I’ve recently taken a long position in Disney after a long consideration. I’ll be sharing a few reasons why I finally decided to do so.
Fantastic Business Model
Disney has a very simple to understand business model. They own Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and that’s not all. In 2019, they acquired 21st Century Fox, which includes Fox film and TV studios, the National Geographic channel and many more.
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Disney is all around us, from young children who watch their cartoons to adults watching actions films under Marvel. Not to mention, they own theme parks as well in various countries, which is another source of income for them.
Wide Economic MOAT
As mentioned previously, Disney has many assets under its wing, making it a giant behemoth in this industry and definitely not a force to be reckoned with. This gives them a huge advantage over their competitors. With so many streams of income, they are not easily impacted by new competitors joining the industry, or current competitors that are growing.
Strong Growth Prospects
With so many assets under Disney, does this mean they won’t be growing anymore? Of course not ! They have been actively innovating new ways to grow its business, be it through acquisitions or new businesses.
Disney+
Disney recently released Disney+, which is a subscription based platform where subscribers can watch all the TV shows and movies that are under Walt Disney. These include Marvel movies, Star Wars, The Simpsons, and many many more. There are over 7,500 episodes and over 500 films in their library of content.
Disney is doing a great job on innovating new ideas and new ways to build additional streams of income. I like that they started Disney+ and are fighting for market share with other streaming platforms like Netflix and Apple TV.
Also, it’s good to note that Disney is very competitive with pricing. They currently have a bundle which includes ESPN+ and Basic Hulu, for just $12.99/mo. That’s right, you can access all the content from all three platforms for as much as Standard Netflix costs on its own.
Re-opening of Theme Parks
Currently, Disney’s theme parks are closed due to the coronavirus. This will hit their revenue significantly since it accounts for over 35% of its revenue in FY2019. But rest assured, even with the closure of these theme parks, they have already built many strong streams of income to help them tide through this tough time with income coming from Disney+, Media Networks and others. Also, when the pandemic clears up and travel resumes, we can be assured that they will re open all their theme parks again.
Should You Invest In Disney?
Well you have to like their business model first. If you don’t, I strongly recommend you to stay away. I believe that when investing in a company, you should like their business model, maybe even support it. I watch a ton of movies and I realised that most of theses movies are under Disney.
They have already transformed into a household name whereby, when you say the phrase Disney, an image will almost instantly pop into your mind. Something like this…
I love their business model and I like that they are still trying to innovate new ways to build more streams of income. I will be looking to increase my holdings in the near future when their stock becomes attractive again!