AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · News Corp (Class B) (NWS)

News Corp Q1 net income rises to $144 million; CFO to depart in January

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

News Corp reported fiscal first-quarter 2025 results for the three months ended September 30, 2024, with revenue of $2.58 billion, up 3%, and net income of $144 million, up from $58 million a year earlier. The company also said CFO Susan Panuccio will leave the role on January 1, 2025, and be succeeded by Lavanya Chandrashekar, while director Kelly Ayotte will not stand for re-election.

Key points

  • Revenue was $2.58 billion, up 3% from $2.50 billion; EPS were $0.21 versus $0.05 a year earlier
  • Total Segment EBITDA rose 14% to $415 million; adjusted EPS were $0.21 versus $0.16
  • Lavanya Chandrashekar, formerly CFO of Diageo plc, becomes CFO effective January 1, 2025; Panuccio stays as Senior Advisor through June 29, 2025
  • Board size will be reduced to six members after Kelly Ayotte's departure, which the filing says did not result from any disagreement with the company

The filing

CompanyNews Corp (Class B) (NWS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 7, 2024, 4:18 PM ET
Accession number0001564708-24-000595

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

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