FISCAL 2016 FIRST QUARTER KEY FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
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Revenues of $2.01 billion compared to $2.11 billion in the prior
year
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Reported Total Segment EBITDA of $165 million compared to $194
million in the prior year
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Income from continuing operations was $143 million compared to $109
million in the prior year
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Reported EPS from continuing operations were $0.22 compared to
$0.15 in the prior year
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Results from the Digital Education segment are reflected as
discontinued operations
News Corporation (“News Corp” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NWS, NWSA;
ASX:NWS, NWSLV) today reported financial results for the three months
ended September 30, 2015.
Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said:
“News Corp is on track in its transition to a more digital and global
future, having successfully integrated several recent acquisitions and
built a powerful platform for future growth. We are focused on driving
sustainable expansion of revenue and profit, and leveraging the potency
of our brands, while diligently controlling costs to maximize long-term
returns for all investors. Foreign exchange fluctuations negatively
impacted reported results, but this should not obscure the progress at
many of our businesses. In fact, News Corp’s revenues, excluding the
effect of currency, grew 4% this quarter, underscoring the value of our
shift to higher growth businesses and our prudent reinvestment strategy.
We are particularly pleased with the momentum at realtor.com®,
which is significantly ahead of schedule on key metrics. We are now, by
some reckoning, the world's largest digital property listings company
and we see a particularly bright future in the sector, especially in the
U.S. where we believe the national real estate market is still returning
to health.
Our digital expertise has been enhanced by the addition of Unruly and
Checkout 51, which we expect will have a positive impact across our
businesses and around the world. We are already seeing significant new
opportunities because of Unruly's unique skills in measuring the social
and viral penetration of advertising campaigns. We are on the cusp of
significant upheaval in the advertising market, which has been distorted
by trash traffic, invisible impressions and mockable metrics, to the
detriment of advertisers, large and small.
With recent M&A activity highlighting the rising value of global
financial news brands, the progress at Dow Jones and The Wall Street
Journal is noteworthy, with growth in print and digital advertising, and
improvements in the professional information business.”
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
The Company reported fiscal 2016 first quarter total revenues of $2.01
billion, a 4% decline as compared to prior year first quarter revenues
of $2.11 billion. Adjusted revenues (as defined in Note 1) declined 1%
compared to the prior year, as strong growth in the Digital Real Estate
Services segment from REA Group Limited (“REA Group”) was offset by
lower advertising revenues at the News and Information Services segment.
Fiscal 2016 first quarter reported revenues include $85 million from the
acquisition of Move, Inc. (“Move”) in November 2014, which was more than
offset by negative foreign currency fluctuations, which reduced total
reported revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 by $188 million
as compared to the prior year.
The Company reported first quarter Total Segment EBITDA of $165 million,
a 15% decline as compared to $194 million in the prior year. Adjusted
Total Segment EBITDA (as defined in Note 1) declined 7%, or $14 million,
compared to the prior year, as continued strength at the Digital Real
Estate Services and Cable Network Programming segments, coupled with
lower fees and costs related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters (as defined
below), were more than offset by the declines at the News and
Information Services segment, including higher legal costs at News
America Marketing, and declines at the Book Publishing segment. Negative
foreign currency fluctuations reduced Total Segment EBITDA by $29
million as compared to the prior year.
Income from continuing operations was $143 million as compared to $109
million in the prior year due to a tax benefit from the release of
valuation allowances resulting from the planned disposal of the digital
education business, partially offset by lower Total Segment EBITDA,
lower Other, net and lower equity earnings of affiliates.
Earnings per share from continuing operations available to News
Corporation stockholders were $0.22 as compared to $0.15 in the prior
year. Adjusted EPS (as defined in Note 3) were $0.05 compared to $0.13
in the prior year.
