Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

July 23, 2007

 


The Walt Disney Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

1-11605   95-4545390
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

500 South Buena Vista Street  
Burbank, California   91521
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(818) 560-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

 


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The Walt Disney Company (the “Company”) today presented the results of certain prior fiscal periods adjusted to reclassify the operating results of its Radio businesses as a result of the completion of the Company’s previously announced disposition of the ABC Radio business on June 12, 2007.

In the disposition, the Company spun-off its ABC Radio business (consisting of 22 large-market radio stations and the ABC Radio Network) which was then merged with Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, a separate publicly-traded company. The Company retained the ESPN Radio and Radio Disney networks and stations businesses. As a result, the Company will now report the historical results of the ABC Radio business as discontinued operations for all periods reported in its financial statements. Additionally, the ESPN Radio and Radio Disney networks and station businesses will be included with Cable Networks in the Media Networks segment. Prior to the spin-off, the Company’s Radio businesses were included with Broadcasting in the Media Networks segment.

This new presentation will be reflected in the Company’s third quarter fiscal 2007 financial statements.

The following table presents summary consolidated financial information for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 and the six months ended March 31, 2007 adjusted to reflect the new presentation (unaudited, in millions, except per share data):

 

     Year Ended
October 1, 2005
    Year Ended
September 30, 2006
   Six Months Ended
March 31, 2007

Income from continuing operations before the cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 2,460     $ 3,304    $ 2,595

Discontinued operations, net of tax

     109       70      37

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     (36 )     —        —  
                     

Net income

   $ 2,533     $ 3,374    $ 2,632
                     

Diluted EPS from continuing operations before the cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 1.19     $ 1.60    $ 1.22

Diluted EPS - discontinued operations

     0.05       0.03      0.02

Cumulative effect of accounting change per share

     (0.02 )     —        —  
                     

Diluted EPS (1)

   $ 1.22     $ 1.64    $ 1.24
                     

(1)

Total diluted earnings per share may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding.

 

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The following tables present reconciliations of operating results as originally reported to operating results adjusted to reflect the new presentation for fiscal year 2007 (quarterly and first half), fiscal year 2006 (quarterly and full year), and fiscal year 2005.

(unaudited, in millions, except per share data)

 

     First Quarter Fiscal 2007     Second Quarter Fiscal 2007     First Half Fiscal 2007  
     As
Reported
    Adj.     As
Adjusted
    As
Reported
    Adj.     As
Adjusted
    As
Reported
    Adj.     As
Adjusted
 

Revenues:

                  

Media Networks

                  

Cable Networks

   $ 2,092     $ 44     $ 2,136     $ 1,899     $ 32     $ 1,931     $ 3,991     $ 76     $ 4,067  

Broadcasting

     1,819       (188 )     1,631       1,662       (151 )     1,511       3,481       (339 )     3,142  
                                                                        

Total Media Networks

     3,911       (144 )     3,767       3,561       (119 )     3,442       7,472       (263 )     7,209  

Parks and Resorts

     2,489       —         2,489       2,446       —         2,446       4,935       —         4,935  

Studio Entertainment

     2,633       —         2,633       1,550       —         1,550       4,183       —         4,183  

Consumer Products

     692       —         692       516       —         516       1,208       —         1,208  
                                                                        
   $ 9,725     $ (144 )   $ 9,581     $ 8,073     $ (119 )   $ 7,954     $ 17,798     $ (263 )   $ 17,535  
                                                                        

Segment operating income:

                  

Media Networks

                  

Cable Networks

   $ 453     $ 9     $ 462     $ 963     $ (1 )   $ 962     $ 1,416     $ 8     $ 1,424  

Broadcasting

     297       (50 )     247       212       (21 )     191       509       (71 )     438  
                                                                        

Total Media Networks

     750       (41 )     709       1,175       (22 )     1,153       1,925       (63 )     1,862  

Parks and Resorts

     405       —         405       254       —         254       659       —         659  

Studio Entertainment

     604       —         604       235       —         235       839       —         839  

Consumer Products

     235       —         235       125       —         125       360       —         360  
                                                                        
     1,994       (41 )     1,953       1,789       (22 )     1,767       3,783       (63 )     3,720  

Corporate and unallocated shared expenses

     (106 )     (1 )     (107 )     (132 )     2       (130 )     (238 )     1       (237 )

Other

     844       —         844       (133 )     —         (133 )     711       —         711  
                                                                        

