NEWS CORP
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 9, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 9, 2025
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-02-06.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-09.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Added paragraphs (13)
Current report
Sale of Foxtel Group
Current report
Recent Developments Affecting the Macroeconomic Environment
Current report
Recent changes in trade policy, including new or potential tariffs and other trade restrictions announced by the U.S. and other countries, have led to significant economic and market volatility and uncertainty and may exacerbate inflationary pressures. While the Company does not currently expect the announced tariffs to have a material impact on its supply chain or costs, it cannot predict the effect of any further changes in trade policy. The resulting volatility and uncertainty and potential increase in inflation may continue to have a negative impact on customer and consumer sentiment and spending. If this leads to reduced demand for the Company’s products and services, it could adversely impact the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company will continue to closely monitor these trends and uncertainties and will seek to mitigate any impacts where possible.
Current report
Revenues—Revenues increased $15 million, or 1%, and $183 million, or 3%, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024.
Current report
Other, net—For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded Other, net of $(13) million and $101 million, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2025, Other, net was mainly comprised of REA Group’s gain recognized on the sale of its interest in PropertyGuru.
Current report
For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded Other, net of $(9) million and $(26) million, respectively.
Current report
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded income tax expense of $32 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $96 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses.
Current report
For the nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded income tax expense of $163 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $475 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses.
Current report
Revenues at the News Media segment decreased $42 million, or 8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Advertising revenues decreased $19 million, or 9%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to lower print advertising revenues, lower digital advertising revenues at News UK, driven by a decline in traffic, mainly at The Sun, due to algorithm changes at certain platforms, and the $4 million, or 2%, negative impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Other revenues decreased $13 million, or 20%, primarily driven by the transfer of third-party printing revenue contracts to News UK’s joint venture with DMG Media in fiscal 2024. Circulation and subscription revenues decreased $10 million, or 3%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to print volume declines and the $7 million, or 2%, negative impact of foreign currency fluctuations, partially offset by cover price increases and higher content licensing revenues at News UK. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue decrease of $11 million, or 2%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Current report
Revenues were $204 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $15 million, or 7%, compared to revenues of $219 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Advertising revenues decreased $7 million, or 8%, driven by lower print advertising revenues. Circulation and subscription revenues decreased $7 million, or 7%, driven by print volume declines, partially offset by cover price increases. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue decrease of $9 million, or 4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of 2024.
Current report
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
Current report
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
Current report
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations was $425 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $322 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2024.
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Previous report
Revenues—Revenues increased $103 million, or 5%, and $168 million, or 4%, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024.
Previous report
For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded income tax expense of $97 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $291 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses.
Previous report
For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded income tax expense of $131 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $379 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses.
Previous report
Revenues at the News Media segment decreased $12 million, or 2%, for the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Other revenues decreased $8 million, or 12%, primarily driven by the transfer of third-party printing revenue contracts to News UK’s joint venture with DMG Media in fiscal 2024. Advertising revenues decreased $4 million, or 2%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, due to lower print advertising revenues and lower digital advertising revenues at News UK, mainly due to a decline in traffic at some mastheads due to algorithm changes at certain platforms, partially offset by the $2 million, or 1%, positive impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Circulation and subscription revenues were flat as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, as cover price increases and digital subscriber growth across key mastheads and the $5 million, or 2%, positive impact of foreign currency fluctuations were offset by print volume declines. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $7 million, or 1%, for the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Previous report
Revenues were $233 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $3 million, or 1%, compared to revenues of $236 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Advertising revenues decreased $3 million, or 3%, driven by lower print advertising revenues. Circulation and subscription revenues decreased $1 million, or 1%, driven by print volume declines, partially offset by cover price increases and digital subscriber growth.
Previous report
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows (in millions):
Previous report
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows (in millions):
Previous report
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations was $342 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $175 million for the six months ended December 31, 2023.
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Previous wording
•Results of Operations—This section provides an analysis of the Company’s results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. This analysis is presented on both a consolidated basis and a segment basis. Supplemental revenue information is also included for reporting units within certain segments and is presented on a gross basis, before eliminations in consolidation. In addition, a brief description is provided of significant transactions and events that impact the comparability of the results being analyzed.