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SEGMENT REVIEW
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For the three months ended
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September 30,
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2015
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2014
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% Change
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(in millions)
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Better/(Worse)
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Revenues:
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News and Information Services
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$
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1,290
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$
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1,451
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(11)
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%
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Book Publishing
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409
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406
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1
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%
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Digital Real Estate Services
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191
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112
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71
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%
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Cable Network Programming
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124
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139
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(11)
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%
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Other
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-
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-
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**
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Total Revenues
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$
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2,014
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$
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2,108
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(4)
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%
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Segment EBITDA:
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News and Information Services
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$
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83
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$
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105
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(21)
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%
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Book Publishing
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42
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55
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(24)
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%
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Digital Real Estate Services
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57
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57
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-
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%
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Cable Network Programming
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28
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32
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(13)
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%
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Other(a)
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(45)
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(55)
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18
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%
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Total Segment EBITDA
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$
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165
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$
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194
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(15)
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%
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** - Not meaningful
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(a)
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Other Segment EBITDA includes fees and costs, net of
indemnification, related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters of $5 million
and $14 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and
2014, respectively.
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News and Information Services
Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 decreased $161 million, or
11%, compared to the prior year. Total segment advertising revenues
declined 13%, primarily due to negative foreign currency fluctuations,
weakness in the print advertising market, most notably in Australia, and
lower revenues at News America Marketing. Circulation and subscription
revenues declined 6%, due to negative foreign currency fluctuations,
partially offset by higher subscription pricing and cover price
increases. At Dow Jones, the Company saw growth in both print and
digital advertising revenues and higher circulation revenues at The
Wall Street Journal as well as modest growth of professional
information business revenues.
Adjusted revenues declined 3% compared to the prior year. Total segment
advertising revenues declined 5% and circulation and subscription
revenues increased 2%, excluding the impact of $60 million and $45
million, respectively, from negative foreign currency fluctuations.
Segment EBITDA decreased $22 million in the quarter, or 21%, as compared
to the prior year. Adjusted Segment EBITDA decreased 15% compared to the
prior year due to lower advertising revenues and $5 million of higher
legal expenses at News America Marketing.
Book Publishing
Revenues in the quarter increased $3 million, or 1%, compared to the
prior year, driven by strong sales in General Books resulting from the
popularity of Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee and the inclusion
of the results of Harlequin, acquired in August 2014, partially offset
by lower revenues from the Divergent series, lower e-book sales
and negative foreign currency fluctuations. Digital sales represented
20% of consumer revenues for the quarter. Segment EBITDA for the quarter
decreased $13 million, or 24%, from the prior year, primarily due to the
factors noted above. Adjusted revenues decreased 2% and Adjusted Segment
EBITDA decreased 33% compared to the prior year.
Digital Real Estate Services
Revenues in the quarter increased $79 million, or 71%, compared to the
prior year, primarily driven by the inclusion of the results of Move,
acquired in November 2014. At REA Group, increased revenues from greater
residential listing depth product penetration and improved listing
volumes in Australia were more than offset by negative foreign currency
fluctuations. Segment EBITDA in the quarter was flat compared to the
prior year, primarily due to negative foreign currency fluctuations.
Adjusted revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA increased 21% and 31%,
respectively, compared to the prior year.
In the first quarter, Move’s revenues increased 33% on a stand-alone
basis to $85 million from $64 million in the prior year. Move saw
continued strength in its Connection for Co-Brokerage product and
non-listing Media revenues, coupled with market share gains for its Top
Producer software product. Based on Move’s internal data, average
monthly unique users of realtor.com®’s web and mobile sites
for the quarter grew 43% year-over-year to approximately 46 million,
which was driven by 64% growth in mobile users.
Cable Network Programming
In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, revenues decreased $15 million, or
11%, compared to the prior year. Adjusted revenues increased 10%,
primarily due to higher affiliate and advertising revenues. Segment
EBITDA in the quarter decreased $4 million, or 13%, compared with the
prior year. Adjusted Segment EBITDA increased 9%, primarily due to an
increase in revenues, as noted above, partially offset by expected
higher programming rights costs related to the Rugby World Cup. Negative
foreign currency fluctuations reduced reported revenues for the first
quarter of fiscal 2016 by $29 million as compared to the prior year.
Other
Segment EBITDA in the quarter improved by $10 million compared to the
prior year, primarily due to lower fees and costs, net of
indemnification, related to the claims and investigations arising out of
certain conduct at The News of the World (the “U.K. Newspaper
Matters”).
