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Hasbro 2016 2nd Quarter Financial Conference Call
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07-18-2016, 09:47 PM
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txbart
TRU, Walmart, & Target's Transformers displays have been puny & unmaintained for the last 6 months. The only thing I can think of is that they are less "toy maker" & more "brand manager", farming out their in house IPs to non toy merchandisers.
So has Star Wars. There was a weak showing at last year's force friday. December came and went, Star Wars was huge and still Hasbro product was at a bare minimum. What was there, if you could find it, was 5POA toys with banana visors, some 6in figures and the articulated figures became a retailer exclusive.
What we are seeing is Hasbro making the transition from toys to media. That is why there is a work in progress for a merger with Mattel. Mattel has more factories than Hasbro and has a good hold on distribution. (They are also capable of cstering to children AND collectors, the latter with subscription services that Hasbro has stated it's not interested in doing.)
Hasbro has lost some factories, their qc has gone to shit and they lost some two dozen molds.
Hasbro also recently confirmed that 3/34 are for kids, hence the 5POA takeover and 6in is aimed at collectors. And they tried to pull a fast one on everyone at last year's fan choice poll.
So what we are seeing is a vastly different Hasbro. And really, the end of the collecting days for collectors. Unless you like something made for an 8 year old.
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rob
No mention of Joe? Eh, honestly, who gives a sh**. We've got Boss Fight and Fresh Monkey and Marauders. Hasbro can take a long walk off a short pier for all I care.
Hasbro is becoming more and more irrelevant.
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