Current wording
•Results of Operations—This section provides an analysis of the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. This analysis is presented on both a consolidated basis and a segment basis. Supplemental revenue information is also included for reporting units within certain segments and is presented on a gross basis, before eliminations in consolidation. In addition, a brief description is provided of significant transactions and events that impact the comparability of the results being analyzed.
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•Liquidity and Capital Resources—This section provides an analysis of the Company’s cash flows for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, as well as a discussion of the Company’s financial arrangements and outstanding commitments, both firm and contingent, that existed as of December 31, 2024.
Current wording
•Liquidity and Capital Resources—This section provides an analysis of the Company’s cash flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, as well as a discussion of the Company’s financial arrangements and outstanding commitments, both firm and contingent, that existed as of March 31, 2025.
Previous wording
During the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Foxtel Group (“Foxtel”) to DAZN Group Limited (“DAZN”), a global sports streaming platform. Under the terms of the agreement, amounts outstanding under Foxtel’s shareholder loans with News Corp (A$574 million of outstanding principal, including capitalized interest, as of December 31, 2024) will be repaid in full in cash at closing. Foxtel’s third-party borrowings will transfer with the business, and News Corp will receive a minority equity interest in DAZN of approximately 6% and hold one seat on its Board of Directors. Telstra Group Ltd will also sell its minority interest in Foxtel. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of fiscal 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Divestitures involve significant risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition, including those discussed in the risk factor titled “The Company Has Made and May Continue to Make Strategic Acquisitions, Investments and Divestitures That Introduce Significant Risks and Uncertainties” in the 2024 Form 10-K.
Current wording
During the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Foxtel Group (“Foxtel”) to DAZN Group Limited (“DAZN”), a global sports streaming platform, which closed on April 2, 2025. Under the terms of the agreement, all amounts outstanding under Foxtel’s shareholder loans with News Corp (A$592 million) were repaid in full in cash at closing. Foxtel’s third-party borrowings transferred with the business, and News Corp received a minority equity interest in DAZN of approximately 6% and holds one seat on its Board of Directors. Telstra Group Ltd also sold its minority interest in Foxtel. Divestitures involve significant risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition, including those discussed in the risk factor titled “The Company Has Made and May Continue to Make Strategic Acquisitions, Investments and Divestitures That Introduce Significant Risks and Uncertainties” in the 2024 Form 10-K.
Previous wording
As a result of the progression of the sale process and the discontinuation of further significant business activities in the Subscription Video Services segment, the assets and liabilities of Foxtel were classified as held for sale and the results of operations and cash flows have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented as the disposition reflects a strategic shift that has, and will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. Furthermore, upon reclassification of Foxtel’s results, the Subscription Video Services segment ceased to be a reportable segment and the residual results of the segment were aggregated into the News Media segment. News Media segment results have been recast to reflect this change for all periods presented. See Note 2—Discontinued Operations in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
Current wording
The assets and liabilities of Foxtel have been classified as held for sale and the results of operations and cash flows have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented as the disposition reflects a strategic shift that has, and will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. Furthermore, upon reclassification of Foxtel’s results, the Subscription Video Services segment ceased to be a reportable segment and the residual results of the segment were aggregated into the News Media segment. News Media segment results have been recast to reflect this change for all periods presented. See Note 2—Discontinued Operations in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Results of Operations—For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 versus the three and six months ended December 31, 2023
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Results of Operations—For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025 versus the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024
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The following table sets forth the Company’s operating results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the three and six months ended December 31, 2023:
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The following table sets forth the Company’s operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024:
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The revenue increase for the six months ended December 31, 2024 was driven by higher revenues at the Digital Real Estate Services segment primarily due to higher Australian residential revenues at REA Group, at the Book Publishing segment primarily due to higher physical and digital book sales and at the Dow Jones segment driven by higher circulation and subscription revenues. These increases were partially offset by lower revenues at the News Media segment driven by the transfer of third-party printing revenue contracts to News UK’s joint venture with DMG Media in fiscal 2024 and lower advertising revenues. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $35 million, or 1%, for the six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
The revenue increase for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was due to higher revenues at the Dow Jones segment driven by higher circulation and subscription revenues, at the Digital Real Estate Services segment driven by higher Australian residential revenues at REA Group and at the Book Publishing segment due to the $12 million impact from the acquisition of a German book publisher. These increases were partially offset by lower revenues at the News Media segment driven by lower advertising revenues, the transfer of third-party printing revenue contracts to News UK’s joint venture with DMG Media in fiscal 2024 and lower circulation and subscription revenues. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue decrease of $32 million, or 1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Previous wording
