DJCO vs NWS
Daily Journal Corp. and News Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DJCO | NWS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $87.7M | $9.0B |
| Net income | $112.1M | $573.0M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 127.9% | 8.2% |
| Return on equity | 33.5% | 6.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $81.41 | $1.03 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 35.6% |
| Free cash flow | $13.3M | $811.0M |
| Equity | $391.1M | $8.5B |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.01× |
| Current ratio | 13.89× | 1.62× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 11.9% | −0.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 94.4% | 11.7% |
NWS bills 102.9× the revenue of DJCO, and DJCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (127.9% against 8.2%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DJCO | NWS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $87.7M | $9.0B |
| FY2024 | $69.9M | $8.5B |
| FY2023 | $67.7M | $8.3B |
| FY2022 | $54.0M | $8.0B |
| FY2021 | $49.9M | $10.4B |
| FY2020 | $49.9M | $9.4B |
| FY2019 | $48.7M | $9.0B |
| FY2018 | $40.7M | $10.1B |
| FY2017 | $41.4M | $9.0B |
| FY2016 | $41.6M | $8.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DJCO | NWS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $112.1M | $573.0M |
| FY2024 | $78.1M | $1.2B |
| FY2023 | $21.5M | $266.0M |
| FY2022 | $-21.5M | $149.0M |
| FY2021 | $112.9M | $623.0M |
| FY2020 | $4.0M | $330.0M |
| FY2019 | $-25.2M | $-1.3B |
| FY2018 | $8.2M | $155.0M |
| FY2017 | $-918,000 | $-1.5B |
| FY2016 | $-1.0M | $-738.0M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$8,940,300,000 | NWS |
| FY2024 | −$8,382,069,000 | NWS |
| FY2023 | −$8,184,291,000 | NWS |
| FY2022 | −$7,957,991,000 | NWS |
| FY2021 | −$10,335,075,000 | NWS |
| FY2020 | −$9,308,058,000 | NWS |
| FY2019 | −$8,959,345,000 | NWS |
| FY2018 | −$10,033,297,000 | NWS |
| FY2017 | −$8,982,616,000 | NWS |
| FY2016 | −$8,097,388,000 | NWS |
| FY2015 | −$8,248,022,000 | NWS |
| FY2014 | −$8,480,577,000 | NWS |
| FY2013 | −$8,448,324,000 | NWS |
| FY2012 | −$8,859,126,000 | NWS |
| FY2011 | −$8,619,487,000 | NWS |
NWS has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +119.6 pp | DJCO |
| FY2024 | +95.8 pp | DJCO |
| FY2023 | +27.4 pp | DJCO |
| FY2022 | −42.1 pp | NWS |
| FY2021 | +218.8 pp | DJCO |
| FY2020 | +3.9 pp | DJCO |
| FY2019 | −34.7 pp | NWS |
| FY2018 | +17.9 pp | DJCO |
| FY2017 | +13.8 pp | DJCO |
| FY2016 | +5.4 pp | DJCO |
| FY2015 | −1.2 pp | NWS |
| FY2014 | +2.4 pp | DJCO |
| FY2013 | +6.6 pp | DJCO |
| FY2012 | +11.2 pp | DJCO |
| FY2011 | +46.3 pp | DJCO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DJCO and NWS over this period.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DJCO's net margin has been more volatile than NWS's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 68.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.5.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between DJCO and NWS over these 15 fiscal years — DJCO led in 12 and NWS in 3.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DJCO's return on equity has been more volatile than NWS's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 18.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.6.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between DJCO and NWS over these 15 fiscal years — DJCO led in 11 and NWS in 4.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.