Australia’s Media Media Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited recorded revenues of AUD2.7 billion ($1.75 billion) and net income of AUD133 million tax ($86.3 million) for the 12 months ended June 30th.
The results included $39.6 million for certain items after tax. A 6% decline for certain items and net profit after certain items was $177.7 million compared to $126.6 million in the previous period, while Group EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) was $335.7 million before certain items fell $335.2 million.
The second half of the EBITDA grew by 8%, spurring the strength of the entire television, streaming services stun and the publishing sector as a whole. Nine also points to viewer growth across broadcast and streaming, with its platform accounting for around 20% of television screen time ahead of its competitors.
Reports on the Paralympics and Paralympics highlighted both profitability and cash flow, and what nine are described as the strength of the integrated audience platform.
The company has declared a fully led final dividend of $0.026 per share and a special dividend of $0.31 per share. Both will be paid on September 26th.
EBITDA remained flat at $99.2 million, but publication revenue fell 6% to $341.2 million, helping to grow 15% of digital subscriptions at Metro Mastheads. Nine’s Audio Division reported an 8% increase in EBITDA at $5.8 million, while digital audio revenue rose 31% with a total revenue of $65.5 million.
The company also provided cost-efficiency of over $51.9 million during fiscal year 2005, with repeated $38.9 million and another $58.4 million committed, targeting an annual rate of $97.3 million.
Future spanning nine digital and subscription assets is expected to support EBITDA’s growth in the first half of FY26. However, management warned that there was limited visibility into the advertising market situation in the second half.
Chairman Katherine West said, “We are Australia’s most diverse media company and will be strong during fiscal year 2005 through accelerating strategic and cultural change. Nine is part of Australia’s fabric. Customers spend more time on the platform as they implement strategies to deepen their connections with consumers and advertisers.”
She added that the sale domain “allows the sale domain to “crystallize shareholder value and allow it to concentrate on media assets with distinct competitive advantages.”
CEO Matt Stanton noted that both streaming and broadcasting brought profit growth in the second half. “At the start of 2025, we accelerated our operational effectiveness improvement program through our strategic transformation program on September 9, 2028, creating additional cost savings in fiscal 2025,” he said. “We also deployed a focused operating model that coordinates businesses across three major industries.
