News Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results for Fiscal 2023

News Corporation (“News Corp” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said:

“These results demonstrate the fundamental differences in the character of News Corp compared with other media companies. In a period in which advertising was clearly insipid in certain parts of the world, our core non-advertising revenue has been particularly robust, highlighted by a 38 percent increase in revenues at the Dow Jones professional information business.

Overall, our fiscal third quarter results demonstrated meaningful progress compared to the first half, with various macro and sectoral trends decidedly more positive. Revenues were over $2.4 billion, down only 2 percent from the prior year, but higher in constant currency, while our company-wide cost cutting program began to gain traction.

That cost reduction drive includes taking the difficult but necessary step of reducing headcount by an expected five percent, and we now anticipate that program will yield at least $160 million in annualized savings by the end of this calendar year.

We also want to highlight that today marks the 44th day in captivity for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been wrongfully, wilfully detained in Russia. We trust that justice and common sense will prevail, and that Evan will soon be released.”

THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

The Company reported fiscal 2023 third quarter total revenues of $2.45 billion, a 2% decrease compared to $2.49 billion in the prior year period. The decline was primarily due to a $98 million, or 4%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations and lower revenues at the Digital Real Estate Services segment due to continued challenging housing market conditions in the U.S. and Australia. The decline was partially offset by higher Dow Jones segment revenues, which includes the acquisitions of OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics (“CMA”), and higher revenues at the News Media and Subscription Video Services segments on a constant currency basis. Adjusted Revenues (which excludes the foreign currency impact, acquisitions and divestitures as defined in Note 2) were flat compared to the prior year.

Net income for the quarter was $59 million, a 43% decline compared to $104 million in the prior year, primarily due to lower Total Segment EBITDA, as discussed below, higher depreciation and amortization expense and higher losses from equity affiliates, partially offset by lower impairment charges.

The Company reported third quarter Total Segment EBITDA of $320 million, an 11% decline compared to $358 million in the prior year, primarily due to lower revenues, as discussed above, higher costs at the Dow Jones segment, and a $13 million, or 4%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations. The results this quarter also include $7 million of costs related to the professional fees incurred by the Special Committee and the Company in connection with evaluating the proposal from the Murdoch Family Trust, as well as the fees related to the potential sale of Move. Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA (as defined in Note 2) decreased 15%.

Net income per share attributable to News Corporation stockholders was $0.09 as compared to $0.14 in the prior year.

Adjusted EPS (as defined in Note 3) were $0.09 compared to $0.16 in the prior year.

SEGMENT REVIEW

	For the three months ended March 31,											For the nine months ended March 31,
		2023				2022			% Change				2023				2022			% Change
	(in millions)								Better/ (Worse)			(in millions)								Better/ (Worse)
Revenues:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	363			$	416			(13	)%		$	1,170			$	1,298			(10	)%
Subscription Video Services		477				494			(3	)%			1,441				1,502			(4	)%
Dow Jones		529				487			9	%			1,607				1,439			12	%
Book Publishing		515				515			—	%			1,533				1,678			(9	)%
News Media		563				580			(3	)%			1,695				1,794			(6	)%
Other		—				—			—	%			—				—			—	%
Total Revenues	$	2,447			$	2,492			(2	)%		$	7,446			$	7,711			(3	)%
Segment EBITDA:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	102			$	137			(26	)%		$	349			$	453			(23	)%
Subscription Video Services		68				79			(14	)%			269				279			(4	)%
Dow Jones		109				88			24	%			361				327			10	%
Book Publishing		61				67			(9	)%			151				259			(42	)%
News Media		34				39			(13	)%			111				184			(40	)%
Other		(54	)			(52	)		(4	)%			(162	)			(148	)		(9	)%
Total Segment EBITDA	$	320			$	358			(11	)%		$	1,079			$	1,354			(20	)%

Digital Real Estate Services

Revenues in the quarter decreased $53 million, or 13%, compared to the prior year, reflecting a $13 million, or 3%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations. Segment EBITDA in the quarter decreased $35 million, or 26%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to the lower revenues, a $5 million, or 4%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations and higher costs related to REA India, partially offset by lower costs at Move. Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA (as defined in Note 2) decreased 10% and 24%, respectively.

In the quarter, revenues at REA Group decreased $24 million, or 10%, to $222 million, driven by a $13 million, or 6%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations, lower Australian residential revenues due to the decline in national listings, most notably in Sydney and Melbourne, and lower financial services revenues due to declines in settlement activity. The decline was partially offset by price increases, increased penetration of Premiere Plus, increased depth penetration in the Australian residential business and higher revenues from REA India. Australian national residential buy listing volumes in the quarter declined 12% compared to the prior year, with listings in Sydney and Melbourne down 20% and 18%, respectively.

Move’s revenues in the quarter decreased $29 million, or 17%, to $141 million, primarily as a result of lower real estate revenues. Real estate revenues, which represented 79% of total Move revenues, decreased $33 million, or 23%, driven by the continued impact of the macroeconomic environment on the housing market, including higher household interest rates, which has led to lower lead and transaction volumes. Revenues from the referral model, which includes the ReadyConnect Concierge℠ product, and the traditional lead generation product decreased due to these factors, partially offset by improved lead optimization. The referral model generated 23% of total Move revenues in the quarter compared to 28% in the prior year. Based on Move’s internal data, average monthly unique users of Realtor.com’s web and mobile sites for the fiscal third quarter declined 24% year-over-year to 72 million. Lead volume declined 30%.

