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Brian Han
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A Weak Innings from Seven, Follow-On Required on Cost-Out

We cut our fair value estimate on Seven West Media by 3% to AUD 0.68 per share. This follows the no-moat-rated group's weaker-than-expected fiscal 2019 first-half result across the board.
Benefits of a 200-basis point lift in TV revenue share to 38.4% during the half were effectively wiped out by the 5% fall in the wider metropolitan TV advertising market. Adjusted for the extra trading week in the prior period, this led to a flat underlying TV EBIT of AUD 142 million, a subdued outcome in the c...
Underlying
Seven West Media

Seven West Media has four reportable segments: Television, which is engaged in the production and operation of commercial television programming and stations; Newspapers, which is comprised of the publishers of newspapers and insert magazines in Western Australia, Quokka (weekly classified advertising publication), Colourpress, Digital publishing and West Australian Publishers; Pacific -which is comprised of the publishers of magazines in print and digital editions as well as social and e-commerce business; as well as Other Business and New Ventures, which is made up of equity accounted investees; Radio (radio stations broadcasting in regional areas of Western Australia) and RED Live..

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Morningstar
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