Breaking Disney to buy Hulu

[Aksgr]

Walt Disney incurred a loss of 4.2million subs this quater leading to estimated loss of $400 million revenue.
In the interview Alan Gould ( loop capital disney analyst) shared information of buying out remaining stakes in hulu priced at minimum of 9.3Billion USD.

Since bob return disney is again on buying streak.

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Some analyst believe likely disney would be licensing these contents to other services to earn revenue.

 

[Ashok Varma]

Disney+ and Hulu combines a single app for its contents

Disney+ and Hulu to combine content in single app

Disney says it will link Hulu and Disney+ services in a "one-app experience" for users in the US.

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Walt Disney had US$48.4b of debt in December 2022, down from US$54.1b, one year before. On the flip side, it has US$8.47b in cash leading to net debt of about US$39.9b.

Walt Disney's debt is 3.4 times its EBITDA, and its EBIT cover its interest expense 4.4 times over.

Disney has plans to acquire the remaining shares of Hulu from Comcast. They would've to pay anywhere around $10-12 Billion which will see the raise in debt levels.

Anything above 4 times it's EBITDA is bad for the company.

 

[Aksgr]

Disney plus and hulu integration only for US, other markets disney plans look if its effective to run service or lease content.