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High conviction mis-valuation opportunity only emphasised by Warren Buffet's increased investment in Paramount Global - Robert Sassoon argues Netflix’s woes are company specific (reliance on streaming subscriptions has simply laid bare its vulnerabilities). By contrast, WBD, PARA and Disney have diversified revenue models, backed up with high quality content libraries. WBD’s debt burden is also less onerous than it appears (very attractive fixed rate terms and interest payments will be dwarfed by FCF generation prior to the first repayment dates in 2024). Attributing a PARA-like value multiple to WBD's consensus 2023 EBITDA offers 80%+ upside.

Edition 136 - 27 May 22