Subscription Video Services

Revenues of $477 million in the quarter decreased $17 million, or 3%, compared with the prior year, due to a $28 million, or 5%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations. Adjusted Revenues of $505 million increased 2% compared to the prior year. Higher revenues from Kayo and BINGE, driven by increases in both volume and pricing, were partially offset by the impact from fewer residential broadcast subscribers. Foxtel Group streaming subscription revenues represented approximately 26% of total circulation and subscription revenues in the quarter, as compared to 20% in the prior year.

As of March 31, 2023, Foxtel’s total closing paid subscribers were over 4.5 million, a 6% increase compared to the prior year, primarily due to the growth in streaming subscribers driven by BINGE and Kayo, partially offset by lower residential broadcast and commercial subscribers. Broadcast subscriber churn in the quarter improved to 12.3%, the lowest level since Fiscal 2016, from 14.3% in the prior year. Broadcast ARPU for the quarter increased 2% year-over-year to A$84 (US$57).

	As of March 31,
	2023		2022
	(in 000's)
Broadcast Subscribers
Residential	1,369		1,522
Commercial	233		240
Streaming Subscribers (Total (Paid))
Kayo	1,332 (1,309 paid)		1,209 (1,151 paid)
BINGE	1,529 (1,484 paid)		1,305 (1,212 paid)
Foxtel Now	178 (171 paid)		215 (206 paid)
Total Subscribers (Total (Paid))	4,662 (4,585 paid)		4,509 (4,338 paid)

Segment EBITDA in the quarter decreased $11 million, or 14%, compared with the prior year, reflecting a $4 million, or 5%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations. The decline was primarily due to higher sports programming rights costs, driven mainly by contractual increases across AFL, NRL and Cricket Australia, partially offset by lower marketing spend for Kayo and BINGE and lower transmission costs. Adjusted Segment EBITDA decreased 9%.

Dow Jones

Revenues in the quarter increased $42 million, or 9%, compared to the prior year, which includes $27 million and $19 million contributions from the acquisitions of OPIS and CMA, respectively. Adjusted Revenues at the Dow Jones segment were flat compared to the prior year, as the growth in circulation and subscription revenues from continued growth in Risk & Compliance products and digital subscription gains was offset by lower advertising revenues. Digital revenues at Dow Jones in the quarter represented 79% of total revenues compared to 76% in the prior year.

Circulation and subscription revenues increased $49 million, or 13%, which includes the contributions from the acquisitions of OPIS and CMA. Circulation revenue declined 1%, primarily due to lower print volume and lower revenues from IBD, partially offset by the continued growth in digital-only subscriptions, primarily at The Wall Street Journal. Professional information business revenues grew 38%, primarily driven by the acquisitions of OPIS and CMA and growth in Risk & Compliance products. Revenues from the Risk & Compliance products grew 16%, which includes a 3% negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations. Digital circulation revenues accounted for 69% of circulation revenues for the quarter, compared to 68% in the prior year.

During the third quarter, total average subscriptions to Dow Jones’ consumer products reached over 5.1 million, a 6% increase compared to the prior year. Digital-only subscriptions to Dow Jones’ consumer products grew 10%. Total subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal grew 5% compared to the prior year, to nearly 3.9 million average subscriptions in the quarter. Digital-only subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal grew 9% to 3.3 million average subscriptions in the quarter, and represented 85% of total Wall Street Journal subscriptions.

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2023		2022		% Change
(in thousands, except %)					Better/(Worse)
The Wall Street Journal
Digital-only subscriptions	3,299		3,036		9 %
Total subscriptions	3,888		3,718		5 %
Barron’s Group
Digital-only subscriptions	969		810		20 %
Total subscriptions	1,128		1,008		12 %
Total Consumer
Digital-only subscriptions	4,347		3,941		10 %
Total subscriptions	5,117		4,848		6 %

Advertising revenues decreased $14 million, or 14%, primarily due to 17% and 8% declines in digital and print advertising revenues, respectively, driven primarily by continued weakness in the technology and finance categories. Digital advertising accounted for 59% of total advertising revenues in the quarter, compared to 62% in the prior year.

Segment EBITDA for the quarter increased $21 million, or 24%, which includes a $17 million combined contribution from the acquisitions of OPIS and CMA. The growth reflects the higher revenues discussed above and the absence of $15 million in transaction costs related to the acquisition of OPIS in the prior year, partially offset by $21 million of higher employee costs due to the acquisitions of OPIS and CMA and $6 million of higher marketing costs, partly due to the increase in the number of in-person conferences and events. Adjusted Segment EBITDA decreased 11%.

Book Publishing

Revenues in the quarter were flat with the prior year, as higher sales in Christian books were offset by the $11 million, or 2%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations. Key titles in the quarter included The Courage to Be Free by Ron DeSantis, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver and Never, Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher. Adjusted Revenues increased 2%. Digital sales declined 3% compared to the prior year due to lower e-book sales. Digital sales represented 23% of Consumer revenues for the quarter and were in-line with the prior year. Backlist sales represented approximately 60% of total revenues in the quarter.

Segment EBITDA for the quarter decreased $6 million, or 9%, compared to the prior year, driven by ongoing supply chain, inventory and inflationary pressures on manufacturing, freight and distribution costs. The decline was partially offset by lower employee costs. These pressures are expected to continue to impact the business in the near term. Adjusted Segment EBITDA decreased 7%.

