The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has today published profits for its first quarter of exercise, which ended on December 28, 2024. Overall, income increased by 5% for the first quarter At 24.7 billion dollars, compared to $ 23.5 billion in the first trime returned to entertainment (10.87 billion dollars, + 9%) and experiences ($ 9.4 billion, + 3%)
The operating result of the entertainment segment increased $ 0.8 billion to $ 1.7 billion. Business studios, which include Walt Disney animation studios and Pixar animation studios as well as Marvel and Lucasfilm, made $ 312 million in profits, a swing pendulum compared to the loss of $ 244 million from last year.
Direct-to consumer (for example, streaming) was also up, with an operating income increased to $ 293 million (+ $ 431 million) despite a slight drop in advertising revenue (-2%). The subscriptions for Disney + and Hulu have generally increased from 0.9 million to the fourth quarter of 2024 to 178 million in total (125 m for Disney +, down 0.7 m from the fourth quarter). Content sales / licenses and other operating benefits increased from $ 3136 million to $ 312 million, driven by the performance of Moana 2.
Experiences declared an operating profit of 3.1 billion dollars, comparable to the 2024 financial year of the first sort impact in the year 2025 of the first sorting Disney treasure.
National parks and experiences have decreased by 5%, reflecting a negative impact out of 9 to percentage of growth from one year to the next due to hurricanes and cruise pre-opening expenses. International Parks & Experiences The operating profit increased by 28% compared to the year 2024.
“Our results This quarter demonstrate Disney’s creative and financial force when we advance the strategic initiatives triggered in the past two years,” CEO Bob Iger said in a statement. “In T1 tax, we saw exceptional performance at the box office of our studios, which had the three best films of 2024; We have also improved the profitability of our DTC entertainment streaming companies; We have taken an important step to advance the digital strategy of ESPN by adding an ESPN tile on Disney +; And our experience segment has demonstrated its lasting attraction while we continue to invest strategically around the world. Overall, this quarter turned out to be a solid start for the exercise, and we remain confident in our continuous growth strategy. »»
(Source: The Walt Disney Company))