The Walt Disney Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for Fiscal 2022
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) reported Q4 and fiscal year 2022 earnings with revenues growing 9% to $20.15 billion and 23% to $82.72 billion, respectively. Diluted EPS from continuing operations remained at $0.09 for Q4, while annual EPS rose 58% to $1.75. Excluding certain items, Q4 EPS dropped to $0.30 from $0.37. Notably, Disney+ added 12.1 million subscribers this quarter, totaling over 235 million for the year. The company anticipates narrowing DTC operating losses and expects Disney+ to achieve profitability by fiscal 2024.
- Q4 revenues increased by 9%, reaching $20.15 billion, and annual revenues grew 23% to $82.72 billion.
- Annual diluted EPS from continuing operations rose 58% to $1.75.
- Disney+ showed strong growth with 12.1 million new subscribers in Q4, totaling over 235 million subscribers.
- Total segment operating income jumped 56% year-over-year to $12.1 billion.
- Diluted EPS excluding certain items fell by 19% from $0.37 to $0.30 in Q4.
- Disney+ operating losses increased significantly in the fourth quarter.
- Free cash flow decreased by 47% to $1.06 billion for the year.
-
Revenues for the quarter and year grew
9% and23% , respectively. -
Diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for the quarter was comparable to the prior-year quarter at
$0.09 $0.30 $0.37 -
Diluted EPS from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended
October 1, 2022 increased to$1.75 $1.11 $3.53 $2.29
“2022 was a strong year for
The following table summarizes the fourth quarter and full year results for fiscal 2022 and 2021:
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
||||||
Revenues |
$ |
20,150 |
|
$ |
18,534 |
|
9 |
% |
|
$ |
82,722 |
|
$ |
67,418 |
|
23 |
% |
Income from continuing operations
|
$ |
376 |
|
$ |
290 |
|
30 |
% |
|
$ |
5,285 |
|
$ |
2,561 |
|
>100 % |
|
Total segment operating income(1) |
$ |
1,597 |
|
$ |
1,587 |
|
1 |
% |
|
$ |
12,121 |
|
$ |
7,766 |
|
56 |
% |
Net income from continuing
|
$ |
162 |
|
$ |
160 |
|
1 |
% |
|
$ |
3,193 |
|
$ |
2,024 |
|
58 |
% |
Diluted EPS from continuing
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
— |
% |
|
$ |
1.75 |
|
$ |
1.11 |
|
58 |
% |
Diluted EPS excluding certain
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
(19 |
) % |
|
$ |
3.53 |
|
$ |
2.29 |
|
54 |
% |
Cash provided by continuing
|
$ |
2,524 |
|
$ |
2,632 |
|
(4 |
) % |
|
$ |
6,002 |
|
$ |
5,566 |
|
8 |
% |
Free cash flow(1) |
$ |
1,376 |
|
$ |
1,522 |
|
(10 |
) % |
|
$ |
1,059 |
|
$ |
1,988 |
|
(47 |
) % |
(1) |
|
Diluted EPS excluding certain items, total segment operating income and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures. The most comparable GAAP measures are diluted EPS from continuing operations, income from continuing operations before income taxes, and cash provided by continuing operations, respectively. See the discussion on page 2 and on pages 12 through 15 for how we define and calculate these measures and a reconciliation thereof to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. |
(2) |
|
In addition to economic considerations, our expectations about losses and profitability are based on assumptions regarding consumer preferences and acceptance of our content, offerings, pricing models and price increases and the market for advertising sales on our direct-to-consumer (DTC) services. |
(3) |
|
Reflects amounts attributable to shareholders of |
SEGMENT RESULTS
The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on segment operating income, and management uses total segment operating income as a measure of the performance of operating businesses separate from non-operating factors. The Company believes that information about total segment operating income assists investors by allowing them to evaluate changes in the operating results of the Company’s portfolio of businesses separate from non-operational factors that affect net income, thus providing separate insight into both operations and other factors that affect reported results.
