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Best Performer in the DJIA is Disney (Walt) Company
By: Thom Hartle | January 3, 2023
• Today (8:38 CST), the best performer in the $DJIA is Disney (Walt) Company.
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Walt Disney Co. (DIS) Really struggled wanted to put his on my 2023 list.. but p/e is just way to high for this one still
By: Options Mike | January 2, 2023
• $DIS Really struggled wanted to put his on my 2023 list.. but damn p/e is just way to high for this one still.
8D failures last week and new multi year lows...
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$DIS Disney sitting at trendline support from 2009 with a massive volume gap lurking below...
By: TrendSpider | December 30, 2022
• $DIS Disney sitting at trendline support from 2009 with a massive volume gap lurking below...
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DIS trash garbage company going to $10
Disney stock breaks below 2020 low for cheapest price of the 'Star Wars' era
By: Morningstar | December 28, 2022
Disney shares have shed all pandemic gains and are selling for their lowest price since October 2014, more than a year before Disney released its first 'Star Wars' film, 'The Force Awakens'
The Walt Disney Co.'s shares closed Wednesday at their lowest price since before the House of Mouse began releasing "Star Wars" films, as a massive 2022 decline wiped away all their pandemic-era gains and a bit more.
Disney(DIS) stock closed 2.6% lower Wednesday at $84.16, the second worst performance of the day for a Dow Jones Industrial Average component, behind only Apple Inc. (AAPL) It was the first time Disney shares have closed lower than their 2020 nadir, and shares are now down 45.7% on the year as Disney heads for its worst annual stock performance since 1974, according to FactSet.
The last time Disney stock closed lower was on Oct. 14, 2014, as "Guardians of the Galaxy" was wrapping up a surprising run at the box office and Disney was preparing to launch "Big Hero 6" into theaters. It would be more than a year before Disney released "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," the first "Star Wars" movie produced and released by Disney.
The launch of "The Force Awakens" completed an acquisition-fueled reshaping of Disney's intellectual property that propelled shares to new heights, which were only briefly interrupted by pandemic fears in March 2020. Disney acquired Pixar in 2006, Marvel in 2009 and Lucasfilm in 2012, leading to years of big box-office returns.
Those acquisitions looked just as prescient when Disney sought to challenge Netflix Inc. (NFLX) in streaming just before the COVID-19 pandemic sent consumers toward televisions instead of movie theaters. The company has produced several television shows based on Marvel and Star Wars intellectual property that have helped propel Disney+ and its other streaming offerings to a larger total subscriber base than Netflix.
Read more: Disney overtook Netflix as the streaming leader, and is expected to widen its lead
That success sent Disney stock to a peak of more than $200 a share in March 2021, after then-Chief Executive Bob Chapek revealed early streaming success for Disney+. But 2022 has been a very different story, eventually hitting its nadir when Disney missed revenue expectations by nearly $1 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter and executives offered a disappointing forecast for the new year.
Disney's board reacted by dismissing Chapek and bringing back his predecessor, Robert Iger, as CEO. Iger was at the helm when Disney acquired the lucrative Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar intellectual property, and oversaw the creation and launch of Disney+ before handing the reins over to Chapek.
Disney's box-office success currently rides on a more recent acquisition, the $52.4 billion purchase of film and TV assets from 21st Century Fox (FOXA). Included in that move was the rights to "Avatar," the biggest box-office success of all time; the first sequel to the 2009 film, "Avatar: The Way of Water," hit $1 billion in global box-office returns Wednesday after just 14 days in theaters.
Disney is the 46th S&P 500 index component to close lower than its 2020 bottom, according to Dow Jones Market Data, following Amazon.com Inc.(AMZN), which surpassed its 2020 low last week. As of Wednesday's close, 28 stocks on the S&P 500 are trading below their 2020 lows including Disney.
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Walt Disney The mouse at trendline support from 2009 with thin volume below...
By: TrendSpider | December 25, 2022
• $DIS The mouse at trendline support from 2009 with thin volume below...
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The Walt Disney Company (DIS) Short Interest Update
By: MarketBeat | December 18, 2022
• The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS - Get Rating) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 18,020,000 shares, a drop of 10.9% from the November 15th total of 20,230,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13,120,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days...
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Walt Disney $1.2 Million Call • Strike: 86 • Expiration: 1/20/23
By: Cheddar Flow | December 23, 2022
• $DIS $1.2M Call
Strike: 86
Expiration: 1/20/23
*At the Ask*
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New 52 week lows Printing, take it to Zero, Kiddie Groomers are Sick
As soon as tax selling season over, targets 130.00-150.00 IMO first or second quarter.
