Even though the Qwikster incident is still fresh in the minds of investors and consumers, talk about whether Netflix (NFLX 0.97%) will need to raise prices in the future to cover the rising cost of content has been buzzing around Wall Street. In the following video, Fool contributor Matt Thalman looks at how the company's revenue has increased as a result of subscriber growth over the past year. After examining the numbers, Matt offers two reasons he thinks Netflix neither needs to nor should increase its monthly subscription rate anytime soon.
Does Netflix Need to Raise Prices in the Future?
By Matt Thalman – Aug 18, 2013 at 5:00PM
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A brief look at whether Netflix may need to raise its monthly subscription fee.
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Matt first became interested in the stock market while attending West Virginia University. A finance professor told a story about how a few thousand dollars invested in Mylan Pharmaceutical's stock in the 1970's had turned a number of employees, some even working as janitors at the company, into millionaires after holding onto their shares for more than 30 years. The seed of investing in quality stocks and holding those positions for a very long time was planted. After completing his MBA and working in the hospitality industry in Las Vegas for a number of years, Matt joined the Fool as a contributor in 2011. Follow his stock picks on CAPS at TMFMT.
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