News Media

Revenues in the quarter decreased $17 million, or 3%, as compared to the prior year, driven by a $42 million, or 7%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations, partially offset by higher circulation and subscription and advertising revenues in constant currency. Within the segment, revenues at News Corp Australia and News UK decreased 5% and 4%, respectively, as both were impacted by negative foreign currency fluctuations. On a constant currency basis, revenues at News Corp Australia and News UK increased 1% and 6%, respectively. Adjusted Revenues for the segment increased 4% compared to the prior year.

Circulation and subscription revenues decreased $11 million, or 4%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to a $21 million, or 8%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations and lower print volume. The decline was partially offset by cover price increases and digital subscriber growth.

Advertising revenues decreased $11 million, or 5%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to a $15 million, or 7%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations, lower digital advertising at News Corp Australia, and lower print advertising at News UK. The decline was partially offset by growth in digital advertising at News UK and higher print advertising at News Corp Australia.

In the quarter, Segment EBITDA decreased $5 million, or 13%, compared to the prior year, driven by lower revenues, as discussed above, and reflects a $4 million, or 10%, negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations. The decline was also due to a $14 million negative impact from higher newsprint prices and approximately $13 million of higher costs related to TalkTV and other digital investments, primarily at News Corp Australia. The Segment EBITDA decline was partially offset by cost saving initiatives. Newsprint, production and distribution costs are expected to be higher in fiscal 2023 than the prior year due to supply chain and inflationary pressures, partially offset by the Company’s continued transition to digital products. Adjusted Segment EBITDA decreased 5%.

Digital revenues represented 36% of News Media segment revenues in the quarter, compared to 35% in the prior year, and represented 34% of the combined revenues of the newspaper mastheads. Digital subscribers and users across key properties within the News Media segment are summarized below:

• Closing digital subscribers at News Corp Australia as of March 31, 2023 were 1,043,000 (937,000 for news mastheads), compared to 946,000 (876,000 for news mastheads) in the prior year (Source: Internal data)
• The Times and Sunday Times closing digital subscribers, including the Times Literary Supplement, as of March 31, 2023 were 494,000, compared to 421,000 in the prior year (Source: Internal data)
• The Sun’s digital offering reached 199 million global monthly unique users in March 2023, compared to 171 million in the prior year (Source: Google Analytics)
• New York Post’s digital network reached 147 million unique users in March 2023, compared to 155 million in the prior year (Source: Google Analytics)

CASH FLOW

The following table presents a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow and free cash flow available to News Corporation:

	For the nine months ended March 31,
		2023				2022
	(in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	670			$	1,030
Less: Capital expenditures		(350	)			(315	)
Free cash flow		320				715
Less: REA Group free cash flow		(153	)			(184	)
Plus: Cash dividends received from REA Group		91				87
Free cash flow available to News Corporation	$	258			$	618

Net cash provided by operating activities of $670 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 was $360 million lower than $1,030 million in the prior year, primarily due to lower Total Segment EBITDA, as noted above, and higher working capital, partially offset by lower restructuring and tax payments.

Free cash flow in the nine months ended March 31, 2023 was $320 million compared to $715 million in the prior year. Free cash flow available to News Corporation in the nine months ended March 31, 2023 was $258 million compared to $618 million in the prior year period. The decrease in both free cash flow and free cash flow available to News Corporation was primarily due to lower cash provided by operating activities, as mentioned above, and higher capital expenditures. Foxtel’s capital expenditures for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 were $118 million compared to $125 million in the prior year.

Free cash flow and free cash flow available to News Corporation are non-GAAP financial measures. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, less capital expenditures, and free cash flow available to News Corporation is defined as free cash flow, less REA Group free cash flow, plus cash dividends received from REA Group.

The Company believes free cash flow provides useful information to management and investors about the Company’s liquidity and cash flow trends. The Company believes free cash flow available to News Corporation, which adjusts free cash flow to exclude REA Group’s free cash flow and include dividends received from REA Group, provides management and investors with a measure of the amount of cash flow that is readily available to the Company, as REA Group is a separately listed public company in Australia and must declare a dividend in order for the Company to have access to its share of REA Group’s cash balance. The Company believes free cash flow available to News Corporation provides a more conservative view of the Company’s free cash flow because this presentation includes only that amount of cash the Company actually receives from REA Group, which has generally been lower than the Company’s unadjusted free cash flow. A limitation of both free cash flow and free cash flow available to News Corporation is that they do not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period. Management compensates for the limitation of free cash flow and free cash flow available to News Corporation by also relying on the net change in cash and cash equivalents as presented in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP which incorporates all cash movements during the period.

COMPARISON OF NON-GAAP TO U.S. GAAP INFORMATION

Adjusted Revenues, Total Segment EBITDA, Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA, Adjusted Segment EBITDA, adjusted net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders, Adjusted EPS, constant currency revenues, free cash flow and free cash flow available to News Corporation are non-GAAP financial measures contained in this earnings release. The Company believes these measures are important tools for investors and analysts to use in assessing the Company’s underlying business performance and to provide for more meaningful comparisons of the Company’s operating performance between periods. These measures also allow investors and analysts to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as Company management. These non-GAAP measures may be different than similar measures used by other companies and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations for the differences between non-GAAP measures used in this earnings release and comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP are included in Notes 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow and free cash flow available to News Corporation is included above.