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Short this garbage company all the way to $20 where it belongs. Oh My how the times have changed.
Sick Puppies get what they deserve, Short it to Zero
DIS $85.74 -4.34 (-4.8%) ......LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT A POS!!!!!!!!
nobody trades here, only posts opinion.
$DIS Disney has already gotten nearly a 50% haircut this year with no signs of stopping
By: TrendSpider | December 18, 2022
• $DIS Disney has already gotten nearly a 50% haircut this year with no signs of stopping.
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Disney Broken, Iger Can't Fix
By: 24/7 Wall St. | December 17, 2022
Investors and the Disney board have convinced themselves that long-time CEO Bob Iger, barely retired, can return to the company and fix it. Too much of Disney is broken to be repaired. And much of what is broken was broken by Iger.
Iger returned to Disney last month and took the job from his successor, Bob Chapek. Iger picked Chapek. If Chapek failed, much of the disaster that killed Disney’s stock and earnings belonged to Iger. The Wall Street Journal recently reported Iger never left and undermined Chapek “from the shadows.” It is additional evidence that Iger was part of Disney’s downfall, even if it was not immediately evident.
Of all the mistakes Disney made, the worst was the price tag it put on its Disney+ streaming service when Iger launched it. Disney+ was launched in November 2019. Priced at $6.99, Iger gambled that the price, lower than almost any service in the industry, would bring subscribers. He was right. Two years after its launch, Disney+ had 162 million subscribers, which put it in the class of industry leaders Netflix and Amazon.
The most recently reported quarter was not a total disaster for Disney, at least at the top line. Investors savaged the stock, nevertheless. Revenue rose 9% to $20.1 billion. Operating income was flat at $1.7 million. The figures for the “direct to consumer” business were decimated. Revenue was up 8% to %1,7 billion. The business lost $1.5 billion, which cost Chapek his job more than other factors. Among the most telling numbers was the Disney+ revenue per subscriber started to fall.
Disney+ has raised its price. The new price is $10.99 a month. An advertising-supported version is priced at $7.99. However, this remains well below Amazon’s $14.99. The new Disney+ price is too low to salvage its final problems. And, what may become evident soon, is that the sharp increase could drive churn, which is the primary enemy of successful streaming businesses. A price increase will cause some people to cancel. It won’t be long to see how many.
The truth about the value of Iger’s return is in the stock price. Shareholders have voted, as Disney’s stock has not recovered since Iger came back. It is down 41% this year and has dropped since Iger came back through the door.
Iger broke Disney, and the stock market says he won’t fix it.
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Disney Fruit Loops love Kiddie Grooming indoctrination think they gonna change that Under Bob, nahhh, sick folks
Think disney is a buy for a quick bounce?
Disney $DIS lowered its target for Disney+ subscribers
By: StockMKTNewz | December 15, 2022
• Disney $DIS lowered its target for Disney+ subscribers.
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Bear of the Day: The Walt Disney Company (DIS)
By: Zacks Investment Research | December 14, 2022
The Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector has primarily struggled in 2022, down more than 30% and widely underperforming the S&P 500.
A titan in the realm that many are familiar with, The Walt Disney Company (DIS), has seen its near-term earnings outlook shift to the negative over the last several months, landing the stock into a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
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Disney has a broad portfolio of assets encompassing movies, television, publishing, and theme parks. The company’s premium streaming service, Disney+, has been a hit among consumers and has been a big growth driver.
Let’s take a closer look at how the company stacks up.
Share Performance & Valuation
DIS shares have struggled to find their footing over the last three months, down more than 15% compared to the S&P 500’s marginal 0.7% gain.
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Currently, DIS shares trade at a 1.9X forward price-to-sales ratio, below its 3.1X five-year median and above its Zacks sector average of 1.6X.
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Disney carries a Style Score of a “D” for Value.
Growth Outlook & Quarterly Performance
Although the company has witnessed negative earnings estimate revisions, DIS still carries a respectable growth profile; earnings are forecasted to climb 15.6% in its current fiscal year (FY23) and a further 32% in FY24.
The projected earnings growth comes on top of forecasted year-over-year revenue upticks of 9.9% in FY23 and 6.3% in FY24. Disney sports a Style Score of a “B” for Growth.
