Netflix’s Valuation is From the Upside Down
Netflix’s stock price and its most recent earnings results tell a success story, but the company’s high valuation is based on a questionable business model that’s baffling some investors. It’s a huge risk for those hoping to capitalize on one of the fastest-growing...
Are You Still Watching Netflix’s US Subscriber Growth?
Netflix’s stock soared on Monday Oct. 16, 2017, when the company beat analyst subscriber growth expectations. But that stock-driving metric has two factors, and one of them is flattening out just short of its goal. Netflix added net 5.3 million subscribers in the...
Netflix Needs Its International Boost
To compete with emerging and existing streaming services, Netflix is spending billions of dollars on original content, and it’s depending on international subscribers to fund it. The streaming company is working with a $6 billion content budget for 2017. Rival...
Netflix casts big ‘original content’ dreams with small pockets
When Netflix arrived in Australia last year, Tony Sanchez immediately signed up for it, expecting good content. “When I first got it, it was disappointing,” said Sanchez, a 34-year-old American living in Australia. “I thought there would be a bigger movie selection.”...
Netflix has big dreams with smaller pockets than its competitors
We might not recognize Netflix in the coming years. The entertainment company that streams popular movies and TV shows online wants to produce more original content, increase its global presence and enter the cable and movie theater industries. But its ambition to...Investment Journal
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