Conference call

News Corporation’s earnings conference call can be heard live at 5:00 p.m. EDT on May 11, 2023. To listen to the call, please visit http://investors.newscorp.com.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding trends and uncertainties affecting the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition, the Company’s strategy and strategic initiatives, including potential acquisitions, investments and dispositions, the Company’s cost savings initiatives, including announced headcount reductions, and the outcome of contingencies such as litigation and investigations. These statements are based on management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to the risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. More detailed information about factors that could affect future results is contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The “forward-looking statements” included in this document are made only as of the date of this document and we do not have and do not undertake any obligation to publicly update any “forward-looking statements” to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, and we expressly disclaim any such obligation, except as required by law or regulation.

About News Corporation

News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: digital real estate services, subscription video services in Australia, news and information services and book publishing. Headquartered in New York, News Corp operates primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and its content and other products and services are distributed and consumed worldwide. More information is available at: www.newscorp.com.

NEWS CORPORATION   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts)
	For the three months ended March 31,								For the nine months ended March 31,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Revenues:
Circulation and subscription	$	1,122			$	1,099			$	3,318			$	3,248
Advertising		393				418				1,263				1,342
Consumer		495				497				1,474				1,615
Real estate		272				316				896				988
Other		165				162				495				518
Total Revenues		2,447				2,492				7,446				7,711
Operating expenses		(1,286	)			(1,246	)			(3,853	)			(3,769	)
Selling, general and administrative		(841	)			(888	)			(2,514	)			(2,588	)
Depreciation and amortization		(183	)			(172	)			(536	)			(505	)
Impairment and restructuring charges		(25	)			(37	)			(65	)			(82	)
Equity losses of affiliates		(10	)			(4	)			(43	)			(10	)
Interest expense, net		(25	)			(25	)			(78	)			(68	)
Other, net		14				13				(10	)			143
Income before income tax expense		91				133				347				832
Income tax expense		(32	)			(29	)			(128	)			(199	)
Net income		59				104				219				633
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(9	)			(22	)			(62	)			(120	)
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders	$	50			$	82			$	157			$	513
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		575				589				578				591
Diluted		578				592				580				594
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders per share:
Basic	$	0.09			$	0.14			$	0.27			$	0.87
Diluted	$	0.09			$	0.14			$	0.27			$	0.86

NEWS CORPORATION   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited; in millions)
	As of March 31, 2023				As of June 30, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,659			$	1,822
Receivables, net		1,540				1,502
Inventory, net		356				311
Other current assets		477				458
Total current assets		4,032				4,093
Non-current assets:
Investments		506				488
Property, plant and equipment, net		2,017				2,103
Operating lease right-of-use assets		1,022				891
Intangible assets, net		2,542				2,671
Goodwill		5,136				5,169
Deferred income tax assets		368				422
Other non-current assets		1,411				1,384
Total assets	$	17,034			$	17,221
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	407			$	411
Accrued expenses		1,164				1,236
Deferred revenue		623				604
Current borrowings		27				293
Other current liabilities		983				975
Total current liabilities		3,204				3,519
Non-current liabilities:
Borrowings		2,960				2,776
Retirement benefit obligations		156				155
Deferred income tax liabilities		172				198
Operating lease liabilities		1,093				947
Other non-current liabilities		465				483
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Class A common stock		4				4
Class B common stock		2				2
Additional paid-in capital		11,486				11,779
Accumulated deficit		(2,136	)			(2,293	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,279	)			(1,270	)
Total News Corporation stockholders' equity		8,077				8,222
Noncontrolling interests		907				921
Total equity		8,984				9,143
Total liabilities and equity	$	17,034			$	17,221

NEWS CORPORATION   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited; in millions)
	For the nine months ended March 31,
		2023				2022
Operating activities:
Net income	$	219			$	633
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		536				505
Operating lease expense		82				95
Equity losses of affiliates		43				10
Cash distributions received from affiliates		7				20
Impairment charges		—				15
Other, net		10				(143	)
Deferred income taxes and taxes payable		27				69
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables and other assets		(236	)			(62	)
Inventories, net		(55	)			(82	)
Accounts payable and other liabilities		37				(30	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		670				1,030
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(350	)			(315	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(15	)			(1,167	)
Investments in equity affiliates and other		(105	)			(99	)
Proceeds from property, plant and equipment and other asset dispositions		51				(2	)
Other, net		(21	)			29
Net cash used in investing activities		(440	)			(1,554	)
Financing activities:
Borrowings		434				1,157
Repayment of borrowings		(506	)			(662	)
Repurchase of shares		(196	)			(125	)
Dividends paid		(116	)			(114	)
Other, net		2				(82	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(382	)			174
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(152	)			(350	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		1,822				2,236
Exchange movement on opening cash balance		(11	)			(21	)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	1,659			$	1,865

NOTE 1 – TOTAL SEGMENT EBITDA

Segment EBITDA is defined as revenues less operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Segment EBITDA does not include: depreciation and amortization, impairment and restructuring charges, equity losses of affiliates, interest (expense) income, net, other, net and income tax (expense) benefit. Management believes that Segment EBITDA is an appropriate measure for evaluating the operating performance of the Company’s business segments because it is the primary measure used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate the performance of and allocate resources within the Company’s businesses. Segment EBITDA provides management, investors and equity analysts with a measure to analyze the operating performance of each of the Company’s business segments and its enterprise value against historical data and competitors’ data, although historical results may not be indicative of future results (as operating performance is highly contingent on many factors, including customer tastes and preferences).

