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Rosenthal: Taylor Swift Enterprise Value Is $11B Using Disney's 20x Multiple

David Rosenthal · Acquired LIVE from Chase Center (with Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg) · Acquired · Sep 30, 2024 · at 1:03:35

Acquired co-hosts David Rosenthal and Ben Gilbert debate the enterprise valuation and comparable multiples for Taylor Swift's business empire.

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“Disney trades at 20 X free cash flow. Taylor is five hundred and fifty million in free cash flow. That's a eleven billion dollar enterprise value for Taylor.”

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