Additionally, Disney has primarily posted mixed earnings results across its last four releases, falling short of revenue and earnings estimates twice across this timeframe.
In its latest release, DIS fell short of bottom-line expectations by 40% and revenue estimates by 4.5%. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s revenue on a quarterly basis.
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Bottom Line
Mixed earnings results and negative earnings estimate revisions from analysts paint a challenging picture for the company in the near-term.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS) is a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that analysts have lowered their bottom-line outlook across the last 60 days.
For those seeking strong stocks, a great idea would be to focus on stocks carrying a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) – these stocks sport a notably stronger earnings outlook paired with the potential to deliver explosive gains in the near-term.
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surprised no political posts on avatar yet. Gotta up your game guys you are slacking.
The Walt Disney Co. 2.43 Million Share at $94.70 #darkpool prints
By: Money Flow Mel | December 13, 2022
• $DIS 2.43 million share #darkpool prints at $94.70.
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Walt Disney can deliver 'significant earnings growth' long term - Morgan Stanley
By: Investing.com | December 12, 2022
Morgan Stanley analysts reiterated an Overweight rating on Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) shares, cutting the firm's price target on the stock to $115 from $125 per share.
They told investors in a research note that the returning CEO arrives with Disney facing "known but real secular and cyclical headwinds," however, their analysis suggests cost opportunities at the media business and momentum at parks should "allow Disney to deliver on FY23 guidance and support ~20% expected adj. EPS CAGR forecast through F25E."
Even so, Morgan Stanley lowered estimates to reflect updated F23 guidance, and is now "forecasting HSD OI growth and FY23 and FY24 adjusted EPS of roughly $4.00 and $5.15, respectively," while "eliminating streaming operating losses should bring FY25 adjusted EPS of $6-7."
"[The] Return of Bob Iger as CEO offers the opportunity to reorganize Disney's Media businesses (DMED) to prioritize driving overall Disney consolidated earnings growth. We also see opportunities to rationalize DMED's expense base. Finally, de-prioritizing the F24 Disney Plus subscriber guidance could help refocus the company and the market on overall earnings power rather than sub targets," wrote the analysts.
"Parks & Experiences business is potentially exposed to a weakening consumer, but current forward bookings are strong. We see our reduced outlook for US Parks in FY23 with risk fairly balanced to the upside (stronger per caps than our low-single digit YoY assumption given recent price increases) and downside (consumer recession)," they added.
Long term, Morgan Stanley continues to believe Disney can deliver "significant earnings growth," driven by its Parks & Experiences business and, starting in F24, its Media & Entertainment businesses.
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Walt Disney Co. (DIS) 52W low is in play here, turn around will take some time
By: Options Mike | December 10, 2022
• $DIS Bob's return retraced.
52W low is in play here, turn around will take some time. Under all the MA's again.
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Disney+ streaming service launches with major advertisers
By: Dawn Chmielewski | December 8, 2022
(Reuters) - The ad-supported version of the Disney+ service launched Thursday, attracting major advertisers from different sectors, bringing in new revenue as Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Co strives to push its streaming business into profitability.
Disney Advertising President Rita Ferro (NYSE:FOE) said more than 100 brands, from Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) to Marriott Hotels & Resorts, are participating in the launch, which Disney has been promoting to marketers and ad buyers since its May.
The company is under pressure to turn a profit on its streaming business, which posted a $1.5 billon loss in the company's most recent quarter. Investor unhappiness about deepening losses hammered the company's stock and helped set the stage for the ouster last month of Chief Executive Bob Chapek, and return of longtime Disney leader, Bob Iger.
Advertising introduces a second source of revenue for Disney+, to supplement subscription fees. The company's other streaming services, Hulu and ESPN+, already have commercials.
A $3-a-month price increase also took effect Dec. 8, bringing the price for the ad-free version of Disney+ to $10.99. Disney+ with ads costs $7.99. Researcher Kantar projects that one out of four Disney+ subscribers could switch to the less-expensive version of the service with advertising.
Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy told investors the company does not expect the advertising-supported tier to have a "meaningful impact" until later in its 2023 fiscal year.
As subscriber growth slows in North America, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) similarly introduced commercials to bolster revenue and support its estimated $17 billion annual content spend. Other streaming services, such as HBO Max, Paramount+ and Peacock, also offer ad-supported versions of their streaming services, emulating the business model that has long supported the television business.
