Netflix experienced rapid growth from 2002 to 2011 as it transitioned from DVD distribution to online streaming. However, this growth increased complexity and strained its cash flow. A public relations failure around a price increase led to subscriber losses and hurt investor confidence. In the short term, Netflix needs to focus on growing its market share through improved public relations, marketing campaigns, and pricing options. Long term, it should expand globally, invest in exclusive content and video compression technology to manage costs and complexity from further growth.
11. NETFLIX CULTURE
‣ “Values are what we Value”
‣ Context, not Control
‣ Pay Top of Market
‣ Promotions and Development
‣ High Performance
‣ Freedom and Responsbility
‣ Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled
12. HIGH PERFORMANCE
“We’re a team, not a family”
“We’re like a pro sports team”
39. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Quick Ratio Debt-to-Equity Ratio
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0
2009 2010 2011 NOW
40. NETFLIX SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths Weaknesses
‣ Market leadership in subscription-based ‣ Public relations epic fail due to
streaming and DVD-by-mail price increase and flip-flop on ‘Qwikster’
had short term impact on growth
‣ Strong value proposition with “no-late-
fee” DVD and streaming subscription plans ‣ Strained cash flow due to debt and
new content commitments
‣ Stream content anytime anywhere
on 200+ devices ‣ Limited control over content
Opportunities Threats
‣ Continued subscriber growth due to ‣ Increased competition from cable,
success of online streaming segment Amazon, Hulu, Redbox, etc
‣ Higher profit margin with online ‣ Escalating cost of acquiring content
streaming and fixed content costs and DVD operations
‣ International expansion ‣ Internet bandwidth limits
41. NETFLIX SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths Weaknesses
‣ Market leadership in subscription-based ‣ Public relations epic fail due to
streaming and DVD-by-mail price increase and flip-flop on ‘Qwikster’
had short term impact on growth
‣ Strong value proposition with “no-late-
fee” DVD and streaming subscription plans ‣ Strained cash flow due to debt and
new content commitments
‣ Stream content anytime anywhere
on 200+ devices ‣ Limited control over content
Opportunities Threats
‣ Continued subscriber growth due to ‣ Increased competition from cable,
success of online streaming segment Amazon, Hulu, Redbox, etc
‣ Higher profit margin with online ‣ Escalating cost of acquiring content
streaming and fixed content costs and DVD operations
‣ International expansion ‣ Internet bandwidth limits
42. NETFLIX SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths Weaknesses
‣ Market leadership in subscription-based ‣ Public relations epic fail due to
streaming and DVD-by-mail price increase and flip-flop on ‘Qwikster’
had short term impact on growth
‣ Strong value proposition with “no-late-
fee” DVD and streaming subscription plans ‣ Strained cash flow due to debt and
new content commitments
‣ Stream content anytime anywhere
on 200+ devices ‣ Limited control over content
Opportunities Threats
‣ Continued subscriber growth due to ‣ Increased competition from cable,
success of online streaming segment Amazon, Hulu, Redbox, etc
‣ Higher profit margin with online ‣ Escalating cost of acquiring content
streaming and fixed content costs and DVD operations
‣ International expansion ‣ Internet bandwidth limits
43. NETFLIX SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths Weaknesses
‣ Market leadership in subscription-based ‣ Public relations epic fail due to
streaming and DVD-by-mail price increase and flip-flop on ‘Qwikster’
had short term impact on growth
‣ Strong value proposition with “no-late-
fee” DVD and streaming subscription plans ‣ Strained cash flow due to debt and
new content commitments
‣ Stream content anytime anywhere
on 200+ devices ‣ Limited control over content
Opportunities Threats
‣ Continued subscriber growth due to ‣ Increased competition from cable,
success of online streaming segment Amazon, Hulu, Redbox, etc
‣ Higher profit margin with online ‣ Escalating cost of acquiring content
streaming and fixed content costs and DVD operations
‣ International expansion ‣ Internet bandwidth limits
44. NETFLIX SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths Weaknesses
‣ Market leadership in subscription-based ‣ Public relations epic fail due to
streaming and DVD-by-mail price increase and flip-flop on ‘Qwikster’
