The Walt Disney Company announced during Wednesday’s earnings call that they made approximately $21.8 billion in revenue during the second quarter of 2023.
Their adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.93.
Disney’s second fiscal quarter ran from early January to late March.
During this quarter, Disney released Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and most of “The Mandalorian” season 3.
They also laid off thousands of employees, part of a plan to cut 7,000 jobs that CEO Bob Iger announced during the Q1 earnings call. CFO Christine McCarthy said that the company has targeted cost savings of $5.5 billion.
The Walt Disney Company Layoffs
Executives at The Walt Disney Company were asked by Iger to identify thousands of potential layoff candidates in an effort to cut nearly $5.5 billion in costs. Iger is reportedly on “a push for profitability” as his return to the company continues and the letting go of executives is reportedly just the start.
The first round of layoffs began in late March. Senior Vice President of Production for Hulu, Mark Levenstein, and Senior VP of Production Management & Operations For Freeform, Jayne Bieber, were among the first executives to be let go. Also laid off was VP of Corporate Communications for The Walt Disney Company, Jeffrey R. Epstein, and Marvel Entertainment Chairman, Ike Perlmutter. Disney’s “Metaverse” team was also terminated.
The company’s restructuring comes after previous CEO Bob Chapek was fired last November. Though many changes have already been made within the company after his exit, the stock price continues to be an issue. The majority of job cuts waited until after the April 3 shareholders meeting.
A staff memo from Disney Entertainment Co-Chairmen Alan Bergman and Dana Walden informed employees that affected workers would be notified from Monday through Thursday.
An additional, final round of layoffs will take effect before the start of summer 2023.
The layoffs are not set to affect regular theme park employees. Approximately 28,000 Cast Members were already laid off during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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