Total Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income (loss), cash flow and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. In addition, this measure does not reflect cash available to fund requirements and excludes items, such as depreciation and amortization and impairment and restructuring charges, which are significant components in assessing the Company’s financial performance. The Company believes that the presentation of Total Segment EBITDA provides useful information regarding the Company’s operations and other factors that affect the Company’s reported results. Specifically, the Company believes that by excluding certain one-time or non-cash items such as impairment and restructuring charges and depreciation and amortization, as well as potential distortions between periods caused by factors such as financing and capital structures and changes in tax positions or regimes, the Company provides users of its consolidated financial statements with insight into both its core operations as well as the factors that affect reported results between periods but which the Company believes are not representative of its core business. As a result, users of the Company’s consolidated financial statements are better able to evaluate changes in the core operating results of the Company across different periods. The following tables reconcile net income to Total Segment EBITDA for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	For the three months ended March 31,
		2023				2022			Change				% Change
	(in millions)
Net income	$	59			$	104			$	(45	)		(43	)%
Add:
Income tax expense		32				29				3			10	%
Other, net		(14	)			(13	)			(1	)		(8	)%
Interest expense, net		25				25				—			—	%
Equity losses of affiliates		10				4				6			**
Impairment and restructuring charges		25				37				(12	)		(32	)%
Depreciation and amortization		183				172				11			6	%
Total Segment EBITDA	$	320			$	358			$	(38	)		(11	)%
** - Not meaningful

	For the nine months ended March 31,
		2023				2022			Change				% Change
	(in millions)
Net income	$	219			$	633			$	(414	)		(65	)%
Add:
Income tax expense		128				199				(71	)		(36	)%
Other, net		10				(143	)			153			**
Interest expense, net		78				68				10			15	%
Equity losses of affiliates		43				10				33			**
Impairment and restructuring charges		65				82				(17	)		(21	)%
Depreciation and amortization		536				505				31			6	%
Total Segment EBITDA	$	1,079			$	1,354			$	(275	)		(20	)%
** - Not meaningful

NOTE 2 – ADJUSTED REVENUES, ADJUSTED TOTAL SEGMENT EBITDA AND ADJUSTED SEGMENT EBITDA

The Company uses revenues, Total Segment EBITDA and Segment EBITDA excluding the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, fees and costs, net of indemnification, related to the claims and investigations arising out of certain conduct at The News of the World (the “U.K. Newspaper Matters”), charges for other significant, non-ordinary course legal or regulatory matters (“litigation charges”) and foreign currency fluctuations (“Adjusted Revenues,” “Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA” and “Adjusted Segment EBITDA,” respectively) to evaluate the performance of the Company’s core business operations exclusive of certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period such as the unpredictability and volatility of currency fluctuations. The Company calculates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations for businesses reporting in currencies other than the U.S. dollar by multiplying the results for each quarter in the current period by the difference between the average exchange rate for that quarter and the average exchange rate in effect during the corresponding quarter of the prior year and totaling the impact for all quarters in the current period.

The calculation of Adjusted Revenues, Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, since companies and investors may differ as to what type of events warrant adjustment. Adjusted Revenues, Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA are not measures of performance under generally accepted accounting principles and should not be construed as substitutes for amounts determined under GAAP as measures of performance. However, management uses these measures in comparing the Company’s historical performance and believes that they provide meaningful and comparable information to investors to assist in their analysis of our performance relative to prior periods and our competitors.

The following tables reconcile reported revenues and reported Total Segment EBITDA to Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	Revenues													Total Segment EBITDA
	For the three months ended March 31,													For the three months ended March 31,
		2023				2022			Difference						2023				2022			Difference
	(in millions)													(in millions)
As reported	$	2,447			$	2,492			$	(45	)			$	320			$	358			$	(38	)
Impact of acquisitions		(51	)			—				(51	)				(16	)			15				(31	)
Impact of divestitures		—				—				—					—				—				—
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations		98				—				98					13				—				13
Net impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters		—				—				—					4				3				1
As adjusted	$	2,494			$	2,492			$	2				$	321			$	376			$	(55	)

	Revenues													Total Segment EBITDA
	For the nine months ended March 31,													For the nine months ended March 31,
		2023				2022			Difference						2023				2022			Difference
	(in millions)													(in millions)
As reported	$	7,446			$	7,711			$	(265	)			$	1,079			$	1,354			$	(275	)
Impact of acquisitions		(177	)			—				(177	)				(47	)			15				(62	)
Impact of divestitures		—				(1	)			1					—				5				(5	)
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations		422				—				422					66				—				66
Net impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters		—				—				—					13				9				4
As adjusted	$	7,691			$	7,710			$	(19	)			$	1,111			$	1,383			$	(272	)

Foreign Exchange Rates

Average foreign exchange rates used in the calculation of the impact of foreign currency fluctuations for each of the three month periods during the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

	Fiscal Year 2023
	Q1		Q2		Q3
U.S. Dollar per Australian Dollar	$0.68		$0.66		$0.68
U.S. Dollar per British Pound Sterling	$1.17		$1.17		$1.22
	Fiscal Year 2022
	Q1		Q2		Q3
U.S. Dollar per Australian Dollar	$0.74		$0.73		$0.72
U.S. Dollar per British Pound Sterling	$1.38		$1.35		$1.34

Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA by segment for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