Ferro told Reuters that Disney+ will carry four minutes of advertising time per hour, in 15 and 30 second spots, and limit the number of times the same ad will appear over the course of a day or week.
"A brand like Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) will have no more than one commercial an hour, no more than two a day," she said. "We’ve asked advertisers for multiple versions of creative. Even if they air two a day, you won't see the same ad."
Disney plans to introduce features that will allow advertisers to target consumers by region, gender and age.
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Disney blew it and they have no one to blame but themselves! Iger had to eat a little crow but he still a liberal globalist and had to make sure he bent a knee to his LGBT employees…meanwhile any movie that touched on those issues failed. Social virtue signaling topics may be most important to 3% of the population by they are not nearly as profitable as just making fun movies for kids. You don’t need a masters degree from Wharton to figure that one out.
IGER NEEDS TO FIRE ALL THE GROOMERS, THEY ARE DESTROYING DISNEY!!!!!!!
GROOMER EMPLOYEES AND MANAGEMENT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DISNEY'S DECLINING STOCK PRICE!!!!!!!!
DiS Disney may get its Florida tax magic back
Florida lawmakers are reportedly working to reverse a law stripping Disney of its special tax status in the state, The Financial Times reports, after a feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Bob Chapek, the company’s former C.E.O.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/business/dealbook/disney-florida-tax-iger.amp.html
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Disney Put Options Signal Major Upside For Value Investors
By: Barchart | December 2, 2022
Disney Inc. (DIS) put options are trading at levels that are attractive to value investors for their potential returns to income-oriented investors. Disney put option premiums that are one month in the future also imply a good upside for DIS stock.
Disney stock has tumbled over 37% in the year-to-date (YTD) period and is actually down 9.1% in the past month, despite the change in CEOs. On Nov. 20, Bob Iger was rehired as CEO by the board of directors and since Nov. 18 DIS has risen from $91.64 to $98.59 as of Dec. 1. That is a gain of just 7.58%.
Disney's Valuation
Meanwhile the stock's valuation, at 23.6x forward earnings for the year ending Sept. 30, 2023, makes DIS stock look fairly interesting. For example, in the last 5 years, the stock has sported an average forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 37.7x, according to Morningstar. So, just to get back to its historical mean, DIS stock could rise another 59.7%.
Even if it rose by one-quarter of that rate, based on the moves that Bob Iger is making to right the ship at Disney, DIS stock could rise by 14.9% to $113.30. This sets a good price target for value investors in the near term.
Shorting DIS Stock Puts To Create Income
Disney does not presently pay a dividend to its shareholders. By shorting out-of-the-money cash-secured puts, value investors can create income and potentially buy DIS stock an at even more attractive price.
For example, Jan. 6, 2023, put option premiums, which are just 35 days out in the future have put option premiums at $90.00 trading for $1.06, as of Dec. 1.
DIS Puts - Jan. 6, 2023 expiration - Barchart - As of Dec. 1, 2023
This means that for an investor who puts up $9,000 in cash with their brokerage firm, they can receive $106 when shorting a $90.00 strike price put for expiration on Jan. 6. That works out to a 1.18% yield on an immediate basis. Moreover, over 12 months, if this type of trade could be repeated, the annualized return is about 14%.
That is a very good return for most investors. Moreover, if the stock falls to $90.00 or below by Jan. 6, the investor will buy the shares at a price that is 8.7% below today's price. This makes it a pretty good entry point for value investors.
However, if DIS stock rises, the investor cannot make a capital gain. That is why it might make sense to wait and see if DIS moves up closer to the $113 target price mentioned above and then sell covered calls then when it reaches a price closer to that level. It probably doesn't make sense to do that just yet, as there seems to be a high likelihood that DIS stock could rise in the near term.
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Walt Disney 1.77 million share #darkpool print at $98.59
By: Money Flow Mel | December 1, 2022
• $DIS 1.77 million share #darkpool print at $98.59.
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I agree. Breitbart is reporting today that Iger has had meeting with employees saying unfortunate they got wrapped up with Florida laws. However they also reported last year Iger was telling CEO’s to get more involved with these types of policies. I’m in the middle of his book on tape right now. He was a big fan of decentralization style of management which I used to like too until this generation started talking over from Gen z and baby boomers at the work place. This new generation got trophies for just showing up and crying in a corner louder and louder until they got their way. I think the now former CEO trusted his employees would
Do the right thing when instead he got another version of Twitter.
