Twenty-First Century Fox Q3 Profit Down - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (FOX) Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $1.26 billion or $0.54 per share, down from $2.29 billion or $0.94 per share in the same period last year.

Income from continuing operations totaled $768 million or $0.33 per share, compared to $2.25 billion or $0.95 per share last year.

Adjusted earnings for the quarter was $0.33 per share. On average, four analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.37 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues increased 18 percent to $7.06 billion from $6.00 billion last year. Analsts expected sales of $6.69 billion.

Total segment OIBDA was $1.62 billion, compared to $1.59 billion last year.