	For the three months ended March 31,
		2023				2022			% Change
	(in millions)								Better/(Worse)
Adjusted Revenues:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	374			$	416			(10	)%
Subscription Video Services		505				494			2	%
Dow Jones		487				487			—	%
Book Publishing		524				515			2	%
News Media		604				580			4	%
Other		—				—			—	%
Adjusted Total Revenues	$	2,494			$	2,492			—	%
Adjusted Segment EBITDA:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	104			$	137			(24	)%
Subscription Video Services		72				79			(9	)%
Dow Jones		92				103			(11	)%
Book Publishing		62				67			(7	)%
News Media		37				39			(5	)%
Other		(46	)			(49	)		6	%
Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA	$	321			$	376			(15	)%

	For the nine months ended March 31,
		2023				2022			% Change
	(in millions)								Better/(Worse)
Adjusted Revenues:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	1,220			$	1,297			(6	)%
Subscription Video Services		1,561				1,502			4	%
Dow Jones		1,474				1,439			2	%
Book Publishing		1,580				1,678			(6	)%
News Media		1,856				1,794			3	%
Other		—				—			—	%
Adjusted Total Revenues	$	7,691			$	7,710			—	%
Adjusted Segment EBITDA:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	376			$	458			(18	)%
Subscription Video Services		292				279			5	%
Dow Jones		307				342			(10	)%
Book Publishing		156				259			(40	)%
News Media		119				184			(35	)%
Other		(139	)			(139	)		—	%
Adjusted Total Segment EBITDA	$	1,111			$	1,383			(20	)%

The following tables reconcile reported revenues and Segment EBITDA by segment to Adjusted Revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA by segment for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	For the three months ended March 31, 2023
	As Reported				Impact of Acquisitions				Impact of Divestitures				Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations				Net Impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters				As Adjusted
	(in millions)
Revenues:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	363			$	(2	)		$	—			$	13			$	—			$	374
Subscription Video Services		477				—				—				28				—				505
Dow Jones		529				(46	)			—				4				—				487
Book Publishing		515				(2	)			—				11				—				524
News Media		563				(1	)			—				42				—				604
Other		—				—				—				—				—				—
Total Revenues	$	2,447			$	(51	)		$	—			$	98			$	—			$	2,494
Segment EBITDA:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	102			$	(3	)		$	—			$	5			$	—			$	104
Subscription Video Services		68				—				—				4				—				72
Dow Jones		109				(17	)			—				—				—				92
Book Publishing		61				1				—				—				—				62
News Media		34				(1	)			—				4				—				37
Other		(54	)			4				—				—				4				(46	)
Total Segment EBITDA	$	320			$	(16	)		$	—			$	13			$	4			$	321

	For the nine months ended March 31, 2023
	As Reported				Impact of Acquisitions				Impact of Divestitures				Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations				Net Impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters				As Adjusted
	(in millions)
Revenues:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	1,170			$	(9	)		$	—			$	59			$	—			$	1,220
Subscription Video Services		1,441				—				—				120				—				1,561
Dow Jones		1,607				(152	)			—				19				—				1,474
Book Publishing		1,533				(8	)			—				55				—				1,580
News Media		1,695				(8	)			—				169				—				1,856
Other		—				—				—				—				—				—
Total Revenues	$	7,446			$	(177	)		$	—			$	422			$	—			$	7,691
Segment EBITDA:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	349			$	—			$	—			$	27			$	—			$	376
Subscription Video Services		269				—				—				23				—				292
Dow Jones		361				(54	)			—				—				—				307
Book Publishing		151				—				—				5				—				156
News Media		111				(3	)			—				11				—				119
Other		(162	)			10				—				—				13				(139	)
Total Segment EBITDA	$	1,079			$	(47	)		$	—			$	66			$	13			$	1,111

	For the three months ended March 31, 2022
	As Reported				Impact of Acquisitions				Impact of Divestitures				Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations				Net Impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters				As Adjusted
	(in millions)
Revenues:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	416			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	416
Subscription Video Services		494				—				—				—				—				494
Dow Jones		487				—				—				—				—				487
Book Publishing		515				—				—				—				—				515
News Media		580				—				—				—				—				580
Other		—				—				—				—				—				—
Total Revenues	$	2,492			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	2,492
Segment EBITDA:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	137			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	137
Subscription Video Services		79				—				—				—				—				79
Dow Jones		88				15				—				—				—				103
Book Publishing		67				—				—				—				—				67
News Media		39				—				—				—				—				39
Other		(52	)			—				—				—				3				(49	)
Total Segment EBITDA	$	358			$	15			$	—			$	—			$	3			$	376

	For the nine months ended March 31, 2022
	As Reported				Impact of Acquisitions				Impact of Divestitures				Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations				Net Impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters				As Adjusted
	(in millions)
Revenues:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	1,298			$	—			$	(1	)		$	—			$	—			$	1,297
Subscription Video Services		1,502				—				—				—				—				1,502
Dow Jones		1,439				—				—				—				—				1,439
Book Publishing		1,678				—				—				—				—				1,678
News Media		1,794				—				—				—				—				1,794
Other		—				—				—				—				—				—
Total Revenues	$	7,711			$	—			$	(1	)		$	—			$	—			$	7,710
Segment EBITDA:
Digital Real Estate Services	$	453			$	—			$	5			$	—			$	—			$	458
Subscription Video Services		279				—				—				—				—				279
Dow Jones		327				15				—				—				—				342
Book Publishing		259				—				—				—				—				259
News Media		184				—				—				—				—				184
Other		(148	)			—				—				—				9				(139	)
Total Segment EBITDA	$	1,354			$	15			$	5			$	—			$	9			$	1,383