had short term impact on growth
‣ Strong value proposition with “no-late-
fee” DVD and streaming subscription plans ‣ Strained cash flow due to debt and
new content commitments
‣ Stream content anytime anywhere
on 200+ devices ‣ Limited control over content
Opportunities Threats
‣ Continued subscriber growth due to ‣ Increased competition from cable,
success of online streaming segment Amazon, Hulu, Redbox, etc
‣ Higher profit margin with online ‣ Escalating cost of acquiring content
streaming and fixed content costs and DVD operations
‣ International expansion ‣ Internet bandwidth limits
46. CRITICAL ISSUES
Strained
Cash Flow
Public Relations
Epic Fail
47. CRITICAL ISSUES
Public Relations Cash Flow
‣ Lost 800,000 subscribers ‣ Stock price dropped from $260
to $90 per share
‣ Lost investor confidence
‣ $3.5B in content commitments
‣ Potentially lose talent
‣ Highly leveraged with a debt-to-
equity ratio of 4.05
‣ Limited ability to buy back stock
‣ Scale down expansion plans
51. SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATIONS
GROW MARKET SHARE
‣ Pricing Options
‣ Bundling
‣ Add-on Subscriptions
‣ Discounted Long Term Subscriptions
52. SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATIONS
GROW MARKET SHARE
‣ Pricing Options
‣ Bundling
‣ Add-on Subscriptions
‣ Discounted Long Term Subscriptions
53. LONG TERM
RECOMMENDATIONS
‣ Global Expansion
‣ Backward Integration
‣ Content Production
‣ Exclusive Content
‣ Invest
in Video Compression
Technology
Pros: Strong Economies of Scale, High Capital Requirements, Brand Power of NetFlix\nCons: Low Switching Costs, Lack of Economies of Scope for NetFlix, Weak Expected Retaliation => worry about scope players\n“Big Six” studios produce more than 85% of the market demand for movies, Few Substitutes, Threat of Forward Integration (HULU)\nThis is a B2C market, for value-oriented customers ($8/months). Switching is cheap though inconvenient (habit). Moderate differentiation. \n
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Netflix SWOT Analysis\n\nI’m here to talk about the SWOT analysis which could be the most boring slide but it is pretty important because this is where we capture everything that we know about Netflix so far.\n\n\nFirst, let's talk about their Strengths:\n\nWith more than 25 million members, Netflix is the world market leader in the DVD by mail and streaming business.\n\nNetflix can stream their content on much more devices than any of its competitors.  This allows their customers to watch movies and tv shows anytime anywhere.\n\n\nNow, what about their Weaknesses?\n\nAs you all know, Netflix suffered after their recent price increases and the flip-flops about Qwikster.   They lost about 3% of their subscribers and about two-thirds of their market value.\n\nNow, before their stocks tanked, Netflix committed to an additional $1.2B of new content.  This brought their total debt to $3.5B.  And this will have a significant impact to their cash flow for years to come.\n\n\nLooking ahead to Opportunities:\n\nVideo streaming in general is a growing market.  72% of new Netflix subscribers chose the streaming option.  Netflix is positioned to gain from this overall growth trend.\n\nAs they expand internationally, they stand to gain not only subscribers and revenue, but also add unique foreign content into their library.\n\n\nAnd lastly, let's talk about future threats.\n\nBecause of the expected growth in the online streaming business, more and more players are jumping in.  And because there is more demand for streaming content, the cost for acquiring movies and tv shows is going up.\n\nAnd finally, Netflix is now the largest source of internet traffic in North America.  Their future growth depends on the growth of Internet infrastructure.\n\nSo here, we've identified two critical issues that should be addressed in the short term.  Here's Vidhi to talk more about them.\n\n\n