The revenue increase for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was driven by higher revenues at the Digital Real Estate Services segment primarily due to higher Australian residential revenues at REA Group, at the Book Publishing segment primarily due to higher physical and digital book sales and at the Dow Jones segment driven by higher circulation and subscription revenues. These increases were partially offset by lower revenues at the News Media segment driven by the transfer of third-party printing revenue contracts to News UK’s joint venture with DMG Media in fiscal 2024 and lower advertising revenues. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $11 million, or 1%, for the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
The revenue increase for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 was due to higher revenues at the Digital Real Estate Services segment driven by higher Australian residential revenues at REA Group, at the Book Publishing segment driven by higher physical and digital book sales and at the Dow Jones segment driven by higher circulation and subscription revenues. These increases were partially offset by lower revenues at the News Media segment driven by the transfer of third-party printing revenue contracts to News UK’s joint venture with DMG Media in fiscal 2024 and lower advertising and circulation and subscription revenues. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $3 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
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Operating expenses—Operating expenses decreased $7 million, or 1%, and $33 million, or 2%, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024.
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Operating expenses—Operating expenses decreased $34 million, or 4%, and $67 million, or 2%, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024.
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The decrease in operating expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to lower expenses at the News Media segment driven by cost savings from the combination of News UK’s printing operations with those of DMG Media and other cost savings initiatives, partially offset by increased expenses at the Book Publishing segment due to higher manufacturing costs from higher sales volumes. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in an Operating expense increase of $13 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
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The decrease in operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to lower expenses at the News Media segment driven by cost savings from the combination of News UK’s printing operations with those of DMG Media and other cost savings initiatives. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in an Operating expense decrease of $10 million, or 1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
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The decrease in operating expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to lower expenses at the News Media segment driven by cost savings from the combination of News UK’s printing operations with those of DMG Media and other cost savings initiatives, partially offset by increased expenses at the Book Publishing segment due to higher manufacturing costs from higher sales volumes. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in an Operating expense increase of $5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
The decrease in operating expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to lower expenses at the News Media segment driven by cost savings from the combination of News UK’s printing operations with those of DMG Media and other cost savings initiatives, partially offset by increased expenses at the Book Publishing segment driven by higher manufacturing costs from higher sales volumes. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in an Operating expense increase of $3 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
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Selling, general and administrative—Selling, general and administrative increased $32 million, or 4%, and $72 million, or 5%, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024.
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Selling, general and administrative—Selling, general and administrative increased $18 million, or 2%, and $90 million, or 4%, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024.
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The increase in Selling, general and administrative for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to higher costs at the Digital Real Estate Services segment driven by REA Group, including higher employee costs and higher costs at REA India, and at the Book Publishing segment due tohigher employee costs. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a Selling, general and administrative increase of $5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
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The increase in Selling, general and administrative for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to higher costs at the Dow Jones segment driven by higher technology and marketing costs and at the Other segment due to higher employee costs. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a Selling, general and administrative decrease of $16 million, or 2%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
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The increase in Selling, general and administrative for the six months ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to higher costs at the Digital Real Estate Services segment driven by REA Group, including $12 million of costs related to the withdrawn offer to acquire Rightmove, higher employee costs and higher costs at REA India, and at the Book Publishing segment due to higher employee costs. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a Selling, general and administrative increase of $15 million, or 1%, for the six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
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The increase in Selling, general and administrative for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to higher costs at the Digital Real Estate Services segment driven by higher employee costs, higher costs at REA India and $12 million of costs related to REA Group’s withdrawn offer to acquire Rightmove, at the Book Publishing segment due to higher employee costs and at the Dow Jones segment driven by higher marketing costs. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a Selling, general and administrative decrease of $1 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
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Depreciation and amortization—Depreciation and amortization expense increased $3 million, or 3%, and $14 million, or 7%, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024, driven by higher depreciation of capitalized software costs, primarily at the News Media and Digital Real Estate Services segments. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a depreciation and amortization expense increase of $1 million, or 1%, for both the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
Depreciation and amortization—Depreciation and amortization expense was flat and increased $14 million, or 4%, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024. The increase in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 was driven by higher depreciation of capitalized software costs, primarily at the News Media and Digital Real Estate Services segments.
