News Corporation Profit Climbs In Q4

(RTTNews) - News Corporation (NWSA) announced earnings for its fourth quarter that Increases, from last year

The company's bottom line totaled $53 million, or $0.09 per share. This compares with $43 million, or $0.08 per share, last year.

Excluding items, News Corporation reported adjusted earnings of $106 million or $0.19 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the period rose 0.8% to $2.109 billion from $2.092 billion last year.

News Corporation earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $53 Mln. vs. $43 Mln. last year. -EPS: $0.09 vs. $0.08 last year. -Revenue: $2.109 Bln vs. $2.092 Bln last year.