Why Disney's Flop Doesn't Matter

By Chris Hill – Aug 7, 2013 at 6:20PM

NYSE: DIS

Walt Disney

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$207B

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(-1.01%) -$1.15

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$112.77

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Those investors looking at Disney and seeing the "Lone Ranger" debacle aren't looking at the whole story.

The following video is from Wednesday's Investor Beat, in which host Chris Hill and Motley Fool analysts Matt Koppenheffer and Matt Argersinger dissect the hardest-hitting investing stories of the day.

Dow component Walt Disney (DIS -1.01%) fell today after second-quarter revenue came in light thanks in no small part to The Lone Ranger, which Disney will write down to the tune of at least $160 million. In our lead story on Investor Beat, out two Matts share why the flop won't hurt Disney in the long run and whether investors should view today's drop as a buying opportunity.

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