Perhaps all the minor attracted executives and board members will be removed…then Walt can roll over and rest again
Had a mini run if you look at the chart
FOOLS WHO LOSE MONEY INVESTING IN WOKE COMPANIES ONLY HAVE THEMESLVES TO BLAME!!!!!
OBVIOUSLY NOBODY IS INTERESTED IN WHAT DISNEY IS PEDDLING!!!!!!!!
DISNEY HAS BROUGHT THEIR FINANCIAL TROUBLES UPON THEMSELVES!!!!!!!!
I agree man. With Disney and a s/h I couldn’t be more disappointed. Politics is coming from Disney. Losing the ability to self gov in Florida will cost billions. The reason is they’ll have to get local permits just to add an attraction. Bad deal. Disney has to learn it’s not an island unto itself. Iger ‘s vision of decentralization worked fine until this new age group of non worker workers … you have to be willing to switch back to centralized if the workers don’t respect the shareholders
LISTENING: to Igers biography now on my way home from Raleigh. Seems he’s been woke a long time. He’s well liked by John Malone (of Liberty Media) but dang Bob focus on the mouse. Back to basics. Can’t you see HBO and others now are moving away from that activist culture no one will pay to see. Look at white lotus. No one plays lossy gossy with walking the culture line like they do. Disney is for kids not activist. I hate to see Iger go down like this. Kinda like when Michael Isner had to fire Roy Disney from the board - not a good look no matter what you’re politics.
GO WOKE: go broke. Lol. Roy would be pissed
MASSIVE DISNEY ACCOUNTING FRAUD BEING EXPOSED!!!!!! HUGE LOSSES HIDDEN IN BOOK COOKING!!!!!!!!!
DISNEY LOST *** $8 BILLION***!!!!!!!!!!
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) 50D then 100 needs to be cleared
By: Options Mike | November 27, 2022
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go woke, go broke. see you at 80.00
Walt Disney Succession Planning:
By: The Transcript | November 26, 2022
• $DIS succession planning:
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NEWS HEADLINE: "Get Woke, Go Broke: Disney’s First Openly Gay Teen Romance Flops At the Box-Office; Receives Lowest Rating Ever for a Disney Animated Feature"!!!!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/go-woke-go-broke-disneys-first-openly-gay-teen-romance-flops-box-office-receives-lowest-rating-ever-disney-animated-feature/
NOBODY WANTS TO WATCH THIS CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!
HERE IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT DISNEY'S LATEST MOVIE FLOP"
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/11/25/nolte-disneys-big-gay-green-strange-world-crashes-at-box-office/
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE DISNEY WORLD EMPLOYEES' MONKEYPOX LAWSUIT???
Spot on article posted here. the well stated facts:
Iger was impossible to replace. He was one of the great CEOs of the last quarter century. He built up Disney, in part through M&A, adding the animation studio Pixar, and the Marvel and Star Wars franchises to its stable. In addition to Disney’s traditional business, this portfolio made it America’s entertainment company powerhouse.
Chapek was a disaster early on, but he saved his worst sins in recent decisions. He spent too much on Disney’s streaming business, which had grown to rival Netflix and Amazon Prime. However, as the streaming business slowed, Disney’s expenses did not. Chapek underpriced the service and spent too much on production.
Chapek’s decisions had consequences. Disney’s poor financial results, particularly recently, decreased the stock price by almost 50% in the last year.
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Institute Own: 63%
Address: 500 S. Buena Vista St
BURBANK, CA 91521-0001
Website: http://thewaltdisneycompany.com
Full Description:
The Walt Disney Company, incorporated on July 28, 1995, together with its subsidiaries, is a diversified worldwide entertainment company.
The Company operates in five business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Products and Interactive.
The Company has a 63% effective ownership interest in Disneyland Paris, a 5,510-acre development located in Marne-la-Vallee, approximately 20 miles east of Paris,
France. The Company manages and has a 40% equity interest in Euro Disney S.C.A.
The Company owns a 48% interest in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort through Hongkong International Theme Parks Limited. On November 7, 2012,
the Company sold its 50% interest in ESPN STAR Sports (ESS). On November 7, 2012,
the Company sold its 50% equity interest in ESPN STAR Sports (ESS). On December 21, 2012, the Company acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC.
Media Networks
The Media Networks segment includes international and domestic cable television networks, a domestic broadcast television network, television production operations,
domestic and international television distribution, domestic television stations, domestic broadcast radio networks and stations, and publishing and digital operations.