The following are reconciliations of income from continuing operations before income taxes to total segment operating income and revenues to segment revenues (in millions):
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
||||||||
Income from continuing operations
|
$ |
376 |
|
|
$ |
290 |
|
30 |
% |
|
$ |
5,285 |
|
$ |
2,561 |
|
|
>100 % |
|
Add (subtract): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Content License Early
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
nm |
|
|
1,023 |
|
|
— |
|
|
nm |
||
Corporate and unallocated shared
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
283 |
|
(18 |
) % |
|
|
1,159 |
|
|
928 |
|
|
(25 |
) % |
Restructuring and impairment
|
|
— |
|
|
|
92 |
|
100 |
% |
|
|
237 |
|
|
654 |
|
|
64 |
% |
Other (income) expense, net |
|
(63 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
nm |
|
|
667 |
|
|
(201 |
) |
|
nm |
||
Interest expense, net |
|
371 |
|
|
|
317 |
|
(17 |
) % |
|
|
1,397 |
|
|
1,406 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Amortization of |
|
579 |
|
|
|
592 |
|
2 |
% |
|
|
2,353 |
|
|
2,418 |
|
|
3 |
% |
Total segment operating income |
$ |
1,597 |
|
|
$ |
1,587 |
|
1 |
% |
|
$ |
12,121 |
|
$ |
7,766 |
|
|
56 |
% |
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
||||||
Revenues |
$ |
20,150 |
|
$ |
18,534 |
|
9 |
% |
|
$ |
82,722 |
|
$ |
67,418 |
|
23 |
% |
Contract License Early
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
nm |
|
|
1,023 |
|
|
— |
|
nm |
||
Total segment revenues |
$ |
20,150 |
|
$ |
18,534 |
|
9 |
% |
|
$ |
83,745 |
|
$ |
67,418 |
|
24 |
% |
(1) |
|
During the fiscal year ended |
The following table summarizes the fourth quarter and full year segment revenue and segment operating income for fiscal 2022 and 2021 (in millions):
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
||||||
Segment Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Disney Media and
|
$ |
12,725 |
|
$ |
13,084 |
|
(3 |
) % |
|
$ |
55,040 |
|
$ |
50,866 |
|
8 |
% |
Disney Parks, Experiences and
|
|
7,425 |
|
|
5,450 |
|
36 |
% |
|
|
28,705 |
|
|
16,552 |
|
73 |
% |
Total Segment Revenues |
$ |
20,150 |
|
$ |
18,534 |
|
9 |
% |
|
$ |
83,745 |
|
$ |
67,418 |
|
24 |
% |
Segment operating income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Disney Media and
|
$ |
83 |
|
$ |
947 |
|
(91 |
) % |
|
$ |
4,216 |
|
$ |
7,295 |
|
(42 |
) % |
Disney Parks, Experiences and
|
|
1,514 |
|
|
640 |
|
>100 % |
|
|
7,905 |
|
|
471 |
|
>100 % |
||
Total Segment Operating Income |
$ |
1,597 |
|
$ |
1,587 |
|
1 |
% |
|
$ |
12,121 |
|
$ |
7,766 |
|
56 |
% |
DISCUSSION OF FULL YEAR SEGMENT RESULTS
Total segment operating income increased
DISCUSSION OF FOURTH QUARTER SEGMENT RESULTS
Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution
Revenue and operating results for the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution segment are as follows (in millions):
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Change |
|
Year Ended |
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|||||||||||
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Linear Networks |
$ |
6,335 |
|
|
$ |
6,698 |
|
|
(5 |
) % |
|
$ |
28,346 |
|
|
$ |
28,093 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Direct-to-Consumer |
|
4,907 |
|
|
|
4,560 |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
19,558 |
|
|
|
16,319 |
|
|
20 |
% |
Content Sales/Licensing and
|
|
1,736 |
|
|
|
2,047 |
|
|
(15 |
) % |
|
|
8,146 |
|
|
|
7,346 |
|
|
11 |
% |
Elimination of Intrasegment
|
|
(253 |
) |
|
|
(221 |
) |
|
(14 |
) % |
|
|
(1,010 |
) |
|
|
(892 |
) |
|
(13 |
) % |
|
$ |
12,725 |
|
|
$ |
13,084 |
|
|
(3 |
) % |
|
$ |
55,040 |
|
|
$ |
50,866 |
|
|
8 |
% |
Operating income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Linear Networks |
$ |
1,735 |
|
|
$ |
1,642 |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
$ |
8,518 |
|
|
$ |
8,407 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Direct-to-Consumer |
|
(1,474 |
) |
|
|
(630 |
) |
|
>(100 |
) % |
|
|
(4,015 |
) |
|
|
(1,679 |
) |
|
>(100 |
) % |
Content Sales/Licensing and
|
|
(178 |
) |
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
>(100 |
) % |
|
|
(287 |
) |
|
|
567 |
|
|
nm |
|
|
$ |
83 |
|
|
$ |
947 |
|
|
(91 |
) % |
|
$ |
4,216 |
|
|
$ |
7,295 |
|
|
(42 |
) % |
(1) |
|
Reflects fees received by the Linear Networks from other DMED businesses for the right to air our Linear Networks and related services. |
Linear Networks
Linear Networks revenues for the quarter decreased
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Change |
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Supplemental revenue detail |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Domestic Channels |
$ |
5,279 |
|
$ |
5,414 |
|
(2 |
) % |
International Channels |
|
1,056 |
|
|
1,284 |
|
(18 |
) % |
|
$ |
6,335 |
|
$ |
6,698 |
|
(5 |
) % |
Supplemental operating income detail |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Domestic Channels |
$ |
1,473 |
|
$ |
1,390 |
|
6 |
% |
International Channels |
|
115 |
|
|
140 |
|
(18 |
) % |
Equity in the income of investees |
|
147 |
|
|
112 |
|
31 |
% |
|
$ |
1,735 |
|
$ |
1,642 |
|
6 |
% |
Domestic Channels
Domestic Channels revenues for the quarter decreased
The increase at Cable was due to lower programming and production costs, partially offset by a decrease in advertising revenue. The decrease in programming and production costs was due to lower costs for sports programming and, to a lesser extent, a lower cost mix of non-sports programming. The decrease in sports programming costs was due to lower NBA and MLB rights costs, partially offset by higher NFL rights costs as a result of airing one additional game in the current quarter. Lower NBA rights costs reflected the timing of the NBA Finals, which aired in the third quarter of the current fiscal year compared to the fourth quarter of the prior year, as a result of a delayed start of the 2021 NBA season due to COVID-19. The decrease in costs for MLB programming was due to airing 16 games in the current quarter under our new contract compared to 45 games in the prior-year quarter. Lower advertising revenue was due to a decrease in rates and fewer impressions reflecting a decline in average viewership and fewer units delivered. The decrease in rates and impressions were impacted by the timing of the 2021 NBA Finals. Affiliate revenue was comparable to the prior-year quarter as a decline in subscribers was essentially offset by higher contractual rates.
