Chief Executive Officer, Brian L. Roberts, attributed much of Comcast’s success in 2016 to this segment and the addition of 161,000 video subscribers, the best video customer results in over a decade. Next, cable networks, Comcast’s regional sports and news networks, represented the second biggest portion of these graphs producing 16 percent of Comcast’s operating income. Broadcast television, filmed entertainment, and theme parks make up the final 18 percent of the operating income. Therefore, Comcast is well positioned to continue to drive growth within each segment and add value for all shareholders. Firstly, the lower gross profit percentage of filmed entertainment and theme parks compared to subsequent years is due in part to Comcast’s recent acquisitions. Below is a list of these acquisitions and adjustments by business segments for 2015 and 2016. The most significant number on this chart is the acquisition of $5,373 million in the theme parks business segment in 2015. This number was the result of the acquisition of 51 percent interest in the Universal Studios theme park in Osaka, Japan, which was acquired in November of 2015. By acquiring the Universal Studios theme park, Comcast is able to expand their brand in Asia while also acquiring a profitable business. Furthermore, this acquisition explains the currency translation adjustment made in the theme parks segment during 2015 and 2016 to represent current United States dollars. Additionally, another enormous acquisition was in the filmed entertainment segment in 2016. Comcast acquired DreamWorks Animation for $2717 million. With this acquisition, NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burker said “Dreamworks will help us grow our film, television, theme parks and consumer products businesses for years to come” (CNN**). Consequently, the entrance into the filmed entertainment and theme parks segment explains the decrease in gross profit percentage from 2014 to 2016 in these business segments. Moreover, Comcast closed a multi-year movie distribution deal with Alibaba to reach into the Chinese Market, which Furious 7 and Jurassic World made almost $630 million in the box office. This deal was a move towards distribution of their filmed entertainment industry outside of the United States. Moving forward, cable networks increased $232 million, which is in part to the reclassifications of certain operations and businesses from corporate and other to this segment. Be on the lookout for NBCUniversal’s new $3.25 billion park in Beijing set to open in 2019. In conclusion, Comcast’s goodwill is $35,980 million along all lines of business blowing away all the competitors. Secondly, Comcast’s revenue reached an all-time high in 2016. Below is Comcast’s consolidated statement of income. From 2014 to 2016, revenue across Comcast’s segments increased by 16.9 percent. Comcast’s growth is in part to expansion of business segments throughout the company. However, the gross profit percentage dipped 11.2 percent from 2014 to 2016 in part to the acquisitions made in the filmed entertainment and theme parks segment. Moreover, an area Comcast should look to grow is in investment income. Comcast decreased $83 million from 2014 to 2016 which is discouraging for investors. By increasing investment income, …show more content…
On January 26, Comcast announced a 2-for-1 stock split effective as of the close of business on February 8, 2017. Investors are weary since Comcast has not done a stock split in ten years, even though Comcast have experienced extraordinary, average annual returns of more than 15 percent over the past 35 years. However, investors are optimistic and confident about this decision as the last time Comcast did a stock split, Comcast executives had a bullish outlook and achieved successful growth. As a result, investors should maintain confidence in Comcast and continue to expect growth in shareholder