The net expense related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters was $5 million for
the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to $14 million for
the three months ended September 30, 2014.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, management approved a plan to
dispose of the Company’s digital education business. As a result of the
plan and the discontinuation of further significant business activities
in the Digital Education segment, the assets and liabilities of this
segment were classified as held for sale and the results of operations
have been reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, Income from discontinued
operations, net of tax, was $46 million, which includes a pre-tax
non-cash impairment charge of $76 million reflecting a write down of the
digital education business to its fair value less costs to sell and a
tax benefit of $151 million recognized as a result of management’s plan
to dispose of the digital education business. On September 30, 2015, the
Company sold the Amplify Insight and Amplify Learning businesses for no
material gain or loss.
REVIEW OF EQUITY EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES’ RESULTS
Quarterly equity earnings from affiliates were $8 million compared to
$25 million in the prior year.
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For the three months ended
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September 30,
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2015
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2014
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(in millions)
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Foxtel(a)
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$
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9
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$
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25
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Other equity affiliates, net
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(1)
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|
-
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Total equity earnings of affiliates
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|
|
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$
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8
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$
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25
|
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(a)
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The Company amortized $12 million related to excess cost over the
Company’s proportionate share of its investment’s underlying net
assets allocated to finite-lived intangible assets during the three
months ended September 30, 2015 and $16 million in the corresponding
period of fiscal 2015. Such amortization is reflected in Equity
earnings of affiliates in the Statements of Operations.
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On a U.S. GAAP basis, Foxtel revenues, for the three months ended
September 30, 2015, decreased $141 million to $587 million from $728
million in the prior year period. In local currency, Foxtel revenues
increased 3% due to higher subscribers. Total closing subscribers were
approximately 2.9 million as of September 30, 2015, with the majority of
growth coming from cable and satellite subscribers, which increased 8%
compared to the prior year period. In the quarter, cable and satellite
churn improved to 10.1% from 10.9% in the prior year.
Foxtel EBITDA decreased $85 million to $140 million from $225 million.
In local currency, Foxtel EBITDA declined 21% due to increased
programming costs, increased costs associated with higher sales volumes,
and the public launch of Triple Play.
Foxtel operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2015
and 2014 was $85 million and $137 million, respectively, after
depreciation and amortization of $55 million and $88 million,
respectively. Operating income decreased as a result of the factors
noted above, partially offset by lower depreciation expense resulting
from Foxtel’s reassessment of the useful lives of cable and satellite
installations due to lower subscriber churn. Foxtel’s net income of $42
million decreased from $81 million in the prior year period as a result
of lower operating income as noted above.
FREE CASH FLOW AVAILABLE TO NEWS CORPORATION
Free cash flow available to News Corporation is a non-GAAP financial
measure defined as net cash provided by continuing operating activities,
less capital expenditures, and REA Group free cash flow, plus cash
dividends received from REA Group.
Free cash flow available to News Corporation excludes cash flows from
discontinued operations.
The Company considers free cash flow available to News Corporation to
provide useful information to management and investors about the amount
of cash generated by the business after capital expenditures, which can
then be used for strategic opportunities including, among others,
investing in the Company’s business, strategic acquisitions,
strengthening the Company’s balance sheet, dividend payouts and
repurchasing stock. A limitation of free cash flow available to News
Corporation is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease
in the cash balance for the period. Management compensates for the
limitation of free cash flow available to News Corporation by also
relying on the net change in cash and cash equivalents as presented in
the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows prepared in
accordance with GAAP which incorporates all cash movements during the
period.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net cash provided by
continuing operating activities to free cash flow available to News
Corporation:
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
For the three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
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|
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2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities
|
|
|
|
$
|
141
|
|
|
$
|
220
|
Less: Capital expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
(63)
|
|
|
|
(94)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
126
|
Less: REA Group free cash flow
|
|
|
|
|
(35)
|
|
|
|
(22)
|
Plus: Cash dividends received from REA Group
|
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
Free cash flow available to News Corporation
|
|
|
|
$
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67
|
|
|
$
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Free cash flow available to News Corporation in the three months ended
September 30, 2015 was $67 million compared to $130 million in the prior
year period. The decline was primarily due to lower Total Segment
EBITDA, the absence of a special dividend received from a cost method
investment of $17 million during the three months ended September 30,
2014, as well as higher restructuring payments of $14 million. Capital
expenditures were lower due to the absence of costs associated with the
relocation of the Company’s U.K. operations to a new site in London in
fiscal 2015. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S.
