Pershing Square Holdings Tells Shareholders It Sold Netflix Stake
21 Avril 2022 - 1:19AM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd., in a letter to shareholders,
said Wednesday it sold its investment in Netflix Inc.
The company said it had high regard for Netflix's management,
but added "in light of the enormous operating leverage inherent in
the company's business model, changes in the company's future
subscriber growth can have an outsized impact on our estimate of
intrinsic value."
Pershing Square said planned changes by Netflix, including
incorporating advertising and being more aggressive in going after
non-paying customers, while sensible, make it difficult to predict
their impact on the company.
"We require a high degree of predictability in the businesses in
which we invest due to the highly concentrated nature of our
portfolio," Pershing Square said. It also said "While Netflix's
business is fundamentally simple to understand, in light of recent
events, we have lost confidence in our ability to predict the
company's future prospects with a sufficient degree of
certainty."
The company said the loss on its investment reduced year-to-date
returns by four percentage points. "Reflecting this loss, as of
today's close, the Pershing Square Funds are down approximately 2%
year-to-date," the company said.
Netflix shares touched a 52-week low on Wednesday, after the
company said it lost subscribers in the first quarter. The stock
ended the day with a 35.12% loss, closing at $226.19 a share.
Earlier in the session, it touched a 52-week low of $212.51 per
share.
Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 20, 2022 19:04 ET (23:04 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Pershing Square (EU:PSH)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Mar 2024 à Avr 2024
Pershing Square (EU:PSH)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Avr 2023 à Avr 2024