EX-99 2 exhibit99.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED FEBRUARY 6, 2006 HASBRO, INC

EXHIBIT 99




For Immediate Release

Contact: Karen A. Warren (Investor Relations)                   

February 6, 2006

401-727-5401

 

Wayne S. Charness (News Media)

 

401-727-5983




Hasbro Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results


Fourth Quarter Highlights

·

Net earnings per diluted share of $0.48 (including a repatriation tax cost of $0.13) vs. prior year of $0.44;

·

Net revenues increased 1.2% to $1.1 billion or 3.2% in local currency;

·    Continuing strong performance from STAR WARS drove revenue increases of 15.9% in U.S. Toys segment.

Full Year Highlights

·

Net earnings per diluted share of $1.09 (including a repatriation tax cost of $0.13) vs. prior year of $0.96;

·

Net revenues of $3.1 billion, up 3% for the year;

·

STAR WARS exceeded Company expectations, generating $494.1 million in global revenue;

·

Strong operating cash flow over the last 12 months of $496.6 million.


Pawtucket, RI (February 6, 2006) -- Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) today reported its 2005 full year and fourth quarter results.  For the year, the Company reported net earnings of $212.1 million or $1.09 per diluted share, compared to $196.0 million or $0.96 per diluted share in 2004.  Excluding the $25.8 million impact of the tax on the repatriation of foreign earnings, 2005 full year earnings were $237.9 million or $1.22 per diluted share.  For the fourth quarter, the Company reported net earnings of $94.3 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared to $81.9 million or $0.44 per diluted share last year.  Excluding the tax on the repatriation, fourth quarter earnings were $120.1 million or $0.61 per diluted share.  


For the year, worldwide net revenues were $3.1 billion, compared to $3.0 billion a year ago.  The 2005 results included $494.1 million in STAR WARS revenue.  For the fourth quarter, the Company reported worldwide net revenues of $1.1 billion, an increase of $12.7 million, which includes a $21.0 million negative impact of exchange rates, compared to the prior year.


“Hasbro performed well in 2005.  In a challenging environment we delivered solid revenue growth, strong earnings growth and operating cash flow was up significantly,” said Alfred J. Verrecchia, President and Chief Executive Officer.  


“While I am pleased with our overall performance, in particular our STAR WARS product line, the Games segment performance was below our expectations and clearly there is opportunity for improvement this year,” Verrecchia concluded.

   

Revenues in the U.S. Toys segment were $1.1 billion for the year and $305.6 million for the quarter, compared to $952.9 million and $263.7 million in 2004, respectively.  The results reflect the tremendous success of Hasbro’s line of licensed STAR WARS products, as well as strength from a number of other Hasbro owned brands including LITTLEST PET SHOP, FURBY and NERF.  Core PLAYSKOOL performed well, although pre-school licenses, such as BOOHBAH and SHREK were down.  Full year operating profit was $80.0 million, compared to $7.2 million last year, primarily due to higher volume and improved product mix, as well as lower advertising and product development costs.


Revenues in the Games segment were $730.6 million for the year and $235.8 million for the quarter, compared to $796.0 million and $270.3 million in 2004, respectively.  The segment revenue decline can be attributed to lower trading card and board game volume.  Full year operating profit decreased to $69.5 million, compared with $137.6 million last year, reflecting lower overall segment volume – in particular high margin trading card games.  In addition, there were inventory obsolescence and customer allowance charges associated with some of the new plug and play initiatives.


International segment revenues were $1.2 billion for the year and $510.6 million for the quarter, an increase of 3.1% or $37.1 million for the year and 1.5% or $7.4 million for the fourth quarter.  The revenues include the negative impact of foreign exchange of approximately $0.7 million for the year and $21.2 million for the quarter.  Absent this impact, revenues increased 3.2% for the year to $1.2 billion and increased 5.7% for the quarter to $531.8 million.  The results also reflect strong performance from STAR WARS, and new product introductions such as FURBY and LITTLEST PET SHOP.  There were also a number of games that did well, including MONOPOLY HERE AND NOW and TRIVIAL PURSUIT.  Partially offsetting this was a $62.6 million decline in revenue from BEYBLADE, as well as declines in VIDEONOW and trading card games.  Full year operating profit increased to $148.1 million, compared with $140.8 million last year, due primarily to higher volume and lower advertising expenses.

 

“In addition to growing our top and bottom line in a difficult retail environment, we continued to strengthen the balance sheet and delivered $496.6 million in operating cash flow.  Going forward, we will continue to operate with the financial discipline that has served us well and created value for our shareholders,” said David Hargreaves, Chief Financial Officer.


The Company will web cast its fourth quarter earnings conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time today. Investors and the media are invited to listen at http://www.hasbro.com (select "Corporate Info" from the home page, click on "Investor Information," and then click on the web cast microphone).


Investors and the media are also invited to listen to a conference call Hasbro will be web casting on Friday, February 10, 2006 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, at which time management will be discussing its strategy and new product line for 2006 and talking more about the recently announced organizational changes.


Hasbro is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech.  Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER, and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.