dollar against local currencies resulted in a decrease of free cash flow
available to News Corporation of approximately $17 million, or 13% for
the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the prior year.
SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On November 2, 2015, REA Group announced a proposed transaction to
acquire all of the outstanding shares of iProperty Group Limited (ASX:
IPP) (“iProperty”) it does not already own for A$4.00 per share in cash
or iProperty shareholders can elect to receive A$1.20 cash and 0.7
shares in a newly-formed company, subject to a maximum 20% indirect
equity interest in iProperty. The aggregate consideration for the
transaction is expected to be approximately A$500 million (approximately
US$350 million) and will be funded primarily from new debt facilities at
REA Group totaling A$480 million, with the remainder from REA Group’s
existing cash. The transaction is subject to a number of standard
conditions, including iProperty shareholder and court approval, no
material adverse change and no prescribed occurrences, and is expected
to be completed during the first quarter of calendar 2016. The
acquisition of iProperty extends REA Group’s market leading business in
Australia to attractive markets throughout Southeast Asia.
COMPARISON OF ADJUSTED INFORMATION TO U.S. GAAP INFORMATION
Adjusted revenues, Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA, Total Segment EBITDA,
Adjusted net income available to News Corporation stockholders, Adjusted
EPS and Free cash flow available to News Corporation are non-GAAP
financial measures contained in this earnings release. This information
is provided in order to allow investors to make meaningful comparisons
of the Company’s operating performance between periods and to view the
Company’s business from the same perspective as Company management.
These non-GAAP measures may be different than similar measures used by
other companies and should be considered in addition to, not as a
substitute for, measures of financial performance calculated in
accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations for the differences between
non-GAAP measures used in this earnings release and comparable financial
measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP are included in Notes
1, 2 and 3 and the reconciliation of Net cash provided by continuing
operating activities to Free cash flow available to News Corporation is
included above.
Conference call
News Corporation’s earnings conference call can be heard live at 5:30pm
EST on November 5, 2015. To listen to the call, please visit http://investors.newscorp.com.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains certain “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on management’s views and assumptions
regarding future events and business performance as of the time the
statements are made. Actual results may differ materially from these
expectations due to changes in global economic, business, competitive
market and regulatory factors. More detailed information about these and
other factors that could affect future results is contained in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
“forward-looking statements” included in this document are made only as
of the date of this document and we do not have any obligation to
publicly update any “forward-looking statements” to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances, except as required by law.
About News Corporation
News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a global,
diversified media and information services company focused on creating
and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers
throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of
media, including: news and information services, book publishing,
digital real estate services, cable network programming in Australia,
and pay-TV distribution in Australia. Headquartered in New York, the
activities of News Corporation are conducted primarily in the United
States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. More information is available
at: www.newscorp.com.
