Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV), a media company and the world’s largest producer of Spanish-language content, was the largest detractor from performance for the quarter, declining 19%. The U.S. presidential election results prompted an immediate drop in the value of the peso and hurt Televisa’s share price. We expect advertising budgets will be under pressure in 2017 given the uncertain environment caused by the U.S. election while advertisers take a wait-and-see approach. Although we expect near-term volatility to continue, we believe Televisa’s fundamentals remain strong. Third-quarter results were in line with our expectations and company guidance. Specifically, the company’s cable segment and Sky satellite service performed well, growing 12% and 13%, respectively. We believe the company possesses a collection of great assets that the market continues to undervalue, and our investment thesis remains intact.
From David Herro (Trades, Portfolio)'s Oakmark International Fund fourth quarter 2016 commentary.
