News Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
News has a total shareholder equity of $9.1B and total debt of $3.0B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 33.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $16.7B and $7.6B respectively. News's EBIT is $791.0M making its interest coverage ratio 9.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.7B.
Key information
33.4%
Debt to equity ratio
US$3.04b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 9.3x |
| Cash | US$1.72b |
| Equity | US$9.10b |
| Total liabilities | US$7.58b |
| Total assets | US$16.68b |
Recent financial health updates
We Think News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Apr 08
Here's Why News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Dec 27News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Sep 14News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
May 26News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jan 30News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Could Easily Take On More Debt
Oct 31Recent updates
Getting In Cheap On News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Might Be Difficult
Apr 21We Think News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Apr 08Why News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Could Be Worth Watching
Mar 25Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Mar 12News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture
Feb 14Are Investors Undervaluing News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) By 25%?
Feb 05Getting In Cheap On News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Might Be Difficult
Jan 09Here's Why News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Dec 27Here's What To Make Of News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Dec 11Should You Investigate News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) At US$22.01?
Nov 27Why We Think News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) CEO Compensation Is Not Excessive At All
Nov 09News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Shares Could Be 37% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Sep 30News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Sep 14News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Dividend Will Be $0.10
Aug 30News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.10
Aug 15Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At News (NASDAQ:NWSA)
Aug 03What Does News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Share Price Indicate?
Jul 21Is There An Opportunity With News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) 36% Undervaluation?
Jun 09News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
May 26News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jan 30Is There An Opportunity With News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) 45% Undervaluation?
Dec 19Investors Will Want News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Dec 05It Looks Like Shareholders Would Probably Approve News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) CEO Compensation Package
Nov 09News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Could Easily Take On More Debt
Oct 31What Is News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Share Price Doing?
Oct 18Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For News Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWSA) Shares
Oct 03Do News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Sep 06News Non-GAAP EPS of $0.37 beats by $0.29, revenue of $2.67B beats by $90M
Aug 08There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Returns On Capital
Jul 27Is It Too Late To Consider Buying News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA)?
Jul 06Is News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Using Too Much Debt?
May 12Should You Think About Buying News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Now?
Mar 31There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For News' (NASDAQ:NWSA) Returns On Capital
Feb 17Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: NWSA's short term assets ($4.0B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.8B).
Long Term Liabilities: NWSA's short term assets ($4.0B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($4.8B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: NWSA's net debt to equity ratio (14.5%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: NWSA's debt to equity ratio has increased from 16.4% to 33.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: NWSA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (40.6%).
Interest Coverage: NWSA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (9.3x coverage).