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NEWS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS (Unaudited; in millions, except per share
amounts)
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|
|
|
For the three months ended
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September 30,
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Advertising
|
|
$
|
880
|
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$
|
920
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Circulation and Subscription
|
|
|
639
|
|
|
672
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Consumer
|
|
|
392
|
|
|
390
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Other
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Revenues
|
|
|
2,014
|
|
|
2,108
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
(1,199)
|
|
|
(1,282)
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Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
(650)
|
|
|
(632)
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Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(121)
|
|
|
(124)
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Impairment and restructuring charges
|
|
|
(17)
|
|
|
(4)
|
Equity earnings of affiliates
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
25
|
Interest, net
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
17
|
Other, net
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
48
|
Income from continuing operations before income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
156
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
(47)
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
109
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
(21)
|
Net income
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
88
|
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
(23)
|
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders
|
|
$
|
175
|
|
$
|
65
|
Less: Adjustments to Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders
– Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
Net income available to News Corporation stockholders
|
|
$
|
175
|
|
$
|
65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
581
|
|
|
580
|
Diluted
|
|
|
583
|
|
|
580
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations available to News Corporation
stockholders per share - basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations available to News
Corporation stockholders per share - basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
$
|
(0.04)
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Net income available to News Corporation stockholders per share -
basic and diluted:
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
$
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEWS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in
millions)
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2015
|
|
As of June 30, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
(audited)
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
$
|
1,898
|
|
$
|
1,951
|
Amounts due from 21st Century Fox
|
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
63
|
Receivables, net
|
|
|
|
1,301
|
|
|
1,283
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
|
630
|
|
|
717
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
|
3,889
|
|
|
4,014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
|
|
|
|
2,196
|
|
|
2,379
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
|
2,553
|
|
|
2,690
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
|
2,143
|
|
|
2,203
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
3,012
|
|
|
3,063
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
|
|
963
|
|
|
686
|
Total assets
|
|
|
$
|
14,756
|
|
$
|
15,035
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
$
|
272
|
|
$
|
238
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
1,133
|
|
|
1,125
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
|
354
|
|
|
346
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
|
407
|
|
|
401
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
|
2,166
|
|
|
2,110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retirement benefit obligations
|
|
|
|
298
|
|
|
305
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
166
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
318
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A common stock
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
Class B common stock
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
|
12,431
|
|
|
12,433
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
|
204
|
|
|
88
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
(1,025)
|
|
|
(582)
|
Total News Corporation stockholders' equity
|
|
|
|
11,616
|
|
|
11,945
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
|
165
|
|
|
171
|
Total equity
|
|
|
|
11,781
|
|
|
12,116
|
Total liabilities and equity
|
|
|
$
|
14,756
|
|
$
|
15,035
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEWS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS (Unaudited; in millions)
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
189
|
|
$
|
88
|
Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
(21)
|
Income from continuing operations:
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to cash
provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
124
|
Equity earnings of affiliates
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
(25)
|
Cash distributions received from affiliates
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
17
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
(48)
|
Deferred income taxes and taxes payable
|
|
|
(109)
|
|
|
31
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receivables and other assets
|
|
|
(94)
|
|
|
17
|
Inventories, net
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
41
|
Accounts payable and other liabilities
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
(40)
|
Pension and postretirement benefit plans
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
(6)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
|
|
|
141
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(63)
|
|
|
(94)
|
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
(16)
|
|
|
(414)
|
Investments in equity affiliates and other
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
(115)
|
Proceeds from dispositions
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
114
|
Other
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
-
|
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations
|
|
|
(86)
|
|
|
(509)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase of shares
|
|
|
(15)
|
|
|
-
|
Dividends paid
|
|
|
(16)
|
|
|
(17)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
(9)
|
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations
|
|
|
(37)
|
|
|
(26)
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents from continuing
operations
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
(315)
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued
operations
|
|
|
(35)
|
|
|
(57)
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
1,951
|
|
|
3,145
|
Exchange movement on opening cash balance
|
|
|
(36)
|
|
|
(38)
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
1,898
|
|
$
|
2,735
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 1 – ADJUSTED REVENUES, ADJUSTED TOTAL SEGMENT EBITDA AND
ADJUSTED SEGMENT EBITDA
The Company uses revenues, Total Segment EBITDA and Segment EBITDA
excluding the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, costs associated
with the U.K. Newspaper Matters and foreign currency fluctuations
(“Adjusted Revenues, Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA and Adjusted Segment
EBITDA”) to evaluate the performance of the Company’s operations
exclusive of certain items that impact the comparability of results from
period to period. The calculation of Adjusted Revenues, Adjusted Total
Segment EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures reported by other companies, since companies
and investors may differ as to what type of events warrant adjustment.
Adjusted Revenues, Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA and Adjusted Segment
EBITDA are not measures of performance under generally accepted
accounting principles and should not be construed as substitutes for
amounts determined under GAAP as measures of performance.
