Why is News Corp. ?
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
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Flat results in Dec 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 1,076 MM
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 14.09 times
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.74 times
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With ROCE of 11.46%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.92 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -12.20%, its profits have risen by 6.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3
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High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -12.20% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to News Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is News Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
News Corp.
-11.1%
-0.45
26.25%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.22%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.33%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
15.47
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.45
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.01
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.86
Tax Ratio
29.83%
Dividend Payout Ratio
24.56%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
8.96%
ROE (avg)
6.70%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
24
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.91
EV to EBIT
16.72
EV to EBITDA
11.40
EV to Capital Employed
1.92
EV to Sales
1.95
PEG Ratio
3.02
Dividend Yield
0.45%
ROCE (Latest)
11.46%
ROE (Latest)
7.93%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.06% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 2,362 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 521 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 22.06 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 409 MM has Grown at 55.51%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 220.69 MM has Grown at 57.68%
-5What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 1,076 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 14.09 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.74 times
Here's what is working for News Corp.
Net Sales
Highest at USD 2,362 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 521 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 22.06 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 409 MM has Grown at 55.51%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 263 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 220.69 MM has Grown at 57.68%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 139.97 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.06% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for News Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 1,076 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 14.09 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.74 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