Broadcasting grew modestly compared to the prior-year quarter as growth at the owned television stations from higher advertising and affiliate revenue was partially offset by lower results at
International Channels
International Channels revenues for the quarter decreased
Lower results from ongoing channels were primarily due to a decrease in advertising revenue and, to a lesser extent, higher marketing spend and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact, partially offset by lower sports programming costs. The decrease in advertising revenue was due to lower average viewership, partially offset by higher rates. The decreases in sports programming costs and average viewership were due to the non-comparability of cricket events reflecting the impact of COVID-19-related timing shifts. The most significant impact was on the timing of
Equity in the Income of Investees
Income from equity investees increased
Direct-to-Consumer
Direct-to-Consumer revenues for the quarter increased
Results at Disney+ reflected higher programming and production costs, increases in marketing and technology costs and the absence of Premier Access releases in the current quarter, partially offset by higher subscription revenue. In the current quarter, there were no Premier Access releases whereas the prior-year quarter reflected the releases of Black Widow and Jungle Cruise. The increase in programming and production costs was driven by more content provided on the service and higher average costs, which included an increased mix of original content. Higher subscription revenue was due to subscriber growth and, to a lesser extent, increases in retail pricing, partially offset by an unfavorable foreign exchange impact.
The decrease in results at Hulu was due to higher programming and production and marketing costs, partially offset by subscription revenue growth. The increase in programming and production costs was due to more content provided on the service and an increase in subscriber-based fees for programming the Live TV service. Higher subscriber-based fees for programming the Live TV service were due to rate increases and more subscribers. Subscription revenue growth was due to increases in subscribers and in retail pricing.
The improvement at ESPN+ was primarily due to an increase in subscription revenue due to subscriber growth, partially offset by a decrease in income from
The following tables present additional information about our Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu DTC product offerings(1).
Paid subscribers(1) as of:
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
Change |
|
Disney+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic ( |
46.4 |
|
38.8 |
|
20 |
% |
International (excluding Disney+ Hotstar)(1) |
56.5 |
|
36.0 |
|
57 |
% |
Disney+ Core(2) |
102.9 |
|
74.8 |
|
38 |
% |
Disney+ Hotstar |
61.3 |
|
43.3 |
|
42 |
% |
Total Disney+(2) |
164.2 |
|
118.1 |
|
39 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ESPN+ |
24.3 |
|
17.1 |
|
42 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hulu |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SVOD Only |
42.8 |
|
39.7 |
|
8 |
% |
Live TV + SVOD |
4.4 |
|
4.0 |
|
10 |
% |
Total Hulu(2) |
47.2 |
|
43.8 |
|
8 |
% |
Average Monthly Revenue Per Paid Subscriber(1) for the quarter ended:
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|||
Disney+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Domestic ( |
$ |
6.10 |
|
$ |
6.81 |
|
(10 |
) % |
International (excluding Disney+ Hotstar)(1) |
$ |
5.83 |
|
$ |
5.62 |
|
4 |
% |
Disney+ Core |
$ |
5.96 |
|
$ |
6.24 |
|
(4 |
) % |
Disney+ Hotstar |
$ |
0.58 |
|
$ |
0.64 |
|
(9 |
) % |
Global Disney+ |
$ |
3.91 |
|
$ |
4.12 |
|
(5 |
) % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
ESPN+ |
$ |
4.84 |
|
$ |
4.74 |
|
2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Hulu |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
SVOD Only |
$ |
12.23 |
|
$ |
12.75 |
|
(4 |
) % |
Live TV + SVOD |
$ |
86.77 |
|
$ |
84.89 |
|
2 |
% |
(1) |
|
See discussion on page 11—DTC Product Descriptions and Key Definitions |
(2) |
|
Total may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding |
The average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for domestic Disney+ decreased from
The average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for international Disney+ (excluding Disney+ Hotstar) increased from
The average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for Disney+ Hotstar decreased from
The average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for ESPN+ increased from
The average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for the Hulu SVOD Only service decreased from
The average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for the Hulu Live TV + SVOD service increased from
Content Sales/Licensing and Other
Content Sales/Licensing and Other revenues for the quarter decreased
The decrease in TV/SVOD distribution results was due to lower sales volumes of film and episodic content in the current quarter and current quarter impairments of episodic content produced for third-party networks. Lower sales volumes included the impact of the shift from licensing our content to third parties to distributing it on our DTC services.
