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The Motley Fool
August 11, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Baby Talk at Toys "R" Us Although investors bid down shares of the toy retailer, maybe the picture isn't as bleak as it seems, especially considering the focus on its strong and growing niche play, Babies "R" Us.   |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Hasbro's Enjoying Playtime Games continue to be big for the toy maker, which had a solid 2003 across the board. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
LeapFrog Goes Splat Shares of the educational toy maker slip on lower quarterly guidance. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
A Peek Into Toyland Black Friday draws near, and FAO Schwarz is back in action. (Sort of.) |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Toys "R" Us Stops Playing Around Can the retailer take back toy land? |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is LeapFrog a Prince? This LeapFrog's got warts -- the bumpy kind. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro's Dot-Com Death Star The second leading toy company is going online. Will the retailers strike back? |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Toy Store Faces a Fork in the Road Toys "R" Us posts declining holiday sales, but was the news really that bad? |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2004
Phil Wohl |
No Holiday for Hasbro The toy and game maker has a cloudy outlook for the crucial season. Hasbro shares have dropped more than 5%. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro Pays Out The nation's second-largest toy maker hikes its dividend -- and its optimism. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2004
Phil Wohl |
The Next Chapter for Toys "R" Us Has the specialty retailer come to terms with its plight in the domestic toy market? |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Hasbro Has-Been? Earnings are up, but do soggy sales raise a red flag? |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Toy Sale on the Horizon? Speculation persists about the future of Toys "R" Us. |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Hasbro Hopes to Entertain The toy maker reports lower fourth-quarter sales, but earnings still climb higher. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Hasbro Is No Has-Been Toy manufacturer guides lower, but still has something to offer. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
More Troubles in Toy Land Toys "R" Us said that it is suing its long-time online partner, Amazon.com over exclusivity. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Star Wars: Magic Words for Toys Hasbro earnings beat expectations on strong Star War toy sales. Shares are selling for 18.1 times 2005 estimated earnings. That's a fat premium for a stock expected to grow earnings 10% annually for the next five years. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Busted Toy Sales Instead of holiday after-glow, slumping toy sales brought woe for KB Toys. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Amazon Smacks Back The online retailer countersues Toys "R" Us. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Colleen Paulson |
The Land of Misfit Toys A new study gives its outlook on holiday toy spending, and it's not pretty. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2004
Bill Mann |
Been Back to Toys "R" Us? A once-bitten customer goes back and is pleasantly surprised. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
A Truce in the Toy Wars? This holiday season, will Wal-Mart give its toy rivals a break? Toys "R" Us investors might be feeling some degree of relief right now. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2004
Rick Munarriz |
LeapFrog's Deep Fog LeapFrog, the educational toy maker, has a bad quarter but sees greener lily pads in the future. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Mattel's 'Free Plus' Dividend Toymaker Mattel gave investors something to be thankful for yesterday when it announced it was increasing its annual dividend by 13%, raising the cash payment from $0.40 to $0.45 a share and raising the yield to 2.16%. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Mattel's Barbie Blues Cutthroat competition and a possibly slow holiday season mean lower net profits and net revenues for Mattel. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro Goes Wrebbit Hunting With Hasbro's acquisition of edgy puzzle maker Wrebbit, the big keep getting bigger in the toy industry. What will it mean to investors? |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Toys "R" Us Has Faithful Friends Toy manufacturers decide to support Toys "R" Us with exclusive products and advertising. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
The Stealth Toy Giant Sometimes unexpected details about a company can be important and can reflect major competitive strengths or weaknesses. Such as, believe it or not, McDonald's is the world's largest toy distributor. |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2006
Jim Mueller |
Fast and Foolish: Hasbro Helping investors do their due diligence: For all of its great titles, Hasbro remains the No. 2 player in a primarily two-player world. But it's second-place showing doesn't mean it won't be a winner for your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Mattel Makes the Grade Toy maker Mattel has reported improved second-quarter earnings. However, trouble on the horizon includes weakness in the company's quintessential Barbie brand. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Hasbro's Self-Serving PSA The toy maker is advertising its lack of lead-related recalls, but that is only half the picture. In this tough retail environment, Hasbro is looking for a way to separate itself from the crowd. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Toys "R"n't Going Quietly Earnings and asset sales illustrate the retailer's continued recovery. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Mattel's Operation Barbie The toy maker is trying to build off the strength of its Barbie brand to delve into several other products, including clothing for adult women that could launch this fall. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Retailers Keep Toy Makers in Line With retailers like Wal-Mart demanding safer toys, toy makers will have to pay for the privilege of shelf space. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
No Cheap Plaything Large buyout firms see real value in Toys "R" Us. What should investors do? |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Mattel Gets Smart Smart toys are in, and the toy maker's entering the fray. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Toying Around with Analysts Hasbro follows Mattel's lead in posting blowout results. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro Plays to Win Hasbro has a solid quarter, on the heels of last week's healthy report from Mattel. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
More Upside: Hasbro or Mattel? Hasbro outshines Mattel in their latest quarters, once you dig beneath the surface. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Outgrowing Your Toys Toys "R" Us' last quarter as a public company wasn't bad, but it's still time to cash out. |
U.S. CPSC
January 30, 2004 |
Hasbro Inc. Recall of NERF® Big Play Football(TM) The football contains a hard plastic interior frame that can pose a risk of facial cuts if a child is hit during play. |
U.S. CPSC
September 22, 2006 |
Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy Tool Benches after the Death of Two Toddlers The recall responds to reports that a 19-month-old boy and a 2-year-old boy suffocated when oversized, plastic toy nails sold with the tool bench toys became lodged in their throats. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Hasbro Is Solid Despite Nerfy Q1 Hasbro has a soft quarter, but the outlook for the rest of 2005 looks fine. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Toys "R" Us Looking Better? The No. 2 toy retailer's fortunes are improving despite a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Happy Meals Kill Grimace! McDonald's Happy Meal turns 25. Accompanied by parents ordering off the pricier regular menu, which fast-food chain wouldn't want to cater to kids? |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
LeapFrog's New Pad LeapFrog, the educational toy specialist, has another bad quarter, but things aren't going as badly as it appears. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Recession-Proof Stocks: Hasbro When it comes to bouncing back, Hasbro is the Superball of toymakers. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
March Of The Toys -- Out Of The Toy Section Faced with a shrinking pool of traditional toy stores and the growing domination of the business by giant discount chains, both large and small players in the $20 billion-a-year toy industry are rushing to stock the aisles of nontraditional outlets. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Mattel's Not Playing Around Four years after former CEO Jill Barad's departure, the toy maker's operational performance is much improved. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Bulk Up on Earnings This first week of March promises quarterly reports from hundreds of notables. On Tuesday, it's Biogen, followed by Toys "R" Us on Wednesday, and Symbol Technologies on Thursday. |