Certain statements contained in this release contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include statements concerning the ability to achieve the Company’s financial goals and may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "expect," "intend," "look forward," "may," "planned," "potential," "should," "will" and "would." Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual actions or results may differ materially from those expected or anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Specific factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: the Company's ability to manufacture, source and ship new and continuing products on a timely basis and the acceptance of those products by customers and consumers at prices that will be sufficient to profitably recover development, manufacturing, marketing, royalty and other costs of products; economic and public health conditions in the various markets in which the Company and its customers and suppliers operate throughout the world, including factors which impact the retail market or consumer demand, the Company's ability to manufacture and deliver products, higher fuel and other commodity prices, higher transportation costs and potential transportation delays, currency fluctuations and government regulation; the concentration of the Company's customers; the inventory policies of retailers, including the concentration of the Company's revenues in the second half and fourth quarter of the year, together with increased reliance by retailers on quick response inventory management techniques, which increases the risk of underproduction of popular items, overproduction of less popular items and failure to achieve tight and compressed shipping schedules; work stoppages, slowdowns or strikes, which may impact the Company's ability to manufacture or deliver product; the bankruptcy or other lack of success of one of the Company's significant retailers which could negatively impact the Company's revenues or bad debt exposure; the impact of competition on revenues, margins and other aspects of the Company's business, including the ability to secure, maintain and renew popular licenses and the ability to attract and retain talented employees in a competitive environment; market conditions, third party actions or approvals and the impact of competition that could delay or increase the cost of implementation of the Company's consolidation programs or alter the Company's actions and reduce actual results; the risk that anticipated benefits of acquisitions may not occur or be delayed or reduced in their realization; and other risks and uncertainties as may be detailed from time to time in the Company's public announcements and SEC filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to make any revisions to the forward-looking statements contained in this release or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release.

This presentation includes a non-GAAP financial measure as defined under rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), specifically EBITDA. As required by SEC rules, we have provided reconciliation on the attached schedule of this measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) represents net earnings excluding, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Management believes that EBITDA is one of the appropriate measures for evaluating the operating performance of the Company because it reflects the resources available for strategic opportunities including, among others, to invest in the business, strengthen the balance sheet, and make strategic acquisitions. However, this measure should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, net earnings or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP as more fully discussed in the Company's financial statements and filings with the SEC. As used herein, "GAAP" refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This presentation also discusses the Company’s International segment net revenues excluding the impact of exchange rates and the Company’s net earnings excluding the impact of the tax expense associated with the Company’s repatriation of foreign earnings under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.  Management believes that the presentation of International segment net revenues excluding the impact of exchange rates is helpful to an investor’s understanding of the segment’s underlying business performance absent currency fluctuations which are beyond the Company’s control.  Management believes that the presentation of net earnings excluding the tax expense associated with the repatriation of foreign earnings under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 provides a more accurate understanding of the Company’s financial performance as it eliminates a tax charge associated with a nonrecurring event.



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HASBRO, INC.

       

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

   
           
           
           
           
           

(Thousands of Dollars)

    

Dec 25, 2005

 

Dec 26, 2004

 

ASSETS

     

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

   

 $   942,268

 

 $   725,002

Accounts Receivable, Net

   

523,232

 

578,705

Inventories

   

179,398

 

194,780

Other Current Assets

   

185,297

 

219,735

     

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Total Current Assets

   

1,830,195

 

1,718,222

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

   

164,045

 

206,934

Other Assets

   

1,306,903

 

1,315,504

     

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Total Assets

     

 $3,301,143

 

 $3,240,660

        

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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    

Short-term Borrowings

    

 $     14,676

 

 $     17,959

Current Portion of Long-term Debt

  

32,770

 

      324,124

Payables and Accrued Liabilities

   

863,280

 

      806,528

     

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Total Current Liabilities

    

910,726

 

1,148,611

Long-term Debt

     

495,619

 

      302,698

Deferred Liabilities

    

171,322

 

      149,627

     

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Total Liabilities

     

1,577,667

 

   1,600,936

Total Shareholders' Equity

    

1,723,476

 

   1,639,724

     

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Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

  

 $3,301,143

 

 $3,240,660

   

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HASBRO, INC.

         

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

     
             
      

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

             

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)

Dec. 25, 2005

 

Dec. 26, 2004

 

Dec. 25, 2005

 

Dec. 26, 2004

    

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Net Revenues

  

$1,072,243 

 

$1,059,518

 

$3,087,627 

 

$2,997,510

Cost of Sales

   

450,755 

 

434,126

 

1,286,271 

 

1,251,657

    

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Gross Profit

   

621,488 

 

625,392

 

1,801,356 

 

1,745,853

Amortization

   

22,183 

 

22,681

 

102,035 

 

70,562

Royalties

   

89,077 

 

91,446

 

247,283 

 

223,193

Research and Product Development

43,644 

 

48,526

 

150,586 

 

157,162

Advertising

   

128,362 

 

143,772

 

366,371 

 

387,523

Selling, Distribution and Administration

184,639 

 

185,396

 

624,560 

 

614,401

    