The decrease in home entertainment results was due to lower unit sales and a decrease in average net effective pricing of catalog and new release titles. The decrease in unit sales of new release titles was due to fewer titles available for release in the current quarter
The increase in theatrical distribution results reflected the performance of Thor: Love and Thunder in the current quarter, compared to titles released in the prior-year quarter, which included Black Widow, Free Guy, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Jungle Cruise.
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products revenues for the quarter increased to
Operating income growth at our domestic parks and experiences was due to higher volumes and increased guest spending, partially offset by cost inflation, higher operations support costs and costs for new guest offerings. Higher volumes were due to increases in attendance, cruise ship sailings, which included a benefit from the
Improved results at our international parks and resorts were due to growth at Disneyland Paris, partially offset by a decrease at
Growth at our merchandise licensing business was primarily due to higher sales of merchandise based on Mickey and Friends, Encanto and Toy Story.
The following table presents supplemental revenue and operating income (loss) detail for the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment:
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Change |
||||||
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|||||
Supplemental revenue detail |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Parks & Experiences |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Domestic |
$ |
5,010 |
|
$ |
3,473 |
|
|
44 |
% |
International |
|
1,074 |
|
|
693 |
|
|
55 |
% |
Consumer Products |
|
1,341 |
|
|
1,284 |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
$ |
7,425 |
|
$ |
5,450 |
|
|
36 |
% |
Supplemental operating income (loss) detail |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Parks & Experiences |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Domestic |
$ |
741 |
|
$ |
244 |
|
|
>100 |
% |
International |
|
74 |
|
|
(222 |
) |
|
nm |
|
Consumer Products |
|
699 |
|
|
618 |
|
|
13 |
% |
|
$ |
1,514 |
|
$ |
640 |
|
|
>100 |
% |
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Since early 2020, the world has been, and continues to be, impacted by COVID-19 and its variants. COVID-19 and measures to prevent its spread have impacted our segments in a number of ways, most significantly at the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment where our theme parks and resorts were closed and cruise ship sailings and guided tours were suspended. In addition, at DMED we delayed, or in some cases, shortened or cancelled theatrical releases and experienced disruptions in the production and availability of content. Operations resumed at various points since
OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Corporate and Unallocated Shared Expenses
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses increased
Restructuring and Impairment Charges
During the prior-year quarter, the Company recorded
Other Income (Expense), net
In the current quarter, the Company recorded a
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net was as follows (in millions):
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|||||
Interest expense |
$ |
(434 |
) |
|
$ |
(323 |
) |
|
(34 |
) % |
Interest income, investment income and other |
|
63 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
>100 % |
|
Interest expense, net |
$ |
(371 |
) |
|
$ |
(317 |
) |
|
(17 |
) % |
The increase in interest expense was primarily due to higher average rates, partially offset by lower average debt balances.
The increase in interest income, investment income and other was due to a favorable comparison of pension and postretirement benefit costs, other than service cost, which was a net benefit in the current quarter and an expense in the prior-year quarter.
Equity in the Income of Investees
Equity in the income of investees was as follows (in millions):
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|||||
Amounts included in segment results: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution |
$ |
145 |
|
|
$ |
114 |
|
|
27 |
% |
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products |
|
— |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
— |
% |
Amortization of |
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
25 |
% |
Equity in the income of investees |
$ |
142 |
|
|
$ |
113 |
|
|
26 |
% |
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was as follows:
|
Quarter Ended |
||||||
|
|
|
|
||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
$ |
376 |
|
|
$ |
290 |
|
Income tax expense on continuing operations |
|
122 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
Effective income tax rate - continuing operations |
|
32.4 |
% |
|
|
11.7 |
% |
The effective income tax rate in the current quarter was higher than the
Noncontrolling Interests
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was as follows (in millions):
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to
|
$ |
(92 |
) |
|
$ |
(96 |
) |
|
4 |
% |
The decrease in net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests was primarily due to higher losses at
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is determined on income after royalties and management fees, financing costs and income taxes, as applicable.
