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DIS: Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. The company produces and distributes film and televi...

84.81 USD
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80.10 - 118.63
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Analysis

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The following section summarizes insights on Walt Disney Company's Net Working Capital:

Sep 2016Sep 2018Sep 2020Sep 2022Sep 2024-8 B-6 B-4 B-2 B0 K

Performance Summary
  • Walt Disney's net working capital last quarter was -10.045 billion
  • Walt Disney's net working capital for fiscal years ending October 2020 to 2024 averaged -6.538 billion.
  • Walt Disney's operated at median net working capital of -7.451 billion from fiscal years ending October 2020 to 2024.
  • Looking back at the last 5 years, Walt Disney's net working capital peaked in October 2020 at -2.796 billion.
  • Walt Disney's net working capital hit its 5-year low in October 2022 of -7.869 billion.
  • Walt Disney's net working capital decreased in 2020 (-2.796 billion, -1,260.2%), 2021 (-6.835 billion, +144.5%), 2022 (-7.869 billion, +15.1%), and 2024 (-7.741 billion, +3.9%) and increased in 2023 (-7.451 billion, -5.3%).

How does Walt Disney's Net Working Capital benchmark against competitors?

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We've identified the following companies as similar to Walt Disney Company because they operate in a related industry or sector. We also considered size, growth, and various financial metrics to narrow down the list to the ones listed below.

Metric Usage: Net Working Capital

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Net Working Capital

Capital required to operate the day to day operations of a business. Calculated as (Total Current Assets - Cash & Short-term Investments) minus (Total...

Definition of Net Working Capital

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Net Working Capital represents the amount of money available to spend on day-to-day business operations such as paying employees and vendors. Net Working Capital is a financial metric which represents operating liquidity available to a business.

Read more on Wikipedia: Net Working Capital

Net Working Capital is required in order to calculate a company’s free cash flows in a Discounted Cash Flow DCF analysis. A slightly negative balance is typically preferred in valuation standards meaning a company is able to collect cash from sales quicker than when required to pay vendors.

Working capital is calculated as current assets minus current liabilities. Net Working Capital is defined as:

Net Working Capital =
  Current Assets (Exclusive of Cash)
  (-) Current Liabilities (Exclusive of Debt)

Click the link below to download a spreadsheet with an example Net Working Capital calculation for Walt Disney Company below:

Sector Benchmark Analysis

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-2.306 B-1.606 B-906.2 M461.2 M0200400

The chart above depicts the distribution of net working capital for companies operating in the Communication Services sector in the Developed economic region. Over 1,150 companies were considered in this analysis, and 1,109 had meaningful values. The average net working capital of companies in the sector is -49.699 M with a standard deviation of 265.8 M.

Walt Disney Company's Net Working Capital of -10.045 B is significantly outside the interquartile range and is excluded from the distribution. The following table provides additional summary stats:

Net Working Capital In The Communication Services Sector
Economic Risk RegionDeveloped
Total Constituents1,155
Included Constituents1,109
Min-2.592 B
Max456.3 M
Median-176.068 K
Mean-49.699 M
Standard Deviation265.8 M

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