The Company’s cable networks include ESPN, Disney Channels Worldwide, ABC Family, and SOAPnet. The Company also operates the UTV/Bindass networks in India.
The cable networks group produces its own programs or acquires rights from third-parties to air programs on its networks.
ESPN is a multimedia, multinational sports entertainment company that operates eight 24-hour domestic television sports networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS,
ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes (a Spanish language network), ESPNU (a network devoted to college sports), ESPN 3D, and the regionally focused Longhorn Network
(a network dedicated to The University of Texas athletics). Disney Channels Worldwide is a portfolio of over 100 entertainment channels and/
or channel feeds available in 35 languages and 167 countries/territories and includes Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Disney Cinemagic,
Hungama and Radio Disney. ABC Family is a United States television programming service that targets viewers in the 14-34 demographic.
ABC Family produces original live-action programming including the returning series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Switched at Birth,
Melissa & Joey, as well as new original series Bunheads, Baby Daddy and the reality series Beverly Hills Nannies. SOAPnet offers same-day episodes of daytime dramas
and classic episodes of daytime dramas and primetime series. Programming includes daytime dramas such as Days of its Lives, General Hospital and The Young
and the Restless and classic episodes from series such as All My Children, One Life to Live, The O.C., One Tree Hill, Beverly Hills 90210,
The Gilmore Girls, Veronica Mars and Brothers & Sisters.
Parks and Resorts
The Company owns and operates the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, the Disneyland Resort in California, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii,
the Disney Vacation Club, the Disney Cruise Line and Adventures by Disney. The Company manages and has effective ownership interests of 51% in
Disneyland Paris, 48% in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and 43% in Shanghai Disney Resort. The Company also licenses the operations of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan.
The Company’s Walt Disney Imagineering unit designs and develops new theme park concepts and attractions as well as resort properties.
The Walt Disney World Resort is located 22 miles southwest of Orlando, Florida, on approximately 25,000 acres of owned land.
The resort includes theme parks (the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom); hotels; vacation club properties;
a retail, dining and entertainment complex; a sports complex; conference centers; campgrounds; golf courses; water parks;
and other recreational facilities designed to attract visitors for an extended stay.
The Company owns 461 acres and has the rights under long-term lease for use of an additional 49 acres of land in Anaheim, California.
The Disneyland Resort includes two theme parks (Disneyland and Disney California Adventure), three hotels and Downtown Disney, a retail,
dining and entertainment complex designed to attract visitors for an extended stay. Tokyo Disney Resort is located on approximately 494 acres of land,
six miles east of downtown Tokyo, Japan. The resort includes two theme parks (Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea); three Disney-branded hotels;
six independently operated hotels; and a retail, dining and entertainment complex.
The Disney Vacation Club offers ownership interests in 11 resort facilities located at the Walt Disney World Resort; Disneyland Resort; Vero Beach, Florida;
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina; and Oahu, Hawaii. Disney Cruise Line, which operates out of ports in North America and Europe, is a vacation cruise line
that includes four ships: the Disney Magic, the Disney Wonder, the Disney Dream, and the Disney Fantasy. Adventures by Disney offers all-inclusive guided
vacation tour packages predominantly at non-Disney sites around the world. Walt Disney Imagineering provides master planning, real estate development,
attraction, entertainment and show design, engineering support, production support, project management and other development services, including
research and development for the Company’s operations.
Studio Entertainment
The Studio Entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures,
direct-to-video content, musical recordings and live stage plays. The Company distributes produced and acquired films
(including its film and television library) in the theatrical, home entertainment and television markets primarily under the Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar and Marvel banners.
The Company produces and distributes Indian movies worldwide through its UTV banner. The Company holds a 99% interest in UTV, film production studios
and film distributors in India, which produces and co-produces live-action and animated content. During fiscal year ended September 29, 2012 (fiscal 2012),
UTV releases included Rowdy Rathore and Barfi. The Company produces and distributes both live-action films and full-length animated films. In the domestic
market, the Company distributes home entertainment releases directly under each of its motion picture banners.
The Disney Music Group includes Walt Disney Records, Hollywood Records (including the Mammoth Records and Buena Vista Records labels), Lyric Street Records,
Buena Vista Concerts and Disney Music Publishing. Disney Theatrical Productions develops produces and licenses live entertainment events.
The Company has produced and licensed Broadway musicals around the world, including Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida,
Mary Poppins (a coproduction with Cameron Mackintosh Ltd), Little Mermaid, Newsies, and TARZAN.
