Darkbeer
01-30-2003, 01:37 PM
Disney reports profit despite travel slowdown (http://www.forbes.com/personalfinance/retirement/newswire/2003/01/30/rtr865302.html) - Reuters, 1/30/03
QuikQuote: Walt Disney Co. Thursday posted a quarterly profit despite a travel downturn that slowed attendance at its theme parks and the box office failure of animated feature film "Treasure Planet."
Disney reported a net profit of $256 million or 13 cents per share in its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, compared with a profit of $438 million or 21 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
QuikQuote: Walt Disney Co. Thursday posted a quarterly profit despite a travel downturn that slowed attendance at its theme parks and the box office failure of animated feature film "Treasure Planet."
Disney reported a net profit of $256 million or 13 cents per share in its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, compared with a profit of $438 million or 21 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.