Comcast Corporation (CMCSA): How About Investing in a “Fast & Furious” Company?

Compared to Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Lions Gate, Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE)’s “After Earth” has not performed that well. With the production budget of $130 million, “After Earth” raked in only $29.6 million domestically. However, its worldwide sales should get boosted once foreign box office picks up. While Sony has struggled in the past few years, its CEO claimed “Sony will change” in its 2012 annual report.

Third Point, a major shareholder of Sony, hopes that Sony can spin-off its movie and music division to unlock the value of profitable units while using the fund to improve Sony’s struggling device-manufacturing unit. Although the spin-off deal sounds profitable in the near-term, it is still unclear how Sony will respond as its board had hired investment banks to look at the proposal while its chief Kazuo Hirai has so far resisted the breaking up the company.

Bottom line

With the continuous success of “Fast and Furious 6” and the successful merger of NBC Universal, more growth is expected for Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), which will continue to be a strong cash flow generator for shareholders. Don’t forget that “Fast and Furious” will not end here and the next iteration is coming up in 2014.

Nick Chiu has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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