NOTE 3 – ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NEWS CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS AND ADJUSTED EPS

The Company uses net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) excluding expenses related to U.K. Newspaper Matters, litigation charges, impairment and restructuring charges and “Other, net”, net of tax, recognized by the Company or its equity method investees, as well as the settlement of certain pre-Separation tax matters (“adjusted net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders” and “adjusted EPS,” respectively), to evaluate the performance of the Company’s operations exclusive of certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period, as well as certain non-operational items. The calculation of adjusted net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders and adjusted EPS may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, since companies and investors may differ as to what type of events warrant adjustment. Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders and adjusted EPS are not measures of performance under generally accepted accounting principles and should not be construed as substitutes for consolidated net income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders and net income (loss) per share as determined under GAAP as a measure of performance. However, management uses these measures in comparing the Company’s historical performance and believes that they provide meaningful and comparable information to investors to assist in their analysis of our performance relative to prior periods and our competitors.

The following tables reconcile reported net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders and reported diluted EPS to adjusted net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders and adjusted EPS for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	For the three months ended March 31, 2023								For the three months ended March 31, 2022
(in millions, except per share data)	Net income attributable to stockholders				EPS				Net income attributable to stockholders				EPS
Net income	$	59							$	104
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(9	)							(22	)
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders	$	50			$	0.09			$	82			$	0.14
U.K. Newspaper Matters		4				0.01				3				0.01
Impairment and restructuring charges (a)		25				0.04				37				0.05
Other, net		(14	)			(0.03	)			(13	)			(0.02	)
Tax impact on items above		(12	)			(0.02	)			(17	)			(0.03	)
Impact of noncontrolling interest on items above		—				—				4				0.01
As adjusted	$	53			$	0.09			$	96			$	0.16

(a)		During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $15 million related to the write-down of fixed assets associated with the shutdown and sale of certain U.S. printing facilities at the Dow Jones segment.

	For the nine months ended March 31, 2023								For the nine months ended March 31, 2022
(in millions, except per share data)	Net income attributable to stockholders				EPS				Net income attributable to stockholders				EPS
Net income	$	219							$	633
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(62	)							(120	)
Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders	$	157			$	0.27			$	513			$	0.86
U.K. Newspaper Matters		13				0.02				9				0.02
Impairment and restructuring charges (a)		65				0.11				82				0.14
Equity losses of affiliates (b)		—				—				3				0.01
Other, net		10				0.02				(143	)			(0.24	)
Tax impact on items above		(39	)			(0.07	)			(15	)			(0.03	)
Impact of noncontrolling interest on items above		(1	)			—				45				0.07
As adjusted	$	205			$	0.35			$	494			$	0.83

(a)		During the nine months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $15 million related to the write-down of fixed assets associated with the shutdown and sale of certain U.S. printing facilities at the Dow Jones segment.
(b)		During the nine months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge related to an equity method investment.

NOTE 4 – CONSTANT CURRENCY REVENUES

The Company believes that the presentation of revenues excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations (“constant currency revenues”) provides useful information regarding the performance of the Company’s core business operations exclusive of distortions between periods caused by the unpredictability and volatility of currency fluctuations. The Company calculates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations for businesses reporting in currencies other than the U.S. dollar as described in Note 2.

Constant currency revenues are not measures of performance under generally accepted accounting principles and should not be construed as substitutes for revenues as determined under GAAP as measures of performance. However, management uses these measures in comparing the Company’s historical performance and believes that they provide meaningful and comparable information to investors to assist in their analysis of our performance relative to prior periods and our competitors.

The following tables reconcile reported revenues to constant currency revenues for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023:

	Q3 Fiscal 2022				Q3 Fiscal 2023				FX impact				Q3 Fiscal 2023 constant currency				% Change - reported			% Change - constant currency
	($ in millions)																Better/(Worse)
Consolidated results:
Circulation and subscription	$	1,099			$	1,122			$	(50	)		$	1,172			2	%		7	%
Advertising		418				393				(19	)			412			(6	)%		(1	)%
Consumer		497				495				(11	)			506			—	%		2	%
Real estate		316				272				(9	)			281			(14	)%		(11	)%
Other		162				165				(9	)			174			2	%		7	%
Total revenues	$	2,492			$	2,447			$	(98	)		$	2,545			(2	)%		2	%
Digital Real Estate Services:
Circulation and subscription	$	3			$	3			$	—			$	3			—	%		—	%
Advertising		33				35				(1	)		$	36			6	%		9	%
Real estate		316				272				(9	)		$	281			(14	)%		(11	)%
Other		64				53				(3	)		$	56			(17	)%		(13	)%
Total Digital Real Estate Services segment revenues	$	416			$	363			$	(13	)		$	376			(13	)%		(10	)%
REA Group revenues	$	246			$	222			$	(13	)		$	235			(10	)%		(4	)%
Subscription Video Services:
Circulation and subscription	$	434			$	419			$	(25	)		$	444			(3	)%		2	%
Advertising		51				49				(3	)		$	52			(4	)%		2	%
Other		9				9				—			$	9			—	%		—	%
Total Subscription Video Services segment revenues	$	494			$	477			$	(28	)		$	505			(3	)%		2	%

