News Corp Reports Second Quarter Results for Fiscal 2022

Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter and First Half Key Financial Highlights:
*Revenues in the quarter were $2.72 billion, a 13% increase compared to $2.41 billion in the prior year and the highest quarterly revenue since separation. Revenues in the first half rose 15% year-over-year
*Net income in the quarter was $262 million, flat compared to $261 million in the prior year. Net income in the first half rose 72% year-over-year
*Total Segment EBITDA in the quarter was $586 million, an 18% increase compared to $497 million in the prior year. Total Segment EBITDA in the first half rose 30% year-over-year
*In the quarter, Reported EPS were $0.40 compared to $0.39 in the prior year – Adjusted EPS were $0.44 compared to $0.34 in the prior year. In the first half, Reported diluted EPS were $0.72 and Adjusted EPS were $0.67
*Digital Real Estate Services segment revenues grew 35% in the quarter, with continued traffic gains at Move, operator of realtor.com®, and strong listing volumes at REA Group
*Dow Jones again saw its highest quarterly profitability since its acquisition and highest revenue since fiscal 2011
*As of the end of December, Foxtel’s total streaming subscribers grew 66% compared to the prior year with BINGE and Kayo each reaching more than 1 million total subscribers
*News Media Segment EBITDA in the quarter grew 68% as the businesses continued to benefit from the rebound in the advertising market, new content licensing revenues and strong digital subscriber gains

Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said:
“For the first half of fiscal year 2022, News Corp’s profitability reached nearly $1 billion, up 30% year-over-year, with the second quarter delivering record revenues and the highest profit of any quarter since the company was formed in 2013.

Our businesses are thriving, particularly at the Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones and Book Publishing segments, and there was a pronounced surge in profitability at our News Media segment. Meanwhile, Foxtel’s streaming products flourished, with a 66 percent increase in total customers, and Kayo and BINGE both exceeding one million.

We are delighted with our planned acquisitions of the OPIS and Base Chemicals businesses, which we expect will close in the first half of calendar 2022 and bolster the highly profitable Dow Jones Professional Information Business.”
more at: https://newscorp.com/2022/02/03/news-corp-reports-second-quarter-results-for-fiscal-2022/

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