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Company borrowing billions to feed a bonfire of cash, eventually has to raise prices. Surprised? Nice chart of the huge increasing cash burn ... https://www.z
by mikhailfranco 8y ago
Company borrowing billions to feed a bonfire of cash, eventually has to raise prices. Surprised?
Nice chart of the huge increasing cash burn ...
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-15/netflix-hikes-prices-18-58-million-us-subscribers https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-15/netflix-hikes-pric...
What are the barriers to entry for the competition?
Does Disney-Pixar have good content?
Does Amazon have deep pockets?
Survival depends on the price elasticity of viewers
as they trim their budgets going into a recession. So is Netflix discretionary or a necessity? We'll see, but when betting on Netflix's future, my money is on red, not black.
Of course there are a few possible futures for Netflix: bankruptcy; heavily discounted acquisition;
or finding a Greater Fool, usually Microsoft in these situations (see Nokia, LinkedIn).