However, management uses these measures in comparing the Company’s
historical performance and believes that they provide meaningful and
comparable information to investors to assist in their analysis of our
performance relative to prior periods and our competitors.
The following table reconciles reported revenues and reported Total
Segment EBITDA to Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA
for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
Total Segment EBITDA
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
For the three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Difference
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Difference
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As reported
|
|
|
$
|
2,014
|
|
$
|
2,108
|
|
$
|
(94)
|
|
|
$
|
165
|
|
$
|
194
|
|
$
|
(29)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of acquisitions
|
|
|
|
(111)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(111)
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of divestitures
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations
|
|
|
|
188
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
188
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As adjusted
|
|
|
$
|
2,091
|
|
$
|
2,107
|
|
$
|
(16)
|
|
|
$
|
201
|
|
$
|
215
|
|
$
|
(14)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA by segment for the three
months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
Better/(Worse)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News and Information Services
|
|
|
$
|
1,405
|
|
$
|
1,451
|
|
(3)
|
%
|
|
|
Book Publishing
|
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
406
|
|
(2)
|
%
|
|
|
Digital Real Estate Services
|
|
|
|
134
|
|
|
111
|
|
21
|
%
|
|
|
Cable Network Programming
|
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
139
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
%
|
Total Adjusted Revenues
|
|
|
$
|
2,091
|
|
$
|
2,107
|
|
(1)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Segment EBITDA:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News and Information Services
|
|
|
$
|
89
|
|
$
|
105
|
|
(15)
|
%
|
|
|
Book Publishing
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
60
|
|
(33)
|
%
|
|
|
Digital Real Estate Services
|
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
59
|
|
31
|
%
|
|
|
Cable Network Programming
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
32
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
(40)
|
|
|
(41)
|
|
2
|
%
|
Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA
|
|
|
$
|
201
|
|
$
|
215
|
|
(7)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following tables reconcile reported revenues and Segment EBITDA by
segment to Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA by segment for
the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
As Reported
|
|
Impact of Acquisitions
|
|
Impact of Divestitures
|
|
Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations
|
|
Net Impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters
|
|
As Adjusted
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News and Information Services
|
|
$
|
1,290
|
|
$
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
116
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
1,405
|
|
|
Book Publishing
|
|
|
409
|
|
|
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
Digital Real Estate Services
|
|
|
191
|
|
|
(85)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
134
|
|
|
Cable Network Programming
|
|
|
124
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
Total Revenues
|
|
$
|
2,014
|
|
$
|
(111)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
188
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,091
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment EBITDA:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News and Information Services
|
|
$
|
83
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
89
|
|
|
Book Publishing
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
Digital Real Estate Services
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
Cable Network Programming
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(45)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
(40)
|
Total Segment EBITDA
|
|
$
|
165
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
$
|
201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2014
|
|
|
|
|
As Reported
|
|
Impact of Acquisitions
|
|
Impact of Divestitures
|
|
Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations
|
|
Net Impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters
|
|
As Adjusted
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News and Information Services
|
|
$
|
1,451
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
1,451
|
|
|
Book Publishing
|
|
|
406
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
406
|
|
|
Digital Real Estate Services
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
Cable Network Programming
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
Total Revenues
|
|
$
|
2,108
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,107
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment EBITDA:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News and Information Services
|
|
$
|
105
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
105
|
|
|
Book Publishing
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
Digital Real Estate Services
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
Cable Network Programming
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(55)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
(41)
|
Total Segment EBITDA
|
|
$
|
194
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
$
|
215
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 2 – TOTAL SEGMENT EBITDA
Segment EBITDA is defined as revenues less operating expenses and
selling, general and administrative expenses. Segment EBITDA does not
include: Depreciation and amortization, impairment and restructuring
charges, equity earnings of affiliates, interest, net, other, net, and
income tax (expense) benefit. Management believes that Segment EBITDA is
an appropriate measure for evaluating the operating performance of the
Company’s business segments because it is the primary measure used by
the Company’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate the performance
of and allocate resources within the Company’s businesses. Segment
EBITDA provides management, investors and equity analysts with a measure
to analyze operating performance of each of the Company’s business
segments and its enterprise value against historical data and
competitors’ data, although historical results may not be indicative of
future results (as operating performance is highly contingent on many
factors, including customer tastes and preferences).
