04/02/2026 09:24

Walt Disney Co (DIS US) $US104.22

DIS US shares fell ~7% following their quarterly results released this week despite a modest earnings beat, as investors looked through the quarter and focused on softer near-term guidance, rising sports rights costs and limited visibility around parks growth.

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09/02/2024 09:29

Walt Disney Co (DIS US) $US111.02

Disney shares added some positive tone to the US market, surging more than +10% as investors welcomed its earnings beat after languishing at multi-year lows for more than a year. DIS beat earnings expectations, reporting EPS of $1.04 compared to expectations of 0.97, while investors welcomed its deals with Taylor Swift and Fortnite maker Epic Games.

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20/09/2023 09:14

Walt Disney (DIS US) $US81.94

Overnight Disney closed down -3.6% after the company said it plans to spend $US60bn to expand its theme parks, cruise liners, etc. over the next ten years. We mentioned successful selling as being equally as important as buying yesterday, and DIS is the most recent stock to have been sold by our International Equities Portfolio.

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18/07/2023 09:26

Walt Disney (DIS US) $US85.56

There is a big restructuring happening at iconic Walt Disney (DIS US) as CEO Bob Igor works hard to reinvigorate arguably the world’s most powerful entertainment conglomerate. Big is not always best and DIS needs to morph itself away from declining TV and cable revenues into other ‘growth’ areas.

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17/07/2023 09:42

International Equities Portfolio – Amendment

We are selling a stock in the International Equities Portfolio for a loss.

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07/12/2022 09:40

Walt Disney (DIS US) $US92.29

Down 12% since our high conviction call, Disney is one of the weakest on the list due a quarterly earnings result that underwhelmed while they have also just announced a ‘back to the future’ moment with the reinstatement of Bob Iger as CEO to replace his hand-picked successor Bob Chapek. We view this as positive and should drive a content-led turnaround, however, patience...

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23/11/2022 09:33

Walt Disney (DIS US) $96.09

We recently added Walt Disney (DIS US) to the International Equities Portfolio around current levels backing a turnaround in fortunes following a slide of ~37% this year alone.  While we think there are numerous ways to unlock value in this owner of iconic media assets, they need the right captain at the helm. Disney famously rejected the now iconic...

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10/11/2022 17:09

Walt Disney (DIS US) $US1375.82

DIS -13.16% Q4 results out after market on Wednesday with the negative reaction overnight warranted. The only positive was subscriber growth in their streaming business ~30% above consensus which implies their target for achieving streaming profitability in fiscal 2024 should become reality. Still, the rest of the result was weaker than hoped with...

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26/10/2022 09:49

Disney (DIS US) $US104.36

A recent acquisition for the portfolio is Disney. Like its peers,  DIS US has had a tough 12 months with the share price more than halving, we think a recovery is around the corner.

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28/09/2022 09:37

International Equities Portfolio

The MM International Equities Portfolio fell during the week (-1.71%) however the cushion provided by the weak Australian Dollar was significant (+3.77%) which speaks to why diversified portfolios that include unhedged international equities are worth considering. (We are on track to launch this portfolio via Market Matters Invest by year-end). We bought Walt Disney (DIS US) overnight reducing cash down to 4%. Barrick Gold (GOLD US) +4.63% & Microsoft (MSFT US) +2.02% were the...

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