Darkbeer
05-01-2003, 01:21 PM
Disney profit down as war, economy slow parks (http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2003/05/01/rtr958976.html) - Reuters, 5/1/03
QuikQuote: Walt Disney Co. reported a fall in quarterly earnings on Thursday as war and a weak economy kept visitors away from its theme parks and its ABC television network continued to limp behind in the ratings race.
Burbank, California-based Disney posted a fiscal second-quarter net profit of $229 million or 11 cents per share in the quarter ended March 31, compared with $259 million or 13 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
QuikQuote: Walt Disney Co. reported a fall in quarterly earnings on Thursday as war and a weak economy kept visitors away from its theme parks and its ABC television network continued to limp behind in the ratings race.
Burbank, California-based Disney posted a fiscal second-quarter net profit of $229 million or 11 cents per share in the quarter ended March 31, compared with $259 million or 13 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.