Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) today reported 2012 third quarter financial
results. For the quarter, the company reported net income of $365.9
million, or $1.04 per share, compared to last year's third quarter net
income of $300.8 million, or $0.86 per share.
"We are pleased with our performance in the third quarter as it
represents another quarter of building momentum in the marketplace
through share gains and strong shipments across our portfolio of brands
and countries,"said Bryan G. Stockton, Mattel chief executive officer.
"That said, with the holidays still in front of us, we remain focused on
executing our business and driving retail sales in the all-important
holiday season."
Financial Overview
For the quarter, net sales were $2.08 billion, up 4%, including an
unfavorable change in currency exchange rates of 3 percentage points. On
a regional basis, third quarter gross sales increased 6% in the North
American region, which consists of the U.S., Canada and American Girl,
with no impact from changes in currency exchange rates. For the
International region, gross sales increased 2%, including an unfavorable
impact of currency exchange rates of 9 percentage points. Operating
income for the quarter was $487.4 million, compared to prior year's
operating income for the quarter of $397.6 million.
The Company's debt-to-total-capital ratio was 36.3%. For the first nine
months of the year, the Company's cash and equivalents declined by
approximately $1.09 billion, compared with a decline of approximately
$1.03 billion during the same time period last year.
For the first nine months of the year, cash flows used for operating
activities were approximately $101 million, a decrease of $221 million
compared to approximately $322 million of cash flows used for operating
activities in the same period of 2011. The decrease is primarily due to
higher net income and lower working capital usage. Cash flows used for
investing activities were approximately $833 million, an increase of
$714 million, compared to approximately $119 million in 2011, driven
primarily by the acquisition of HIT Entertainment. Cash flows used for
financing and other activities were approximately $153 million, a
decrease of $433 million, compared to approximately $586 million in
2011, primarily due to lower share repurchases and 2011 repayments of
long-term debt.
Capital Deployment
The Company announced today that its Board of Directors declared a
fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.31 per share on the Company's common
stock. The dividend will be payable on December 14, 2012, to
stockholders of record on November 28, 2012. The dividend is the final
of four quarterly dividends the Company will have paid this year,
reflecting an annualized dividend of $1.24 per share, which represents a
35% increase to last year's total dividends. During the third quarter of
2012, the Company repurchased 139,000 shares of its common stock at a
cost of approximately $5 million.
Sales by Brand
Mattel Girls and Boys Brands
For the third quarter, worldwide gross sales for Mattel Girls & Boys
Brands were $1.37 billion, up 3% versus the prior year. Worldwide gross
sales for the Barbie brand were down 4%. Worldwide gross
sales for Other Girls Brands were up 57%, primarily driven by Monster
High®. Worldwide gross sales for the Wheels category, which
includes the Hot Wheels, Matchbox® and Tyco R/C®
brands, were down 1%, primarily driven by Matchbox. Worldwide gross
sales for the Entertainment business, which also includes Radica®
and Games, were down 18%, primarily driven by decreases in the CARS 2®
movie property.
Fisher-Price Brands
Third quarter worldwide gross sales for Fisher-Price Brands, which
includes the Fisher-Price Core, Fisher-Price Friends and Power Wheels®
brands, were $790.4 million, or up 6% versus the prior year, driven by
strength in Fisher-Price Friends with the addition of the HIT
Entertainment portfolio and Disney's Jake and the Never Land Pirates
property.
American Girl Brands
Third quarter gross sales for American Girl Brands, which offers
American Girl branded products directly to consumers, were $102.0
million, up 16% versus the prior year, primarily driven by strong sales
of McKenna, the 2012 Girl of the Year, and the expansion of retail
locations.
Live Webcast
Mattel will webcast its 2012 third quarter financial results conference
call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time today. The conference call will be
webcast on the "Investors & Media" section of the Company's corporate
website: http://corporate.mattel.com.
To listen to the live call, log on to the website at least 15 minutes
early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. An
archive of the webcast will be available on the company's website for 90
days and may be accessed beginning two hours after the completion of the
live call. A telephonic replay of the call will be available beginning
at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time the morning of the call until Friday, October
19 at midnight Eastern time and may be accessed by dialing + (404)
537-3406. The passcode is 31536853.
Information required by Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation G,
regarding non-GAAP financial measures, as well as other financial and
statistical information, will be available at the time of the webcast on
the "Investors & Media" section of http://corporate.mattel.com,
under the sub-headings "Financial Information" -- "Earnings Releases."
