Fox (FOXA) Reshuffles Its Legal Team, Is The 17% Undervalued View Convincing?

Fox (FOXA) just announced a reshuffle in its top legal ranks, with Chief Legal and Policy Officer Adam Ciongoli set to step down and Nicholas Trutanich moving into the General Counsel role.

For context, Fox shares last closed at US$64.53, with the 90 day share price return up 9.47% but the year to date share price return down 12.51%, while total shareholder return sits at 6.58% over one year and a very large 3 year gain of 119.75%, which suggests that recent executive and earnings headlines are being weighed against a much stronger longer term record.

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Recent gains, a longer term surge, and a modest pullback leave Fox at an interesting point on the curve. Is the bigger opportunity still ahead, or has most of the easy upside already been used up as valuation now suggests?

Most Popular Narrative: 17% Undervalued

On Simply Wall St’s most followed storyline, Fox screens as undervalued, with a fair value estimate of about $78.14 against the last close at $64.53. That gap rests on the idea that Fox can turn live sports, news and connected TV into sturdier earnings than the current share price implies.

The planned Roku acquisition, with guided run rate cost synergies of about US$400 million, anticipated free cash flow per share accretion within two years of closing and continued US$1 billion to US$1.5 billion in annual buybacks, offers a path to higher earnings power and cash flow through both cost efficiencies and capital returns.

See why 7 investors see Fox as 17% undervalued.

Result: Fair Value of $78.14 (UNDERVALUED)

Still, the Fox story can change quickly if the Roku deal hits regulatory friction, or if pay TV subscriber losses bite harder than Tubi and Fox One can offset.

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Another View: Fox Through A Cash Flow Lens

The popular story around Fox leans on a fair value of $78.14, yet the SWS DCF model presents a more muted view. On that cash flow basis, Fox at $64.53 is roughly in line with an estimated future cash flow value of $64.31. That narrows the margin of safety and raises a simple question for you: Which set of assumptions feels more realistic?

For a closer look at how this cash flow view is built and what would need to change for the gap to widen or close, Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

Simply Wall St performs a discounted cash flow (DCF) on every stock in the world every day (check out Fox for example). We show the entire calculation in full. You can track the result in your watchlist or portfolio and be alerted when this changes, or use our stock screener to discover 29 high quality undervalued stocks. If you save a screener we even alert you when new companies match - so you never miss a potential opportunity.

Next Steps

Mixed messages in the Fox story today. If you want to move fast and decide where you stand on both the risks and potential upside, take a closer look at the 3 key rewards and 2 important warning signs.

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