Walt Disney (DIS) just launched a sweeping restructuring plan that targets roughly 20% in annual cost savings, including thousands of job cuts across parks, television, and film, with part of the savings earmarked for content and technology.
Disney’s restructuring headlines are landing just as momentum in the shares has picked up, with a 30 day share price return of 11.73% and a 90 day gain of 12.21% helping lift the 1 year total shareholder return to 3.91%, even though investors have still seen a decline of 32.75% over 5 years.
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The recent jump in Walt Disney shares could be read as a bet on the restructuring actually reshaping earnings power, or simply a swing in mood. The valuation section tests which story the numbers support.
Most Popular Narrative: 10% Undervalued
On the most followed narrative, Walt Disney screens as undervalued, with an implied fair value of $126.61 against the latest $114.18 close. This puts the restructuring in the context of a wider earnings and Experiences story rather than a short term cost cut.
The IP flywheel around franchises such as Toy Story, which has generated over US$4b in box office, more than 2 billion streaming hours and over US$1b in annual global retail sales, continues to feed new content, merchandise and Experiences attractions that can support multi year growth in revenue and operating income.
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Result: Fair Value of $126.61 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, the bullish Walt Disney story can unravel if streaming ad weakness lingers or if softness at the Shanghai and Hong Kong parks continues to weigh on Experiences earnings.
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