News's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $14.48.
During the past 12 months, News's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.10% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of News was 10.50% per year. The lowest was -11.40% per year. And the median was -3.40% per year.
News's current price is $29.67. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $14.48. Hence, today's PB Ratio of News is 2.05.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of News was 2.11. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 0.99.
Warning Sign:
News Corp stock PB Ratio (=2.09) is close to 10-year high of 2.11.
News Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for News's Book Value per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of News's Book Value per Share
For the Entertainment subindustry, News's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
News's PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, News's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where News's PB Ratio falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.
News (NAS:NWSA) Book Value per Share Explanation
Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.
For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.
News Book Value per Share Related Terms
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News Corporation is a diversified media conglomerate with significant presence in the us, the UK, and Australia. Key mastheads include The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, New York Post, The Times, The Sun, The Australian, Herald Sun, and The Daily Telegraph. Its 61%-owned REA Group is the dominant property listings business in Australia. In addition, it owns Harper Collins, one of the largest book publishers in the world, and has a sizable us digital property advertising business, Move. An agreement has been reached to sell Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV and streaming provider in which News Corp has a 65% shareholding. The sale to global sports streaming platform, DAZN, is struck at more than 7 times Foxtel's fiscal 2024 EBITDA, equating to enterprise value of AUD 3.4.
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