FULL YEAR CASH FLOW STATEMENT INFORMATION
Cash Flow
Cash provided by operations and free cash flow were as follows (in millions):
|
Year Ended |
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
||||||
Cash provided by operations |
$ |
6,002 |
|
|
$ |
5,566 |
|
|
$ |
436 |
|
Investments in parks, resorts and other property |
|
(4,943 |
) |
|
|
(3,578 |
) |
|
|
(1,365 |
) |
Free cash flow(1) |
$ |
1,059 |
|
|
$ |
1,988 |
|
|
$ |
(929 |
) |
(1) |
|
Free cash flow is not a financial measure defined by GAAP. See the discussion on pages 12 through 15. |
Cash provided by operations for fiscal 2022 increased by
Capital Expenditures and Depreciation Expense
Investments in parks, resorts and other property were as follows (in millions):
|
Year Ended |
||||
|
|
|
|
||
Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution |
$ |
810 |
|
$ |
862 |
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products |
|
|
|
||
Domestic |
|
2,680 |
|
|
1,597 |
International |
|
767 |
|
|
675 |
Total Disney Parks, Experiences and Products |
|
3,447 |
|
|
2,272 |
Corporate |
|
686 |
|
|
444 |
Total investments in parks, resorts and other property |
$ |
4,943 |
|
$ |
3,578 |
Capital expenditures increased from
Depreciation expense was as follows (in millions):
|
Year Ended |
||||
|
|
|
|
||
Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution |
$ |
650 |
|
$ |
613 |
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products |
|
|
|
||
Domestic |
|
1,680 |
|
|
1,551 |
International |
|
662 |
|
|
718 |
Total Disney Parks, Experiences and Products |
|
2,342 |
|
|
2,269 |
Corporate |
|
191 |
|
|
186 |
Total depreciation expense |
$ |
3,183 |
|
$ |
3,068 |
DTC PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND
Product offerings
In the
Paid subscribers
Paid subscribers reflect subscribers for which we recognized subscription revenue. Subscribers cease to be a paid subscriber as of their effective cancellation date or as a result of a failed payment method. Subscribers to the SVOD Bundle are counted as a paid subscriber for each service included in the SVOD Bundle and subscribers to the Hulu Live TV + SVOD offerings are counted as one paid subscriber for each of the Hulu Live TV + SVOD, Disney+ and ESPN+ offerings. A Hulu SVOD Only subscriber that adds Disney+ is counted as one paid subscriber for each of the Hulu SVOD Only and Disney+ offerings. In
International Disney+ (excluding Disney+ Hotstar)
International Disney+ (excluding Disney+ Hotstar) includes the Disney+ service outside the
Average Monthly Revenue Per Paid Subscriber
Average monthly revenue per paid subscriber is calculated based on the average of the monthly average paid subscribers for each month in the period. The monthly average paid subscribers is calculated as the sum of the beginning of the month and end of the month paid subscriber count, divided by two. Disney+ average monthly revenue per paid subscriber is calculated using a daily average of paid subscribers for the period. Revenue includes subscription fees, advertising (excluding revenue earned from selling advertising spots to other Company businesses) and premium and feature add-on revenue but excludes Premier Access and Pay-Per-View revenue. The average revenue per paid subscriber is net of discounts on offerings that carry more than one service. Revenue is allocated to each service based on the relative retail price of each service on a standalone basis. Revenue for the new Hulu Live TV + SVOD offering is allocated to the SVOD services based on the wholesale price of the SVOD Bundle. In general, wholesale arrangements have a lower average monthly revenue per paid subscriber than subscribers that we acquire directly or through third-party platforms.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This earnings release presents free cash flow, diluted EPS excluding certain items, and total segment operating income, all of which are important financial measures for the Company, but are not financial measures defined by GAAP.
These measures should be reviewed in conjunction with the most comparable GAAP financial measures and are not presented as alternative measures of cash provided by continuing operations, diluted EPS or income from continuing operations before income taxes as determined in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow, diluted EPS excluding certain items and total segment operating income as we have calculated them may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. See further discussion of total segment operating income on page 2.
Free cash flow
The Company uses free cash flow (cash provided by continuing operations less investments in parks, resorts and other property), among other measures, to evaluate the ability of its operations to generate cash that is available for purposes other than capital expenditures. Management believes that information about free cash flow provides investors with an important perspective on the cash available to service debt obligations, make strategic acquisitions and investments and pay dividends or repurchase shares.
