Based on the aggregated intelligence of 165,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, toy maker Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Hasbro's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Hasbro facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Pawtucket, R.I. (1923) |
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Market Cap |
$6.1 billion |
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Industry |
Leisure products |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$4.1 billion |
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Management |
CEO Brian Goldner (since 2008) CFO Deborah Thomas (since 2009) |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
24.4% |
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Cash/Debt |
$1.3 billion / $1.5 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.4% |
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Competitors |
Mattel (NYSE: MAT) JAKKS Pacific |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 1,632 members who have rated Hasbro believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star meecho and GingersBread.
Just last month, meecho tapped Hasbro as a fun way to profit:
People pay a premium for entertainment, and for quality brands. Hasbro has both of these in spades. ... A few potential blockbuster ways to monetize its deep reserve of brand names... makes [Hasbro] look like [Marvel] in some ways. Small cap growth potential with big cap dividend payout while you wait, what's not to like?
While Hasbro remains the world's second-largest toy maker, behind only Mattel, it's not exactly the company's toys that have our community so excited. With its Hub television network set to launch later this year, Transformers 3 and Candy Land scheduled for 2011, and a slew of brand-monetizing movies slated for 2012 (including G.I. Joe and Spiderman sequels), Hasbro's steady transformation into a multimedia entertainment force is why Fools are so high on the stock. In fact, CAPS members like GingersBread even think Hasbro is yet another Marvel-lous fit for Disney's (NYSE: DIS) portfolio:
This attractively valued entertainment mogul has recently been generating excellent returns off of its impressive stable of intellectual property, namely fictional characters. Historically strong in toys and cartoons, recently the company has begun branching out into games, motion pictures, and product licensing. With solid growth prospects and a decent dividend, it is a smart buy in its own right, but it is also a very likely candidate for a rich buyout by larger entertainment operators like Disney.
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