Event-Driven Stocks

NEWS CORP

NWSANasdaqCompleted

Formerly New Newscorp Inc

Spin-offSpun off from News CorporationNWSANasdaq

The two companies

Parent
Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
↓ spun off ↓
Spin-off
NEWS CORPNWSANasdaq
Communication Services

Open either company's hub for its full SEC financials, ratios, ownership, filings, and every other event it's been part of.

Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
Exchange
Nasdaq
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
Distribution date
Ratio
1:4
Parent sector
Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
June 13, 2013

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
News CorporationFY25
Revenue
$8.45B
Operating income
Net income
$103M
Total assets
$15.50B
Equity
$8.77B
NEWS CORPFY25
Revenue
$8.45B
Operating income
Net income
$103M
Total assets
$15.50B
Equity
$8.77B

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 1/6 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingNo — both Communication Services

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~100% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Activist holder13D on file

    An activist with a 5%+ stake (Schedule 13D) is a potential value-unlock catalyst.

  • Time since spin-off13.0 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.