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During the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $16 million and $38 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $9 million and $25 million, respectively.
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Impairment and restructuring charges— During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $11 million and $49 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $35 million and $60 million, respectively.
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Impairment and restructuring charges—During the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, there were no impairment charges. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized non-cash impairment charges of $1 million and $22 million, respectively, at the News Media segment related to the write-down of fixed assets associated with the combination of News UK’s printing operations with those of DMG Media.
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During the nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized non-cash impairment charges of $22 million at the News Media segment related to the write-down of fixed assets associated with the combination of News UK’s printing operations with those of DMG Media.
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Equity losses of affiliates—Equity losses of affiliates increased by $7 million, or 700%, and $8 million, or 267%, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024. See Note 5—Investments in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Equity losses of affiliates—Equity losses of affiliates improved by $2 million, or 100%, and worsened by $6 million, or 120%, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024. See Note 5—Investments in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Interest expense, net—Interest expense, net decreased by $4 million, or 57%, and $12 million, or 80%, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024, driven by higher interest income as a result of higher interest rates on cash balances. See Note 6—Borrowings and Note 8—Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Interest income (expense), net—Interest income (expense), net improved by $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and by $16 million, or 89%, for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024, primarily driven by lower borrowings at REA Group and higher interest income on cash balances. See Note 6—Borrowings and Note 8—Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Other, net—Other, net increased by $71 million, or 338%, and $131 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024, primarily due to the gain recognized on the sale of REA Group’s interest in PropertyGuru. See Note 13—Additional Financial Information in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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See Note 13—Additional Financial Information in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Income tax expense from continuing operations—For the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded income tax expense of $124 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $430 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses offset by lower taxes on the disposition of REA Group’s interest in PropertyGuru.
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Income tax expense from continuing operations—For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded income tax expense of $44 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $151 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses.
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For the six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded income tax expense of $185 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $640 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses offset by lower taxes on the disposition of REA Group’s interest in PropertyGuru.
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For the nine months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded income tax expense of $229 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $791 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses offset by lower taxes on the disposition of REA Group’s interest in PropertyGuru.
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Net income from continuing operations—Net income from continuing operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was $306 million and $455 million, respectively, compared to $194 million and $248 million for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024.
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Net income from continuing operations—Net income from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025 was $107 million and $562 million, respectively, compared to $64 million and $312 million for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024.
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Net income from continuing operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 increased by $112 million, or 58%, and $207 million, or 83%, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024, driven by the factors discussed above.
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Net income from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025 increased by $43 million, or 67%, and $250 million, or 80%, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024, driven by the factors discussed above.
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Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax—Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was $23 million and $28 million, respectively, compared to $11 million and $7 million for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024. The amounts recognized in both fiscal years relate to the reclassification of Foxtel to discontinued operations. See Note 2—Discontinued Operations in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax—Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025 was $30 million and $2 million, respectively, compared to $(22) million and $(29) million for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024. The amounts recognized in both fiscal years relate to the reclassification of Foxtel to discontinued operations. See Note 2—Discontinued Operations in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Net income—Net income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was $283 million and $427 million, respectively, compared to net income of $183 million and $241 million for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024. The increases of $100 million, or 55%, and $186 million, or 77%, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024 were driven by the factors discussed above.
