The 1 Netflix Number Investors Should Focus On

The following video is part of this week's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with Charly Travers, Jim Mueller, and Joe Magyer, discuss the latest business news. Despite better-than-expected quarterly earnings, shares of Netflix plunged today. In this segment, the guys analyze the results and look at how Wall Street tends to focus on short-term numbers instead of long-term strategies. Finally, the guys share the one number Netflix shareholders (and potential investors) should focus on for the next quarter.

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