Consumer Products
The Consumer Products segment engages with among others licensees, publishers and retailers throughout the world who design, develop, publish,
promote and sell a range of products based on existing and new characters and other Company intellectual property through its Merchandise Licensing, Publishing
and Retail businesses. The Company’s merchandise licensing operations cover a diverse range of product categories, which include toys, apparel, home decor and f
urnishings, stationery, health and beauty, accessories, food, footwear, and consumer electronics. Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) creates, distributes,
licenses and publishes children’s books, magazines and digital products in multiple countries and languages based on
the Company’s Disney-, Pixar- and Marvel-branded franchises. The Company markets Disney- and Marvel-themed products through retail stores
operated under the Disney Store name and through Internet sites in North America (DisneyStore.com and Marvelstore.com),
Western Europe, and Japan. The Company owns and operates 216 stores in North America, 106 stores in Europe, and 47 stores in Japan.
Interactive
The Interactive Games business creates, develops, markets and distributes console and handheld, games worldwide, including 2012 titles,
such as Disney Universe and Brave. The Interactive Games business also produces online games, such as Disney’s Club Penguin and Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow,
interactive games for social networking websites such as Gardens of Time and Marvel Avengers Alliance, and games for smartphone platforms,
such as Where’s My Water and Where’s My Perry. Certain properties are also licensed to third-party video game publishers. Interactive Media develops,
publishes and distributes content for branded online services intended for kids and family entertainment through a portfolio of websites including Disney.com
and the Disney Family Network. Interactive Media also provides Website maintenance and design for other Company businesses.
Officers and Directors:
Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer: Robert A. Iger -
Mr. Robert A. Iger is Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Walt Disney Company. Prior to that time,
he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2005, having previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer since 2000
and as President of Walt Disney International and Chairman of the ABC Group from 1999 to 2000. From 1974 to 1998, Mr. Iger
held a series of increasingly responsible positions at ABC, Inc. and its predecessor Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., culminating in service as President of the
ABC Network Television Group from 1993 to 1994 and President and Chief Operating Officer of ABC, Inc. from 1994 to 1999.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Apple, Inc., the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City and the
National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Mr. Iger has been a Director of the Company since 2000. Mr. Iger contributes to the mix of experience
and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain primarily through his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his long
experience with the business of the Company. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and as a result of the experience he gained in 40 years at ABC and Disney,
Mr. Iger has an intimate knowledge of all aspects of the Company's business and close working relationships with all of the Company's senior executives.
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President, Treasureer: Christine M. McCarthy - Ms. Christine M. McCarthy is Chief Financial Officer,
Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer of Walt Disney Company. She has been Executive Vice President - Corporate Finance and Real Estate since June 2005
and Treasurer since January 2000. Prior to her appointment as Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Real Estate,
Ms. McCarthy was Senior Vice President and Treasurer from January 2000 to June 2005. She is responsible for the company wide management
of a variety of functions including corporate finance, capital markets, financial risk management, pension and investments, risk management,
global cash management, and credit and collections, as well as the real estate organization, including facilities development, operations and portfolio management.
Prior to joining Disney, Ms. McCarthy was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Imperial Bancorp from 1997 to 1999. From 1981 to 1996,
she held various finance and planning positions at First Interstate Bancorp. In 1993, she was elected Executive Vice President in Finance.
Ms. McCarthy is a current Board member and former Chairman of the Finance Committee of Phoenix House of California, and is also a Governor of the UCLA Foundation
and a member of its Investment Committee. In 2002, she completed terms as the Treasurer and a Director of the Alumnae Association of Smith College,
and as a member of the Smith College Investment Committee. She also served as a Board member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association from 1998 to 2001.
In 2003 she became a Director of the Advisory Board of FM Global. Ms. McCarthy completed her Bachelor's Degree in Biology at Smith College,
where she received an award for excellence in botany, and later earned an MBA in Marketing and Finance from The Anderson School at UCLA.
Chief Operating Officer: Thomas O. Staggs - Mr. Thomas O. Staggs is Chief Operating Officer of Company. He was Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and
Resorts of The Walt Disney Company on January 1, 2010. Mr. Staggs was Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President of The Walt Disney Company until January 1, 2010.
He joined Disney in 1990 as Manager of Strategic Planning and soon advanced through a series of positions of increased responsibility,
becoming Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Development in 1995 before becoming CFO and Executive Vice President in 1998. Born in Illinois,
he received a BS in business from University of Minnesota and an MBA from Stanford University. He worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley & Co. before joining Disney.
