Disney

One sentence overview: Disney is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate with theme parks, cruise ships and media products.

Disney Ticker :    DIS

6/1/2020 Stock Price : $118.77

6/1/2020 Market Cap : $214.5B

Total Shares Outstanding Recent Quarterly Report :   1.82 bllion shares

Company Investor Relations Page

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/investor-relations/

SEC Page

https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=dis&owner=e…

Glassdoor Ratings

https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Walt-Disney-Company-Review…

Disney Overview

Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before officially changing its name to The Walt Disney Company in 1986. The company established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and theme parks.

Since the 1980s, Disney has created and acquired corporate divisions in order to market more mature content than is typically associated with its flagship family-oriented brands. The company is known for its film studio division, The Walt Disney Studios, which includes Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, and Blue Sky Studios. Disney’s other main units and reporting segments are Disney Media Networks, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, and Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International. Through these segments, Disney owns and operates the ABC broadcast network; cable television networks such as Disney Plus, ESPN, Freeform, FX, and National Geographic; publishing, merchandising, music, and theater divisions; and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, a group of 14 theme parks around the world.

Business Segments

Disney has six areas of revenue (% of 2019 revenue):
– Cable media (23%)
– Broadcast media (12%)
– Domestic Parks (include cruise lines) (24%)
– International Parks (6%)
– Consumer Products (6%)
– Studio Entertainment (19%)

Financial Drivers

Competition

Disney faces a number of competitors across its various markets, with Viacom (VIA), Time Warner (TWC), 21st Century Fox (FOX), Sony (SNE), CBS (CBS) and Comcast (CMCSA) being its main competitors. 

Future Outlook

The 2020 pandemic has had a significant impact on Disney operations. Until a vaccine is developed it is hard to determine how Disney will return to its previous operating levels. The nationwide shelter in place did have a positive impact on Disney Plus. Disney Plus subscribers numbers are three years ahead of projections

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