21st Century Fox Results Top Estimate

(RTTNews) - Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOX, FOXA) Tuesday reported first-quarter net earnings to stockholders of $1.04 billion or $0.47 per share compared with $1.26 billion or $0.54 per share last year.

Excluding items, adjusted earnings for the quarter were $0.39 per share compared with $0.33 per share a year ago.

On average, 17 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of $0.36 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues for the quarter were up 12 percent at $7.89 billion compared with $7.06 billion in the prior year.

Fifteen analysts had a consensus revenue estimate of $6.25 billion for the quarter.