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Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited

NEC.AX
51
Entertainment · Communication Services
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Nine Entertainment Co. is an Australian media company that owns and operates some of the country's most recognized media brands. Its core assets include the Nine television network, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers, the streaming platform Stan, and the radio network 2GB. It serves everyday Australian consumers as well as advertisers looking to reach large audiences.

Nine makes money primarily through advertising sold across its TV, digital, and radio platforms, while Stan generates subscription revenue from paying customers. The company operates almost entirely within Australia, making it heavily tied to the health of the domestic advertising market. Its portfolio of well-known brands gives it a degree of audience loyalty, but the business faces ongoing pressure as viewers and readers shift toward global streaming and social media platforms like Netflix and YouTube, which compete directly for both attention and advertising dollars.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
13.2%
Thin — 13.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
13.2%
Healthy — 13.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.6%
Strong — 16.6% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-11.6%
Shrinking sales (-11.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-95.1%
Earnings shrinking (-95.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
1030%
Turns 1030% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.7%
Thin free cash flow (0.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.17
Conservative — low debt load (0.17)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
7.41x
Adequate interest coverage (7.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
350.0x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 350.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+340.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (350.0 → 9.3)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
9.33%
no trend
Healthy income — 9.33% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+197.7%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (197.7% YoY)

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