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Hugh Johnston

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
67 total appearances

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Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

As we think about where we are right now, we grew EPS 19% for the year and 19% CAGR for the last three years.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

And that's why we both guided to double digit EPS growth in 26.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

And on top of that, doubled the share of purchase and increased the dividend by 50%.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

Well, of course, streaming always begins with the quality of the content that we have and the quality of the slate that we have going forward.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

So if you think about the film slate we have right now, number one, we obviously have Zootopia 2, followed by Avatar, followed by The Devil Wears Prada 2, followed by Toy Story 5, Moana,

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

And then we've got an Avengers movie as well.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

So if I look at all of that playing its way into the streaming service, certainly feel good about those tentpole events.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

In addition to that, our TV side continues to perform very strongly.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

The ratings are great.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

The number of hit shows are great.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

And then on top of that, we're investing in the product in a significant way, creating a unified app.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

And in addition to that, improving our recommendation engines and improving the navigation within the DTC app put all of that together.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

And what we really see is just a huge opportunity for growth.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

We aspire to grow that business double digits along with the double digit margins we expect to achieve this coming year.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

And as a result, I think we're going to continue to see that business do really well and be a real growth driver for Disney.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

I think it's primarily due to the fact that we're investing in product in the business and we're investing in bundling.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

So we all know that bundling ultimately is a very profitable thing to invest in.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

It increases retention, reduces churn, increases engagement.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

And that's not a theory.

Bloomberg Talks
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Talks Streaming

We have proof on that.