Total Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and should be considered in
addition to, not as a substitute for, net income, cash flow and other
measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. In
addition, this measure does not reflect cash available to fund
requirements and excludes items, such as depreciation and amortization
and impairment and restructuring charges, which are significant
components in assessing the Company’s financial performance. The
following table reconciles Total Segment EBITDA to income from
continuing operations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
Better/(Worse)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
$
|
2,014
|
|
$
|
2,108
|
|
$
|
(94)
|
|
(4)
|
%
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
(1,199)
|
|
|
(1,282)
|
|
|
83
|
|
6
|
%
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
|
(650)
|
|
|
(632)
|
|
|
(18)
|
|
(3)
|
%
|
Total Segment EBITDA
|
|
|
|
165
|
|
|
194
|
|
|
(29)
|
|
(15)
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
(121)
|
|
|
(124)
|
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
%
|
Impairment and restructuring charges
|
|
|
|
(17)
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
(13)
|
|
**
|
|
Equity earnings of affiliates
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
(17)
|
|
(68)
|
%
|
Interest, net
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
(29)
|
%
|
Other, net
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
(43)
|
|
(90)
|
%
|
Income from continuing operations before income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
(104)
|
|
(67)
|
%
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
(47)
|
|
|
138
|
|
**
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
$
|
143
|
|
$
|
109
|
|
$
|
34
|
|
31
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
** - Not meaningful
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 3 – ADJUSTED NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AVAILABLE TO
NEWS CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS AND ADJUSTED EPS
The Company uses net income from continuing operations available to News
Corporation stockholders and diluted earnings per share from continuing
operations (“EPS”) excluding expenses related to U.K. Newspaper Matters,
Impairment and restructuring charges, and “Other, net”, net of tax
(“adjusted net income from continuing operations available to News
Corporation stockholders and adjusted EPS”) to evaluate the performance
of the Company’s operations exclusive of certain items that impact the
comparability of results from period to period. The calculation of
adjusted net income from continuing operations available to News
Corporation stockholders and adjusted EPS may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures reported by other companies, since companies
and investors may differ as to what type of events warrant adjustment.
Adjusted net income from continuing operations available to News
Corporation stockholders and adjusted EPS are not measures of
performance under generally accepted accounting principles and should
not be construed as substitutes for consolidated net income available to
News Corporation stockholders and net income per share as determined
under GAAP as a measure of performance.
However, management uses these measures in comparing the Company’s
historical performance and believes that they provide meaningful and
comparable information to investors to assist in their analysis of our
performance relative to prior periods and our competitors.
The following tables reconcile reported net income from continuing
operations available to News Corporation stockholders and reported
diluted EPS to adjusted net income from continuing operations available
to News Corporation stockholders and adjusted EPS for the three months
ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended
|
|
For the three months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2015
|
|
September 30, 2014
|
|
|
|
Net income available to stockholders
|
|
EPS
|
|
Net income available to stockholders
|
|
EPS
|
|
|
|
(in millions, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
$
|
143
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
109
|
|
|
|
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23)
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations available to News
Corporation stockholders
|
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
$
|
86
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.K. Newspaper Matters
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment and restructuring charges
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
0.03
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net(a)
|
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
(48)
|
|
|
(0.08)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax impact on items above
|
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
(0.02)
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax benefit(b)
|
|
|
|
(106)
|
|
|
(0.18)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of noncontrolling interest on items included in Other, net
above
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As adjusted
|
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
$
|
74
|
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
|
Other, net for the three months ended September 30, 2014 primarily
includes a gain on the sale of marketable securities and a special
dividend received from a cost method investment.
|
(b)
|
|
The Company recognized a tax benefit of approximately $106 million
from the release of valuation allowances resulting from the planned
disposal of the digital education business.
|
|
|
|
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