Fox Corp Q3 revenue, adjusted EPS beat analyst expectations

Fox Corporation Class A

Fox Corporation Class A

FOXA

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Overview

  • US media company's fiscal Q3 revenue fell yr/yr but beat analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for fiscal Q3 beat analyst expectations

  • Company repurchased $100 mln in stock during the quarter


Outlook

  • Company did not provide specific financial guidance for the current or upcoming periods


Result Drivers

  • SUPER BOWL IMPACT - Advertising revenue declined mainly due to the absence of the prior year's Super Bowl broadcast, partially offset by an additional NFL Wild Card game and digital growth led by Tubi

  • DISTRIBUTION REVENUE GROWTH - Distribution revenue increased, driven by contractual price increases at Cable Network Programming, partially offset by net subscriber declines

  • LOWER SPORTS COSTS - Lower sports programming rights amortization and production costs, mainly due to the absence of the Super Bowl, reduced expenses and supported higher adjusted EBITDA


Company press release: ID:nPn9dXN5ya


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Beat

$3.99 bln

$3.82 bln (15 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$1.32

$0.97 (15 Analysts)

Q3 EPS

$0.38

Q3 Net Income

$175 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy", 12 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the broadcasting peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Fox Corp is $70.00, about 11.2% above its May 8 closing price of $62.94

  • The stock recently traded at 13 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 15 three months ago


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