Managing Partner, VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists)

VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists)

Managing Partner

Valuation & Research Specialists (VRS) is a boutique financial advisor with more than 17 years of experience in Corporate Valuation and Finance, and a diversified client base including some of the largest Companies in Greece.

Since 2002, VRS has completed more than 200 engagements in the areas of business valuation and financial analysis for more than 100 clients in a wide range of industries.

VRS has been honored to work with small and large private and publicly traded companies in Europe and overseas.

Boutique Financial Advisor

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The Walt Disney Company is a diversified worldwide entertainment company. The Company's segments include Entertainment, Sports and Experiences.</li><li>The Entertainment segment generally encompasses the Company’s non- sports focused global film, television and direct-to-consumer (DTC) video streaming content production and distri- bution activities.</li><li>Its line of business includes Linear Networks, Direct-to-Consumer, and Content Sales/Licensing. </li></ul>

The Walt Disney Company is a diversified worldwide entertainment company. The Company's segments include Entertainment, Sports and Experiences.The Entertainment segment generally encompasses the Company’s non- sports focused global film, television and direct-to-consumer (DTC) video streaming content production and distri- bution activities.Its line of business includes Linear Networks, Direct-to-Consumer, and Content Sales/Licensing. 

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>The Walt Disney Company reported a strong performance in the first quarter of 2024.</li><li>Disney's CEO, Bob Iger, and the company's CFO, Hugh Johnston, discussed their strategic focus on transitioning ESPN into a leading digital sports platform, developing streaming into a profit-generating business, reviving film studios, and enhancing growth in parks and experiences.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

The Walt Disney Company reported a strong performance in the first quarter of 2024.Disney's CEO, Bob Iger, and the company's CFO, Hugh Johnston, discussed their strategic focus on transitioning ESPN into a leading digital sports platform, developing streaming into a profit-generating business, reviving film studios, and enhancing growth in parks and experiences.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

The Walt Disney Company: DTC Streaming Growth

Value Investing

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

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<li>Disney is scheduled to release its Q2 2023 results later this week.</li>
<li>A number of factors are pointing to a strong and a better than expected quarter, but long-term problems remain.</li>
<li>The macroeconomic environment is also supportive for Disney's Parks, Experiences and Products segment.</li>
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Disney is scheduled to release its Q2 2023 results later this week.
A number of factors are pointing to a strong and a better than expected quarter, but long-term problems remain.
The macroeconomic environment is also supportive for Disney's Parks, Experiences and Products segment.


Disney's Q2 2023 Earnings: Now Is The Time To Deliver

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

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<li>Disney announced a new ad-based tier for Disney+ last week.</li>
<li>The decision to go this direction may imply market saturation, rising competitive intensity, or an inability to hit its subscriber targets organically.</li>
<li>Disney's streaming business is increasingly dominated by low value Hotstar+ subs</li>
</ul>


Disney announced a new ad-based tier for Disney+ last week.
The decision to go this direction may imply market saturation, rising competitive intensity, or an inability to hit its subscriber targets organically.
Disney's streaming business is increasingly dominated by low value Hotstar+ subs


Disney: Streaming Trapped Between a Rock and Hard Place

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<ul><li>Disney delivered solid 2QFY24 results, with inline revenue (+1.2% YoY) and upbeat profit (+30% YoY, beating consensus by 8%).</li><li>The upbeat margin was mainly attributable to DTC’s breakeven (ahead of guidance).</li><li>Mgmt also raised its FY24E EPS growth target to 25% YoY (vs. prior at least 20% YoY). </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Disney delivered solid 2QFY24 results, with inline revenue (+1.2% YoY) and upbeat profit (+30% YoY, beating consensus by 8%).The upbeat margin was mainly attributable to DTC’s breakeven (ahead of guidance).Mgmt also raised its FY24E EPS growth target to 25% YoY (vs. prior at least 20% YoY). Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Walt Disney Co (DIS US) - Looking Beyond 3Q OI Volatility

United States

The Walt Disney Company is an entertainment company that conducts operations in media networks, studio entertainment, theme parks and resorts, consumer products, and interactive media. The Company produces motion pictures, television programs, and musical recordings, as well as books and magazines.

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The Walt Disney Company is a diversified worldwide entertainment company. The Company's segments include Entertainment, Sports and Experiences.

VRS (Valuation & Research Specialists)

The Walt Disney Company: DTC Streaming Growth

The Walt Disney Company reported a strong performance in the first quarter of 2024. Disney's CEO, Bob Iger, and the company's CFO, Hugh Johnston,...

Baptista Research

Disney's Q2 2023 Earnings: Now Is The Time To Deliver

Disney is scheduled to release its Q2 2023 results later this week. A number of factors are pointing to a strong and a better than expected...

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

Disney: Streaming Trapped Between a Rock and Hard Place

Disney's recent announcement of an ad-supported tier being launched for Disney+ strikes us as a questionable strategic choice that indicates market...

Aaron Gabin

Walt Disney Co (DIS US) - Looking Beyond 3Q OI Volatility

Disney delivered solid 2QFY24 results, with inline revenue (+1.2% YoY) and upbeat profit (+30% YoY, beating consensus by 8%).

CMB International

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