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests

     2,732       (42 )     2,690       1,524       (20 )     1,504       4,256       (62 )     4,194  

Income taxes

     (1,026 )     17       (1,009 )     (590 )     8       (582 )     (1,616 )     25       (1,591 )

Minority interests

     (5 )     —         (5 )     (3 )     —         (3 )     (8 )     —         (8 )
                                                                        

Income from continuing operations

     1,701       (25 )     1,676       931       (12 )     919       2,632       (37 )     2,595  

Discontinued operations, net of tax

     —         25       25       —         12       12       —         37       37  
                                                                        

Net income

   $ 1,701     $ —       $ 1,701     $ 931     $ —       $ 931     $ 2,632     $ —       $ 2,632  
                                                                        

Diluted EPS from continuing operations

   $ 0.79     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.78     $ 0.44     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.43     $ 1.24     $ (0.02 )   $ 1.22  

Diluted EPS - discontinued operations

     n/a       0.01       0.01       n/a       0.01       0.01       n/a       0.02       0.02  
                                                                        

Diluted EPS (1)

   $ 0.79     $ —       $ 0.79     $ 0.44     $ —       $ 0.44     $ 1.24     $ —       $ 1.24  
                                                                        

(1)

Total diluted earnings per share may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding.

 

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(unaudited, in millions, except per share data)

 

    First Quarter Fiscal 2006     Second Quarter Fiscal 2006     Third Quarter Fiscal 2006     Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2006  
    As
Reported
    Adj.     As
Adjusted
    As
Reported
    Adj.     As
Adjusted
    As
Reported
    Adj.     As
Adjusted
    As
Reported
    Adj.     As
Adjusted
 

Revenues:

                       

Media Networks

                       

Cable Networks

  $ 1,865     $ 41     $ 1,906     $ 1,772     $ 30     $ 1,802     $ 2,164     $ 42     $ 2,206     $ 2,200     $ 45     $ 2,245  

Broadcasting

    1,809       (182 )     1,627       1,779       (149 )     1,630       1,576       (188 )     1,388       1,473       (177 )     1,296  
                                                                                               

Total Media Networks

    3,674       (141 )     3,533       3,551       (119 )     3,432       3,740       (146 )     3,594       3,673       (132 )     3,541  

Parks and Resorts

    2,402       —         2,402       2,251       —         2,251       2,730       —         2,730       2,542       —         2,542  

Studio Entertainment

    2,045       —         2,045       1,774       —         1,774       1,705       —         1,705       2,005       —         2,005  

Consumer Products

    733       —         733       451       —         451       445       —         445       564       —         564  
                                                                                               
  $ 8,854     $ (141 )   $ 8,713     $ 8,027     $ (119 )   $ 7,908     $ 8,620     $ (146 )   $ 8,474     $ 8,784     $ (132 )   $ 8,652  
                                                                                               

Segment operating income:

                       

Media Networks

                       

Cable Networks

  $ 372     $ 8     $ 380     $ 809     $ 1     $ 810     $ 969     $ 6     $ 975     $ 854     $ (14 )   $ 840  

Broadcasting

    234       (42 )     192       160       (17 )     143       183       (53 )     130       29       (19 )     10  
                                                                                               

Total Media Networks

    606       (34 )     572       969       (16 )     953       1,152       (47 )     1,105       883       (33 )     850  

Parks and Resorts

    375       —         375       214       —         214       549       —         549       396       —         396  

Studio Entertainment

    128       —         128       147       —         147       240       —         240       214       —         214  

Consumer Products

    270       —         270       104       —         104       105       —         105       139       —         139  
                                                                                               
    1,379       (34 )     1,345       1,434       (16 )     1,418       2,046       (47 )     1,999       1,632       (33 )     1,599  

Corporate and unallocated shared expenses

    (104 )     1       (103 )     (138 )     2       (136 )     (119 )     (1 )     (120 )     (168 )     5       (163 )

Other

    (96 )     —         (96 )     (147 )     —         (147 )     (118 )     —         (118 )     (154 )     —         (154 )
                                                                                               

Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and cumulative effect of accounting change

    1,179       (33 )     1,146       1,149       (14 )     1,135       1,809       (48 )     1,761       1,310       (28 )     1,282  

Income taxes

    (429 )     12       (417 )     (404 )     5       (399 )     (611 )     18       (593 )     (446 )     18       (428 )

