Investment Analysis Paper Netflix, Inc.

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Investment Analysis Paper on Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)

INVESTMENT ANALYSIS Investment Analysis Paper on Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) is a publicly-traded, retail entertainment company that offers

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television programs and movies to customers via direct-to-door delivery through its DVD service with over 100,000 titles, and through its Web-based streaming service. The company’s forwardlooking strategy includes efforts to increase access to its streaming service domestically and internationally, and to expand its content offerings through a mix of original program development and title acquisition (Netflix, 2014). The company operates three divisions: domestic streaming, international streaming, and domestic DVD-by-mail. NFLX releases financial information to investors and stakeholders through its investor resource website, as well as through SEC filings, webcasts, press releases phone call recordings, and a variety of other sources. Information is released to the public via the company’s social media channels. Board of Directors The proxy statement of Netflix, Inc. contains detailed biographies of prospective and current board members. These one-paragraph biographies outline the educational and professional qualification of each board member, and the relevance of their experience to the current operating model of NFLX (Netflix, 2014). The proxy statement begins with an explanation of its many corporate governance processes, as well as the rules by which shareholders must abide (Netflix, 2014). The firm’s committees and their leaders/members are outlined in the proxy statement, and all efforts to avoid conflict of interest are detailed. Shareholder proposals are separated and detailed individually, and include information regarding the particular board members involved and

INVESTMENT ANALYSIS influenced by the decisions proposed. There is space allowed at the end of each proposal for a

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