The following table presents a summary of the Company’s consolidated cash flows (in millions):
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cash provided by operations - continuing operations |
$ |
2,524 |
|
|
$ |
2,632 |
|
|
$ |
6,002 |
|
|
$ |
5,566 |
|
Cash used in investing activities - continuing operations |
|
(1,136 |
) |
|
|
(1,086 |
) |
|
|
(5,008 |
) |
|
|
(3,171 |
) |
Cash used in financing activities - continuing operations |
|
(2,482 |
) |
|
|
(1,614 |
) |
|
|
(4,729 |
) |
|
|
(4,385 |
) |
Cash (used in) provided by discontinued operations |
|
— |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
9 |
|
Impact of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted
|
|
(249 |
) |
|
|
(47 |
) |
|
|
(603 |
) |
|
|
30 |
|
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
(1,343 |
) |
|
|
(112 |
) |
|
|
(4,342 |
) |
|
|
(1,951 |
) |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period |
|
13,004 |
|
|
|
16,115 |
|
|
|
16,003 |
|
|
|
17,954 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period |
$ |
11,661 |
|
|
$ |
16,003 |
|
|
$ |
11,661 |
|
|
$ |
16,003 |
|
The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company’s consolidated cash provided by operations to free cash flow (in millions):
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
||||||||||||
Cash provided by operations -
|
$ |
2,524 |
|
|
$ |
2,632 |
|
|
$ |
(108 |
) |
|
$ |
6,002 |
|
|
$ |
5,566 |
|
|
$ |
436 |
|
Investments in parks, resorts and other
|
|
(1,148 |
) |
|
|
(1,110 |
) |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(4,943 |
) |
|
|
(3,578 |
) |
|
|
(1,365 |
) |
Free cash flow |
$ |
1,376 |
|
|
$ |
1,522 |
|
|
$ |
(146 |
) |
|
$ |
1,059 |
|
|
$ |
1,988 |
|
|
$ |
(929 |
) |
Diluted EPS excluding certain items
The Company uses diluted EPS excluding (1) certain items affecting comparability of results from period to period and (2) amortization of
The Company believes that providing diluted EPS exclusive of certain items impacting comparability is useful to investors, particularly where the impact of the excluded items is significant in relation to reported earnings and because the measure allows for comparability between periods of the operating performance of the Company’s business and allows investors to evaluate the impact of these items separately.
The Company further believes that providing diluted EPS exclusive of amortization of
The following table reconciles reported diluted EPS from continuing operations to diluted EPS excluding certain items for the fourth quarter:
(in millions except EPS) |
Pre-Tax
|
|
Tax
|
|
After-Tax
|
|
Diluted
|
|
Change vs.
|
|||||||||
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
As reported |
$ |
376 |
|
|
$ |
(122 |
) |
|
$ |
254 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
— |
% |
Exclude: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Amortization of |
|
579 |
|
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
|
443 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
|
Other income, net(5) |
|
(63 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
|
Excluding certain items |
$ |
892 |
|
|
$ |
(243 |
) |
|
$ |
649 |
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
(19 |
) % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
As reported |
$ |
290 |
|
|
$ |
(34 |
) |
|
$ |
256 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
|
|
Exclude: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Amortization of |
|
592 |
|
|
|
(138 |
) |
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
0.25 |
|
|
|
|
Restructuring and impairment charges(6) |
|
92 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
|
Other expense, net(5) |
|
13 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
Excluding certain items |
$ |
987 |
|
|
$ |
(196 |
) |
|
$ |
791 |
|
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
|
||
(1) |
|
Tax benefit/expense is determined using the tax rate applicable to the individual item. |
(2) |
|
Before noncontrolling interest share. |
(3) |
|
Net of noncontrolling interest share, where applicable. Total may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding. |
(4) |
For the current quarter, intangible asset amortization was |
|
(5) |
|
In the current quarter, other income, net was due to the DraftKings gain ( |
(6) |
|
Charges for the prior-year quarter were due to asset impairments, pension settlements and severance at our parks and experiences businesses. |
The following table reconciles reported diluted EPS from continuing operations to diluted EPS excluding certain items for the year:
(in millions except EPS) |
Pre-Tax
|
|
Tax
|
|
After-Tax
|
|
Diluted
|
|
Change vs.