Netflix SWOT Analysis\n\nI’m here to talk about the SWOT analysis which could be the most boring slide but it is pretty important because this is where we capture everything that we know about Netflix so far.\n\n\nFirst, let's talk about their Strengths:\n\nWith more than 25 million members, Netflix is the world market leader in the DVD by mail and streaming business.\n\nNetflix can stream their content on much more devices than any of its competitors.  This allows their customers to watch movies and tv shows anytime anywhere.\n\n\nNow, what about their Weaknesses?\n\nAs you all know, Netflix suffered after their recent price increases and the flip-flops about Qwikster.   They lost about 3% of their subscribers and about two-thirds of their market value.\n\nNow, before their stocks tanked, Netflix committed to an additional $1.2B of new content.  This brought their total debt to $3.5B.  And this will have a significant impact to their cash flow for years to come.\n\n\nLooking ahead to Opportunities:\n\nVideo streaming in general is a growing market.  72% of new Netflix subscribers chose the streaming option.  Netflix is positioned to gain from this overall growth trend.\n\nAs they expand internationally, they stand to gain not only subscribers and revenue, but also add unique foreign content into their library.\n\n\nAnd lastly, let's talk about future threats.\n\nBecause of the expected growth in the online streaming business, more and more players are jumping in.  And because there is more demand for streaming content, the cost for acquiring movies and tv shows is going up.\n\nAnd finally, Netflix is now the largest source of internet traffic in North America.  Their future growth depends on the growth of Internet infrastructure.\n\nSo here, we've identified two critical issues that should be addressed in the short term.  Here's Vidhi to talk more about them.\n\n\n
Netflix SWOT Analysis\n\nI’m here to talk about the SWOT analysis which could be the most boring slide but it is pretty important because this is where we capture everything that we know about Netflix so far.\n\n\nFirst, let's talk about their Strengths:\n\nWith more than 25 million members, Netflix is the world market leader in the DVD by mail and streaming business.\n\nNetflix can stream their content on much more devices than any of its competitors.  This allows their customers to watch movies and tv shows anytime anywhere.\n\n\nNow, what about their Weaknesses?\n\nAs you all know, Netflix suffered after their recent price increases and the flip-flops about Qwikster.   They lost about 3% of their subscribers and about two-thirds of their market value.\n\nNow, before their stocks tanked, Netflix committed to an additional $1.2B of new content.  This brought their total debt to $3.5B.  And this will have a significant impact to their cash flow for years to come.\n\n\nLooking ahead to Opportunities:\n\nVideo streaming in general is a growing market.  72% of new Netflix subscribers chose the streaming option.  Netflix is positioned to gain from this overall growth trend.\n\nAs they expand internationally, they stand to gain not only subscribers and revenue, but also add unique foreign content into their library.\n\n\nAnd lastly, let's talk about future threats.\n\nBecause of the expected growth in the online streaming business, more and more players are jumping in.  And because there is more demand for streaming content, the cost for acquiring movies and tv shows is going up.\n\nAnd finally, Netflix is now the largest source of internet traffic in North America.  Their future growth depends on the growth of Internet infrastructure.\n\nSo here, we've identified two critical issues that should be addressed in the short term.  Here's Vidhi to talk more about them.\n\n\n
Netflix SWOT Analysis\n\nI’m here to talk about the SWOT analysis which could be the most boring slide but it is pretty important because this is where we capture everything that we know about Netflix so far.\n\n\nFirst, let's talk about their Strengths:\n\nWith more than 25 million members, Netflix is the world market leader in the DVD by mail and streaming business.\n\nNetflix can stream their content on much more devices than any of its competitors.  This allows their customers to watch movies and tv shows anytime anywhere.\n\n\nNow, what about their Weaknesses?\n\nAs you all know, Netflix suffered after their recent price increases and the flip-flops about Qwikster.   They lost about 3% of their subscribers and about two-thirds of their market value.\n\nNow, before their stocks tanked, Netflix committed to an additional $1.2B of new content.  This brought their total debt to $3.5B.  And this will have a significant impact to their cash flow for years to come.\n\n\nLooking ahead to Opportunities:\n\nVideo streaming in general is a growing market.  72% of new Netflix subscribers chose the streaming option.  Netflix is positioned to gain from this overall growth trend.\n\nAs they expand internationally, they stand to gain not only subscribers and revenue, but also add unique foreign content into their library.\n\n\nAnd lastly, let's talk about future threats.\n\nBecause of the expected growth in the online streaming business, more and more players are jumping in.  And because there is more demand for streaming content, the cost for acquiring movies and tv shows is going up.\n\nAnd finally, Netflix is now the largest source of internet traffic in North America.  Their future growth depends on the growth of Internet infrastructure.\n\nSo here, we've identified two critical issues that should be addressed in the short term.  Here's Vidhi to talk more about them.\n\n\n