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Net income—Net income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025 was $137 million and $564 million, respectively, compared to net income of $42 million and $283 million for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024. The increases of $95 million, or 226%, and $281 million, or 99%, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024 were driven by the factors discussed above.
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Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations—Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations increased by $44 million, or 129%, and $45 million, or 70%, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024, primarily due to the gain recognized on REA Group’s sale of its investment in PropertyGuru.
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Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations—Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations increased by $4 million, or 18%, and $49 million, or 57%, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2024. The increase in the nine months was primarily due to the gain recognized on REA Group’s sale of its investment in PropertyGuru.
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The following table reconciles Net income from continuing operations to Total Segment EBITDA for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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The following table reconciles Net income from continuing operations to Total Segment EBITDA for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
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The following tables set forth the Company’s Revenues and Segment EBITDA by reportable segment for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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The following tables set forth the Company’s Revenues and Segment EBITDA by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
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Dow Jones(27% of the Company’s consolidated revenues in both the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023)
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Dow Jones(27% of the Company’s consolidated revenues in both the nine months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024)
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For the six months ended December 31, 2024, revenues at the Dow Jones segment increased $31 million, or 3%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher circulation and subscription revenues, partially offset by lower advertising revenues. Digital revenues represented 81% of total revenues at the Dow Jones segment for the six months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to 79% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2025, revenues at the Dow Jones segment increased $31 million, or 6%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, due to higher circulation and subscription revenues. Digital revenues represented 82% of total revenues at the Dow Jones segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to 81% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue decrease of $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Previous wording
For the three months ended December 31, 2024, revenues at the Dow Jones segment increased $16 million, or 3%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher circulation and subscription revenues, partially offset by lower print advertising revenues. Digital revenues represented 81% of total revenues at the Dow Jones segment for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to 78% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
For the nine months ended March 31, 2025, revenues at the Dow Jones segment increased $62 million, or 4%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, due to higher circulation and subscription revenues, partially offset by lower advertising revenues. Digital revenues represented 82% of total revenues at the Dow Jones segment for the nine months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to 80% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Previous wording
Circulation and subscription revenues increased $20 million, or 5%, during the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Circulation and other revenues increased $12 million, or 5%, driven by increased circulation revenues due to growth in digital-only subscriptions, primarily from bundled offers, and higher content licensing revenues, partially offset by print circulation declines. Professional information business revenues increased $8 million, or 4%, driven by $8 million and $6 million increases in Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Energy revenues, respectively, driven by new customers, new products and price increases, partially offset by the $6 million decrease in Other information services revenues driven by the impact of an ongoing customer dispute at Factiva. Digital revenues represented 73% of circulation revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to 70% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
Circulation and subscription revenues increased $33 million, or 7%, during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Circulation and other revenues increased $21 million, or 9%, driven by increased circulation revenues due to growth in digital-only subscriptions and the conversion of customers from introductory promotions to higher pricing, partially offset by print circulation declines. Professional information business revenues increased $12 million, or 6%, driven by $8 million and $6 million increases in Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Energy revenues, respectively, primarily driven by price increases, new customers and new products, partially offset by the $2 million, or 3%, decrease in Other information services revenues driven by the impact of an ongoing customer dispute at Factiva. Digital revenues represented 75% of circulation revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to 70% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Previous wording
Circulation and subscription revenues increased $43 million, or 5%, during the six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Professional information business revenues increased $25 million, or 6%, primarily due to the $19 million and $13 million increases in Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Energy revenues, respectively, driven by new customers, new products and price increases, partially offset by the $7 million decrease in Other information services revenues driven by the impact of an ongoing customer dispute at Factiva. Circulation and other revenues increased $18 million, or 4%, driven by increased circulation revenues due to growth in digital-only subscriptions, primarily from bundled offers, and higher content licensing revenues, partially offset by print circulation declines. Digital revenues represented 73% of circulation revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to 70% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
Circulation and subscription revenues increased $76 million, or 6%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Circulation and other revenues increased $39 million, or 6%, driven by increased circulation revenues due to growth in digital-only subscriptions, which benefited from bundled offers, and higher content licensing revenues, partially offset by print circulation declines. Professional information business revenues increased $37 million, or 6%, primarily due to the $27 million and $19 million increases in Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Energy revenues, respectively, driven by new customers, new products and price increases, partially offset by the $9 million decrease in Other information services revenues driven by the impact of an ongoing customer dispute at Factiva. Digital revenues represented 73% of circulation revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to 70% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Previous wording
Advertising revenues decreased $5 million, or 4%, during the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024 due to lower print advertising revenues, as digital advertising revenues were flat compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Digital advertising represented 64% of advertising revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to 62% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
Advertising revenues were flat during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Digital advertising represented 63% of advertising revenue for both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Previous wording
Advertising revenues decreased $11 million, or 5%, during the six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024 primarily due to lower print advertising revenues. Digital advertising represented 66% of advertising revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to 64% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
Advertising revenues decreased $11 million, or 4%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024 primarily due to lower print advertising revenues. Digital advertising represented 65% of advertising revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to 63% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.
