What happened
Last month, shares of leading toy and game maker Hasbro (HAS 1.14%) jumped 14.7% (or 15.3%, including dividends), according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
This performance makes the S&P 500's 1.4% return in July look like a low-rent district in Monopoly.
Image source: Hasbro.
So what
We can attribute Hasbro stock's strong performance last month to the company's release of second-quarter results that pleased investors. On July 23, shares soared to a closing gain of 10%, thanks to both revenue and earnings sailing by Wall Street's expectations.
In Q2, revenue rose nearly 9% (or 11% in constant currency) year over year to $984.5 million, easily beating the $956.8 million consensus estimate. Earnings adjusted for one-time items soared 63% to $0.78, breezing by the $0.50 analysts were anticipating.
As I wrote in my earnings take, "Revenue growth was driven by the company's new digital and esports initiative, Magic: The Gathering Arena, along with dependable staples Monopoly, Play-Doh, and Magic: The Gathering tabletop. Disney's (DIS -0.55%) Marvel franchises Avengers and Spider-Man also helped power growth."
Data by YCharts.
Thanks to two consecutive quarters of year-over-year revenue and adjusted earnings growth, Hasbro stock has bounced back nicely in 2019 after being torpedoed last year by the fallout from the Toys R Us bankruptcy and liquidation.
Data by YCharts.
Now what
CEO Brian Goldner reiterated on the earnings call that management expects profitable growth for the full year.
