Could Disney's Next Star Wars Movie Be a Flop?

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS)is a textbook story of the power of business diversification. Although the stock has underperformed lately, reporting a 5% loss for the prior three years while the greater S&P 500 has produced a 27% gain, things could be worse -- the company's television empire, its largest division by revenue and operating profit, is under threat in a world where many are choosing to forgo cable.