Netflix SWOT Analysis\n\nI’m here to talk about the SWOT analysis which could be the most boring slide but it is pretty important because this is where we capture everything that we know about Netflix so far.\n\n\nFirst, let's talk about their Strengths:\n\nWith more than 25 million members, Netflix is the world market leader in the DVD by mail and streaming business.\n\nNetflix can stream their content on much more devices than any of its competitors.  This allows their customers to watch movies and tv shows anytime anywhere.\n\n\nNow, what about their Weaknesses?\n\nAs you all know, Netflix suffered after their recent price increases and the flip-flops about Qwikster.   They lost about 3% of their subscribers and about two-thirds of their market value.\n\nNow, before their stocks tanked, Netflix committed to an additional $1.2B of new content.  This brought their total debt to $3.5B.  And this will have a significant impact to their cash flow for years to come.\n\n\nLooking ahead to Opportunities:\n\nVideo streaming in general is a growing market.  72% of new Netflix subscribers chose the streaming option.  Netflix is positioned to gain from this overall growth trend.\n\nAs they expand internationally, they stand to gain not only subscribers and revenue, but also add unique foreign content into their library.\n\n\nAnd lastly, let's talk about future threats.\n\nBecause of the expected growth in the online streaming business, more and more players are jumping in.  And because there is more demand for streaming content, the cost for acquiring movies and tv shows is going up.\n\nAnd finally, Netflix is now the largest source of internet traffic in North America.  Their future growth depends on the growth of Internet infrastructure.\n\nSo here, we've identified two critical issues that should be addressed in the short term.  Here's Vidhi to talk more about them.\n\n\n
Netflix SWOT Analysis\n\nI’m here to talk about the SWOT analysis which could be the most boring slide but it is pretty important because this is where we capture everything that we know about Netflix so far.\n\n\nFirst, let's talk about their Strengths:\n\nWith more than 25 million members, Netflix is the world market leader in the DVD by mail and streaming business.\n\nNetflix can stream their content on much more devices than any of its competitors.  This allows their customers to watch movies and tv shows anytime anywhere.\n\n\nNow, what about their Weaknesses?\n\nAs you all know, Netflix suffered after their recent price increases and the flip-flops about Qwikster.   They lost about 3% of their subscribers and about two-thirds of their market value.\n\nNow, before their stocks tanked, Netflix committed to an additional $1.2B of new content.  This brought their total debt to $3.5B.  And this will have a significant impact to their cash flow for years to come.\n\n\nLooking ahead to Opportunities:\n\nVideo streaming in general is a growing market.  72% of new Netflix subscribers chose the streaming option.  Netflix is positioned to gain from this overall growth trend.\n\nAs they expand internationally, they stand to gain not only subscribers and revenue, but also add unique foreign content into their library.\n\n\nAnd lastly, let's talk about future threats.\n\nBecause of the expected growth in the online streaming business, more and more players are jumping in.  And because there is more demand for streaming content, the cost for acquiring movies and tv shows is going up.\n\nAnd finally, Netflix is now the largest source of internet traffic in North America.  Their future growth depends on the growth of Internet infrastructure.\n\nSo here, we've identified two critical issues that should be addressed in the short term.  Here's Vidhi to talk more about them.\n\n\n
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Global expansion of subscribers and Local content, Market integration (ie foreign movies)\nGlobal First mover advantage\nEconomies of Scale\nPremiere Brand abroad\nVideo compression - Canada example\n\n