Disney Announces Decent EPS, But Markets Turn Cold Shoulder

(NewsVisual, powered by IntellectSpace) -- The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced its first-fiscal-quarter results of diluted earnings per share were $0.63 on Tuesday.

The quarterly results excluded one-time gains from the sale of E! Entertainment and Us Weekly from the calculations, the company explained in its statement.

“We’ve started off 2008 with another outstanding quarter, marked by strong creative and operational performances,” said CEO/President Robert A Iger in the company’s statement.

“These results once again highlight the quality of our content and our unique ability to leverage it across our many businesses and territories.”

The markets greeted Disney’s announcement with a chilly response, sending its share price down from the previous close of $30.90 to $30.70 at the bell (4:00pm ET).

NewsVisual created an IntellectSpace Knowledge Map of the Disney Co’s Board of Directors in order to determine whether they are likely to be able to offer its Management Team sagacious business advice.

The Knowledge Map shows that several of the company’s Directors have strong business connections, and thus are likely to have the business acumen necessary for advising how to use the new Internet sites so that they develop the company’s revenue.

The most notable among them is Director Steven P. Jobs, the CEO/Chairman of Apple Computer, Inc.  Director Jobs’s recent successes while at Apple include the launching of the iPod and, most recently, the iPhone.  Considered by many people to be a marketing genius, Director Jobs will likely offer the Disney Management Team creative insights on how to exploit the company’s new Internet proprieties for maximum business advantage.

Several of company’s other Directors with strong business connections include the following:

Director John S Chen also serves as the President/CEO/Chairman of Sybase, Inc; Director John E Bryson is the President/CEO/Chairman of Edison International and also serves on the board of The Boeing Co; and Director Robert W. Matschullat also serves on the board of The Clorox Co.

(Note: the information contained and presented in Knowledge Maps is public information from the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America).

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