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News (NWSA) Total Assets : $16,681 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is News Total Assets?

News's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $16,681 Mil.

During the past 12 months, News's average Total Assets Growth Rate was -3.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Total Assets Growth Rate was 5.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Total Assets Growth Rate was 1.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Total Assets Growth Rate was 1.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, News's highest 3-Year average Total Assets Growth Rate was 5.80%. The lowest was -3.80%. And the median was 1.00%.

Total Assets is connected with ROA %. News's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.76%. Total Assets is also linked to Revenue through Asset Turnover. News's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.16.


News Total Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for News's Total Assets 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.

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News Total Assets Chart

News Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Total Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15,711.00 14,261.00 16,771.00 17,221.00 16,921.00

News Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Total Assets Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16,891.00 17,034.00 16,921.00 16,475.00 16,681.00

News Total Assets Calculation

Total Assets are all the assets a company owns.

From the capital sources of the assets, some of the assets are funded through shareholder's paid in capital and retained earnings of the business. Others are funded through borrowed money.

News's Total Assets for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Total Assets=Total Equity (A: Jun. 2023 )+Total Liabilities (A: Jun. 2023 )
=8945+7976
=16,921

News's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Total Assets=Total Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 )+Total Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=9102+7579
=16,681

* 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.


News  (NAS:NWSA) Total Assets Explanation

Total Assets is connected with ROA %.

News's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

ROA %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2023 )+Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=624/( (16475+16681)/ 2 )
=624/16578
=3.76 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

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Total Assets is linked to total revenue through Asset Turnover.

News's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Asset Turnover
=Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2023 )+Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=2586/( (16475+16681)/ 2 )
=2586/16578
=0.16

* 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.

Therefore, if a company grows its Total Assets faster than its Revenue, the Asset Turnover will decline. This might be a warning sign for the business.

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News (NWSA) Business Description

Address
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10036
News Corporation is a diversified media conglomerate with significant presence in the U.S, the U.K., and Australia. Key mastheads include The Wall Street Journal, Herald Sun, and The Times. The company also has a strong presence in the Australian pay-TV market through Fox Sports and Foxtel (both 65%-owned), while its 61%-owned REA Group is the dominant real estate classified business in Australia. In addition, it owns HarperCollins, one of the largest book publishers in the world, and also has a substantial digital property advertising business (Move) in the U.S.
Executives
Marygrace Degrazio officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Kelly Ayotte director C/O NEWS CORPORATION, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Susan Panuccio officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O NEWS CORPORATION, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
David B Pitofsky officer: General Counsel C/O NEWS CORPORATION, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Kevin Halpin officer: Deputy Chief Financial Officer 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Joel Klein director C/O NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
James R Murdoch director C/O LUPA SYSTEMS, 363 LAFAYETTE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
John Elkann director 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10003
Elaine L. Chao director C/O DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., ONE DOLE DRIVE, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Ana Paula Pessoa director 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10003
Masroor Siddiqui director 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10003
Natalie Bancroft director C/O NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jose Maria Aznar director C/O NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lachlan K Murdoch director C/O NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Cruden Financial Services Llc 10 percent owner C/O MCDONALD CARANO WILSON LLP, 100 LIBERTY STREET, RENO NV 89501