News Corp. Misses Estimates as Ad Sales Decline
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News Corp., the Wall Street Journal and New York Post publisher controlled by billionaire Rupert Murdoch, reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates as a decline in ad sales outweighed an increase in digital revenue in its real estate business.
Earnings, excluding some items, were 10 cents a share, short of analysts’ estimates of 13 cents a share, the average of projections compiled by Bloomberg. Revenue was $2.23 billion, the New York-based company said in a statement Monday. That exceeded predictions for $2.06 billion.
As more readers get their news online, News Corp. has been trying to compensate for falling print revenue by boosting digital sales, especially at its online real estate business. At the same time, the company has remained wary of the publishing industry’s growing alliance with Facebook.
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