Zak Kizer
The Walt Disney Company
500 S. Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA.
http://www.mapquest.com/#fd91f161c09496c034137c45
818-560-1000
http://thewaltdisneycompany.com
The Walt Disney Company's objective is to be one of the world's leading
producers and providers of entertainment and information, using its portfolio of
brands to differentiate its content, services and consumer products. The
company's primary financial goals are to maximize earnings and cash flow, and
to allocate capital toward growth initiatives that will drive long-term shareholder
value.
Profile
The Walt Disney Company is split into five major business areas:
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Media Networks: ESPN, Disney Channels Worldwide, ABC Family,
SOAPnet.
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Parks & Resorts: Walt Disney World in Florida, Disneyland Resort
in California, Aulani Resort & Spa in Hawaii, the Disney Vacation
Club, the Disney Cruise Line, and Adventures by Disney.

Studio Entertainment: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Entertainment,
Marvel Studios, and Touchstone Pictures.
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Consumer Products: Disney Store Worldwide, Disney Publishing
Worldwide, Marvel Publishing, Disney English
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Interactive Media: Playdom, Inc, Interactive Media Group.
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Disney shows many examples of media synergy. These include
their acquisitions of Marvel, Pixar, and most recently Lucasfilm.
Globalization is shown by the presence of Disney resorts and
stores around the world. Vertical integration is shown by Disney
acquisition of distribution firms, such as Touchstone and Miramax.
Horizontal integration is shown by Disney’s acquisition of other
studios, such as the aforementioned Marvel and Lucasfilm.
Financial Data
Annual Income (2012): $42.28 billion
Number of Employees: 137,000
Ticker Symbol: DIS
Stock Exchange: New York Stock Exchange
Stock Info: http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/investors/disney-stock
Profit Margin: http://ycharts.com/companies/DIS/profit_margin
SEC 10-K:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001039/00011931251132
1340/d232174d10k.htm
SEC DEF 14A: http://google.brand.edgaronline.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=8346323-969360390&type=sect&TabIndex=2&companyid=9479&ppu=%252fDef
ault.aspx%253fcompanyid%253d9479%2526amp%253bformtypeI
D%253d148
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Annual Report (PR version):
http://cdn.media.ir.thewaltdisneycompany.com/2011/annual/WDC10kwrap-2011.pdf
My personal take on this data is that the Disney company is doing
very well financially. While their stock has dipped in value recently,
overall the company is seeing profits, in no small part to their
acquisitions of properties such as Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm.
Top Officer:
Chairman & CEO: Bob Iger
Age: 61
Salary: $2,000,000
Born: February 10, 1951
Notable Achievements: Acquisition of Pixar (2006), Marvel (2009) and Lucasfilm
(2012)
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For more information:
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/21/business/la-fi-ct-iger-salary-20120121
http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about-disney/leadership/ceo/robert-iger
Plans:
New Products/Services:
Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Untitled Avengers sequel (2015)
Untitled Star Wars film (2015)
Epic Mickey: The Power of Two (Nov 8, 2012)
New Facilities:
Disneyland Hong Kong
Recent/Planned Mergers & Acquisitions:
Pixar merger (2006)
Marvel merger (2009)
Lucasfilm merger (2012)
Letter to Shareholder:
http://a.media.global.go.com/corporate/investors/annual_report/2010/media/glob
al/pdf/letter-to-shareholders.pdf
Key Competitors:
Dreamworks Animation: http://www.dreamworksanimation.com
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Blue Sky Studios: http://blueskystudios.com
Illumination Entertainment: http://www.illuminationentertainment.com
Sony Pictures Animation: http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com
Recent News Stories:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/10/30/disney-star-warslucasfilm/1669739/
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/business/2012/10/31/1670715/
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/19/showbiz/disneys-first-latinaprincess/index.html?hpt=en_c2
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/25/showbiz/disney-sofia-notlatina/index.html?hpt=en_c1
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2012/11/03/wreck-it-ralph-boxoffice/1679149/
Works Cited:
United States. The Walt Disney Company. “The Walt Disney Company reports
Fourth Quarter Earnings.” www.thewaltdisneycompany.com. Disney, 8
Nov. 2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2012.
United States. The Walt Disney Company. “Disney to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.”
thewaltdisneycompany.com. Disney. 30 Oct. 2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2012.
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