#81
Re: ¿Se recuperará Netflix?

Are you buying Netflix, it’s down 36% and I know you Value folk like a bargain
Well, I like cheap companies with improving fundamentals,
not expensive ones with deteriorating prospects
But let’s take a quick look and see if it ticks my boxes
Yes, I see it’s down 36% but it’s still valued at $99bn
What’s the revenue?
$30bn
3x revenue – not a great start
Is operating income growing?
No, flat on last year at $6bn
Does it generate free cash flow?
No, -$27m over the past 4 quarters,
but it did generate $2bn the prior year
Why can’t they generate consistent free cash flow with $30bn of annuity income?
They don’t hold inventory and subscribers pay by debit order, what’s going on?
Looks like they spend cash on “Content assets”
where they capitalize the cost of buying / producing movies and shows
Understandable from an accounting perspective, but how do they amortize this?
“based on historical and estimated viewing patterns…on average 90% within four years..”
And how much is on the balance sheet left to amortize?
$31bn
ok so the market cap is still 3x the cost/value of their content
And is this cost going up?
The income statement shows “Cost of Revenue” (content) has risen from $12bn in 2019 to $17bn in 2021
Ok, except now we have competition from:
Amazon Prime,
Apple TV Plus,
HBO max,
Hulu,
Paramount Plus,
Disney Plus,
Peacock,
(do I need to continue?)
all presumably fighting for content
So, Yes, content costs will rise
Hang on, didn’t they say subscribers could fall by 2m this year ?
Yes
So revenue could fall next year,
but that's less money to spend on content,
when content costs more,
so less to offer subscribers,
when there’s more competition,
risking accelerating subscriber losses,
and less money to spend on content…
Do you see how this could get really bad, really quickly?
What’s their balance sheet like, other than content costs?
Cash of $6bn and Total liabilities of $28bn
oh dear, net debt and no cash flow - not good!
Yes but ROE is 29%, that’s the sign of a great company, isn’t it?
ahh but that’s using accounting income of $5bn and equity of $17bn
use Free cash flow and what’s the number?
-$27m / $17bn
minus 0.16%?
sounds closer to the truth
No, we're not buying Netflix
No importa lo fuerte que pegues, lo importante es mantenerse en pie.
Netflix’s stock price was down considerably after providing a weaker than expected outlook for both subscriber growth and profit margins. After meeting with management and scrutinizing our investment thesis, we lowered our estimate of business value to account for the company’s softer near-term guidance. However, we believe the decline in the company’s share price more than adjusts for this. Indeed, Netflix now trades for a discount to the S&P 500 Index on next year’s GAAP earnings despite our view that the company remains a much better than average business run by a highly accomplished management team. We believe the company’s lead in streaming remains intact and we expect terminal operating margins to be substantially higher than they are today. Furthermore, we are encouraged by Netflix’s potential to enhance revenue growth through advertising, the monetization of password sharing and further penetrating international markets.