Minority interests

    (16 )     —         (16 )     (12 )     —         (12 )     (73 )     —         (73 )     (82 )     —         (82 )
                                                                                               

Income from continuing operations before the cumulative effect of accounting change

    734       (21 )     713       733       (9 )     724       1,125       (30 )     1,095       782       (10 )     772  

Discontinued operations, net of tax

    —         21       21       —         9       9       —         30       30       —         10       10  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
                                                                                               

Net income

  $ 734     $ —       $ 734     $ 733     $ —       $ 733     $ 1,125     $ —       $ 1,125     $ 782     $ —       $ 782  
                                                                                               

Diluted EPS from continuing operations before the cumulative effect of accounting change

  $ 0.37     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.36     $ 0.37     $ —       $ 0.37     $ 0.53     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.51     $ 0.36     $ —       $ 0.36  

Diluted EPS - discontinued operations

    n/a       0.01       0.01       n/a       —         —         n/a       0.01       0.01       n/a       —         —    

Cumulative effect of accounting change per share

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
                                                                                               

Diluted EPS (1)

  $ 0.37     $ —       $ 0.37     $ 0.37     $ —       $ 0.37     $ 0.53     $ —       $ 0.53     $ 0.36     $ —       $ 0.36  
                                                                                               

(1)

Total diluted earnings per share may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding.

 

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(unaudited, in millions, except per share data)

 

     Fiscal Year 2006     Fiscal Year 2005  
     As
Reported
    Adj.     As
Adjusted
    As
Reported
    Adj.     As
Adjusted
 

Revenues:

            

Media Networks

            

Cable Networks

   $ 8,001     $ 158     $ 8,159     $ 7,262     $ 137     $ 7,399  

Broadcasting

     6,637       (696 )     5,941       5,945       (707 )     5,238  
                                                

Total Media Networks

     14,638       (538 )     14,100       13,207       (570 )     12,637  

Parks and Resorts

     9,925       —         9,925       9,023       —         9,023  

Studio Entertainment

     7,529       —         7,529       7,587       —         7,587  

Consumer Products

     2,193       —         2,193       2,127       —         2,127  
                                                
   $ 34,285     $ (538 )   $ 33,747     $ 31,944     $ (570 )   $ 31,374  
                                                

Segment operating income:

            

Media Networks

            

Cable Networks

   $ 3,004     $ 1     $ 3,005     $ 2,745     $ 17     $ 2,762  

Broadcasting

     606       (131 )     475       464       (186 )     278  
                                                

Total Media Networks

     3,610       (130 )     3,480       3,209       (169 )     3,040  

Parks and Resorts

     1,534       —         1,534       1,178       —         1,178  

Studio Entertainment

     729       —         729       207       —         207  

Consumer Products

     618       —         618       543       —         543  
                                                
     6,491       (130 )     6,361       5,137       (169 )     4,968  

Corporate and unallocated shared expenses

     (529 )     7       (522 )     (536 )     (7 )     (543 )

Other

     (515 )     —         (515 )     (614 )     —         (614 )
                                                

Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and cumulative effect of accounting change

     5,447       (123 )     5,324       3,987       (176 )     3,811  

Income taxes

     (1,890 )     53       (1,837 )     (1,241 )     67       (1,174 )

Minority interests

     (183 )     —         (183 )     (177 )     —         (177 )
                                                

Income from continuing operations before the cumulative effect of accounting change

     3,374       (70 )     3,304       2,569       (109 )     2,460  

Discontinued operations, net of tax

     —         70       70       —         109       109  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         —         (36 )     —         (36 )
                                                

Net income

   $ 3,374     $ —       $ 3,374     $ 2,533     $ —       $ 2,533  
                                                

Diluted EPS from continuing operations before the cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 1.64     $ (0.04 )   $ 1.60     $ 1.24     $ (0.05 )   $ 1.19  

Diluted EPS - discontinued operations

     n/a       0.03       0.03       n/a       0.05       0.05  

Cumulative effect of accounting change per share

     —         —         —         (0.02 )     —         (0.02 )
                                                

Diluted EPS (1)

   $ 1.64     $ —       $ 1.64     $ 1.22     $ —       $ 1.22  
                                                

(1)

Total diluted earnings per share may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding.

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  The Walt Disney Company
  By:  

/s/ Thomas O. Staggs

    Thomas O. Staggs
    Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: July 23, 2007    

 

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