within 30d for Current Year)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = 5.7% (Discount Rate 8.9% - Earnings Yield 3.2%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = -2.1% (Analyst 3.6% - Implied 5.7%)