It’s something of a mystery to me, on the eve of Warner Bros. Discovery’s first day of trading as a newly combined company, that its parent stock has performed so poorly. I don’t make predictions about individual stocks of course—Dry Powder is not investment advice—but it seems as if the market has underappreciated the value that will be unlocked by housing all of the WarnerMedia and Discovery assets together under the direction of a single visionary executive, David Zaslav, especially during a moment when said market favors consolidation. The combination will create a streaming giant to potentially rival Netflix and Disney. Nevertheless, Discovery’s stock is down nearly 42 percent in the last year, reflecting the multiple contractions that have squeezed the streaming market, in general, but also investors’ negative view of WBD, in particular. And the price also reflects an unusual wrinkle in these sorts of deals.
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