|
|||||||||
Year Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
As reported |
$ |
5,285 |
|
|
$ |
(1,732 |
) |
|
$ |
3,553 |
|
|
$ |
1.75 |
|
|
58 |
% |
Exclude: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Amortization of |
|
2,353 |
|
|
|
(549 |
) |
|
|
1,804 |
|
|
|
0.97 |
|
|
|
|
Contract License Early Termination |
|
1,023 |
|
|
|
(238 |
) |
|
|
785 |
|
|
|
0.43 |
|
|
|
|
Other expense, net(5) |
|
667 |
|
|
|
(156 |
) |
|
|
511 |
|
|
|
0.28 |
|
|
|
|
Restructuring and impairment charges(6) |
|
237 |
|
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
|
Excluding certain items |
$ |
9,565 |
|
|
$ |
(2,730 |
) |
|
$ |
6,835 |
|
|
$ |
3.53 |
|
|
54 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Year Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
As reported |
$ |
2,561 |
|
|
$ |
(25 |
) |
|
$ |
2,536 |
|
|
$ |
1.11 |
|
|
|
|
Exclude: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Amortization of |
|
2,418 |
|
|
|
(562 |
) |
|
|
1,856 |
|
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
|
Restructuring and impairment charges(6) |
|
654 |
|
|
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
502 |
|
|
|
0.27 |
|
|
|
|
Other income, net(5) |
|
(201 |
) |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
(155 |
) |
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
|
Excluding certain items |
$ |
5,432 |
|
|
$ |
(693 |
) |
|
$ |
4,739 |
|
|
$ |
2.29 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Tax benefit/expense is determined using the tax rate applicable to the individual item. |
(2) |
|
Before noncontrolling interest share. |
(3) |
|
Net of noncontrolling interest share, where applicable. Total may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding. |
(4) |
|
For the current year, intangible asset amortization was |
(5) |
|
For the current year, other expense, net was due to the DraftKings loss ( |
(6) |
|
Charges for the current year were due to the impairment of an intangible and other assets related to our businesses in |
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
In conjunction with this release,
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements and information in this earnings release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding future performance and growth; and the future impact of COVID-19 on our businesses and other statements that are not historical in nature. These statements are made on the basis of management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made. Management does not undertake any obligation to update these statements.
Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such differences may result from actions taken by the Company, including restructuring or strategic initiatives (including capital investments, asset acquisitions or dispositions, new or expanded business lines or cessation of certain operations), our execution of our business plans (including the content we create and IP we invest in, our pricing decisions and our cost structure) or other business decisions, as well as from developments beyond the Company’s control, including:
- further deterioration in domestic and global economic conditions;
- deterioration in or pressures from competitive conditions, including competition to create or acquire content;
- consumer preferences and acceptance of our content, offerings, pricing model and price increases and the market for advertising sales on our DTC services and linear networks;
- health concerns and their impact on our businesses and productions;
- international, regulatory, legal, political, or military developments;
- technological developments;
- labor markets and activities;
- adverse weather conditions or natural disasters; and
- availability of content;
each such risk includes the current and future impacts of, and is amplified by, COVID-19 and related mitigation efforts.
Such developments may further affect entertainment, travel and leisure businesses generally and may, among other things, affect (or further affect, as applicable):
- our operations, business plans or profitability;
- demand for our products and services;
- the performance of the Company’s content;
- our ability to create or obtain desirable content at or under the value we assign the content;
- the advertising market for programming;
- income tax expense; and
- performance of some or all Company businesses either directly or through their impact on those who distribute our products.
Additional factors are set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
The terms “Company,” “we,” and “our” are used in this report to refer collectively to the parent company and the subsidiaries through which our various businesses are actually conducted.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
20,150 |
|
|
$ |
18,534 |
|
|
$ |
82,722 |
|
|
$ |
67,418 |
|
Costs and expenses |
|
(19,608 |
) |
|
|
(17,935 |
) |
|
|
(75,952 |
) |
|
|
(63,759 |
) |
Restructuring and impairment charges |
|
— |
|
|
|
(92 |
) |
|
|
(237 |
) |
|
|
(654 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
63 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(667 |
) |
|
|
201 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
(371 |
) |
|
|
(317 |
) |
|
|
(1,397 |
) |
|
|
(1,406 |
) |
Equity in the income of investees |
|
142 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
816 |
|
|
|
761 |
|
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
376 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
5,285 |
|
|
|
2,561 |
|
Income taxes on continuing operations |
|
(122 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(1,732 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
Net income from continuing operations |
|
254 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
3,553 |
|
|
|
2,536 |
|
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
(29 |
) |
Net income |
|
254 |
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
3,505 |
|
|
|
2,507 |
|
Net income from continuing operations attributable to