Previous wording
For the three months ended December 31, 2024, Segment EBITDA at the Dow Jones segment increased $11 million, or 7%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to the increase in revenues discussed above and lower newsprint, production and distribution costs, partially offset by higher marketing costs.
Current wording
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, Segment EBITDA at the Dow Jones segment increased $14 million, or 12%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to the increase in revenues discussed above, partially offset by higher employee, technology and marketing costs.
Previous wording
For the six months ended December 31, 2024, Segment EBITDA at the Dow Jones segment increased $18 million, or 6%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to the increase in revenues discussed above and lower newsprint, production and distribution costs, partially offset by higher marketing and employee costs.
Current wording
For the nine months ended March 31, 2025, Segment EBITDA at the Dow Jones segment increased $32 million, or 8%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to the increase in revenues discussed above and lower newsprint, production and distribution costs, partially offset by higher marketing and employee costs.
Previous wording
Digital Real Estate Services (21% and 20% of the Company’s consolidated revenues in the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
Current wording
Digital Real Estate Services (21% and 19% of the Company’s consolidated revenues in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)
Previous wording
For the three months ended December 31, 2024, revenues at the Digital Real Estate Services segment increased $54 million, or 13%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. At REA Group, revenues increased $51 million, or 17%, to $343 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $292 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The increase was due to higher Australian residential revenues driven by price increases, increased depth penetration and growth in national listings, higher revenues from REA India and the $2 million positive impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Revenues at Move increased $3 million, or 2%, to $130 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $127 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily driven by revenue growth in seller, new homes and rentals, including the partnership with Zillow, and higher advertising revenues, partially offset by the continued impact of the macroeconomic environment on the U.S. housing market. The challenging market conditions resulted in lower lead volumes, which decreased 2%, and lower transaction volumes.
Current wording
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, revenues at the Digital Real Estate Services segment increased $18 million, or 5%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. At REA Group, revenues increased $15 million, or 6%, to $271 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $256 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The increase was due to higher Australian residential revenues driven by price increases and increased depth penetration and higher revenues from REA India, partially offset by the $14 million, or 5%, negative impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Revenues at Move increased $3 million, or 2%, to $135 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $132 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily driven by revenue growth in seller, new homes and rentals, including the partnership with Zillow, partially offset by the continued impact of the macroeconomic environment on the U.S. housing market. The challenging market conditions resulted in lower lead volumes, which decreased 17%, and lower transaction volumes.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2025, Segment EBITDA at the Book Publishing segment increased $2 million, or 3%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to the higher revenues discussed above, partially offset by higher employee costs.
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For the six months ended December 31, 2024, Segment EBITDA at the Book Publishing segment increased $32 million, or 21%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to the higher revenues discussed above, partially offset by higher manufacturing costs due to higher sales volume and higher employee costs.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
As of December 31, 2024, the Company and REA Group and certain of its subsidiaries (REA Group and certain of its subsidiaries, the “REA Debt Group”) had total borrowings of $1,967 million, including the current portion. REA Group is a consolidated but non wholly-owned subsidiary of News Corp, and its indebtedness is only guaranteed by members of the REA Debt Group and is non-recourse to News Corp.