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[Seriousplayer]

Dieser Wert ist momentan sehr unterbewertet. Die Harry-Potter Lizent hat ihren Weg noch nicht in die Bewertung gefunden. Wenn zum Februar die Lizenzartikel auf den Spielwarenmessen gezeigt werden (Nürnberg, New York) und die Abschlüsse veöffentlicht werden ist es zum Einsteigen zu spät.
Und dann beglückt uns Harry ja auch noch im Kino - also ran!

[wertzuw]

Weiss jemand wann die Zahlen kommen?
Binn gespannt wie diese ausfallen!

MfG
wertzuw

[Benzini]

Mattel meets profit expectations in third quarter
October 19, 2000 6:59 pm

By Doug Young

LOS ANGELES, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Toy giant Mattel Inc. on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings that met analysts` expectations, closing the books on a chapter in Mattel history that most of its corporate brass would probably just as soon forget.

The El Segundo, Calif.-based company reported income from continuing operations, before restructuring and non-recurring charges, of $174.3 million or 41 cents per share. The consensus estimate of analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial was also 41 cents per share.

Including non-recurring charges, Mattel, whose toys include Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, reported third-quarter earnings from continuing operations of 24 cents per share.

Net third-quarter sales from continuing operations were $1.58 billion, compared to $1.59 billion in the same period of 1999.

Mattel Chief Executive Officer Robert Eckert opened a conference call to discuss the results by telling reporters, analysts and investors that the company closed the sale of its Learning Co. educational software unit on Wednesday.

Mattel purchased the unit for $3.5 billion, but it became an albatross around the company`s neck and led to several quarters of disappointing results. Consequently, Mattel virtually gave the unit away to a private investment firm in exchange for a share of future potential profits.

"Mattel has no further obligation to fund the Learning Company," Eckert declared.

Later during the conference call, Mattel Chief Financial Officer Kevin Farr said he was comfortable with the range of analysts` forecasts of 64 cents to 73 cents per share for Mattel in its fiscal 2000 year.

Melissa Williams, an analyst at Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co. Inc., said the Learning Co. sale will allow Mattel to go forward with its stated strategy of focusing on its mainstay toys.

"The Learning Company, as of yesterday, is officially behind them," she said. "Now they can focus on their core properties. And the news on that front in their two biggest lines -- Barbie and Fisher-Price -- was positive."

Eckert said Barbie global sales rose 6 percent in the third quarter, while Fisher-Price sales were up 29 percent.

"And there is improvement on the international front, with sales up in local currency for the first time in two years, primarily driven by Latin America," he said.

As previously announced, Mattel recorded non-recurring pre-tax charges of $110 million in the third quarter for the first phase of its financial realignment plan.

The entire realignment plan includes a total pre-tax charge of $250 million, which will be recorded over two and a half years and will result in an estimated pre-tax savings of about $200 million over the next three years.

Mattel also recorded an after-tax loss from discontinued operations of $441 million, primarily related to the write-off of its Learning Co. investment.

[Benzini]

Mattel CFO says comfortable with FY2000 EPS forecast
October 19, 2000 12:27 pm

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct 19 (Reuters) - Kevin Farr, chief financial officer of Mattel Inc. <MAT>, said on Thursday he is comfortable with the consensus analysts forecast for the toy maker in its current fiscal year.

The consensus estimate for Mattel among analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial was 67 cents per share.

Farr made his comments during a conference call with analysts and reporters to discuss Mattel`s third-quarter earnings.