1 Major Red Flag With Disney's Latest Earnings That Investors Need to Know

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Motley Fool2023-08-15

Media and entertainment powerhouse Walt Disney (DIS -0.24%) recently reported financial results for its fiscal 2023 third quarter (ended July 1). Revenue was just over $22.3 billion and adjusted ...

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And the management team will follow in Netflix's footsteps to clamp down on accounts that share passwords. That could provide a boost to monetization efforts going forward at the risk of losing customers, however. But the significantly lower ARPU metric for Disney points to how much money the DTC segment continues to lose, posting an operating loss of $512 million last quarter. And in the last 12 months, the division reported an operating loss of $3.7 billion. Kevin Lansberry, interim CFO, mentioned that the hope is for the DTC segment to achieve profitability next fiscal year. But with so much competition in the industry these days, I find this goal difficult to reach. Raising prices will be hard to execute without increasing churn. Moreover, cutting content costs will result in fewer new shows and movies, reducing the value proposition for viewers. Disney's streaming efforts are a world away from Netflix, which reported an operating margin of 18% last year, while producing $1.6 billion of free cash flow.  Looking ahead Bob Iger, Disney's CEO, is focused on finding ways to streamline Disney's operations, a strategy that can be painful in the near term but probably necessary for long-term success. The things that made Disney the dominant media empire that it is today, like its linear TV networks, won't feature as prominently as they did in the past. The company has to position itself for a streaming future. While the rapid rise of Disney+, particularly as represented by its huge subscriber base, is definitely commendable, it's seriously lagging Netflix where it matters most. 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