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NEWSCORP
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 20 QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)
September 30, December 31, March 31, June 30,
For the three months ended (in millions, except per share amounts)
Fiscal 2008
Revenues $ 7,067 $8,590 $8,750 $8,589
Operating income 1,047 1,418 1,438 1,478
Net income 732 832 2,694 1,129
Basic earnings per share $ 0.23 $ 0.27 $ 0.92 $ 0.43
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.23 $ 0.27 $ 0.91 $ 0.43
Stock prices (a)
Class A—High $22.80 $23.04 $20.10 $ 19.63
Class A—Low $ 19.78 $ 19.73 $ 17.87 $ 15.43
Class B—High $ 24.57 $24.50 $20.70 $ 20.17
Class B—Low $ 21.09 $20.49 $ 18.28 $ 15.73
Fiscal 2007
Revenues $ 5,914 $7,844 $7,530 $ 7,367
Operating income 851 1,144 1,239 1,218
Net income 843 822 871 890
Basic earnings per share
Class A $ 0.28 $ 0.27 $ 0.29 $ 0.30
Class B $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.24 $ 0.25
Diluted earnings per share
Class A $ 0.28 $ 0.27 $ 0.29 $ 0.30
Class B $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.24 $ 0.25
Stock prices (a)
Class A—High $ 19.75 $ 21.75 $23.98 $ 23.74
Class A—Low $ 18.19 $ 19.35 $ 21.26 $ 21.21
Class B—High $20.64 $ 22.74 $25.34 $ 25.27
Class B—Low $ 18.96 $20.30 $ 22.16 $22.94
(a) The stock prices reflect the reported high and low closing sales prices for the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, as reported on
the New York Stock Exchange.
Note 21 VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Balance at
beginning
of year Additions
Acquisitions
and
disposals Utilization Foreign
exchange
Balance at
end of
year
(in millions)
Fiscal 2008
Allowances for returns and doubtful accounts $ (1,102) $(1,365) $(13) $1,446 $(55) $(1,089)
Deferred tax valuation allowance (1,562) (344) 500 (1,406)
Fiscal 2007
Allowances for returns and doubtful accounts (1,068) (1,691) (7) 1,701 (37) (1,102)
Deferred tax valuation allowance (1,877) (3) 318 (1,562)
Fiscal 2006
Allowances for returns and doubtful accounts (1,178) (1,598) (1) 1,738 (29) (1,068)
Deferred tax valuation allowance (1,324) (629) 76 (1,877)
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