The Walt Disney Company releases their Quarterly Earnings Report 4 times a year, and each time, the report is accompanied by an earnings call.

Today is Disney’s Quarter Four Earnings Call, reporting on the performance of the company it its fourth fiscal quarter of 2021, as well as its performance for the entire fiscal year of 2021, which ended just after that. Now, thanks to the report that has been released, we’ve got some updates about just how Disney is doing financially and more. Check out the information you need to know here.

Overall Financial News

In terms of overall financials, Disney has shared that “Diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for the quarter was income of $0.09 compared to a loss of $0.39 in the prior-year quarter.”

Overall, the total revenues for fiscal year 2021 were 67,418,000, as opposed to 65,2388,000 from the previous fiscal year. That’s a change of just 3%.

Disney noted that the world has been (and continues to be) impacted by COVID-19, and that the pandemic has impacted the company in a variety of ways, especially at the theme parks.

Disney also noted that for a period of time cruise ship sailings and guided tours were suspended, they have delayed (or sometimes shortened or canceled) theatrical releases, and stage play performances were also previously suspended.

Disney also shared that they were impacted by limitations in capacity, the delay of some live sports programming, and the suspension of some film and TV production.

Disney expects that additional costs will need to be incurred when it comes to safety measures and government requirements. Specifically, they noted that “We have and will continue to incur costs to address government regulations and implement safety measures for our employees, guests and talent…These costs totaled approximately $1 billion in fiscal 2021. Some of these costs have been capitalized and will be amortized over future periods.”

When it comes to the parks, Disney noted that this is the segment that has been most impacted by COVID-19. According to Disney, results improved in the second half of fiscal year 2021 compared to the second half of fiscal year 2020, but they “continue to be impacted by reduced operating capacities.”

When it comes to media and entertainment, Disney noted that the segment overall had “higher advertising revenue from the return of live sporting events,” though that was “more than offset by higher sports programming costs.” They shared that the film and TV distribution was “impacted by revenue lost from the deferral or cancellation of significant film releases, partially offset by costs avoided due to a reduction in film cost amortization, marketing and distribution costs.”

The chart above summarizes the segment revenue and operating income for those divisions. You can see the comparisons in terms of how the segments did in 2021 versus 2020. It appears the change for Media and Entertainment was a positive change of 5% when it comes to revenue, while the change for parks and experiences was a negative change of 3% compared to the prior fiscal year.

Let’s take a closer look at the various segments that make up the Disney company and how they did.

Media

In terms of media and entertainment distribution, Disney has reported 16,319,000 in revenues for direct-to-consumer, compared to 10,552,000 during the prior fiscal year. That’s a change of 55%.

There was also a change of 2% when it comes to revenues for linear networks.

In terms of operating income, direct-to-consumer showed a loss of 1,679,000, which is less than what was reported in the previous fiscal year. The operating income at linear networks appears to have decreased in fiscal year 2021 as compared to 2020.

Disney+ News

In terms of direct-to-consumer news, Disney has shared that “Direct-to-Consumer revenues [across all of their platforms] for the quarter increased 38% to $4.6 billion and operating loss increased from $0.4 billion to $0.6 billion.”

Disney explained that the higher loss for the quarter at “Disney+ was due to higher programming and production, marketing and technology costs, partially offset by increases in subscription and Premier Access revenues.” During the quarter, Premier Access revenues were generated by 2 specific movies — Black Widow and Jungle Cruise.

Here’s a full look at the subscription numbers. Disney+ now shows a total number of 118.1 million subscribers!

Note, however, that the average monthly revenue per paid subscriber actually went DOWN for fiscal year 2021. Disney notes that this is “due to a higher mix of Disney+ Hotstar subscribers in the current quarter compared to the prior-year quarter.”

Click here for our updates about Disney+.

Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products

When it comes to the parks, revenues for the quarter INCREASED in this past quarter, compared to the prior year quarter. Specifically, “Disney Parks, Experiences and Products revenues for the quarter increased to $5.5 billion compared to $2.7 billion in the prior-year quarter.” Compared to the prior year quarter, the change was 99%.

In addition, “Segment operating results increased $1.6 billion to income of $640 million.”

Disney notes that the growth in revenue and operating income was “due to the reopening of our parks and resorts, which were open for the entire quarter this year.”

We’ll be keeping an eye out for more news from the Earnings Call and we’ll update this post as we learn more. Check back for more updates!

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