|
|
(92 |
) |
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
|
(360 |
) |
|
|
(512 |
) |
Net income attributable to |
$ |
162 |
|
|
$ |
159 |
|
|
$ |
3,145 |
|
|
$ |
1,995 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Continuing operations |
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
1.75 |
|
|
$ |
1.11 |
|
Discontinued operations |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
1.72 |
|
|
$ |
1.09 |
|
Basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Continuing operations |
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
1.75 |
|
|
$ |
1.11 |
|
Discontinued operations |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
1.73 |
|
|
$ |
1.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Diluted |
|
1,826 |
|
|
|
1,830 |
|
|
|
1,827 |
|
|
|
1,828 |
|
Basic |
|
1,824 |
|
|
|
1,818 |
|
|
|
1,822 |
|
|
|
1,816 |
|
(1) |
Total may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding. |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
||||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
||||
Current assets |
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
11,615 |
|
|
$ |
15,959 |
|
Receivables, net |
|
12,652 |
|
|
|
13,367 |
|
Inventories |
|
1,742 |
|
|
|
1,331 |
|
Content advances |
|
1,890 |
|
|
|
2,183 |
|
Other current assets |
|
1,199 |
|
|
|
817 |
|
Total current assets |
|
29,098 |
|
|
|
33,657 |
|
Produced and licensed content costs |
|
35,777 |
|
|
|
29,549 |
|
Investments |
|
3,218 |
|
|
|
3,935 |
|
Parks, resorts and other property |
|
|
|
||||
Attractions, buildings and equipment |
|
66,998 |
|
|
|
64,892 |
|
Accumulated depreciation |
|
(39,356 |
) |
|
|
(37,920 |
) |
|
|
27,642 |
|
|
|
26,972 |
|
Projects in progress |
|
4,814 |
|
|
|
4,521 |
|
Land |
|
1,140 |
|
|
|
1,131 |
|
|
|
33,596 |
|
|
|
32,624 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
14,837 |
|
|
|
17,115 |
|
|
|
77,897 |
|
|
|
78,071 |
|
Other assets |
|
9,208 |
|
|
|
8,658 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
203,631 |
|
|
$ |
203,609 |
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
||||
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |
$ |
20,213 |
|
|
$ |
20,894 |
|
Current portion of borrowings |
|
3,070 |
|
|
|
5,866 |
|
Deferred revenue and other |
|
5,790 |
|
|
|
4,317 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
29,073 |
|
|
|
31,077 |
|
Borrowings |
|
45,299 |
|
|
|
48,540 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
8,363 |
|
|
|
7,246 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
12,518 |
|
|
|
14,522 |
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interests |
|
9,499 |
|
|
|
9,213 |
|
Equity |
|
|
|
||||
Preferred stock |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, |
|
56,398 |
|
|
|
55,471 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
43,636 |
|
|
|
40,429 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(4,119 |
) |
|
|
(6,440 |
) |
|
|
(907 |
) |
|
|
(907 |
) |
Total Disney Shareholders’ equity |
|
95,008 |
|
|
|
88,553 |
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
3,871 |
|
|
|
4,458 |
|
Total equity |
|
98,879 |
|
|
|
93,011 |
|
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
203,631 |
|
|
$ |
203,609 |
|
|
|||||||
|
Year Ended |
||||||
|
|
|
|
||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
||||
Net income from continuing operations |
$ |
3,553 |
|
|
$ |
2,536 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
5,163 |
|
|
|
5,111 |
|
Net (gain) loss on investments |
|
714 |
|
|
|
(332 |
) |
Deferred income taxes |
|
200 |
|
|
|
(1,241 |
) |
Equity in the income of investees |
|
(816 |
) |
|
|
(761 |
) |
Cash distributions received from equity investees |
|
779 |
|
|
|
754 |
|
Net change in produced and licensed content costs and advances |
|
(6,271 |
) |
|
|
(4,301 |
) |
Equity-based compensation |
|
977 |
|
|
|
600 |
|
Pension and postretirement medical cost amortization |
|
620 |
|
|
|
816 |
|
Other, net |
|
595 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
||||
Receivables |
|
605 |
|
|
|
(357 |
) |
Inventories |
|
(420 |
) |
|
|
252 |
|
Other assets |
|
(707 |
) |
|
|
171 |
|
Accounts payable and other liabilities |
|
964 |
|
|
|
2,410 |
|
Income taxes |
|
46 |
|
|
|
(282 |
) |
Cash provided by operations - continuing operations |
|
6,002 |
|
|
|
5,566 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
||||
Investments in parks, resorts and other property |
|
(4,943 |
) |
|
|
(3,578 |
) |
Other, net |
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
407 |
|
Cash used in investing activities - continuing operations |
|
(5,008 |
) |
|
|
(3,171 |
) |
|
|
|
|
||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
||||
Commercial paper payments, net |
|
(334 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
Borrowings |
|
333 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
Reduction of borrowings |
|
(4,016 |
) |
|
|
(3,737 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
127 |
|
|
|
435 |
|
Acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interests |
|
— |
|
|
|
(350 |
) |
Other, net |
|
(839 |
) |
|
|
(771 |
) |
Cash used in financing activities - continuing operations |
|
(4,729 |
) |
|
|
(4,385 |
) |
|
|
|
|
||||
CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
||||
Cash provided by operations - discontinued operations |
|
8 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations |
|
— |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations |
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Cash (used in) provided by discontinued operations |
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Impact of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
(603 |
) |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
(4,342 |
) |
|
|
(1,951 |
) |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year |
|
16,003 |
|
|
|
17,954 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year |
$ |
11,661 |
|
|
$ |
16,003 |
|
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