NASDAQ$NWSA

News Corp · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

News Corp's Q2 2022 revenues reached the highest quarterly revenue since separation and net income was flat compared to the prior year.

News Corp reported strong second-quarter results for fiscal year 2022, with revenues reaching $2.72 billion, a 13% increase compared to the prior year and the highest quarterly revenue since separation. Net income was $262 million, flat compared to $261 million in the prior year. Total Segment EBITDA was $586 million, an 18% increase compared to $497 million in the prior year. Adjusted EPS were $0.44 compared to $0.34 in the prior year.

  • Revenues in the quarter were $2.72 billion, a 13% increase compared to the prior year and the highest quarterly revenue since separation.
  • Net income in the quarter was $262 million, flat compared to the prior year.
  • Total Segment EBITDA in the quarter was $586 million, an 18% increase compared to the prior year.
  • Digital Real Estate Services segment revenues grew 35%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.72B

Previous: $2.41B+12.6%
EPS (adj)

$0.44

Previous: $0.34+29.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$208M

Previous: -$173M-20.2%
Free Cash Flow

$222M

Previous: $310M-28.4%
Net Income

$235M

Previous: $231M+1.7%
Operating Income

-$2.13B

Previous: -$1.92B-11.2%
Gross Profit

$1.44B

Previous: $1.22B+18.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.18B

Previous: $1.56B+39.8%
Total Assets

$16.5B

Previous: $15.1B+9.4%

Revenue & EPS history

News Corp · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.72B

Q2 2022+12.6%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

News Corp · $1.76B total across 3 segments · Q2 2022

  • News Media
    $638M+11.3%
  • Book Publishing
    $617M+13.4%
  • Dow Jones
    $508M+13.9%

Forward guidance

The company expects to close acquisitions of OPIS and Base Chemicals businesses in the first half of calendar 2022.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

+1.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.2%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

29 / 51 earnings

Positive

+13.2%

Q1 2021

Best reaction

-18.6%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026-1.2%-1.4%+0.7%
Q2 2026-7.1%-4.1%+1.7%
Q1 2026+6.7%+6.9%+3.8%
Q3 2025-1.5%-0.7%-2.4%
Q2 2025-0.8%+2.3%-2.8%
Q1 2025+4.0%+1.3%+1.4%
Q4 2024+6.6%+5.8%+2.0%
Q3 2024+1.5%+4.3%+11.3%
Q2 2024+5.1%+5.6%+6.7%
Q1 2024-2.3%-2.1%+2.5%
Q4 2023+4.4%+2.8%+3.5%
Q3 2023+8.7%+10.3%+15.3%
Q2 2023-10.9%-9.9%-23.3%
Q1 2023-2.9%+8.0%+8.6%
Q4 2022+7.9%+10.7%-1.1%
Q3 2022-18.6%-15.7%-17.5%
Q2 2022+1.4%+2.1%-5.1%
Q1 2022+5.8%+1.7%-6.8%
Q4 2021+1.5%-0.2%-7.3%
Q3 2021+5.4%+5.8%+0.4%
Q2 2021+8.1%+11.8%+22.8%
Q1 2021+13.2%+20.2%+38.0%
Q4 2020+7.6%+12.0%+12.5%
Q3 2020+12.6%+9.5%+34.0%
Q2 2020+0.3%+0.3%-21.8%
Q1 2020-5.4%-3.2%-2.5%
Q4 2019+7.2%+9.8%+10.3%
Q3 2019+3.6%+0.9%+2.6%
Q2 2019-3.1%-4.0%-0.9%
Q1 2019+6.2%+3.2%-6.9%
Q4 2018-12.1%-9.6%-16.4%
Q3 2018-6.9%-4.4%-4.2%
Q2 2018-1.8%+1.0%+2.6%
Q1 2018+7.6%+8.0%+17.0%
Q4 2017-5.2%-6.1%-7.3%
Q3 2017-0.4%-0.6%+5.6%
Q2 2017+9.2%+7.6%+1.8%
Q1 2017-0.4%+1.9%-0.5%
Q4 2016+3.7%+5.3%+7.4%
Q3 2016+3.7%
Q2 2016-6.1%
Q1 2016-3.0%
Q4 2015+8.4%
Q3 2015-7.2%
Q2 2015+4.4%
Q1 2015+1.7%
Q4 2014-2.3%
Q3 2014+5.2%
Q2 2014+11.0%
Q1 2014-2.5%
Q4 2013-2.0%
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q1 2013
Q4 2012
Q3 2012
Q2 2012
Q1 2012

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