Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS)
brings to the worldwide market an array of children’s and family leisure time
products and services. The Company's product offerings encompass a broad
variety of games, including traditional board, card, hand-held electronic,
trading card, role-playing and DVD games, as well as electronic learning aids
and puzzles. These products ranges from traditional to high-tech and digital,
under well-known brand names such as TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, NERF, LITTLEST PET
SHOP, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, CRANIUM
and WIZARDS OF THE COAST.
Toy offerings include boys’ action figures, vehicles and playsets, girls’ toys,
electronic toys, plush products, preschool toys and infant products, electronic
interactive products, creative play and toy related specialty products. The
Company also license a number of its trademarks, characters and other
property rights to third parties for use in connection with digital gaming,
consumer promotions, and for the sale of non-competing toys and games and
non-toy products. In 2009, the Company purchased a 50% interest in
a joint venture with Discovery Communications, Inc. This joint venture operates
a television network in the United States dedicated to high-quality children’s
and family entertainment and educational programming.
The
stock's price gained -0.90% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's
-32.3%); 22.8% over the past 6 months (vs. the Industry's 32.4 %); and
59.5% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 148.5%). The Company is classified as a
mid-cap
growth company (with a market cap of $5.75B)
that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months with a Risk
Level of 2 (Less than Average). The Company was founded in
1923 and has their principal
executive offices in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The Company
has
5,800 employees.
Sector: Consumer
Cyclical;
Industry: Recreational Products;
Ticker: HAS;
Exch:
NYSE;
07/16/10
Closing Price:
$39.50
