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Time Warner vs. Disney

Time Warner vs. Disney

A comparison for future investors

Analysis of Companies

Time Warner was formed in 1992 with Time Inc. It is currently the second largest cable company in the U.S. behind Comcast.

The Walt Disney Company was founded on October 16th, 1923. It is currently the biggest mass media conglomerate in regards to revenue.

By the numbers

By the numbers

Income Statement

Time Warner's Statement

Walt Disney Statement

Income Statements

https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/dis/financials?query=balance-sheet

https://www.stock-analysis-on.net/NYSE/Company/Time-Warner-Inc/Financial-Statement/Income-Statement

Significant Income Items

Time Warner

(2015-2017)

Net income has been steadily increasing each year

$3,833,000,000 -> $3,926,000,000 -> $5,247,000,000

Operating income has been steadily increasing each year

$6,865,000,000-> $7,547,000,000-> $7,920,000,000

Total revenue has increased gradually

$28,118,000,000 -> $29,318,000,000 -> $31,271,000,000

Disney

(2015-2017)

Net income has been fluctuating

$8,382,000,000 -> $9,391,000,000 -> $8,980,000,000

Operating income has been fluctuating

$13,171,000,000 -> $14,202,000,000 -> $13,775,000,000

Gross profit has been fluctuating

$24,101,000,000 -> $25,639,000,000 -> $24,831,000,000

Significant Balance items

Balance sheet

(2015-2017)

Time Warner

Disney

Total Assets

$88,141,000,000 -> $92,033,000,000 -> $95,789,000,000

Total Liabilities

$43,657,000,000-> $48,768,000,000-> $54,474,000,000

Equity

$88,182,000,000 -> $92,033,000,000 -> $95,789,000,000

Total Assets

$63,848,000,000 -> $65,596,000,000 -> $69,209,000,000

Total Liabilities

$40,229,000,000-> $41,631,000,000-> $40,834,000,000

Equity

$23,619,000,000 -> $24,337,000,000 -> $28,376,000,000

Investing and Financial Activity

Recent Financial Activity

Time Warner (2017)

Disney (2017)

Investing

Total: ($4,111,000,000)

Capital Expenditures: ($3,623,000,000)

Other Investing Activities: ($488,000,000)

Total: ($996,000,000)

Capital Expenditures: ($656,000,000)

Other Investing Activities: ($340,000,000)

Disney (2017)

Time Warner (2017)

Financing

Total: ($8,959,000,000)

Sale and Purchase of Stock: ($9,075,000,000)

Net Borrowings: $3,703,000,000

Total: ($3,001,000,000)

Total Cash Dividends Paid: ($1,265,000,000)

Financing Cash Flow Items: ($1,172,000,000)

Things to keep in mind...

Interesting Information

Time Warner

They were recently bought out by AT&T, combining Time Warner’s productions with AT&T’s direct to consumer technology.

Disney

Disney owns a plethora of other companies.

Conclusion

Conclusion

After looking at the information on the document and just taking into account the proliferation of Disney almost everywhere now, I would suggest to invest in Disney. Disney’s income statement has proven more reliable than Time Warner’s. Disney has also shown to just be a better business, as a company they create a higher percentage of profits out of their assets compared to Time Warner and manage long term debt more efficiently. Lastly, they're more diversified in their income stream than Time Warner.

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