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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED (FXJ)

FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED (FXJ)

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General Information
Company Name: Fairfax Media Limited
Stock Code: FXJ
Website: www.fxj.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Publishing
Market Cap ($M): 1,470
Equiv. Shares (M): 2,352

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 0.625 $ 0.635 $ 0.640 $ 0.625 $ 0.640 7,731,432 $ -0.015  -2.344 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Hold
Recommendation Date: 23rd May 2012
12 Month Target Price (average): $0.888
Brokers Surveyed: 8

Company Overview

Business Description:
Fairfax Media Limited (FXJ) is an Australian multi-platform media group with a broad range of activities including publishing of news, information and entertainment, advertising sales in newspaper, magazine and online formats, and radio broadcasting. FXJ conducts its core activities throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Strategy Analysis:
FXJ aims is to transform the business to achieve sustainable revenue growth by moving from an old media type organisation reliant on the printing press to the delivery of digital content through a multitude of new channels Fairfax Media reported a net loss of $390.86m for the year ended 30 June 2011. Revenues from ordinary activities were $2.48bn, down 0.7% from last year. Diluted EPS was (17) cents compared to 11 cents last year. Net operating cash flow was $431.43m compared to $449.62m last year. The final dividend declared was 1.5 cents, taking the full year dividend to 3.0 cents compared with 2.5 cents last year.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2013  F 225.9 9.0 -2.4 7.0 3.0 4.8 75.0
2012  F 231.5 9.2 -18.5 6.8 3.0 4.8 75.0
2011  A 283.8 11.3 -0.5 11.9 3.0 2.2 75.0
Source: Morningstar analyst estimates.

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F
APN (APN) $506 M -0.2264 -0.0687 0.0127 6.1563 6.6102 6.5272 0.1090 0.0900 0.1026
Fairfax Media (FXJ) $1,505 M 0.0634 -0.3347 0.1445 5.3024 7.9701 6.9641 0.0469 0.0472 0.0688
Seven West Media (SWM) $1,685 M 0.0242 -0.2734 0.0099 5.4893 7.5545 7.4808 0.1779 0.1351 0.1331

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
FXJ 0.79 7.50 0.33 10.00 0.60
Market 0.80 12.1 1.33 1.35 1.68
Sector 0.96 8.41 1.20 6.45 0.86

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Gregory Colin Hywood Chief Executive Officer,Managing Director 04 October 2010
Mr Roger Campbell Corbett Non-Executive Chairman 04 February 2003
Mr Michael Edward Anderson Non-Executive Director 02 September 2010
Mr Robert Murray Savage Non-Executive Director 25 June 2007
Mrs Linda Bardo Nicholls Non-Executive Director 26 February 2010
Ms Sandra Veronica McPhee Non-Executive Director 26 February 2010
Mr Peter Francis Young Non-Executive Director 16 September 2005
Mr Samuel Gareth Morgan Non-Executive Director 26 February 2010

Management
Name Position
Brian Cassell Chief Financial Officer
Gail Iris Hambly Company Secretary

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
166,269,107 (7.10%) AXA Group
146,780,715 (6.20%) National Australia Bank Limited Group
136,691,699 (5.80%) Maple Brown Abbott Limited
232,512,219 (9.90%) Marinya Media Pty Ltd
119,329,292 (5.10%) Orbis Investment Management (Australia) Pty Ltd
186,221,004 (7.90%) Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Calendar of Events
Date Event
21 February 2013 Report (Interim)
17 September 2012 Report (Annual)
24 August 2012 Report (Prelim)
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