An Analyst Says That Disney Might Sell Its Stake in Hulu in Order to Secure Rights for Hulk and Namor from NBC/Universal

[Peter_Brosdahl]

The speculation about Disney's continued involvement with Hulu continues following a recent note from an analyst to their clients. Last month Disney CEO Bob Iger said that "everything is on the table" when asked about Disney's continued co-ownership of the streaming service. Hulu, as assessed by the analyst, has an estimated value between 19.8 billion and $27.5 billion. Meanwhile, the estimated value of the distribution rights for these characters is a pittance, comparatively speaking, at $0.03 billion. Bob Iger has also previously said that another goal is to reduce Disney's overall debt so it's possible the extra money from selling its stake in Hulu could go towards that.

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[Uvilla]

Hulu 27 billion... I guess anything is a billion.

 

[SmokeRngs]

Considering the number of cash cows Disney has, that it has any debt at all is a monument to stupidity and mismanagement.

 

[Grimlakin]

Considering the number of cash cows Disney has, that it has any debt at all is a monument to stupidity and mismanagement.

Those resorts don't build themselves. Much safer to use a loan you can walk away from than your own capital.

 

[Brian_B]

Those resorts don't build themselves. Much safer to use a loan you can walk away from than your own capital.

Yup... When you can make 10% on your savings via investments and other things, vs paying 6% on a loan... you take out the loan.

 

[SmokeRngs]

Yup... When you can make 10% on your savings via investments and other things, vs paying 6% on a loan... you take out the loan.

And if you're selling stuff off because you can't pay back your loans, you're an idiot and in the case of someone like Disney, a complete and total and moronic idiot who had a money printer and instead of printing money smashed the machine with a sledgehammer.