Television Broadcasting Stations
Fox Corporation operates as a news, sports, and entertainment company in the United States (U.S.). The company operates through Cable Network Programming; Television; and Other, Corporate and Eliminations segments. The Cable Network Programming segment produces and licenses news, business news, and sports content for distribution through traditional and virtual multi-channel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and other digital platforms, primarily in the U.S. It operates FOX News, a national cable news channel; FOX Business, a business news national cable channel; FS1 and FS2 multi-sport national networks; FOX Sports Racing, a video programming service that comprises motor sports programming; FOX Soccer Plus, a video programming network for live soccer and rugby competitions; FOX Deportes, a Spanish-language sports programming service; and Big Ten Network, a national video programming service. The Television segment acquires, produces, markets, and distributes programming. It operates The FOX Network, a national television broadcast network that broadcasts sports programming and entertainment; Tubi, an advertising-supported video-on-demand service; Fox Alternative Entertainment, a full-service production studio that develops and produces unscripted and alternative programming; MyNetworkTV, a programming distribution service; and Blockchain Creative Labs, which is focuses on the creation, distribution and monetization of Web3 content. This segment owns and operates 29 broadcast television stations. The Other, Corporate and Eliminations segment owns the FOX Studios Lot that provides production and post-production services, including 15 sound stages, two broadcast studios, theaters and screening rooms, editing rooms, and other television and film production facilities in Los Angeles, California. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in New York, New York.
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Fox Corp
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g\r | +10% | +11% | +12% | +13% | +14% |
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0% | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
+1% | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
+2% | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
+3% | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
+4% | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Years | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TV |
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FCF | $1.177B | $1.155B | $1.134B | $1.113B | $1.093B | $1.073B | $1.053B | $1.034B | $1.015B | $996.1M | $977.7M | $9.777B |
DCF | $1.005B | $857.6M | $732M | $624.8M | $533.3M | $455.3M | $388.6M | $331.7M | $283.1M | $241.7M | $2.417B | |
Value | $7.87B |
In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.
High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 06-2017 | 06-2018 | 06-2019 | 06-2020 | 06-2021 | 06-2022 | 06-2023 | TTM |
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Net Margin | 14% | 22% | 14% | 8.1% | 17% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 7% |
ROA | - | 17% | 11% | 6.7% | 13% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 6.7% |
ROE | 23% | 23% | 16% | 9.9% | 19% | 11% | 12% | 10% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +12.88%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is -2.11%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +10.5%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is -1.38%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +15.08%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is -1.76%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 06-2017 | 06-2018 | 06-2019 | 06-2020 | 06-2021 | 06-2022 | 06-2023 | TTM | ||
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Debt FCF | - | 0.00 | 2.97 | 3.99 | 4.06 | 4.60 | 5.89 | 7.19 | ||
Debt Equity | - | 0.00 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.81 | 0.81 | ||
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Graham Stability | - | - | - | 58% | 100% | 76% | 85% | 58% |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is 7.19.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is 0.98.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at 0.58.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 06-2018 | 06-2020 | 06-2022 | Trend |
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Revenue | 8% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 0.2% |
Net Income | -11% | 7.4% | 2.8% | -5.2% |
Stockholders Equity | 1.7% | 1.1% | -8.2% | -9.3% |
FCF | 5.5% | -10% | -8.5% | -8.6% |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +7.99%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +0.2%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is -10.74%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -5.17%.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +1.71%.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is -9.27%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +5.54%.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -8.65%.