Chief Human Resource Officer, Executive Vice President: Mary Jayne Parker - Ms. Mary Jayne Parker is Chief Human Resource Officer,
Executive Vice President of Walt Disney Company. She designated as an executive officer of the Company October 2, 2009.
Ms. Parker was previously Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts from October 2005 to July 2007 and
Vice President Human Resources Administration for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts from March 2003 to October 2005. Previously,
Ms. Parker served as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide.
She also served as a member of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Executive Committee. Ms. Jayne began her Disney career in 1988,
developing the programs that became a part of the Disney Institute. Over the next 20 years, she took on positions of increasing responsibility,
including Manager and Director of Disney University, Director and Vice President of Organization Improvement and Vice President of Organization and Professional Development.
Prior to joining Disney, Jayne was a consultant with Wilson Learning Corporation, where she was responsible for designing and developing media-based programs and
management development seminars for education and assessment. During that time, products she developed were awarded first and second place by the
International Television & Video Association. Ms. Jayne is a member of the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) and has held positions with the
ASTD Instructional Technology (IT) PPA Executive Committee. She has also assisted in the design of several ASTD National Conventions. In addition,
Ms. Jayne is a member of The Conference Board's Council for Division Leaders-Human Resources. Ms. Jayne holds degrees in communications and
education, a master's in instruction design and technology and an M.B.A., all from the University of Central Florida.
Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary: Alan N. Braveman: Mr. Alan N. Braverman is Senior Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of Walt Disney Company. Mr. Braverman was named executive vice president and general counsel of
The Walt Disney Company in January, 2003. Mr. Braverman serves as the chief legal officer of the company and oversees its team of attorneys responsible for all aspects of
Disney's legal affairs around the world. Previously, Mr. Braverman was executive vice president and general counsel, ABC, Inc. and deputy general counsel,
The Walt Disney Company. In that capacity he oversaw the legal affairs of the ABC Broadcast Group, ESPN and Disney/ABC Cable, as well as labor relations.
In August 1996, prior to Disney's acquisition of ABC, Inc., Mr. Braverman was named senior vice president and general counsel, ABC, Inc. In October 1994,
he was promoted to vice president and general counsel. He joined ABC, Inc. in November 1993, as vice president and deputy general counsel. In his positions with ABC, Inc.
Mr. Braverman had broad responsibilities for the operation of the legal department, for government relations and for the Corporation's legal affairs.
Mr. Braverman joined Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. from the Washington, D.C. law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, where he started in 1976. He became a partner in 1983,
specializing in complex commercial and administrative litigation.
Before joining Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Braverman was a law clerk to the
Honorable Thomas W. Pomeroy, Jr., Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. Braverman received a B.A. degree from Brandeis University in 1969
and worked for two years as a Vista volunteer in Gary, Indiana. In 1975, he received a J.D. degree summa cum laude from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh,
where he was also editor-in-chief of the Law Review.
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer: Kevin A. Mayer - Mr. Kevin A. Mayer is Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer of Walt Disney Company.
He previously was Partner and Head of the Global Media and Entertainment Practice of L.E.K. Consulting LLC, a consulting firm, from February 2002,
and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Interactive, a division of Clear Channel Worldwide, a media company, from September 2000 to December 2001.
Mr. Mayer rejoined Disney from L.E.K. Consulting LLC, where he was a partner and head of the Global Media and Entertainment practice.
Prior to L.E.K., Mr. Mayer held positions at interactive and Internet businesses.
As chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Interactive he managed all aspects of new media business, including content, sales, business and technology development,
and distribution. While at Clear Channel, Mr. Mayer launched local subscription ticketing services. He also served as president and CEO of Playboy.com, Inc.
where he established the overall strategy and financial plans for the interactive business. While at Disney, Mr. Mayer worked in both strategic planning and at Walt Disney Internet Group.
At the Internet group, he served as executive vice president and as such was responsible for the operations, business plans, creative direction and
distribution of Disney's popular Web sites, including ESPN.com and ABCNews.com. Mr. Mayer first joined Disney in 1993 as manager,
Strategic Planning where he spearheaded strategy and business development for all of Disney's interactive/Internet and television businesses worldwide.
Mr. Mayer received his M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1990, and holds a M.S.E.E. from San Diego State University and a B.S.M.E. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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