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Operating Profit

  

153,583 

 

133,571

 

310,521 

 

293,012

Interest Expense

  

7,341 

 

7,210

 

30,537 

 

31,698

Other (Income) Expense, Net

 

(8,880)

 

16,832

 

(30,929)

 

1,226

    

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Earnings Before Income Taxes

155,122 

 

109,529

 

310,913 

 

260,088

Income Taxes

  

60,851 

 

27,610

 

98,838 

 

64,111

    

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Net Earnings

  

$     94,271 

 

$     81,919

 

$  212,075 

 

$  195,977

      

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Per Common Share

         
 

Net Earnings

         
  

Basic

   

$      0.53 

 

$      0.46

 

$      1.19 

 

$      1.11

      

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Diluted

   

$     0.48 

 

$     0.44

 

$     1.09 

 

$     0.96

      

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Cash Dividends Declared

 

$     0.09 

 

$     0.06

 

$     0.36 

 

$     0.24

      

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Weighted Average Number of Shares

       
 

Basic

   

178,057 

 

177,118

 

178,303 

 

176,540

      

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Diluted

   

196,883 

 

196,320

 

197,436 

 

196,048

      

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HASBRO, INC.

          

Supplemental Financial Data

         


(Thousands of Dollars)

          
           

Major Segment Results

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

               
 

Dec. 25, 2005

 

Dec. 26, 2004

 

% Change

 

Dec. 25, 2005

 

Dec. 26, 2004

 

% Change

  

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U.S. Toys

            

  External Revenues

$ 305,615

 

$ 263,669

 

15.9 %

 

$1,074,540

 

$ 952,923

 

12.8 %

  Operating Profit (Loss)

23,464

 

(7,707

)

404.5 %

 

79,991

 

7,185

 

1013.3 %

               

Games

             

  External Revenues

270,331

 

270,331

 

(12.8)%

 

730,635

 

796,032

 

(8.2)%

  Operating Profit

42,915

 

42,915

 

(78.2)%

 

69,477

 

137,628

 

(49.5)%

               

International

            

  External Revenues

510,582

 

503,150

 

1.5 %

 

1,231,761

 

1,194,630

 

3.1 %

  Operating Profit

107,311

 

99,294

 

8.1 %

 

148,135

 

140,784

 

5.2 %

            


Reconciliation of EBITDA

          
            

Net Earnings

$  94,271

 

$  81,919

   

$ 212,075

 

$ 195,977

  

Interest Expense

7,341

 

7,210

   

30,537

 

31,698

  

Income Taxes

60,851

 

27,610

   

98,838

 

64,111

  

Depreciation

20,572

 

20,480

   

78,097

 

75,618

  

Amortization

22,183

 

22,681

   

102,035

 

70,562

  
 

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     EBITDA

$205,218

 

$159,900

   

$521,582

 

$437,966

  
 

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HASBRO, INC.

         

Supplemental Financial Data

     

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares, except Per Share Data)

       
         

Earnings Per Share

  

2005

 

2004

             
 

Basic

 

Diluted

 

Basic

 

Diluted

Quarter

   

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Net earnings

$   94,271

 

$   94,271 

 

$   81,919

 

$   81,919

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

  Change in fair value of liabilities

        

   potentially settleable in common stock

-

 

(750)

 

-

 

2,660

  Interest expense on contingent convertible

      

   debentures due 2021

 

-

 

1,066 

 

-

 

1,066

 

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$   94,271

 

$   94,587 

 

$   81,919

 

$   85,645

  

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Average shares outstanding

 

178,057

 

178,057 

 

177,118

 

177,118

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

  Liabilities potentially settleable in

       

   common stock

-

 

5,396 

 

-

 

5,871

  Contingent convertible debentures due 2021

-

 

11,574 

 

-

 

11,574

  Options and warrants

 

-

 

1,856 

 

-

 

1,757

  

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Equivalent shares

 

178,057

 

196,883 

 

177,118

 

196,320

 

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Net earnings per share

 

$      0.53

 

$      0.48 

 

$      0.46

 

$     0.44

   

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Full Year

          

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Net earnings

$  212,075

 

$  212,075 

 

$  195,977

 

$  195,977 

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

  Change in fair value of liabilities

        

   potentially settleable in common stock

-

 

(2,080)

 

-

 

(12,710)

  Interest expense on contingent convertible

      

   debentures due 2021

 

-

 

4,263 

 

-

 

4,263 

 

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$  212,075

 

$  214,258 

 

$  195,977

 

$  187,530 

  

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Average shares outstanding

 

178,303

 

178,303 

 

176,540

 

176,540 

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

  Liabilities potentially settleable in

       

   common stock

-

 

5,339 

 

-

 

5,629 

  Contingent convertible debentures due 2021

-

 

11,574 

 

-

 

11,574 

  Options and warrants

 

-

 

2,220 

 

-

 

2,305 

  

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Equivalent shares

 

178,303

 

197,436 

 

176,540

 

196,048 

 

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Net earnings per share

 

$      1.19

 

$     1.09 

 

$      1.11

 

$      0.96 

   

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