Purely Conjecture: A NetFlix/Amazon Hookup?

A few days ago, NetFlix (NASD: NFLX) filed a  Executive Severance and Retention Incentive Plan, form 8-k, with the SEC.  The filing, for the first time, provides generous severance pay to a wide range of company executives in the event of losing their job--presumably in a buyout:

3.2 Severance Benefit. Each Covered Executive who becomes eligible for a Severance Benefit under Section 3.1 shall be paid a lump sum cash payment equal to nine (9) months of Base Pay and nine (9) months of Stock Option Allowance Value. The Severance Benefit shall be paid to the Covered Executive as soon as administratively practicable following the Severance Date, but in no event more than two and one half months following the Severance Date but subject to the Covered Executive’s compliance with Section 3.3.   

3.3 Release and Non-Disparagement Agreement. As a condition to receiving a Severance Benefit under this Plan, each Covered Executive will be required to sign a waiver and release of all claims arising out of his or her Involuntary Termination and employment with the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and an agreement not to disparage the Company, its directors, or its executive officers, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the General Counsel of the Company.

Companies, presumably, don't make such filings for nothing, it's certainly possibly that a buyout is in the works.  Besides the fact that the company has a great brand, and zealous customers it doesn't hurt that they're selling at around 1-time next year's sales, that they have 1/6Th of their market cap in cash, no debt, and are expected to grow revenue at a 31% clip next year.  Their competition, Blockbuster, is quite weak, and they even have Wal-Mart in their camp.

So who could be a potential suitor?  How about Amazon (NASD: AMZN).  They've already got an extensive distribution network in place, so they could probably streamline the two operations, and it would make for a an immediate increase in customers to whom they could make other pitches, offer coupons, or incentives for low-cost shipping.  Furthermore the home of books and kitchenware on the internet still doesn't have a good strategy for distributing digital media and they've been on a bit of a buying spree lately.  Netflix isn't a digital distro, per se, but their captive and zealous customer base would probably follow them to the land of digital downloads when they choose to go in that direction.

If you're looking to speculate some money on a buyout candidate, perhaps this is worth your look.

(This Author has NO stake in any of the companies in this article)

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