Fox Corporation (FOXA): Q4 Earnings Preview

Fox Corporation (NASDAQ: FOXA) is scheduled to report its Q4 earnings before market open tomorrow.

Analyst Expectations:

* Revenue: $4.83 billion, 14.2% YoY growth
* Adjusted EPS: $0.64

Q3 Performance:

* Revenue: $3.56 billion, 11.1% YoY increase
* Revenue beat analysts' estimates by 5.6%
* Adjusted operating income beat estimates
* EPS beat estimates

Stock Performance:

* FOX has declined 3.9% in the past month
* Average analyst price target: $49.61

Peers' Performance:

* Malibu Boats: Revenue -5.1% YoY, beat estimates by 4.8% (stock price unchanged)
* VF Corp: Revenue +1.9% YoY, beat estimates by 1.2% (stock price +1.4%)

Analyst Commentary:

* Analysts have generally maintained their earnings estimates over the past 30 days.
* FOX has missed revenue estimates twice in the past two years.

Key Risks:

* Slowing advertising revenue
* Competition from streaming services
* Rising production costs