	Q3 Fiscal 2022				Q3 Fiscal 2023				FX impact				Q3 Fiscal 2023 constant currency				% Change - reported			% Change - constant currency
	($ in millions)																Better/(Worse)
Dow Jones:
Circulation and subscription	$	377			$	426			$	(4	)		$	430			13	%		14	%
Advertising		102				88				—			$	88			(14	)%		(14	)%
Other		8				15				—			$	15			88	%		88	%
Total Dow Jones segment revenues	$	487			$	529			$	(4	)		$	533			9	%		9	%
Book Publishing:
Consumer		497				495				(11	)		$	506			—	%		2	%
Other		18				20				—			$	20			11	%		11	%
Total Book Publishing segment revenues	$	515			$	515			$	(11	)		$	526			—	%		2	%
News Media:
Circulation and subscription	$	285			$	274			$	(21	)		$	295			(4	)%		4	%
Advertising		232				221				(15	)		$	236			(5	)%		2	%
Other		63				68				(6	)		$	74			8	%		17	%
Total News Media segment revenues	$	580			$	563			$	(42	)		$	605			(3	)%		4	%
News UK
Circulation and subscription	$	144			$	135			$	(14	)		$	149			(6	)%		3	%
Advertising		72				72				(6	)		$	78			—	%		8	%
Other		28				28				(3	)		$	31			—	%		11	%
Total News UK revenues	$	244			$	235			$	(23	)		$	258			(4	)%		6	%
News Corp Australia
Circulation and subscription	$	119			$	112			$	(7	)		$	119			(6	)%		—	%
Advertising		105				99				(6	)		$	105			(6	)%		—	%
Other		31				31				(2	)		$	33			—	%		6	%
Total News Corp Australia revenues	$	255			$	242			$	(15	)		$	257			(5	)%		1	%

	Q3 YTD Fiscal 2022				Q3 YTD Fiscal 2023				FX impact				Q3 YTD Fiscal 2023 constant currency				% Change - reported			% Change - constant currency
	($ in millions)																Better/(Worse)
Consolidated results:
Circulation and subscription	$	3,248			$	3,318			$	(207	)		$	3,525			2	%		9	%
Advertising		1,342				1,263				(80	)			1,343			(6	)%		—	%
Consumer		1,615				1,474				(55	)			1,529			(9	)%		(5	)%
Real estate		988				896				(43	)			939			(9	)%		(5	)%
Other		518				495				(37	)			532			(4	)%		3	%
Total revenues	$	7,711			$	7,446			$	(422	)		$	7,868			(3	)%		2	%
Digital Real Estate Services:
Circulation and subscription	$	9			$	9			$	—			$	9			—	%		—	%
Advertising		99				103				(3	)		$	106			4	%		7	%
Real estate		988				896				(43	)		$	939			(9	)%		(5	)%
Other		202				162				(13	)		$	175			(20	)%		(13	)%
Total Digital Real Estate Services segment revenues	$	1,298			$	1,170			$	(59	)		$	1,229			(10	)%		(5	)%
REA Group revenues	$	779			$	714			$	(59	)		$	773			(8	)%		(1	)%
Subscription Video Services:
Circulation and subscription	$	1,307			$	1,249			$	(104	)		$	1,353			(4	)%		4	%
Advertising		165				160				(13	)		$	173			(3	)%		5	%
Other		30				32				(3	)		$	35			7	%		17	%
Total Subscription Video Services segment revenues	$	1,502			$	1,441			$	(120	)		$	1,561			(4	)%		4	%
Dow Jones:
Circulation and subscription	$	1,082			$	1,257			$	(19	)		$	1,276			16	%		18	%
Advertising		333				313				—			$	313			(6	)%		(6	)%
Other		24				37				—			$	37			54	%		54	%
Total Dow Jones segment revenues	$	1,439			$	1,607			$	(19	)		$	1,626			12	%		13	%
Book Publishing:
Consumer		1,615				1,474				(55	)		$	1,529			(9	)%		(5	)%
Other		63				59				—			$	59			(6	)%		(6	)%
Total Book Publishing segment revenues	$	1,678			$	1,533			$	(55	)		$	1,588			(9	)%		(5	)%

	Q3 YTD Fiscal 2022				Q3 YTD Fiscal 2023				FX impact				Q3 YTD Fiscal 2023 constant currency				% Change - reported			% Change - constant currency
	($ in millions)																Better/(Worse)
News Media:
Circulation and subscription	$	850			$	803			$	(84	)		$	887			(6	)%		4	%
Advertising		745				687				(64	)		$	751			(8	)%		1	%
Other		199				205				(21	)		$	226			3	%		14	%
Total News Media segment revenues	$	1,794			$	1,695			$	(169	)		$	1,864			(6	)%		4	%
News UK
Circulation and subscription	$	428			$	398			$	(57	)		$	455			(7	)%		6	%
Advertising		235				216				(25	)		$	241			(8	)%		3	%
Other		88				80				(11	)		$	91			(9	)%		3	%
Total News UK revenues	$	751			$	694			$	(93	)		$	787			(8	)%		5	%
News Corp Australia
Circulation and subscription	$	354			$	331			$	(27	)		$	358			(6	)%		1	%
Advertising		337				316				(26	)		$	342			(6	)%		1	%
Other		105				102				(8	)		$	110			(3	)%		5	%
Total News Corp Australia revenues	$	796			$	749			$	(61	)		$	810			(6	)%		2	%

 

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